Mastercard Incorporated filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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FORM 8-K
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 16, 2026, Mastercard Incorporated ("Mastercard") held its annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). Holders of Class A common stock at the close of business on April 21, 2026 were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A total of 785,352,547 shares of Class A common stock, constituting a quorum, were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The votes cast with respect to the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:
1. The holders of Class A common stock elected the following individuals to serve on the Board of Directors of Mastercard as directors for a one-year term expiring on the date of Mastercard’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders:
| Director | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merit E. Janow | 695,415,065 | 44,318,497 | 1,169,976 | 44,449,009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Candido Bracher | 737,012,116 | 3,374,634 | 516,788 | 44,449,009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard K. Davis | 716,683,376 | 23,716,649 | 503,513 | 44,449,009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Julius Genachowski | 660,087,381 | 79,711,538 | 1,104,619 | 44,449,009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choon Phong Goh | 692,891,922 | 47,493,724 | 517,892 | 44,449,009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oki Matsumoto | 702,316,747 | 38,064,923 | 521,868 | 44,449,009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Miebach | 735,911,895 | 4,344,270 | 647,373 | 44,449,009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngme Moon | 738,673,930 | 1,714,463 | 515,145 | 44,449,009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gabrielle Sulzberger | 730,415,514 | 9,601,529 | 886,495 | 44,449,009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harit Talwar | 735,808,207 | 4,575,870 | 519,461 | 44,449,009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lance Uggla | 723,551,911 | 16,821,430 | 530,197 | 44,449,009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2. The holders of Class A common stock approved, on an advisory basis, Mastercard's executive compensation:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 701,046,392 | 38,008,152 | 1,848,994 | 44,449,009 | |||||||||||||||||
3. The holders of Class A common stock ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Mastercard’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
| 726,095,824 | 58,529,894 | 726,829 | ||||||||||||
4. The holders of Class A common stock did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 219,787,693 | 509,604,992 | 11,510,853 | 44,449,009 | |||||||||||||||||
5. The holders of Class A common stock did not approve the stockholder proposal to adopt cumulative voting for the election of directors:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 22,939,249 | 715,414,648 | 2,549,641 | 44,449,009 | |||||||||||||||||
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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: | June 17, 2026 | By: | /s/ Gina Accordino | |||||||||||
Gina Accordino | ||||||||||||||
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