Stoneco Ltd. SEC Filings

BlackRock, Inc. has filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting a significant passive ownership stake in StoneCo Ltd. Class A stock. As of 12/31/2025, BlackRock reports beneficial ownership of 25,016,428 Class A shares, representing 9.8% of the class. It has sole power to vote 24,171,180 shares and sole power to dispose of 25,016,428 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power.

The filing explains that these securities are held by certain BlackRock business units in the ordinary course of business and are not held for the purpose of changing or influencing control of StoneCo. Various underlying clients or other persons have rights to receive dividends or sale proceeds from the StoneCo shares, but no single person has an interest in more than five percent of the total outstanding common shares.

A shareholder has filed a Rule 144 notice to sell 7,200 shares of Class A Common stock through Citigroup Global Markets Inc. on the NASDAQ, with an aggregate market value of $104,372.64. The issuer has 269,087,488 Class A shares outstanding, providing context for the planned sale size.

The shares to be sold were acquired on 04/21/2025 in an open market purchase from the issuer, with 78,000 shares bought for cash on that date. Over the past three months, an affiliated seller, Mail Investment Holdings Ltd, has already sold 6,000 Class A shares for $89,478.00. The signer represents that they are not aware of undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer’s operations.

StoneCo Ltd. is undergoing a planned leadership transition as Chief Executive Officer Pedro Zinner has decided to resign from his role, effective March 2026, for personal reasons. The Board intends to nominate him for election to the Board of Directors at the next general shareholders’ meeting and, subject to shareholder approval, expects to appoint him as Chairman, while current Chairman Mr. Luchetti would remain as a board member.

Current Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer Mateus Scherer has been appointed to become Chief Executive Officer effective March 2026, reflecting the Board’s preference for internal succession and strategic continuity. Treasury Officer and executive committee member Diego Salgado will take over as Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer, while executive Lia Matos will leave her operating role and continue as an advisor. Following the closing of the Linx divestiture, Sandro Bassili is expected to become Chief Operating Officer, as StoneCo emphasizes disciplined execution, strong governance, and long-term value creation.

Form 144 filed for StoneCo Ltd. (STNE) reports a proposed sale of 6,600 shares of Class A common stock through Citigroup Global Markets with an aggregate market value of $122,548.80, to be sold on 09/25/2025 on NASDAQ. The filer indicates these shares were acquired in the open market on 04/21/2025 for cash (56,600 shares acquired on that date in total). The filing also discloses a prior sale by the same account of 21,400 shares on 08/20/2025, generating gross proceeds of $318,119.56. The notice includes the standard representation that the seller is unaware of undisclosed material adverse information.

Form 144 filed for StoneCo Ltd. (STNE) shows a proposed sale of 70,000 common shares through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on 09/15/2025 on NASDAQ, with an aggregate market value reported as $1,296,645.00. The filing lists total shares outstanding of 269,087,488, identifying the transaction as a proposed sale under Rule 144.

The securities listed were acquired by restricted stock vesting under a registered plan on multiple dates (2018–2025) and were granted as compensation. The filer reports no securities sold in the past three months and affirms there is no undisclosed material adverse information known to the seller.

Form 144 notice for StoneCo Ltd. (STNE) shows a proposed sale of 41,057 common shares valued at approximately $682,970.88 to be executed on 08/28/2025 through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney on NASDAQ. The shares were originally acquired through restricted stock vesting as compensation on 01/28/2015 (14,243 shares), 04/15/2016 (8,966 shares) and 12/05/2016 (17,848 shares), totaling the shares offered. The filing also discloses a prior sale by the same person on 08/14/2025 of 80,440 shares for gross proceeds of $1,231,055.80. The filer certifies no undisclosed material adverse information.

Form 144 notice for StoneCo Ltd. (STNE): This filing reports a proposed sale of 5,463 Class A common shares that were acquired on 08/07/2025 under a Long-Term Incentive Plan registered on Form S-8. The broker named is XP Investments US, LLC (55 W 46th Street, New York), and the filer lists an approximate sale date of 08/08/2025 on Nasdaq. The aggregate market value of the shares at filing is $78,510.52 and the issuer’s reported shares outstanding are 254,617,001. The form includes the standard representation that the seller is not aware of any undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer.