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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): June 14, 2013

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)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

Arias 3751, 7th Floor
Buenos Aires, C1430CRG, Argentina
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  011-54-11-4640-8000

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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 14, 2013 for the following purposes:
 
·  
to elect the three Class III directors nominated and recommended by the Company’s board of directors, each to serve until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;
 
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to elect two Class II directors nominated and recommended by the Company’s board of directors, each to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;
 
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to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation; and
 
·  
to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Co. S.R.L. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.
 
The number of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of April 19, 2013, the record date for the Annual Meeting, was 44,152,933 shares. 41,908,340 shares of common stock were represented in person 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 three Class III director nominees and both Class II director nominees, approved (on a non-binding basis) the Company’s executive compensation and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Co. S.R.L. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.  The final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
 
Proposal 1A — Election of three Class III Directors:
 
 
Nominee for Director
  
For
  
Withheld
  
 
Emiliano Calemzuk
  
38,919,429
  
1,210,739
  
 
Marcos Galperin
  
39,160,889
  
969,279
  
 
Veronica Allende Serra
  
40,102,457
  
27,711
  

 
Proposal 1B — Election of two Class II Directors:
 
 
Nominee for Director
  
For
  
Withheld
  
 
Meyer Malka
  
40,071,736
  
58,432
  
 
Javier Olivan
  
40,072,159
  
58,009
  
 
In addition, there were 1,778,172 broker non-votes associated with the election of directors.
 
 
Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:
 
For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-Votes
31,585,139
  
301,209
  
117,757
  
1,778,172
 
Proposal 3 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
 
For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-Votes
33,745,615
  
20,212
  
16,450
  
*
 
*
No broker non-votes arose in connection with Proposal Three, due to the fact that the matter was considered “routine” under New York Stock Exchange rules.
 
 
 
SIGNATURE

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, 2013
By:
/s/ Pedro Arnt
  
       
 
Name:
Pedro Arnt
  
 
Title:
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer