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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Not applicable.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the
reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and to ensure that information
required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to management, including our President and Chief Executive
Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure. The President and Chief
Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, with assistance from other members of management, have reviewed
the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2013 and, based on their evaluation,
have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In addition, MasterCard Incorporated’s management assessed the effectiveness of MasterCard’s internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2013. Management's report on internal control over financial reporting is
included in Part II, Item 8. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited
the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and, as part of their audit, has issued
their report, included herein, on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in MasterCard’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months
ended December 31, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, MasterCard’s internal
control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
Not applicable.