TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES INC

The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 and related ASUs (“ASC 842”) as of January 1, 2019 using the cumulative effect method. Upon adoption, the Company recorded right-of-use (“ROU”) assets of $195.2 million and additional operating liabilities of approximately $190.7 million for existing operating leases. Also as part of the initial adoption, the Company wrote off the carrying value of favorable lease intangible assets of $2.1 million and increased the ROU assets by the same amount. The cumulative effect adjustment recorded to opening retained earnings was not material. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or cash flows.

TSYS determines if an arrangement is a lease at contract inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease ROU assets, other current liabilities, and operating lease liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Finance leases are included in property and equipment, net and current and long-term obligations under finance leases in our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent its obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of the future lease payments. As most of its leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. TSYS uses the implicit rate when readily determinable. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives received. TSYS lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option.

On January 29, 2019, the court granted in part and denied in part ProPay’s motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint. The court dismissed plaintiffs’ claim that ProPay was unjustly enriched by the alleged TelexFree fraud, but denied ProPay’s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ claim that ProPay allegedly aided and abetted TelexFree’s purported scheme. The court’s ruling does not reflect any determination of the merits of the plaintiffs’ aiding and abetting claim against ProPay, but instead is merely a ruling that the plaintiffs have alleged facts that could potentially entitle them to relief from ProPay if those facts were true. ProPay denies that it had any knowledge of TelexFree’s alleged fraud or that it aided and abetted that fraud in any way.

After deciding the motions to dismiss filed by ProPay and some of the other defendants in the litigation, the court lifted the stay on discovery that had been in place since the outset of the Consolidated Action. Approximately 50 defendants remain in the litigation. The Court held a scheduling conference on March 20, 2019, but has not yet entered an order setting the case schedule.

In January 2019, the Company entered into an accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreement with a third-party financial institution to repurchase $400 million of the Company’s common stock. Under the ASR agreement, the Company paid a specified amount to the financial institution and received an initial delivery of shares. This initial delivery of shares represents approximately 83% of the estimated shares delivered under the agreement by repurchasing $400 million of the Company’s common stock divided by the Trade Date closing price. Upon settlement of the ASR agreement, the financial institution delivered additional shares, with the final number of shares delivered determined with reference to the volume-weighted average price of the Company’s common stock over the term of the agreement, less an agreed-upon discount. The transactions are accounted for as equity transactions and are included in Treasury Stock when the shares are received, at which time there is an immediate reduction in the weighted-average common shares calculation for basic and diluted earnings per share.

TSYS operates internationally and is subject to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates. On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) held a referendum in which voters approved an exit from the European Union (“E.U.”), commonly referred to as “Brexit.” The U.K. is currently negotiating the terms of its

expected exit from the E.U. which is now scheduled to occur no later than October 31, 2019. This date represents an extension of the original date of March 29, 2019 and was jointly agreed to between the U.K. and the E.U. in April 2019. The extension is expected to only be as long as necessary and in any event no later than October 31, 2019 to allow for the ratification of the withdrawal agreement which was negotiated between the U.K. and the E.U. One of the conditions of the extension is that the U.K. must participate in the elections to the E.U. Parliament in May 2019 and, if it does not, the U.K. will exit the E.U. on June 1, 2019. TSYS continues to monitor Brexit and its potential impact across key areas including service continuity, contracts, regulatory (including data privacy), the economy and freedom of movement of people. Uncertainty over the terms of the withdrawal of the U.K. from the E.U. may create global economic uncertainty, and have unknown social and geopolitical impact, which may adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition, as well as potentially affect TSYS’ relationships with its existing and future customers, vendors and employees. Additionally, the U.K. may be required to negotiate new terms of trade with various jurisdictions which could be disruptive and adversely affect TSYS’ tax benefits or liabilities in those jurisdictions. TSYS has not entered into foreign exchange forward contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign currency rate changes. TSYS continues to analyze potential hedging instruments to safeguard it from significant foreign currency translation risks.