The number of shareholders of record was 3,710 and 3,005 at December 31, 2004 and 2003 respectively.

The company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per common share in 2003 and 2004.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of First Data Corporation will be held at the Qwest Center Omaha at 455 N. 10th Street, Omaha, NE 68102 on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. local time.

The First Data name, logo and related trademarks and service marks, are owned by First Data Corporation, are registered and/or used in the U.S. and some foreign countries. All other trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names referenced in this material are the property of their respective owners.

To review the company’s corporate governance guidelines, board committee charters and codes of business conduct and ethics, please visit the “Governance” section of our Web site at www.firstdata.com.

The Company filed certifications of the CEO and CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as Exhibits to the First Data 2004 Form 10-K report filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and submitted to the New York Stock Exchange the CEO’s annual certification regarding compliance with the NYSE’s corporate governance listing standards.