First Data to Release Fourth Quarter and 2006 Earnings

Business Wire, Jan 8, 2007

DENVER -- On Wednesday, January 24 at 4:00 p.m. EST, First Data (NYSE: FDC) will release its fourth quarter and year-end results. The earnings release will be available on the First Data website, http://www.firstdata.com. The company will hold an analyst conference on Thursday, January 25 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. EST to review these results and present the company's key strategies and objectives for 2007. Ric Duques, chairman and chief executive officer, and Kim Patmore, chief financial officer, will host the meeting. The conference will be held in New York City. Also presenting will be:

* David Bailis, President of First Data Financial Institution Services

* Ed Labry, President of First Data Commercial Services

* Pam Patsley, President of First Data International

If you are interested in attending this meeting in person, please use this link to register: https://www.firstdataevents.com/Registration.aspx?EventID=130. All attendees must be registered.

If you would like to participate via webcast, you can listen to the conference and view the slide presentation by logging onto http://www.firstdata.com, and clicking onto the link under the "Invest" section at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.

To participate by phone, dial 888-831-9087 (U.S.) or 773-799-3935 (outside the U.S.) ten minutes prior to the start of the call. Use the pass code "FDC."

A replay of the webcast will be available on the company's website shortly after the conference ends on January 25 through 12:00 p.m. EST February 1, or call 800-964-4650 (U.S.) or 203-369-3682 (outside the U.S.). No passcode is required.

About First Data

First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC) is a leading provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for businesses worldwide. Serving 4.6 million merchant locations, 1,900 card issuers and their customers, First Data powers the global economy by making it easy, fast and secure for people and businesses around the world to buy goods and services using virtually any form of payment. The company's portfolio of services and solutions includes merchant transaction processing services; credit, debit, private-label, gift, payroll and other prepaid card offerings; fraud protection and authentication solutions; electronic check acceptance services through TeleCheck; as well as Internet commerce and mobile payment solutions. The company's STAR Network offers PIN-secured debit acceptance at 2 million ATM and retail locations. For more information, visit www.firstdata.com.

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