BEIJING, March 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 March 18, 2018 at 9:30
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 of record 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 13, 2018 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 (the "Annual Report"),
which includes the Company's audited financial statements for the
fiscal year ended May 31, 2017, 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 investor.neworiental.org, as well as on
the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Holders of the Company's common shares or ADSs may obtain a copy
of the Company's Annual Report, free of charge, by emailing Ms.
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
language training and test preparation, primary and secondary
school education, online education, content development and
distribution, overseas study consulting services, pre-school
education and study tour. 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://investor.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
Ms. Cara O'Brien
FTI Consulting
Tel: +852-3768-4537
Email: cara.obrien@fticonsulting.com
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SOURCE New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc.