Heartland Payment Systems Announces Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2011 Results

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE: HPY), one of the nation’s largest payments processors, today announced that its results for the third quarter 2011 will be released before the market opens on Thursday, October 27, 2011. A copy of the earnings release will be available on the investor relations portion of the Company’s website at: www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com.

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Robert Carr, President Robert Baldwin, and Chief Financial Officer Maria Rueda will host a conference call beginning at 8:30 AM Eastern Time, Thursday, October 27, 2011, to discuss third quarter results and conduct a question and answer session.

Heartland Payment Systems invites all interested parties to listen to its conference call broadcast through a webcast on the Company’s website. To access the call, please visit the Investor Relations portion of the Company’s website at: www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com. The webcast will be archived on the Company’s website within two hours of the live call and will remain available through January 27, 2012.

You may also participate by calling (888) 264-8926 and providing the operator with Pin Number 9424532.

About Heartland Payment Systems

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE: HPY), the fifth largest payments processor in the United States, delivers credit/debit/prepaid card processing, gift marketing and loyalty programs, payroll, check management and related business solutions to more than 250,000 business locations nationwide. A FORTUNE 1000 company, Heartland is the founding supporter of The Merchant Bill of Rights, a public advocacy initiative that educates merchants about fair credit and debit card processing practices. The company is also a leader in the development of end-to-end encryption technology designed to protect cardholder data, rendering it useless to cybercriminals. For more information, please visit HeartlandPaymentSystems.com, MerchantBillOfRights.org, CostOfABurger.com and E3secure.com.