UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K È ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 OR ‘ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 001-11073 FIRST DATA CORPORATION DELAWARE 47-0731996 (State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 5565 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR, N.E., SUITE 2000, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30342 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (404) 890-2000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ‘ No È Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ‘ No È Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes È No ‘ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ‘ No ‘ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. È Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer ‘ Accelerated filer ‘ Non-accelerated filer È Smaller Reporting Company ‘ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ‘ No È The aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting stock held by non-affiliates is zero. The registrant is privately held. There were 1,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of March 1, 2010. PART I ITEM 1. BUSINESS General First Data Corporation (“FDC” or “the Company”) is a provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for merchants, financial institutions and card issuers globally and has operations in 36 countries, serving approximately 6.0 million merchant locations. FDC was incorporated in Delaware in 1989 and was the subject of an initial public offering in connection with a spin-off from American Express in 1992. On September 24, 2007, the Company was acquired through a merger transaction (the “merger”) with an entity controlled by affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (“KKR”). The merger resulted in the equity of FDC becoming privately held. The Company has acquired multiple domestic and international businesses over the last five years with the most significant acquisition being the formation of the Banc of America Merchant Services, LLC (“BAMS”) alliance in 2009. The acquisition resulted in a total purchase price of approximately $3.4 billion. On June 26, 2009, Bank of America N.A. (“BofA”) and the Company, together with Rockmount Investments, LLC (“Rockmount”), an investment vehicle controlled by a third-party investor, formed a new company, BAMS. BAMS provides clients with a comprehensive suite of acquiring and processing payment products for credit and debit cards as well as merchant loyalty, prepaid, check and e-commerce solutions. The Company owns a 48.45% direct voting interest in BAMS and BofA owns a 46.55% direct voting interest. The remaining stake in BAMS is a 5% non-voting interest held by Rockmount. The Company owns a 40% noncontrolling interest in Rockmount. Refer to Note 4 of the Company’s Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding the BAMS alliance. Spin-off of The Western Union Company (“Western Union”) On September 29, 2006, the Company separated its Western Union money transfer business into an independent, publicly traded company through a spin-off of 100% of Western Union to FDC shareholders in a transaction intended to qualify for tax-free treatment (“the spin-off”) giving the shareholders separate ownership interests in FDC and Western Union. Segments Effective January 1, 2009, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer began making strategic and operating decisions with regards to assessing performance and allocating resources based on a new segment structure. The most significant changes were check verification, settlement and guarantee services moving from the Financial Services segment into the Retail and Alliance Services segment as well as the Prepaid Services segment moving into the Retail and Alliance Services segment. The Company is organized in three primary segments: Retail and Alliance Services, Financial Services and International. In addition, the Company currently operates its official check business through its Integrated Payment Systems (“IPS”) segment but is in the process of winding-down the official check business. In the third quarter of 2009, the Company changed the financial reports provided to its Chief Executive Officer to better enable him to make operating decisions and assess the performance of the Company’s business segments. The segments have not changed but the presentation of the results has changed including the Retail and Alliance Services segment being reported on a proportionate consolidation basis and the profit measure being changed to a form of EBITDA (earnings before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization). Proportionate consolidation reflects the Company’s proportionate share of the results of non-wholly owned alliances based on equity ownership, net of a proportionate share of eliminations for amounts charged between the Company and the alliances. Results in prior periods have been adjusted to conform to this presentation. Refer to Note 16 of the Company’s Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding segment results. 2 Retail and Alliance Services Retail and Alliance Services provides merchant acquiring and processing services, prepaid services and check verification, settlement and guarantee services. The Company provides these services to approximately 4.0 million merchant locations across the U.S. and acquired $1.2 trillion of payment transaction dollar volume on behalf of U.S. merchants in 2009. Retail and Alliance Services facilitates merchants’ ability to accept credit, debit and prepaid cards and checks by authorizing and settling merchants’ credit, debit stored-value and loyalty card transactions and check transactions. At the same time, Retail and Alliance Services provides merchants with the reliability, security and back-office services that are critical to their business success. Most of this segment’s revenue is derived from regional and local merchants. Retail and Alliance Services approaches the market through diversified sales channels including equity alliances, revenue sharing alliances and referral arrangements with over 440 financial institution partners, over 1,120 non-bank referral partners, and over 580 independent sales organization partners, as of December 31, 2009. Financial Services Financial Services provides financial institutions and other third parties with credit, debit and retail card processing; debit network services; output services, such as statement and letter printing, embossing and mailing services; and remittance processing services. The credit, debit and retail card processing businesses provide services that enable financial institutions and other organizations offering credit cards, debit cards and retail private label cards to consumers and businesses to manage customer accounts. Financial Services also provides personal identification number (“PIN”) debit network services through the STAR Network which enables PIN-secured debit transaction acceptance at approximately 2.3 million ATM and retail locations in the U.S. as of December 31, 2009. International International provides products and services in international markets that are similar to those offered by the Retail and Alliance Services and Financial Services segments in the U.S. International has operations in 36 countries, including the U.S., with regional management teams overseeing local operations. Integrated Payment Systems The principle business in the Integrated Payment Systems segment is official check services. Official checks are sold through independent agents, which are financial institutions. IPS also offers payment processing services and such other services will continue after the wind down of the official check business. Operating Locations The Company has domestic and international operations and regional or country offices where sales, customer service and/or administrative personnel are based. The international operations generate revenues from customers located and operating outside of the U.S. Revenues generated from processing transactions at locations within the U.S. (domestic) and outside of the U.S. (international), regardless of the segments to which the associated revenues applied, were 84% and 16% of FDC’s consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009, respectively. Long-lived assets attributable to domestic and international operations as percentages of FDC’s total long-lived assets as of December 31, 2009 were 86% and 14%, respectively.