MercadoLibre Prices $1 Billion of 5.85% Notes Due 2036

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MercadoLibre priced $1 billion of senior unsecured notes on September 9, 2026, with settlement scheduled for September 14 and maturity on September 14, 2036. The notes carry a 5.85% coupon, and once settled they would require $58.5 million in annual coupon payments on the full principal outstanding alongside repayment of $1 billion at maturity. The notes were priced at 97.864% of face value, implying $978.64 million before underwriting discounts and other offering expenses, and the 6.139% yield to maturity reflects the issue discount as well as the coupon. Proceeds are intended for general corporate purposes, with management retaining discretion over deployment; logistics, payments, credit and commerce represent potential uses rather than disclosed allocations of this particular offering. Insider Monkey's database showed 107 hedge funds holding MercadoLibre at the end of 2Q2026, up from 82 funds three months earlier, though those filings reflect positions held before the offering was priced.

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MercadoLibre priced $1B of 5.85% senior notes due 2036, a debt financing event with proceeds for general corporate purposes