Nova Corporation
Ticker: NIS Five Concourse Parkway, Suite 700
Exchange: New York Stock Exchange Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Industry: High-Tech (770) 396-1456

Type of Shares:Common Shares Filing Date:3/1/96
U.S. Shares:3,500,000 Offer Date:5/8/96
Non-U.S. Shares:0 Filing Range:$12.00 - $14.00
Primary Shares:3,268,415 Offer Price:$19.00
Secondary Shares:231,585 Gross Spread:$1.33
Offering Amount: $45,500,000 Selling:$0.78
Expenses:$1,310,000 Reallowance:$0.10
Shares Out After:28,150,401

ManagerTierPhone
Alex. Brown & Sons IncorporatedLead Manager (410) 727-1700
Montgomery SecuritiesCo-manager 4156272220
Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc., TheCo-manager (404) 266-6000
Smith Barney Inc.Co-manager (718) 921-8473

Auditor: Ernst & Young
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
2/28/95 12/31/95 12/31/95
Revenue:$93.59$129.04Assets:$58.12
Net Income:-$1.21$4.89Liabilities:$32.10
EPS:-$0.13$0.24Equity:$26.02

Note: Dollar amounts are in U.S. millions; Audited figures expressed as full year,
unaudited figures are partial year

Business Description
NOVA Corporation is an integrated provider of transaction processing services, related software application products and value-added services primarily to small-to-medium sized merchants. The Company believes that at December 31, 1995 it was the nation's eighth largest bankcard processor. The Company provides transaction processing support for all major credit and charge cards, including VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diner's Club and JCB, and also provides access to debit card processing and check verification services. The Company provides merchants with a broad range of transaction processing services. The Company provides merchants with a broad range of transaction processing services, including authorizing card transactions at the point-of-sale, capturing and transmitting transaction data, effecting the settlement of payments and assisting merchants in resolving billing disputes with their customers. In addition, the Company has developed several value-added software applications that can be delivered to its customers and updated via its proprietary telecommunications network.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to pay accrued dividends on preferred shares, to redeem Series D Preferred Shares, to repay debt, future merchant portfolio acquisitions and for general corporate purposes including working capital.

Last updated: 10/28/96

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