SEC Form 4 · accession 0000721683-15-000141

TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES INC · TSS

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

M Troy Woods

Officer — Chairman, President and CEO · Director

Period of report

Oct 30, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Nov 3, 2015 · 4:31 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000721683

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock^F2,F3	Oct 30, 2015	M	20,597	$33.36	A	262,731	D
Common Stock^F1	Oct 30, 2015	S	20,597	$53.897	D	242,134	D
Common Stock	Oct 30, 2015	M	34,278	$21.88	A	276,412	D
Common Stock^F4	Oct 30, 2015	S	34,278	$53.507	D	242,134	D
Common Stock	Oct 30, 2015	M	23,500	$23.66	A	265,634	D
Common Stock^F5	Oct 30, 2015	S	23,500	$53.068	D	242,134	D
Common Stock	Oct 30, 2015	M	63,979	$13.11	A	306,113	D
Common Stock^F6	Oct 30, 2015	S	63,979	$53.233	D	242,134	D
Common Stock	Oct 30, 2015	M	85,851	$15.66	A	327,985	D
Common Stock^F7	Oct 30, 2015	S	85,851	$53.087	D	242,134	D
Common Stock	Oct 30, 2015	M	5,133	$17.57	A	247,267	D
Common Stock^F8	Oct 30, 2015	S	5,133	$53.041	D	242,134	D
Common Stock	Oct 30, 2015	M	53,487	$22.91	A	295,621	D
Common Stock^F9	Oct 30, 2015	S	37,489	$53.725	D	258,132	D
Common Stock	Oct 30, 2015	M	38,436	$24.44	A	296,568	D
Common Stock^F10	Oct 30, 2015	S	27,508	$53.575	D	269,060	D
Common Stock	Nov 2, 2015	M	83,925	$23.66	A	352,985	D
Common Stock^F11	Nov 2, 2015	S	83,925	$52.484	D	269,060	D
Common Stock	Nov 2, 2015	M	112,498	$17.57	A	381,558	D
Common Stock^F12	Nov 2, 2015	S	112,498	$52.368	D	269,060	D
Common Stock	Nov 2, 2015	M	53,487	$22.91	A	322,547	D
Common Stock^F13	Nov 2, 2015	S	53,487	$52.488	D	269,060	D
Common Stock	Nov 2, 2015	M	38,436	$24.44	A	307,496	D
Common Stock^F14	Nov 2, 2015	S	38,436	$52.382	D	269,060	D
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	2,279	I	By Spouse
Common Stock^F2	holding	—	—		—	59,811	I	Grantor Retained Annuity Trust 1/14
Common Stock^F3	holding	—	—		—	31,752	I	Grantor Retained Annuity Trust 2/14

Table II — derivative securities

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$33.36	Oct 30, 2015	M	20,597	D	Jan 31, 2008	Jan 30, 2017	Common Stock	20,597	0	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)^F15	$21.88	Oct 30, 2015	M	34,278	D	Feb 6, 2009	Feb 5, 2018	Common Stock	34,278	0	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)^F15	$23.66	Oct 30, 2015	M	23,500	D	Mar 31, 2009	Mar 30, 2018	Common Stock	23,500	83,925	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)^F15	$13.11	Oct 30, 2015	M	63,979	D	Feb 3, 2013	Feb 2, 2019	Common Stock	63,979	0	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)^F15	$15.66	Oct 30, 2015	M	85,851	D	Mar 31, 2011	Mar 30, 2020	Common Stock	85,851	0	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)^F15	$17.57	Oct 30, 2015	M	5,133	D	Mar 15, 2012	Mar 14, 2021	Common Stock	5,133	112,498	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)^F15	$22.91	Oct 30, 2015	M	53,487	D	Mar 29, 2013	Feb 28, 2022	Common Stock	53,487	53,487	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)^F15	$24.44	Oct 30, 2015	M	38,436	D	Apr 1, 2014	Mar 31, 2023	Common Stock	38,436	76,301	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)^F15	$23.66	Nov 2, 2015	M	83,925	D	Mar 31, 2009	Mar 30, 2018	Common Stock	83,925	0	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)^F15	$17.57	Nov 2, 2015	M	112,498	D	Mar 15, 2012	Mar 14, 2021	Common Stock	112,498	0	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)^F15	$22.91	Nov 2, 2015	M	53,487	D	Mar 29, 2013	Feb 28, 2022	Common Stock	53,487	0	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)^F15	$24.44	Nov 2, 2015	M	38,436	D	Apr 1, 2014	Mar 31, 2023	Common Stock	38,436	37,865	D

Explanation of responses

F1The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $53.79 to $54.01, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 to this Form 4 report.
F10The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $53.40 to $53.69, inclusive.
F11The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $52.30 to $52.52, inclusive.
F12The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $52.22 to $52.56, inclusive.
F13The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $52.37 to $52.59, inclusive.
F14The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $52.23 to $52.58, inclusive.
F15These options became exercisable in three equal annual installments on the first anniversary date of the grant date.
F2Since the reporting person's last Form 4 report, 40,189 shares have been distributed to the reporting person from this grantor retained annuity trust and are reported in this Form 4 as directly owned.
F3Since the reporting person's last Form 4 report, 18,248 shares have been distributed to the reporting person from this grantor retained annuity trust and are reported in this Form 4 as directly owned.
F4The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $53.36 to $53.85, inclusive.
F5The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $53.00 to $53.50, inclusive.
F6The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $53.08 to $53.43, inclusive.
F7The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $53.00 to $53.38, inclusive.
F8The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $53.00 to $53.29, inclusive.
F9The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $53.61 to $53.82, inclusive.