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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 28, 2018 |
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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) |
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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. ¨
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
As previously disclosed, Mastercard Incorporated (the “Company”) and the parties to the U.S. merchant class litigation have been in active mediation. As a result of advances in negotiations related to the monetary damages claims, the Company expects to increase its reserve during the second quarter of 2018 by an estimated $210 million for both the merchant class litigation and the filed and anticipated opt-out merchant cases.
Forward-Looking statements
This Report contains forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts may be forward-looking statements. When used in this Report, the words “believe”, “expect”, “could”, “may”, “would”, “will”, “trend” and similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that relate to the Company’s future prospects, developments and business strategies. Please see a complete discussion of these risk factors in Part I, Item 1A - Risk Factors of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Report or as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update our forward-looking statements.
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.
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| | MASTERCARD INCORPORATED |
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Date: | June 28, 2018 | By: | | /s/ Janet McGinness |
| | | | Janet McGinness |
| | | | Corporate Secretary
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