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 August 2014
Commission File Number: 001-34900
TAL EDUCATION GROUP
12/F, Danling SOHO
No. 6 Danling 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 o
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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.
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/s/ Bangxin Zhang |
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Name: Bangxin Zhang |
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Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: August 4, 2014
Exhibit 99.1
TAL Education Group to Hold Annual General Meeting on August 26, 2014
BEIJING, July 31, 2014—TAL Education Group (NYSE: XRS) (“TAL” or the “Company”), a leading K-12 after-school tutoring services provider 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 August 26, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. (Hong Kong 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 August 4, 2014 as the record date (the “Record Date”). Holders of record of the Company’s common shares at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to notice of the annual general meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. Beneficial owners of the Company’s ADSs are welcome to attend the AGM in person.
The notice of the annual general meeting is available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at http://en.xueersi.org/investor. 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 February 28, 2014, 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 http://en.100tal.com/investor, 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 the Company’s Investor Relations Department at ir@100tal.com or by writing to:
12/F, Danling SOHO
No. 6 Danling Street, Haidian District
Beijing 100080
People’s Republic of China
Attention: Ms. Mei Li
About TAL Education Group
TAL Education Group is a leading K-12 after-school tutoring services provider in China. The acronym “TAL” stands for “Tomorrow Advancing Life,” which reflects our vision to promote top learning opportunities for Chinese students through both high-quality teaching and content, as well as leading edge application of technology in the education experience. TAL Education Group offers comprehensive tutoring services to students from pre-school to the twelfth grade through three flexible class formats: small classes, personalized premium services, and online courses. Our tutoring services cover the core academic subjects in China’s school curriculum including mathematics, English, Chinese, physics, chemistry, and biology. The Company’s learning center network includes 285 physical learning centers as of May 31, 2014, located in 18 key cities in China: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xi`an, Chengdu, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Taiyuan, Zhengzhou, Chongqing, Suzhou, Shenyang, Jinan, Shijiazhuang and Qingdao. We also operate www.eduu.com, a leading online education platform in China. Our ADSs trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “XRS.”
For further information, please contact:
Mei Li
Investor Relations
TAL Education Group
Tel: +86-10-5292-6658
Email: ir@100tal.com
Caroline Straathof
IR Inside
Tel: +31 6 5462 4301
Email: info@irinside.com
Exhibit 99.2
TAL EDUCATION GROUP
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(NYSE Ticker: XRS)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
To Be Held on August 26, 2014
(or any adjourned or postponed meeting thereof)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of TAL Education Group (the “Company”) will be held at 42nd Floor, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road, Central, Hong Kong on August 26, 2014 at 10:00 AM (Hong Kong time). No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval at the AGM. Instead, the AGM will serve as an open forum for shareholders of records 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 August 4, 2014, New York City time, as the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining the shareholders entitled to receive notice of and to attend the AGM or any adjourned or postponed meeting thereof.
Holders of the Company’s common shares whose names are on the register of members of the Company at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to attend the AGM and any adjourned or postponed meeting thereof. Beneficial owners of the Company’s ADSs are welcome to attend the AGM in person.
Shareholders may obtain a copy of the Company’s annual report, free of charge, from the Company’s website at http://en.xueersi.org/investor, or by contacting TAL Education Group, 12/F, Danling SOHO, No. 6 Danling Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100080, People’s Republic of China, telephone: +86 10-5292-6658, email: ir@100tal.com.
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By Order of the Board of Directors, |
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/s/ Bangxin Zhang |
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Bangxin Zhang |
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Beijing, China
July 30, 2014