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0002005594
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001745431
STONECO LTD.
001-38714
4TH FLOOR, HARBOUR PLACE
103 SOUTH CHURCH STREET, P.O. BOX 10240
GRAND CAYMAN
E9
KY1-1002
55 3004-9680
MATEUS COSTA BISELLI
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
74876
1349100.79
293891057
01/26/2024
NASD
Common
10/03/2018
Private Acquisition from Issuer/Affiliate
Issuer
N
10288
10/03/2018
Not Applicable
Common
04/28/2022
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
18372
04/28/2022
Not Applicable
Common
04/15/2021
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
15060
04/15/2021
Not Applicable
Common
12/19/2023
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
31156
12/19/2023
Not Applicable
Y
01/26/2024
/s/ Mateus Costa Biselli