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): November 15, 2021

 
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)
 
WTC Free Zone
Dr. Luis Bonavita 1294, Of. 1733, Tower II
Montevideo, Uruguay, 11300
(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

+598-2-927-2770
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
MELI
Nasdaq Global Select Market
2.375% Sustainability Notes due 2026
MELI26
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.125% Notes due 2031
MELI31
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
 
Item 8.01. Other Events.
         
The consent of Deloitte & Co. S.A. to the incorporation by reference in certain of the Company’s registration statements of its report filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, is attached as Exhibit 23.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
   
23.1
 
Consent of Deloitte & Co S.A. dated November 15, 2021.
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
Number
  
Description
   
 
Consent of  Deloitte & Co S.A. dated November 15, 2021.
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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: November 15, 2021
By:
/s/ Pedro Arnt
 
Name:
Pedro Arnt
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 23.1
 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-230196 on Form S-3 of our report dated March 1, 2021, relating to the financial statements of MercadoLibre, Inc. and our report dated March 1, 2021 relating to the effectiveness of MercadoLibre, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, appearing in MercadoLibre, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
 
/s/ DELOITTE & Co. S.A.

Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 15, 2021