SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
| TAL EDUCATION GROUP |
(Name of Issuer)
| Class A Common Shares, U.S.0.001 Par Value* |
(Title of Class of Securities)
| 874080104 |
(CUSIP Number)
| December 31, 2010 |
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
¨ Rule 13d-1(c)
x Rule 13d-1(d)
| * | Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares each representing 2 Class A common shares. See Item 2(d) for further discussion of shares held by Reporting Persons. |
| * | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 874080104
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
KTB China Optimum Fund | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Korea | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
81,250,000* (see Item 2 and 4) | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
81,250,000* (see Item 2 and 4) | |||||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
8,125,000 | |||||
| 10 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
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| 11 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
25.3%** | |||||
| 12 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO | |||||
| * | Consists of 8,125,000 Class B Common Shares directly held by KTB China Optimum Fund. Each Class B Common Share is convertible at the option of the holder into one Class A Common Share. The rights of the holders of Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares are identical, except with respect to conversion rights (noted above) and voting rights. Each Class B Common Share is entitled to ten votes per share, whereas each Class A Common Share is entitled to one vote per share. |
| ** | The percentage of share ownership is calculated based on the total number of (i) outstanding Class A Common Shares and (ii) the outstanding Class B Common Shares (each is convertible at the option of the holder into one Class A Common Share) directly held by KTB China Optimum Fund. The percentage of share ownership would be 5.45% assuming all the outstanding Common Shares are converted into Class A Common Shares. |
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CUSIP NO. 874080104
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
KTB Network Co., Ltd. | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Korea | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
81,250,000* (see Item 2 and 4) | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
81,250,000* (see Item 2 and 4) | |||||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
8,125,000 | |||||
| 10 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
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| 11 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
25.3%** | |||||
| 12 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO | |||||
| * | Consists of 8,125,000 Class B Common Shares directly held by KTB China Optimum Fund. Each Class B Common Share is convertible at the option of the holder into one Class A Common Share. The rights of the holders of Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares are identical, except with respect to conversion rights (noted above) and voting rights. Each Class B Common Share is entitled to ten votes per share, whereas each Class A Common Share is entitled to one vote per share. |
| ** | The percentage of share ownership is calculated based on the total number of (i) outstanding Class A Common Shares and (ii) the outstanding Class B Common Shares (each is convertible at the option of the holder into one Class A Common Share) directly held by KTB China Optimum Fund. The percentage of share ownership would be 5.45% assuming all the outstanding Common Shares are converted into Class A Common Shares. |
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CUSIP NO. 874080104
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
KTB Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Korea | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
81,250,000* (see Item 2 and 4) | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
81,250,000* (see Item 2 and 4) | |||||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
8,125,000 | |||||
| 10 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
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| 11 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
25.3%** | |||||
| 12 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO | |||||
| * | Consists of 8,125,000 Class B Common Shares directly held by KTB China Optimum Fund. Each Class B Common Share is convertible at the option of the holder into one Class A Common Share. The rights of the holders of Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares are identical, except with respect to conversion rights (noted above) and voting rights. Each Class B Common Share is entitled to ten votes per share, whereas each Class A Common Share is entitled to one vote per share. |
| ** | The percentage of share ownership is calculated based on the total number of (i) outstanding Class A Common Shares and (ii) the outstanding Class B Common Shares (each is convertible at the option of the holder into one Class A Common Share) directly held by KTB China Optimum Fund. The percentage of share ownership would be 5.45% assuming all the outstanding Common Shares are converted into Class A Common Shares. |
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CUSIP NO. 874080104
| Item 1 | (a). |
Name of Issuer: | ||||||||||
| TAL Education Group | ||||||||||||
| Item 1 | (b). |
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: | ||||||||||
| 18/F, Hesheng Building, 32 Zhongguancun Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing 100080, People’s Republic of China | ||||||||||||
| Item 2 | (a). |
Name of Person Filing: | ||||||||||
| This statement is filed by: | ||||||||||||
| (i) KTB China Optimum Fund |
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| (ii) KTB Network Co., Ltd. |
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| (iii) KTB Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. |
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| The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons.” | ||||||||||||
| Relationships | ||||||||||||
| (1) KTB China Optimum Fund is a Korean fund. (2) KTB Network Co., Ltd., a Korean limited liability company, is the general partner of KTB China Optimum Fund. (3) KTB Investment & Securities Co., Ltd., a Korean limited liability company, holds 100% shares in KTB Network Co., Ltd. |
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| Item 2 | (b). |
Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: | ||||||||||
| The address of the principal business office of (i) KTB China Optimum Fund and KTB Network Co., Ltd. is 4F, KTB Network Bldg., 826-14 Yeoksam dong, Gangnam gu, Seoul, Korea; and (ii) KTB Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. is 9F, Hana Securities Bldg., 23-3, Yoido dong, Youngdeungpo gu, Seoul, 150-709, South Korea. | ||||||||||||
| Item 2 | (c). |
Citizenship: | ||||||||||
| KTB China Optimum Fund – Korea KTB Capital Co., Ltd. - Korea KTB Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. - Korea |
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| Item 2 | (d). |
Title of Class of Securities: | ||||||||||
| Class A Common Shares | ||||||||||||
| The Issuer registered its Class A Common Shares on its Form 424B4 Registration Statement filed with the SEC on October 20, 2010. The Reporting Persons identified in Item 2(a) above hold Class B Common Shares, which may be converted into Class A Common Shares. | ||||||||||||
| Each Class B Common Share is convertible at the option of the holder into one Class A Common Share. The rights of the holders of Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares are identical, except with respect to conversion rights (noted above) and voting rights. Each Class B Common Share is entitled to ten votes per share, whereas each Class A Common Share is entitled to one vote per share. | ||||||||||||
| Item 2 | (e). |
CUSIP Number: | ||||||||||
| 874080104 | ||||||||||||
| Item 3. | Not Applicable | |||||||||||
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| Item 4. | Ownership: | |||||||||
| The percentages used herein are calculated based upon the Common Shares issued and outstanding as of October 19, 2010 as reported on the Issuer’s Prospectus on Form 424B4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Issuer on October 20, 2010. | ||||||||||
| 1. | KTB China Optimum Fund | |||||||||
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: 8,125,000 | |||||||||
| (b) | Percent of class: 25.3% | |||||||||
| (c) | (i) | Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- | ||||||||
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 81,250,000 | |||||||||
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- | |||||||||
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 81,250,000 | |||||||||
| 2. | KTB Network Co., Ltd. | |||||||||
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: 8,125,000 | |||||||||
| (b) | Percent of class: 25.3% | |||||||||
| (c) | (i) | Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- | ||||||||
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 81,250,000 | |||||||||
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- | |||||||||
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 81,250,000 | |||||||||
| 3. | KTB Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. | |||||||||
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: 8,125,000 | |||||||||
| (b) | Percent of class: 25.3% | |||||||||
| (c) | (i) | Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- | ||||||||
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 81,250,000 | |||||||||
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- | |||||||||
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 81,250,000 | |||||||||
| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: | |||||||||
| Not applicable. | ||||||||||
| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: | |||||||||
| Not applicable. | ||||||||||
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary That Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person: | |||||||||
| Not applicable. | ||||||||||
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: | |||||||||
| Not applicable. | ||||||||||
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group: | |||||||||
| Not applicable. | ||||||||||
| Item 10. | Certifications: | |||||||||
| By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. | ||||||||||
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CUSIP NO. 874080104
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 11, 2011
| KTB CHINA OPTIMUM FUND | ||
| By: | /s/ JIN HO SHIN | |
| Name: | JIN HO SHIN | |
| Title | Representative Director | |
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CUSIP NO. 874080104
| KTB NETWORK CO., LTD. | ||
| By: | /s/ JIN HO SHIN | |
| Name: | JIN HO SHIN | |
| Title | Representative Director | |
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CUSIP NO. 874080104
| KTB INVESTMENT & SECURITIES CO., LTD. | ||
| By: | /s/ JOON HO HWANG | |
| Name: | JOON HO HWANG | |
| Title | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | |
| HEAD OF STRATEGY PLANNING DIVISION | ||
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