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Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. filings document the company's foreign private issuer reporting, McDonald's franchise operations and governance matters. Annual Form 20-F reporting and related financial statements cover consolidated income, cash flows, equity, balance sheet items and notes for a restaurant business organized around Brazil, the North Latin American Division and the South Latin American Division.
Form 6-K reports record material updates such as operating and financial results, shareholder meeting notices and results, proxy materials, auditor appointments and board elections. The filings also disclose capital-structure matters involving subsidiary borrowings, derivative instruments, long-term debt and Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes due 2029, along with the risks and reporting topics associated with operating a franchised quick-service restaurant network across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Luis Alberto Raganato filed an initial ownership report listing his equity interests. He directly holds 60,034 Class A common shares. He also holds Phantom Restricted Stock Units tied to 24,239, 17,303 and 34,675 underlying Class A shares, which will be settled in cash on vesting dates in 2026, 2027 and 2028.
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. director Marcelo Rabach filed an initial Form 3 disclosing his ownership position in the company. The filing reports that he directly holds 62,011 Class A common shares of Arcos Dorados following the reported holdings, with no specific buy or sell transaction indicated.
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Chief Operating Officer Carlos Eduardo Gonzalez Avila reported his initial holdings of cash-settled Phantom Restricted Stock Units tied to the company’s Class A common shares. These awards track the share price and dividends but will be paid in cash rather than stock when they vest.
The filing lists three Phantom RSU awards with underlying amounts of 7,522, 5,735 and 14,970 Class A common shares, scheduled to vest on May 10, 2026, May 10, 2027 and May 10, 2028, respectively. Each unit has a stated exercise price of 0.0000, reflecting their nature as cash-settled compensation, and there were no reported share purchases or sales.
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. director Jose Raul Fernandez filed an initial ownership report showing his current interests in the company. He directly holds 44,203 Class A common shares. He also holds Phantom Restricted Stock Units referencing 4,988 Class A common shares, which will vest on April 30, 2026 and be settled in cash based on the share price and any dividends at vesting.
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. director Sergio Daniel Alonso filed an initial ownership report showing his equity interests in the company. He reports Phantom Restricted Stock Units that reference 4,988 Class A common shares, which vest on April 30, 2026 and will be settled in cash based on the closing share price plus any dividends since grant. He also reports indirect ownership of 238,935 Class A common shares held through Taribo Capital Limited, reflecting a significant associated equity position.
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. director Michael Chu filed an initial ownership report detailing his positions in the company’s securities. The filing shows 4,988 Phantom Restricted Stock Units, each tied to the value of one Class A common share and scheduled to vest on April 30, 2026, with settlement in cash after vesting. It also reports 10,796 Class A common shares held indirectly through The Michael Chu Trust, reflecting his current direct and indirect economic exposure rather than any new market transaction.
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. director Annette Franqui filed an initial statement of beneficial ownership. She reports direct ownership of 30,940 Class A common shares. She also holds Phantom Restricted Stock Units tied to 4,988 underlying Class A common shares, which vest and expire on April 30, 2026 and will be settled in cash based on the share price and any dividends.
This filing records her starting equity-linked position as a director and does not report any share purchases or sales.
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. director Cristina Presz Palmaka De Luca filed an initial ownership report showing she holds Phantom Restricted Stock Units linked to 4,988 Class A common shares. Each unit represents the cash equivalent of the closing price of one Class A share on the vesting date, plus any dividends since grant, and will be settled in cash promptly after vesting on April 30, 2026.
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. announced that its Board of Directors set the date for the 2026 Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting. The meeting will take place on April 10, 2026, in Montevideo, Uruguay, at 2:00 p.m. local time for shareholders of record as of March 16, 2026.
The company is the world’s largest independent McDonald’s franchisee, with exclusive rights to operate and sub-franchise McDonald’s restaurants in 21 Latin American and Caribbean markets. Together with its sub-franchisees, it operates more than 2,500 restaurants and employs more than 100,000 people as of December 31, 2025.
Lazard Asset Management LLC filed a Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 21,471,672 Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc shares, representing 16.4% of the equity class as of 12/31/2025. Lazard reports sole power to vote and dispose of these shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power.
The firm certifies the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Arcos Dorados, nor in connection with any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under Rule 240.14a-11.