UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of March 2018

 

 

Commission File Number: 001-32993

 

 

NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

 

 

No. 6 Hai Dian Zhong Street

Haidian District

Beijing 100080, People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  ☒             Form 40-F  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ☐

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 12, 2018

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit 99.1 – Press Release
Exhibit 99.2 – Notice of Annual General Meeting

Exhibit 99.1

New Oriental to Hold Annual General Meeting on March 18, 2018

Beijing, March 8, 2018—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.”

 

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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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Exhibit 99.2

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.

(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(NYSE Ticker: EDU)

 

 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

To be held on March 18, 2018

(or any adjourned or postponed meeting thereof)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general meeting (the “AGM”) of New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (the “Company”) will be held at 42/F, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong on March 18, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. (local time). No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval at the AGM. Instead, the AGM 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 AGM 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 AGM and any adjournment or postponement thereof in person. Beneficial owners of the Company’s ADSs are welcome to attend the AGM in person.

Shareholders and ADS holders may obtain a copy of the Company’s annual report, free of charge, from the Company’s website at investor.neworiental.org, or by writing to Ms. Sisi Zhao, Investor Relations Director, New Oriental Education & Technology Group, No. 6 Haidian Zhong Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100080, People’s Republic of China, or by email to zhaosisi@xdf.cn.

 

Beijing, China

March 8, 2018