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 April 2011
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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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 26, 2011
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 26, 2011 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 April 4, 2011 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 also 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 sending an email to zhaosisi@staff.neworiental.org.
| By Order of the Board of Directors, |
| New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. |
| /s/ Louis T. Hsieh |
| Louis T. Hsieh |
| President and Chief Financial Officer |
Beijing, China
March 30, 2011
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.
| New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Louis T. Hsieh | |
| Name: | Louis T. Hsieh | |
| Title: | President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: April 8, 2011
Exhibit Index
Exhibit 99.1 – Press Release
Exhibit 99.1
New Oriental to Hold Annual General Meeting on April 26, 2011
Beijing, April 7, 2011—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 26, 2011 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 April 4, 2011 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, 2010, 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