PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. , one of the nation's largest providers of merchant acquiring services, today announced that its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2005 will be released before the market opens on Thursday, February 16, 2006. A copy of the earnings release will be available on the investor relations portion of the Company's website at:
http://www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com/.
Chief Executive Officer Robert Carr and Chief Financial Officer Robert Baldwin will host a conference call later that same morning, beginning 8:30 AM Eastern time, Thursday, February 16, 2006, to discuss fourth quarter and full year results and conduct a question and answer session.
Heartland Payment Systems invites all interested parties to listen to its conference call. The conference call will be broadcast through a webcast on the Company's website. To access the call, please visit the Investor Relations portion of the Company's website at:
http://www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com/.
The webcast will also be archived within two hours of the live call on the Company's website.
You may also participate by calling 866-802-4322 at 8:25 AM Eastern time on February 16, 2006. Please provide the operator with PIN number 851153.
A taped replay of the conference call will be available within two hours of the conclusion of the call and will remain available through Thursday, March 16, 2006. The number to call for the taped replay is 888-266-2081 and the conference PIN 851153.
Webcast from Merrill Lynch IT Services & Software Conference
The Company also announced that management will be presenting at the Merrill Lynch IT Services & Software Conference on Wednesday, February 1st at 1:35 PM Eastern Time. A webcast of the Company's presentation will be available to all interested parties on the Profile section of the Investor Relations portion of Heartland's website at:
http://www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com/.
About Heartland:
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (HPS) delivers credit/debit card processing and payroll solutions to over 106,500 small to medium-sized merchants throughout the United States. Heartland also provides additional services to its merchants such as gift and loyalty card programs, paper check authorization, and sells and rents point-of-sale devices and supplies. With over 970 national sales professionals, HPS builds long-term business relationships in local sales territories providing merchants with enhanced technology tools that assist them in more effectively operating their businesses. Currently, Heartland is endorsed by over 50 state restaurant and hospitality associations nationwide.
In 2004, Heartland's processing volume was $25 billion. For the nine month period ending September 30, 2005 Heartland's processing volume is at $24.7 billion, an increase of 36% over the previous year. http://www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com/
Forward-looking Statements:
This press release may contain statements of a forward-looking nature which represent our management's beliefs and assumptions concerning future events. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are based on information currently available to us. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements due to many factors. Information concerning these factors is contained in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to, the Company's registration statement on Form S- 1, as amended, and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.
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