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 January 2014

 

 

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):  ¨

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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: January 13, 2014

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.1 – Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

New Oriental Announces Resignation of Mr. Xiangdong Chen

Beijing, January 13, 2014 – 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 Mr. Xiangdong Chen will resign from his role as the Company’s Executive President Domestic Business for personal reasons, effective January 31, 2014.

Michael Yu, New Oriental’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Since joining New Oriental almost 15 years ago, Xiangdong Chen has made significant contributions in building our Company into the leading private educational service provider in China. On behalf of the entire board of directors and management team, I want to express our sincere gratitude to Xiangdong for his dedication and commitment to New Oriental.”

Mr. Chen commented, “It has been an honor and privilege to be a part of the New Oriental team, and I am very proud of our achievements together. I believe that New Oriental has never been stronger than it is today and I wish the entire management team and Company continued success.”

Mr. Michael Yu, New Oriental’s Chairman and CEO, and other members of the senior management team will assume Mr. Chen’s duties.

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 share, currently trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “EDU.”

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

Contacts

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

Mr. Martin Reidy

FTI Consulting

Tel:     +86-10-8591-1060

Email: martin.reidy@fticonsulting.com

Ms. Sisi Zhao

New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc.

Tel:     +86-10-6260-5568

Email: zhaosisi@xdf.cn