Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
May 27 2020 - 4:08PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May, 2020
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Commission File Number: 001-38714
STONECO LTD.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
4th Floor,
Harbour Place
103 South
Church Street, P.O. Box 10240
Grand
Cayman, KY1-1002, Cayman Islands
+55 (11)
3004-9680
(Address
of principal executive office)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐
STONECO
LTD.
INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
This
report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration Number:
333-230629) of StoneCo Ltd. and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded
by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
StoneCo
Ltd. Announces New Independent Member of Board of Directors and Audit Committee
May 27,
2020
George
Town, Grand Cayman, May 27, 2020 -- StoneCo Ltd. (NASDAQ: STNE) (“Stone” or the
“Company”) announced that its Board of Directors resolved, on its meeting of May 21, 2020, to
appoint Mrs. Luciana Ibiapina Lira Aguiar to the Board of Directors, effective immediately, and at the same
meeting, elected to the Audit Committee, as replacement for Mr. Ali Mazanderani, who stepped out of the Audit Committee, but
remained, nonetheless, as a member of the Board of Directors. Ms. Aguiar is independent under the applicable rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the listing standards of the Nasdaq
Stock Market.
Mrs. Aguiar
has over 25 years of professional experience in tax law. Prior to joining the board of directors of Stone, Mrs. Aguiar was the
managing partner of law firm Bocater, Camargo, Costa e Silva Advogados for over 3 years and a tax lawyer for law firm Mariz de
Oliveira e Siqueira Campos Advogados for 2 and half years . Mrs. Aguiar was previously a tax partner at PwC, from 1994 to 2012,
where she was responsible for tax audit and tax consulting, with relevant knowledge of auditing standards, tax and accounting
legislation, regulation of publicly-held companies. Mrs. Aguiar is Professor of Tax Law courses at GVlaw - FGV Direito - São
Paulo, and holds bachelor degrees in Law, Economic Sciences and Accounting Sciences from Pontifícia Universidade Católica
de São Paulo and a Master degree in Tax Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas.
With Mrs.
Aguiar’s appointment, Stone’s current Board members are Mr. André Street, Mr. Eduardo Cunha Monnerat Solon
de Pontes, Mr. Thomas A. Patterson, Mr. Ali Mazanderani, Mr. Roberto Moses Thompson Motta, Mr. Sílvio
José Morais and Mrs. Aguiar.
The Audit
Committee consists of three members, namely Mr. Roberto Moses Thompson Motta, Mr. Sílvio José Morais and Mrs. Aguiar,
who satisfy the criteria of audit committee financial expert as set forth under the applicable rules of the SEC.
About
Stone
Stone
is a leading provider of financial technology solutions that empower merchants to conduct commerce seamlessly across multiple
channels and help them grow their businesses.
Contact:
Investor
Relations
investors@stone.co
https://investors.stone.co/
Source:
StoneCo Ltd.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
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StoneCo Ltd.
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By:
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/s/ Thiago dos Santos Piau
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Name:
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Thiago dos Santos Piau
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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Date:
May 27, 2020
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