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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on June 18, 2013.

MASTERCARD INCORPORATED

Meeting Information

Meeting Type:

Annual Meeting

For holders as of:

April 19, 2013

Date: June 18, 2013

Time: 8:30 A.M. EasternTime

Location:

MasterCard Incorporated

2000 Purchase Street

Purchase, New York 10577

MasterCard Worldwide

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above.

MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 2000 PURCHASE STREET PURCHASE, NY 10577-2509

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

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— Before You Vote —

How to Access the Proxy Materials

Proxy Materials Available to VIEW or RECEIVE:

1. Notice and Proxy Statement

2. Annual Report/Form 10-K

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Voting Items

MasterCard Incorporated’s Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.

1. Election of directors to serve on the Board of Directors:

2. Advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation

Nominees:

3. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

as the independent registered public accounting firm for the

a. Richard Haythornthwaite

Company for 2013

b. Ajay Banga

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

c. Silvio Barzi

d. David R. Carlucci

e. Steven J. Freiberg

f. Nancy J. Karch

g. Marc Olivié

h. Rima Qureshi

i. José Octavio Reyes Lagunes

j. Mark Schwartz

k. Jackson P. Tai

l. Edward Suning Tian

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