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 2010

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 19, 2010

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 19, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (local time). No proposal will be submitted to 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, 2010 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 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 11, 2010

 

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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 11, 2010

 

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