EXHIBIT 99.1

Cardtronics Announces Third Quarter 2012 Results

HOUSTON, Nov. 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cardtronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CATM) (the "Company"), the world's largest retail ATM owner, today announced its financial and operational results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Key financial statistics in the third quarter of 2012 as compared to the third quarter of 2011 include:

• Consolidated revenues of $199.0 million, up 21%, comprised of 10% organic growth and 11% growth from acquisitions.
• Adjusted Net Income per diluted share of $0.43, up 10% from $0.39.
• Adjusted EBITDA of $49.5 million, up 15% from $43.0 million.
• GAAP net income of $12.9 million or $0.28 per diluted share, compared to $46.9 million or $1.05 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2011, which included a $37.0 million non-recurring income tax benefit.

"We continued our recent success of delivering strong revenue growth, with revenues up 21% in the quarter, driven by almost equal components of organic growth and growth from acquisitions," commented Steve Rathgaber, chief executive officer. "Our revenue growth continues to drive solid bottom line increases as well, and we expect to drive further bottom line improvements as our newly deployed ATMs become fully-optimized and we continue to realize acquisition synergies."

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

• Acquisition on August 7, 2012 of the assets of ATM Network, a Minnesota-based ATM operator of approximately 6,200 primarily merchant-owned ATMs.
• Inclusion of First Midwest Bank in Allpoint Network, America's largest surcharge-free network, expanding First Midwest Bank's fee-free ATM network from 130 cash machines in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa to now more than 50,000 nationwide through Allpoint.
• Launch of FeeAlert, a new product that enables financial institutions to help their customers save money by steering them toward nearby in-network, surcharge-free ATMs and away from machines that charge them ATM fees.
• The branding of over 1,350 new ATM locations in the quarter.
• Net addition of over 870 new deployed Company-owned ATMs during the quarter.

Effects of foreign currency exchange rate movements had an insignificant impact on reported consolidated revenues, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income per diluted share during the quarter.

Please refer to the "Disclosure of Non-GAAP Financial Information" contained later in this release for definitions of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Net Income per diluted share and Free Cash Flow. For additional financial information, including reconciliations to comparable GAAP measures, please refer to the supplemental schedules of selected financial information at the end of this press release.

THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

For the third quarter of 2012, consolidated revenues totaled $199.0 million, representing a 21% increase from the $165.1 million in consolidated revenues generated during the third quarter of 2011. Organic growth in the quarter accounted for 10% of the growth and was attributable to the following: (1) increased transactions per ATM in the Company's United States and United Kingdom operations; (2) unit growth expansion; (3) increased revenues from managed services agreements; (4) increased bank branding revenues from financial institution partners; and (5) growth in Allpoint. Partially offsetting the increases in organic revenue was a decline in our interchange revenue per transaction as a result of rate reductions by a major network that became effective during the previous quarter and transaction volume shifts to networks that pay lower interchange rates. The remaining 11% of revenue growth was driven by businesses acquired during the second half of 2011 and during 2012.

Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2012 totaled $49.5 million, compared to $43.0 million during the third quarter of 2011, and Adjusted Net Income totaled $18.8 million ($0.43 per diluted share) compared to $16.9 million ($0.39 per diluted share) during the third quarter of 2011. The increases in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income per diluted share were positively affected by the incremental revenues attributable to ATMs acquired during the second half of 2011, as well as our organic revenue growth. Specific costs excluded from Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income are detailed in a reconciliation included at the end of this press release.

GAAP Net Income for the third quarter of 2012 totaled $12.9 million, compared to $46.9 million during the same quarter in 2011. GAAP Net Income for the third quarter of 2011 included a non-recurring $37.0 million income tax benefit, which related to certain tax reporting and structuring changes the Company implemented with respect to its United Kingdom operations in that period. GAAP Net Income before income taxes increased $3.9 million from the third quarter of 2011 due to the same factors impacting Adjusted EBITDA discussed above and as a result of a gain recognized during the third quarter of 2012 from the reduction of a liability associated with renegotiating acquired unfavorable contracts.

NINE MONTHS RESULTS

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, consolidated revenues totaled $582.1 million, representing a 29% increase from the $450.4 million in consolidated revenues generated during the same period in 2011. Growth from acquisitions accounted for 16% of the growth in the nine month period. Organic growth of 13% was attributable to a combination of increases in transactions per ATM, unit growth expansion, increased revenues from managed services agreements, higher bank branding revenues, growth in Allpoint, and higher equipment sales. As was the case with the quarterly results, the increases in organic revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was partially offset by the interchange rate reductions discussed above.

Adjusted EBITDA totaled $139.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, representing a 22% increase over the $114.4 million in Adjusted EBITDA for the same period in 2011, and Adjusted Net Income totaled $52.3 million ($1.19 per diluted share) for the first nine months of 2012, up 18% on a per share basis from $42.9 million ($1.01 per diluted share) during the same period in 2011. The increases in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income were primarily due to the same factors noted above for the Company's quarterly results.

GAAP Net Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 totaled $32.4 million, compared to $62.1 million during the same period in 2011. The year-over-year decrease is primarily attributable to the non-recurring $37.0 million income tax benefit recorded in the third quarter of 2011. Income before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was up 20% over the corresponding period in 2011.

Update of Full-Year 2012 Guidance

The Company is updating the financial guidance it provided in July 2012 regarding its anticipated full-year 2012 results, and now expects the following:

• Revenues of $768.0 million to $775.0 million;
• Overall gross margins of approximately 31.1% to 31.3%;
• Adjusted EBITDA of $187.0 million to $189.0 million;
• Depreciation and accretion expense of approximately $59.0 million, net of noncontrolling interests;
• Cash interest expense of approximately $21.1 million to $21.3 million, net of noncontrolling interests;
• Adjusted Net Income of $1.58 to $1.61 per diluted share, based on approximately 43.9 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding; and
• Capital expenditures of approximately $85.0 million, net of noncontrolling interests.

The Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income guidance excludes the impact of certain expenses, as outlined in the reconciliation provided at the end of this press release. Additionally, this guidance is based on average foreign currency exchange rates for the remainder of the year of $1.60 U.S. to £1.00 U.K., $13.00 Mexican pesos to $1.00 U.S., and $1.00 Canadian dollar to $1.00 U.S.

LIQUIDITY

The Company believes that it continues to maintain a strong liquidity position, with $70.4 million in available borrowing capacity under its $250.0 million revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2012. In addition, the size of the amended credit facility can be increased to $325.0 million under certain conditions. The Company's outstanding indebtedness as of September 30, 2012 consisted of $200.0 million in senior subordinated notes due 2018, $177.5 million in borrowings under its revolving credit facility due 2016, and $3.4 million in equipment financing notes associated with its majority-owned Mexico subsidiary.

DISCLOSURE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Net Income per diluted share and Free Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures provided as a complement to results prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted within the United States of America ("GAAP") and may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures reported by other companies. Management believes that the presentation of these measures and the identification of unusual, non-recurring, or non-cash items enhance an investor's understanding of the underlying trends in the Company's business and provide for better comparability between periods in different years.

Adjusted EBITDA excludes depreciation, accretion, and amortization expense as these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within the Company's industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures, and the method by which the assets were acquired. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes acquisition-related costs, certain other non-operating costs, loss on asset disposal, our obligations for the payment of income taxes, interest expense or other obligations such as capital expenditures, and an adjustment for noncontrolling interest. Adjusted Net Income represents net income computed in accordance with GAAP, before amortization expense, loss on disposal of assets, stock-based compensation expense and certain other expense (income) and acquisition-related costs, and using an assumed 35% tax rate, with certain adjustments for noncontrolling interests. Adjusted Net Income per diluted share is calculated by dividing Adjusted Net Income by average weighted diluted shares outstanding calculated in accordance with GAAP. Free Cash Flow is defined as cash provided by operating activities less payments for capital expenditures, including those financed through direct debt but excluding acquisitions. The measure of Free Cash Flow does not take into consideration certain other non-discretionary cash requirements such as, for example, mandatory principal payments on portions of the Company's long-term debt.

The non-GAAP financial measures presented herein should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income, net income, cash flows from operating, investing, or financing activities, or other income or cash flow measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures used herein to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are presented in tabular form at the end of this press release.

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

The Company will host a conference call today, Thursday, November 1, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. Central Time (5:30 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. To access the call, please call the conference call operator at:

Please call in fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled start time and request to be connected to the "Cardtronics Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call." Additionally, a live audio webcast of the conference call will be available online through the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.cardtronics.com.

A digital replay of the conference call will be available through Thursday, November 15, 2012, and can be accessed by calling (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 and entering 44803508 for the conference ID. A replay of the conference call will also be available online through the Company's website subsequent to the call through December 1, 2012.

ABOUT CARDTRONICS (Nasdaq:CATM)

Making ATM cash access convenient where people shop, work and live their lives, Cardtronics is at the convergence of retailers, financial institutions, prepaid card programs and the customers they share. Cardtronics owns/operates approximately 61,700 retail ATMs in U.S. and international locales. Whether Cardtronics is driving foot traffic for America's most relevant retailers, enhancing ATM brand presence for card issuers or expanding card holders' surcharge-free cash access on the local, national or global scene, Cardtronics is convenient access to cash, when and where consumers need it. Cardtronics is where cash meets commerce.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give the Company's current expectations or forecasts of future events, future financial performance, strategies, expectations, competitive environment, regulation, and availability of resources. The forward-looking statements contained in this release include, among other things, statements concerning projections, predictions, expectations, estimates or forecasts as to the Company's business, financial and operational results and future economic performance, and statements of management's goals and objectives and other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• the Company's financial outlook and the financial outlook of the ATM industry;
• the Company's ability to respond to recent and future regulatory changes;
• the Company's ability to respond to potential reductions in the amount of net interchange fees that it receives from global and regional debit networks for transactions conducted on its ATMs due to pricing changes implemented by those networks as well as changes in how issuers route their ATM transactions over those networks;
• the Company's ability to provide new ATM solutions to retailers and financial institutions;
• the Company's ATM vault cash rental needs, including potential liquidity issues with its vault cash providers;
• the continued implementation of the Company's corporate strategy;
• the Company's ability to compete successfully with new and existing competitors;
• the Company's ability to renew and strengthen its existing customer relationships and add new customers;
• the Company's ability to meet the service levels required by its service level agreements with its customers;
• the Company's ability to pursue and successfully integrate acquisitions;
• the Company's ability to successfully manage its existing international operations and to continue to expand internationally;
• the Company's ability to prevent security breaches;
• the Company's ability to manage the risks associated with its third-party service providers failing to perform their contractual obligations;
• the Company's ability to manage concentration risks with key customers, vendors and service providers;
• changes in interest rates and foreign currency rates;
• the additional risks the Company is exposed to in its U.K. armored transport business; and
• the Company's ability to retain its key employees.

Additional information regarding known material factors that could cause the Company's actual performance or results to differ from its projected results are described in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. You should not read forward-looking statements as a guarantee of future performance or results. They will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at or by which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made and are based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or management's good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information.

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