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Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.

For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Aug 13, 2025.

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Jun 30, 2025 · Filed Aug 13, 2025

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Commitments

The MFAs require the Company and its MF subsidiaries, among other obligations:

(i)to agree with McDonald’s on a restaurant opening plan. Under the terms of the plan the Company have agreed, the Company expects to open 90-100 restaurants in 2025. In addition, the Company have agreed to use its best efforts to reimage at least 10% of its eligible restaurants. The Company may also propose, subject to McDonald’s consent, amendments to any restaurant opening plan and/or reinvestment plan to adapt to changes in economic or political conditions;

(ii)to pay to McDonald’s Corporation an initial franchise fee for each new restaurant opened. In addition, the Company will pay an initial franchise fee for each franchised restaurant in operation as of January 1, 2025 (which will be payable in two installments of 50% each (one on August 1, 2027, and the other on August 1, 2037)).

(iii)to pay monthly royalties commencing at a rate of 6% of gross sales of the restaurants, during the first 10 years. This percentage will increase to 6.25% and 6.5% for the subsequent two five-year periods of the agreement;

(iv)to commit to funding a specified Strategic Marketing Plan; that includes the expenditure of at least 5% of the Company’s gross sales on Advertising and Promotion activities, unless otherwise agreed with McDonald’s;

(v)to own (or lease) directly or indirectly, the fee simple interest in all real property on which any franchised restaurant is located; and

(vi)to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio (as defined therein) at least equal to 1.50 as well as a maximum leverage ratio (as defined therein) of 4.25.

If the Company would not be in compliance with these commitments under the MFA, it could be in material breach. A breach of the MFA would give McDonald’s Corporation certain rights, including the ability to acquire all or portions of the business.

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2025, the Company was in compliance with the ratio requirements mentioned in point (vi) above. The ratios for the period mentioned, were as follows:

June 30, 2025 (Unaudited)March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio2.052.14
Leverage Ratio3.533.80

In addition, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary ADBV, maintains standby letters of credit in favor of McDonald’s Corporation as collateral for the obligations assumed under the MFAs, for a total aggregate drawing amount of $80 million. These letters of credit can be drawn if certain events occur, including the failure to pay royalties. No amounts have been drawn at the date of issuance of these financial statements. The following table presents information related to the standby letters of credit:

BankCurrencyAmount
Itaú$15,000
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.$45,000
J.P. Morgan$20,000

These letters of credit contain a limited number of customary affirmative and negative covenants, including a maximum indebtedness to EBITDA ratio, as follows:

BankRatioRequired Maximum RatioJune 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
ItaúNet indebtedness to EBITDA (not including interest payable)4.500.35
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.Net indebtedness to EBITDA (including interest payable)4.000.31
J.P. MorganIndebtedness to EBITDA4.500.80

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2025 all the ratios were in compliance.

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