8-K

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 12, 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 12, 2019, the Company issued a press release (Exhibit 99.1 hereto) announcing the pricing of the Offering at a price to the public of $480.00 per share of Common Stock.

The shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global 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.

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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 12, 2019

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit  Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated March 12, 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 12, 2019	By:	/s/ Pedro Arnt
	Name:	Pedro Arnt
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

March 12, 2019

MercadoLibre, Inc. Announces Pricing of Follow-on Offering

Buenos Aires, Mar. 12th, 2019 – MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI), Latin America’s leading e-commerce technology company, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of approximately US$1 billion of common stock at a public offering price of $480 per share. In addition, the underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to $150 million of additional shares of common stock.

Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley are acting as joint bookrunners for the offering.

An automatically effective registration statement relating to these securities was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2019. The offering is being made only by means of an effective shelf registration statement, including a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, copies of which may be obtained, when available, from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, telephone: (866) 471-2526 or email: prospectusny@ny.email.gs.com,  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, email: prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these 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.

About MercadoLibre

MercadoLibre hosts the largest online commerce and payments ecosystem in Latin America. Its efforts are centered on enabling e-commerce and digital and mobile payments on behalf of its customers by delivering a suite of technology solutions across the complete value chain of commerce. The company is present in 18 countries, including: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela and Peru. Based on unique visitors and page views, MercadoLibre is the market leader in each of the major countries where it is present.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. Any statements contained herein, which do not describe historical facts, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the anticipated use of proceeds of the offering are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking statements. Unless required by law, MercadoLibre, Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events after the date hereof.

CONTACT:     MercadoLibre, Inc. Investor Relations investor@mercadolibre.com http://investor.mercadolibre.com