2008-05-23 23:13:38 -

www.westernunion.com - Hosting the second annual stockholders' meeting of the Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), Chief Executive Officer Christina Gold today reiterated the company's strategy for continued growth and emphasized its commitment to delivering value to shareholders.

Approximately 90 percent of the shares entitled to vote were represented at the meeting in person or proxy. All voting results are

preliminary. The stockholders voted to re-elect Jack M. Greenberg, Alan J. Lacy and Linda Fayne Levinson to serve new three-year terms as members of the Board of Directors.

Stockholders also voted to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Western Union's independent registered public accounting firm for 2008.

About Western Union

Western Union (NYSE: WU) is the world's leader in global money-transfer services. Together with its subsidiaries Orlandi Valuta, Pago Facil and Vigo, Western Union provides people with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send money around the world, pay bills and purchase money orders through a network of more than 345,000 Agent locations in over 200 countries and territories. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.

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