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 2012

 

 

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 offices)

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  x            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):    ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):    ¨

 

 

 

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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 April 17, 2012

(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 April 17, 2012 at 10:00 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 and beneficial owners of the Company’s American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) to discuss Company affairs with management.

The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Directors”) has fixed the close of business on March 1, 2012 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 our ordinary 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 on Form 20-F, free of charge, from our website at http://investor.neworiental.org, or by writing to Sisi Zhao, Senior Investor Relations Manager, New Oriental Education & Technology Group, No. 6 Haidian Zhongjie, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 PRC, or by email to zhaosisi@staff.neworiental.org.

 

Beijing, China

March 1, 2012

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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 6, 2012

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.1 – Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

New Oriental to Hold Annual General Meeting on April 17, 2012

Beijing, March 6, 2012—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 April 17, 2012 at 10:00 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 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 1, 2012 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 on Form 20-F (the “Annual Report”), which includes the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, 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 english.neworiental.org, as well as on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov .

Holders of the Company’s common shares or ADSs may obtain a hard copy of the Annual Report free of charge by emailing Sisi Zhao, Senior Investor Relations Manager, at zhaosisi@staff.neworiental.org 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 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 one 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

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@staff.neworiental.org

Mr. Henry Fraser

Brunswick Group LLC

Tel: +86-10-6566-2256

Email: hfraser@brunswickgroup.com

In the U.S.:

Ms. Kate Tellier

Brunswick Group LLC

Tel: +1-212-333-3810

Email: ktellier@brunswickgroup.com