MercadoLibre Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of MercadoLibre, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 17, 2025 for the following purposes:
■ To elect the nominees for Class I and Class III directors recommended by the Company’s board of directors, to serve until the 2026 and 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, respectively, or until such time as their respective successors are elected and qualified;
■ To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal year 2024; and
■ To ratify the appointment of Pistrelli, Henry Martin y Asociados S.A., a member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
The number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote as of close of business on April 21, 2025, the record date for the Annual Meeting, was 50,697,375 shares. 44,327,083 shares of common stock were represented either in person (by means of remote communication) or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which were sufficient to constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business at the Annual Meeting.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders elected all Class I and Class III director nominees, approved (on an advisory basis) the Company’s executive compensation for fiscal year 2024 and ratified the appointment of Pistrelli, Henry Martin y Asociados S.A., a member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal One - Election of Class I and Class III Directors:
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Nominee for Director |
Class |
For |
Witheld |
| Stelleo Passos Tolda | Class I | 26,341,908 | 15,027,097 |
| Emiliano Calemzuk | Class III | 26,866,775 | 14,502,230 |
| Marcos Galperin | Class III | 38,513,995 | 2,855,010 |
| Martin Lawson | Class III | 39,401,176 | 1,967,829 |
In addition, there were 2,958,078 broker non-votes associated with the election of the Class I and Class III directors.
Proposal Two - Advisory Vote on the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers:
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
| 37,189,403 | 4,094,169 | 85,433 |
In addition, there were 2,958,078 broker non-votes associated with the advisory vote on the compensation of our Named Executive Officers.
Proposal Three - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
| 44,212,952 | 94,705 | 19,426 |
There were no broker non-votes associated with the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm.
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. | |||
| Registrant | |||
| Date: June 18, 2025 | By: | /s/ Martín de los Santos | |
| Martín de los Santos | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||