St. Petersburg, FL, January 12, 2005 Certegy Inc. (NYSE:CEY), a leading global provider of payment services, announced today it has established its corporate headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida. St. Petersburg is the principal home of the companys domestic card and check operations. Certegy employs approximately 5,000 associates worldwide, including 2,000 in St. Petersburg.
Moving the corporate headquarters closer to our primary business operation is a natural step for our company, and will enable us to execute our business strategies more effectively, said Lee Kennedy, chairman and chief executive officer of Certegy. Kennedy also stated, Certegy will continue to maintain a strong presence in the Atlanta area.
Certegys global software and development group, corporate accounting, treasury, tax, human resources support and other administrative functions (over 150 positions in total) will remain at the Alpharetta location, the site of the companys corporate headquarters since 2001.
About Certegy Inc.
Certegy (NYSE:CEY) provides credit and debit processing, check risk management and check cashing services, merchant processing and e-banking services to over 6,500 financial institutions, 117,000 retailers and 100 million consumers worldwide. Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, Certegy maintains a strong global presence with operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Chile, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and the Caribbean. As a leading payment services provider, Certegy offers a comprehensive range of transaction processing services, check risk management solutions and integrated customer support programs that facilitate the exchange of business and consumer payments. Certegy generated over $1.0 billion in revenue in 2003. For more information on Certegy, please visit www.certegy.com.
Certegy Inc.
100 Second Avenue South
Suite 1100S
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: 727-227-8000
Fax: 727-227-8091
Contact: Mary Waggoner
Certegy Inc.
VP – Investor and Public Relations
678-867-8004