Item 8.01 Other Events

MasterCard Incorporated (the "Company") announced today that Robert W. Selander, Chief Executive Officer; Gary Flood, President Global Products and Solutions; Noah J. Hanft, General Counsel, Chief Payment System Integrity and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary; and Chris A. McWilton, President, U.S. Markets, (collectively, the "Executives"), entered into pre-arranged stock trading plans to sell a limited amount of the Company's shares for personal financial management purposes, all designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company's insider trading policies regarding stock transactions (collectively, the "10b5-1 Plans").

In the aggregate, the plans entered into by the Executives allow for the sale of a maximum of: (1) approximately 28,900 shares of the Company's Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), associated with performance stock unit awards, (2) approximately 29,585 shares of Class A common stock associated with restricted stock unit awards and (3) 18,014 shares of Class A common stock underlying stock option awards. The 10b5-1 Plans provide for sales of specified share amounts at specified market prices, subject to specified limitations. Sales pursuant to the 10b5-1 Plans are expected to begin as early as January 6, 2010 and will end no later than August 25, 2010. The 10b5-1 Plans may terminate sooner in accordance with the 10b5-1 Plans' terms.

The Executives will continue to be subject to the Company's executive stock ownership guidelines until reaching the age of 62, whereby Mr. Selander is encouraged to hold at least six times his base salary in stock and Messrs. Flood, Hanft and McWilton are each encouraged to hold at least four times his base salary in stock. For purposes of the stock ownership guidelines, shares of Class A common stock held directly or indirectly by an Executive are included; however, restricted stock units, performance stock units and unexercised stock options held are excluded.

Transactions made under the 10b5-1 Plan will be disclosed publicly through Form 4 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as may be required by law, the Company does not undertake to report on specific Rule 10b5-1 pre-planned stock trading plans of Company officers, nor to report modifications or terminations of the aforementioned 10b5-1 Plans or the plan of any other individual.

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