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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 7, 2017
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Mastercard Incorporated 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
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Delaware 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
001-32877
(Commission
File Number)
13-4172551 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
2000 Purchase Street
Purchase, New York 
(Address of principal executive offices)
10577 
(Zip Code)
(914) 249-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

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7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On September 7, 2017, Mastercard Incorporated (“Mastercard”) updated its financial outlook for the full-year 2017 and its longer-term performance objectives for 2016-2018 as follows:
Full-year 2017 Financial Outlook
 
 
 
 
Prior Objectives
Updated Objectives
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Net Revenue, on a currency-neutral basis, excluding the impact of acquisitions
Low-double digits
High end of low-double digits
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Operating Expenses, on a currency-neutral basis, excluding the impact of acquisitions and special items
High-single digit
High-single digit
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Full-year tax rate
About 28%
About 28%
2016 - 2018 Longer-term Performance Objectives
 
 
 
 
Prior Objectives
Updated Objectives
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Net revenue compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”), on a currency-neutral basis, excluding the impact of acquisitions
Low double-digits
High end of low double-digits
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Annual operating margin percentage
Minimum 50%
Minimum 50%
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Earnings per share CAGR, on a currency-neutral basis, excluding the impact of special items, acquisitions, and significant tax items
Mid-teens
Approximately 20%
At a meeting Mastercard is hosting for members of the investment community, beginning at 8:30 am today, Mastercard will provide additional context with respect to the above information. Reconciliations of the above information to its most directly comparable GAAP equivalents are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.  The information set forth above and in the attached reconciliations are furnished but not filed. 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Exhibit Description
99.1
Mastercard Incorporated Non-GAAP Reconciliations, dated September 7, 2017.

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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:
September 7, 2017
By:
 
/s/ Janet McGinness
 
 
 
 
Janet McGinness
 
 
 
 
Corporate Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
Exhibit Description


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