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This excerpt taken from the MA DEF 14A filed Apr 23, 2009.

Employment Agreements

The Company is party to an employment agreement with each of the named executive officers, other than Mr. Flood. We have excluded Mr. Heuer from this discussion as he retired from the Company effective December 31, 2008. The payments which Mr. Heuer is eligible to receive are described immediately following the tables below. In December 2008, the existing agreements of Messrs. Selander, Hanft and McWilton were revised to, among other things, comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and incorporate and replace other agreements such as change in control agreements that had been entered into with these executive officers. In December 2008, the Company also entered into an employment agreement with Ms. Hund-Mejean to replace a 2007 offer letter previously provided to her. The new employment agreements, which were publicly filed by the Company as exhibits to a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC on January 2, 2009, also reflect changes negotiated with the executives.

This excerpt taken from the MA DEF 14A filed Apr 24, 2008.

Employment Agreements

The Company is party to an employment agreement with each of the named executive officers, other than Ms. Hund-Mejean, and to date is party only to an employment offer letter with Ms. Hund-Mejean. We have excluded Mr. Dunbar from this discussion as he voluntarily resigned from the Company effective March 15, 2008. The payments which Mr. Dunbar is eligible to receive, as well as the payments Mr. Dunbar would have been eligible to receive if he had resigned on December 31, 2007, are described immediately following the tables below. In addition, Mr. Heuer is expected to retire from the Company at the end of 2008. Mr. Selander’s employment agreement, a form of employment agreement for the other named executive officers and the material terms of Ms. Hund-Mejean’s employment offer letter have been previously filed with the SEC.

Mr. Selander. Under the terms of Mr. Selander’s employment agreement, Mr. Selander’s employment will automatically terminate if he: (1) retires; (2) dies; or (3) becomes disabled. In addition, both he and the Company can terminate the agreement for any reason upon 90 days’ prior written notice. During the employment term, Mr. Selander is eligible to participate in the Company’s plans and arrangements on a level commensurate with his position. The agreement provides that if Mr. Selander’s employment is terminated either by the Company other than for cause or by him for specified reasons, in addition to any earned, but unpaid base salary and vested entitlements under any Company plans, he would be entitled to, subject to his execution of a release of liability in favor of the Company:

 

   

A pro rata portion of his target bonus;

 

   

Severance pay in the form of base salary continuation and his average annual incentive bonus, received over the prior three years, for a period of 36 months;

 

   

Immediate vesting under the SERP;

 

   

Continued vesting of any long-term incentive awards; and

 

   

Outplacement assistance.

For terminations by reason of death or disability, Mr. Selander would be entitled to his target annual bonus (pro rated in the case of disability).

Following termination of employment, Mr. Selander would be subject to non-competition and non-solicitation covenants for a minimum period of 12 months, up to 36 months.

On February 28, 2005, the Company entered into an additional agreement with Mr. Selander, which modified his employment agreement. This agreement provides for a retention payment of $10,000,000 payable to Mr. Selander on his termination of employment, provided that he remains employed by the Company in good standing until a date to be established by our Board of Directors that is no earlier than April 9, 2010, but no later than April 9, 2011 (the “Retention Date”), meets specified performance standards and provides requested assistance in identifying his successor and transitioning his responsibilities to such person. Under certain circumstances Mr. Selander may be entitled to a pro rata portion of the retention payment if his employment is terminated prior to the Retention Date. Mr. Selander’s receipt of the retention payment is further conditioned upon his agreement to 36 month post-termination non-compete and non-solicitation covenants, subject to shorter periods if he is terminated for cause or if he resigns as a result of a change in the strategic direction of the Company to which he objects, and his execution of a release of liability in favor of the Company.

Ms. Hund-Mejean. Under the terms of Ms. Hund-Mejean’s employment offer letter with the Company, if her employment is terminated without cause or she terminates her employment for good reason within the first twelve

 

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months of her employment, then she will receive severance in accordance with the terms of the MasterCard International Incorporated Severance Plan in effect at the time of such termination, or she will receive two years’ base pay plus two years’ target bonus, whichever is greater. She will receive severance and bonus as described in the previous sentence if she is terminated without cause or she terminates for good reason and such termination occurs either six months prior to or two years after a change in control (as defined in her offer letter). After the first twelve months of her employment, if Ms. Hund-Mejean is terminated without cause or she terminates for good reason, she will receive the greater of: (1) two years base pay plus target bonus prorated for her service in the year of termination or (2) an amount specified in an employment agreement to be provided to her within the first twelve months of her employment. The severance payments would be subject to Ms. Hund-Mejean’s execution of an agreement and release which would include a non-competition agreement. In the event that Mr. Selander leaves the Company, leading to a restructuring of the Company that results in Ms. Hund-Mejean’s termination prior to December 7, 2010, all of Ms. Hund-Mejean’s then-unvested RSUs granted on December 7, 2007 will immediately vest.

Messrs. McWilton, Heuer and Hanft. Under the terms of Messrs. McWilton’s, Heuer’s and Hanft’s agreements, the applicable executive’s employment will automatically terminate if he dies or becomes disabled. In addition, both the executive and the Company can terminate the agreement for any reason upon 90 days’ prior written notice. During the employment term, the executive is eligible to participate in the Company’s plans and arrangements on a level commensurate with his position. The agreement provides that if the executive’s employment is terminated prior to retirement at age 65, either by the Company other than for cause or by the applicable executive for specified reasons, in addition to any earned, but unpaid base salary and vested entitlements under any Company plans, the applicable executive would be entitled to:

 

   

A pro rata portion of his target bonus;

 

   

Severance pay in the form of base salary continuation and his average annual incentive bonus, received over the prior two years, for a period of 24 months, subject, in Mr. McWilton’s case, to him being retained on the payroll until retirement for a maximum of four years and paid additional pay in lieu of severance over the period until he is eligible to retire (without any increase in the amount otherwise payable);

 

   

Under specified circumstances, continued participation in the Company’s health, life insurance and disability plans and Company payment of COBRA premiums;

 

   

Immediate SERP vesting; and

 

   

Immediate vesting of any equity awards converted from cash performance unit awards that had been previously granted under the EIP and continued vesting of any other long-term incentive awards with respect to Mr. Heuer.

For terminations by reason of death, disability or retirement, and specified voluntary terminations, the executive (or his estate and/or beneficiary in the case of death) would be entitled to unpaid base salary, vested entitlements under any Company plans and a pro rata portion of his target bonus.

Following termination of employment, the executive would be subject to non-competition and non-solicitation covenants for a minimum period of 12 months, up to the full length of the severance period.

This excerpt taken from the MA DEF 14A filed Jun 16, 2006.

Employment Agreements

 

The Company is party to an employment agreement with each of the Named Executive Officers.

 

Mr. Selander. Under the terms of Mr. Selander’s employment agreement, Mr. Selander’s employment will automatically terminate if he: (i) retires; (ii) dies; or (iii) becomes disabled. In addition, both he and the Company can terminate the agreement for any reason upon 90 days’ prior written notice. During the employment term, Mr. Selander is eligible to participate in the Company’s total rewards plans and arrangements on a level commensurate with his position. The agreement provides that if Mr. Selander’s employment is terminated either by the Company other than for cause or by him for certain specified reasons, in addition to any earned, but unpaid base salary and vested entitlements under any Company plans, he would be entitled to:

 

    A pro rata portion of his target bonus;

 

    Severance pay in the form of base salary continuation and his average annual incentive bonus, received over the prior three years, for a period of 36 months;

 

    Continued participation in the Company’s health, life insurance and disability plans and Company payment of COBRA premiums;

 

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    Immediate vesting under the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”) and an additional SERP benefit equal to the amount of benefits he would have accrued under any Company tax-qualified pension and savings plans until he is eligible to retire;

 

    Continued vesting of any long-term incentive awards; and

 

    Outplacement assistance.

 

For terminations by reason of death or disability, Mr. Selander would be entitled to his target annual bonus (pro rated in the case of disability).

 

Mr. Selander would be subject to non-competition and non-solicitation covenants for a minimum period of 12 months, up to the full length of the severance period.

 

On February 28, 2005, the Company entered into an addendum agreement with Mr. Selander, which modified his employment agreement. The addendum agreement provides for a retention payment of $10,000,000 to Mr. Selander provided that he remains employed by the Company in good standing until a date to be established by our board of directors no earlier than April 9, 2010, but no later than April 9, 2011 ( the “Retention Date”), meets certain performance standards and provides requested assistance in identifying his successor and transitioning his responsibilities to such person. Under certain circumstances Mr. Selander may be entitled to a pro rata portion of the retention payment if his employment is terminated prior to the Retention Date. Mr. Selander’s receipt of the retention payment is further conditioned upon his agreement to generally applicable 36 month non-compete and non-solicitation covenants, subject to shorter periods if he is terminated for cause or if he resigns as a result of a change in the strategic direction of the Company to which he objects, and his execution of a release of liability in favor of the Company.

 

Messrs. Heuer, Thom, McWilton and Hanft. Under the terms of Messrs. Heuer’s, Thom’s, McWilton’s and Hanft’s agreements, the applicable executive’s employment will automatically terminate if he: (i) dies; or (ii) becomes disabled. In addition, both the executive and the Company can terminate the agreement for any reason upon 90 days’ prior written notice. During the employment term, the executive is eligible to participate in the Company’s total rewards plans and arrangements on a level commensurate with his position. The agreement provides that if the executive’s employment is terminated prior to retirement at age 65, either by the Company other than for cause or by the applicable executive for certain specified reasons, in addition to any earned, but unpaid base salary and vested entitlements under any Company plans, the applicable executive would be entitled to:

 

    A pro rata portion of his target bonus;

 

    Severance pay in the form of base salary continuation and his average annual incentive bonus, received over the prior two years, for a period of 24 months, subject, in each of Mr. McWilton’s and Mr. Hanft’s case, to him being retained on the payroll until retirement and paid additional pay in lieu of severance over the period until he is eligible to retire (without any increase in the amount otherwise payable);

 

    Continued participation in the Company’s health, life insurance and disability plans and Company payment of COBRA premiums;

 

    Immediate SERP vesting;

 

    Immediate vesting of any special awards grants and continued vesting of any other long-term incentive awards; and

 

    Relocation assistance for Mr. Thom.

 

For terminations by reason of death, disability or retirement, and certain voluntary terminations, the executive (or his estate and/or beneficiary in the case of death) would be entitled to unpaid base salary, vested entitlements under any Company plans, a pro rata portion of his target bonus, and relocation assistance (for Mr. Thom only).

 

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The executive would be subject to non-competition and non-solicitation covenants for a minimum period of 12 months, up to the full length of the severance period.

 

This excerpt taken from the MA 10-K filed Mar 16, 2006.

Employment Agreements

The Company is party to an employment agreement with each of the Named Executive Officers.

Mr. Selander

Under the terms of Mr. Selander’s employment agreement, Mr. Selander’s employment will automatically terminate if he: (i) retires; (ii) dies; or (iii) becomes disabled. In addition, both he and the Company can terminate the agreement for any reason upon 90 days’ prior written notice. During the employment term, Mr. Selander is eligible to participate in the Company’s total rewards plans and arrangements on a level commensurate with his

 

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position. The agreement provides that if Mr. Selander’s employment is terminated either by the Company other than for cause or by him for certain specified reasons, in addition to any earned, but unpaid base salary and vested entitlements under any Company plans, he would be entitled to:

 

    A pro rata portion of his target bonus;

 

    Severance pay in the form of base salary continuation and his average annual incentive bonus, received over the prior three years, for a period of 36 months;

 

    Continued participation in the Company’s health, life insurance and disability plans and Company payment of COBRA premiums;

 

    Immediate vesting under SERP and an additional SERP benefit equal to the amount of benefits he would have accrued under any Company tax-qualified pension and savings plans until he is eligible to retire;

 

    Continued vesting of any long-term incentive awards; and

 

    Outplacement assistance.

For terminations by reason of death or disability, Mr. Selander would be entitled to his target annual bonus (pro rated in the case of disability).

Mr. Selander would be subject to non-competition and non-solicitation covenants for a minimum period of 12 months, up to the full length of the severance period.

On February 28, 2005, the Company entered into an addendum agreement with Mr. Selander, which modified his employment agreement. The addendum agreement provides for a retention payment of $10,000,000 to Mr. Selander provided that he remains employed by the Company in good standing until a date to be established by our board of directors no earlier than April 9, 2010, but no later than April 9, 2011 (the “Retention Date”), meets certain performance standards and provides requested assistance in identifying his successor and transitioning his responsibilities to such person. Under certain circumstances Mr. Selander may be entitled to a pro rata portion of the retention payment if his employment is terminated prior to the Retention Date. Mr. Selander’s receipt of the retention payment is further conditioned upon his agreement to generally applicable 36 month non- compete and non-solicitation covenants, subject to shorter periods if he is terminated for cause or if he resigns as a result of a change in the strategic direction of the Company to which he objects, and his execution of a release of liability in favor of the Company.

This excerpt taken from the MA DEF 14A filed Oct 26, 2005.

Employment Agreements

 

The Company is party to an employment agreement with each of the Named Executive Officers.

 

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