UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 5, 2012
MasterCard Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32877 | 13-4172551 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 2000 Purchase Street Purchase, New York |
10577 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(914) 249-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2012 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of MasterCard Incorporated (the “Company”) was held on June 5, 2012. Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 (“Class A common stock”), at the close of business on April 10, 2012 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A total of 106,228,720 shares of Class A common stock, constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The votes cast with respect to the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:
1. The holders of Class A common stock re-elected the following eight director nominees to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors as directors for a one-year term expiring on the date of the Company’s 2013 annual meeting of stockholders:
| DIRECTOR | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
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| Ajay Banga |
100,324,753 | 48,094 | 97,166 | 5,758,707 | ||||||||||||
| David R. Carlucci |
100,143,753 | 162,442 | 163,818 | 5,758,707 | ||||||||||||
| Steven J. Freiberg |
100,253,011 | 52,309 | 164,693 | 5,758,707 | ||||||||||||
| Richard Haythornthwaite |
100,367,412 | 50,845 | 51,756 | 5,758,707 | ||||||||||||
| Marc Olivié |
100,138,287 | 167,418 | 164,308 | 5,758,707 | ||||||||||||
| Rima Qureshi |
99,960,681 | 345,703 | 163,629 | 5,758,707 | ||||||||||||
| Mark Schwartz |
100,117,799 | 187,320 | 164,894 | 5,758,707 | ||||||||||||
| Jackson P. Tai |
87,028,267 | 13,232,081 | 209,665 | 5,758,707 | ||||||||||||
2. The holders of Class A common stock approved the Company’s executive compensation on an advisory basis:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 96,202,742 |
3,230,118 | 1,037,153 | 5,758,707 |
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3. The holders of Class A common stock approved the Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 97,546,014 |
2,812,374 | 111,625 | 5,758,707 |
4. The holders of Class A common stock approved the Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 97,235,306 |
3,170,438 | 64,269 | 5,758,707 |
5. The holders of Class A common stock ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for 2012:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 105,156,208 |
1,009,748 | 62,764 | 0 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MASTERCARD INCORPORATED | ||||||
| Date: June 5, 2012 | By | /s/ Noah J. Hanft | ||||
| Noah J. Hanft General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Franchise Integrity Officer | ||||||
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