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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

(Mark One)

☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to .

OR

☐ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report

Commission file number: 001-38714

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

The Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Block 12D Parcel 33 and 95,18 Forum Lane, Camana Bay, P.O. Box 10240

Grand Cayman, KY1-1002, Cayman Islands

(Address of principal executive offices)

Mateus Scherer Schwening, Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer

Tel: +55 (11) 3004-9680 –mscherer@stone.com.br

Avenida Rebouças, No. 2880, 5th floor—Pinheiros

São Paulo—SP, ZIP Code 05402-500, Brazil

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Class A common shares, par value US$0.000079365 per share

Trading Symbol(s)

STNE

Name of each exchange on which registered

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

Title of ClassNumber of Shares Outstanding
Class A common shares, par value US$0.000079365 per share269,087,488
Class B common shares, par value US$0.000079365 per share16,925,090

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes ☒

No ☐

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ☐

No ☒

Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☒

No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 3 of 105 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☒

No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filers,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:

Large Accelerated Filer ☒

Accelerated Filer ☐

Non-accelerated Filer ☐

Emerging Growth company☐

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.

Yes☒

No ☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in

the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements:☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation

received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b) : ☐

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP ☐

International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☒

Other ☐

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

Item 17 ☐

Item 18 ☐

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐

No☒

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Presentation of Financial and Other Information1
Forward-Looking Statements13
Certain Terms and Conventions15
PART I
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS16
A. Directors and senior management16
B. Advisers16
C. Auditors16
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE16
A. Offer statistics16
B. Method and expected timetable16
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION16
A. [Reserved]16
B. Capitalization and indebtedness16
C. Reasons for the offer and use of proceeds16
D. Risk factors16
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY56
A. History and development of the company56
B. Business overview60
C. Organizational structure102
D. Property, plants and equipment104
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS104
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS104
A. Operating results105
B. Liquidity and capital resources123
C. Research and development, patents and licenses, etc.132
D. Trend information132
E. Critical Accounting Estimates132
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES133
A. Directors and senior management133
B. Compensation138
C. Board practices140
D. Employees141
E. Share ownership142
F. Disclosure of a registrant’s action to recover erroneously awarded compensation.142
ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS144
A. Major shareholders144
B. Related party transactions145
C. Interests of experts and counsel147
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION147
A. Consolidated statements and other financial information147
B. Significant changes149
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING150
A. Offer and listing details150
B. Plan of distribution150
C. Markets150
D. Selling shareholders150
E. Dilution150
F. Expenses of the issue150

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ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION150
A. Share capital150
B. Memorandum and articles of association150
C. Material contracts173
D. Exchange controls173
E. Taxation173
F. Dividends and paying agents178
G. Statement by experts178
H. Documents on display178
I. Subsidiary information178
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK178
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES181
A. Debt securities181
B. Warrants and rights181
C. Other securities181
D. American Depositary Shares181
PART II
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES182
A. Defaults182
B. Arrearages and delinquencies182
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS182
A. Material modifications to instruments182
B.Material modifications to rights182
C. Withdrawal or substitution of assets182
D. Change in trustees or paying agents182
E. Use of proceeds182
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES182
A. Disclosure controls and procedures182
C. Attestation report of the registered public accounting firm183
D. Changes in internal control over financial reporting183
ITEM 16. RESERVED183
ITEM 16A.Audit committee financial expert183
ITEM 16B.Code of ethics183
ITEM 16C.Principal accountant fees and services183
ITEM 16D.Exemptions from the listing standards for audit committees184
ITEM 16E.Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers185
ITEM 16F.Change in registrant’s certifying accountant186
ITEM 16G.Corporate governance186
ITEM 16H. Mine safety disclosure187
ITEM 16I. Disclosure regarding foreign jurisdictions that prevent inspections187
ITEM 16J. Insider trading policies187
ITEM 16K. Cybersecurity188
PART III
ITEM 17. Financial statements189
ITEM 18. Financial statements189
ITEM 19. Exhibits189
Glossary of Terms192
Index to Consolidated Financial StatementsF-2

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