MasterCard (MA) Raises Quarterly Dividend 11.4% to $0.49; Approves $8B Buyback

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Mastercard Board of Directors Announces Quarterly Dividend and $8 Billion Share Repurchase Program

November 30, 2021 4:05 PM EST

PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 49 cents per share, an 11 percent increase over the previous dividend of 44 cents per share. The cash dividend will be paid on February 9, 2022 to holders of record of its Class A common stock and Class B common stock as of January 7, 2022.

The Board of Directors also approved a new share repurchase program, authorizing the company to repurchase up to $8 billion of its Class A common stock.

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