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Vasta Platform Ltd. – ‘20-F’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-12.1’

On:  Friday, 4/19/24, at 5:19pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/23   ·   Accession #:  1554855-24-282   ·   File #:  1-39415

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 4/19/24  Vasta Platform Ltd.               20-F       12/31/23  152:27M                                    IRIS Business Svcs/FA

Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer   —   Form 20-F   —   SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 20-F        Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign     HTML   6.16M 
                Non-Canadian Issuer                                              
 7: EX-2.1      Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML    107K 
                Liquidation or Succession                                        
 8: EX-8.1      Opinion of Counsel re: Tax Matters                  HTML     42K 
11: EX-13.1     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     42K 
12: EX-13.2     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     42K 
14: EX-97.1     Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML    112K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
 9: EX-12.1     Statement re: the Computation of Ratios             HTML     51K 
10: EX-12.2     Statement re: the Computation of Ratios             HTML     50K 
13: EX-15.1     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     38K 
15: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML    115K 
16: R2          Consolidated Statement of Financial Position        HTML    155K 
17: R3          Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other  HTML    118K 
                Comprehensive Loss                                               
18: R4          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML     66K 
19: R5          Consolidated statement of cash flows                HTML    175K 
20: R6          The Company and Basis of Presentation               HTML     59K 
21: R7          Basis of preparation and presentation of the        HTML     69K 
                Consolidated Financial Statements                                
22: R8          Use of estimates and judgements                     HTML     69K 
23: R9          Material accounting policies, new accounting        HTML    181K 
                standards and new and not yet effective accounting               
                standards                                                        
24: R10         Business Combinations                               HTML     84K 
25: R11         Financial Risk Management                           HTML    169K 
26: R12         Financial Instruments by Category                   HTML    135K 
27: R13         Cash and cash equivalents                           HTML     51K 
28: R14         Marketable securities                               HTML     52K 
29: R15         Trade receivables                                   HTML    133K 
30: R16         Inventories                                         HTML     51K 
31: R17         Equity accounted investees                          HTML     73K 
32: R18         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML    180K 
33: R19         Intangible Assets and Goodwill                      HTML    210K 
34: R20         Bonds and financing                                 HTML    233K 
35: R21         Suppliers                                           HTML     51K 
36: R22         Lease liabilities                                   HTML     68K 
37: R23         Contractual obligations and deferred income         HTML     59K 
38: R24         Accounts payable for business combination and       HTML    112K 
                acquisition of associates                                        
39: R25         Salaries and Social Contribution                    HTML     52K 
40: R26         Related parties                                     HTML    519K 
41: R27         Provision for tax, civil and labor losses and       HTML    157K 
                Judicial deposits and escrow accounts                            
42: R28         Current and Deferred Income Tax and Social          HTML    135K 
                Contribution                                                     
43: R29         Shareholder's Equity                                HTML    120K 
44: R30         Net Revenue from sales and Services                 HTML     61K 
45: R31         Costs and Expenses by Nature                        HTML     88K 
46: R32         Finance result                                      HTML     74K 
47: R33         Non-cash transactions                               HTML     47K 
48: R34         Subsequent events                                   HTML     41K 
49: R35         Material accounting policies, new accounting        HTML    212K 
                standards and new and not yet effective accounting               
                standards (Policies)                                             
50: R36         Basis of preparation and presentation of            HTML     56K 
                Consolidated Financial Statements (Tables)                       
51: R37         Material accounting policies, new accounting        HTML     43K 
                standards and new and not yet effective accounting               
                standards (Tables)                                               
52: R38         Business Combinations (Tables)                      HTML     77K 
53: R39         Financial Risk Management (Tables)                  HTML    160K 
54: R40         Financial Instruments by Category (Tables)          HTML    159K 
55: R41         Cash and cash equivalents (Tables)                  HTML     50K 
56: R42         Marketable securities (Tables)                      HTML     49K 
57: R43         Trade receivables (Tables)                          HTML    130K 
58: R44         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     49K 
59: R45         Equity accounted investees (Tables)                 HTML     73K 
60: R46         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML    180K 
61: R47         Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)             HTML    208K 
62: R48         Bonds and financing (Tables)                        HTML    230K 
63: R49         Suppliers (Tables)                                  HTML     49K 
64: R50         Lease liabilities (Tables)                          HTML     67K 
65: R51         Contractual obligations and deferred income         HTML     58K 
                (Tables)                                                         
66: R52         Accounts payable for business combination and       HTML    115K 
                acquisition of associates (Tables)                               
67: R53         Salaries and Social Contribution (Tables)           HTML     51K 
68: R54         Related parties (Tables)                            HTML    504K 
69: R55         Provision for tax, civil and labor losses and       HTML    157K 
                Judicial deposits and escrow accounts (Tables)                   
70: R56         Current and Deferred Income Tax and Social          HTML    133K 
                Contribution (Tables)                                            
71: R57         Shareholder's Equity (Tables)                       HTML     86K 
72: R58         Net Revenue from sales and Services (Tables)        HTML     61K 
73: R59         Costs and Expenses by Nature (Tables)               HTML     87K 
74: R60         Finance result (Tables)                             HTML     73K 
75: R61         The Company and Basis of Presentation (Details 1 -  HTML     72K 
                Textuals)                                                        
76: R62         Basis of preparation and presentation of            HTML     61K 
                Consolidated Financial Statements (Details)                      
77: R63         Use of estimates and judgements (Details)           HTML     40K 
78: R64         Material accounting policies, new accounting        HTML     55K 
                standards and new and not yet effective accounting               
                standards (Details)                                              
79: R65         Material accounting policies, new accounting        HTML     57K 
                standards and new and not yet effective accounting               
                standards (Details 2)                                            
80: R66         Material accounting policies, new accounting        HTML     80K 
                standards and new and not yet effective accounting               
                standards (Details 3)                                            
81: R67         Business Combinations (Details)                     HTML    102K 
82: R68         Business Combinations (Details) (Parenthetical)     HTML     67K 
83: R69         Business Combinations (Details 1 - Textual)         HTML     75K 
84: R70         Financial Risk Management (Details)                 HTML     73K 
85: R71         Financial Risk Management (Details 2)               HTML    107K 
86: R72         Financial Risk Management (Details 3)               HTML    133K 
87: R73         Financial Risk Management (Details 4 - Textuals)    HTML     73K 
88: R74         Financial Instruments by Category (Details)         HTML     90K 
89: R75         Financial Instruments by Category - Schedule of     HTML     71K 
                valuation techniques and significant unobservable                
                inputs (Details)                                                 
90: R76         Financial Instruments by Category - Schedule of     HTML     95K 
                changes during the period in measuring level 3                   
                fair values (Details)                                            
91: R77         Cash and cash equivalents (Details)                 HTML     52K 
92: R78         Marketable securities (Details)                     HTML     48K 
93: R79         Trade receivables (Details)                         HTML     46K 
94: R80         Trade receivables (Details 2)                       HTML     63K 
95: R81         Trade receivables (Details 3)                       HTML     43K 
96: R82         Trade receivables (Details 4)                       HTML     74K 
97: R83         Trade receivables (Details 5)                       HTML     53K 
98: R84         Inventories (Details)                               HTML     53K 
99: R85         Equity accounted investees - Schedule of            HTML     54K 
                composition of investments (Details)                             
100: R86         Equity accounted investees - Schedule of            HTML     49K  
                investments without control and significant                      
                influence (Details 1)                                            
101: R87         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)             HTML     93K  
102: R88         Property, Plant and Equipment - Schedule of         HTML     83K  
                changes in property, plant and equipment (Details                
                1)                                                               
103: R89         Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details)            HTML     90K  
104: R90         Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details 2)          HTML     87K  
105: R91         Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details 3)          HTML     55K  
106: R92         Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details 4)          HTML     54K  
107: R93         Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details 5)          HTML     47K  
108: R94         Bonds and financing (Details)                       HTML    108K  
109: R95         Bonds and financing - Schedule of composition of    HTML     63K  
                interest and principal payments of bonds and                     
                financing (Details 1)                                            
110: R96         Bonds and financing - Parentheticals (Details 2)    HTML     51K  
111: R97         Bonds and financing - Schedule of bonds'            HTML     57K  
                description (Details 3)                                          
112: R98         Bonds and financing - Schedule of bonds and         HTML     58K  
                financing maturities (Details 4)                                 
113: R99         Bonds and financing (Details 5 - Textuals)          HTML     63K  
114: R100        Suppliers (Details)                                 HTML     49K  
115: R101        Suppliers (Details 1 - Textuals)                    HTML     45K  
116: R102        Lease liabilities (Details)                         HTML     76K  
117: R103        Contractual obligations and deferred income         HTML     60K  
                (Details)                                                        
118: R104        Accounts payable for business combination and       HTML     67K  
                acquisition of associates (Details)                              
119: R105        Accounts payable for business combination and       HTML     58K  
                acquisition of associates (Details 2)                            
120: R106        Accounts payable for business combination and       HTML     53K  
                acquisition of associates (Details 3)                            
121: R107        Accounts payable for business combination and       HTML     57K  
                acquisition of associates (Details 4 - Textuals)                 
122: R108        Salaries and Social Contribution (Details)          HTML     50K  
123: R109        Related parties (Details)                           HTML     97K  
124: R110        Related parties (Details 2)                         HTML    154K  
125: R111        Related parties (Details 3)                         HTML     60K  
126: R112        Related parties (Details 4)                         HTML     81K  
127: R113        Related parties (Details 5)                         HTML     45K  
128: R114        Provision for tax, civil and labor losses and       HTML    101K  
                Judicial deposits and escrow accounts (Details 1)                
129: R115        Provision for tax, civil and labor losses and       HTML     58K  
                Judicial deposits and escrow accounts (Details 2)                
130: R116        Provision for tax, civil and labor losses and       HTML     51K  
                Judicial deposits and escrow accounts (Details 3)                
131: R117        Provision for tax, civil and labor losses and       HTML     51K  
                Judicial deposits and escrow accounts (Details 4 -               
                Textuals)                                                        
132: R118        Current and Deferred Income Tax and Social          HTML     70K  
                Contribution (Details)                                           
133: R119        Current and Deferred Income Tax and Social          HTML    101K  
                Contribution (Details 2)                                         
134: R120        Shareholder's Equity (Details)                      HTML     71K  
135: R121        Shareholder's Equity (Details 1)                    HTML     59K  
136: R122        Shareholder's Equity (Details 2)                    HTML     48K  
137: R123        Shareholder's Equity (Details 3 - Textuals 1)       HTML    100K  
138: R124        Shareholder's Equity (Details 4 - Textuals 2)       HTML    111K  
139: R125        Net Revenue from sales and Services (Details)       HTML     60K  
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142: R128        Finance result (Details)                            HTML     72K  
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144: R130        Segment Reporting (Details)                         HTML     70K  
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                (Details)                                                        
147: R133        Subsequent events - Additional information          HTML     47K  
                (Details)                                                        
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‘EX-12.1’   —   Statement re: the Computation of Ratios


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Exhibit 12.1

CERTIFICATION BY THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Guilherme Alves Mélega, certify that:


1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Vasta Platform Limited;



2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;



3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;



4.
The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:



a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;




b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;




c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and




d. Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably liked to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.



5.
The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):



a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and




b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.


Date: April 19, 2024



By: /s/ Guilherme Alves Mélega


Name:    Guilherme Alves Mélega


Title:      Chief Executive Officer




3 Previous Filings that this Filing References

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 7/31/20  Vasta Platform Ltd.               S-8         7/31/20    4:161K                                   Davis Polk & … LLP 01/FA
 7/23/20  Vasta Platform Ltd.               F-1/A                  5:9.3M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 7/06/20  Vasta Platform Ltd.               F-1                   24:9.6M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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