Valinhos, October 27, 2011 - Anhanguera Educacional Participações S.A. ("Company"), in accordance with Brazilian Securities Commission (“CVM”) Instruction No. 358 dated January 3, 2002, as amended, and the provision under paragraph 4 of article 157 of Brazilian Corporate Law (Law No. 6,404/76, as amended), announces to shareholders and the general market that in a meeting held on October 24, 2011, the Board of Directors decided to exercise its right to execute the early compulsory redemption of all debentures of the 1st Series (“1st Series”) of its 3rd debentures issue, in accordance with clause 4.6 from the “Indenture of the 3rd Public Issue of non-convertible regular unsecured Debentures from Anhanguera Educacional Participações S.A.”, as celebrated on September 25, 2009 and as amended on October 20, 2009 (the "Indenture"), and that the Company published today a call notice to debenture holders on that matter.

The early redemption of debentures of the 1st series will happen on October 31, 2011. The debentures redeemed shall pay, in addition to its unamortized Par Value plus the applicable interests, a premium calculated as specified in clause 4.6 of the Indenture, and as described in the above-mentioned call notice.

The payment of redeemed debentures will be made (a) through the procedures adopted by CETIP SA - Over The Counter Derivatives and Assets ("CETIP"), for the debentures registered in the National Debentures System - SND; (b) through procedures adopted by the BM&F Bovespa SA - Stock Exchange, Commodities and Futures Exchange, for the debentures registered in the System BovespaFix, or (c) through the institution responsible for the bookkeeping of the debentures for the holders of debentures of the 1st series that are not deposited in custody linked to CETIP or to BM&F Bovespa.