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): February 4, 2008

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

On February 4, 2008, the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) of MasterCard Incorporated (the “Company”) approved performance targets for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2008 that will be used to determine the amounts of cash bonus awards that may be paid to the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and other named executive officers disclosed in the Company’s most recent proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (on April 26, 2007) under its Senior Executive Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (“SEAICP”). The cash bonus awards for 2008 under the SEAICP are based upon the Company’s achievement of predetermined net income and operating margin improvement targets. Actual bonus award amounts will be based upon a weighting of two-thirds for actual performance achieved against the net income target and one-third for actual performance achieved against the operating margin improvement target. The Compensation Committee may reduce award amounts at its discretion. The Compensation Committee set the 2008 annual cash incentive awards (as a percentage of base salary) under the SEAICP for the Company’s named executive officers as follows:

 

     Performance Level Achieved  

Name

   Threshold     Target     Maximum  

Robert W. Selander

   75 %   150 %   375 %

Alan J. Heuer

   50 %   100 %   250 %

Noah J. Hanft

   50 %   100 %   250 %

Martina Hund-Mejean

   50 %   100 %   250 %

Chris A. McWilton

   50 %   100 %   250 %

Michael W. Michl

   50 %   100 %   250 %

Performance below threshold would result in no cash bonus payout.

Also on February 4, 2008, the Compensation Committee approved increases to annual base salaries for certain of its named executive officers, to be effective March 1, 2008. These increases in annual base salaries are set forth on Exhibit 10.1, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Exhibit Description

10.1   Annual Base Salary for Certain Named Executive Officers of MasterCard Incorporated as of March 1, 2008.


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:   February 8, 2008     By   /S/ Noah J. Hanft
        Noah J. Hanft
        General Counsel and Corporate Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Exhibit Description

10.1   Annual Base Salary for Certain Named Executive Officers of MasterCard Incorporated, as of March 1, 2008.