BEIJING, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- New Oriental
Education and Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "New
Oriental") (NYSE: EDU), the largest provider of private educational
services in China, today announced
that it will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders at
42/F, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, China, on April 17, 2012 at 10:00
a.m. (local time).
No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval at the
annual general meeting. Instead, the annual general meeting
will serve as an open forum for shareholders and beneficial owners
of the Company's American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") to discuss
Company affairs with management.
The Board of Directors of the Company has fixed the close of
business on March 1, 2012 as the
record date (the "Record Date") for determining the shareholders
entitled to receive notice of the annual general meeting or any
adjournment or postponement thereof.
Holders of record of the Company's common shares at the close of
business on the Record Date are entitled to attend the annual
general meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof in
person. Beneficial owners of the Company's ADSs are welcome
to attend the annual general meeting in person.
The Company has filed its annual report on Form 20-F (the
"Annual Report"), which includes the Company's audited financial
statements for the fiscal year ended May 31,
2011, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"). The Company's Annual Report can be accessed on the investor
relations section of its website at english.neworiental.org, as
well as on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
Holders of the Company's common shares or ADSs may obtain a hard
copy of the Annual Report free of charge by emailing Sisi Zhao, Investor Relations Director, at
zhaosisi@xdf.cn or by writing to:
No. 6 Hai Dian Zhong Street
Haidian District
Beijing 100080, People's Republic of China
Attention: Ms. Sisi Zhao
About New Oriental
New Oriental is the largest provider of private educational
services in China based on the
number of program offerings, total student enrollments and
geographic presence. New Oriental offers a wide range of
educational programs, services and products consisting primarily of
English and other foreign language training, test preparation
courses for major admissions and assessment tests in the United States, the PRC and Commonwealth
countries, primary and secondary school education, development and
distribution of educational content, software and other technology,
and online education. New Oriental's ADSs, each of which represents
one common share, currently trade on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol "EDU."
For more information about New Oriental, please visit
http://english.neworiental.org
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Ms. Sisi Zhao
New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc.
Tel: +86-10-6260-5568
Email: zhaosisi@xdf.cn
Mr. Martin Reidy
Brunswick Group LLC
Tel: +86-10-5960-8600
Email: edu@brunswickgroup.com
In the U.S.:
Ms. Cindy Zheng
Brunswick Group LLC
Tel: +1-212-333-3810
Email: czheng@brunswickgroup.com
SOURCE New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc.