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: http://www.corporate.visa.com