First Data to Release First Quarter 2006 Earnings; CEO Ric Duques Will Host Conference Call

The company will host a conference call on Friday, April 21, at8:00 a.m. EDT to review first quarter 2006 results. The company willalso provide an update on its upcoming spin-off of the Western Unionbusiness. Ric Duques, chairman and CEO of First Data, will lead thecall. Also participating will be Kim Patmore, chief financial officer,and Gary Kohn, vice president, Investor Relations.

To listen to the call, dial 888-831-9087 (U.S. only) or+1-773-799-3935 (outside the U.S.) ten minutes prior to the start ofthe call. The passcode is "FDC".

The call will also be webcast on the First Data website,www.firstdata.com. Please click on the webcast link at least 15minutes prior to the call.

A replay of the call will be available one hour after the callends through April 28 at 5:00 p.m. EDT at 888-445-8681 (U.S.) or+1-203-369-3156 (outside the U.S.) and via webcast onwww.firstdata.com.

About First Data

First Data Corp. (NYSE:FDC) is a leading provider of electroniccommerce and payment solutions for businesses and consumers worldwide.Serving 4.6 million merchant locations, 1,500 financial institutionsand millions of consumers, First Data powers the global economy bymaking it easy, fast and secure for people and businesses around theworld to buy goods and services using virtually any form of payment.The company's portfolio of services and solutions includes credit,debit, private-label, gift and other prepaid card issuing and merchanttransaction processing services; money transfer services; moneyorders; fraud protection and authentication solutions; check guaranteeand verification services through TeleCheck; as well as Internetcommerce and mobile solutions. Western Union, together with OrlandiValuta and Vigo, make up one of the world's largest money transfernetworks with more than 271,000 Agent locations in more than 200countries and territories. The company's STAR Network offersPIN-secured debit acceptance at 1.9 million ATM and retail locations.For more information, visit www.firstdata.com.

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