UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549 

SCHEDULE 13E-3

(Rule 13e-100)

RULE 13E-3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 13(e)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 5)

VASTA PLATFORM LIMITED

(Name of the Issuer)

COGNA EDUCAÇÃO S.A.

(Names of Person(s) Filing Statement)

Class A Common Shares, par value U.S.$0.00005 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)

KYG9440A1094
(ISIN of Class of Securities)

G9440A109
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

	Cogna Educação S.A. Rua dos Guajajaras, No. 591, 4th Floor, Room 1, Bairro de Lourdes, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30.180-101 Brazil Attention: Frederico da Cunha Villa, Chief Financial Officer Telephone: +55 (11) 3133-7309
(Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)

Copies to:
	Manuel Garciadiaz Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 450 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017 Telephone: (212) 450-4000

This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box):

☐ The filing of solicitation materials or an information statement subject to Regulation 14A, Regulation 14C or Rule 13e-3(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

☐ The filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933.

☒ A tender offer.

☐ None of the above.

Check the following box if the soliciting materials or information statement referred to in checking box (a) are preliminary copies: ☐

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the transaction: ☒

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of this transaction, passed upon the merits or fairness of this transaction, or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the disclosure in this Schedule 13E-3. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 5 to the Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3 (“Amendment No. 5”) amends and supplements the Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3 originally filed by Cogna Educação S.A., a company organized under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil (the “Purchaser”), on September 17, 2025, subsequently amended and restated on September 24, 2025 and further amended on October 16, 2025, October 29, 2025 and November 28, 2025 (“Schedule 13E-3”) pursuant to Section 13(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), relating to the tender offer by the Purchaser for any and all of the outstanding Class A Common Shares, par value U.S.$0.00005 per share (the “Class A Common Shares” or the “Securities”) of Vasta Platform Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability (the “Company”), traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”), excluding those Class A Common Shares held, directly or indirectly, by the Purchaser, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”), a copy of which was filed as Exhibit (a)(1)(A) to the Schedule TO. The Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Letters of Transmittal”), copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii), respectively, together, as amended or supplemented from time to time, constitute the “Offer”, for any and all of the outstanding Securities, other than any Securities held, directly or indirectly, by the Purchaser, at a price per Security equal to U.S.$5.00 per Class A Common Share, to be adjusted for any potential dividends or distributions which may be paid, and/or splits, reverse splits and conversions which may take place, between the date on which the Offer were announced and the date of expiration of the Offer. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Schedule 13E-3 shall have the meaning given to them in the Offer to Purchase. The Offer commenced on September 17, 2025.

On November 28, 2025, the Purchaser filed the Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule TO-T (the “Amended Schedule TO”) originally filed on September 17, 2025, which modified certain terms of the Offer to Purchase. This Amendment No. 5 is being filed for the purpose of supplementing the information required from the Purchaser under Schedule 13E-3 given the modifications introduced in the Offer to Purchase by the Amended Schedule TO. Only those items amended are reported in this Amendment No. 5. Except as amended hereby to the extent specifically provided herein, the information contained in the Schedule TO, the Offer to Purchase, and the other exhibits to the Schedule TO remains unchanged and is hereby expressly incorporated into this Amendment No. 5 by reference. This Amendment No. 5 should be read with the Schedule TO and the Offer to Purchase. This Amendment No. 5 should be read with the Schedule 13E-3 and the Offer to Purchase.

ITEM 15. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Item 15 of the Schedule 13E-3 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

On December 11, 2025, the Purchaser issued a press release announcing the final results of the Offer, which expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 10, 2025. A copy of the press release is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit (a)(1)(iv) to the Schedule TO.

Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the tender agent for the Offer, has advised The Purchaser that a total of approximately 15,526,020 Class A Common Shares were validly tendered into the Offer and not validly withdrawn, representing approximately 97.21% of the outstanding Class A Common Shares. In addition, Notices of Guaranteed Delivery have been delivered for 12,855 Class A Common Shares. As of the Expiration Date, all conditions to the Offer have been satisfied or waived. The Purchaser has accepted for payment, and expects to pay on December 15, 2025, an aggregate amount of U.S.$77.7 million for all such Class A Common Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn, in accordance with the terms of the Offer (excluding fees and other expenses related to the Offer). After giving effect to the purchase of the Class A Common Shares in the Offer, The Purchaser will own 97.29% of the outstanding Class A Common Shares.

Following the consummation of the Offer, The Purchaser intends to (i) cause all Class A Common Shares to be delisted from the NASDAQ and deregistered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) subject to applicable requirements under the laws of the Cayman Islands, conduct either a statutory merger, a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement or a compulsory acquisition at the Offer Price for the Class A Common Shares held by any remaining holders.

In addition, Item 15 and the Exhibit Index of the Schedule 13E-3 are hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit:

(a)(1)(iv) Press Release issued by the Purchaser with respect to the announcement of final results of the Offer.

SIGNATURES

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated December 11, 2025	COGNA EDUCAÇÃO S.A.
	By:	/s/ Roberto Valério Neto
		Name:	Roberto Valério Neto
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

By:	/s/ Frederico da Cunha Villa
	Name:	Frederico da Cunha Villa
	Title:	Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
(a)(1)(i)*	Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase, dated September 24, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(1)(i) to the Schedule TO filed by Purchaser on September 24, 2025).
(a)(1)(ii)*	Form of Letter of Transmittal (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(1)(ii) to the Schedule TO filed by Purchaser on September 17, 2025).
(a)(1)(iii)*	Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(1)(iii) to the Schedule TO filed by Purchaser on September 17, 2025).
(a)(1)(iv)*	Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Banks, Trust Companies and Other Securities Intermediaries (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(1)(iv) to the Schedule TO filed by Purchaser on September 17, 2025).
(a)(1)(v)*	Form of Letter to Clients for Use by Brokers, Dealers, Banks, Trust Companies and Other Securities Intermediaries (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(1)(v) to the Schedule TO filed by Purchaser on September 17, 2025).
(a)(1)(vi)*	Form of Withdrawal Letter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(1)(vi) to the Schedule TO filed by Purchaser on September 17, 2025).
(a)(1)(vii)*	Summary Advertisement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(1)(vii) to the Schedule TO filed by Purchaser on September 17, 2025).
(a)(5)(i)*	Press Release issued by the Purchaser with respect to the announcement of the Offer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(i) to the Schedule TO filed by Purchaser on September 17, 2025).
(a)(5)(ii)*	Press Release issued by the Purchaser with respect to the extension of the expiration date of the Offer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(ii) to the Schedule TO filed by Purchaser on October 16, 2025).
(a)(5)(iii)*	Press Release issued by the Purchaser with respect to the second extension of the expiration date of the Offer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(iii) to the Schedule TO filed by Purchaser on October 29, 2025).
(a)(5)(iv)	Press Release issued by the Purchaser with respect to the announcement of final results of the Offer.
(b)	Not applicable.
(c)	Not applicable.
(d)*	Dealer Manager Agreement, dated as of September 17, 2025, by and between the Purchaser and Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc., as the Dealer Manager (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d) to the Schedule TO filed by Purchaser on September 17, 2025).
(e)	Not applicable.
(f)	Not applicable.
(g)	Not applicable.
(h)	Not applicable.
107*	Filing Fee Exhibit.

* Previously Filed