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Michael J. Brown
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.

MICHAEL J. BROWN is one of the founders of Euronet and has served as our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since 1996 and was our President from December 11, 2006 to June 11, 2007. He also founded our predecessor in 1994 with Daniel R. Henry, our former President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Brown has been a Director of Euronet since our incorporation in December 1996 and previously served on the boards of Euronet's predecessor companies. In 1979, Mr. Brown founded Innovative Software, Inc., a computer software company that was merged in 1988 with Informix. Mr. Brown served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Informix from February 1988 to January 1989. He served as President of the Workstation Products Division of Informix from January 1989 until April 1990. In 1993, Mr. Brown was a founding investor of Visual Tools, Inc. Visual Tools, Inc. was acquired by Sybase Software in 1996. Mr. Brown is currently a director of Blue Valley Ban Corp. and Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Mr. Brown received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri—Columbia in 1979 and a Master of Science in molecular and cellular biology at the University of Missouri—Kansas City in 1997.

Paul S. Althasen
Executive Vice President
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.

PAUL S. ALTHASEN has served on our Board since May 2003. Mr. Althasen currently serves as Executive Vice President of Euronet. He joined Euronet in February 2003 in connection with Euronet's acquisition of e-pay Limited, a U.K. company. Mr. Althasen is a co-founder and former CEO and Co-Managing Director of e-pay, and he was responsible for the strategic direction of e-pay since its formation in 1999. From 1989 to 1999, Mr. Althasen was a co-founder and Managing Director of MPC Mobile Phone Center, a franchised retailer of cellular phones in the U.K. Previously, Mr. Althasen worked for Chemical Bank in London where he traded financial securities. Mr. Althasen has a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree in business studies from the City of London Business School.

Holdings: 37,145 shares View Transactions
Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
May 19, 2010	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	4,767	n/a
May 19, 2010	Disposition (Non Open Market)	1,431	14.16
May 18, 2010	Disposition (Non Open Market)	850	14.37
May 20, 2009	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	4,470	n/a
May 20, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	1,341	15.10
May 18, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	850	14.79
May 20, 2008	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	3,500	n/a
May 19, 2008	Sell	851	17.50
May 17, 2007	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	3,500	n/a
Mar 13, 2007	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	18,500	n/a

Thomas A. McDonnell
President and Chief Executive Officer
DST Systems Inc.

THOMAS A. MCDONNELL has been a Director of Euronet since its incorporation in December 1996 and he previously served on the boards of Euronet's predecessor companies. Since October 1984, he has served as Chief Executive Officer of DST Systems, Inc., a Stockholder of Euronet. Since January 1973 (except for a 30 month period from October 1984 to April 1987) he has also served as President of DST Systems, Inc. From 1973 to September 1995, he served as Treasurer of DST Systems, Inc. Mr. McDonnell is currently a director of DST Systems, Inc., Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Garmin Ltd., Blue Valley Ban Corp and Kansas City Southern. He is a member of the audit committees of Kansas City Southern, Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and Garmin Ltd. Mr. McDonnell has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Rockhurst College and an Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Finance.

Member of the Audit Committee

Member of the Compensation Committee

Holdings: 26,237 shares View Transactions
Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
May 19, 2010	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	4,767	n/a
Jan 29, 2010	Option Execute	2,000	6.75
May 20, 2009	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	4,470	n/a
May 20, 2008	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	3,500	n/a
Apr 16, 2008	Option Execute	1,000	5.88
May 17, 2007	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	3,500	n/a

Dr. Andrzej Olechowski
President
Conseil DG, Warsaw, Poland

DR. ANDRZEJ OLECHOWSKI has served on our Board since May 2002. He previously served as a Director of Euronet from its incorporation in December 1996 until May 2000. Dr. Olechowski is currently the President of Conseil DG, a Polish consulting company. From 1995 until 2008, Dr. Olechowski served as a Senior Advisor for Central Europe Trust, Poland, a consulting firm. He has held several senior positions with the Polish government: from 1993 to 1995, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and in 1992 he was Minister of Finance. From 1992 to 1993, and again in 1995, he served as economic advisor to President Walesa. From 1991 to 1992, he was Secretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and from 1989 to 1991 he was Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Poland. From May 1998 to June 2000, Dr. Olechowski served as the Chairman of Bank Handlowy w Warszavie SA (Poland). Currently, Dr. Olechowski sits on the Supervisory Boards of Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA (Poland) and Vivendi (France) and the boards of various charitable and educational foundations. He received a Ph.D. in Economics in 1979 from the Central School of Planning and Statistics in Warsaw.

Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee

Member of the Compensation Committee

Holdings: 34,591 shares View Transactions
Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
May 19, 2010	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	4,767	n/a
Jan 29, 2010	Disposition (Non Open Market)	646	20.92
Jan 29, 2010	Option Execute	2,000	6.75
May 20, 2009	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	4,470	n/a
May 20, 2008	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	3,500	n/a
May 17, 2007	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	3,500	n/a

Eriberto R. Scocimara
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hungarian-American Enterprise Fund

ERIBERTO R. SCOCIMARA has been a Director of Euronet since its incorporation in December 1996 and previously served on the boards of Euronet's predecessor companies. Since April 1994, Mr. Scocimara has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hungarian-American Enterprise Fund ("HAEF"), a private company that is funded by the U.S. government and invests in Hungary. Since 1984, Mr. Scocimara has also been the President of Scocimara & Company, Inc., an investment management company. Mr. Scocimara is currently a director of HAEF, American Reprographics Company (ARP) and several privately owned companies. He is a member of the audit committee of ARP. He was a member of the board of Roper Industries until June 2006 and was the chairman of the audit committee of Roper Industries until February 2006. He has a Licence de Science Economique from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and an Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.

Member of the Audit Committee

Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee

Member of the Compensation Committee

Holdings: 22,303 shares View Transactions
Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
May 19, 2010	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	4,767	n/a
May 20, 2009	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	4,470	n/a
May 20, 2008	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	3,500	n/a
Jul 26, 2007	Sell	3,333	25.79
Jul 26, 2007	Option Execute	3,333	22.00
May 18, 2007	Disposition (Non Open Market)	934	27.31
May 17, 2007	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	3,500	n/a

Andrew B. Schmitt
President and Chief Executive Officer
Layne Christensen Company

ANDREW B. SCHMITT has served on our Board since September 24, 2003. Mr. Schmitt has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Layne Christensen Company since October 1993. For approximately two years prior to joining Layne Christensen Company, Mr. Schmitt was a partner in two privately owned hydrostatic pump and motor manufacturing companies and an oil and gas service company. He served as President of the Tri-State Oil Tools Division of Baker Hughes Incorporated from February 1988 to October 1991. Mr. Schmitt serves on the board of directors of Layne Christensen Company, as well as the boards of its subsidiaries and affiliates. Mr. Schmitt holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama School of Commerce and Business.

Member of the Audit Committee

Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee

Member of the Compensation Committee

Holdings: 29,656 shares View Transactions
Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
Jun 2, 2010	Buy	1,400	12.95
Jun 1, 2010	Buy	1,100	13.00
May 19, 2010	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	4,767	n/a
May 19, 2010	Disposition (Non Open Market)	1,669	14.16
May 18, 2010	Disposition (Non Open Market)	850	14.37
May 17, 2010	Disposition (Non Open Market)	409	14.67
May 3, 2010	Buy	2,500	15.81
May 20, 2009	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	4,470	n/a
May 20, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	1,565	15.10
May 18, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	409	14.79
May 17, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	409	14.27
Aug 1, 2008	Buy	5,000	15.93
May 20, 2008	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	3,500	n/a
May 19, 2008	Sell	1,227	17.50
Jul 25, 2007	Buy	5,000	26.10
May 18, 2007	Disposition (Non Open Market)	818	27.31
May 17, 2007	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	3,500	n/a

M. Jeannine Strandjord
Retired Senior Vice President
Sprint Corporation

M. JEANNINE STRANDJORD has served on our Board since March 26, 2001. From September 2003 until November 2005 when she retired, Ms. Strandjord served as Senior Vice President and Chief Integration Officer of Sprint Corporation ("Sprint") with responsibility for implementation of Sprint's transformation, including overall program management of comprehensive process redesign and organizational development. From January, 2003 to September, 2003, she was Senior Vice President of Financial Services of Sprint. Other jobs at Sprint included Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Vice President and Controller, and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Amerisource, a subsidiary of Sprint, where she started at Sprint in 1985. Prior to joining Sprint, Ms. Strandjord was with Macy's Midwest and had held positions with Kansas City Power & Light Co. and Ernst and Whinney. Ms. Strandjord holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and business administration from the University of Kansas and is a certified public accountant. She is a member of the board of six registered investment companies which are a part of American Century Funds, a member of the board and the audit committee of DST Systems, Inc. and a member of the board of Charming Shoppes, Inc.

Chair of the Audit Committee

Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee

Member of the Compensation Committee

Holdings: 20,463 shares View Transactions
Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
May 19, 2010	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	4,767	n/a
May 19, 2010	Disposition (Non Open Market)	1,907	14.16
May 17, 2010	Disposition (Non Open Market)	467	14.67
May 20, 2009	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	4,470	n/a
May 20, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	1,788	15.10
May 18, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	467	14.79
May 17, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	467	14.27
May 20, 2008	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	3,500	n/a
May 19, 2008	Sell	1,401	17.50
May 18, 2007	Disposition (Non Open Market)	934	27.31
May 17, 2007	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	3,500	n/a