MercadoLibre Inc.

09/16/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/16/2024 15:15

Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership - Form 3

Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Tolda Stelleo
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
2024-09-12 		3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MERCADOLIBRE INC [MELI]
(Last) (First) (Middle)
DR. LUIS BONAVITA 1294 , OF. 1733, TORRE II
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)
MONTEVIDEO X3 11300
6. Individual or Join/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Date Exercisable Expriation Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Tolda Stelleo
DR. LUIS BONAVITA 1294
OF. 1733, TORRE II
MONTEVIDEO, X311300 		X


Signatures

/s/ Jacobo Cohen Imach (Attorney-in-fact) 2024-09-16
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

(*) If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
(**) Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Such shares of common stock are subject to forfeiture and transfer restrictions (the "Restricted Stock"). The Restricted Stock will vest in three substantially equal installments on each of the next three anniversaries of the grant date, April 8, 2022, subject to the Reporting Person's continued compliance with the terms of the Restricted Stock grant agreement.
(2) On August 21, 2024, the Reporting Person entered into a prepaid variable forward sale contract with an unaffiliated third party buyer (the "counterparty") relating to a maximum of 20,000 shares of MercadoLibre, Inc.'s common stock (the "Number of Shares"). The forward floor price and the forward cap price were determined based on the volume weighted average price at which the counterparty established its initial hedge, which was completed on August 20, 2024, and are, respectively, $1,813.6572 and $2,265.0564. The contract obligates the Reporting Person to deliver to the buyer up to 20,000 shares of MercadoLibre, Inc. common stock (or, at the Reporting Person's election, an equivalent amount of cash as described below) following the maturity date of the contract, which is August 20, 2026. In exchange for assuming this obligation, the Reporting Person received a cash payment of $33,479,211.08 following entry into the contract. (Continues on footnote no.3)
(3) The Reporting Person pledged 20,000 shares of MercadoLibre, Inc. common stock to secure his obligations under the contract, and retained dividend and voting rights in such shares during the term of the pledge, subject to the counterparty's exercise of default remedies. The number of shares to be delivered by the Reporting Person on the settlement date will depend upon the relationship between the volume-weighted average price of the common stock on the maturity date (the "settlement price"), and the forward floor price and the forward cap price, as follows: (continues on footnote no. 4)
(4) (i) if the settlement price is less than or equal to the forward floor price, the Reporting Person will deliver the Number of Shares; (ii) if the settlement price is greater than the forward floor price but less than or equal to the forward cap price, the Reporting Person will deliver a number of shares equal to the Number of Shares multiplied by the forward floor price divided by the settlement price; and (iii) if the settlement price is greater than the forward cap price, the Reporting Person will deliver a number of shares equal to the Number of Shares multiplied by (x) the sum of the forward floor price and the settlement price minus the forward cap price, divided by (y) the settlement price (or, in each case, if the contract is settled in cash, the Reporting Person will deliver an amount of cash with a value equal to the number of shares to be delivered, calculated based on the settlement price of the shares).
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