UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F/A
(Amendment No. 1)
(Mark One)
☐ | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
OR
☒ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 |
OR
☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to . |
OR
☐ | SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event requiring this shell company report |
Commission file number: 001-38673
Arco Platform Limited
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Not applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Cayman Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Rua Augusta 2840, 9th floor, suite 91
Consolação, São Paulo – SP
01.305-000, Brazil
+55 (11) 3047-2699
(Address of principal executive offices)
David Peixoto dos Santos, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +55 (11) 3047-2699
Rua Augusta 2840, 9th floor, suite 91
Consolação, São Paulo – SP
01.305-000, Brazil
+55 (11) 3047-2699
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Copies to :
Manuel Garciadiaz
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 450-4000
Fax: (212) 450-6858
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A common shares, par value US$0.00005 per share | The NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.
The number of outstanding shares as of December 31, 2018 was 22,602,737 Class A common shares and 27,658,290 Class B common shares.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes☐ No☒
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes☐ No☒
Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes☒ No☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes☒ No☐(not required)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer, "accelerated filer,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer ☐ | Accelerated Filer ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer ☒ | Emerging growth company ☒ |
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐
† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this annual report:
☐ | U.S. GAAP |
☒ | International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board |
☐ | Other |
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
☐ Item 17 ☐ Item 18
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes☐ No☒
Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Arco Platform Limited (“Arco”) amends the Arco’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “Original 20-F”), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2019. The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 solely to furnish Exhibit 101, which was not included in the Original 20-F. Exhibit 101 includes information about the Company in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL).
Except as described above, this Amendment No. 1 does not amend any information set forth in the Original 20-F, and Arco has not updated disclosures included therein to reflect any events that occurred subsequent to April 17, 2019.
Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed furnished and not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are otherwise not subject to liability under those sections.
PART III
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS
The following documents are filed as part of this annual report:
Exhibit No. | Exhibit |
101.INS* | XBRL Instance Document |
101.SCH* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
101.CAL* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
101.DEF* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
101.LAB* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
101.PRE* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
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* | Filed herewith. |
In accordance with Rule 406T(b)(2) of Regulation S-T, this eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) information is furnished and not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.
SIGNATURES
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing Form 20-F/A and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 20-F on its behalf.
Dated: May 2, 2019
Arco Platform Limited | |
By: | /s/ Ari de Sá Cavalcante Neto |
Name: | Ari de Sá Cavalcante Neto |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
By: | /s/ David Peixoto dos Santos |
Name: | David Peixoto dos Santos |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |