MercadoLibre sets 2026 bonus goals and adopts six-year Long Term Retention Program
On March 31, 2026, MercadoLibre's board set performance goals for its 2026 bonus program and adopted a 2026 Long Term Retention Program covering the named executive officers and other senior managers. The retention program pays cash annually for six years, with the first payment between January 1 and April 30, 2027, and payments tied partly to the share price, which may affect future executive pay costs for shareholders.
Key points
- Bonus payouts for five named executives are based on net revenues and financial income, income from operations, total payment volume - adjusted, and Competitive Net Promoter Score, with individual adjustments of up to plus or minus 50%.
- Each executive's target bonus equals four months of base salary (33.33% of annual base salary).
- Target 2026 LTRP awards: Ariel Szarfsztejn $14,000,000; Osvaldo Giménez and Daniel Rabinovich $10,000,000 each; Martin de los Santos $4,000,000; Marcos Galperin $3,500,000.
- Part of each annual payment is adjusted by the average NASDAQ closing price of common stock in the final 60 trading days of the prior fiscal year.
The filing
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