Arcos Dorados Announces Pricing of Its 6.375% Senior Notes Due 2032

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ARCO) (“Arcos Dorados” or the “Company”) today announced the pricing of U.S.$600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”) to be issued by its subsidiary Arcos Dorados B.V. (the “Issuer”). The Notes will be issued at a price of 99.583%. The Notes mature on January 29, 2032 and will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. The Notes were offered in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The settlement of the Notes offering is expected to take place on January 29, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

The proceeds from the Notes offering will be used by the Issuer: (i) to fund the tender offer conducted by the Company to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 5.875% senior notes due 2027, and (ii) for general corporate purposes.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor will there be any sale of these securities, in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any state or jurisdiction. The Notes and related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any applicable state securities laws, and will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. Unless so registered, the Notes and related guarantees may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.

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About Arcos Dorados

Arcos Dorados is the world’s largest independent McDonald’s franchisee, operating in Latin America and the Caribbean. It has the exclusive right to own, operate and grant franchises of McDonald’s restaurants in 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries and territories with more than 2,400 restaurants, operated or franchised by the Company or by its sub-franchisees, that together employ more than 100,000 people (as of 09/30/2024). The Company is also committed to the development of the communities in which it operates, to providing young people their first formal job opportunities and to utilize its Recipe for the Future to achieve a positive environmental impact. Arcos Dorados is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ARCO). To learn more about the Company, please visit the Investors section of our website: www.arcosdorados.com/ir.