MasterCard Board of Directors Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend

PURCHASE, N.Y.--()--MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend to holders of shares of its Class A common stock and Class B common stock. The cash dividend of 15 cents per share will be paid on May 9, 2011 to holders of record of its Class A common stock and Class B common stock as of April 8, 2011.

Additionally, the company announced that its annual meeting of stockholders will take place at its corporate headquarters on June 7, 2011.

About MasterCard Incorporated

As a leading global payments company, MasterCard Incorporated prides itself on being at the heart of commerce, helping to make life easier and more efficient for everyone, everywhere. MasterCard serves as a franchisor, processor and advisor to the payments industry, and makes commerce happen by providing a critical economic link among financial institutions, governments, businesses, merchants, and cardholders worldwide. In 2010, $2.7 trillion in gross dollar volume was generated on its products by consumers around the world. Powered by the MasterCard Worldwide Network – the fastest payment processing network in the world – MasterCard processes over 23 billion transactions each year and has the capacity to handle 140 million transactions per hour, with an average network response time of 140 milliseconds and with 99.99 percent reliability. MasterCard advances global commerce through its family of brands, including MasterCard®, Maestro®, and Cirrus®; its suite of core products such as credit, debit, and prepaid; and its innovative platforms and functionalities, such as MasterCard PayPass™ and MasterCard inControl™. MasterCard serves consumers, governments, and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. For more information, please visit us at www.mastercard.com.

Contacts

MasterCard Incorporated
Investor Relations:
Barbara Gasper, 914-249-4565
Investor_Relations@mastercard.com
or
Media Relations:
Jennifer Stalzer, 914-249-5325
Jennifer_Stalzer@mastercard.com

Contacts

MasterCard Incorporated
Investor Relations:
Barbara Gasper, 914-249-4565
Investor_Relations@mastercard.com
or
Media Relations:
Jennifer Stalzer, 914-249-5325
Jennifer_Stalzer@mastercard.com