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Issuer:     MERCADOLIBRE INC (MELI)
CIK:        0001099590
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-09-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001099590-23-000023
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MercadoLibre to redeem $439M of 2.00% Convertible Notes due 2028, saving ~$44M interest
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- $439,075,000 principal of 2.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 will be redeemed on November 14, 2023.
- Holders may convert by Nov 13, 2023; each $1,000 principal converts into 2.2952 shares of MELI common stock.
- Conversion rate includes an additional 0.0399 shares per $1,000 due to the redemption call.
- CFO states retiring the notes will save approximately $44 million in interest expense otherwise payable to maturity.
- MercadoLibre will settle conversions using treasury shares purchased in open market or from hedging instruments.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099590/000109959023000023/0001099590-23-000023-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099590/000109959023000023/meli-20230919.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001099590-23-000023

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