Tether entities (NYSE: AGRO) retain 74.8% control of Adecoagro
Tether Global Investments Fund and related entities report beneficial ownership of 105,880,368 Adecoagro S.A. common shares, representing 74.8% of the outstanding class. These common shares have a par value of $1.50 per share.
Effective on March 24, 2026, Tether Investments, S.A. de C.V. transferred all 105,880,368 Adecoagro shares to Tether International, S.A. de C.V. This was an internal transfer among affiliated entities and resulted in no change to the total number of Adecoagro shares beneficially owned by the reporting persons.
The 74.8% ownership percentage is based on 141,465,751 Adecoagro common shares outstanding, which include 100,086,440 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and 41,379,311 shares issued under a December 11, 2025 underwriting agreement.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 17)
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ADECOAGRO S.A. (Name of Issuer) |
Common Shares, par value $1.50 per share (Title of Class of Securities) |
L00849106 (CUSIP Number) |
Final Av. La Revolucion, Edif. Centro, Corporativo Presidente Plaza Nivel 12
San Salvador, H3, 00000
4420 4621 1793
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP, One Vanderbilt Avenue
New York, NY, 10017
(212) 547-5400
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | L00849106 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Tether Global Investments Fund, S.I.C.A.F., S.A. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
EL SALVADOR
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
105,880,368.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
74.8 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | L00849106 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Tether International, S.A. de C.V. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
WC | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
EL SALVADOR
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
105,880,368.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
74.8 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | L00849106 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Tether Investments, S.A. de C.V. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
WC | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
EL SALVADOR
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
0.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
0 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | L00849106 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Giancarlo Devasini | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
ITALY
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
105,880,368.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
74.8 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| Item 1. | Security and Issuer | |
| (a) | Title of Class of Securities:
Common Shares, par value $1.50 per share | |
| (b) | Name of Issuer:
ADECOAGRO S.A. | |
| (c) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
28, Boulevard F.W. Raiffeisen, Luxembourg,
LUXEMBOURG
, L-2411. | |
Item 1 Comment:
This statement on Schedule 13D amends the Schedule 13D of Tether Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands business company, Tether Investments Limited, a British Virgin Islands business company, Ludovicus Jan Van der Velde and Giancarlo Devasini that was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on August 16, 2024, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on September 9, 2024, Amendment No. 2 filed on September 20, 2024, Amendment No. 3 filed on September 30, 2024, Amendment No. 4 filed on October 18, 2024, Amendment No. 5 filed on November 5, 2024, Amendment No. 6 filed on November 18, 2024, Amendment No. 7 filed on February 18, 2025, Amendment No. 8 filed on February 25, 2025, Amendment No. 9 filed on March 17, 2025, Amendment No. 10 filed on March 28, 2025, Amendment No. 11 filed on April 29, 2025, Amendment No. 12 filed on June 6, 2025, Amendment No. 13 filed on July 10, 2025, Amendment No. 14 filed on August 18, 2025, Amendment No. 15 filed on August 28, 2025 and Amendment No. 16 filed on December 16, 2025 (as amended, the "Schedule 13D") with respect to the Common Shares, par value $1.50 per share ("Common Shares") of Adecoagro S.A., a societe anonyme under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (the "Issuer"). This amendment to the Schedule 13D is being filed by Tether Global Investments Fund, S.I.C.A.F., S.A. (f/k/a Tether Holdings, S.A. de C.V. and Tether Holdings Limited), an El Salvador entity, Tether International, S.A. de C.V., an El Salvador entity, Tether Investments, S.A. de C.V. (f/k/a Tether Investments Limited), an El Salvador entity ("Tether Investments"), and Giancarlo Devasini (collectively, the "Reporting Persons") and constitutes Amendment No. 17 to the Schedule 13D. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Schedule 13D. Except as set forth herein, the Schedule 13D is unmodified. | ||
| Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction | |
Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following:
Effective on March 24, 2026, Tether Investments transferred 105,880,368 Common Shares to Tether International, S.A. de C.V. (the "Transfer"). The Transfer resulted in no change in the aggregate number of Common Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons. | ||
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer | |
| (a) | The Reporting Persons beneficially own an aggregate of 105,880,368 Common Shares, representing 74.8% of the outstanding Common Shares. | |
| (b) | Each of the Reporting Persons has voting and dispositive power with respect to the beneficially owned 105,880,368 Common Shares. This percentage is calculated based upon 141,465,751 Common Shares outstanding which include (i) 100,086,440 Common Shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025 as set forth in the Issuer's prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) on December 12, 2024, and (ii) the 41,379,311 Common Shares issued pursuant to that certain Underwriting Agreement, dated December 11, 2025, between the Issuer and the underwriters named therein. | |
| (c) | Except for the Transfer of Common Shares, no transactions in the Common Shares were effected by the Reporting Persons during the past 60 days. | |
| (d) | None. | |
| (e) | Not applicable. | |
| Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. | |
Schedule A Executive Officers and Directors
99.1 Agreement of filing persons relating to filing of joint statement per Rule 13d-1(k). | ||
| SIGNATURE | |
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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