Belo Horizonte, March 06, 2013 - Kroton Educacional S.A. ("Kroton" or "Company") - (BM&FBovespa: KROT11) - pursuant to CVM Instruction 358/2002, as amended, hereby reports to its shareholders, investors and the market in general that, as from today, it is effective the stock split in the ratio 2:1 (two to one), as approved in the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting held on March 5, 2013.
Therefore, for each share issued by the Company's, it was created and assigned one (1) new share to the holder with the same rights of the shares previously held. Similarly, the capital stock of Kroton increased in the same proportion, from 134,351,938 common shares to 268,703,876 common shares. Finally, it is worth noting that the stock split does not change the market capitalization value of the Company and has the purpose to create a better environment for the shares trading.
For more information, please contact the Investor Relations area: Carlos Lazar, José Eduardo Szuster or Carolina Igi
Telephone: + 55 (11) 3775.2288, + 55 (11) 3775.2249 or + 55 (11) 3775.2003
Email: dri@kroton.com.br
Cogna Educacao SA, formerly Kroton Educacional SA, is a Brazil-based company active in the private education sector. The Company focuses on developing primary and secondary schools, post-secondary and undergraduate programs, as well as vocational courses. The Company's activities are divided into three business segments: In-class higher education, which offers port-secondary programs on campus; Distance learning higher education (EAD), which provides port-secondary programs via online platform, and Basic education, which includes own and managed primary schools, collection and development of teaching materials, school management advisory, as well as educational support tools, among others. The Company operates a number of brand names, such as Anhanguera, Fama, Pitagoras, Unic, Unime and Unopar. In addition, it is involved in the wholesale, retail, distribution, import and export of textbooks, course books, magazines and other publications related to education.