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Heartland named a best place to work in New Jersey

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 — 12:36:13 (EDT)

Princeton, N.J., April 23, 2013 -- Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE: HPY), one of the nation's largest payments processors, today announced that it has been named one of the 2013 "Best Places to Work in New Jersey" by NJBIZ.

Through employer reports and comprehensive, confidential employee surveys that allowed employees to say anything they wanted with impunity, the "Best Places to Work in New Jersey" program is dedicated to identifying and recognizing New Jersey's best employers who show a dedication to their employees' growth and quality of life.

"New Jersey is a critical hub for Heartland with more than 100 corporate, financial, marketing and sales professionals based in several Princeton offices," said Bob Carr, Heartland's chairman and chief executive officer. "To be recognized as one of the state's best employers validates our efforts to become one of the premier destinations for top talent in New Jersey. We're very committed to providing our employees with well-deserved rewards and opportunities that improve the quality of their personal and professional lives."

Heartland offers generous compensation and benefits packages, flexible scheduling to accommodate a healthy work-life balance, professional development and training, and opportunities for recognition and rewards, including incentive trips, monetary awards and visibility among peers and company leadership. To learn about careers at Heartland, visit www.HeartlandPaymentSystems.com/Careers .

Heartland will be recognized at the 2013 Best Places to Work in New Jersey awards dinner on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at the The Hilton in East Brunswick, N.J. More information can be found at Best Places to Work in New Jersey.

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, mobile commerce, eCommerce, marketing solutions, security technology, payroll solutions, and related business solutions and services to more than 250,000 business and educational 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. Heartland also established The Sales Professional Bill of Rights to advocate for the rights of sales professionals everywhere. More detailed information can be found by visiting HeartlandPaymentSystems.com, HeartlandPaymentSystems.com/Careers , Heartlandpaymentsystems.com/Blog or following the company on Twitter @HeartlandHPY and Facebook at facebook.com/HeartlandHPY .

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Source: Company press release.