BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- New Oriental
Education & Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "New
Oriental") (NYSE: EDU and SEHK: 9901), the largest provider of
private educational services in China, today announced that it will hold an
extraordinary general meeting (the "EGM") of shareholders (the "Notice of EGM") at No. 6 Hai Dian
Zhong Street Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China on
March 8, 2021 at 5:00 p.m., local time. Holders of
record of common shares of the Company at the close of business on
the February 1, 2021 (Hong Kong time) are entitled to notice of, to
attend and vote at, the EGM or any adjournment or postponement
thereof. Holders of the Company's American depositary shares
("ADSs") as of the close of business on February 1, 2021, New
York time who wish to exercise their voting rights for the
underlying common shares must act through the depositary of the
Company's ADS program, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas.
The board of directors of New Oriental
fully supports the Proposed Articles (defined in Exhibit B to the
Notice of EGM) and recommends that shareholders and holders of ADSs
vote in favor of the resolutions set out in the Notice of EGM. The
Notice of EGM and form of proxy for the EGM are available on the
Company's website at http://investor.neworiental.org.
New Oriental has filed its annual report on Form 20-F, including
its audited financial statements, for the fiscal year ended
May 31, 2020, with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. New Oriental's Form 20-F can be
accessed on the Company's website at
http://investor.neworiental.org, as well as on the SEC's website at
http://www.sec.gov.
About New Oriental
New Oriental is the largest provider of private educational
services in China offering a wide
range of educational programs, services and products to a varied
student population throughout China. New Oriental's program, service and
product offerings consist of K-12 after-school tutoring, test
preparation, language training for adults, pre-school education,
primary and secondary school education, education materials and
distribution, online education, and other services. New Oriental is
listed on NYSE (NYSE: EDU) and SEHK (9901.SEHK) respectively. New
Oriental's ADSs, each of which represents one common share. The
Hong Kong-listed shares are fully
fungible with the ADSs listed on NYSE.
For more information about New Oriental, please visit
http://www.neworiental.org/english/.
Contacts
For investor and media inquiries, please
contact:
Ms. Sisi Zhao
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.
Tel: +86-10-6260-5568
Email: zhaosisi@xdf.cn
Ms. Rita Fong / Ms. Charlotte Cheung
FTI Consulting
Tel: +852 3768 4548 / +852 3768 4732
Email: rita.fong@fticonsulting.com /
charlotte.cheung@fticonsulting.com
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