Visa Inc. Announces Funding of Litigation Escrow Account

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced that it had deposited $700 million into the litigation escrow account previously established under the Company's retrospective responsibility plan (the "Plan"). Under the Plan, the $700 million deposit has the effect of a repurchase by the Company of 11,578,878 shares of Class A common stock at approximately $60.45 per share, on an as-converted basis, by reducing the as-converted Class B common stock share count from 154,566,658 to 142,987,780. The deposit and price per share calculations were conducted in accordance with the Company's certificate of incorporation using the volume-weighted average price over the 11-day pricing period from June 30, 2009 through July 15, 2009. As a result of the deposit, the conversion rate applicable to the Company's Class B common stock has decreased from 0.6296 to 0.5824. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

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.

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Contacts:

Jack Carsky or Victoria Hyde-Dunn, Investor Relations
Visa Inc.
Tel: +1 415 932 2213
E-mail: [email protected]

Paul Cohen, Media Relations
Visa Inc.
Tel: +1 415 932 2564
E-mail: [email protected]

SOURCE Visa Inc.

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