On February 23, 2009, The Western Union Company (the "Company") entered into an Underwriting Agreement dated as of February 23, 2009, (the "Underwriting Agreement") with Banc of America Securities LLC and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, as Representatives of the several Underwriters named therein, with respect to the offering and sale by the Company of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.50% Notes due 2014 (the "Notes") under the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-150722). The Notes were issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of November 17, 2006, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 6, 2007 between the Company and the Trustee. The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The sale of the Notes closed on February 26, 2009. The form of Note is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

In connection with the issuance of the Notes, Sidley Austin LLP provided the Company with the legal opinion attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 5.1.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit
Number       Description of Exhibit

  1.1        Underwriting Agreement, dated as of February 23, 2009, by and among
             the Company and Banc of America Securities LLC and Wachovia Capital
             Markets, LLC, as Representatives of the several Underwriters named
             therein, relating to the Notes.

  4.1        Form of 6.50% Note due 2014.

  5.1        Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP relating to the Notes.