PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) today announced that its Board of
Directors has increased the company’s quarterly cash dividend to 33
cents per share, a 32 percent increase over the previous dividend of 25
cents per share. The cash dividend will be paid on February 8, 2019 to
holders of record of its Class A common stock and Class B common stock
as of January 9, 2019.
The Board of Directors also approved a new share repurchase program,
authorizing the company to repurchase up to $6.5 billion of its Class A
common stock.
The new share repurchase program will become effective at the completion
of the company’s previously announced $4 billion share repurchase
program. The company has approximately $470 million remaining under the
current program authorization.
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territories. Mastercard products and solutions make everyday commerce
activities - such as shopping, traveling, running a business and
managing finances - easier, more secure and more efficient for
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Mastercard Investor Relations
Gina Accordino,
914-249-4565
investor.relations@mastercard.com
Mastercard Communications
Julia Monti, 914-249-6135
Julia.Monti@mastercard.com
Source: Mastercard Investor Relations