MASTERCARD INCORPORATED | Public report on risks and costs arising from fulfillment of information requests for laws restricting abortion at MASTERCARD INCORPORATED

Status
Withdrawn
AGM date
Resolution details
Company ticker
MA
Lead filer
Change Finance, PBC.
Resolution ask
Report on or disclose
ESG theme
  • Social
ESG sub-theme
  • Public health
Type of vote
Shareholder proposal
Filer type
Shareholder
Company sector
Technology
Company HQ country
United States
Resolved clause
RESOLVED: Shareholders request our Board issue a public report detailing known and potential
risks and costs to the Company of fulfilling information requests relating to Mastercard customers
for the enforcement of state laws criminalizing abortion access, and setting forth any strategies
beyond legal compliance the Company may deploy to minimize or mitigate these risks. The report
should be produced at reasonable expense, exclude proprietary or legally privileged information,
and be published within one year of the annual meeting.
Whereas clause
The proponent ChangeFinance PBC has withdrawn this proposal and MasterCard has also withdrawn the No Action filing it previosuly submitted to the SEC. For more details, access the following: https://www.sec.gov/divisions/corpfin/cf-noaction/14a-8/2023/changemastercard032123-14a8.pdf

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