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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950103-20-022278
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20201117
FILED AS OF DATE:		20201117
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20201117

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			StoneCo Ltd.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001745431
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38714
		FILM NUMBER:		201319802

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4TH FLOOR, HARBOUR PLACE
		STREET 2:		103 SOUTH CHURCH STREET, P.O. BOX 10240
		CITY:			GRAND CAYMAN
		STATE:			E9
		ZIP:			KY1-1002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		55 3004-9680

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4TH FLOOR, HARBOUR PLACE
		STREET 2:		103 SOUTH CHURCH STREET, P.O. BOX 10240
		CITY:			GRAND CAYMAN
		STATE:			E9
		ZIP:			KY1-1002

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DLP Payments Holdings Ltd.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20180703
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 6.85pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -6.85pt"><B>REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">For the month of November, 2020</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 22pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>STONECO LTD.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>4th Floor,
Harbour Place</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>103 South
Church Street, P.O. Box 10240</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>Grand
Cayman, KY1-1002, Cayman Islands</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>+55 (11)
3004-9680</B></FONT></P>

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of principal executive office)</B></FONT></P>

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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form&nbsp;20-F or Form 40-F:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 28%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Form 40-F</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></FONT></P>

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registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>STONECO
LTD.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration Number:
333-230629), Form F-3 (Registration Number: 333-244404) and Form F-4 (Registration Number: 333-248562) of StoneCo Ltd. and to
be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently
filed or furnished.&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">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.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>StoneCo Ltd.</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Thiago dos Santos Piau</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 6%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Thiago dos Santos Piau</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date:
November 17, 2020</FONT></P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">StoneCo Ltd. Press Release dated November 17, 2020.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Exhibit
99.1</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><IMG SRC="image_001.gif" ALT=""></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>STONE
INCREASES CASH PORTION OF CONSIDERATION FOR BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH LINX </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">S&atilde;o
Paulo, Brazil, November 17, 2020 - StoneCo Ltd. (Nasdaq: STNE) (&ldquo;Stone&rdquo;), a leading provider of financial technology
solutions that empower merchants to conduct commerce seamlessly across multiple channels, today announces that it raised the cash
portion of the consideration to be paid to Linx shareholders in connection with the definitive agreement for STNE Participa&ccedil;&otilde;es
S.A. (&ldquo;<U>STNE</U>&rdquo;), a controlled company of Stone that holds the software investments business of the Stone group
in Brazil, to merge its business with Linx S.A. (B3: LINX3; NYSE: LINX) (&ldquo;<U>Linx</U>&rdquo;), a leading provider of retail
management software in Brazil (&ldquo;<U>Transaction</U>&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Conditioned
on the approval on the Linx Extraordinary Shareholders meeting on November 17th, 2020, Stone increased the cash portion of
the consideration to be paid to Linx shareholders by R$&nbsp;1.50 per share. As a result, each Linx share will receive cash
consideration of R$&nbsp;33.56 plus 0.0126774 Stone Class A common shares, increasing the total consideration to
R$&nbsp;38.06 per share, based on Stone&rsquo;s closing price and exchange rate (PTAX) as of November 16, 2020, a premium of
44.6% to Linx unaffected<SUP>1</SUP> 30-day VWAP.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Linx Extraordinary Shareholders meeting to vote on the transaction is scheduled to be held today at 2pm BRT (12pm EST).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Stone
remains confident that the business combination with Linx represents a significant value creation opportunity for all stakeholders,
including clients, shareholders and employees and will help accelerate Stone&rsquo;s mission of empowering Brazilian merchants
of all sizes to manage their businesses more effectively through technology.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #222222"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Approvals</B>&nbsp;&#9;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #222222"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
implementation of the Transaction is conditioned upon, among other things: (i) prior approval by the Brazilian antitrust authority
(CADE); (ii)&nbsp;approval by the Linx shareholders at the Linx ESM, authorization for STNE to not list in the Novo Mercado, and
exemption for STNE to carry out the tender offer provided for in Section 43 set forth in Linx&rsquo;s bylaws; (iii) approval by
the STNE shareholders of the redemption of the mandatorily redeemable preferred shares granted to Linx&rsquo;s shareholders in
exchange for cash and/or Stone Class A common shares at a shareholders meeting of STNE; (iv) the Stone BDRs shall be registered
with the CVM and admitted to trading at B3 and (v) the effectiveness by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;)
of Stone's registration statement on Form F-4 in respect of the Stone Class A common shares to be issued to Linx shareholders.
Regarding condition (v), on October 5, 2020, the SEC declared Stone&rsquo;s Form F-4 effective.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
do not expect the Transaction to generate antitrust concerns.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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</SUP><I>Period preceding August 7th, which was the Reference Date in the Association Agreement</I></FONT></P>

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Offer or Solicitation</B></FONT></P>

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communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be
any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of
a prospectus meeting the requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.</FONT></P>

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Information and Where to Find It</B></FONT></P>

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connection with the Transaction, Stone and Linx have filed relevant materials with the SEC including a registration statement
of Stone on Form F-4. The Form F-4 contains a prospectus and other documents. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF STONE AND LINX
ARE URGED TO READ THE FORM F-4 AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME
AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STONE, LINX AND THE TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. The Form
F-4 and all other documents filed with the U.S. SEC in connection with the Transaction will be available when filed, free of charge,
on the U.S. SEC&rsquo;s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the Form F-4 and all other documents filed with the U.S. SEC in connection
with the Transaction will be made available, free of charge, to U.S. shareholders of Stone on Stone&rsquo;s website at http://<FONT STYLE="color: #4472C4"><U>www.stone.co</U></FONT>.</FONT></P>

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LOOKING STATEMENTS</B></FONT></P>

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communication contains certain statements that are &ldquo;forward-looking&rdquo; statements within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Words such as &ldquo;anticipate&rdquo;, &ldquo;believe&rdquo;,
&ldquo;continue&rdquo;, &ldquo;could&rdquo;, &ldquo;estimate&rdquo;, &ldquo;expect&rdquo;, &ldquo;hope&rdquo;, &ldquo;intend&rdquo;,
&ldquo;may&rdquo;, &ldquo;might&rdquo;, &ldquo;should&rdquo;, &ldquo;would&rdquo;, &ldquo;will&rdquo;, &ldquo;understand&rdquo;
and similar words are intended to identify forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited
to, statements regarding the Transaction. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the forward-looking statements included in this communication. For example, the expected timing and likelihood
of completion of the Transaction, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory
approvals of the Transaction that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the Transaction, the ability
to successfully integrate the businesses, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the
termination of the agreements relating to the Transaction, the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions
to the Transaction in a timely manner or at all, risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations
due to the Transaction, the risk that any announcements relating to the Transaction could have adverse effects on the market price
of the shares of Stone or Linx, the risk that the Transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability
of Stone and Linx to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers
and on their operating results and businesses generally, the risk that problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses
of the companies, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively and efficiently as expected, the risk
that the combined company may be unable to achieve cost-cutting synergies or it may take longer than expected to achieve those
synergies, and other factors. All such factors are difficult to predict and are beyond Stone&rsquo;s control, including those
detailed in Stone&rsquo;s annual reports on Form 20-F and current reports on Form 6-K that are available on its website at http://www.stone.co
and on the SEC&rsquo;s website at http://www.sec.gov. Stone&rsquo;s forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that Stone
believes to be reasonable but that may not prove to be accurate. Stone undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result
of any revisions to any such forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or which
we become aware of, except as required by applicable law or regulation. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.</FONT></P>

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Relations</FONT></P>

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