First Data Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

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    DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2005--First Data Corp. (NYSE:FDC) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.06 per common share. The dividend is payable on July 11, 2005, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 1, 2005.

    First Data Corp. (NYSE:FDC) is a leading provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for businesses and consumers worldwide. Serving 4.1 million merchant locations, 1,400 card issuers and millions of consumers, 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 credit, debit, private-label, smart and stored-value card issuing and merchant transaction processing services; money transfer services; money orders; fraud protection and authentication solutions; check guarantee and verification services through TeleCheck; as well as Internet commerce and mobile solutions. The company's STAR Network offers PIN-secured debit acceptance at 1.6 million ATM and retail locations. For more information, visit www.firstdata.com.
    First Data's Western Union Financial Services, Inc., an international leader in consumer money transfer services, allows consumers to quickly and reliably pay bills and transfer money around the globe using its proprietary money transfer network. Western Union and its subsidiary, Orlandi Valuta, together make up one of the world's largest money transfer networks with approximately 225,000 Agent locations in more than 200 countries and territories. For more information on Western Union, visit www.westernunion.com.

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CONTACT: First Data Corp. Investor Relations: Gary Kohn, 303-967-8276 or Media Relations: Colin Wheeler, 303-967-6553

KEYWORD: COLORADO INDUSTRY KEYWORD: BANKING CONSUMER/HOUSEHOLD INTERNET E-COMMERCE DIVIDEND SOURCE: First Data Corp.

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