Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 22, 2008

 

 

VISA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33977   26-0267673

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

P.O. Box 8999 San Francisco, California   94128-8999
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 932-2100

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

On August 22, 2008, Visa Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors has set August 27, 2008, as the new stockholder record date for its Meeting of Stockholders, which is scheduled for October 14, 2008 to approve the amendment and restatement of its certificate of incorporation to eliminate unnecessary provisions and synchronize the directors’ terms with its annual meeting schedule. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release of Visa, Inc., dated August 22, 2008, to announce the change in the Company’s stockholder record date.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  VISA INC.
Dated:  August 22, 2008   By:  

/s/ Joseph W. Saunders

  Name:   Joseph W. Saunders
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

  

Description

99.1   Press Release of Visa Inc., dated August 22, 2008.