CEO Michael Capellas Will Host Conference Call



ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Thursday, March 18, First Data will release its fourth quarter and full-year 2009 financial results. The release will be available at www.firstdata.com.



The company will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, March 18, at 8 a.m. EDT to review fourth quarter and full-year 2009 financial results. Michael Capellas, chairman and CEO of First Data, will lead the call. Also participating will be Pat Shannon, chief financial officer, and Silvio Tavares, senior vice president, investor relations.



To listen to the call, dial 888-378-4350 (U.S.) or +1-719-457-2734 (outside the U.S.) 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. The call will also be webcast on the “Investor Relations” section of the First Data Web site, http://ir.firstdatacorp.com/events.cfm.  Please click on the webcast link at least 15 minutes prior to the call. A slide presentation to accompany the call will be included in the webcast and also will be available under the “Investor Relations” section of the Web site.



A replay of the call will be available through March 25, 2010, at 888-203-1112 (U.S.) or +1-719-457-0820 (outside the U.S.), replay pass code 4781802, and via webcast at http://ir.firstdatacorp.com/events.cfm.



About First Data

First Data powers the global economy by making it easy, fast and secure for people and businesses to buy goods and services using virtually any form of electronic payment. Whether the choice of payment is a gift card, a credit or debit card or a check, First Data securely processes the transaction and harnesses the power of the data to deliver intelligence and insight for millions of merchant locations and thousands of card issuers in 36 countries. For more information, visit www.firstdata.com.