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): March 15, 2019



MercadoLibre, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



Delaware
001-33647
98-0212790
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

Arias 3751, 7th Floor, Buenos Aires, Argentina C1430CRG
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

011-54-11-4640-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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



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Item 7.01
Other Events

On March 15, 2019, the Company issued a press release (Exhibit 99.1 hereto) announcing the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of approximately US$1.15 billion of common stock at a public offering price of $480.00 per share, which includes the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase $150 million of additional shares of common stock, and the closing of its $750 million concurrent private offering of common stock to PayPal.

The shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and trade under the symbol “MELI.”

The information furnished in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

This Current Report shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Press release dated March 15, 2019


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.


     
 
MercadoLibre, Inc.
     
Dated: March 15, 2019
By:
/s/ Pedro Arnt
 
Name:
Pedro Arnt
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number
 
Description
     
 
Press release dated March 15, 2019