Form 8-K

 

 

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 15, 2011

 

 

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 8.01 Other Events

MasterCard Incorporated (the “Company”) announced today that Gary Flood, President, Global Products and Solutions, entered into a pre-arranged stock trading plan to sell a limited amount of the Company’s shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) for personal financial management purposes, designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company’s insider trading policies regarding stock transactions (the “10b5-1 Plan”).

The 10b5-1 Plan allows for the sale of a maximum of approximately 1,200 shares of Class A Common Stock associated with restricted stock unit awards. The 10b5-1 Plan provides for sales of specified share amounts at specified market prices, subject to specified limitations. Sales pursuant to the 10b5-1 Plan are expected to begin as early as August 15, 2011 and will end no later than August 15, 2012. The 10b5-1 Plan may terminate sooner in accordance with its terms.

Mr. Flood will continue to be subject to the Company’s executive stock ownership guidelines until reaching the age of 62, whereby he is encouraged to hold at least four times his base salary in stock. For purposes of the stock ownership guidelines, shares of Class A Common Stock held directly or indirectly by Mr. Flood are included; however, restricted stock units, performance stock units and unexercised stock options held are excluded.

Transactions made under the 10b5-1 Plan will be disclosed publicly through Form 4 filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as may be required by law, the Company does not undertake to report on specific Rule 10b5-1 pre-planned stock trading plans of Company officers, nor to report modifications or terminations of the aforementioned 10b5-1 Plan or the plan of any other individual.


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 17, 2011

 

By

 

/s/ Noah J. Hanft

   

Noah J. Hanft

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary