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New Oriental Announces Results for the Third Fiscal Quarter Ended February 28, 2010
04/20/2010 at 4:02 AM EDT
--Net Revenues Increased by 36.2% Year-Over-Year --Operating Income Increased by 57.0% Year-Over-Year --Net Income Attributable to New Oriental Increased by 33.0% Year-Over-Year

BEIJING, April 20, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "New Oriental") (NYSE: EDU), the largest provider of private educational services in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2010, which is the third quarter of New Oriental's fiscal year 2010.



    Highlights for the Third Fiscal Quarter Ended February 28, 2010
    -- Total net revenues increased by 36.2% year-over-year to US$89.2 million
       from US$65.4 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.
    -- Net income attributable to New Oriental increased by 33.0% year-over-
       year to US$13.8 million from US$10.4 million in the same period of the
       prior fiscal year.
    -- Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental, which excludes share-
       based compensation expenses, increased by 29.1% year-over-year to
       US$18.7 million from US$14.5 million in the same period of the prior
       fiscal year.
    -- Income from operations increased by 57.0% year-over-year to US$13.6
       million from US$8.7 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.
       Non-GAAP income from operations, which excludes share-based
       compensation expenses, increased by 45.0% year-over-year to US$18.5
       million from US$12.8 million in the same period of the prior fiscal
       year.
    -- Basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental were
       US$0.37 and US$0.36, respectively. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net
       income per ADS attributable to New Oriental, which exclude share-based
       compensation expenses, were US$0.50 and US$0.48, respectively.
    -- Total student enrollments in language training and test preparation
       courses increased by 18.3% year-over-year to approximately 416,000 from
       approximately 351,700 in the same period of the prior fiscal year.
    -- The total number of schools and learning centers increased to 324 as of
       February 28, 2010, up from 298 as of November 30, 2009. The total
       number of schools remained at 48, located in 40 cities, as of February
       28, 2010. The number of learning centers increased by 26 in the quarter
       to 276 as of February 28, 2010, up from 250 as of November 30, 2009.




Financial and Enrollment Summary - Third Fiscal Quarter 2010 and First Nine Months of FY2010


    (US$ 000, except per ADS data and student enrollments)

                                     Q3 of FY2010 Q3 of FY 2009  Pct. Change
    Net revenues                          89,167        65,449       36.2%
    Net income attributable to New
     Oriental                             13,843        10,409       33.0%
    Non-GAAP net income attributable
     to New Oriental (1)                  18,698        14,481       29.1%
    Operating income                      13,641         8,688       57.0%
    Non-GAAP operating income (1)         18,496        12,760       45.0%
    Net income per ADS attributable
     to New Oriental - basic (2)            0.37          0.28       31.4%
    Net income per ADS attributable
     to New Oriental - diluted (2)          0.36          0.27       31.7%
    Non-GAAP net income per ADS
     attributable to New Oriental
     - basic (1)(2)                         0.50          0.39       27.6%
    Non-GAAP net income per ADS
     attributable to New Oriental
     - diluted (1)(2)                       0.48          0.38       27.9%
    Total student enrollments in
     language training and test
     preparation courses                 416,000       351,700       18.3%



                                  YTD 9-Mo FY2010  YTD 9-Mo FY2009 Pct. Change

    Net revenues                       299,726          233,141        28.6%
    Net income attributable to
     New Oriental                       72,016           58,376        23.4%
    Non-GAAP net income
     attributable to New
     Oriental (1)                       84,935           70,644        20.2%
    Operating income                    73,661           58,423        26.1%
    Non-GAAP operating income (1)       86,580           70,691        22.5%
    Net income per ADS
     attributable to New
     Oriental - basic (2)                 1.91             1.57        21.9%
    Net income per ADS
     attributable to New
     Oriental - diluted (2)               1.86             1.52        22.4%
    Non-GAAP net income per ADS
     attributable to New
     Oriental - basic (1)(2)              2.25             1.90        18.8%
    Non-GAAP net income per ADS
     attributable to New
     Oriental - diluted (1)(2)            2.20             1.84        19.3%
    Total student enrollments in
     language training and
     test preparation courses        1,370,500        1,189,300        15.2%

    (1) New Oriental provides net income attributable to New Oriental,
        operating income, and net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental
        on a Non-GAAP basis that excludes share-based compensation expenses to
        reflect meaningful supplemental information regarding its operating
        performance. For more information on these Non-GAAP financial measures,
        please see the section captioned "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures"
        and the tables captioned "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures to the
        Most Comparable GAAP Measures" set forth at the end of this release.
    (2) Each ADS represents four common shares.



"As we predicted during last quarter's earnings call, we saw an impressive bounce back in our business this quarter after the H1N1 fears subsided," said Michael Yu, New Oriental's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Our net revenues increased by 36.2% year-over-year to approximately US$89.2 million and our operating income increased by 57% year-over-year to US$13.6 million. We are also pleased that student enrollments in language training and test preparation courses this quarter increased more than 18% year-over-year to 416,000, notwithstanding the very difficult year-over-year comparison to the third quarter of 2009, when the early timing of Chinese New Year resulted in large numbers of students signing up for Spring classes in February (third fiscal quarter of 2009), thus driving enrollments up 31% to 351,700."

Mr. Yu continued, "Also in this quarter, we continued to experience strong revenue growth in three key businesses, namely (i) POP Kids English with over 50% revenue growth year-over-year, (ii) Middle and High School English and U- Can all-subjects training with over 70% revenue growth year-over-year, and (iii) Overseas Test Preparation with over 34% revenue growth year-over-year. Furthermore, the blended average selling price increased approximately 10% year-over-year."

Louis T. Hsieh, New Oriental's President and Chief Financial Officer, stated, "Demand for our non-English U-Can programs, including small and one- to-one class offerings, continues to exceed our expectations. We had originally targeted 80,000 to 90,000 enrollments and revenues of US$25 million for our fiscal year 2010 ending May 31. We recorded over 36,400 non-English U- Can enrollments in the third fiscal quarter, which brings the U-Can enrollments during the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 to over 83,300, representing over 80% year-over-year growth. In the first nine months of fiscal year 2010, total revenues in non-English U-Can programs, including small and one-to-one class offerings, reached US$20 million, more than triple the year-ago figure. Thus, with one quarter remaining in fiscal year 2010, we are very confident in our ability to exceed our US$25 million target for U-Can revenues."

Financial Results for the Fiscal Quarter Ended February 28, 2010

For the third fiscal quarter of 2010, New Oriental reported net revenues of US$89.2 million, representing a 36.2% increase year-over-year.

Net revenues from educational programs and services for the third fiscal quarter were US$82.6 million, representing a 37.6% increase year-over-year. The growth was mainly driven by the increase in the number of student enrollments in language training and test preparation courses. Total student enrollments in language training and test preparation courses in the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 increased by 18.3% year-over-year to approximately 416,000 from approximately 351,700 in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Operating costs and expenses for the quarter were US$75.5 million, a 33.1% increase year-over-year. Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, for the quarter were US$70.7 million, a 34.1% increase year-over-year.

Cost of revenues for the quarter increased by 36.1% year-over-year to US$35.4 million, primarily due to the increased number of courses and the greater number of schools and learning centers in operation.

Selling and marketing expenses for the quarter increased by 31.3% year- over-year to US$13.8 million, primarily due to brand promotion expenses, especially for programs such as U-Can and the customized learning program.

General and administrative expenses for the quarter were US$26.2 million, a 30.1% increase year-over-year. Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, for the quarter increased by 35.3% year-over-year to US$21.7 million, primarily due to increased headcount as the Company expanded its network of schools and learning centers.

Total share-based compensation expenses, which were allocated to related operating costs and expenses, increased to US$4.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 from US$4.1 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Approximately US$590,000 of the increase was due to a one-off adjustment to account for a lower-than-expected forfeiture rate in the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 due to the fact that fewer New Oriental employees who had received share-based compensation awards left the Company and forfeited their unvested awards than anticipated.

Income from operations for the quarter was US$13.6 million, a 57.0% increase from US$8.7 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year, and Non-GAAP income from operations for the quarter was US$18.5 million, a 45.0% increase from US$12.8 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Operating margin for the quarter was 15.3%, compared to 13.3% in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP operating margin, which excludes share-based compensation expenses, for the quarter was 20.7%, compared to 19.5% in the same period of the prior fiscal year. The rise in operating margin was primarily due to improved operating efficiency as revenue growth outpaced the growth in operating cost and expenses.

Net income attributable to New Oriental for the quarter was US$13.8 million, representing a 33.0% increase from the same period of the prior fiscal year. Basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental were US$0.37 and US$0.36, respectively.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental was US$18.7 million, representing a 29.1% increase from the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental were US$0.50 and US$0.48, respectively.

Capital expenditures for the quarter were US$5.2 million, which was primarily used to add a net of 26 new learning centers and remodel older learning centers during the quarter.

As of February 28, 2010, New Oriental had cash and cash equivalents of US$250.8 million, as compared to US$210.6 million as of November 30, 2009. In addition, the Company had US$120.4 million in term deposits at the end of the quarter. Net operating cash flow for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 was US$ 22.7 million.

The deferred revenue balance (cash collected from registered students for courses and recognized proportionally as revenue as the instructions are delivered) at the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 was US$69.8 million, an increase of 25.9% from US$55.4million at the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2009.

Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended February 28, 2010

For the nine months ended February 28, 2010, New Oriental reported net revenues of US$299.7 million, representing a 28.6% increase year-over-year.

Total student enrollments in language training and test preparation courses for the nine months ended February 28, 2010 increased by 15.2% to approximately 1,370,500 from approximately 1,189,300 in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Income from operations for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 was US$73.7 million, a 26.1% increase year-over-year. Non-GAAP income from operations for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 was US$ 86.6 million, a 22.5% increase year-over-year.

Operating margin for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 was 24.6%, compared to 25.1% for the same period of the prior fiscal year; Non-GAAP operating margin for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 was 28.9%, compared to 30.3% for the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Net income attributable to New Oriental for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 was US$72.0 million, representing a 23.4% increase year-over- year. Basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 amounted to US$1.91 and US$1.86, respectively.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 was US$84.9 million, representing a 20.2% increase year- over-year. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 amounted to US$2.25 and US$2.20, respectively.

Outlook for Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010

New Oriental expects its total net revenues in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010 (March 1, 2010 to May 31, 2010) to be in the range of US$75.5 million to US$78.4 million, representing year-over-year growth in the range of 27% to 32%, respectively. This forecast reflects New Oriental's current and preliminary view, which is subject to change.

Conference Call Information

New Oriental's management will host an earnings conference call at 8 AM on April 20, 2010 U.S. Eastern Time (8 PM on April 20, 2010Beijing/Hong Kong time).



    Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

    US:            +1-617-213-8833
    Hong Kong:     +852-3002-1672
    UK:            +44-207-365-8426



Please dial-in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the passcode to join the call. The passcode is "New Oriental earnings call."

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until April 27, 2010:

International: +1-617-801-6888

Passcode: 14456922

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at http://investor.neworiental.org .

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 four common shares, currently trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "EDU."

For more information about New Oriental, please visit http://english.neworiental.org .

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the outlook for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010 and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as New Oriental's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. New Oriental may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about New Oriental's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: our ability to attract students without a significant decrease in course fees; our ability to continue to hire, train and retain qualified teachers; our ability to maintain and enhance our "New Oriental" brand; health epidemics and other outbreaks in China; our ability to effectively and efficiently manage the expansion of our school network and successfully execute our growth strategy; the outcome of ongoing, or any future, litigation or arbitration, including those relating to copyright and other intellectual property rights; competition in the private education sector in China; changes in our revenues and certain cost or expense items as a percentage of our revenues; the expected growth of the Chinese private education market; Chinese governmental policies relating to private educational services and providers of such services; and general economic conditions in China. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in our annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. New Oriental does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and New Oriental undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement New Oriental's consolidated financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, New Oriental uses the following measures defined as non- GAAP financial measures by the SEC: net income attributable to New Oriental excluding share-based compensation expenses, operating income excluding share- based compensation expenses, operating costs and expenses excluding share- based compensation expenses, general and administrative expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, operating margin excluding share-based compensation expenses, and basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental excluding share-based compensation expenses. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned "Reconciliation of non- GAAP Measures to the Most Comparable GAAP Measures" set forth at the end of this release.

New Oriental believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding share-based compensation expenses that may not be indicative of its operating performance from a cash perspective. New Oriental believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal comparisons to New Oriental's historical performance and liquidity. New Oriental computes its non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter. New Oriental believes these non- GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that these non-GAAP measures exclude the share- based compensation charge that has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in our business. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.




                NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
                UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                (In thousands)

                                                   As of           As of
                                                 February 28    November 30
                                                    2010            2009
                                                    USD             USD
    ASSETS:
    Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                     250,792          210,574
    Restricted cash                                   571              571
    Term deposits                                 120,375          141,666
    Accounts receivable, net                        1,179            2,039
    Inventory                                      13,883           14,577
    Deferred tax assets-Current                     2,291            2,043
    Prepaid expenses and other current
     assets                                        19,298           17,437

    Total current assets                          408,389          388,907

    Property, plant and equipment, net            115,351          113,213
    Land use right, net                             3,425            3,445
    Amounts due from related parties                  579              396
    Deferred tax assets                               808              854
    Long term deposit                               3,093            3,050
    Long term prepaid rent                          2,253            1,138
    Intangible assets                                 804              821
    Goodwill                                        2,713            2,712
    Long term investment                                2                2

    Total assets                                  537,417          514,538

    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable-trade                          6,197            9,110
    Accrued expenses and other current
     liabilities                                   39,139           32,930
    Income tax payable                              6,769            6,189
    Amount due to related parties                      14               36
    Deferred revenue                               69,787           71,061

    Total current liabilities                     121,906          119,326

    Deferred tax liabilities                          141              142

    Total long-term liabilities                       141              142

    Total liabilities                             122,047          119,468

    Total New Oriental Education &
     Technology Group Inc. shareholders'
      equity                                      415,536          395,157

    Noncontrolling interest (note 1)                 (166)             (87)

    Total equity                                  415,370          395,070

    Total liabilities and equity                  537,417          514,538



                 NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
            UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
             (In thousands except for per share and per ADS amounts)

                                                  For the Three Months Ended
                                                          February 28
                                                    2010              2009
                                                     USD               USD
    Net Revenues:
    Educational Programs and services               82,552            59,998
    Books and others                                 6,615             5,451
    Total net revenues                              89,167            65,449

    Operating costs and expenses (note 2):
    Cost of revenues                                35,430            26,035
    Selling and marketing                           13,848            10,547
    General and administrative                      26,248            20,179

    Total operating costs and expenses              75,526            56,761
    Operating income (loss)                         13,641             8,688

    Other income, net                                1,561             1,927

    Provision for income taxes                      (1,438)             (206)
    Less: Net income attributable to the
     noncontrolling interest (note 3)                   79                --

     Net income attributable to New
      Oriental Education & Technology
      Group Inc.                                    13,843            10,409

    Net income per share attributable to
     New Oriental-Basic                               0.09              0.07
    Net income per share attributable to
     New Oriental-Diluted                             0.09              0.07

    Net income per ADS attributable to
     New Oriental-Basic (note 4)                      0.37              0.28
    Net income per ADS attributable to
     New Oriental-Diluted (note 4)                    0.36              0.27



    Notes:
    Note 1: Amount in relation to noncontrolling interest, formerly named
            minority interest, as of May 31, 2009 is separately presented as a
            component of stockholders' equity on the unaudited condensed
            consolidated financial statements in accordance with authoritative
            guidance regarding the noncontrolling interest, (formerly issued
            as FASB Statement No. 160, Noncontrolling Interest, now codified
            in ASC 810), which was adopted by the Company on June  1, 2009.
    Note 2: Share-based compensation expenses (in thousands) are included in
            the operating costs and expenses as follows:

                                                    For the Three Months Ended
                                                           February 28
                                                      2010             2009
                                                   (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)
                                                      USD               USD
    Cost of revenues                                   269              (135)
    Selling and marketing                                9                48
    General and administrative                       4,577             4,159
    Total                                            4,855             4,072

    Note 3: Amount in relation to noncontrolling interest, formerly named
            minority interest, for the three-month period ended February 28,
            2009 is reclassified in accordance with authoritative guidance
            regarding the noncontrolling interest, (formerly issued as FASB
            Statement No. 160, Noncontrolling Interest, now codified in ASC
            810), which was adopted by the Company on June 1, 2009.
    Note 4: Each ADS represents four common shares.


                 NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
    RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE MOST COMPARABLE GAAP MEASURES
                 (In thousands except share and per ADS amounts)

                                                   For the Three Months Ended
                                                           February 28
                                                     2010              2009
                                                  (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
                                                      USD               USD

    General and administrative expenses             26,248            20,179
    Share-based compensation expense in
     general and administrative expenses             4,577             4,159
    Non-GAAP general and administrative
     expenses                                       21,671            16,020

    Total operating costs and expenses              75,526            56,761
    Share-based compensation expenses                4,855             4,072
    Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses           70,671            52,689

    Operating income                                13,641             8,688
    Share-based compensation expenses                4,855             4,072
    Non-GAAP operating income                       18,496            12,760

    Operating margin                                 15.3%             13.3%
    Non-GAAP operating margin                        20.7%             19.5%

    Net income attributable to New
     Oriental                                       13,843            10,409
    Share-based compensation expense                 4,855             4,072
    Non-GAAP net income attributable to
     New Oriental                                   18,698            14,481

    Net income per ADS attributable to
     New Oriental- Basic (note 1)                     0.37              0.28
    Net income per ADS attributable to
     New Oriental- Diluted (note 1)                   0.36              0.27

    Non-GAAP net income per ADS
     attributable to New Oriental - Basic
     (note 1)                                         0.50              0.39
    Non-GAAP net income per ADS
     attributable to New Oriental -
     Diluted (note 1)                                 0.48              0.38

    Weighted average shares used in
     calculating basic net income per ADS
     (note 1)                                  150,993,483       149,185,159
    Weighted average shares used in
     calculating diluted net income per
     ADS (note 1)                              154,596,156       153,095,816

    Note 1: Each ADS represents four common shares.



                 NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
             (In thousands except for per share and per ADS amounts)

                                                   For the Nine Months Ended
                                                          February 28
                                                    2010              2009
                                                 (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
                                                     USD               USD
    Net Revenues:
    Educational Programs and services              278,554           215,052
    Books and others                                21,172            18,089
    Total net revenues                             299,726           233,141

    Operating costs and expenses (note 1):
    Cost of revenues                               110,905            86,240
    Selling and marketing                           41,034            28,697
    General and administrative                      74,126            59,781

    Total operating costs and expenses             226,065           174,718
    Operating income                                73,661            58,423

    Other income, net                                4,659             6,395

    Provision for income taxes                      (6,708)           (6,843)
    Less: Net income attributable to the
     noncontrolling interest (note 2)                  404               401

     Net income attributable to New
      Oriental Education & Technology
      Group Inc.                                    72,016            58,376

    Net income per share attributable to
     New Oriental-Basic                               0.48              0.39
    Net income per share attributable to
     New Oriental-Diluted                             0.47              0.38

    Net income per ADS attributable to
     New Oriental-Basic (note 3)                      1.91              1.57
    Net income per ADS attributable to
     New Oriental-Diluted (note 3)                    1.86              1.52



    Notes:
    Note 1: Share-based compensation expenses (in thousands) are included in
            the operating costs and expenses as follows:

                                                   For the Nine Months Ended
                                                          February 28
                                                     2010              2009
                                                  (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)
                                                      USD               USD
    Cost of revenues                                   635               178
    Selling and marketing                              115               162
    General and administrative                      12,169            11,928
    Total                                           12,919            12,268

    Note 2: Amount in relation to noncontrolling interest, formerly named
            minority interest, for the nine-month period ended February 28,
            2009 is reclassified in accordance with authoritative guidance
            regarding the noncontrolling interest, (formerly issued as FASB
            Statement No. 160, Noncontrolling Interest, now codified in ASC
            810), which was adopted by the Company on June 1, 2009.
    Note 3: Each ADS represents four common shares.



                 NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
    RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE MOST COMPARABLE GAAP MEASURES
                 (In thousands except share and per ADS amounts)

                                                   For the Nine Months Ended
                                                          February 28
                                                     2010              2009
                                                  (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)
                                                     USD               USD

    General and administrative expenses             74,126            59,781
    Share-based compensation expense in
     general and administrative expenses            12,169            11,928
    Non-GAAP general and administrative
     expenses                                       61,957            47,853

    Total operating costs and expenses             226,065           174,718
    Share-based compensation expenses               12,919            12,268
    Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses          213,146           162,450

    Operating income                                73,661            58,423
    Share-based compensation expenses               12,919            12,268
    Non-GAAP operating income                       86,580            70,691

    Operating margin                                 24.6%             25.1%
    Non-GAAP operating margin                        28.9%             30.3%

    Net income attributable to New
     Oriental                                       72,016            58,376
    Share-based compensation expense                12,919            12,268
    Non-GAAP net income attributable to
     New Oriental                                   84,935            70,644

    Net income per ADS attributable to
     New Oriental- Basic (note 1)                     1.91              1.57
    Net income per ADS attributable to
     New Oriental- Diluted (note 1)                   1.86              1.52

    Non-GAAP net income per ADS
     attributable to New Oriental - Basic
     (note 1)                                         2.25              1.90
    Non-GAAP net income per ADS
     attributable to New Oriental -
     Diluted (note 1)                                 2.20              1.84

    Weighted average shares used in
     calculating basic net income per ADS
     (note 1)                                  150,754,539       148,906,915
    Weighted average shares used in
     calculating diluted net income per
     ADS (note 1)                              154,681,104       153,509,461

    Note 1: Each ADS represents four common shares.



    For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

    In China:
     Ms. Sisi Zhao
     New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc.
     Tel:   +86-10-6260-5566 x8203
     Email: zhaosisi@staff.neworiental.org

     Ms. Courtney Shike
     Brunswick Group LLC
     Tel:   +86-10-6566-2256
     Email: cshike@brunswickgroup.com

    In the U.S.:
     Ms. Kate Tellier
     Brunswick Group LLC
     Tel:   +1-212-333-3810
     Email: ktellier@brunswickgroup.com



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