Visa tops up litigation escrow account to the tune of $450 million
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced it had decided to deposit $450 million (the "Loss Funds") into the litigation escrow account previously established under the Company's retrospective responsibility plan (the "Plan").
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Under the terms of the Plan, when the Company funds the litigation escrow account, the value of the Company's Class B shares - which are held exclusively by U.S. financial institutions and their affiliates and successors - are subject to dilution through an adjustment to the conversion rate of the shares of class B common stock to shares of class A common stock. This has the same effect on earnings per share as repurchasing the Company's class A common stock, by reducing the class B conversion rate and consequently the as-converted class A common stock share count. The deposit of the Loss Funds will be conducted in accordance with the Company's certificate of incorporation currently in effect.