ATLANTA, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Payments Inc. , a leader in payment processing services, has moved its first quarter earnings release from October 1, 2008 to October 2, 2008 in observance of the full Rosh Hashanah holiday. The company will release its financial results after the market closes.
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Global Payments' management will host a conference call for investors to discuss these results at 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 2, 2008. Callers may access the conference call via the company's Web site at http://www.globalpaymentsinc.com/ by clicking the "Webcast" button; or callers in the U.S. and Canada may dial 1-877-681-3378 and callers outside U.S. and Canada may dial 1-719-325-4771. The pass code is "GPN." A replay of the call may be accessed through the Global Payments' Web site through October 15, 2008.
Global Payments Inc. is a leading provider of electronic transaction processing services for consumers, merchants, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), financial institutions, government agencies and multi-national corporations located throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the United Kingdom, and the Asia-Pacific region. Global Payments offers a comprehensive line of processing solutions for credit and debit cards, business-to-business purchasing cards, gift cards, electronic check conversion and check guarantee, verification and recovery including electronic check services, as well as terminal management. The company also provides consumer money transfer services from the United States and Europe to destinations in Latin America, Morocco, and the Philippines. For more information about the company and its services, visit http://www.globalpaymentsinc.com/
This announcement and comments made by Global Payments' management during the conference call contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including revenue and earnings estimates and management's expectations regarding future events and developments, are forward looking statements and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Important factors that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those anticipated by such forward- looking statements include the following: foreign currency risks which become increasingly relevant as we expand internationally, development difficulties, the effect of economic conditions and consumer spending, costs of capital, the ability to consummate and integrate acquisitions, and other risks detailed in the company's SEC filings, including the most recently filed Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as applicable. The company undertakes no obligation to revise any of these statements to reflect future circumstances or the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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