UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 20-F/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

 

(Mark One)

¨	Registration statement pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

or

 

x	Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008.

or

 

¨	Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from              to             

or

 

¨	Shell company report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report                     

Commission file number: 001-32993

 

 

NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

 

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

No. 6 Hai Dian Zhong Street

Haidian District

Beijing 100080

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

Louis T. Hsieh, President and Chief Financial Officer

Tel: +(86 10) 6260-5566

E-mail: louishsieh@staff.neworiental.org

Fax: +(86 10) 6260-5511

No. 6 Hai Dian Zhong Street

Haidian District

Beijing 100080

People’s Republic of China

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

 

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
American depositary shares, each representing four common shares, par value US$0.01 per share		New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

 

 

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

152,197,907 common shares, par value US$0.01 per share, as of May 31, 2008.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  x     No  ¨

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  x    Accelerated filer  ¨     Non-accelerated filer  ¨

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP  x

International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board  ¨

Other  ¨

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.    Item 17  ¨    Item 18  ¨

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

 

 

 

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EXPLANTARY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 20-F/A (this “Amendment No.1”) to our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended May 31, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 23, 2008 (the “2008 Form 20-F”), is filed solely for the purposes of (1) amending Item 19. Exhibit to list all required exhibits, including those filed through incorporation by reference, and (2) adding the name, telephone, e-mail, facsimile number and address of company contact person on the cover page. We are also filing with this Amendment No. 1 currently-dated certifications by our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

This Amendment No.1 speaks as of the filing date of the 2008 Form 20-F. Other than as set forth above, this Amendment No.1 does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate any other information or disclosure included in the 2008 Form 20-F or reflect any events that have occurred after the filing date of the 2008 Form 20-F.

 

Item 19.

Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number		Description of Document
1.1		Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)
2.1		Registrant’s Specimen American Depositary Receipt (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)
2.2		Registrant’s Specimen Certificate for Common Shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)
2.3		Form of Deposit Agreement among the Registrant, the depositary and holders of the American Depositary Receipts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)
2.4		First Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2005, among the Registrant and other parties therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)
4.1		2006 Share Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)
4.2		Form of Indemnification Agreement with the Registrant’s directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)
4.3		Form of Employment Agreement between the Registrant and a Senior Executive Officer of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)
4.4		English Translation of Form of Teaching Support Agreement between Beijing Decision and New Oriental schools (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)
4.5		English Translation of Form of Website Development and Use Agreement between Beijing Decision and New Oriental schools (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)

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4.6		English Translation of Form of New Enrollment System Development Service Agreement between Beijing Decision and New Oriental schools (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)
4.7		English Translation of Form of Trademark License Agreement between Beijing Hewstone and New Oriental schools (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.5 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)
4.8		English Translation of Trademark License Agreement dated May 13, 2006 between our company and New Oriental China (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.6 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)
4.9		English Translation of Form of Exclusive Option Agreement among our company, New Oriental China and shareholders of New Oriental China (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.7 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)
4.10		English Translation of Form of Equity Pledge Agreement among our company, New Oriental China and shareholders of New Oriental China (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.8 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)
4.11		English Translation of Building Mortgage and Loan Agreement dated March 31, 2005 between New Oriental China and China Minsheng Banking Corporation Ltd. Beijing Hepingli Branch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.12 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)
8.1*		Subsidiaries and Consolidated Affiliated Entities of the Registrant
11.1		Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 from our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-136825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on August 22, 2006)
12.1**		CEO Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
12.2**		CFO Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
13.1*		CEO Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
13.2*		CFO Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
15.1*		Consent of Tian Yuan Law Firm
15.2*		Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd.

 

*	Filed with the 2008 Form 20-F

**	Filed with this Amendment No. 1

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SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing its annual report on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Amendment No. 1 to its annual report on its behalf.

 

Date: August 3, 2009

Exhibit 12.1

Certification by the Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Michael Minhong Yu, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Amendment No.1 on Form 20-F/A to annual report on Form 20-F of New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.; and

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.

Date: August 3, 2009

 

Exhibit 12.2

Certification by the Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Louis T. Hsieh, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Amendment No.1 on Form 20-F/A to annual report on Form 20-F of New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.; and

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.

Date: August 3, 2009