Form 8-K

0001193125-11-150164.txt : 20110525 0001193125-11-150164.hdr.sgml : 20110525 20110525133054 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-11-150164 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110523 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20110525 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110525 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MASTERCARD INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001141391 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 134172551 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32877 FILM NUMBER: 11870374 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 PURCHASE STREET CITY: PURCHASE STATE: NY ZIP: 10577 BUSINESS PHONE: 9142492000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 PURCHASE STREET CITY: PURCHASE STATE: NY ZIP: 10577 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K 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): May 23, 2011

MasterCard Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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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Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 23, 2011, Melissa Ballenger resigned as Controller and principal accounting officer of MasterCard Incorporated (the “Registrant”) and MasterCard International Incorporated (“MasterCard International” and, together with the Registrant, the “Company”). On May 25, 2011, the Company announced that, effective immediately, it had appointed John Sulca as interim Controller and principal accounting officer of the Company.

Mr. Sulca, age 43, has served as Group Head, Assistant Controller of the Company since April 2009. Previously, Mr. Sulca had served in a number of roles of increasing responsibility since joining the Company in September of 2000, including as Vice President Accounting Compliance and Vice President Financial Analysis.

The terms of Mr. Sulca’s employment arrangement have not been modified in connection with his appointment as interim Controller and principal accounting officer.

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: May 25, 2011		By /s/ Noah J. Hanft
		Noah J. Hanft General Counsel and Corporate Secretary