Company: DLO
Filing Date: 2025-09-03
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0000950103-25-011193
Chunk: 32

Company: dLocal Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-09-03
Form: 424B3
Chunk 32
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 price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of particular companies affected. These broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of our Class A common shares, regardless of our operating performance. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of certain companies’ securities, including as a result of third-party reports, securities class action litigation has been instituted against these companies. This litigation could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.

Techniques employed by short sellers may drive
down the market price of our common shares, negatively impact our business operations and/or generate litigation, whether or not meritorious.

Short selling is the practice of selling securities that a seller does not own but rather has borrowed from a third party with the intention of buying identical securities back at a later date to return to the lender. Short sellers seek to profit from a decline in the value of the securities between the sale of the borrowed securities and the purchase of the replacement securities, as short sellers hope to pay less in that purchase than they received in the sale. As it is in short sellers’ interest for the price of the securities to decline, certain short sellers publish, or arrange for the publication of, negative research reports and allegations regarding the relevant issuer and its business prospects in order to create negative market momentum and generate profits for themselves after selling a security short. These short attacks have, in the past, created downward pressure on the price of our Class A common shares.

We have been the subject of negative publicity by short sellers. It is not clear what long-term effect such negative publicity could have on us and/or whether we will continue to be subject to short seller attacks from time to time in the future. If we were to become the subject of any additional unfavorable allegations, even when such allegations are untrue, we may have to expend a significant amount of resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend ourselves. While we would prefer to strongly defend against any such short seller attacks, we may be constrained in the manner in which we can respond to any allegations due to applicable state or federal law, or issues of commercial confidentiality. Any future response to negative publicity from short sellers could be costly and time-consuming, and could divert management’s attention from our day-to-day operations.

Even if short seller allegations are ultimately proven to be groundless, allegations against us could severely impact the market price of our Class A common shares and our business operations. Because of the nature of our business in processing payments, we depend significantly on our brand and on customer confidence