TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES INC
10-Q, 1999-08-16
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
                                   FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[x] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended           June 30, 1999
                              --------------------------------------------------

                                       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                     1-10254
                       ---------------------------------------------------------

                          Total System Services, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Georgia                                        58-1493818
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(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)

        1200 Sixth Avenue, Post Office Box 1755, Columbus, Georgia 31902
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(Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)

                                 (706) 649-2310
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
 report)

     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Sections 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 [ X ] No [ ]

               APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
                  PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

     Indicate by check mark whether the  registrant  has filed all documents and
reports  required  to be filed by  Sections  12, 13, or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the  distribution of securities  under a plan
confirmed by a court.                                         Yes [ ] No [ ]

                     APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

     Indicate the number of shares  outstanding of each of the issuer's  classes
of common stock,  as of the latest  practicable  date.

    CLASS                                    OUTSTANDING AS OF August 13, 1999
 ----------------------------                ---------------------------------
 Common Stock, $.10 par value                          194,936,570

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                          TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                                     INDEX

                                                                 Page
                                                                 Number
                                                              ------------
Part I. Financial Information

  Item 1. Financial Statements

     Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) - June 30, 1999
       and December 31, 1998                                        3

     Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) - Three
       months and Six months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998           4

     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - Six
       months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998                          6

     Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)         7

  Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
    Condition and Results of Operations                            13

Part II. Other Information

  Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     25

  Item 6.      (a) Exhibits                                        25

               (b) Reports on Form 8-K                             25


Signatures                                                         26

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                          TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                         Part I - Financial Information
                          Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                  (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                         <C>              <C>

                                                                          June 30,        December 31,
                                                                            1999             1998
                                                                        ------------    --------------
Assets

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents (includes $30.7 million and $9.4 million
    on deposit with a related party at 1999 and 1998, respectivel$)       30,999,160        9,555,760
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
    $1.0 million and $711,000 at 1999 and 1998, respectively .......      86,719,846       84,795,727
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets ........................      29,810,942       25,370,604
                                                                        ------------     ------------
      Total current assets .........................................     147,529,948      119,722,091
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and
  amortization of $82.9 million and $77.0 million at 1999 and
  1998, respectively ...............................................      96,230,980       92,619,005
Computer software, less accumulated amortization of
  $61.6 million and $50.7 million at 1999 and 1998, respectively ...      85,660,518       65,861,735
Other assets .......................................................      66,715,244       70,705,481
                                                                        ------------     ------------
      Total assets .................................................   $ 396,136,690      348,908,312
                                                                        ============     ============

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable .................................................   $  12,925,227        7,403,023
  Accrued salaries and employee benefits ...........................      21,649,050       24,643,449
  Current portion of long-term debt and obligations under
    capital leases .................................................          40,758          130,781
  Other current liabilities (includes $1.6 and $1.7 million payable
     to related parties at 1999 and 1998, respectively) ............      38,351,450       27,072,542
                                                                        ------------     ------------
      Total current liabilities ....................................      72,966,485       59,249,795
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases,
    excluding current portion ......................................         204,286          211,316
Deferred income taxes ..............................................      21,737,860       19,093,482
                                                                        ------------     ------------
      Total liabilities ............................................      94,908,631       78,554,593
                                                                        ------------     ------------
Shareholders' equity:
  Common stock - $.10 par value.  Authorized 300,000,000
      shares; 195,079,087 and 194,225,045 issued at 1999 and 1998,
      respectively; 194,935,127 and 194,043,785 outstanding
     at 1999 and 1998, respectively ................................      19,507,909       19,422,504
  Additional paid-in capital .......................................       5,300,318        1,882,814
  Accumulated other comprehensive income ...........................      (1,350,979)      (1,179,337)
  Retained earnings ................................................     277,770,811      250,227,738
                                                                        ------------     ------------
      Total shareholders' equity ...................................     301,228,059      270,353,719
                                                                        ------------     ------------
      Total liabilities and shareholders' equity ...................   $ 396,136,690      348,908,312
                                                                        ============     ============
</TABLE>

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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                          TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                       Consolidated Statements of Income
                                  (Unaudited)
<TABLE>

- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Three months ended
                                                                                                          June 30,
                                                                                             ----------------------------------
                                                                                                    1999            1998
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                                  <C>             <C>

Revenues:
  Bankcard data processing services (includes $8.8 million and $7.6 million from
    related parties for 1999 and 1998, respectively) ........................................ $  120,080,315      80,640,135
  Other services ............................................................................     16,912,184      10,828,963
                                                                                                ------------   -------------
      Total revenues ........................................................................    136,992,499      91,469,098
                                                                                                ------------   -------------

Expenses:
  Salaries and other personnel expense ......................................................     52,495,655      38,244,393
  Net occupancy and equipment expense .......................................................     36,711,298      25,383,027
  Other operating expenses (includes $3.4 million and $2.7 million to related
   parties for 1999 and 1998, respectively) .................................................     23,144,255      14,166,106
                                                                                                ------------   -------------
      Total expenses ........................................................................    112,351,208      77,793,526
                                                                                                ------------   -------------

Equity in income of joint ventures ..........................................................      2,995,033       2,756,424
                                                                                                ------------   -------------

      Operating income.......................................................................     27,636,324      16,431,966
                                                                                                ------------   -------------

Nonoperating income:
  Gain (loss) on disposal of equipment, net .................................................        (44,498)          1,810
  Interest income, net (includes $281,000 and $649,000 from a related
    party for 1999 and 1998, respectively) ..................................................        404,032         824,699
                                                                                                ------------   -------------
      Total nonoperating income .............................................................        359,534         826,509
                                                                                                ------------   -------------

      Income before income taxes ............................................................     27,995,858      17,258,505

Income taxes ................................................................................      9,559,997       5,608,448
                                                                                                ------------   -------------

      Net income ............................................................................ $   18,435,861      11,650,057
                                                                                                ============   =============

      Basic earnings per share .............................................................. $         0.09            0.06
                                                                                                ============   =============

      Diluted earnings per share ............................................................ $         0.09            0.06
                                                                                                ============   =============

Weighted average common shares outstanding ..................................................    194,923,269     194,015,912

Increase due to assumed issuance of shares
    related to stock options outstanding ....................................................        589,190         731,389
                                                                                                 ------------   -------------

Weighted average common and common
    equivalent shares outstanding ...........................................................    195,512,459     194,747,301
                                                                                                ============   =============

Cash dividends per common share ............................................................. $         .010            .010
                                                                                                ============   =============

</TABLE>

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

                                     - 4 -
<PAGE>

                          TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                       Consolidated Statements of Income
                                  (Unaudited)
<TABLE>

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    Six months ended
                                                                                        June 30,
                                                                         --------------------------------------
                                                                                  1999            1998
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                               <C>              <C>

Revenues:
  Bankcard data processing services (includes $16.6 million and $15.0 million
    from related parties for 1999 and 1998, respectively) .              $     216,158,911     165,745,666
  Other services ........................................................       36,144,100      22,041,725
                                                                              ------------  --------------
      Total revenues ....................................................      252,303,011     187,787,391
                                                                              ------------   -------------

Expenses:
  Salaries and other personnel expense ..................................      100,963,735      81,454,853
  Net occupancy and equipment expense ...................................       69,432,384      49,749,500
  Other operating expenses (includes $6.5 million and $5.3 million
    to related parties for 1999 and 1998, respectively) .................       40,137,217      30,355,119
                                                                              ------------   -------------
      Total expenses ....................................................      210,533,336     161,559,472
                                                                              ------------   -------------

Equity in income of joint ventures ......................................        5,108,321       4,784,896
                                                                              ------------   -------------

                                                                                46,877,996      31,012,815
                                                                              ------------   -------------

Nonoperating income:
  Gain (loss) on disposal of equipment, net .............................         (325,114)          4,408
  Interest income, net (includes $534,000 and $1.3 million from a related
    party for 1999 and 1998, respectively) ..............................          773,899       1,580,942
                                                                              ------------   -------------
      Total nonoperating income .........................................          448,785       1,585,350
                                                                              ------------   -------------

      Income before income taxes ........................................       47,326,781      32,598,165

Income taxes ............................................................       15,942,352      10,697,747
                                                                              ------------   -------------

      Net income ........................................................ $     31,384,429      21,900,418
                                                                              ============   =============

      Basic earnings per share .......................................... $           0.16            0.11
                                                                              ============  ==============

      Diluted earnings per share ........................................ $           0.16            0.11
                                                                              ============   =============

Weighted average common shares outstanding ..............................      194,902,161     194,008,082

Increase due to assumed issuance of shares
    related to stock options outstanding ................................          682,635         661,153
                                                                              ------------   -------------

Weighted average common and common
    equivalent shares outstanding .......................................      195,584,796     194,669,235
                                                                              ============   =============

Cash dividends per common share ......................................... $          0.020            .018
                                                                              ============   =============

</TABLE>

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

                                     - 5 -
<PAGE>

                          TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                  (Unaudited)
<TABLE>

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                                                                      Six months ended
                                                                           June 30,
                                                               -----------------------------------
                                                                     1999            1998
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                   <C>             <C>

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income .................................................   $ 31,384,429      21,900,418
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
    provided by operating activities:
      Equity in income of joint ventures .....................     (5,108,321)     (4,784,896)
      Depreciation and amortization ..........................     24,467,608      17,025,003
      Provision for doubtful accounts ........................        334,000           9,000
      Deferred income tax expense (benefit) ..................      2,644,378      (2,213,385)
      (Gain) loss on disposal of equipment, net ..............        325,114          (4,408)
    Increase in:
      Accounts receivable ....................................     (2,258,119)     (1,156,228)
      Prepaid expenses and other assets ......................     (3,893,678)     (2,708,485)
    Increase (decrease) in:
      Accounts payable .......................................      5,522,204       9,165,299
      Accrued expenses and other current liabilities .........      8,410,417      (4,650,978)
                                                                 ------------    ------------
          Net cash provided by operating activities ..........     61,828,032      32,581,340
                                                                 ------------    ------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchase of property and equipment .........................     (8,426,335)    (13,546,366)
  Additions to computer software .............................    (30,060,703)    (19,656,723)
  Proceeds from disposal of equipment ........................         52,954          11,844
  Dividends received from joint ventures .....................      4,664,307       5,618,616
  Increase in contract acquisition costs .....................     (2,788,819)    (10,979,771)
  Redemption of short-term investment ........................             --         998,228
                                                                 ------------    ------------
          Net cash used in investing activities ..............    (36,558,596)    (37,554,172)
                                                                 ------------    ------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Principal payments on long-term debt and
    capital lease obligations ................................        (29,861)        (50,581)
  Dividends paid on common stock .............................     (3,889,275)     (2,910,008)
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options ....................         93,100          57,815
                                                                 ------------    ------------
          Net cash used in financing activities ..............     (3,826,036)     (2,902,774)
                                                                 ------------    ------------
          Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     21,443,400      (7,875,606)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period .............      9,555,760      43,335,922
                                                                 ------------    ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period ................... $   30,999,160      35,460,316
                                                                 ============    ============

Cash paid for interest ....................................... $        1,316           1,984
                                                                 ============    ============

Cash paid for income taxes (net of tax refunds received) ..... $    8,896,843      12,446,192
                                                                 ============    ============
</TABLE>

Significant  noncash  transaction:  The Company acquired  Partnership Card
 Services  through the issuance of 854,042 shares of common stock with a market
 value of $20,070,000 (see Note 5).

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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<PAGE>

                          TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
              Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

     The accompanying  unaudited consolidated financial statements represent the
accounts  of  Total  System  Services,  Inc.(R)(TSYS(R))  and its  wholly  owned
subsidiaries,  Columbus  Depot  Equipment  Company(SM)  (CDEC(SM)),  TSYS  Total
Solutions(R), Inc. (TSI), Columbus Productions,  Inc.(SM) (CPI) and TSYS Canada,
Inc.(SM) (TCI). These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
the  instructions  to Form 10-Q and do not include all information and footnotes
necessary for a fair presentation of financial  position,  results of operations
and cash flows in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.  All
adjustments,  consisting of normal recurring accruals,  which, in the opinion of
management, are necessary for a fair statement of financial position and results
of operations for the periods  covered by this report,  have been included.  The
accompanying  unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements  should  be read in
conjunction  with the Company's  consolidated  financial  statements and related
notes  appearing in the Company's  1998 annual report  previously  filed on Form
10-K.


Note 2 - Supplementary Balance Sheet Information

     Significant  components of prepaid  expenses and other  current  assets are
summarized as follows:
                                      June 30, 1999       December 31, 1998
                                    -----------------   ---------------------
  Contract  acquisition  costs,  net  $  10,434,274     $    9,900,416
  Prepaid  expenses                      11,660,054          7,643,395
  Other                                   7,716,614          7,826,793
                                    -----------------   ---------------------
   Total                              $  29,810,942     $   25,370,604
                                    =================   =====================

         Significant components of other assets are summarized as follows:

                                       June 30, 1999       December 31, 1998
                                    -----------------    --------------------
   Contract acquisition costs, net    $  33,277,789     $   36,780,395
   Investment in joint ventures, net     28,486,991         28,304,322
   Other                                  4,950,464          5,620,764
                                    -----------------    --------------------
    Total                             $  66,715,244     $   70,705,481
                                    =================    ====================

                                     - 7 -
<PAGE>

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

     Significant  components  of other  current  liabilities  are  summarized as
follows:

                                       June 30, 1999        December 31, 1998
                                    ------------------   ---------------------
    Customer postage deposits       $   15,526,774      $   14,753,284
    Transaction processing provisions    5,191,318           3,941,318
    Other                               17,633,358           8,377,940
                                    ------------------   ----------------------
              Total                 $   38,351,450      $   27,072,542
                                    ==================   ======================

Note 3 - Comprehensive Income

     Comprehensive  income for TSYS consists of net income and foreign  currency
translation  adjustments recorded as a component of shareholders'  equity. Total
comprehensive  income for the three months  ended June 30, 1999 and 1998,  is as
follows:

                                             June 30, 1999   June 30, 1998
                                             -------------   -------------
Net income ................................   $ 18,435,861    $ 11,650,057
Other comprehensive income (expense):
  Foreign currency translation adjustments,
    net of tax ............................        (66,749)         (9,278)
                                              ------------    ------------
  Comprehensive income ....................   $ 18,369,112    $ 11,640,779
                                              ============    ============

     Total comprehensive income for the six months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998,
is as follows:

                                             June 30, 1999   June 30, 1998
                                             -------------   -------------
Net income ................................   $ 31,384,429    $ 21,900,418
Other comprehensive income (expense):
  Foreign currency translation adjustments,
    net of tax ............................       (171,642)         (3,789)
                                              ------------    ------------
  Comprehensive income ....................   $ 31,212,787    $ 21,896,629
                                              ============    ============

     From January 1, 1997,  through  December 31, 1998, the Mexican  economy was
designated as highly inflationary, and thus all currency translation adjustments
related to the Mexican joint  venture for the year ended  December 31, 1998 were
expensed.  The Mexican  economy  was  determined  not to be highly  inflationary
effective January 1, 1999.

     The income tax  effects  allocated  to and the  cumulative  balance of each
component of other comprehensive income are as follows:
<TABLE>
<S>                                    <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>
                                  Balance at                                                 Balance at
                                  December 31,     Pretax                      Net-of-tax     June 30,
                                      1998         amount       Tax benefit      amount         1999
                                  ------------   ------------   -----------   -----------    -----------

Currency translation adjustment   ($1,179,337)   ($  267,451)        95,809   ($  171,642)   ($1,350,979)
                                  ===========    ===========    ===========   ===========    ===========
</TABLE>

                                     - 8 -
<PAGE>

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Note 4 - Segment Reporting

     The  Company  reports  selected  information  about  operating  segments in
accordance with Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standard No. 131 (SFAS 131).
Through an online accounting and bankcard data processing  system,  Total System
Services, Inc. provides card processing services to card-issuing institutions in
the  United  States,  Mexico,  Puerto  Rico,  Canada  and the  Caribbean.  TSYS'
subsidiaries  provide  support  services  including  correspondence  processing,
commercial printing and equipment leasing.  Segments are identified based on the
services provided.  Bankcard data processing  services account for approximately
85% or more of financial activity in all the quantitative thresholds required to
be measured  under SFAS 131 for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999 and
1998. One  subsidiary,  whose sole business  activity is to provide  programming
support  services to the parent  company,  was  aggregated  into  bankcard  data
processing services. The remaining segments were aggregated into other services.

<TABLE>
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                                                                   Bankcard data
                                                                     processing         Other
Operating Segments                                                    services         services       Consolidated
- ------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------    -------------   --------------
<S>                                                                      <C>              <C>              <C>
At June 30, 1999
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Identifiable assets ..............................................   $ 387,844,048       40,611,591    $ 428,455,639
Intersegment eliminations ........................................     (32,242,931)         (76,018)     (32,318,949)
                                                                     -------------    -------------    -------------
Total assets .....................................................   $ 355,601,117       40,535,573    $ 396,136,690
                                                                     =============    =============    =============

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At December 31, 1998
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Identifiable assets ..............................................   $ 341,926,653       32,895,850    $ 374,822,503
Intersegment eliminations ........................................     (24,955,949)        (958,242)     (25,914,191)
                                                                     -------------    -------------    -------------
Total assets .....................................................   $ 316,970,704       31,937,608    $ 348,908,312
                                                                     =============    =============    =============

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Three Months Ended
June 30, 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total revenue ....................................................   $ 121,765,072       15,782,884    $ 137,547,956
Intersegment revenue .............................................        (101,587)        (453,870)        (555,457)
                                                                     -------------    -------------    -------------
Revenue from external customers ..................................   $ 121,663,485       15,329,014    $ 136,992,499
                                                                     =============    =============    =============
Equity in income of joint ventures ...............................   $   2,995,033             --      $   2,995,033
                                                                     =============    =============    =============
Segment operating income .........................................   $  25,132,157        2,504,167    $  27,636,324
                                                                     =============    =============    =============
Income tax expense ...............................................   $   8,607,747          952,250    $   9,559,997
                                                                     =============    =============    =============
Net income .......................................................   $  16,867,214        1,568,647    $  18,435,861
                                                                     =============    =============    =============
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                      <C>              <C>              <C>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   Bankcard data
                                                                     processing         Other
Operating Segments                                                    services         services     Consolidated
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  ---------------
Three Months Ended
June 30, 1998
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Total revenue ...................................................   $ 82,137,841       9,800,071    $ 91,937,912
Intersegment revenue ............................................       (128,920)       (339,894)       (468,814)
                                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------
Revenue from external customers .................................   $ 82,008,921       9,460,177    $ 91,469,098
                                                                    ============    ============    ============
Equity in income of joint ventures ..............................   $  2,756,424            --      $  2,756,424
                                                                    ============    ============    ============
Segment operating income ........................................   $ 14,666,696       1,765,300    $ 16,431,996
                                                                    ============    ============    ============
Income tax expense ..............................................   $  4,954,194         654,254    $  5,608,448
                                                                    ============    ============    ============
Net income ......................................................   $ 10,646,557       1,003,500    $ 11,650,057
                                                                    ============    ============    ============

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Six Months Ended June 30, 1999
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total revenue ..................................................   $ 219,646,226       33,739,761    $ 253,385,987
Intersegment revenue ...........................................        (229,218)        (853,758)      (1,082,976)
                                                                   -------------    -------------    -------------
Revenue from external customers ................................   $ 219,417,008       32,886,003    $ 252,303,011
                                                                   =============    =============    =============
Equity in income of joint ventures .............................   $   5,108,321             --      $   5,108,321
                                                                   =============    =============    =============
Segment operating income .......................................   $  40,553,276        6,324,720    $  46,877,996
                                                                   =============    =============    =============
Income tax expense .............................................   $  13,548,739        2,393,613    $  15,942,352
                                                                   =============    =============    =============
Net income .....................................................   $  27,462,322        3,922,107    $  31,384,429
                                                                   =============    =============    =============

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Six Months Ended June 30, 1998
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total revenue ..................................................   $ 168,737,100       19,837,495    $ 188,574,595
Intersegment revenue ...........................................        (267,795)        (519,409)        (787,204)
                                                                   -------------    -------------    -------------
Revenue from external customers ................................   $ 168,469,305       19,318,086    $ 187,787,391
                                                                   =============    =============    =============
Equity in income of joint ventures .............................   $   4,784,896             --      $   4,784,896
                                                                   =============    =============    =============
Segment operating income .......................................   $  28,080,769        2,932,046    $  31,012,815
                                                                   =============    =============    =============
Income tax expense .............................................   $   9,614,224        1,083,523    $  10,697,747
                                                                   =============    =============    =============
Net income .....................................................   $  20,253,216        1,647,202    $  21,900,418
                                                                   =============    =============    =============
</TABLE>

     The following  geographic area data represent revenues for the three months
and six  months  ended  June  30,  1999  and  1998,  respectively,  based on the
geographic  locations of customers.  Substantially all property and equipment is
located in the United States.

                                     - 10 -
<PAGE>

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

                Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,
                ---------------------------   ---------------------------
                    1999           1998           1999           1998
                ------------    -----------   ------------  -------------
United States   $127,506,523     86,676,206   $236,937,311    177,911,391
Mexico ......      3,926,675      4,304,967      7,962,571      8,845,923
Canada* .....      5,357,563        321,168      6,989,137        706,485
Puerto Rico .        201,738        166,757        413,992        323,592
                ============   ============   ============   ============
    Totals ..   $136,992,499     91,469,098   $252,303,011    187,787,391
                ============   ============   ============   ============

*These revenues include those generated by the Caribbean  accounts  belonging to
the Bank of Nova Scotia.

     For the three  months  ended June 30,  1999 and 1998,  two major  customers
accounted for approximately 28% and 35% of total revenues,  respectively. One of
these customers  provided 16%, or  $21,542,828,  of total revenues for the three
months ended June 30, 1999, and 21%, or $18,796,722,  for the three months ended
June 30, 1998. The other major customer  accounted for 12%, or  $16,962,098,  of
total  revenues  for  the  three  months  ended  June  30,  1999,  and  14%,  or
$12,847,287,  of total  revenues  for the  three  months  ended  June 30,  1998.
Revenues from major customers for the periods  reported are attributable to both
reporting segments.

     For the six  months  ended  June 30,  1999 and 1998,  two  major  customers
accounted for approximately 30% and 32% of total revenues,  respectively. One of
these  customers  provided 17%, or  $43,171,198,  of total  revenues for the six
months ended June 30, 1999,  and 20%, or  $36,828,518,  for the six months ended
June 30, 1998. The other major customer  accounted for 13%, or  $33,524,329,  of
total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 1999, and 12%, or  $22,433,606,
of total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 1998.

Note 5 - Acquisition

     Effective  January 1, 1999, TSYS acquired  Partnership  Card Services (PCS)
from its majority  shareholder,  Columbus  Bank and Trust  Company  (CB&T),  the
flagship bank of Synovus  Financial  Corp., in exchange for 854,042 newly issued
shares of TSYS common stock with a market value of approximately  $20.1 million.
Prior to its acquisition by TSYS, PCS operated as a division of CB&T,  providing
services  such as  credit,  collection  and  customer  service  to  card-issuing
financial  institutions,  including CB&T. The business of PCS has become part of
TSYS' wholly owned subsidiary, TSYS Total Solutions, Inc.

     Because the  acquisition  of PCS was a transaction  between  entities under
common control,  the Company has reflected the acquisition at historical cost in
a manner  similar to a pooling of  interests  and has  reflected  the results of
operations of PCS in the Company's  financial  statements  beginning  January 1,
1999.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

     Presented below are the pro forma consolidated  results of TSYS' operations
for the  three  months  and six  months  ended  June 30,  1998,  as  though  the
acquisition  of PCS had occurred at the  beginning  of that period,  compared to
TSYS' actual  consolidated  results of  operations  for the three months and six
months ended June 30, 1999.

<TABLE>
                        Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,
                        ----------------------------    --------------------------
                             1999           1998            1999          1998
                        -------------   ------------    -------------  -----------
<S>                         <C>               <C>            <C>             <C>

Revenues ...........   $  136,992,499     94,453,562   $  252,303,011    193,426,164
                        =============   ============    =============   ============

Net Income .........   $   18,435,861     12,139,914   $   31,384,429     22,709,260
                        =============   ============    =============   ============

Earnings per share -
basic and diluted ..   $          .09            .06   $          .16            .12
                        =============   ============    =============   ============
</TABLE>

Note 6 - Legal Proceedings

     On  November  10,  1998,  a  class  action   complaint  was  filed  against
NationsBank  of Delaware,  N.A.,  in the United  States  District  Court for the
Southern District of Mississippi. On March 23, 1999, the named plaintiff amended
the complaint and named the Company and certain  credit bureaus as defendants in
the case. The named plaintiff alleges,  among other things,  that the defendants
failed to report  properly  the credit  standing of each member of the  putative
class.  The named  plaintiff  has defined the class as all persons and  entities
within the United States who obtained credit cards from  NationsBank,  and whose
accounts were purchased by or transferred to U.S.  BankCard,  and whose accounts
were improperly reported to credit bureaus or credit agencies  incorrectly.  The
amended  complaint  alleges  negligence,  violation of the Fair Credit Reporting
Act,  breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing,  and seeks  declaratory
relief,  injunctive relief and the imposition of punitive  damages.  The Company
intends to vigorously contest this lawsuit which seeks unspecified damages. This
litigation  has just  commenced,  and  discovery is still in its initial  phase;
thus,  the Company is not in a position to determine the possible  exposure,  if
any, to the Company.

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                          TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
           Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                      Condition and Results of Operations

Results of Operations

     The  following  table sets forth  certain  revenue and  expense  items as a
percentage of total revenues and the percentage  increases or decreases in those
items for the three months ended June 30:

                                             Percentage of  Percentage Change
                                            Total Revenues  in Dollar Amounts
                                            --------------- -----------------
                                             1999    1998      1999 vs 1998
                                            -----   -----   -----------------
Revenues:
  Bankcard data processing services ...      87.7 %  88.2%        48.9 %
  Other services ......................      12.3    11.8         56.2
                                            -----   -----
     Total revenues ...................     100.0   100.0         49.8
                                            -----   -----

Expenses:
  Salaries and other personnel expense       38.3    41.8         37.3
  Net occupancy and equipment expense .      26.8    27.8         44.6
  Other operating expenses ............      16.9    15.4         63.4
                                            -----   -----
     Total operating expenses .........      82.0    85.0         44.4
                                            -----   -----
     Equity in income of joint ventures       2.2     3.0          8.7
                                            -----   -----
       Operating income ...............      20.2    18.0         68.2
 Nonoperating income ..................       0.3     0.9        (56.5)
                                            -----   -----
       Income before income taxes .....      20.5    18.9         62.2
 Income taxes .........................       7.0     6.2         70.5
                                            -----   -----
       Net income .....................      13.5 %  12.7 %       58.2 %
                                            =====   =====

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<PAGE>

Results of Operations (continued)

     The  following  table sets forth  certain  revenue and  expense  items as a
percentage of total revenues and the percentage  increases or decreases in those
items for the six months ended June 30:

                                             Percentage of    Percentage Change
                                             Total Revenues   in Dollar Amounts
                                             -------------   ------------------
                                              1999    1998      1999 vs 1998
                                             -----   -----   ------------------
Revenues:
  Bankcard data processing services ....      85.7 %  88.3  %     30.4 %
  Other services .......................      14.3    11.7        64.0
                                             -----   -----
       Total revenues ..................     100.0   100.0        34.4
                                             -----   -----

Expenses:
  Salaries and other personnel expense .      40.0    43.4        24.0
  Net occupancy and equipment expense ..      27.5    26.5        39.6
  Other operating expenses .............      15.9    16.1        32.2
                                             -----   -----
      Total operating expenses .........      83.4    86.0        30.3
                                             -----   -----
      Equity in income of joint ventures       2.0     2.5         6.8
                                             -----   -----
       Operating income ................      18.6    16.5        51.2
Nonoperating income ....................       0.1     0.9       (71.7)
                                             -----   -----
       Income before income taxes ......      18.7    17.4        45.2
Income taxes ...........................       6.3     5.7        49.0
                                             -----   -----
       Net income ......................      12.4 %  11.7 %      43.3 %
                                             =====   =====


     Total revenues  increased $45.5 million,  or 49.8%,  and $64.5 million,  or
34.4%, during the three months and six months ended June 30, 1999, respectively,
compared to the same periods in 1998.

     Revenues from bankcard data processing services increased $39.4 million, or
48.9%,  in the three months ended June 30, 1999,  compared to the same period in
1998.  During the six months ended June 30, 1999,  revenues  from  bankcard data
processing  services  increased  $50.4 million,  or 30.4%,  compared to the same
period in 1998.  Increased  revenues from bankcard data processing  services are
attributable to the growth in the card portfolios of existing customers, as well
as  cardholder  accounts  of new  customers  converted  to THE TOTAL  SYSTEM(R).
Increases in the volumes of authorizations and transactions  associated with the
additional  cardholder  accounts also  contributed  to the  increased  revenues.
Processing contracts with large

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<PAGE>

Results of Operations (continued)

customers,  representing a significant  portion of the Company's total revenues,
generally  provide for discounts on certain  services  based on increases in the
level of cardholder  accounts processed.  As a result,  bankcard data processing
revenues and the related  margins are influenced by the customer mix relative to
the size of customer  bankcard  portfolios,  as well as the number of individual
cardholder accounts processed for each customer.

     Average  cardholder  accounts on file for the three  months  ended June 30,
1999, were 189.9 million, which was an increase of approximately 102.2% over the
average of 93.9 million for the same period in 1998. For the first six months of
1999, average cardholder  accounts were 160.5 million, a 70.5% increase over the
94.1 million average cardholder  accounts on file for the same period last year.
Cardholder  accounts  on file at June 30,  1999,  were  192.0  million,  a 98.5%
increase over the 96.8 million  accounts on file at June 30, 1998.  The increase
in cardholder accounts on file from June 1998 to June 1999 included net internal
growth of existing customers of 14.6 million additional  cardholder accounts and
approximately 80.6 million accounts of new customers.

     During  the first six months of 1999,  TSYS  converted  approximately  68.5
million new cardholder accounts to TS2(R).  These 68.5 million accounts combined
with the internal growth of existing  customers on TS2 bring the total number of
accounts on TS2 at June 30, 1999, to  approximately  133.6 million,  compared to
41.9 million at June 30, 1998.  Of the 68.5  million  accounts  converted to TS2
during the first six months of 1999,  approximately  57.7 million  accounts were
related to Sears  private-label card accounts.  The accounts converted for Sears
in 1999,  combined with the 7.5 million converted in the fourth quarter of 1998,
bring the total  accounts for Sears to 65 million.  During the first  quarter of
1999,  TSYS  also  converted  approximately  10.8  million  accounts  to TS2 for
Canadian Tire Acceptance Limited (CTAL) and Royal Bank of Canada.

     During the second quarter of 1999, TSYS received a one-time termination fee
of $6.9 million from a client which  terminated  its  processing  agreement with
TSYS as a result of its  merger  with a  financial  institution  that  processes
in-house.  The payment is in lieu of processing  fees which would have been paid
throughout  the remaining life of the processing  contract.  Revenues  decreased
during  the  second  quarter  of  1998  due to the  loss  of two  customers  who
deconverted near the end of the first quarter of 1998.

     A significant  amount of the Company's  revenues is derived from  long-term
contracts with large customers, including certain major customers. For the three
months and six months ended June 30, 1999,  two major  customers  accounted  for
approximately 28% and 30% of total revenues,  respectively,  compared to 35% and
32% for the three months and six months ended June 30, 1998.  The loss of either
one of the Company's major customers,  or other major or significant  customers,
could have a material  adverse effect on the Company's  financial  condition and
results of operations.


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<PAGE>

Results of Operations (continued)

     Near the end of the first  quarter of 1998,  AT&T, a major  customer of the
Company,  completed the sale of its Universal  Card Services  (UCS) to CITIBANK,
now a part of Citigroup after CITIBANK's  merger with Travelers  Group,  Inc. On
February  26, 1999,  CITIBANK  notified  TSYS of its decision to terminate  UCS'
processing  agreement with TSYS for consumer  credit card accounts at the end of
its original  term on August 1, 2000.  TSYS'  management  believes that CITIBANK
will continue to be a major  customer in 1999,  but will not be a major customer
in 2000.  TSYS'  management  further believes that the loss of revenues from UCS
for the months of August through December 2000, combined with decreased expenses
from the reduction in hardware and software and the  redeployment  of personnel,
should not have a material adverse effect on the Company's  financial  condition
or results of operations for the year ending December 31, 2000.

     Effective  September 30, 1998,  NationsBank and Bank of America merged. The
Company has long-term  processing  contracts with each of these customers,  with
NationsBank's  ending  in 2005 and  Bank of  America's  in  2007,  and is in the
process of assessing  implications of the merger on the existing  contracts with
each customer. The combination of NationsBank and Bank of America under a single
processing  agreement  with TSYS will reduce  TSYS'  revenues in 1999 and future
years  because  together  NationsBank  and Bank of America  will be  entitled to
receive  greater  discounts  than  either  would have been  entitled  to receive
standing  alone.  Presently,  negotiations  to combine  NationsBank  and Bank of
America in a single processing agreement continue.

     Revenues from other  services  increased $6.1 million in the second quarter
of 1999,  compared to the second  quarter of 1998.  Revenues from other services
for the first six months of 1999 increased  $14.1 million,  compared to the same
period last year.  Revenues from other  services  consist  primarily of revenues
generated by TSYS' wholly owned  subsidiaries.  Effective  January 1, 1999, TSYS
acquired  Partnership  Card  Services  from CB&T.  PCS has become  part of TSYS'
wholly owned subsidiary, TSYS Total Solutions, Inc. PCS' revenues for the second
quarter of 1999 were  approximately  $5.2  million.  For the first six months of
1999, PCS' revenues were approximately  $11.4 million,  including a $1.4 million
early termination fee resulting from the loss of a portfolio by a customer.

     Total operating expenses increased 44.4% and 30.3% for the three months and
six months  ended June 30,  1999,  respectively,  compared to the same period in
1998. The increases in operating  expenses are  attributable to increases in all
expense categories as described below.

     Employment expenses increased $14.2 million, or 37.3%, for the three months
ended June 30,  1999,  compared  to the same  period in 1998.  For the first six
months of 1999,  employment expenses increased $19.5 million, or 24.0%, compared
to the same  period in 1998.  The  change in  employment  expenses  consists  of
increases of $19.8 million and $29.6 million for the three months and six months
ending June 30, 1999, respectively,  associated with the growth in the number of
employees,  normal salary increases and related benefits. This change was offset
by $5.6  million and $10.1  million for the three  months and six months  ending
June 30,

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<PAGE>

Results of Operations (continued)

1999 and 1998, respectively, invested in software development costs and contract
acquisition  costs. The majority of the software  development costs were related
to the  development of a commercial  card system for TS2 which began in May 1998
and is expected to be substantially  completed early in 2000. The average number
of employees in the second quarter of 1999 increased to 3,921, an 18.9% increase
over the 3,297 in the same period of 1998. For the first six months of 1999, the
average  number of  employees  was 3,803,  a 17.4%  increase  over the first six
months of 1998.  At July 31, 1999,  TSYS had 3,930  full-time  and 231 part-time
employees.  Effective  January  1, 1999,  TSYS  acquired  PCS from its  majority
shareholder,  CB&T. As a result of the acquisition,  approximately 330 employees
were added to TSYS Total Solutions,  Inc.  Employment  expenses related to these
employees  in the three  months and six months  ended June 30,  1999,  were $2.6
million and $5.2 million, respectively.

     Net occupancy and equipment expense increased 44.6% and 39.6% for the three
months and six months ended June 30, 1999,  respectively,  over the same periods
in 1998.  Computer  equipment and software rentals,  which represent the largest
component of net occupancy and equipment expense, increased 53.8% to $19,820,338
in the second  quarter of 1999,  compared to  $12,887,974  in the same period of
1998.  During  the first six  months of 1999,  equipment  and  software  rentals
increased  44.0% to  $36,441,819  compared to  $25,312,684 in the same period in
1998. Due to rapidly changing technology in computer equipment,  TSYS' equipment
needs are achieved primarily through operating leases. During 1998 and the first
half of 1999,  the Company made  significant  investments  in computer  software
licenses  and  hardware  related  to the new  East  Center  data  center  and to
accommodate  increased  volumes  due to the  expected  growth  in the  number of
accounts associated with new customers.

     Other operating expenses increased 63.4% and 32.2% for the three months and
six months  ended June 30, 1999,  respectively,  compared to the same periods in
1998.  The  growth in other  operating  expenses  for 1999 is  primarily  due to
increased  business  development  costs  associated  with exploring new business
opportunities, both domestically and internationally, and increased amortization
of conversion  costs.  The conversions of Sears,  Royal Bank and CTAL,  begun in
March  1999  and  completed  early in the  second  quarter,  contributed  to the
increase in amortization of conversion costs. Other operating expenses of PCS in
the  three  and six  months  ending  June 30,  1999,  represent  another  factor
contributing  to this increase as the financial  statements for the same periods
in 1998 do not include PCS' numbers.

     TSYS' share of income from its equity in joint  ventures  was $3.0  million
and $2.8 million for the second quarters of 1999 and 1998, respectively. For the
six months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998,  the Company's  equity in income of its
joint ventures was $5.1 million and $4.8 million,  respectively. The increase is
due to favorable operating results of Vital Processing Services,  L.L.C. (Vital)
which were partially offset by a decline in operating  results from Total System
Services de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (TSYS de Mexico).  There remains uncertainty in
the Mexican  economy  which  management  continues to monitor.  Any  significant
adverse  development  in the  operations  of TSYS de  Mexico  or in the  Mexican
economy  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on the  Company's  financial
condition and results of operations.

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<PAGE>

Results of Operations (continued)

     Interest income,  net,  includes  interest expense of $7,263 and $7,375 and
interest  income of $411,296 and  $832,074  for the second  quarters of 1999 and
1998,  respectively.   For  the  six  months  ended  June  30,  1999  and  1998,
respectively,  interest expense was $14,071 and $15,088, and interest income was
$787,970 and $1,596,030.  The decrease in interest income in 1999 as compared to
1998 was primarily the result of lower levels of cash available for investment.

     Operating  income  increased  68.2% and 51.2% for the three  months and six
months ended June 30,  1999,  respectively,  over the same periods in 1998.  The
increase is primarily due to growth in revenues  combined with improved  expense
control and the operating results of PCS. During the second quarter of 1999, PCS
contributed  $876,800 in  operating  income.  For the six months  ended June 30,
1999, PCS' operating  income was  approximately  $3.1 million,  which includes a
$1.4 million  early  termination  fee  recognized  in the first quarter of 1999.
Excluding  PCS,  TSYS'  operating  income  would have  increased  62.8% to $26.8
million  during the second  quarter of 1999,  compared to $16.4  million for the
same  period  last year.  For the six months  ending  June 30,  1999,  operating
income, excluding PCS, would have increased 41.1% to $43.8 million,  compared to
$31.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 1998.

     Net income for the three  months ended June 30,  1999,  increased  58.2% to
$18.4  million,  or basic and diluted  earnings  per share of $.09,  compared to
$11.7  million,  or basic and diluted  earnings per share of $.06,  for the same
period in 1998.  Excluding a one-time  termination fee from a client,  discussed
above, net income for the three months ended June 30, 1999, would have increased
18.8% to $13.8  million,  or basic and diluted  earnings per share of $.07.  Net
income for the first six months of 1999  increased  43.3% to $31.4  million,  up
from $21.9 million for the same period last year. Basic and diluted earnings per
share for the first six months of 1999  increased to $.16,  up from $.11 for the
same period of 1998.

     TSYS'  effective  income tax rate for the second quarter of 1999 was 34.1%,
compared to 32.5% for the same period in 1998. For the six months ended June 30,
1999, the effective tax rate was 33.7%, compared to 32.8% for the same period in
1998.  Growth in pretax  income at rates  greater than the growth in federal and
state tax credits is the cause for the increase in the  Company's  effective tax
rate.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     The  Consolidated  Statements of Cash Flows detail the Company's cash flows
from  operating,  investing and financing  activities.  TSYS' primary  method of
funding  its  operations  and  growth  has  been  cash  generated  from  current
operations and the  occasional use of borrowed funds to supplement  financing of
capital  expenditures.  TSYS' net cash  provided by operating  activities in the
first six months of 1999 was $61.8  million,  compared  to $32.6  million in the
same period of 1998. The major uses of cash generated from  operations have been
the  internal  development  and purchase of computer  software,  the addition of
property  and  equipment,  investment  in contract  acquisition  costs,  and the
payment of cash dividends.

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<PAGE>

Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)

     During the second quarter of 1999, TSYS purchased property and equipment of
$4.2  million for total  purchases  of $8.4  million for the first six months of
1999.  Additions  to  computer  software  during the second  quarter  were $19.9
million,  bringing the total  additions for 1999 to $30.1 million.  Of the $19.9
million  computer  software  additions  made  during the second  quarter,  $16.0
million was for  purchased  software and $3.9 million for  internally  developed
software,  bringing the totals for the first six months of 1999 to $22.8 million
for purchased software and $7.3 million for internally developed software. Also,
in the second  quarter of 1999,  $885,500 was  invested in contract  acquisition
costs for a total of $2.8 million invested in 1999. Dividends on common stock of
$1.9 million were paid in the second quarter of 1999,  bringing the total amount
of dividends paid year to date to $3.9 million.

     In 1997,  construction was begun on a campus-type facility which will serve
as the Company's corporate  headquarters.  The Company entered into an operating
lease agreement relating to the new corporate campus.  Under the agreement,  the
lessor has purchased the land, is paying for construction and development  costs
and has leased the property to the Company  commencing upon its completion.  The
lease provides for a substantial  residual value  guarantee,  up to $87 million,
and includes purchase options at the original cost of the property.  Real estate
taxes,  insurance,  maintenance and operating expenses  applicable to the leased
property are obligations of the Company. The Company began moving personnel into
the new campus  facility  in  December  1998 and should  complete  the move of a
substantial  number of its  personnel  into the new  facility  by the end of the
third quarter of 1999.  With the move to the campus,  the Company will not renew
leases on certain facilities.  The Company expects the increase in occupancy and
equipment  expense  related to  occupying  the campus to be  approximately  $5.3
million in 1999, net of the relinquished lease obligations.

     Although  the impact of  inflation  on its  operations  cannot be precisely
determined,  the Company believes that by controlling its operating expenses and
by taking  advantage of more efficient  computer  hardware and software,  it can
minimize the impact of inflation.

     TSYS may seek  additional  external  sources of capital in the future.  The
form of any such financing will vary depending upon prevailing  market and other
conditions  and may include  short-term or long-term  borrowings  from financial
institutions,  or the issuance of additional  equity and/or debt securities such
as industrial revenue bonds. However,  there can be no assurance that funds will
be  available on terms  acceptable  to TSYS.  Management  expects that TSYS will
continue to be able to fund a  significant  portion of its  capital  expenditure
needs through  internally  generated  cash in the future,  as evidenced by TSYS'
current  ratio of 2.0:1.  At June 30,  1999,  TSYS had working  capital of $74.6
million compared to $60.5 million at December 31, 1998.

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<PAGE>

Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure

     Many computer  programs were written with a two-digit  date field,  and, if
these  programs  are not made  Year  2000  compliant,  they  will be  unable  to
correctly  process  date  information  for the year 2000 and after.  While these
issues impact all of the Company's data processing systems to some extent,  they
are most  significant in connection with certain  mainframe  computer  programs.
Moreover,  remediation efforts go beyond the Company's internal computer systems
and require coordination with customers,  vendors, government entities and other
third parties to assure that their systems and related interfaces are compliant.
Failure to achieve  timely  remediation of the Company's  critical  programs and
computer  systems  for Year 2000  would have a  material  adverse  effect on the
Company's financial condition and results of operations.

     TSYS has organized its Y2K remediation efforts into five phases: Awareness,
Assessment,  Renovation, Validation and Implementation. The first phase of TSYS'
Year 2000  effort was  Awareness,  which  included  promoting  the  efforts  and
progress of the TSYS Y2K Project  Office through  numerous  mediums to reach the
widest  possible  audience.  As of December 31,  1998,  TSYS had  completed  the
Awareness phase of the Year 2000 project.

     The second phase of TSYS' Year 2000 Project was  Assessment  which included
performing  a system wide scan of millions of lines of code to  determine  which
lines of code were date  impacted.  As of December 31, 1998,  TSYS had completed
the Assessment  phase of the Year 2000 project.  The lines of code identified as
noncompliant  were  earmarked  for  renovation.  A plan  for  compliance,  which
included  methodology,  milestones and a timeline for  verification,  was placed
into action.  TSYS also  assessed the Year 2000  readiness of its 70 vendors who
provide mission critical systems. As of July 1999, 202 of 203 products have been
verified in TSYS' test region. A work-around solution has been developed by TSYS
for the remaining product as work continues with the vendor.

     The  third  phase  of  the  Y2K  Project  was  Renovation   which  included
implementing  code changes to all noncompliant  systems.  During 1998, two major
renovation  milestones were met. The first milestone,  100% of all critical code
converted,  was achieved in April 1998. The second, 100% of all noncritical code
renovated,  was  completed  in July  1998.  As units  were  renovated  they were
returned to  production,  and, as of December  31,  1998,  the Company was fully
operating  on  Y2K  compliant   systems.   During  the  Renovation  phase,  TSYS
established a  stand-alone  testing  environment  in which code changes could be
verified.

     The fourth phase of the Year 2000  Project was  Validation  which  included
setting up a test environment,  testing core system  functionality and providing
test  results to  clients.  It was during  this phase that Turn of The  Century,
Monthly Cycling, Leap Year and Millennium Year, Month and Quarter End dates were
tested.  This phase  concluded  during  October  1998,  and results were sent to
customers in November and December 1998.

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Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure (continued)

     The final phase of the Y2K Project is  Implementation  which allows clients
the  opportunity  to test their specific code within a Y2K  environment.  During
this phase,  four test cycles (Turn of the Century,  Monthly Cycling,  Leap Year
and Millennium  Year, Month and Quarter End) were repeated during the three test
iterations.  The Implementation  phase of the Year 2000 Project began in October
1998. As of June 30, 1999, two client test iterations were completed,  the third
test iteration is well underway,  and the TSYS  contingency  plan was developed,
validated  and  completed.  Clients  will be allowed to test in the  stand-alone
testing environment during the third iteration until August 2, 1999.

     A significant aspect of the Year 2000 Project is Contingency Planning which
is the process to ensure  that TSYS can  continue  operations  in the event that
information  technology systems,  noninformation  technology systems, or vendors
are not  Year  2000  compliant.  In  June  1999,  TSYS  completed  its  Business
Resumption  Contingency  Plan,  or Y2K Day  Plan,  which  is  based  on the TSYS
Disaster  Recovery Plan. The plan was developed as an intranet  database  which,
when printed,  consists of over 2,600 pages.  This plan sets forth processes and
procedures to follow in case the Company  experiences a problem with  processing
Year 2000 data or if mission-critical  service providers suffer disruption.  The
plan was  validated  by a walk  through  and a role play  during  June 1999.  An
abbreviated  version of the plan was shared with  clients in July 1999. A client
forum to  discuss  the Y2K Day  Plan is  scheduled  for  August  1999.  The plan
includes the following:

     TSYS programming staff will be on site to immediately  remediate any coding
issues  encountered.  The Year 2000  Communication  Center will act as the nerve
center during the century  changeover,  monitoring the processing status of over
88 business areas through 12 command posts, conveying management decisions,  and
deploying resources where required.

     If a power loss is  experienced  for any reason at our Data  Centers  which
house  mainframe  and  associated  hardware,  all our critical  systems would be
powered through battery backup and diesel  generators  without  experiencing any
downtime.  This process,  referred to as our Uninterrupted  Power Supply system,
has enough fuel for 72 hours.  The Company has contracts  with two separate fuel
distributors to ensure that our operations could continue indefinitely. The fuel
companies have backup generators to keep their fuel pumps operational in case of
a power failure.

     TSYS has service agreements with IBM's Global Services to provide,  through
its business unit, Business Recovery Services, hot-site assistance and equipment
for data center and network recovery in case of a natural or man-made  disaster.
Also,  TSYS has  contracts  with other  companies to receive  immediate  service
and/or top priority in an emergency situation.  Additionally, vendor technicians
for key equipment  will be on site for the period of December 31, 1999,  through
January 3, 2000.

                                     - 21 -
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2000 Readiness Disclosure (continued)

     Management  believes that the most likely Y2K risks relate to third parties
with which it has material  relationships.  A failure or  disruption  of (i) the
Company's    mission-critical    computer    systems   caused   by   third-party
hardware/software,  (ii) third-party service/network/gateway providers, or (iii)
significant clients for an extended period, could adversely affect the financial
condition  and results of  operations  of the  Company.  TSYS' Year 2000 Project
Office has reviewed  compliance  and tested with the  Company's top 11 customers
defined  either by number of accounts on file and/or by revenues  generated  and
found them to be Y2K ready.  Management  believes its internal review  indicates
that the Company's mission-critical systems are Y2K ready; however, failure of a
mission  critical  third-party  provider could have a material adverse effect on
the Company's  business,  operations and financial  results.  However,  based on
currently  available  information,  while management  anticipates there could be
isolated and intermittent  disruptions of various services and interfaces at its
business  sites  related to third  parties with which it has material  Year 2000
relationships,  there is no  expectation  of  extensive or  protracted  systemic
failures that would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or
results of operations of the Company.

     TSYS  currently  estimates  the total cost for the Year 2000  Project  will
amount to  approximately  $18  million of direct  costs.  This  amount  consists
primarily  of the costs  associated  with  personnel  dedicated to the Year 2000
Project. During the second quarter of 1999, TSYS incurred $1.8 million of direct
costs associated with the Year 2000 Project and has incurred $12.7 million since
project inception.

Safe Harbor For Year 2000 Forward-Looking Statements

     All   forward-looking   statements   regarding  Y2K  readiness,   including
estimates,  forecasts and  expectations,  are  inherently  uncertain as they are
based on various  expectations and assumptions  concerning future events and are
subject to numerous risks and  uncertainties  which could cause actual events or
results to differ materially from those projected.  Important factors upon which
the Company's Y2K forward-looking statements are premised include: (a) retention
of employees and contractors working on Y2K projects; (b) customers' remediation
of their  internal  systems  to be Y2K  ready and  their  cooperation  in timely
testing;  (c) no material  disruption of  telecommunication,  data  transmission
networks,   payment   networks,   government   services,   utilities   or  other
infrastructure  services and no unexpected failure of third-party products;  (d)
no unexpected failures by third-parties  providing services to the Company;  (e)
no  undiscovered  subversion of systems or program code  affecting the Company's
systems; and (f) no undiscovered material flaws in the Company's test processes.

Legal Proceedings

     On  November  10,  1998,  a  class  action   complaint  was  filed  against
NationsBank  of Delaware,  N.A.,  in the United  States  District  Court for the
Southern District of Mississippi. On March 23, 1999, the named plaintiff amended
the complaint and named the Company and certain  credit bureaus as defendants in
the case. The named plaintiff alleges,  among other things,  that the defendants
failed to report  properly  the credit  standing of each member of the  putative
class.  The named  plaintiff  has defined the class as all persons and  entities
within the United States who

                                     - 22 -
<PAGE>

Legal Proceedings (continued)

obtained credit cards from NationsBank,  and whose accounts were purchased by or
transferred to U.S.  BankCard,  and whose accounts were  improperly  reported to
credit bureaus or credit agencies  incorrectly.  The amended  complaint  alleges
negligence,  violation of the Fair Credit  Reporting Act,  breach of the duty of
good faith and fair dealing, and seeks declaratory relief, injunctive relief and
the imposition of punitive  damages.  The Company intends to vigorously  contest
this  lawsuit  which  seeks  unspecified  damages.   This  litigation  has  just
commenced, and discovery is still in its initial phase; thus, the Company is not
in a position to determine the possible exposure, if any, to the Company.


Forward-Looking Statements

     Certain  statements  contained in this filing which are not  statements  of
historical fact constitute  forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act (the  Act).  In  addition,  certain
statements  in  future   filings  by  TSYS  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  in press  releases,  and in oral and written  statements made by or
with the approval of TSYS which are not statements of historical fact constitute
forward-looking   statements   within  the  meaning  of  the  Act.  Examples  of
forward-looking  statements include,  but are not limited to: (i) projections of
revenue,  income or loss,  earnings or loss per share, the payment or nonpayment
of dividends,  capital  structure and other financial items;  (ii) statements of
plans and objectives of TSYS or its management or Board of Directors,  including
those  relating to products or services;  (iii)  statements  of future  economic
performance;  and (iv)  statements of assumptions  underlying  such  statements.
Words such as "believes,"  "anticipates,"  "expects," "intends," "targeted," and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking  statements but are
not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.

     Forward-looking  statements involve risks and uncertainties which may cause
actual results to differ materially from those in such statements.  Factors that
could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to: (i) the strength of the U.S. economy
in general and relevant foreign economies;  (ii) the Company's performance under
- - and retention of - current and future  processing  agreements  with customers;
(iii)  inflation,  interest rate and foreign  exchange rate  fluctuations;  (iv)
timely and  successful  implementation  of  processing  systems  to provide  new
products,  improved  functionality  and increased  efficiencies;  (v) changes in
consumer spending, borrowing and saving habits, including a shift from credit to
debit cards; (vi) technological changes; (vii) acquisitions;  (viii) the ability
to  increase  market  share  and  control   expenses;   (ix)  changes  in  laws,
regulations, credit card association rules or other industry standards affecting
TSYS' business which require significant product redevelopment  efforts; (x) the
effect of changes in accounting  policies and practices as may be adopted by the
Financial  Accounting Standards Board or the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(xi) changes in TSYS'  organization,  compensation and benefit plans;  (xii) the
costs and effects of litigation  and of  unexpected or adverse  outcomes in such
litigation;  (xiii)  failure to  successfully  implement the Company's Year 2000
modification  plans  substantially  as  scheduled  and  budgeted;  and (xiv) the
success of TSYS at managing the risks involved in the foregoing.

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<PAGE>

Forward-Looking Statements (continued)

     Such  forward-looking  statements  speak  only  as of  the  date  on  which
statements  are  made,   and  TSYS   undertakes  no  obligation  to  update  any
forward-looking  statement to reflect events or circumstances  after the date on
which such statement is made to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

                                     - 24 -
<PAGE>

                          TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                          Part II - Other Information

         Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

     The annual  shareholders'  meeting of Total System Services,  Inc. was held
April 15,  1999.  Voted on at the meeting was the election of Class I directors.
Following is a tabulation of votes for each nominee:

                                                                   WITHHELD
                                                                   AUTHORITY
         NOMINEE                    VOTES FOR                       TO VOTE

         Samuel A. Nunn             187,714,246                     237,419

         H. Lynn Page               187,748,123                     203,542

         Philip W. Tomlinson        187,748,453                     203,212

         Richard W. Ussery          187,748,458                     203,207


         Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

                  a)  Exhibits

                      (27) - Financial Data Schedule (For SEC use only)

                  b)  There were no Forms 8-K filed during the quarter ended
                        June 30, 1999.

                                     - 25 -
<PAGE>

                          TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                   TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.

Date:  August 13, 1999                             by:  /s/ Richard W. Ussery
                                                      -----------------------
                                                        Richard W. Ussery
                                                        Chairman of the Board
                                                          and Chief Executive
                                                          Officer


Date:  August 13, 1999                             by:  /s/ James B. Lipham
                                                      ------------------------
                                                         James B. Lipham
                                                         Chief Financial Officer


                                     - 26 -

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