BEIJING, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ --
China Distance Education Holdings Limited (NYSE: DL) ("CDEL"
or the "Company"), a leading
provider of online education in China focusing on professional education,
announced on April 17 that it will
hold its 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ("AGM") at
O'Melveny & Myers LLP, 31st Floor, AIA Central, 1 Connaught
Road Central, Hong Kong on
May 18, 2012 at 10:00 am local time. Shareholders
registered in the register of members at the close of business on
April 13, 2012 are entitled to
receive notice of, and vote at, the AGM or at any adjournment that
may take place. Beneficial owners of the Company's American
Depositary Shares ("ADSs") who wish to exercise their voting rights
for the underlying ordinary shares must act through the depositary
of the Company's ADS program, Deutsche Bank Trust Company
Americas.
The notice of AGM, which sets forth the resolutions to be
proposed and seek adoption from shareholders, the Proxy Statement
and a copy of the Company's 2010 Annual Report are available on the
Investor Relations section of the Company's website at
http://ir.cdeledu.com.
About China Distance Education Holdings Limited
China Distance Education Holdings Limited is a leading provider
of online education in China
focusing on professional education. The courses offered by the
Company through its websites are designed to help professionals and
other course participants obtain and maintain the skills, licenses
and certifications necessary to pursue careers in China in the areas of accounting, law,
healthcare, construction engineering, information technology and
other industries. The Company also offers online test preparation
courses to self-taught learners pursuing higher education diplomas
or degrees and to secondary school and college students preparing
for various academic and entrance exams. In addition, the Company
offers online foreign language courses, offline GaoKao retake
courses and offline business start-up training courses. For further
information please visit http://ir.cdeledu.com.
Contacts:
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China
Distance Education Holdings Limited
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Lingling
Kong, Investor Relations Manager
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Tel:
+86-10-8231-9999 x1805
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Email:
IR@cdeledu.com
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Investor
Relations (HK):
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Mahmoud
Siddig
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Tel:
+852-3196-3712
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Email:
cdel@taylor-rafferty.com
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SOURCE China Distance Education Holdings Limited