Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. to Present at the Morgan Keegan 2008 Equity Conference

PRINCETON, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE:HPY), a leading provider of
credit/debit/prepaid card processing, payroll, check management and
payment services, today announced that Robert Baldwin, President and
Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Morgan Keegan 2008
Equity Conference.

The Company is currently scheduled to present on Thursday,
September 4, 2008 at 2:00 PM (EDT). The conference will be held at the
Peabody Hotel in Memphis, TN.

Interested parties can listen to a live webcast of the
presentation on the Investor Relations section of Heartland's website
at: http://www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com. The webcast will be
archived on the Company's website and available for 30 days after the
live presentation.

About Heartland Payment Systems

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., a NYSE company trading under the
symbol HPY, delivers credit/debit/prepaid card processing, payroll,
check management and payments solutions to more than 250,000
businesses nationwide.

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. For more information,
visit www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com and
www.MerchantBillOfRights.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release may contain statements of a forward-looking
nature which represent our management's beliefs and assumptions
concerning future events. Forward-looking statements involve risks,
uncertainties and assumptions and are based on information currently
available to us. Actual results may differ materially from those
expressed in the forward-looking statements due to many factors.
Information concerning these factors is contained in the Company's
Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited
to, the Company's registration statement on Form 10-K, or Form 10-Q as
applicable. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the
date of this release.

Gregory FCA Communications
Joe Hassett, 610-228-2110
Heartland_ir@gregoryfca.com

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