BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, March 31, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- MercadoLibre, Inc. (Nasdaq:MELI) (http://www.mercadolibre.com) today announced that it filed a request with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to withdraw its Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on January 25, 2008 for a planned follow-on public offering of common stock.
About MercadoLibre
MercadoLibre.com is the leading internet trading platform in Latin America where millions of users meet to buy and sell a wide range of goods and services in an easy, entertaining, secure and efficient way. MercadoLibre has operations in 12 countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. MercadoLibre.com is the leading e-commerce platform in Latin America based on unique visitors and page views during 2007.
For more information about MercadoLibre.com, visit: http://www.mercadolibre.com.
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