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0001923565
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001141391
MASTERCARD INC CL A
001-32877
2000 Purchase Street
Purchase
NY
10577
9142492000
HAI LING
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
2892
1355509.32
916710583
08/16/2024
NYSE
Common
08/16/2024
Exercise of Stock Options
Issuer
N
2892
08/16/2024
Cash
N
10b5-1 Sales for HAI LING
2000 Purchase Street
Purchase
NY
10577
Common
08/01/2024
2892
1346110.32
08/16/2024
02/01/2024
/s/ Hai Ling