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This annual report contains forward-looking information pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the continuation of,
and the ability of MasterCard to capture, trends and prospects which MasterCard
believes to be favorable, including emerging markets offering opportunities and
the continuation of the trend towards electronic payments; MasterCard’s ability to
continue to leverage strengths, insights and integrated solutions to drive innovation
and advance commerce globally; MasterCard‘s ability to realize potential with respect
to growing opportunities in prepaid, e-commerce and debit in several regions;
MasterCard’s ability to continue to grow in developed and underpenetrated markets
throughout the world; MasterCard’s ability to bring innovative payment solutions to
market with greater speed as a result of the creation of MasterCard Labs; and the
ability of MasterCard to continue to drive new payment solutions, provide convenience
to consumers, capture an increasing share of transactions, increase revenues for its
customers and merchants and drive shareholder value. Although MasterCard believes
that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance
that its objectives will be achieved. Actual results may differ materially from such
forward-looking statements for a number of reasons, including changes in financial
condition, estimates, expectations or assumptions, or changes in general economic
or industry conditions, or other circumstances such as those set forth in MasterCard
Incorporated’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including
its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K that it has filed with
the SEC in 2010. MasterCard disclaims any obligation to update publicly or revise
any forward-looking information.