secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MERCADOLIBRE INC (MELI)
CIK:        0001099590
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001099590-25-000038
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.20
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MercadoLibre approves $4M buyback, sets director comp for 2025-2027
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- Independent directors receive $90k cash retainer + $150k equity per year, prorated for partial service.
- Additional annual retainers: $30k lead independent director, $15k Nominating chair, $21,913 each for Audit and Compensation chairs.
- Board authorized share repurchases up to $4.05M, expiring June 30, 2027; repurchased shares for general purposes and director comp.
- Equity awards granted as restricted stock or RSUs vesting at next annual meeting; settlement may be deferred under deferred compensation plan.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099590/000109959025000038/0001099590-25-000038-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099590/000109959025000038/meli-20250801.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001099590-25-000038

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