Fidelity National Financial, Inc. and Certegy Inc. Announce Merger

Fidelity National Financial, Inc., and Certegy Inc. today announced the signing of a definitive Merger Agreement under which Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS), a majority-owned subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. and Certegy Inc. will combine operations to form a single publicly traded entity.

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, FIS and Certegy will be combined in a tax-free, stock-for-stock merger under which each share of FIS common stock will be exchanged for 0.6396 shares of Certegy common stock. After the issuance of Certegy stock to FIS shareholders, current Certegy shareholders will own approximately 32.5% and FIS shareholders will own approximately 67.5% of the combined entity, with FNF directly owning approximately 50.3%. Additionally, Certegy will pay a $3.75 per share special cash dividend to its shareholders prior to the closing of the transaction.

FIS is a leading provider of core financial institution processing, mortgage loan processing and related information products and outsourcing services to financial institutions, mortgage lenders and real estate professionals. FIS’ software processes nearly 50 percent of all U.S. residential mortgages, it has processing and technology relationships with 45 of the top 50 U.S. banks, more than 2,800 small and mid-sized U.S. financial institutions and clients in more than 50 countries who rely on its processing and outsourcing products and services.

Certegy is a leading provider of credit, debit, check risk management and cash access services to over 6,500 financial institutions and 100,000 retailers. Certegy maintains a global presence with operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Chile, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and the Caribbean.

The name of the combined company will become Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. and it is expected to have its shares of common stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol ‘FIS’. The headquarters for the combined company will be in Jacksonville, Florida. FNF Chairman and Chief Executive Officer William P. Foley, II will also serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of FIS. The FIS Board of Directors will consist of ten directors, with four directors from the current FIS board, including its Chairman William P. Foley, II, four directors from the current Certegy board, including its current Chairman Lee A. Kennedy and one director from each of Thomas H. Lee Partners and Texas Pacific Group. Mr. Kennedy will also become the Chief Executive Officer of the new FIS. Additionally, FNF Chief Financial Officer Alan L. Stinson will become Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the new FIS, in addition to retaining his role as Chief Financial Officer of FNF. FNF will consolidate the results of FIS in its financial statements and record minority interest for the portion of FIS that it will not own.

“We believe this is a combination that truly will benefit both organizations, as the new FIS will be uniquely positioned to offer a broad suite of data processing, payment and risk management services to financial institutions and retailers,” said FNF Chairman and Chief Executive Officer William P. Foley, II. “Our businesses are complementary, rather than competitive and we believe there are some very significant and unique revenue synergy opportunities, particularly in the community bank, credit union and international markets. We also believe there are meaningful cost synergies to be recognized by eliminating many redundant and duplicative functions through the combination of the two organizations. The new FIS will have nearly $4 billion of diversified, run-rate revenue and $1 billion of run-rate EBITDA from market leading businesses and will be well positioned to capitalize on the significant and unique growth opportunities that the combined companies can offer the markets we serve.”

“We are very excited to become part of the FNF family,” said Lee A. Kennedy, Certegy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “This combination creates one of the largest financial institution technology processing and services companies in the world. It provides Certegy with the opportunity to significantly increase the depth and breadth of products and services that we offer to the domestic community bank and credit union markets, as well as our international customers. It also provides a potential entry point with larger financial institutions through FIS’ large bank processing relationships. We expect this combination to provide significant value for our existing Certegy shareholders, including both the $3.75 per share special cash dividend and the expected accretion to trailing twelve months cash earnings per share of 16%.”

The transaction is subject to a variety of conditions, including the effectiveness of a proxy statement for a Certegy stockholder vote, Certegy stockholder approval, all necessary regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.