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): September 25, 2009
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.
As previously disclosed in a Form 8-K filed on July 2, 2009, MasterCard International Incorporated (the “Company”), the principal operating subsidiary of MasterCard Incorporated (the “Registrant”), entered into an agreement (the “Prepayment Agreement”) on July 1, 2009 to modify its payment obligations under a settlement agreement, dated as of June 4, 2003, with plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit challenging certain aspects of the payment card industry under U.S. federal antitrust law. On August 26, 2009, the court in the class action lawsuit entered a final order approving the Prepayment Agreement. On September 25, 2009, the period to appeal the court order ended, and no appeals were filed with respect to the Prepayment Agreement. As a result, the Prepayment Agreement became final pursuant to its terms on September 25, 2009, and, consistent with previous disclosure and pursuant to the terms of the Prepayment Agreement, the Company made a prepayment of its remaining $400 million in payment obligations at a discounted amount of $335 million on September 30, 2009.
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: October 1, 2009 | By | /s/ Noah J. Hanft | ||
| Noah J. Hanft General Counsel, Chief Payment System | ||||