0001193125-14-378769.txt : 20141022 0001193125-14-378769.hdr.sgml : 20141022 20141022161454 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-14-378769 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20141021 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20141022 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20141022 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VISA INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001403161 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 260267673 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33977 FILM NUMBER: 141167907 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 8999 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94128-8999 BUSINESS PHONE: (415) 932-2100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 8999 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94128-8999 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Visa Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070614 8-K 1 d809421d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): October 21, 2014

 

 

VISA INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33977   26-0267673

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

P.O. Box 8999

San Francisco, California

   94128-8999
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (650) 432-3200

N/A

(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 Instructions A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01   Other Events.

On October 22, 2014, Visa Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that on October 21, 2014, its board of directors approved the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on January 28, 2015. The Company’s class A, B and C common stockholders at the close of business on December 1, 2014, the record date, will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

In addition, the Company announced that on October 22, 2014, its board of directors had declared a quarterly dividend in the aggregate amount of $0.48 per share of class A common stock (determined in the case of class B and class C common stock on an as-converted basis) payable on December 2, 2014, to all holders of record of the Company’s class A, class B and class C common stock as of November 14, 2014.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1     Press Release issued by Visa Inc., dated October 22, 2014

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.

 

    VISA INC.

Date: October 22, 2014

  
  By:         /s/ Byron H. Pollitt
   

 

    Byron H. Pollitt
Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number            

   

Description

 

99.1

   

 

Press Release issued by Visa Inc., dated October 22, 2014

 EX-99.1 2 d809421dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

 

 

Visa Inc. Announces Record Date for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Declares Quarterly

Dividend, Increases Dividend Rate by 20%

 

 

FOSTER CITY, CA, October 22, 2014 – Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced that on October 21, 2014, its board of directors approved the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on January 28, 2015. The Company’s class A, B and C common stockholders at the close of business on December 1, 2014, the record date, will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

In addition, the Company announced that on October 22, 2014, its board of directors had declared a quarterly dividend in the aggregate amount of $0.48 per share of class A common stock (determined in the case of class B and class C common stock on an as-converted basis) payable on December 2, 2014, to all holders of record of the Company’s class A, class B and class C common stock as of November 14, 2014. The quarterly dividend increase raises the annual dividend rate from $1.60 per share to $1.92 per share.

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About Visa

Visa is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast, secure and reliable electronic payments. We operate one of the world’s most advanced processing networks — VisaNet — that is capable of handling more than 56,000 transaction messages a second, with fraud protection for consumers and assured payment for merchants. Visa is not a bank and does not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa’s innovations, however, enable its financial institution customers to offer consumers more choices: pay now with debit, pay ahead of time with prepaid or pay later with credit products. For more information, visit usa.visa.com/about-visa, visacorporate.tumblr.com and @VisaNews.

Contacts:

Investor Relations: Jack Carsky or Victoria Hyde-Dunn, 650-432-7644, ir@visa.com

Media Relations: Paul Cohen, 650-432-2990, globalmedia@visa.com