Oct 2, 2009

Western Union to Release Third Quarter Results on October 20, 2009

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct 02, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in the money transfer segment of global payments, announced today that President and CEO Christina Gold will host a webcast and conference call to discuss third quarter results on October 20, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Joining Gold on the call will be Scott Scheirman, Executive Vice President and CFO. A press release highlighting the financial results will be issued at approximately 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time that same day.

The webcast and slide presentation will be available at http://ir.westernunion.com/investor. The slide presentation will be made available for download from the Western Union website after the call. Registration for the event is required, so please register at least five minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

To listen to the conference call via telephone, dial 800-261-3417 (U.S.) or +1-617-614-3673 (outside the U.S.) ten minutes prior to the start of the call. The pass code is 90158231.

A replay of the call will be available one hour after the call ends through October 27, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time at 888-286-8010 (U.S.) or +1-617-801-6888 (outside the U.S.). The pass code is 80442665. A webcast replay will be available at http://ir.westernunion.com/investor for the same time period.

About Western Union

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a leader in global payment services. Together with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta and Pago Facil branded payment services, Western Union provides consumers with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, as well as send payments and purchase money orders. Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta operate through a combined network of more than 385,000 Agent locations in 200 countries and territories. Famous for its pioneering telegraph services, the original Western Union dates back to 1851. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.

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SOURCE: Western Union

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