Total System Services, Inc., Declares Cash Dividend

Columbus, Ga., June 12, 2000 - Total System Services, Inc. (NYSE: "TSS") (TSYS), announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.0125 per share. The cash dividend is payable on July 1, 2000, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 22, 2000.

TSYS provides global commerce solutions. With more than 181 million accounts on file, TSYS facilitates the payment exchange between buyers and sellers for approximately 253 million consumers. TSYS’ TS2 Processing System, the most technologically advanced transaction processing software built in the 1990’s, captures and delivers more of the right information to our clients allowing them to make wiser business decisions, currently yielding portfolio growth more than twice the industry average. TSYS and its family of companies offer a full range of business services from credit application to collections, allowing our clients to focus on building their brands and managing their portfolios. Based in Columbus, Ga., TSYS (www.totalsystem.com) (NYSE: "TSS") is an 80.8 percent-owned subsidiary of Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: "SNV") (www.synovus.com), No. 5 on FORTUNE magazine’s list of "The 100 Best Companies To Work For" in 2000.

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