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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
þ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010
OR
¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 001-33977
VISA INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 26-0267673
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
P.O. Box 8999
San Francisco, California 94128-8999
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: [phone]
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each Class Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $.0001 per share New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Title of each Class
Class B common stock, par value $.0001 per share
Class C common stock, par value $.0001 per share
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes þ No ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File
required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No ¨
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer" "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer þ Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company ¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No þ
The aggregate market value of the registrant's class A common stock, par value $.0001 per share, held by non-affiliates (using the New York Stock
Exchange closing price as of March 31, 2010, the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was approximately $44.8
billion. There is currently no established public trading market for the registrant's class B common stock, par value $.0001 per share, or the registrant's class C
common stock, par value $.0001 per share.
As of November 10, 2010 there were 496,665,483 shares outstanding of the registrant's class A common stock, par value $.0001 per share, 245,513,385
shares outstanding of the registrant's class B common stock, par value $.0001 per share, and 94,690,736 shares outstanding of the registrant's class C common
stock, par value $.0001 per share.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated herein by reference in Part III of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K to the extent stated herein. Such Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the
Registrant's fiscal year ended September 30, 2010.