UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 4, 2008
MasterCard Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	 	001-32877	 	13-4172551	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	

2000 Purchase Street Purchase, New York	 	10577	
(Address of principal executive offices)	 	(Zip Code)	
(914) 249-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 
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Item 5.02.	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.	
On February 4, 2008, the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) of MasterCard Incorporated (the “Company”) approved performance targets for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2008 that will be used to determine the amounts of cash bonus awards that may be paid to the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and other named executive officers disclosed in the Company’s most recent proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (on April 26, 2007) under its Senior Executive Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (“SEAICP”). The cash bonus awards for 2008 under the SEAICP are based upon the Company’s achievement of predetermined net income and operating margin improvement targets. Actual bonus award amounts will be based upon a weighting of two-thirds for actual performance achieved against the net income target and one-third for actual performance achieved against the operating margin improvement target. The Compensation Committee may reduce award amounts at its discretion. The Compensation Committee set the 2008 annual cash incentive awards (as a percentage of base salary) under the SEAICP for the Company’s named executive officers as follows:

 	  	Performance Level Achieved	 	
Name	  	Threshold	 	 	Target	 	 	Maximum	 	
Robert W. Selander	  	75	%	 	150	%	 	375	%	
Alan J. Heuer	  	50	%	 	100	%	 	250	%	
Noah J. Hanft	  	50	%	 	100	%	 	250	%	
Martina Hund-Mejean	  	50	%	 	100	%	 	250	%	
Chris A. McWilton	  	50	%	 	100	%	 	250	%	
Michael W. Michl	  	50	%	 	100	%	 	250	%	
Performance below threshold would result in no cash bonus payout.
Also on February 4, 2008, the Compensation Committee approved increases to annual base salaries for certain of its named executive officers, to be effective March 1, 2008. These increases in annual base salaries are set forth on Exhibit 10.1, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.	
(d)  Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number	 	Exhibit Description	
		
10.1	 	Annual Base Salary for Certain Named Executive Officers of MasterCard Incorporated as of March 1, 2008.	

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	 		 	MASTERCARD INCORPORATED	
					
Date:	 	February 8, 2008	 		 	By	 	/S/ Noah J. Hanft	
	 		 		 		 	Noah J. Hanft	
	 		 		 		 	General Counsel and Corporate Secretary	

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	 	Exhibit Description	
		
10.1	 	Annual Base Salary for Certain Named Executive Officers of MasterCard Incorporated, as of March 1, 2008.	

Exhibit 10.1
ANNUAL BASE SALARIES FOR CERTAIN NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
As of March 1, 2008
On February 4, 2008, the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MasterCard Incorporated (the “Company”) approved increases to the annual base salaries (effective as of March 1, 2008) of certain of its named executive officers. The following table sets forth the annual base salary levels for the following named executive officers of the Company disclosed in the Company’s most recent proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (on April 26, 2007):

Name	  	Base Salary	
Robert W. Selander	  	$	1,000,000	
Chris A. McWilton	  	$	550,000