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 March, 2022

Commission File Number: 001-35129

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Dr. Luis Bonavita 1294, Office 501

Montevideo, Uruguay, 11300 WTC Free Zone

(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:

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ARCOS DORADOS HOLDINGS INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM
1.	Press Release dated March 16, 2022 titled “Arcos Dorados Announces Dividend Payment”

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.

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.
By:	/s/ Juan David Bastidas
	Name:	Juan David Bastidas
	Title:	Chief Legal Counsel

Date: March 16, 2022

Item 1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARCOS DORADOS ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND PAYMENT

Montevideo, Uruguay, March 16, 2022 – Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ARCO) (“Arcos Dorados” or the “Company”), Latin America’s largest restaurant chain and the world’s largest independent McDonald’s franchisee, today announced a dividend for 2022.

On March 15, 2022, the Board of Directors approved a dividend for 2022. As such, the Company will pay $0.15 per share to all Class A and Class B shareholders of the Company in four quarterly installments, as follows: $0.04 per share on March 31, 2022, $0.04 per share on June 30, 2022, $0.04 per share on September 30, 2022, and $0.03 per share on December 30, 2022. The payments will be made to shareholders of record as of March 28, 2022, June 27, 2022, September 26, 2022, and December 26, 2022, respectively.

Investor Relations Contact  Dan Schleiniger  VP of Investor Relations  Arcos Dorados  daniel.schleiniger@ar.mcd.com   Media Contact  David Grinberg  VP of Corporate Communications  Arcos Dorados  david.grinberg@mcd.com.uy  

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About Arcos Dorados

Arcos Dorados is the world’s largest independent McDonald’s franchisee, operating the largest quick service restaurant chain 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 2,250 restaurants, operated by the Company or by its sub-franchisees, that together employ over 90 thousand people (as of 12/31/2021). 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.