PRESS RELEASE

Total System Services, Inc.
One TSYS Way		+1.706.649.2307
Post Office Box 2567		+1.706.649.5740
Columbus GA 31902-2567		www.tsys.com

For immediate release:

Contact:

Shawn Roberts
TSYS Investor Relations
+1.706.644.6081
shawnroberts@tsys.com

TSYS Announces Third Quarter 2010 Financial Results
Annual Guidance Revised to Include Increased Earnings Per Share

Columbus, Ga., October 20, 2010 — TSYS (NYSE: TSS) today reported results for the third quarter of 2010. Total revenues were $433.2 million, an increase of 1.0% over 2009. Operating income was down 10.6% compared to 2009. Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to TSYS shareholders for the quarter were $0.25, down $0.05 or 17.1%, from 2009’s $0.30.

Year to date, total revenues were up 2.6% and operating income was down 4.7% compared to 2009. On a normalized basis, total revenues were up approximately 1.0% and operating income increased 11.1%. Normalized results exclude revenues from termination fees and deconverted clients, and the impact of the acquisition of First National Merchant Solutions (FNMS). On a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis, basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to TSYS shareholders for the nine months were $0.76, down $0.06 or 6.9%, from 2009’s $0.82.

“Excluding the termination fees and revenues from deconverted clients in the second quarter, our sequential quarterly revenues increased 2.9% and operating income increased 12.9%. This is the second quarter in a row that revenues, operating income and transactions have increased. Same client transactions were up 5.3% in North America and up 4.3% in International. In the Merchant segment, transactions grew 1.1%,” said Philip W. Tomlinson, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of TSYS.

“With these quarterly results, we have increased the range of our guidance for earnings per share from continuing operations by $0.02 from $0.96 to $0.98 up to $0.98 to $1.00. We also adjusted our total revenues and revenues before reimbursable items for discontinued operations,” said Tomlinson.

On September 30, 2010, TSYS closed the sale of TSYS POS Systems and Services, L.L.C (TPOS), a third-party POS terminal deployment business which represented a small piece of its Merchant segment. The accompanying financial statements do not include any of TPOS’ revenues, expenses, nonoperating income (expense) or income taxes in continuing operations. The results of TPOS are reported net of income tax as “discontinued operations” for all periods presented, and are deemed immaterial for cash flow purposes.

TSYS’ previous revenue guidance included approximately $11.5 million of revenues associated with TPOS in 2010, and $10.6 million in 2009. TPOS’ results from operations were immaterial in both years.

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During the quarter, TSYS purchased 3.1 million shares of its stock on the open market for $45.1 million, leaving 6.9 million shares remaining for purchase under the current approved share repurchase plan. TSYS is also revising the average shares outstanding for the number of shares repurchased in the third quarter of 2010.

TSYS’ new guidance is as follows:

		2010 Revised Guidance
		Range
		(in millions, except per												Percent
		share amounts)												Change
Total revenues		$	1,700			to				$	1,734				1	%		to					3	%
Reimbursable items		$	279			to				$	284				3	%		to					5	%
Revenues before reimbursable items		$	1,421			to				$	1,450				1	%		to					3	%
Income from continuing operations		$	192			to				$	196				(13	%)		to					(12	%)
EPS from continuing operations available to TSYS common shareholders		$	0.98			to				$	1.00				(13	%)		to					(11	%)
Average Shares Outstanding			196.4

Conference Call

TSYS will host its quarterly conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 20. The conference call can be accessed via simultaneous Internet broadcast at tsys.com by clicking on the link under “Webcasts” on the main homepage. The replay will be archived for 12 months and will be available approximately 30 minutes after the completion of the call. A slide presentation to accompany the call will be available by clicking on the link under “Webcasts” on the main homepage of tsys.com.

Non-GAAP Measures

This press release and the financial highlights section of this release contain the non-GAAP financial measures of revenues and operating income excluding revenues from termination fees and deconverted clients and, with respect to year to date revenues and operating income, the impact of the acquisition of FNMS, and revenues and operating results on a constant currency basis, respectively, to describe TSYS’ performance. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to better understand and assess TSYS’ operating results and financial performance. TSYS believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful additional information about TSYS to assist investors in understanding and evaluating its operating results.

Additional information about non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of those measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included on pages 10 and 11 of this release.

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About TSYS

TSYS (NYSE: TSS) is one of the world’s largest companies for outsourced payment services, offering a broad range of issuer- and acquirer-processing technologies that support consumer-finance, credit, debit, healthcare, loyalty and prepaid services for financial institutions and retail companies in the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. For more information contact news@tsys.com or log on to www.tsys.com. TSYS routinely posts all important information on its Web site.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding TSYS’ earnings guidance for 2010 total revenues, revenues before reimbursable items, income from continuing operations and EPS from continuing operations, and the assumptions underlying such statements including, with respect to TSYS’ earnings guidance for 2010: (1) the economy will not worsen during 2010; (2) there will be no deconversions of large clients during the year other than as previously announced; (3) there will be no significant movement in foreign currency exchange rates related to TSYS’ business during 2010; (4) the anticipated levels in employment, technology and other expenses, which are included in 2010 estimates, will be accomplished; (5) TSYS will not incur significant expenses associated with the conversion of new large clients or acquisitions, or any significant impairment of goodwill or other intangibles; and (6) there will be no significant movements in LIBOR, and no significant draws on the remaining balance of TSYS’ revolving credit facility. These statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of TSYS’ management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by our forward-looking statements in this press release. Many of these factors are beyond TSYS’ ability to control or predict. These factors include, but are not limited to: (1) one or more of the assumptions set forth above upon which TSYS’ 2010 earnings guidance is based is inaccurate; (2) adverse developments with respect to entering into contracts with new clients and retaining current clients; (3) continued consolidation and turmoil in the financial services and other industries during 2010, including the merger of TSYS clients with entities that are not TSYS processing clients, the sale of portfolios by TSYS clients to entities that are not TSYS processing clients and the nationalization or seizure by banking regulators of TSYS clients; (4) TSYS is unable to control expenses and increase market share both domestically and internationally; (5) TSYS is unable to manage the impact of slowing economic conditions and consumer spending; (6) the material breach of security of any of TSYS’ systems; (7) the impact of potential and completed acquisitions, including the costs associated therewith and their being more difficult to integrate than anticipated; (8) changes occur in laws, rules, regulations, credit card association rules or other industry standards affecting TSYS’ business which require significant product development efforts or reduce the market demand for or value of its products; (9) adverse developments with respect to the credit card industry in general, including a decline in the use of credit cards as a payment mechanism; and (10) internal growth rates of TSYS’ existing clients are lower than anticipated whether as a result of unemployment rates, card delinquencies and charge-off rates or otherwise. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in this release can be found in TSYS’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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TSYS
Financial Highlights
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)

		Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
		September 30,												September 30,
										Percent												Percent
		2010				2009				Change				2010				2009				Change
Total revenues		$	433,236				428,917				1.0	%		$	1,277,586				1,244,954				2.6	%
Cost of services			302,692				294,596				2.7				889,110				855,480				3.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses			51,630				46,027				12.2				150,021				139,355				7.7
Operating income			78,914				88,294				(10.6	)			238,455				250,119				(4.7	)
Nonoperating income (expenses)			31				575			nm					(1,402	)			(3,162	)		nm
Income from continuing operations before income taxes, noncontrolling interests and equity in income of equity investments			78,945				88,869				(11.2	)			237,053				246,957				(4.0	)
Income taxes			27,879				31,911				(12.6	)			84,249				88,848				(5.2	)
Income from continuing operations before noncontrolling interests and equity in income of equity investments			51,066				56,958				(10.3	)			152,804				158,109				(3.4	)
Equity in income of equity investments			1,103				1,623				(32.0	)			4,363				4,292				1.7
Income from continuing operations, net of tax			52,169				58,581				(10.9	)			157,167				162,401				(3.2	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax			(2,463	)			(3,255	)			24.3				(3,164	)			(6,116	)		nm
Net income			49,706				55,326				(10.2	)			154,003				156,285				(1.5	)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests			(3,963	)			(300	)		nm					(7,230	)			(1,286	)		nm
Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders		$	45,743				55,026				(16.9	)%		$	146,773				154,999				(5.3	)%
Basic earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations to TSYS common shareholders		$	0.25				0.30				(17.1	)%		$	0.76				0.82				(6.9	)%
Loss from discontinued operations to TSYS common shareholders			(0.01	)			(0.02	)		nm					(0.02	)			(0.03	)		nm
Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders		$	0.23				0.28				(16.7	)%		$	0.74				0.79				(5.3	)%
Diluted earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations to TSYS common shareholders		$	0.25				0.30				(17.1	)%		$	0.76				0.82				(6.9	)%
Loss from discontinued operations to TSYS common shareholders			(0.01	)			(0.02	)		nm					(0.02	)			(0.03	)		nm
Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders		$	0.23				0.28				(16.7	)%		$	0.74				0.79				(5.3	)%
Dividends declared per share		$	0.07				0.07							$	0.21				0.21
Amounts attributable to TSYS common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations, net of tax		$	48,206				58,281				(17.3	)%		$	149,937				161,115				(6.9	)%
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax			(2,463	)			(3,255	)		nm					(3,164	)			(6,116	)		nm
Net income		$	45,743				55,026				(16.9	)%		$	146,773				154,999				(5.3	)%

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TSYS
Earnings Per Share
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)

		Three Months Ended								Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2010								September 30, 2009								September 30, 2010								September 30, 2009
		Common				Participating				Common				Participating				Common				Participating				Common				Participating
		Stock				Securities				Stock				Securities				Stock				Securities				Stock				Securities
Basic Earnings per share:
Net income		$	45,743								55,026							$	146,773							$	154,999
Less income allocated to nonvested awards			(225	)			225				(407	)			407				(738	)			738				(1,225	)			1,225
Net income allocated to common stock for EPS calculation ( a )		$	45,518				225				54,619				407			$	146,035				738			$	153,774				1,225
Average common shares outstanding ( b )			195,679				974				195,721				1,465				196,060				996				195,552				1,564
Average common shares and participating securities			196,653								197,186								197,056								197,116
Basic Earnings per share ( a )/( b )		$	0.23				0.23				0.28				0.28			$	0.74				0.74			$	0.79				0.78
Diluted Earnings per share:
Net income		$	45,743								55,026							$	146,773							$	154,999
Less income allocated to nonvested awards			(226	)			226				(407	)			407				(739	)			739				(1,225	)			1,225
Net income allocated to common stock for EPS calculation ( c )		$	45,517				226				54,619				407			$	146,034				739			$	153,774				1,225
Average common shares outstanding			195,679				974				195,721				1,465				196,060				996				195,552				1,564
Increase due to assumed issuance of shares related to common equivalent shares outstanding			79								63								86								63
Average common and common equivalent shares outstanding ( d )			195,758				974				195,784				1,465				196,146				996				195,615				1,564
Average common and common equivalent shares and participating securities			196,732								197,249								197,142								197,179
Diluted Earnings per share ( c )/( d )		$	0.23				0.23				0.28				0.28			$	0.74				0.74			$	0.79				0.78

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TSYS
Segment Breakdown
(unaudited)
(in thousands)

		Three Months Ended September 30,																Nine Months Ended September 30,
										Change																Change
		2010				2009				$				%				2010				2009				$				%
Revenues before reimbursable items
North America Services		$	192,900				219,909				(27,009	)			(12.3)	%			610,271				666,641				(56,370	)			(8.5)	%
International Services			82,249				82,566				(317	)			(0.4)	%			233,299				226,433				6,866				3.0	%
Merchant Services			95,034				60,427				34,607				57.3	%			243,695				175,896				67,799				38.5	%
Intersegment revenues			(6,991	)			(7,315	)			324				(4.4)	%			(18,673	)			(22,105	)			3,432				(15.5)	%
Revenues before reimbursable items from external customers		$	363,192				355,587				7,605				2.1	%			1,068,592				1,046,865				21,727				2.1	%
Total revenues
North America Services		$	231,547				261,580				(30,033	)			(11.5)	%			722,585				795,354				(72,769	)			(9.1)	%
International Services			85,327				86,172				(845	)			(1.0)	%			242,706				236,406				6,300				2.7	%
Merchant Services			125,178				90,455				34,723				38.4	%			336,402				241,402				95,000				39.4	%
Intersegment revenues			(8,816	)			(9,290	)			474				(5.1)	%			(24,107	)			(28,208	)			4,101				(14.5)	%
Revenues from external customers		$	433,236				428,917				4,319				1.0	%			1,277,586				1,244,954				32,632				2.6	%
Depreciation and amortization
North America Services		$	19,523				20,189				(666	)			(3.3)	%			58,817				64,218				(5,401	)			(8.4)	%
International Services			10,143				9,860				283				2.9	%			27,335				25,709				1,626				6.3	%
Merchant Services			9,725				8,111				1,614				19.9	%			30,516				24,167				6,349				26.3	%
Corporate Admin			663				986				(323	)			(32.8)	%			2,255				2,644				(389	)			(14.7)	%
Total depreciation and amortization		$	40,054				39,146				908				2.3	%			118,923				116,738				2,185				1.9	%
Segment operating income
North America Services		$	52,645				72,173				(19,528	)			(27.1)	%			188,650				214,224				(25,574	)			(11.9)	%
International Services			12,305				14,047				(1,742	)			(12.4)	%			35,260				36,415				(1,155	)			(3.2)	%
Merchant Services			31,439				19,198				12,241				63.8	%			72,662				51,981				20,681				39.8	%
Corporate Admin			(17,475	)			(17,124	)			(351	)			2.0	%			(58,117	)			(52,501	)			(5,616	)			10.7	%
Operating income		$	78,914				88,294				(9,380	)			(10.6)	%			238,455				250,119				(11,664	)			(4.7)	%
Other:
Reimbursable items:
North America Services		$	38,647				41,671				(3,024	)			(7.3)	%			112,315				128,713				(16,398	)			(12.7)	%
International Services			3,078				3,606				(528	)			(14.6)	%			9,407				9,973				(566	)			(5.7)	%
Merchant Services			30,144				30,028				116				0.4	%			92,707				65,505				27,202				41.5	%
Intersegment revenues			(1,825	)			(1,975	)			150				(7.6)	%			(5,435	)			(6,102	)			667				(10.9)	%
Reimbursable items		$	70,044				73,330				(3,286	)			(4.5)	%			208,994				198,089				10,905				5.5	%
Volumes:
FTEs (continuing operations)
North America Services																			4,323				4,749				(426	)			(9.0)	%
International Services																			2,006				1,872				134				7.2	%
Merchant Services																			1,110				725				385				53.1	%
Corporate Admin																			329				331				(2	)			(0.6)	%
FTEs																			7,768				7,677				91				1.2	%
																		At								Change
Total assets (in thousands)																		9/30/2010				12/31/2009				$				%
North America Services																		$	1,569,728				1,535,129				34,599				2.3	%
International Services																			416,066				379,606				36,460				9.6	%
Merchant Services																			519,806				215,855				303,951				140.8	%
Intersegment assets																			(584,645	)			(419,636	)			(165,009	)			39.3	%
Total assets																		$	1,920,955				1,710,954				210,001				12.3	%

		Three Months Ended September 30,																Nine Months Ended September 30,
										Change																Change
		2010				2009				Inc(Dec)				%				2010				2009				Inc(Dec)				%
North America Segment:
Accounts on File (AOF) (in millions)																			293.8				302.2				(8.4	)			(2.8)	%
Transactions (in millions)			1,658.3				1,555.8				102.5				6.6	%			4,680.2				4,559.1				121.1				2.7	%
International Segment:
AOF (in millions)																			45.4				39.9				5.5				13.8	%
Transactions (in millions)			322.9				299.7				23.2				7.7	%			902.0				818.8				83.2				10.2	%
Merchant Segment:
POS Transactions (in millions)			1,344.9				1,420.5				(75.6	)			(5.3)	%			4,079.7				3,876.3				203.4				5.2	%

     Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform with the presentation adopted in 2010.

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TSYS
Balance Sheet
(in thousands)

		Sep 30, 2010				Dec 31, 2009
		(unaudited)				(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	372,600				450,254
Restricted cash			498				46,190
Accounts receivable, net			264,775				231,162
Deferred income tax assets			7,195				11,302
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			100,980				68,527
Assets of discontinued operations			983				3,461
Total current assets			747,031				810,896
Property and equipment, net			298,766				289,069
Computer software, net			213,632				196,764
Contract acquisition costs, net			144,553				128,038
Goodwill			321,219				165,896
Equity investments, net			74,024				75,495
Other intangible assets, net			86,546				14,132
Other assets			35,184				27,940
Assets of discontinued operations			—				2,724
Total assets		$	1,920,955				1,710,954
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable		$	3,563				6,988
Accrued salaries and employee benefits			21,038				32,231
Accounts payable			56,733				21,487
Current portion of obligations under capital leases			10,296				6,289
Other current liabilities			127,128				152,742
Current liabilities of discontinued operations			380				1,042
Total current liabilities			219,138				220,779
Notes payable, excluding current portion			192,522				192,367
Deferred income tax liabilities			56,072				47,162
Obligations under capital leases, excluding current portion			32,292				12,756
Other long-term liabilities			45,531				48,443
Total liabilities			545,555				521,507
Redeemable noncontrolling interest			116,728				—
Equity
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock			20,131				20,086
Additional paid-in capital			150,329				139,742
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net			2,375				5,673
Treasury stock			(115,449	)			(69,950	)
Retained earnings			1,185,590				1,080,250
Total shareholders’ equity			1,242,976				1,175,801
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries			15,696				13,646
Total equity			1,258,672				1,189,447
Total liabilities and equity		$	1,920,955				1,710,954

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TSYS
Cash Flow
(unaudited)
(in thousands)

		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2010				2009
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income		$	154,003				156,285
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Equity in income of equity investments			(4,363	)			(4,292	)
Dividends received from equity investments			6,572				4,942
Net loss (gain) on currency translation adjustments			34				2,857
Depreciation and amortization			119,107				117,514
Amortization of debt issuance costs			115				115
Share-based compensation			11,727				13,245
Excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangements			(111	)			(6	)
Provisions for bad debt expense and billing adjustments			(162	)			3,855
Charges for transaction processing provisions			2,860				4,993
Deferred income tax benefit			13,022				(3,716	)
(Gain) loss on disposal of equipment, net			224				(20	)
Loss on disposal of subsidiary			1,641				5,701
(Increase) decrease in:
Accounts receivable			(33,997	)			6,095
Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other long-term assets			(17,775	)			23,770
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable			34,340				(331	)
Accrued salaries and employee benefits			(27,616	)			(16,166	)
Other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities			24,853				18,215
Net cash provided by operating activities			284,474				333,056
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment, net			(29,848	)			(21,344	)
Additions to licensed computer software from vendors			(27,224	)			(18,710	)
Additions to internally developed computer software			(15,220	)			(19,367	)
Proceeds from dispositions, net of expenses paid and cash disposed			4,224				1,991
Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(148,531	)			(294	)
Additions to contract acquisition costs			(47,351	)			(23,711	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(263,950	)			(81,435	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt			—				5,334
Principal payments on long-term debt borrowings and capital lease obligations			(11,938	)			(13,178	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			543				2
Excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangements			111				6
Repurchase of common stock			(46,228	)			(329	)
Subsidiary dividends paid to noncontrolling shareholders			(250	)			(235	)
Dividends paid on common stock			(41,432	)			(41,406	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(99,194	)			(49,806	)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			1,310				(1,693	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(77,360	)			200,122
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			449,955				220,019
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	372,595				420,141

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Supplemental Information:

		Accounts on File at September 30,
(in millions)		2010				%				2009				%				Percent Change
Consumer			180.2				53.1	%			189.2				55.3	%			(4.8	)%
Commercial			51.9				15.3				46.0				13.4				12.9
Stored Value			51.4				15.2				37.7				11.1				36.3
Government services			26.9				7.9				24.6				7.2				9.3
Retail			23.1				6.8				39.2				11.4				(40.9	)
Debit			5.1				1.5				5.3				1.6				(5.6	)
Healthcare			0.6				0.2				0.1				—			nm
			339.2				100.0	%			342.1				100.0	%			(0.8	)%

Growth in Accounts on File (in millions):

		September 2009 to				September 2008 to
		September 2010				September 2009
Beginning balance			342.1				355.5
Change in accounts on file due to:
Internal growth of existing clients			20.8				29.6
New clients			33.2				25.7
Purges/Sales			(40.3	)			(31.3	)
Deconversions			(16.6	)			(37.4	)
Ending balance			339.2				342.1

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Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP

Non-GAAP Measures

The schedule below provides a reconciliation of revenues and operating results on a constant currency basis to reported revenues and operating income. This non-GAAP measure presents year-to-date 2010 financial results using the previous year’s foreign currency exchange rates. On a year-to-date constant currency basis, TSYS’ total revenues grew 2.5% as compared to a reported GAAP increase of 2.6%, and operating income decreased 4.3% versus a GAAP-reported decrease of 4.7%. The schedule below also provides a reconciliation of revenues and operating income excluding revenues from termination fees and deconverted clients and, with respect to year to date revenues and operating income, the impact of the acquisition of FNMS to reported total revenues and operating income.

The non-GAAP financial measures of constant currency and revenues and operating income excluding revenues from termination fees and deconverted clients and, with respect to year to date revenues and operating income, the impact of the FNMS acquisition presented by TSYS are utilized by management to better understand and assess TSYS’ operating results and financial performance. TSYS also uses the non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate and assess TSYS’ financial performance against budget, as well as to evaluate financial performance for executive and management compensation purposes.

TSYS believes that non-GAAP financial measures are important to enable investors to understand and evaluate its ongoing operating results. Accordingly, TSYS includes non-GAAP financial measures when reporting its financial results to shareholders and investors in order to provide them with an additional tool to evaluate TSYS’ ongoing business operations. TSYS believes that the non-GAAP financial measures are representative of comparative financial performance that reflects the economic substance of TSYS’ current and ongoing business operations.

Although non-GAAP financial measures are often used to measure TSYS’ operating results and assess its financial performance, they are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the method of calculation.

TSYS believes that its use of non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with the same key financial performance indicators that are utilized by management to assess TSYS’ operating results, evaluate the business and make operational decisions on a prospective, going-forward basis. Hence, management provides disclosure of non-GAAP financial measures to give shareholders and potential investors an opportunity to see TSYS as viewed by management, to assess TSYS with some of the same tools that management utilizes internally and to be able to compare such information with prior periods. TSYS believes that the presentation of GAAP financial measures alone would not provide its shareholders and potential investors with the ability to appropriately analyze its ongoing operational results, and therefore expected future results. TSYS therefore believes that inclusion of non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with additional information to help them better understand its financial statements just as management utilizes these non-GAAP financial measures to better understand the business, manage budgets and allocate resources.

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Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP

Constant Currency Comparison
(unaudited)
(in thousands)

		Three Months Ended September 30,
										Percent
		2010				2009				Change
Consolidated
Constant currency (1)		$	435,981				428,917				1.6	%
Foreign currency (2)			(2,745	)			—				(0.6	)
Total revenues		$	433,236				428,917				1.0	%
Constant currency (1)		$	80,004				88,294				(9.4	)%
Foreign currency (2)			(1,090	)			—				(1.2	)
Operating income		$	78,914				88,294				(10.6	)%

		Nine Months Ended September 30,
										Percent
		2010				2009				Change
Consolidated
Constant currency (1)		$	1,275,834				1,244,954				2.5	%
Foreign currency (2)			1,752				—				0.1
Total revenues		$	1,277,586				1,244,954				2.6	%
Constant currency (1)		$	239,348				250,119				(4.3	)%
Foreign currency (2)			(893	)			—				(0.4	)
Operating income		$	238,455				250,119				(4.7	)%

Normalized Results — Revenue and Operating Income Excluding Termination Fees and
Deconverted Clients
(unaudited)
(in thousands)

		Three Months Ended
		September 30,				June 30,				Percent
		2010				2010				Change
Consolidated
Total Revenues		$	433,236				430,887				0.5	%
Less:
Termination Fees and Deconverted Clients			41				9,939
Total revenues excluding termination fees and deconverted clients		$	433,195				420,948				2.9	%
Operating income		$	78,914				79,830				(1.1	)%
Less:
Termination Fees and Deconverted Clients			41				9,939
Operating income excluding termination fees and deconverted clients		$	78,873				69,891				12.9	%

Normalized Results — Revenue and Operating Income Excluding Termination Fees,

Deconverted Clients and Impact of FNMS

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

		Nine Months Ended September 30,
										Percent
		2010				2009				Change
Consolidated
Total Revenues		$	1,277,586				1,244,954				2.6
Less:
Termination Fees, Deconverted Clients, and Acquisition of FNMS			107,172				82,669
Total revenues excluding termination fees, deconverted clients and FNMS		$	1,170,414				1,162,285				0.7
Operating income		$	238,455				250,119				(4.7	)%
Less:
Termination Fees, Deconverted Clients and Acquisition of FNMS			52,337				82,669
Operating income excluding termination fees, deconverted clients and FNMS		$	186,118				167,450				11.1	%