New Oriental Announces Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2009 and Adoption of Share Repurchase Progra

BEIJING and HONG KONG, July 21  /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- 

   -- Quarterly Net Revenues Increased by 47.9% Year-Over-Year
   -- Quarterly Non-GAAP Net Income Increased by 58.0% Year-Over-Year
   -- Quarterly GAAP Net Income Increased by 49.8% Year-Over-Year

   -- Fiscal Year Net Revenues Increased by 45.6% Year-Over-Year
   -- Fiscal Year Non-GAAP Net Income Increased by 34.6% Year-Over-Year
   -- Fiscal Year GAAP Net Income Increased by 24.5% Year-Over-Year



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 its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended May 31, 2009.

  Highlights for the Fourth Fiscal Quarter Ended May 31, 2009

  -- Total net revenues increased by 47.9% year-over-year to US$59.4 million
     from US$40.2 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.
  -- Non-GAAP net income, which excludes share-based compensation expenses,
     increased by 58.0% year-over-year to US$7.1 million from US$4.5 million
     in the same period of the prior fiscal year.  GAAP net income increased
     by 49.8% year-over-year to US$2.6 million from US$1.8 million in the
     same period of the prior fiscal year.
  -- Non-GAAP income from operations, which excludes share-based
     compensation expenses, increased by 175.1% year-over-year to US$7.0
     million from US$2.5 million in the same period of the prior fiscal
     year. GAAP income from operations increased to US$2.5 million from a
     loss of US$0.2 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.
  -- Non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per ADS, which excludes share-based
     compensation expenses, were US$0.19 and US$0.19, respectively. GAAP
     basic and diluted earnings per ADS were US$0.07 and US$0.07,
     respectively. Each ADS represents four common shares of the Company.
  -- Total student enrollments in language training and test preparation
     courses increased by 8.2% year-over-year to approximately 330,200 from
     approximately 305,200 in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

  Highlights for the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2009

  -- Total net revenues for the fiscal year increased by 45.6%
     year-over-year to US$292.6 million from US$201.0 million.
  -- Non-GAAP net income for the fiscal year increased by 34.6%
     year-over-year to US$77.8 million from US$57.8 million. GAAP net income
     increased by 24.5% year-over-year to US$61.0 million from US$49.0
     million.
  -- Non-GAAP income from operations for the fiscal year increased by 43.6%
     year-over-year to US$77.7 million from US$54.1 million. GAAP income
     from operations increased by 34.4% year-over-year to US$60.9 million
     from US$45.3 million.
  -- Non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per ADS for the fiscal year were
     US$2.09 and US$2.03, respectively. GAAP basic and diluted earnings per
     ADS were US$1.64 and US$1.59, respectively. Each ADS represents four
     common shares of the Company.
  -- Total student enrollments in language training and test preparation
     courses increased by 19.5% year-over-year to approximately 1,519,500
     from approximately 1,271,700 in the prior fiscal year.
  -- The total number of schools and learning centers increased to 270 as of
     May 31, 2009, up from 207 as of May 31, 2008. One new school was opened
     in the fourth quarter, bringing the total number of schools to 48 as of
     May 31, 2009, up from 47 as of February 28, 2009. The number of
     learning centers increased by 12 in the quarter to 222 as of May 31,
     2009, up from 210 as of February 28, 2009.



  Financial and Student Enrollments Summary - Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year
                                   2009
      (US$ in thousands, except per ADS data and student enrollments)

                                  Q4 of FY2009  Q4 of FY2008   Pct. Change
  Net revenues                          59,426        40,168         47.9%
  Non-GAAP net income (1)                7,122         4,507         58.0%
  GAAP net income                        2,640         1,762         49.8%
  Non-GAAP operating income (1)          6,979         2,537        175.1%
  GAAP operating income                  2,497          (208)      1300.5%
  Non-GAAP net income per ADS
   basic (1)(2)                           0.19          0.12         58.4%
  Non-GAAP net income per ADS
   diluted (1)(2)                         0.19          0.12         60.5%
  GAAP net income per ADS
   basic (2)                              0.07          0.05         50.2%
  GAAP net income per ADS
   diluted (2)                            0.07          0.05         52.2%
  Total student enrollments
   in language training and
   test preparation courses            330,200       305,200          8.2%


                                        FY2009        FY2008   Pct. Change
  Net revenues                         292,567       201,003         45.6%
  Non-GAAP net income (1)               77,766        57,755         34.6%
  GAAP net income                       61,016        49,013         24.5%
  Non-GAAP operating income (1)         77,670        54,077         43.6%
  GAAP operating income                 60,920        45,335         34.4%
  Non-GAAP net income per ADS
   basic (1)(2)                           2.09          1.54         35.5%
  Non-GAAP net income per ADS
   diluted (1)(2)                         2.03          1.48         37.2%
  GAAP net income per ADS
   basic (2)                              1.64          1.31         25.2%
  GAAP net income per ADS
   diluted (2)                            1.59          1.25         26.9%
  Total student enrollments
   in language training and
   test preparation courses          1,519,500     1,271,700         19.5%



  (1) New Oriental provides net income, operating income, net income per
      ADS on a Non-GAAP basis that excludes share-based compensation
      expenses to reflect meaningful supplemental information regarding its
      performance and liquidity. For more information on these Non-GAAP
      financial measures, please see the table captioned "Reconciliations of
      Non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures" set forth at
      the end of this release.
  (2) Each ADS represents four common shares.



"We are pleased to finish our 2009 fiscal year with a strong fourth fiscal quarter, recording revenue growth of 47.9% and even higher non-GAAP operating income growth of 175%," said Michael Yu, New Oriental's chairman and chief executive officer. "This brings our net revenue for the 2009 fiscal year to US$292.6 million, an increase of 45.6% year-over-year, and non-GAAP operating income to US$77.7 million for the fiscal year, an increase of 43.6% year-over-year. Further, we achieved non-GAAP EPS of US$2.09 per ADS, up over 35% year-over-year. We attained these financial results notwithstanding the current global economic slowdown, the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake, the negative impact of the Beijing Olympics on our all-important summer quarter in 2008 and the current challenges posed by the H1N1 flu outbreak. This is a testament to the strength of the New Oriental brand in China and the determination of Chinese families to make the education of their child or children a top priority."

"New Oriental's objective is to be the lifelong education partner of Chinese students from age five through adulthood. To accomplish this goal, we strive to provide the best quality language training and test preparation programs to meet the needs of Chinese families," concluded Mr. Yu.

New Oriental's president and chief financial officer, Louis T. Hsieh, stated, "Our strong student enrollment growth in language training and test preparation courses continued in fiscal year 2009 with 1,519,500 enrollments, an increase of 19.5% year-over-year, which allowed us to achieve our target of between 1,475,000 and 1,500,000 student enrollments for fiscal year 2009. We also continued executing our expansion plan in the fourth fiscal quarter by opening one new school in the city of Xuzhou and adding a net of 12 new learning centers in more than 10 existing cities. Including these additions, we added a total of 63 new facilities in fiscal year 2009, consisting of 7 schools and 56 learning centers, which brings our total number of schools and learning centers to 270 at the end of fiscal year 2009."

Mr. Hsieh continued, "We have rolled out U-Can all-subjects middle and high school training program in more than 30 cities throughout China with enrollments of more than 13,000 in non-English subject classes in the fourth fiscal quarter, which brings the enrollments in non-English courses for the whole fiscal year 2009 to over 58,000, exceeding the top end of our target of 40,000 to 50,000. We are also pleased to see continued high growth in our POP Kids English program for ages 5 to 12 with over 67,400 enrollments in the fourth fiscal quarter, an increase of 48% year-over-year, bringing our total POP Kids enrollments for fiscal year 2009 to over 307,800, an increase of 50% year-over-year. Although it is early in the quarter, we are pleased to report that this strong momentum in POP Kids English and middle school U-Can program enrollments has carried into our current all-important summer quarter, the first quarter of fiscal year 2010."

Recent Developments -- Adoption of Share Repurchase Program

On July 20, 2009, New Oriental's board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to US$30 million of the Company's ADSs during the period from August 5, 2009 through December 31, 2009.

Under this share repurchase program, the ADSs will be purchased from time to time on the open market at prevailing market prices, in negotiated transactions off the market, in block trades, pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan (which allows New Oriental to repurchase its ADSs during periods in which it may be in possession of material non-public information) or otherwise, subject to any restrictions under applicable law. The timing and extent of any purchases will depend upon market conditions, the trading price of ADSs and other factors.

New Oriental expects to implement this share repurchase program in a manner consistent with market conditions and the interests of the shareholders. New Oriental's board of directors will review the share repurchase program periodically, and may authorize adjustment of its terms and size accordingly. New Oriental plans to fund repurchases made under this program from available cash balance.

Financial Results for the Fiscal Quarter Ended May 31, 2009

For the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009, New Oriental reported net revenues of US$59.4 million, representing a 47.9% increase year-over-year.

Net revenues from educational programs and services for the fourth fiscal quarter were US$51.3 million, representing a 45.7% increase year-over-year. The growth was mainly driven by the increase in the number of student enrollments in language training and test preparation courses. Total student enrollments in language training and test preparation courses in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 increased by 8.2% year-over-year to approximately 330,200 from approximately 305,200 in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses for the quarter were US$52.4 million, a 39.4% increase year-over-year. GAAP operating costs and expenses for the quarter were US$56.9 million, a 41.0% increase year-over-year.

Cost of revenues increased by 45.9% year-over-year to US$25.8 million, primarily due to the increased number of courses and the greater number of schools and learning centers in operation.

Selling and marketing expenses increased by 36.8% year-over-year to US$10.3 million, primarily due to selling and marketing department headcount, which includes registration verification personnel, increasing by about 500 over the same period of the prior fiscal year, and increased brand promotion expenses.

Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses were US$16.6 million, a 30.7% increase year-over-year. GAAP general and administrative expenses for the quarter increased by 37.4% year-over-year to US$20.9 million, primarily due to increased headcount as the Company expanded its network of schools and learning centers.

Total share-based compensation expenses, which were allocated to related operating costs and expenses, increased by 63.3% to US$4.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 from US$2.7 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Approximately US$746,000 of the increase was due to a year-end adjustment to account for a lower-than-expected forfeiture rate in fiscal year 2009 due to the fact that fewer New Oriental employees who received stock-based compensation awards left the Company and forfeited their unvested awards than anticipated.

Non-GAAP income from operations for the quarter was US$7.0 million, a 175.1% increase from US$2.5 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year, and GAAP income from operations for the quarter was US$2.5 million, compared to a loss of US$0.2 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Non-GAAP operating margin for the quarter was 11.7%, compared to 6.3% in the same period of the prior fiscal year. GAAP operating margin for the quarter was 4.2%, compared to negative 0.5% in the same period of the prior fiscal year. This rise was primarily due to improved operating efficiency as revenue growth outpaced the growth in operating cost and expenses.

Non-GAAP net income was US$7.1 million, representing a 58.0% increase from the same period of the prior fiscal year. Basic and diluted earnings per ADS excluding share-based compensation expenses (Non-GAAP) were US$0.19 and US$0.19, respectively.

GAAP net income for the quarter was US$2.6 million, representing a 49.8% increase from the same period of the prior fiscal year. Basic and diluted earnings per ADS were US$0.07 and US$0.07, respectively.

Capital expenditures for the quarter were US$2.9 million, which were primarily used to add one new school and a net of 12 new learning centers in the quarter.

As of May 31, 2009, New Oriental had cash and cash equivalents of US$254.8 million, as compared to US$224.0 million as of February 28, 2009. In addition, the Company had US$59.8 million in term deposits at the end of the quarter. Net operating cash flow for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 was approximately US$28 million.

The deferred revenue balance, which is cash collected from registered students for courses and recognized proportionally as revenue as the instructions are delivered, at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 was US$74.8 million, an increase of 26.3% as compared to US$59.2 million at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008.

Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2009

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009, New Oriental reported net revenues of US$292.6 million, a 45.6% increase year-over-year.

Net revenues from educational programs and services for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009 were US$266.4 million, representing a 44.8% increase year-over-year. The growth was mainly driven by the increase in the number of student enrollments in language training and test preparation courses. Total student enrollments in language training and test preparation courses for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009 increased by 19.5% year-over-year to approximately 1,519,500 from approximately 1,271,700 in the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008.

Non-GAAP income from operations for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009 was US$77.7 million, a 43.6% increase year-over-year. GAAP income from operations for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009 was US$60.9 million, a 34.4% increase year-over-year.

Non-GAAP operating margin for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009 was 26.5%, compared to 26.9% for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008. GAAP operating margin for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009 was 20.8%, compared to 22.6% for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008.

Non-GAAP net income for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009 was US$77.8 million, a 34.6% increase year-over-year. Non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per ADS for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009 were US$2.09 and US$2.03, respectively.

GAAP net income for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009 was US$61.0 million, representing a 24.5% increase year-over-year. GAAP basic and diluted earnings per ADS for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009 were US$1.64 and US$1.59, respectively.

Outlook for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010

New Oriental expects its total net revenues in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 (June 1, 2009 to August 31, 2009) to be in the range of US$146.6 million to US$152.6 million, representing year-over-year growth in the range of 24% to 29%, respectively. This forecast reflects New Oriental's current and preliminary view, which is subject to change.

Conference Call Information

New Oriental's management will host an earnings conference call at 8 AM on July 21, 2009 U.S. Eastern Time (8 PM on July 21, 2009 Beijing/Hong Kong time).

  Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

   US:            +1.617.213.8838
   Hong Kong:     +852.3002.1672
   UK:            +44.207.365.8426



Please dial-in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the passcode to join the call. The passcode is "New Oriental earnings call."

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until July 28, 2009:

   International: +1.617.801.6888
   Passcode:      74420799



Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at http://investor.neworiental.org/ .

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 four common shares, currently trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'EDU.'

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

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the outlook for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as New Oriental's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. New Oriental may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about New Oriental's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: our growth strategies; our future business development, results of operations and financial condition; our ability to attract students without a significant decrease in course fees; our ability to continue to hire, train and retain qualified teachers; our ability to maintain and enhance our "New Oriental" brand; our ability to effectively and efficiently manage the expansion of our school network and successfully execute our growth strategy; the outcome of ongoing, or any future, litigation or arbitration, including those relating to copyright and other intellectual property rights; competition in the private education sector in China; changes in our revenues and certain cost or expense items as a percentage of our revenues; the expected growth of the Chinese private education market; Chinese governmental policies relating to private educational services and providers of such services; and general economic conditions in China. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in our annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. New Oriental does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and New Oriental undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement New Oriental's consolidated financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, New Oriental uses the following measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the SEC: net income excluding share-based compensation expenses, operating income excluding share-based compensation expenses, operating costs and expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, general and administrative expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, operating margin excluding share-based compensation expenses, and basic and diluted net income per ADS and per share excluding share-based compensation expenses. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures" set forth at the end of this release.

New Oriental believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding share-based compensation expenses that may not be indicative of its operating performance from a cash perspective. New Oriental believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal comparisons to New Oriental's historical performance and liquidity. New Oriental computes its non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter.  New Oriental believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using these non-GAAP measures is that they exclude share-based compensation charge that has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in our business. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.

              NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                              (In thousands)

                                          As of May 31  As of February 28
                                                  2009              2009
                                             (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)
                                                    USD              USD
  ASSETS:
  Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                     254,772          223,955
  Restricted cash                                   540              531
  Term deposits                                  59,845           62,549
  Accounts receivable, net                        1,539            1,375
  Inventory                                      15,188           14,514
  Deferred tax assets-Current                     1,621            1,141
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets      14,222           16,053

  Total current assets                          347,727          320,118

  Property, plant and equipment, net            109,785          109,373
  Land use right, net                             3,485            3,499
  Amounts due from related parties                  396              395
  Deferred tax assets                             1,077            1,833
  Long term deposit                               2,021               --
  Long term prepaid rent                          1,331            1,439
  Intangible assets                                 866              909
  Goodwill                                        2,712            2,159
  Long term investment                                2                2

  Total assets                                  469,402          439,727

  LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST AND
   SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable-trade                          9,295            9,194
  Accrued expenses and other current
   liabilities                                   29,815           28,426
  Income tax payable                              3,728            4,962
  Amount due to related parties                     141               54
  Deferred revenue                               74,782           55,423

  Total current liabilities                     117,761           98,059

  Deferred tax liabilities                          157               --

  Total long-term liabilities                       157               --

  Total liabilities                             117,918           98,059

  Minority interest                                 238               --

  Total shareholders' equity                    351,246          341,668

  Total liabilities, minority interest
   and shareholders' equity                     469,402          439,727



               NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
           (In thousands except for per share and per ADS amounts)

                                        For the Three Months Ended May 31
                                                    2009              2008
                                              (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
                                                    USD               USD
  Net Revenues:
  Educational Programs and services               51,337            35,226
  Books and others                                 8,089             4,942
  Total net revenues                              59,426            40,168

  Operating costs and expenses (note 1):
  Cost of revenues                                25,771            17,669
  Selling and marketing                           10,250             7,492
  General and administrative                      20,908            15,215

  Total operating costs and expenses              56,929            40,376
  Operating income (loss)                          2,497              (208)

  Other income, net                                  794             1,119

  Provision for income taxes                        (413)              806
  Minority interest, net of taxes                   (238)               45

  Net Income                                       2,640             1,762

  Net income per share-basic                        0.02              0.01
  Net income per share-diluted                      0.02              0.01

  Net income per ADS-basic (note 2)                 0.07              0.05
  Net income per ADS-diluted (note 2)               0.07              0.05


  Notes:
  Note 1: Share-based compensation expenses (in thousands) are included in
          the operating costs and expenses as follows:


                                         For the Three Months Ended May 31
                                                    2009              2008
                                              (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
                                                    USD               USD
  Cost of revenues                                   138               206
  Selling and marketing                               63                41
  General and administrative                       4,281             2,498
  Total                                            4,482             2,745


  Note 2: Each ADS represents four common shares.



               NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
  RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE MOST COMPARABLE GAAP MEASURES
               (In thousands except share and per ADS amounts)

                                        For the Three Months Ended May 31
                                                    2009              2008
                                              (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
                                                     USD               USD
  General and administrative expenses             20,908            15,215
  Share-based compensation expense in
   general and administrative expenses             4,281             2,498
  Non-GAAP general and administrative
   expenses                                       16,627            12,717

  Total operating costs and expenses              56,929            40,376
  Share-based compensation expenses                4,482             2,745
  Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses           52,447            37,631

  Operating income (loss)                          2,497              (208)
  Share-based compensation expenses                4,482             2,745
  Non-GAAP operating income                        6,979             2,537

  Operating margin                                  4.2%             -0.5%
  Non-GAAP operating margin                        11.7%              6.3%

  Net income                                       2,640             1,762
  Share-based compensation expense                 4,482             2,745
  Non-GAAP net income                              7,122             4,507

  Net income per ADS - basic (note 1)               0.07              0.05
  Net income per ADS - diluted (note 1)             0.07              0.05

  Non-GAAP net income per ADS - basic
   (note 1)                                         0.19              0.12
  Non-GAAP net income per ADS - diluted
   (note 1)                                         0.19              0.12

  Weighted average shares used in
   calculating basic net income per ADS
   (note 1)                                  149,633,634       149,975,585
  Weighted average shares used in
   calculating diluted net income per
   ADS (note 1)                              153,578,336       155,980,034

  Note 1: Each ADS represents four common shares.



               NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
           (In thousands except for per share and per ADS amounts)

                                                For the Year Ended May 31
                                                    2009              2008
                                              (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
                                                     USD               USD
  Net Revenues:
  Educational Programs and services              266,389           183,917
  Books and others                                26,178            17,086
  Total net revenues                             292,567           201,003

  Operating costs and expenses (note 1):
  Cost of revenues                               112,011            77,219
  Selling and marketing                           38,947            25,617
  General and administrative                      80,689            52,832

  Total operating costs and expenses             231,647           155,668
  Operating income                                60,920            45,335

  Other income, net                                7,189             7,149

  Provision for income taxes                      (7,256)           (3,644)
  Minority interest, net of taxes                    163               173

  Net Income                                      61,016            49,013

  Net income per share-basic                        0.41              0.33
  Net income per share-diluted                      0.40              0.31

  Net income per ADS-basic (note 2)                 1.64              1.31
  Net income per ADS-diluted (note 2)               1.59              1.25


  Notes:

  Note 1: Share-based compensation expenses (in thousands) are included in
          the operating costs and expenses as follows:


                                                 For the Year Ended May 31
                                                    2009              2008
                                              (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
                                                    USD               USD

  Cost of revenues                                   316               707
  Selling and marketing                              225               226
  General and administrative                      16,209             7,809
  Total                                           16,750             8,742


  Note 2: Each ADS represents four common shares.



               NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
  RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE MOST COMPARABLE GAAP MEASURES
               (In thousands except share and per ADS amounts)

                                                 For the Year Ended May 31
                                                    2009              2008
                                              (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
                                                     USD               USD

  General and administrative expenses             80,689            52,832
  Share-based compensation expense in
   general and administrative expenses            16,209             7,809
  Non-GAAP general and administrative
   expenses                                       64,480            45,023

  Total operating costs and expenses             231,647           155,668
  Share-based compensation expenses               16,750             8,742
  Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses          214,897           146,926

  Operating income                                60,920            45,335
  Share-based compensation expenses               16,750             8,742
  Non-GAAP operating income                       77,670            54,077

  Operating margin                                 20.8%             22.6%
  Non-GAAP operating margin                        26.5%             26.9%

  Net income                                      61,016            49,013
  Share-based compensation expense                16,750             8,742
  Non-GAAP net income                             77,766            57,755

  Net income per ADS - basic (note 1)               1.64              1.31
  Net income per ADS - diluted (note 1)             1.59              1.25

  Non-GAAP net income per ADS - basic
   (note 1)                                         2.09              1.54
  Non-GAAP net income per ADS - diluted
   (note 1)                                         2.03              1.48

  Weighted average shares used in
   calculating basic net income per ADS
   (note 1)                                  149,090,088       149,992,200
  Weighted average shares used in
   calculating diluted net income per
   ADS (note 1)                              153,528,173       156,449,101

  Note 1: Each ADS represents four common shares.



  For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

  In China:
   Ms. Sisi Zhao
   New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc.
   Tel:   [phone] x8203
   Email: 

   Ms. Cynthia He
   Brunswick Group LLC
   Tel:   [phone]
   Email: 

  In the U.S.:
   Ms. Kate Tellier
   Brunswick Group LLC
   Tel:   [phone]
   Email: 

DATASOURCE: New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc.



CONTACT:  In China, Ms. Sisi Zhao of New Oriental Education and

Technology Group Inc., [phone] x8203, ,

or Cynthia He of Brunswick Group LLC, [phone], ;

or In the U.S., Kate Tellier of Brunswick Group LLC, [phone],





Web site:  http://english.neworiental.org/

http://investor.neworiental.org/ 

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