Arco Platform Limited
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(Name of Issuer)
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Ordinary Shares, par value $0.00005 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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G04553106
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(CUSIP Number)
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John Harris, Managing Director
Wishbone Management, LP
444 West Lake Street, 49th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
312-265-5560 With a copy to:
Maurice M. Lefkort
Jared N. Fertman Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 (212) 728-8000 |
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
August 10, 2023
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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CUSIP No. G04553106
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Page 2 of 9 Pages
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1
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON OR
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Wishbone Management, LP |
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a) ☐ (b) ☐
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC |
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5
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
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6
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware |
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NUMBER OF
SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7
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SOLE VOTING POWER
0 |
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8
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SHARED VOTING POWER
2,895,932 |
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9
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 |
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10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,895,932 |
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11
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,895,932 |
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12
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:
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13
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
7.4% (1) |
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14
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA, CO
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CUSIP No. G04553106
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Page 3 of 9 Pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON OR
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON John Harris |
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a) ☐ (b) ☐
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF |
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5
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
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6
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States |
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NUMBER OF
SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7
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SOLE VOTING POWER
0 |
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8
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SHARED VOTING POWER
2,895,932 |
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9
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 |
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10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,895,932 |
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11
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,895,932 |
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12
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:
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13
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
7.4% (1) |
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14
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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(a)
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The persons filing this Schedule 13D are Wishbone Management, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Wishbone Management”) and John Harris, a citizen of the United States of America (“Mr.
Harris” and together with Wishbone Management, the “Reporting Persons”).
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(b)
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The principal business address of Wishbone Management and Mr. Harris is c/o Wishbone Management, LP, 444 West Lake Street, 49th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
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(c)
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Wishbone Management’s principal business is serving as investment advisor to the Wishbone Funds. The principal business of each of the Wishbone Funds is making investments. Mr. Harris’s
principal occupation is serving as the Managing Director of Wishbone Management.
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(d)
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None of the Reporting Persons, nor, to the best of the Reporting Persons’ knowledge, any manager or executive officer of Wishbone Management, has, during the past five years, been convicted
in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
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(e)
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None of the Reporting Persons, nor, to the best of the Reporting Persons’ knowledge, any manager or executive officer of Wishbone Management, has, during the past five years, been a party to
a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating
activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or a finding of any violation with respect to such laws.
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(f)
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Mr. Harris is a citizen of the United States of America.
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(a)
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The Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 2,895,932 Shares representing approximately 7.4% of the outstanding Shares, based upon the 38,939,254 Class A Common
Shares outstanding (based on information provided by the Company as of August 8, 2023).
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(b)
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For purposes of this Schedule 13D:
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(c)
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There has been no acquisition of Shares by the Reporting Persons in the last sixty (60) days.
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Exhibit 1:
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Joint Filing Agreement of the Reporting Persons
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Exhibit 2:
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Merger Agreement, dated August 10, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Report of Foreign Private Issuer filed on Form 6-K on August 11, 2023)
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Exhibit 3:
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Rollover and Support Agreement, dated August 10, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 7 to each of the Founder’s Amendments No. 3 filed on Schedule 13D on August 14, 2023)
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Exhibit 4:
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Interim Investors Agreement, dated August 10, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 8 to each of the Founder’s Amendments No. 3 filed on Schedule 13D on August 14, 2023)
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By:
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/s/ John Harris _______________________
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Name: John Harris
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Title: Managing Director
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/s/ John Harris
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John Harris
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John Harris |
Managing Director
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Patrick Dennis |
CFO
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Yau Dun Lee |
CCO & Secretary
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