Visa Inc. Announces Results of Stockholder Vote

December 16, 2008 at 1:01 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today held a Special Meeting of Stockholders in San Francisco, California.

Visa is pleased to announce the proposal to amend and restate our Certificate of Incorporation to permit greater flexibility in funding our retrospective responsibility plan, to remove obsolete provisions, to modify the standards of independence applicable to our directors and to make other clarifying modifications, was approved by the holders of more than two-thirds of the outstanding shares of each class of Visa's common stock.

About Visa: Visa operates the world's largest retail electronic payments network providing processing services and payment product platforms. This includes consumer credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payments, which are offered under the Visa, Visa Electron, Interlink and PLUS brands. Visa enjoys unsurpassed acceptance around the world and Visa/PLUS is one of the world's largest global ATM networks, offering cash access in local currency in more than 170 countries. For more information, visit www.corporate.visa.com

Contacts:
Victoria Hyde-Dunn, Investor Relations
Visa Inc.
Tel: +1 415 932 2213
E-mail: ir@visa.com

Paul Cohen, Media Relations
Visa Inc.
Tel: +1 415 932 2564
E-mail: globalmedia@visa.com
 

 

SOURCE Visa Inc.
12/16/2008
CONTACT: Victoria Hyde-Dunn, Investor Relations, Visa Inc., Tel: +1-415-932-2213, E-mail: ir@visa.com; or Paul Cohen, Media Relations,
Visa Inc., Tel: +1-415-932-2564, E-mail: globalmedia@visa.com
Web Site: https://www.corporate.visa.com