EXHIBIT A

ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP.

Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“NAM”), is a registered investment adviser affiliated with TCIM and TAL. NAM may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of 461 shares of Issuer’s common stock. TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC (“TCIM”) is the investment adviser to the College Retirement Equities Fund (“CREF”), a registered investment company, and may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of 8,812,494 shares of Issuer’s common stock owned by CREF. Teachers Advisors, LLC (“TAL”) is the investment adviser to three registered investment companies, TIAA-CREF Funds (“Funds”), TIAA-CREF Life Funds (“Life Funds”), and TIAA Separate Account VA-1 (“VA-1”), as well as one or more separately managed accounts of Advisors (collectively, the “Separate Accounts”), and may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of 4,912,649 shares of Issuer’s common stock owned separately by Funds, Life Funds, VA-1, and/or the Separate Accounts.. These shares were acquired in the ordinary course of business, and not with the purpose or effect of changing or influencing control of the Issuer.

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. SCHEDULE 13G/A