EX-3 25 dp134848_ex9903.htm EXHIBIT 99.3

Exhibit 3

 

 

VASTA Platform

(Successor)

 

 

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019 and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six-month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Statement of Financial Position as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Statement of Financial Position as of December 31, 2019

 

In thousands of R$

 

Assets Note   June 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
           
Current assets          
Cash and cash equivalents 8              182,410                43,287
Trade receivables 9              338,247              388,847
Inventories 10              227,702              222,236
Taxes recoverable                  18,422                13,427
Income tax and social contribution recoverable                  22,420                36,859
Prepayments                  48,282                22,644
Other receivables                      315                  1,735
Related parties – other receivables 19                  5,843   38,141
Total current assets               843,641             767,176
           
Non-current assets          
Judicial deposits and escrow accounts 20              171,103   172,932
Deferred income tax and social contribution 21                62,339   57,340
Property, plant and equipment 11              186,405   184,961
Intangible assets and goodwill 12           4,975,438   4,985,385
           
Total non-current assets            5,395,285          5,400,618
           
Total Assets            6,238,926          6,167,794

 

The footnotes to these Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Statement of Financial Position as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Statement of Financial Position as of December 31, 2019

 

In thousands of R$

 

Liabilities Note   June 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
           
Current liabilities          
Bonds and financing 13              546,712              440,947
Lease liabilities 15                13,035                 7,101
Suppliers 14              167,158              223,658
Suppliers -related Parties  19              163,062              207,174
Taxes payable                      568                    867
Income tax and social contribution payable                  10,263                18,784
Salaries and social contributions 18                64,289                61,748
Contract liabilities and deferred income 16                45,208   49,328
Accounts payable for business combination 17                16,245   1,772
Other liabilities                   6,182   3,911
Other liabilities - related parties 19              145,247   49,244
Loans from related parties 19                67,358                29,192
Total current liabilities           1,245,327         1,093,726
           
Non-current liabilities          
Bonds and financing 13           1,117,071           1,200,000
Lease liabilities 15              147,443              146,613
Accounts payable for business combination 17                26,121                 9,169
Provision for risks of tax, civil and labor losses 20              608,461              609,007
Contract liabilities and deferred income                   7,832                 9,196
Total non-current liabilities           1,906,928         1,973,985
           
Parent´s Net Investment          
Net investments           3,086,671         3,100,083
           
 Total liabilities and Parent´s Net Investment           6,238,926         6,167,794

 

The footnotes to these Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2020 and Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2019

 

In Thousands of R$

 

  Note   April 01, to June 30, 2020   June 30, 2020   April 01, to June 30, 2019   June 30, 2019
                   
Net revenue from sales and services 23   120,233   512,651   137,970   491,024
Sales     111,625   500,713   127,012   477,070
Services     8,608   11,938   10,958   13,954
                   
Cost of goods sold and services 24   (48,422)   (215,755)   (58,763)   (238,057)
                   
Gross profit     71,811   296,896   79,207   252,967
                   
Operating income (expenses)                  
General and administrative expenses 24   (83,260)   (182,294)   (92,641)   (162,331)
Commercial expenses 24   (42,803)   (80,596)   (24,350)   (62,663)
Other operating income 24   1,176   1,988   (2,033)   (28)
Other operating expenses 24   -   -   44   43
Impairment losses on trade receivables 9 and 24   (1,264)   (11,583)   (3,218)   (7,998)
                   
(Loss) Profit before financial income and taxes     (54,340)   24,411   (42,991)   19,990
                   
Finance result                  
Finance income     3,567   8,637   595   1,356
Finance costs     (31,861)   (76,545)   (42,176)   (83,135)
      (28,294)   (67,908)   (41,581)   (81,779)
                   
Loss before income tax and social contribution     (82,634)   (43,497)   (84,572)   (61,789)
                   
Income tax and social contribution 21   27,696   16,204   29,799   21,871
                   
Net loss for the period      (54,938)   (27,293)   (54,773)   (39,918)
                   
Other comprehensive profit for the period     -   -   -   -
                   
Total comprehensive loss for the period     (54,938)   (27,293)   (54,773)   (39,918)

 

The footnotes to these Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Statement of Changes in Parent’s Net Investment for the six-month period ended June 30, 2020 and Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Statement of Changes in Parent’s Net Investment for the six-month period ended June 30, 2019

 

In Thousands of R$

 

  Parent´s Net Investments
   
Balances at December 31, 2018 3,268,501
Impacts of IFRS 16 Adoption, net of tax               (283)
Ajusted balance at January 1, 2019 3,268,218
   
Net loss for the period          (39,918)
Share-based payment contibutions                478
Net investments            (3,840)
   
Balances at June 30, 2019  3,224,938
   
   
   
Balances at December 31, 2019  3,100,083
Net loss for the period          (27,293)
Share-based payment contibutions             1,629
Net investments            12,252
Balances at June 30, 2020 3,086,671

 

The footnotes to these Unaudited Interim Condensed Financial Statements and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Statement of Cash Flows for the six-month period ended June 30, 2020 and Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Statement of Cash Flows for the six-month period ended June 30, 2019

 

In Thousands of R$

 

      For the six months ended June 30,
  Notes   2020   2019
           
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES          
 Profit before income tax and social contribution         (43,497)        (61,789)
 Adjustments for:          
Depreciation and amortization 11 and 12        85,618          83,255
Impairment losses on trade receivables 9          6,546            7,998
(Reversal) Provision for risks of tax, civil and labor losses 20         (4,331)          12,302
Interest on provision for risks of tax, civil and labor losses 20        10,564          13,829
Reversal of provision for obsolete inventories 10          1,985             (369)
Interest on bonds and financing 13        39,414          58,219
Refund liability and right to returned goods           (2,256)        (19,841)
Imputed interest on suppliers            3,379            4,357
Interest on accounts payable for business combination                 39                52
Share-based payment expense            1,629              478
Interest on lease liabilities 15          7,592            7,862
Disposals of rights of use assets and lease liabilities             (705)            1,838
Residual value of disposals of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 11 and 12          1,415            5,736
           
Changes in       107,392       113,927
 Trade receivables          49,044          67,721
 Inventories              3,670          14,773
 Prepayments         (24,881)            5,796
 Taxes recoverable          10,192          (4,586)
 Judicial deposits and escrow accounts            1,829            2,552
 Other receivables            4,325        (15,875)
 Suppliers         (70,348)       (102,405)
 Salaries and social charges            2,231        (32,285)
 Tax payable            7,218            1,957
 Contract liabilities and deferred income               399        (14,056)
 Other receivables and liabilities from related parties         129,959                  -
 Other payables            7,840          10,644
 Cash from (used in) operating activities       228,870         48,163
Income tax and social contribution paid           (5,234)          (3,177)
Interest lease liabilities paid 15         (7,616)          (6,505)
Payment of interest on bonds and financing 13       (17,576)        (58,681)
Payment of provision for tax, civil and labor losses           (6,779)                  -
Net cash from (used in) operating activities       191,665       (20,200)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES          
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment 11         (2,166)          (5,836)
Additions to intangible assets 12       (25,701)          (9,593)
Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash acquired         (23,526)                  -
 Net cash used in investing activities       (51,393)       (15,429)
           
 CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES          
           
Loans from related parties paid 19       (29,092)                  -
Loans from related parties addition 19        65,600                  -
Suppliers - related Parties         (44,112)          (5,105)
Lease liabilities paid 15         (5,797)          (7,887)
Parent's Net Investment 13        12,252          (3,840)
 Net cash from (used in) financing activities         (1,149)       (16,832)
           
 NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS         139,123       (52,461)
           
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 8        43,287        102,231
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 8       182,410          49,770
           
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS       139,123       (52,461)

 

The footnotes to these Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Statement of Financial Position and combined carve-out financial statements are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

Notes to the unaudited interim condensed combined financial statements

 

(Amounts expressed in thousands of R$, unless otherwise indicated)

 

1.General Information

 

VASTA Platform (hereinafter referred to as the "Business"), is not a separate legal entity.

 

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2019, the Business was comprised of combined carved-out historical balances of certain results of operations related to the delivery of educational content for private sector basic and secondary education (“K-12 curriculum”) previously carried out by the legal entity Cogna Educação S.A. and it’s subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to as “Cogna” or “Parent Entity”, or in combination with its subsidiaries, the “Cogna Group”). The Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for for the six-month period ended June 30, 2019 include historical financial information and operations from the following legal entities (“Parent Entities”):

 

·Somos Educação S.A. (“Somos”);

·Somos Sistemas de Ensino S.A. (“Somos Sistemas”);

·Editora Ática S.A. (“Ática”);

·Saraiva Educação S.A. (“Saraiva”);

·Editora Scipione S.A. (“Scipione”);

·Maxiprint Editora Ltda. (“Maxiprint”);

·Red Ballon – Somos Idiomas S.A. (“English Star”);

·Livraria Livro Fácil Ltda (“Livro Fácil”);

·Colégio Anglo São Paulo Ltda. (“Colégio Anglo”); and

·Saber Serviços Educacionais S.A. (“Saber”)

 

As part of an effort to streamline its operations, Cogna Group performed a comprehensive corporate restructuring concluded on December 31, 2019, to enhance the corporate structure (i.e. reduce the number of legal entities in the Cogna Group) and improve overall synergies. Through this process, from January 1st 2020, the Business’ activities was restructured in the legal entity Somos Sistemas de Ensino S.A (“Somos Sistemas”), The spun off to VASTA Platform Limited (Successor) was on July 31, 2020.

 

As all the entities that were involved in the corporate restructuring are under common control, this reorganization was accounted for using the historical basis of the related assets and liabilities as recorded by the Cogna Group and did result in an overall change in the shareholding structure. With aforementioned corporate restructuring, simplifying the legal structure, and acquisitions described in note 5, Somos Sistemas became to control and combine in the Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 the following entities:

 

·Livraria Livro Fácil Ltda (“Livro Fácil”);

·Colégio Anglo São Paulo Ltda. (“Colégio Anglo”);

·A & R Comercio e Serviços de Informática Ltda. (“Pluri”); and

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

·Mind Makers Editora Educacional (“Mind Makers”)

 

The Business´ activities include integrated solutions for Basic Education that comprehends a platform of products (including process of creation and manufacturing books), learning systems, solutions and technology support services focused on early childhood education, primary education and high school. Accordingly, the Business’ is mainly engaged in: (i) preparing, selling, and distributing textbooks, teaching aids, and workbooks, especially with educational, literary, and information contents as well as teaching systems; (ii) developing educational solutions for elementary, basic and high school education activities; (iii) developing software for adaptive teaching and optimizing academic management.

 

These Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2019 were authorized for issuance by Management on August 20, 2020.

 

1.1 Initiatives carried out by Business and impacts of Covid-19 pandemic

 

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the contamination status of the Coronavirus outbreak (“COVID-19”) to a global pandemic, changing the world and Brazilian growth perspectives and adding important risks to Companies in an unprecedent scenario. As a result, managers and administration were required to analyze the situation and implement adequate actions in order to mitigate potential risks imposed by this new pandemic situation. This crisis caused governments around the world to impose a series of measures including: social distance, schools shut down, travel restrictions, lockdowns, closing non-essential businesses, among others, causing major disruptions in the financial, labor and standards market demand, in the logistics chains and, most importantly, impacting society as a whole.

 

To face this scenario, the Business established a Crisis Committee and developed a work plan covering a series of actions to, first of all, safeguard the physical and mental health of its employees and then preserve operational and financial capacity to face this period. We highlight below the main initiatives carried out by Business:

 

1) Preserve employees’ health and safety by implementing measures such as work from home policy, temporary closure of our distribution centers and re-opening with reduced operations and the adoption of health and safety measures recommended by government authorities;

 

2) Ensure educational content and services delivery through online platforms;

 

3) Improve the financial health identifying required measures to ensure adequate liquidity and cash position;

 

4) Implement short term restructuring measures required to improve financial health, seeking to preserve jobs and the organization long term plan, including but not limited to temporary reduction in wages and working hours

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

5) Plan and execute organizational changes with mid-term impact for the post-COVID world, if required;

 

6) Strategic Plan for opportunities generated by the crisis;

 

7) Philanthropic actions that contribute to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on our business segment; and

 

8) Provide on-line campaigns to promote our products to potential new customers.

 

Related to sales and services provided to our customers, we emphasize that even after Governments decreed the closure of schools, our customers continued to provide educational services through our virtual platforms. As a result, we had no interruption in the sale and services contracted by our customers.

 

Despite of the continuity of educational services, the process of isolation, closure of schools and restricted mobility in some cities increased the uncertainties on our business cycle and logistics process. As an example, we closed our warehouse for almost a month, which caused delays in new deliveries and the returning of goods from clients as well. Considering this, it is likely that we will have some impacts on revenue and profitability through the quarters of 2020 and, potentially, for the coming years. In addition, several reports and market projections indicate a drop in Brazilian GDP in 2020, which may impact our sales cycle for 2021.

 

As of the date of the issuance of these Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, the Business took the following measures in order to prioritize cash management and increase financial liquidity:

 

Reduction of costs and expenses

 

The Business discussed and established, together with the managers and the Crisis Management Committee, a cost and expense reduction plan that is in full execution and following as planned, and we can already highlight:

 

a) implementation, as of May or June, depending of the area, the reduction in working hours and consequently wages of our administrative and corporate employees by 25%, for the three month period beginning May 1, 2020. Around 90% of administrative employees were impacted; and

 

b) extensive renegotiation of contracts with suppliers (for example: lease arrangements, printers, IT services, law services, etc) and the cessation of operations of certain transportation companies for undetermined periods. Most of the renegotiations are based on temporary price reduction.

 

Reduction and postponement of investments

 

Business opted to maintain investments in strategic projects and those related to improving the provision of services, considered essential for long-term growth and partially reduced investments

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

related to non-strategic projects or administrative area, such as IT projects or improvement in performance report indicators. However, Business, will continue to evaluate COVID impacts in its business and in the cash flow and may postpone its plans to expand through acquisitions or investments.

 

Liquidity risk

 

In order to cover possible liquidity deficiencies or mismatches between cash and cash equivalents with short-term debt and financial obligations, the Business continues to operate in the finance markets with operations such as reverse factoring as long as this credit line is offered by banks and accepted by the Business suppliers, and also, with the support committed from its Parent Entity. Thus, the Business expects to have the capacity to meet its short-term obligations and these Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019 have been prepared on the basis that the Business will continue as a going concern.

 

On July 31, 2020, was accomplished the initial public offering of the business, was set at US$ 19.00 per class A common share, pursuant to the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the “Offer”), reaching the total amount of US$ 333,522 (R$ 1,715,858) using day August 4,2020 exchange, with the issuance of 18,575,492 Vasta’s class A common shares and additionally has granted the underwriters a option to purchase of additional 2,786,323 Class A common shares at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discount, totalizing 21,361,815.

 

Parent Company Cogna Educação SA is committed to ensuring, if necessary, that Vasta Platform conducts its business with proper operational continuity and that it has the capacity to settle its obligations.

 

Net Revenue from sales and services and gross margin

 

We expect sales and services rendered for the third quarter to remain stable over the comparative period in the prior year since annual contracts had been previously executed. However, there are risks related to this Global pandemic event that can impact the Business and may have impacts on its sales and gross margin for full year of 2020 as annual contracts for 2021 start being invoiced at the fourth quarter of 2020, and customers may not sign contracts with the same volumes than last year.

 

Accounts Receivable and expected credit losses (ECL)

 

Despite the high level of uncertainty and lack of visibility on what will be the actual losses incurred on our receivables, we observed some increase on late payments during the firt quarter of 2020 that are expected to increase financial defaults. Thus, based on the best available information, we revised the expected financial losses considering the increase on late payments observed and increased the allowance for doubtful accounts by R$5.68 million as of March 31, 2020.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

Inventories, including rights to returned goods

 

The Business assessed its inventories and did not identify relevant impacts due to obsolescence or devaluation of inventories and did not identify relevant impacts on the realization of rights to returned goods. One reason also was due to some initiatives carried out by Business, such as temporary closure of distribution centers, resulting in a decrease in production of our learning materials.

 

Other assets

 

The Business has not identified any changes in circumstances that indicate the impairment of other assets, but informs that it will continue to actively monitor the impacts derived from the COVID-19 crisis, and if the social distance measures and macroeconomic impacts continue, the conditions of Business's financial results or results of operations in 2020 may be negatively impacted.

 

2.    Preparation basis and presentation of Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements and Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements

 

These Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 - Interim Financial Reporting and should be read in conjunction with the combined carve-out financial statements as of December 31, 2019. However, selected explanatory notes are included to explain events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in the Business’ financial position and performance since the last annual financial statements.

 

The unaudited interim condensed combined financial statements and condensed combined carve-out financial statements are presented in thousands of Brazilian Real (“R$”), which is the Business functional currency. All financial information presented in R$ have been rounded to the nearest thousand value, except otherwise indicated.

 

3.    Significant accounting policies

 

The accounting policies applied in these unaudited interim condensed combined financial statements and unaudited interim condensed combined carve-out financial statements are the same as those applied in the last combined carve-out financial statements as of December 31, 2019.

 

4.    Significant accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions

 

The preparation of the Business’ Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2019 requires Management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenue, expenses, assets and liabilities at the end of the reporting period; however, uncertainties about these assumptions and estimates may result in outcomes that require adjustments to the carrying amount of the affected asset or liability in future periods.

 

The significant assumptions and estimates used in the preparation of the Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 were the same as those adopted in the Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019.

 

5.Business combinations

 

A & R Comercio e Serviços de Informática Ltda. (“Pluri”) and Mind Makers Editora Educacional (“Mind Makers”)

 

On January 7, 2020, the Business concluded the acquisition of the entire ownership interest of Pluri for R$ 26,000. Pluri is an entity based in the State of Recife specialized in solutions such as consulting and technologies for education systems. This acquisition is in line with the Business’ strategy of focusing on the distribution of its operations to other region. The agreement is also subject to certain additional earn-outs, associated with achievements defined in the agreement, such as revenue and profit, that could increase the purchase price by and additional R$1,706 over the life of the earn-out period.

 

On February 13, 2020, the Business concluded the acquisition of the entire ownership interest of Mind Makers, a company that offers computer programming and robotics courses and helps students develop skills relevant to their educational progress, such as coding and product development, as well as entrepreneurial and socio-emotional skills including teamwork, leadership and perseverance. The total purchase price was R$ 18,200, R$10,000 million of which was payable upon signing the agreement, with half of the remaining balance payable in 2021 and the other half of the remaining balance payable in 2022, with the 2021 and 2022 payments subject to certain adjustments. The agreement is also subject to certain additional earn-outs, associated with achievements defined in the agreement, such as revenue and profit, that could increase the purchase price by and additional R$5,443 over the life of the earn-out period.

 

The acquisitions were accounted using the acquisition method of accouting in accordance with IFRS 3 – Business Combinations, i.e. the consideration transferred, and identifiable assets and liabilities acquired were measured at fair value, while goodwill is measured as the excess of consideration paid over those items.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

The following table presents the assets and liabilities acquired for each business combination:

 

    Pluri   Mind Makers   Total of  Combination
Current assets            
Cash and cash equivalents           1,820               528              2,348
Trade receivables           1,687             3,303              4,990
Inventories (iv)         15,338                 -               15,338
Prepayments              695                 62                757
Taxes recoverable              746                   2                748
Other receivables           2,905                 -                 2,905
Total current assets        23,191            3,895           27,086
             
Non-current assets            
Property, plant and equipment              122                 89                211
Other intangible assets              177                 -                   177
Intangible assets - Customer Portfólio (iii)           4,625                 -                 4,625
Intangible assets - Trademarks (ii)                -              16,060            16,060
Total non-current assets          4,924          16,149           21,073
             
Total Assets        28,115          20,044           48,158
             
Current liabilities            
Suppliers         10,443                 26            10,469
Salaries and social contributions              190               120                310
Taxes payable                13                 10                  23
Income tax and social contribution payable              298                 80                378
Contract liabilities and deferred income              322               267                589
Total current liabilities        11,266               503           11,769
             
Non-current liabilities            
Bonds and Financing                -                  998                998
Other liabilities              364                 -                   364
Total non-current liabilities             364               998             1,362
             
Total liabilities            11,630                 1,501                13,131
             
Net assets (A)        16,485          18,543           35,027
Total of Consideration transferred (B)         27,706           23,621            51,327
Goodwill (B – A) (i)        11,221            5,078           16,300

 

(i) Goodwill is recognized based on expected synergies from combining the operations of the acquirees and the acquiror, as well as due to an expected increase in the Business’ market-share due to the penetration of the business products and services in regions where the Business did not operate before. Also, the current tax law allows the deductibility of the acquisition date goodwill and fair value of net assets acquired when a non-substantive action is taken after acquisition by the Business (i.e. when the Business merges or spin off the businesses acquired) and therefore the tax and accounting basis of the net assets acquired are the same as of the acquisition date.

 

(ii) Trademark-related intangible asset’s fair value was obtained based on: net revenue was estimated taking into account the contractual customer relationships existing on the acquisition date; royalty rates of 7.2% were used based in the market rates of companies with similar activities as the Business, which represents a market rate; at last, the discount rate (Weighted Averaged Cost of Capital (“WACC”)) used was 12.4% p.a.

 

(iii) The following assumptions were used to determine the costumer portfolios: an average contract termination period of eigth years and seven months; A nominal discount rate of 12.6% p.a. was used, which is equivalent to the WACC, plus an additional risk premium, of 0.07.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

(iv) Market comparison technique: The fair value is determined based on the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and sale, and a reasonable profit margin based on the effort required to complete and sell the inventories.

 

From the date of acquisition to June 30, 2020, Mind Makes and Pluri contributed to revenue in the Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 in the amount of R$ 1,476 and R$ 36,964 respectively, and net (Loss) profit for the period of R$ (1,236) and R$ 3,784. If the acquisition had been concluded on January 1, 2020, the Business estimates its combined net revenue from sales and services would have been R$ 515,993 and a Net loss of R$ (24,609) for the period ended on June 30, 2019.

 

6.Financial Risk Management

 

The Business has a risk management policy for regular monitoring and management of the nature and overall position of financial risks and to assess its financial results and impacts to the Business’ cash flows. Counterparty credit limits are also periodically reviewed.

 

The economic and financial risks mainly reflect the behavior of macroeconomic variables such interest rates as well as other characteristics of the financial instruments maintained by the Business. These risks are managed through control and monitoring policies, specific strategies and limits.

 

a.Financial risk factors

 

The Business’ activities expose it to certain financial risks mainly related to market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. Management and Cogna Group’s Board of Directors monitor such risks in line with the capital management policy objectives.

 

This note presents information on the Business' exposure to each of the risks above, the objectives of the Business, measurement policies, and the Business's risk and capital management process.

 

The Business has no derivative transactions.

 

a.Market risk - cash flow interest rate risk

 

This risk arises from the possibility of the Business incurring losses because of interest rate fluctuations that increase finance costs related to financing and bonds raised in the market and obligations for acquisitions from third parties payable in installments. The Business continuously monitors market interest rates in order to assess the need to contract financial instruments to hedge against volatility of these rates, additionally financial assets also indexed to the CDI (daily average of overnight interbank loan) and IPCA (broad consumer price index) partially mitigate any interest rate exposures.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

Interest rates contracted are as follows:

 

  June 30, 2020   December 31, 2019   Interest rate
Bonds          
  Private Bonds – 5th Issuance          101,213            101,802   CDI + 1.15% p.a.
  Private Bonds – 5th Issuance          103,335            101,765   CDI + 1.00% p.a.
  Private Bonds – 6th Issuance          309,987            305,368   CDI + 0.90% p.a.
  Private Bonds – 6th Issuance          209,723            204,047   CDI + 1.70% p.a.
  Private Bonds – 7th Issuance          823,292            814,086   CDI + 1.15% p.a.
  Private Bonds – 8th Issuance          115,234            113,879   CDI + 1.00% p.a.
Financing and Lease Liabilities          161,477            153,714   IPCA
Accounts Payable for Business Combination            42,366              10,941   100% CDI
Loans from related parties            67,358              29,192   CDI + 3.57%
        1,933,985          1,834,794    
b.Credit risk

 

Credit risk arises from the potential default of a counterparty to an agreement or financial instrument, resulting in financial loss. The Business is exposed to credit risk in its operating activities (mainly in connection with trade receivables) and financial activities, including deposits with banks and other financial institutions and other financial instruments contracted.

 

To mitigate risks associated with trade receivables, the Business adopts a sales policy and analysis of the financial and equity situation of its counterparties. The sales policy is directly associated with the level of credit risk the Business is willing to subject itself to in the normal course of its business. The diversification of its receivable’s portfolio, the selectivity of its customers, as well as the monitoring of sales financing terms and individual position limits are procedures adopted to minimize defaults or losses in the realization of trade receivables. Thus, the Business does not have significant credit risk exposure to any single counterparty or any group of counterparties having similar characteristic.

 

Furthermore, the Business reviews the recoverable amount of its trade receivables at the end of each reporting period to ensure that adequate impairment losses are recorded (note 9.c).

 

The Business limits its exposure to credit risks associated to financial instruments, bank deposits and financial investments by making its investments in financial institutions for which credit risk is monitored, according to limits previously established in the Business´ policy. When necessary, appropriate provisions are recognized to cover this risk.

 

c.Liquidity risk

 

This is the risk of the Business not having sufficient funds and or bank credit limits to meet its short-term financial commitments, due to the mismatch of terms in expected receipts and payments.

 

The Business continuously monitors its cash balance and the indebtedness level and implements measures to allow access to the capital markets, when necessary. It also endeavors to assure they remain within existing credit limits. Management also continuously monitors projected and actual cash flows and the combination of the maturity profiles of the financial assets, liabilities and takes into consideration its debt financing plans, covenant compliance, internal liquidity targets and, if applicable, regulatory requirements.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

Surplus cash generated by the Business is managed on a Cogna Group basis. The Cogna Group’s Treasury invests surplus cash in short-term deposits, choosing instruments with appropriate maturities or sufficient liquidity to provide the Business with appropriate funds allowing it to continue as a going concern.

 

The table below presents the maturity of the Business´ financial liabilities.

 

Financial liabilities by maturity ranges

 

June 30, 2020   Less than one year   Between one and two years   Over two years   Total
Bonds   546,712   1,117,071   -   1,663,783
Lease Liabilities   13,035   29,489   117,954   160,478
Accounts Payable for business combination   16,245   7,589   18,532   42,366
Suppliers   92,440   -   -   92,440
Reverse Factoring   74,718   -   -   74,718
Suppliers - related Parties   163,062   -   -   163,062
Other liabilities - related parties   145,247   -   -   145,247
Loans from related parties   67,358   -   -   67,358
    1,118,817   1,154,149   136,486   2,409,452

 

Financial liabilities by maturity ranges

 

The table below reflects the estimated amounts payable of principal and interest based on undiscounted contractual amounts and, therefore, do not reflect the financial position presented as of June 30, 2020.

 

June 30, 2020   Less than one year   Between one and two years   Over two years   Total
Bonds   571,878   1,168,491   -   1,740,369
Lease Liabilities   13,313   30,118   120,469   163,900
Accounts Payable for business combination   16,993   7,938   19,385   44,316
Suppliers   92,440   -   -   92,440
Reverse Factoring   79,642   -   -   79,642
Suppliers - related Parties   174,802   -   -   174,802
Other liabilities - related parties   145,247   -   -   145,247
Loans from related parties   69,884   -   -   69,884
    1,164,199   1,206,547   139,854   2,510,600

 

As of June 30, 2020, the Business had negative working capital of R$ 396,740 (compared to negative working capital of R$ 326,550 as of December 31, 2019) mainly due to current suppliers and accounts payables with related parties, such as bonds outstanding, suppliers, loans and other liabilities.

 

Capital management

 

The Business’ main capital management objectives are to safeguard its ability to continue as a going concern, optimize returns, allow consistency of operations to other stakeholders and to maintain an optimal capital structure reducing financial costs and maximizing the returns.

 

No changes were made in the objectives, policies or processes for managing capital during the period as of June 30, 2020.

 

b.Sensitivity analysis

 

The following table presents the sensitivity analysis of potential losses from financial instruments, according to the assessment of relevant market risks made by Management and presented above.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

A probable scenario over a 12-month horizon was used, with a projected rate of 5.44% p.a. as per CDI references rates disclosed by B3 S.A (Brazilian stock exchange). Two further scenarios are presented, stressing, respectively, a 25% and 50% deterioration of the projected rates.

 

    Index - % per year   Balance as Of June  30, 2020   Base scenario   Scenario I   Scenario II
Financial Assets   101,7% of CDI   182,212   8,530   10,662   12,795
                     
Accounts Payable for Business Combination 100% of CDI                (42,366)   (1,950)   (2,438)   (2,925)
Loans from related parties   CDI + 3.57%   (67,358)   (3,153)   (3,942)   (4,730)
Bonds   CDI + 1.15%   (1,663,783)   (63,453)   (79,316)   (95,179)
        (1,773,507)   (68,556)   (85,696)   (102,834)
                     
Net exposure       (1,591,295)   (60,026)   (75,034)   (90,039)

 

7.Financial Instruments by Category

 

The Business holds the following financial instruments:

 

  Fair Value Hierarchy   June 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
Assets - Amortized cost          
 Cash and cash equivalents 1              182,410                 43,287
 Trade receivables 2              338,247               388,847
 Other receivables 2                    315                   1,735
 Related parties – other receivables 2                 5,843                 39,946
                 526,815               473,815
           
Liabilities - Amortized cost          
 Bonds and financing 2           1,663,783            1,640,947
 Lease liabilities 2              160,478               153,714
 Reverse Factoring 2               74,718                 94,930
 Suppliers -related Parties  2              163,062               207,174
 Accounts payable for business combination 2               42,366                 10,941
 Other liabilities - related parties   2              145,247                 47,603
 Loans from related parties 2               67,358                 29,192
              2,317,012            2,184,501

 

The Business’ financial instruments as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are recorded in the statements of financial position at amounts that are consistent with their fair values.

 

The fair value of financial assets and liabilities was determined based on available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies for each case. However, significant judgment is required to interpret market data and produce the most appropriate estimates of realizable values. Consequently, the estimates of fair value do not necessarily indicate the amounts that could be realized in the current market. The use of different market inputs and/or valuation methodologies could have a material impact on the estimated fair value.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

8.Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The balance of this account is comprised by the following amounts:

 

  June 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
Cash             28                32
Bank account            170              716
Financial investments (i)     182,212          42,539
      182,410          43,287

 

(i) The Business invests in a fixed income investment fund with short-term and with daily liquidity and not material risk of change in value. Financial investments presented an average gross yield of 99.57% of the annual CDI rate on June 01, 2020 (101.68% on December 31, 2019).

 

9.Trade Receivables

 

The balance of this account is comprised by the following amounts:

 

a.Composition

 

  June 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
Trade receivables              359,317                394,309
Related Parties (Note 19)                  9,645                  17,062
( - ) Impairment losses on trade receivables               (30,715)                 (22,524)
               338,247                388,847

 

b.Maturities of trade receivables

 

  June 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
Not yet due              286,676                332,071
Past due      
Up to 30 days                16,667                  10,403
From 31 to 60 days                  6,916                    7,505
From 61 to 90 days                  8,587                    6,071
From 91 to 180 days                  8,249                    9,506
From 181 to 360 days                18,725                  16,813
Over 360 days                10,096                    6,894
Total past due                69,240                  57,192
       
Clients on bankuptcy                   3,401                    5,046
 Related parties (note 19)                  9,645                  17,062
Provision for impairment of trade receivables               (30,715)                 (22,524)
       
               338,247                388,847

 

The gross carrying amount of trade receivables is written off when the Business has no reasonable expectations of recovering the financial asset in its entirety or a portion thereof. Collection efforts continue to be made, even for the receivables that have been written off, and amounts are recognized directly in results upon collection.

 

c.    Impairment losses on trade receivables

 

The Business measures impairment losses on trade receivables at an amount equal to lifetime expected credit losses (“ECL”) estimated using a provision matrix on a monthly basis. This matrix is prepared by analyzing the receivables established each month (in the 12-month period) and the related composition per default range and by calculating the recovery performance. In this methodology, for each default range an estimated loss likelihood percentage is established, which considers current and prospective information on macroeconomic factors that affect the customers' ability to settle the receivables.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

The Business also recognizes impairment losses on trade receivables of 100% against all receivables related to customers that filled bankruptcy process, because historical experience has indicated that these receivables are generally not recoverable.

 

Credit risk and expected credit losses associated with amounts due from related parties is not significant.

 

The following table details the risk profile of trade receivables based on the Business’ provision matrix as of June 30, 2020 and as of December 31, 2019. As the Business’ historical credit loss experience does not show significantly different loss patterns for different customer types, the impairment losses on trade receivables based on past due status is not further distinguished between different customer bases

 

  As of June 30, 2020   As of december 31, 2019
  Expected credit loss rate (%)   Lifetime ECL (R$)   Expected credit loss rate (%)   Lifetime ECL (R$)
Not yet due 0.70%                    1,996   0.67%   2,267
Past due              
Up to 30 days 3.62%                       603   1.81%   188
From 31 to 60 days 7.13%                       493   3.12%   234
From 61 to 90 days 9.46%                       812   5.04%   306
From 91 to 180 days 17.50%                    1,444   11.10%   1,056
From 181 to 360 days 63.50%                  11,890   45.37%   7,628
Over 360 days 99.80%                  10,076   84.13%   5,799
                     27,314       17,478
Clients on Bankuptcy (i) 100.00%                    3,401   100.00%   5,046
Impairment losses on trade receivables                    30,715       22,524

 

(i) As of June 30, 2020 and as of December 31, 2019, the Business’ Management recorded 100% for impairment losses from three of its clients that went into bankruptcy. All those corporate clients were national booksellers that were present in the main cities of the country and therefore were considered as strategic marketplaces for the commercialization of our published materials to final customers (students, teachers and schools).

 

The following table shows the changes in impairment losses on trade receivables for the period ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

 

  June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019
Opening balance                22,524                  19,397
  Additions                  6,683                    8,813
  Reversals                   (137)                     (815)
  Clients in bankruptcy                  1,645                     (195)
Closing balance                30,715                  27,200

 

10. Inventories

 

The balance of this account is comprised by the following amounts:

 

  June 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
Finished products                      131,764                145,006
Work in process                        57,063                  34,502
Raw materials                        31,202                  31,033
Imports in progress                          1,337                    1,143
Right to returned goods (i)                          6,336                  10,552
                       227,702                222,236

 

(i) Represents the Business’ right to recover products from customers where customers exercise their right of return under the Business’ returns policies.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

Changes in provision for losses with obsolete inventories is broken down as follows:

 

  June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019
Opening balance                        69,080                  72,410
Additions                          5,693                    1,871
(Reversals)                        (3,708)                  (2,240)
Closing balance                        71,065                  72,041

 

11. Property, Plant and Equipment

 

The cost, depreciation weighted average rates and accumulated depreciation are as follows:

 

      June 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
  Depreciation weighted average rate   Cost   Accumulated depreciation   Net Book value   Cost   Accumulated depreciation   Net Book value
                           
IT equipment 10% - 33%   26,324   (24,465)   1,859   26,244   (23,758)   2,486
Furniture, equipment and fittings 10% - 33%   35,435   (24,756)   10,679   36,268   (23,902)   12,366
Property, buildings and improvements 5%-20%   46,997   (28,956)   18,041   46,420   (26,738)   19,682
In progress                       -      5,678   -   5,677   4,539   -   4,539
Right of use assets 12%   218,560   (68,864)   149,696   205,270   (59,834)   145,436
Land  10%   4,412   (3,959)   453   4,412   (3,959)   453
Total     337,406   (151,000)   186,405   337,203   (152,242)   184,961

 

Changes in property, plant and equipment are as follows:

 

  IT equipment   Furniture, equipment and fittings   Property, buildings and improvements   In progress   Right of use assets   Land   Total
At December 31, 2019 2,486   12,366   19,682   4,538   145,436   453   184,961
Additions 84   362   581   1,139   16,539   -   18,705
Additions by business combination 178   33   -   -   -   -   211
Disposals (182)   (1,228)   (5)   -   (3,249)   -   (4,664)
Depreciation (707)   (854)   (2,217)   -   (9,030)   -   (12,808)
At June 30, 2020 1,859   10,679   18,041   5,677   149,696   453   186,405
                           
                           
  IT equipment   Furniture, equipment and fittings   Property, buildings and improvements   In progress   Right of use assets   Land   Total
At December 31, 2018 3,213   15,010   20,177   -   -   19,906   58,306
Opening balance - IFRS 16 -   -   -   -   150,311   -   150,311
At January 01, 2019 3,213   15,010   20,177   -   150,311   19,906   208,617
Additions 812   2,158   2,013   853   2,879   -   8,715
Disposals -   (3,776)   -   -   (1,929)   -   (5,705)
Depreciation (843)   (957)   (2,328)   -   (9,406)   -   (13,534)
Transfers (i) -   -   -   -   19,453   (19,453)   -
At June 30, 2019 3,182   12,435   19,862   853   161,308   453   198,093

 

(i) Due to the adoption of IFRS 16, finance lease previously recognized in “land” were transferred to “right of use assets”.

 

There were no indications of impairment of Property, plant and equipment for the period ended June 30, 2020 and year ended December 31, 2019.

 

12. Intangible Assets and Goodwill

 

The cost, amortization weighted average rates and accumulated amortization of intangible assets and goodwill are comprised by the following amounts:

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

      June 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
  Amortization weighted average rate   Cost   Accumulated amortization   Net Book value   Cost   Accumulated amortization   Net Book value
Softwares 20%            283,070           (211,296)            71,774   276,542   (200,217)   76,325
Trademarks 5%            631,935            (44,177)          587,758   614,958   (30,923)   584,035
Customer Portfolio 8%         1,113,792           (141,101)          972,691   1,109,388   (98,666)   1,010,722
Goodwill -         3,302,755                      -        3,302,755   3,286,263   -   3,286,263
In progress (i) -              16,861                      -            16,861   14,051   -   14,051
Other Intangible assets 33%              38,283            (14,684)            23,599   25,146   (11,157)   13,989
            5,386,696           (411,258)        4,975,438   5,326,348   (340,963)   4,985,385

 

(i) Substantially refers to development of the projects related to Plurall, project to improve the digital platform and other projects related to enterprise resource management (ERP) solutions.

 

Changes in intangible assets and goodwill were as follows:

 

  Softwares   Customer Portfólio   Trademarks   Other Intangible assets   In progress   Goodwill   Total
At December 31, 2019 76,325   1,010,722   584,035   13,989   14,051   3,286,263   4,985,385
Additions                       9,025                    -                        -                    906            15,770                      -                 25,701
Additions by business combination                            18                4,625               16,060                 159                   -                  16,300              37,162
Amortization                    (13,594)            (42,435)             (13,254)            (3,527)                   -                         -               (72,810)
At June 30, 2020                    71,774           972,912           586,841           11,527           29,821         3,302,563        4,975,438
                           
  Softwares   Customer Portfólio   Trademarks   Other Intangible assets   In progress   Goodwill   Total
At December 31, 2018 60,088   1,093,885   610,541   6,062   30,098   3,286,263   5,086,937
Additions 3,695   -   1,183   -   4,715   -   9,593
Disposals -   -   -   (1,960)   -   -   (1,960)
Amortization (9,336)   (46,508)   (13,253)   (624)   -   -   (69,721)
At June 30, 2019 54,447   1,047,377   598,471   3,478   34,813   3,286,263   5,024,849

i) Impairment tests for goodwill

 

The Business is comprised of two separate CGUs (each one of its reportable operating segments, as per note 25), for which the recoverable amount has been determined based on value-in-use calculations. Goodwill is allocated to each CGU as per below:

 

Content & EdTech Platform   3,291,835
Digital Platform   10,728
    3,302,563

 

The Business evaluated the circumstances that could indicate an impairment in its non-financial assets and carried out a sensitivity analysis in the long-term model and cash flows, including any impacts / risks that could be estimated based on our best estimate of future cash flows. The conclusion of these tests provided by Business, has not shown any adjustments to be considered necessary for these assets. We understand that this procedure meets the normative requirement to perform an impairment test at least once a year or, as in the present case, at any time when there are impairment indicators.

 

The main assumptions used in the calculations were: (i) 3.5% growth rate in perpetuity (6.1% as of December 31, 2019), and; (ii) applied discount rate (WACC) at 10.12% (10.08% as of December 31, 2019).

 

13. Bonds and Financing

 

a.Composition of bonds and financing

 

The balance of bonds and financing is comprised by the following amounts:

 

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Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

  December 31, 2019   Additions by business combination (i)   Payment of interest   Interest accrued   Tranfers   June 30, 2020
Bonds with Related Parties 440,947   -   (17,576)   23,244   100,097   546,712
Current liabilities 440,947   -   (17,576)   23,244   100,097   546,712
                       
Bonds with Related Parties 1,200,000   -   -   16,170   (100,097)   1,116,073
Finance -   998   -   -   -   998
Non-current liabilities 1,200,000   998   -   16,170   (100,097)   1,117,071
                       
Total 1,640,947   998   (17,576)   39,414   -   1,663,783

 

  At December 31, 2018   Payment of interest   Interest accrued   Tranfers   June 30, 2019
Bonds with Related Parties          338,555             (58,681)                58,219                      -                 338,093
Finance leases              1,305                     -                         -                   (1,305)                       -   
Current liabilities         339,860           (58,681)               58,219              (1,305)             338,093
                   
Bonds with Related Parties        1,300,000                     -                         -                         -               1,300,000
Finance leases (ii)            18,608                     -                         -                 (18,608)                       -   
Non-current liabilities      1,318,608                     -                         -               (18,608)          1,300,000
                   
Total      1,658,468           (58,681)               58,219            (19,913)          1,638,093

 

(i) On November 21, 2018, MindMakers, which became a subsidiary of the Business in February 2020, entered into a bank credit note (cédula de crédito bancário) in favor of Banco de Desenvolvimento de Minas Gerais S.A. – BDMG, for an aggregate amount of R$1,676 with a maturity date of November 15, 2026. The payment of principal will be made in 72 installments, beginning on December 15, 2020, and ending on November 15, 2026.  Interest will accrue at the long-term interest rate (taxa de juros de longo prazo – TJLP), plus 5% per annum, and will be paid on a monthly basis along with payments of principal.

 

(ii) Due to the adoption of IFRS 16, Finance Leases’ balances were transferred to “Lease Liabilities”. (Note 15)

 

As of June 30, 2020 the Business has six bonds series with related parties, all of them unsecured and non-convertible into shares. The proceeds from these issuances were used to lengthen the Business’ debt profile, as well as to meet the Business’ working capital needs. The bonds have the following characteristics:

 

    As of June 30, 2020
Subscriber   Related Parties (a)   Related Parties (a)   Related Parties (a)
Issuance   5th   6th   6th
Serie   Serie 1   Serie 1   Serie 2
Date of issuance   03/15/2018   08/15/2017   08/15/2017
Maturity Date   05/15/2021   08/15/2020   08/15/2022
First payment after   60 months   36 months   60 months
Remuneration payment   Semi-annual interest   Semi-annual interest   Semi-annual interest
Financial charges   CDI + 1,15% p.a.   CDI + 0,90% p.a.   CDI + 1,70% p.a.
             
Principal amount (in million R$)    100   300   200

 

    As of June 30, 2020
Subscriber   Related Parties (a)   Related Parties (a)   Related Parties (a)
Issuance   7th   8th   5th
Serie   Single   Single   Serie 2
Date of issuance   03/15/2018   10/25/2017   08/15/2018
Maturity Date   09/09/2021   10/25/2020   08/15/2023
First payment after   36 months   36 months   60 months
Remuneration payment   Semi-annual interest   End of contract   Semi-annual interest
Financial charges   CDI + 1,15% p.a.   CDI + 1,00% p.a.   CDI + 1,00% p.a.
             
Principal amount (in million R$)   800   100   100

 

The Business’s bonds are subject to the following clauses: (i) the acceleration of the other debentures originally issued by Saber; (ii) the grant by us of any liens on our assets or capital stock; (iii) a change in control by Cogna of Saber’s subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions. Additionally, we have agreed until the maturity of the private debentures that: (i) we will allocate at least 50% of the use of proceeds from any liquidity event to repay such debentures; (ii) we will not obtain any new loans unless the proceeds of such loan are directed to repay our debentures with Cogna; and (iii) we will not pledge shares and/or dividends.

 

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Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

b.    Maturities of bonds and financing

 

The maturities ranges of these accounts are comprised as follow:

 

      June 30, 2020
Maturity of installments     Total   %
2020     546,712   32.9%
2021     811,301   48.8%
2022     254,885   15.3%
2023 onwards     50,885   3.1%
Total non-current liabilities     1,117,071   67.1%
           
      1,663,783   100.0%

 

14. Suppliers

 

The balance of this account is comprised by the following amounts:

 

a. Composition

 

  June 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
Local suppliers                46,611                  98,824
Related parties (note 19)                38,827                    1,219
Copyright                  7,002                  28,685
Reverse Factoring (i)                74,718                  94,930
                167,158                 223,658

 

(i) Some of the Business’ domestic suppliers sell their products with extended payment terms and may subsequently transfer their receivables due by the Business to financial institutions without right of recourse, in a transaction characterized as “Reverse Factoring”. The Business imputed interest over the payment term at a rate that commensurates with its own credit risk.

 

15. Lease liabilities

 

  June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019
Opening balance             153,714                      -   
Initial application - IFRS 16                       -              153,872
Transfers (note 13)                       -                19,911
Additions for new lease agreements              16,539                    697
Cancelled contracts               (3,359)                    (91)
Renegotiation -COVID impact 19 (i)                 (595)                        -
Interest                7,592                 7,862
Payment of interest               (7,616)                (6,505)
Payment of principal               (5,797)                (7,887)
Closing balance             160,478              167,859
       
Current liabilities 13,035   11,859
Non-current liabilities 147,443   156,000
  160,478   167,859

 

(i) The business renegotiated with its suppliers for a specified period of 3 months the readjustment in the property rental due to the Covid-19 pandemic. On July 7, 2020, the CVM (COMISSÃO DE VALORES MOBILIÁRIOS) approved CVM Resolution No. 859, where companies open as a practical expedient, or tenants may choose not to assess whether a benefit

 

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Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

related to Covid-19 is granted. That meets the requirements of the pronouncement, is an amendment to the lease. The lessee who makes use of this option must account for any change in the payment of the rent and the benefit granted in the rental agreement in the same way that the accounting is changed by applying this Standard if change would not be a change in the lease.

 

Short-term leases (lease period of 12 months or less) and leases of low-value assets (such as personal computers and office furniture), are recognized on straight line basis in rent expenses of the period and are not included in the lease liabilities. Fixed and variable lease payments, including those related to short-term contracts and to low-value assets, were the following for the six months period ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

 

  For the six months ended June 30,
   2020   2019
Fixed Payments 5,797   7,887
Payments related to short-term contracts and low value assets (note 24)                5,334                 2,061
  11,131   9,948

 

Business’ lease operations are not subject to any financial covenants.

  

16. Contract Liabilities and Deferred Income

 

The balance of this account is comprised by the following amounts:

 

   June 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
Refund liability (i)            38,776           45,248
Sales of employees' payroll (iii)              3,260             4,173
Deferred income in leaseback agreement (ii)              7,047             7,500
Other liabilities              3,957             1,603
             53,040           58,524
       
Current            45,208           49,328
Non-current              7,832             9,196
              53,040           58,524

 

(i) Refers to the customers’ right to return products

 

(ii) In March, 2018, the predecessor Somos-Anglo entered into a sales and leaseback agreement of a property located at João Dias Avenue in the city of São Paulo in the amount of R$ 25,500. This transaction included a deferred income of R$ 9,104 which will be appropriated according to the lease term of the property (120 months).

 

(iii) Refers to deferred income related to the sale of a 5-year exclusivity to process our Business employees’ pay roll to Banco Itaú for R$ 7,000 thousand, on August 2017. This income will be recognized on a straight line basis throughout the contract term as “Other Operating income” as the Business’ believes that the rights of exclusivity are transferred to Itaú over this period.

 

17. Accounts Payable for Business Combination

 

  June 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
Pluri (i)           12,692                  -
Mind Makers (ii)           13,925                  -
Livro Fácil           15,749          10,941
            42,366          10,941
       
Current           16,245            1,772
Non-current           26,121            9,169
            42,366          10,941

 

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Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

(i) A & R Comercio e Serviços de Informática Ltda. (“Pluri”)

 

On January 7, 2020, the Business concluded the acquisition of Pluri for R$ 26 million, which R$ 15.6 million was paid in cash, R$ 10.4 million on installments and are still outstanding and accrue contractual CDI charges. The agreement is also subject to certain additional earn-outs, that could increase the purchase price by and additional R$1.7 million over the life of the earn-out period.

 

(ii) Mind Makers Editora Educacional (“Mind Makers”)

 

On February 13, 2020, the Business concluded the acquisition of Mind Makers for R$ 18.2 million, which R$ 10 million was paid in cash and R$ 8.2 million on installments and are still outstanding and accrue contractual CDI charges. The agreement is also subject to certain additional earn-outs, that could increase the purchase price by and additional R$5.4 million over the life of the earn-out period.

 

The maturities of such balances are shown in the table below:

 

    As of June 30, 2020
Maturity of installments   Total   %
2020          16,245   38.3
         
2021            7,589   17.9
2022          10,577   25.0
2023            7,955   18.8
Total non-current liabilities        26,121                61.7
         
           42,366              100.0

 

18. Salaries and Social Contribution

 

  June 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
Salaries payable                19,478                  20,658
Social contribution payable                15,793                    9,532
Provision for vacation pay and 13th salary                28,095                  13,213
Provision for profit sharing                       -                     18,333
Others                     923                        12
                 64,289                  61,748

 

19. Related Parties

 

As presented in note 1, the Business is part of Cogna Group and therefore some of the Business' transactions and arrangements are performed with related parties and the effect of these transactions is reflected in this Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019. Transactions with these related parties are priced on an arm´s length basis, except for certain intangibles described in item d. and are settled in cash. None of the related party balances are secured.

 

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Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

No expense has been recognized in these Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019 for losses in respect of amounts owed by related parties.

 

Balances and transactions between Parent Entities’ operations included in the Business, have been eliminated in the Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019. However, during the periods presented below, the Business entered into the following transactions with other related parties or with operations with the Parent Entity and its subsidiaries that are not part of the business.

 

The balances with Related Parties are presented below:

 

    June 30, 2020
    Other receivables (i)   Trade receivables (Note 9)   Indemnification asset (note 20b)   Other payments (ii)   Loans (iii)   Suppliers (note 14)   Bonds (note 13)  
Cogna Educação S.A.                  -                     -             152,212                  -               51,176                  -                     -   
Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes SA.                  -                 1,150                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -   
Editora Atica S.A.                  -                   806                  -               91,081            15,198            15,537                  -   
Editora Scipione S.A.                  -                   325                  -               10,577                  -                 3,300                  -   
Centro Educacional Leonardo Da Vinci SS                  -                     24                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -   
Maxiprint Editora Ltda.                  -                   474                  -                   931                  -                 3,544                  -   
Pax  Editora E Distribuidora Ltda.                  -                     49                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -   
Saraiva Educacao S.A.                  -                   432                  -               12,286                  -               11,672                  -   
Colegio Visao Eireli                  -                     23                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -   
Anhanguera Educacional Ltda.                  -                   121                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -   
Pitagoras Sistema De Educacao Superior Sociedade Ltda.                -                   293                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -   
Somos Idiomas SA.                  -                      2                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -   
Sge Comercio De Material Didatico Ltda.                  -                      5                  -                     -                     -                   633                  -   
Sistema P H De Ensino Ltda.                  -                 1,800                  -                     18                  -                     -                     -   
Somos Idiomas S.A.                  89                  -                     -                     -                     -                     11                  -   
Escola Mater Christi Ltda.                  -                     43                  -                   130                  -                     -                     -   
Somos Educação S.A.                  -                     -                     -               13,042                984                815                  -   
Saber Serviços Educacionais S.A.                  -                 2,684                  -               16,489                  -                 1,803        1,662,785
Educação Inovação e Tecnologia S.A.                  -                     -                     -                   670                  -                     -                     -   
Somos Operações Escolares S.A.                  -                     -                     -                     23                  -                   775                  -   
Sociedade Educacional Doze De Outubro Ltda.                -                   150                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -   
Editora E Distribuidora Educacional S.A.              5,754              1,264                  -                     -                     -                   737                  -   
               5,843              9,645          152,212          145,247            67,358            38,827        1,662,785

 

    December 31, 2019
    Other receivables (i)   Trade receivables (Note 9)   Indemnification asset (note 20b)   Other payments (ii)   Loans (iii)   Suppliers (note 14)   Bonds (note 13)  
Cogna Educação SA.   -   -   149,600   -   -   -   -
Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes SA.   -   1,150   -   -   -   -   -
Editora Atica SA.   16   281   -   31,944   -   -   -
Editora Scipione SA.   4,743   304   -   -   -   -   -
Escola Mater Christi Ltda.   -   204   -   130   -   -   -
Maxiprint Editora Ltda.   4,021   1,154   -   -   -   -   -
Pax  Editora E Distribuidora Ltda.   -   49   -   -   -   -   -
Saraiva Educacao SA.   28,226   424   -   -   -   -   -
Somos Idiomas SA.   75   2   -   -   -   -   -
Acel Administracao De Cursos Educacionais Ltda.   -   1,415   -   -   -   -   -
Ecsa  Escola A Chave Do Saber Ltda.   -   212   -   -   -   -   -
Colégio Jao Ltda.   -   415   -       -   -   -
Colégio Motivo Ltda.   -   1,442   -       -   -   -
Editora E Distribuidora Educacional SA.   -   2,705   -   -   -   737   -
Sge Comercio De Material Didatico Ltda.   6   5   -   -   -   482   -
Sistema P H De Ensino Ltda.   -   2,027   -   18   -   -   -
Somos Operações Escolares SA.   42   -   -   4,197   29,192   -   -
Saber Serviços Educacionais SA.   -   5,041   -   -   -   -   1,640,947
Sociedade Educacional Doze De Outubro Ltda.  -   232   -   -   -   -   -
Saber Serviços Educacionais as   1,012   -   -   -   -   -   -
Editora E Distribuidora Educacional as   -   -   -   12,955   -   -   -
    38,141   17,062   149,600   49,244   29,192   1,219   1,640,947

 

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Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

(i) Refers to other receivables related to cost sharing agrements (corporate expenses: Payroll, Services with third parties and others) (Note 19.c)

 

(ii) Refers to other payments related to cost sharing agrements (corporate expenses: Payroll, Services with third parties and others) and reimbursement to other business of the Parent Entity that are not included in these Unaudited Interm Condensed Combined Financial Statements due to be the legal obligor and these other business have paid the counterparty.

 

(iii) On August 14, 2019, Somos Sistemas entered into a loan agreement with Somos Educação, by which Somos Sistemas borrowed from Somos Educação the aggregate amount of R$29.1 million, at an annual interest rate of the CDI plus 3.57%. This loan was paid on April 8, 2020.

 

On February 13, 2020, Somos Sistemas entered into a loan agreement with Editora Ática, by which Somos Sistemas borrowed from Editora Ática the aggregate amount of R$15.0 million, at an annual interest rate of the CDI plus 3.57%.

 

On March 5, 2020, Somos Sistemas entered into a loan agreement with Cogna, by which Somos Sistemas borrowed from Cogna the aggregate amount of R$51.2 million, at an annual interest rate of the CDI plus 3.57%.

 

The transactions with Related Parties held for the six month period ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

    For the Six months ended June 30, 2020   For the Six months ended June 30, 2019
Transactions held:   Revenues (ii)   Finance costs (i)   Cost Sharing (note 19c)   Sublease (note 19e)   Revenues (ii)   Finance costs (i)
 Cogna Educação S.A.                  -                   576                  -                     -                     -                     -   
 Somos Educação S.A.                  -                   984                  -                     -                     -                     -   
 Editora Atica SA.              5,394                198            11,989              5,436                  -                     -   
 Editora Scipione SA.                704                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -   
 Colégio Manauara Lato Sensu Ltda.                371                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -   
 Maxiprint Editora Ltda.                583                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -   
 A & R Comercio e Serviços de Informática Ltda (“Pluri”)            6,167                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -   
 Saraiva Educacao SA.              1,776                  -                     -                 1,686                  -                     -   
 Sociedade Educacional Parana Ltda.                543                  -                     -                     -                 1,201                  -   
 Acel Administracao De Cursos Educacionais Ltda.              138                  -                     -                     -                     57                  -   
 Sociedade Educacional Neodna Cuiaba Ltda.              181                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -   
 Ecsa  Escola A Chave Do Saber Ltda.                  77                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -   
 Colégio Motivo Ltda.                372                  -                     -                     -                   945                  -   
 Sistema P H De Ensino Ltda.              2,984                  -                     -                     -                 2,356                  -   
 Sistema Pitagoras De Educacao                796                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -   
 Sociedade Educacional Doze De Outubro Ltda                89                  -                     -                     -                   115                  -   
 Editora E Distribuidora Educacional SA.              1,834                  -               18,594              1,554                  -                     -   
 Somos Operações Escolares SA.                  -               39,414                  -                     -                     -               58,219
 Others                238                  -                     -                   186                456                  -   
             22,247            41,172            30,583              8,862              5,130            58,219

 

(i) Refers to finance costs with bonds subscribed by SABER and with loans.

 

(ii) Primarily refers to the amounts arising from the direct sales of printed books and learning systems to other entities of Cogna’s Group for resale to its direct clients.

 

a.    Suppliers and other arrentements with related parties

 

The Business is the legal obligor for purchases of certain raw materials used in activities related to other businesses of the Parent Entity that are not included in these Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019 in the amount of R$ 163,062 as of June 30, 2020 (R$ 207,174 as of December 31, 2019).

 

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Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

b.    Guarantees related to contingencies acquired through past business combination

 

In December 2019, the Business and Cogna Group signed the agreement to legally bind the indemnification from the seller in connection with the acquisition of Somos by Cogna Group, in order to indemnify the Business for any and all losses that may be incurred related to all contingencies or lawsuits events related to the Predecessor up to the maximum amount of R$152.2 million (R$ 149.6 million as of December 31, 2019). See Provision for risks of tax, civil and labor losses and judicial deposits and escrow account footnote (note 20).

 

c.    Cost sharing agreements with related parties

 

The Business and its related parties expensed certain amounts based on an apportionment from Cogna related to shared services, including the shared service center, IT expenses, propriety IT systems and legal and accounting activities, and shared warehouses and other logistic activites. The expenses related to these apportionments were recognized in these Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 in amount of R$ 30,583. In the Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of June 30, 2019 these expenses were recognize according to assumptions defined by the Management based on the nature of expense shared attributable to the Business.

 

d.    Brand and Copyrights sharing agreements with related parties

 

During November and December 2019, the Business and its related parties entered into brand and copyrights sharing agreements with related parties, as follows:

 

On November 11, 2019, the Business and EDE entered into a copyright license agreement whereby EDE agreed to grant a license, at no cost to Business, for commercial exploitation and use of copyrights related to the educational platform materials.  This agreement is valid for three years.

 

On November 6, 2019, the Business entered into a trademark license agreement (as amended on 2020) with EDE for which Business has been granted at no cost the use rights related to the trademark “Pitágoras.”  This agreement is valid for a period of 20 years, automatically and successively renewed for the same period.

 

On December 6, 2019, the Business also entered into two trademark license agreement (as amended on 2020) by which the use rights related to certain trademarks, such as “Somos Educação”, “Editora Atica”, “Editora Scipione,” “Atual Editora,” “Par Plataforma Educacional,” “Sistema Maxi de Ensino,” “Bilingual Experience,” “English Stars” and “Rede Cristã de Educação,”, have been granted at no cost to certain related parties.  This agreement is valid for a period of 20 years, automatically and successively renewed for the same period.

 

e.Lease and sublease agreements with related parties

 

The Business and its related parties also shared the infrastructure of rented warehouses and other properties which are direct expenses of the Cogna Group. The expenses related to these rental payments were recognized in the Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019 according to assumptions defined by the Management based on utilization of these properties by the Business.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

However, as part of its corporate restructuring (note 1) the Business has entered into lease and sublease agreements with its related parties on December 5, 2019, to continue to share these rented warehouses and other properties, as follows:

 

Commercial lease agreement

 

Lessee Entity Counterpart lease agreement (Lessor) Monthly payments Mature Rate State of the property in use
Somos – Anglo Editora Scipione S.A. R$35 60 months from the agreement date Inflation index Pernambuco (Recife)
Somos – Anglo Editora Ática S.A. R$30 60 months from the agreement date Inflation index Bahia (Salvador)

 

Commercial sublease agreement

 

Entity

(Sublessor)

Counterpart sublease agreement (Sublessee) Monthly payments Mature Rate State of the property in use
Editora e Distribuidora Educacional S.A (“EDE”) Somos – Anglo R$ 390 September 30, 2025 Inflation index São Paulo (São Paulo)
Somos – Anglo Editora Ática S.A. R$439 September 30, 2025 Inflation index São Paulo (São José dos Campos)
Somos – Anglo SGE Comércio de Material Didático Ltda. (“SGE”). R$15 September 30, 2025 Inflation index São Paulo (São José dos Campos)
Somos – Anglo Somos Idiomas S.A. R$ 3 September 30, 2025 Inflation index São Paulo (São José dos Campos)
Somos – Anglo Saraiva Educação S.A. (“Sariva”) R$ 113 September 30, 2025 Inflation index São Paulo (São José dos Campos)
Somos – Anglo Livraria Livro Fácil Ltda.(“Livro Fácil”) R$ 82 September 30, 2025 Inflation index São Paulo (São José dos Campos)
Somos – Anglo Editora e Distribuidora Educacional S.A (“EDE”) R$ 43 September 30, 2025 Inflation index São Paulo (São José dos Campos)

 

The income from these lease and sublease agreements were recognized in these Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 in the amount of R$ 7,245.

 

f.     Remuneration of key management personnel

 

Key management personnel include the members of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee, the CEO and the vice-presidents of Cogna Group, for which the nature of the tasks performed were related to the activities of the Business.

 

For the period ended June 30, 2020, key management remuneration allocated to the Business, including charges and variable remuneration totaled R$ 3,292 (R$ 3,321 for the period ended as of June 30, 2019). For the Business management members, the following benefits are granted: healthcare plan, share-based compensation plan, discounts on monthly tuition of K-12 in the Cogna Group’s schools, besides discounts over the Business’ own products.

 

The Business does not grant post-employment benefits, termination benefits or other long-term benefits for their key management personnel. For the six months period ended June 30, 2020 share-based compensation expenses in the amount of R$ 1,629 (R$ 478 for the period ended as of June 30, 2019), were paid to key management or incurred by the Business.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

Key management personnel compensation comprised the following:

 

    For the six months ended June 30,
    2020   2019
Short-term employee benefits              1,663              2,843
Share-based compensation plan              1,629                478
               3,292              3,321

 

g.    Guarantees related to finance

 

According note 13, on November 21, 2018, MindMakers, entered into a bank credit note (cédula de crédito bancário) in favor of Banco de Desenvolvimento de Minas Gerais S.A. – BDMG, for an aggregate amount of R$1,676 with a maturity date of November 15, 2026. A personal lien to secure this bank credit note was granted by certain individuals, including Mr. Mario Ghio Junior, our chief executive officer and a member of our board of directors.

 

20. Provision for risks of Tax, Civil and Labor losses and Judicial deposits and escrow accounts

 

The Management classifies the likelihood of loss of judicial/administrative proceedings in which the Business is a party as a defendant. Provisions are recorded for contingencies classified as probable and in amount Management believes it is sufficient to cover probable losses or when related to business combinations.

 

Also, in connection with the acquisition of Somos Group by Cogna Group, as described in Note 1, and pursuant to IFRS 3 - "Business Combinations", provisions for contingent liabilities assumed by Cogna were recognized when potential non-compliance with labor and civil legislation arising from past practices of subsidiaries acquired were identified. Thus, at acquisition date, Cogna reviewed all proceedings whose responsibility were transferred to assess whether there was a present obligation and if the fair value could be measured reliably.

 

a.Composition

 

    June 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
Proceedings whose likelihood of loss is probable        
Tax proceedings (i)        567,338        557,782
Labor proceedings (ii)           6,591           9,967
Civil proceedings                -                    1
         573,929        567,750
         
Liabilities assumed in Business Combination    
Labor proceedings (ii)         34,204         41,226
Civil proceedings              328                31
          34,532         41,257
         
Total of provision for risks of Tax, Civil and Labor losses    608,461      609,007

 

(i) Primarily refers to income tax positions taken by the predecessor Somos Anglo and the Successor in connection with a corporate reorganization held by the predecessor in 2010. In 2018, given a tax assessment via an Infraction Notice received by the predecessor for certain periods opened for tax audit coupled with an unfavorable jurisprudence on a similar tax case also reached in 2018, the Business reassessed this income tax position and recorded a liability, including interest and penalties, in the Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

(ii) The Business is a party to labor demands, which the most frequent cases refer to holiday proportional, salary differential, night additional pay, overtime, social charges, among others. There are no individual labor demands with material values that require specific disclosure.

 

The changes in provision for the period ended June 30, 2020 and were as follows:

 

    December 31, 2019   Additions   Reversals   Interest   Total effect on the result   Payments   June 30, 2020
                             
Tax proceedings      557,782                -               (773)         10,329           9,556                -           567,338
Labor proceedings        51,193           1,226          (5,095)              233          (3,636)          (6,762)          40,795
Civil proceedings               32              375              (64)                 2              313              (17)               328
Total      609,007          1,601        (5,932)        10,564          6,233        (6,779)        608,461
                             
Reconciliation with profit or loss for the period                        
  Finance expense                    -                   -           (10,564)            
General and administrative expenses            (1,601)           5,932                -               
  Income tax and social contribution                -                   -                   -               
Total            (1,601)          5,932      (10,564)            

 

    As of December 31, 2018   Additions   Reversals   Interest   Total effect on the result   June 30, 2019
                         
Tax proceedings        502,764         11,059            (169)         13,988         24,878        527,642
Labor proceedings         49,652           2,206            (788)              897           2,315         51,967
Civil proceedings           2,149                -                   (6)                50                44           2,193
Total      554,565        13,265           (963)        14,935        27,237      581,802
                         
Reconciliation with profit or loss for the period                    
  Finance expense                    -                   -           (13,829)        
General and administrative expenses          (13,265)              963                -           
  Income tax and social contribution                -                   -             (1,106)        
Total          (13,265)             963      (14,935)        

 

b.Judicial Deposits and Escrow Accounts

 

Judicial deposits and escrow accounts recorded as in non-current assets are as follows:

 

    June 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
Tax proceedings           2,130           1,419
Labor proceedings                25              955
Indemnification asset -Former owner         1,998           5,476
Indemnification asset – Related Parties (i)      152,212        149,600
Escrow-account (ii)         14,738         15,482
         171,103        172,932

 

(i) Refers to an indemnification asset from the seller in connection with the acquisition of Somos by Cogna Group and recognized at the date of the business combination as of October 11, 2018, in order to indemnify the Business for any and all losses that may be incurred related to all contingencies or lawsuits events related to the Predecessor up to the maximum amount of R$151.2 million (R$ 149.6 million as of December 31, 2019).

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

(ii) Refers to guarantees received in past business combinations related to loss contingencies whose likelihood of loss is probable, and therefore which responsibility lies with the former owners. According to the Sale Agreement, these former owners would reimburse the Business in case of payments are required if and when contingencies materialize.

 

21. Current and Deferred Income Tax and Social Contribution

 

Income tax expense is recognized at an amount determined by multiplying the profit (loss) before tax for the interim reporting period by the Business best estimated of the weighted-average annual income tax rate expected for the full financial year, adjusted for the tax effect of a certain items recognized in full in the interim period. As such, the effective rate in the unaudited interim condensed combined carve-out financial statements may differ from the Business estimate of the effective tax rate for the annual financial statements.

 

The Business effective tax rate for the period ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were 37.3% and 35.4% respectively (Combined nominal statutory rate of income tax and social contribution is 34%).

 

22. Share-based compensation

 

Certain employees of the Business participate in a restricted share compensation plan of Cogna Group which is detailed below.

 

On September 3, 2018, Cogna Group´ stockholders approved a restricted share-based compensation plan, on which may be granted rights to receive a maximum number of restricted shares not exceeding 19,416,233 shares, corresponding to 1.18% of the Cogna Group's total share capital at the Plan's approval date, excluding shares held in treasury on such date. This program should be wholly settled with the delivery of the shares.

 

Cogna Group´s obligation to transfer the restricted shares under the Plan, in up to 10 days from the end of the vesting period, is contingent upon the continuing employment relationship of the employee or officer, as appropriate, for a period of three years from the date the respective agreement is signed.

 

The number of outstanding restricted shares as of June 30, 2020 was 155,919 and the grant date fair value was 10.58.

 

the Business statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income and its Parent’s Net Investment were impacted by this share-based plan by R$ 1,629 for the period ended as of June 30, 2020 (R$ 478 for the period ended as of June 30, 2019).

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

23. Net Revenue from sales and Services

 

The breakdown of net sales of the Business for the period ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are shown below. The revenue is disaggregated into the categories the Business believes depict how and the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.

 

    April 01, to June 30, 2020   June 30, 2020   April 01, to June 30, 2019   June 30, 2019
Learning Systems                
Gross revenue   108,661   299,774   124,783   321,846
Deductions from gross revenue                
Taxes                     (7)                   (47)                     (9)                   (51)
Discounts               (6,112)             (21,922)             (10,247)             (27,492)
Returns               (6,473)             (12,479)               (6,522)             (14,488)
Net revenue             96,069           265,326           108,005           279,815
                 
Textbooks                
Gross revenue              10,945             146,368                8,935             113,488
Deductions from gross revenue                
Taxes                   (43)                 (428)                 (298)                 (613)
Returns                 (997)             (24,828)               (2,775)             (20,420)
Net revenue               9,905           121,112               5,862             92,455
                 
Complementary Education Services              
Gross revenue                1,787              34,713                   451              24,279
Deductions from gross revenue                
Taxes                   (22)                 (500)                     (2)                   (35)
Returns                   (53)               (1,197)                 (108)               (1,767)
Net revenue               1,712             33,016                  341             22,477
                 
Other services                
Gross revenue                9,486              15,925              10,747              16,059
Deductions from gross revenue                
Taxes               (1,260)               (1,754)               (1,194)               (1,634)
Net revenue               8,226             14,171               9,553             14,425
                 
Total Content & EdTech                
Gross revenue             130,879             496,780             144,916             475,672
Deductions from gross revenue                
Taxes               (1,332)               (2,729)               (1,503)               (2,333)
Discounts               (6,112)             (21,922)             (10,247)             (27,492)
Returns               (7,523)             (38,504)               (9,405)             (36,675)
Net revenue           115,912           433,625           123,761           409,172
                 
Total Digital Services                
Gross revenue                7,325              84,627              15,601              85,274
Deductions from gross revenue                
Taxes                   (87)               (1,895)                 (604)               (1,794)
Returns               (2,917)               (3,706)                 (788)               (1,628)
Net revenue               4,321             79,026             14,209             81,852
                 
Total                
Gross revenue             138,204             581,407             160,517             560,946
Deductions from gross revenue                
Taxes               (1,419)               (4,624)               (2,107)               (4,127)
Discounts               (6,112)             (21,922)             (10,247)             (27,492)
Returns             (10,440)             (42,210)             (10,193)             (38,303)
Net revenue           120,233           512,651           137,970           491,024
                 
Sales             111,625             500,713             127,012             477,070
Services                8,608              11,938              10,958              13,954
Net revenue           120,233           512,651           137,970           491,024

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

(i)   Refers also to revenue from textbook sales of preparatory course for university admission exams.

 

The Business applies the practical expedient in paragraph 121.b of IFRS 15 and does not disclose information about its remaining performance obligations because the Business has a right to consideration from its customers in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the Business’ performance completed to date.

 

a.Seasonality

 

The Business’ revenue is subject to seasonality since the main deliveries of printed materials and digital materials to customers occur in the last quarter of each year (typically in November and December), and in the first quarter of each subsequent year (typically in February and March), and revenue is recognized when the customers obtain control over the materials. In addition, the printed and digital materials delivered in the fourth quarter are used by customers in the following school year and, therefore, fourth quarter results reflect the growth in the number of students from one school year to the next, leading to higher revenue in general in the fourth quarter compared with the preceding quarters in each year. Consequently, in aggregate, the seasonality of revenue generally produces higher revenue in the first and fourth quarters of our fiscal year. In addition, the Business generally bills its customers during the first half of each school year (which starts in January), which generally results in a higher cash position in the first half of each year compared to the second half.

 

A significant part of the Business’ expenses is also seasonal. Due to the nature of the business cycle, the Business needs significant working capital, typically in September or October of each year, in order to cover costs related to production and inventory accumulation, selling and marketing expenses, and delivery of the teaching materials at the end of each year in preparation for the beginning of each school year. As a result, these operating expenses are generally incurred between September and December of each year.

 

Purchases through the Business' Livro Fácil e-commerce platform are also very intense during the back-to-school period, between November, when school enrollment takes place and families plan to anticipate the purchase of products and services, and February of the following year, when classes are about to start. Thus, e-commerce revenue is mainly concentrated in the first and fourth quarters of the year.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

24. Costs and Expenses by Nature

 

  April 01, to June 30, 2020   June 30, 2020   April 01, to June 30, 2019   June 30, 2019
Salaries and payroll charges (63,778)   (125,899)   (45,297)   (94,415)
Raw materials and productions costs (22,944)   (152,621)   (32,222)   (150,705)
Depreciation and amortization (43,534)   (85,618)   (41,993)   (83,255)
Editorial costs (2,354)   (16,793)   (11,277)   (29,835)
Copyright (6,055)   (28,006)   (4,996)   (29,483)
Advertising and publicity (23,760)   (43,846)   (12,385)   (25,746)
Utilities, cleaning and security (1,831)   (9,377)   (2,338)   (5,414)
Rental and condominium fees (515)   (5,334)   (1,047)   (2,061)
Third-party services (3,877)   (8,374)   (6,746)   (12,947)
Travel (1,656)   (5,854)   (2,603)   (5,267)
Consulting and advisory services (4,570)   (12,992)   (4,953)   (10,002)
Impairment losses on trade receivables (1,264)   (6,546)   (3,218)   (7,998)
Material (449)   (960)   10   (1,023)
Taxes and contributions (320)   (762)   (313)   (965)
Reversal (provision) for risks of tax, civil and labor losses 3,852   5,877   (9,171)   (12,302)
Provision for losses with obsolete inventories (4,311)   (1,985)   (423)   369
Income from lease and sublease agreements with related parties 1,617   8,862   -   -
Other income, net 1,176   1,988   (1,989)   15
  (174,573)   (488,240)   (180,961)   (471,034)
               
               
Cost of sales and services (48,422)   (215,755)   (58,763)   (238,057)
Comercial expenses (42,803)   (80,596)   (24,350)   (62,663)
General and administrative expenses (83,260)   (182,294)   (92,641)   (162,331)
Impairment loss on accounts receivable (1,264)   (11,583)   (3,218)   (7,998)
Other operating income, net 1,176   1,988   (1,989)   15
  (174,573)   (488,240)   (180,961)   (471,034)

 

25. Segment Reporting

 

Information reported to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) for the purposes of resource allocation and assessment of segment performance is focused on revenue, “profit (loss) before finance result and tax”, assets and liabilities segregated by the nature of the services provided to the Business’ customers. Thus, reportable segments are: (i) Content & EdTech Platform; and (ii) Digital Platform.

 

The Content & EdTech platform derives its results from core and complementary educational content solutions through digital and printed content, including textbooks, learning systems and other complimentary educational services.

 

The Digital Platform aims to unify the entire school administrative ecosystem, enabling private schools to aggregate multiple learning strategies and help them to focus on education, through the Business’ physical and digital e-commerce platform (Livro Fácil) and other digital services. The operations related to this segment initiated with the acquision of Livro Fácil.

 

Due to the nature of the Business’ e-commerce platform, the Content & EdTech Platform segment sells its printed and digital content to the Digital Platform segment. These transactions are priced on an arm’s length basis and are to be settled in cash. However, the eliminations made in preparing these Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Unaudited Interim Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of June 30, 2019 are included in the measure of the segment’s profit or loss that is used by the CODM, and therefore the amounts presented herein are net of such intrasegment transactions.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

The following table presents the Business’ revenue, its reconciliation to “profit (loss) before finance result and tax” results, assets and liabilities by reportable segment. No other information is used by the CODM when assessing segment performance.

 

    April 01, to June 30, 2020
    Content & EdTech Platform   Digital Services Platform   Total
             
Net revenue from sales and services                 115,908                     4,325                 120,233
Cost of goods sold and services                 (43,974)                   (4,448)                 (48,422)
             
Operating income (expenses)            
General and administrative expenses                 (78,821)                   (4,439)                 (83,260)
Commercial expenses                 (32,289)                 (10,514)                 (42,803)
Other operating net income                     1,176                         -                        1,176
Impairment losses on trade receivables                   (1,224)                        (40)                   (1,264)
(Loss) Profit before financial income and taxes               (39,226)                 (15,114)                 (54,340)
             
Assets              6,114,413                 124,513              6,238,926
Current and non-current liabilities              3,015,204                 137,051              3,152,255

 

    For the six months ended June 30,2020
    Content & EdTech Platform   Digital Services Platform   Total
             
Net revenue from sales and services                 433,624                   79,027                 512,651
Cost of goods sold and services                (142,177)                 (73,578)                (215,755)
             
Operating income (expenses)            
General and administrative expenses                (170,267)                 (12,027)                (182,294)
Commercial expenses                 (70,081)                 (10,515)                 (80,596)
Other operating net income                     1,988                         -                        1,988
Impairment losses on trade receivables                 (10,796)                      (787)                 (11,583)
(Loss) Profit before financial income and taxes                 42,292                 (17,880)                   24,411
             
Assets              6,114,413                 124,513              6,238,926
Current and non-current liabilities              3,015,204                 137,051              3,152,255

 

    April 01, to June 30, 2019
    Content & EdTech Platform   Digital Services Platform   Total
             
Net revenue from sales and services                 123,178                   14,792                 137,970
Cost of goods sold and services                 (41,415)                 (17,348)                 (58,763)
             
Operating income (expenses)            
General and administrative expenses                 (84,214)                   (8,427)                 (92,641)
Commercial expenses                 (24,338)                        (12)                 (24,350)
Other operating net income                   (1,989)                         -                      (1,989)
Impairment losses on trade receivables                   (3,218)                         -                      (3,218)
(Loss) Profit before financial income and taxes               (31,996)                 (10,995)                 (42,991)
             
Assets              6,122,056                   45,738              6,167,794
Current and non-current liabilities              3,017,950                   49,761              3,067,711

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

    For the six months ended June 30,2019
    Content & EdTech Platform   Digital Services Platform   Total
             
Net revenue from sales and services                 409,173                   81,851                 491,024
Cost of goods sold and services                (158,077)                 (79,980)                (238,057)
             
Operating income (expenses)            
General and administrative expenses                (148,297)                 (14,034)                (162,331)
Commercial expenses                 (62,652)                        (11)                 (62,663)
Other operating net income                         15                         -                            15
Impairment losses on trade receivables                   (7,998)                         -                      (7,998)
(Loss) Profit before financial income and taxes                 32,164                 (12,174)                   19,990
             
Assets              6,122,056                   45,738              6,167,794
Current and non-current liabilities              3,017,950                   49,761              3,067,711

 

Segments’ profit represents the profit earned by each segment without finance results and income tax expense. This is the measure reported to the CODM for the purpose of resource allocation and assessment of segment performance.

 

The Business has all its operations held in Brasil, with no revenue from foreign customers. Additionally, no single customer contributed ten per cent or more to the Business and Segments revenue in either the period June 30, 2020 and 2019.

 

26. Non-cash transactions

 

Non-monetary transactions for the six months ended June 31,2020 and 2019 are, respectively: (i) Additions of right use and finance lease in the amount of R$ 16,540 and R$ 2,879 (note 15 and 11), and, (ii) Disposals of contracts of right use and finance lease in the amount of R$ 3,360 and R$ 91 (note 15).

 

27. Subsequent events

 

(a)Initial public offering.

 

On July 31, 2020, was accomplished the initial public offering of the business, was set at US$ 19.00 per class A common share, pursuant to the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the “Offer”), reaching the total amount of US$ 333,522 (R$ 1,715,858) using day August 4,2020 exchange, with the issuance of 18,575,492 Vasta’s class A common shares and additionally has granted the underwriters a option to purchase of additional 2,786,323 Class A common shares at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discount, totalizing 21,361,815.

 

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Vasta Platform (Successor)

Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and Combined Carve-out Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, and unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Carve-out Financial Statements for the six month period ended as of June 30, 2019

 

 

The price per class A common share in the initial public offering of Vasta Platform Limited (“Vasta”), duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands, which consolidates the group's activities related to educational and digital solutions focusing on private schools operating in the primary and secondary education segment, was set at US$ 19.00 per class A common share. Contribution Agreement of shares

 

The shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on July 31, 2020, under the symbol “VSTA”.

 

(b)Contribution Agreement of shares

 

In addition to item (a), the Board of Directors’ Meeting approved that Vasta and the Cogna shall celebrate a Contribution Agreement formalizing the contribution of 100% (one hundred percent) of the shares issued by Somos Sistemas de Ensino S.A (“Somos Sistemas”) held by the Cogna to Vasta’s share capital (the “Contribution”) until the Offer pricing date. After the Contribution, Somos Sistemas became wholly-owned by Vasta, which, in its turn, continued to be fully controlled by the Cogna.

 

 

 

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