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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13E-3
(Amendment No. 3)
RULE 13e-3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 13(E) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Xueda Education Group
(Name of the Issuer)
Xueda Education Group
Xiamen Insight Investment Co., Ltd.
Xueda Acquisition Limited
Rubin Li
Goodor Corporation
Xin Jin
Golden Section Holding Corporation
Jinbo Yao
Nihao China Corporation
(Names of Persons Filing Statement)
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share
American Depositary Shares, each representing two Ordinary Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
98418W109
(CUSIP Number)
| Ross Warner Xueda Education Group A-4 Xibahe Beili Chaoyang District, Beijing 100028 The People's Republic of China +86-10-6427-8899 | Wang Yin Xiamen Insight Investment Co., Ltd. 1438 Hongqiao Road, Shanghai The People's Republic of China +86-21-6401-9890 | Hao Ji Xueda Acquisition Limited c/o International Corporation Services Ltd. PO Box 472, 2nd Floor, Harbour Place, 103 South Church Street, George Town KY1-1106, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands +86-138-1851-3740 |
| Rubin Li Goodor Corporation c/o Xueda Education Group A-4 Xibahe Beili Chaoyang District, Beijing 100028 The People's Republic of China +86-10-6427-8899 | Xin Jin Golden Section Holding Corporation c/o Xueda Education Group A-4 Xibahe Beili Chaoyang District, Beijing 100028 The People's Republic of China +86-10-6427-8899 | Jinbo Yao Nihao China Corporation c/o Xueda Education Group A-4 Xibahe Beili Chaoyang District, Beijing 100028 The People's Republic of China +86-10-6427-8899 |
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
With copies to:
| Tim Gardner, Esq. Weil, Gotshal & Manges 29th Floor, Alexandra House 18 Chater Road, Central Hong Kong +852-3476-9000 | Kathryn King Sudol, Esq. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 35th Floor, ICBC Tower 3 Garden Road, Central Hong Kong +852-2514-7600 | Charles C. Comey, Esq. Michael O'Bryan, Esq. Morrison & Foerster LLP 755 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 U.S.A. +1 (650) 813-5600 | David Zhang, Esq. Jesse Sheley, Esq. Kirkland & Ellis 26th Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark 15 Queen's Road, Central Hong Kong +852-3761-3300 |
This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box):
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- The filing of solicitation materials or an information statement subject to Regulation 14A, Regulation 14-C or Rule 13e-3(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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- The filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933.
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- A tender offer
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- None of the above
Check the following box if the soliciting materials or information statement referred to in checking box (a) are preliminary copies: o
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the transaction:
Calculation of Filing Fee
| Transactional Valuation* | Amount of Filing Fee** | |
|---|---|---|
| $369,134,169.95 | $42,893.39 | |
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- Calculated solely for the purpose of determining the filing fee in accordance with Rule 0-11(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The filing fee is calculated based on the sum of (a) the aggregate cash payment for the proposed per share cash payment of $2.75 for 125,985,971 outstanding shares of the issuer subject to the transaction, plus (b) the product of 3,870,456 options to purchase shares multiplied by $1.20 per option (which is the difference between the $2.75 per share merger consideration and the weighted average exercise price of $1.55 per share), plus (c) the product of 6,555,710 ordinary shares underlying restricted share units multiplied by $2.75 per share ((a), (b) and (c) together, the "Transaction Valuation").
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- The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 0-11(b)(1) and the Securities and Exchange Commission Fee Rate Advisory #1 for Fiscal Year 2015, was calculated by multiplying the Transaction Valuation by 0.00011620.
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- Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting of the fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
This Amendment No. 3 to the Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3, together with the exhibits hereto (this "Transaction Statement"), is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), jointly by the following persons (each, a "Filing Person," and collectively, the "Filing Persons"): (a) Xueda Education Group, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the "Company"), the issuer of the ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (each, a "Share" and collectively, the "Shares"), including the Shares represented by the American depositary shares, each representing two Shares ("ADSs"); (b) Xiamen Insight Investment Co., Ltd., a joint stock company established and existing under the laws of the People's Republic of China ("Parent"); (c) Xueda Acquisition Limited ("Merger Sub"), an exempted company incorporated with limited liability and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent formed solely for the purpose of effecting the merger; (d) Mr. Rubin Li, the chairman of the board of directors of the Company ("Mr. Li"); (e) Goodor Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company 100% beneficially owned by Mr. Li; (f) Mr. Xin Jin, a director and the chief executive officer of the Company ("Mr. Jin"); (g) Golden Section Holding Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company 100% beneficially owned by Mr. Jin; (h) Mr. Jinbo Yao, a director of the Company ("Mr. Yao"); and (i) Nihao China Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company 100% beneficially owned by Mr. Yao. Mr. Li, Mr. Jin and Mr. Yao are each referred to herein as a "Founder" and collectively the "Founders." Mr. Li, Goodor Corporation, Mr. Jin, Golden Section Holding Corporation, Mr. Yao and Nihao China Corporation are each referred to herein as a "Founder Party" and collectively as the "Founder Parties." Parent and the Founder Parties are each referred to herein as a "member of the Buyer Group" and collectively as the "Buyer Group." The Founders, each through his wholly-owned PRC investment company, have entered into share purchase agreements, to be effective pending the conditions set forth therein, to purchase newly-issued shares of Parent for cash pursuant to a proposed private placement of Parent's shares which is expected to close after the completion of the merger.
This Transaction Statement relates to the agreement and plan of merger (the "merger agreement") dated as of July 26, 2015, by and among Parent and the Company, as joined by Merger Sub pursuant to a joinder agreement dated as of October 30, 2015.
All information contained in this Transaction Statement concerning any of the Filing Persons has been provided by such Filing Person.
Item 15 Additional Information
Item 15(c) is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
On December 16, 2015, at 10:00 am (Hong Kong time), an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Company was held at A-4 Xibahe Beili, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100028, People's Republic of China. At the extraordinary general meeting, the shareholders of the Company voted to authorize and approve the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, including the merger.
On January 18, 2016, Parent notified the Company in writing to extend the termination date of the merger agreement from January 26, 2016 to July 24, 2016. The merger agreement termination date was extended as certain PRC regulatory filings or approvals are pending before the transactions contemplated under (a) the termination agreement, dated as of July 26, 2015, among the Company, Xuecheng Century (Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company organized as a wholly foreign owned enterprise under PRC laws, Beijing Xueda Information Technology Co., Ltd., the Company's consolidated variable interest entity (the "VIE"), Parent and the current shareholders of the VIE, and (b) the equity transfer agreements under which
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the current shareholders of the VIE would transfer all of the equity interests of the VIE to Parent, may be consummated in accordance with their respective terms.
- (a)
- (1) Proxy Statement of the Company dated October 30, 2015 (the "proxy statement").
- (2)
- Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company, incorporated herein by reference to the proxy statement.
- (3)
- Proxy Card, incorporated herein by reference to the proxy statement.
- (4)
- Depositary's Notice, incorporated herein by reference to the proxy statement.
- (5)
- ADS Voting Instructions Card, incorporated herein by reference to the proxy statement.
- (6)
- Press Release issued by the Company, dated July 27, 2015, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Report on Form 6-K furnished by the Company to the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2015.
- (b)
- Not applicable
- (c)
- (1) Opinion of Lazard Asia (Hong Kong) Limited, dated July 25, 2015, incorporated herein by reference to Annex B of the proxy statement.
- (2)
- Discussion Materials prepared by Lazard Asia (Hong Kong) Limited for discussion with the independent committee of the board of directors of the Company, dated July 25, 2015.
- (d)
- (1) Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 26, 2015, by and among the Company and Parent incorporated herein by reference to Annex A to the proxy statement.
- (2)
- English translation of the Termination Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2015, by and among Xueda Education Group, Xiamen Insight Investment Co., Ltd., Xuecheng Century (Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Xueda Information Technology Co., Ltd., Xin Jin, Rubin Li, Jinbo Yao, Changyong Zhu, Qiang Deng, Junhong Pu, Yafei Wang, Zhaoming Chai and Junbo Song, incorporated herein by reference to Annex E to the proxy statement.
- (3)
- English translation of the form of Equity Transfer Agreement, to be entered into by Xiamen Insight Investment Co., Ltd and each of the shareholders of Xueda Information Technology Co., Ltd., respectively, upon satisfaction of certain conditions pursuant to the Termination Agreement, incorporated herein by reference to Appendix II of Annex E to the proxy statement.
- (4)
- Support Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2015, by and among Xiamen Insight Investment Co., Ltd., Rubin Li, Goodor Corporation, Xin Jin, Golden Section Holding Corporation, Jinbo Yao and Nihao China Corporation, incorporated herein by reference to Annex F to the proxy statement.
- (5)
- Limited Guarantee, dated as of July 26, 2015, by Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd. in favor of the Company, incorporated herein by reference to Annex G to the proxy statement.
- (6)
- English translation of the Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2015, between Xiamen Insight Investment Co. Ltd. and Xizang Leyun Investment Co. Ltd., incorporated herein by reference to Annex H to the proxy statement.
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- (7)
- English translation of the Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2015, between Xiamen Insight Investment Co. Ltd. and Xizang Guduo Investment Co., Ltd., incorporated herein by reference to Annex I to the proxy statement.
- (8)
- English translation of the Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2015, between Xiamen Insight Investment Co. Ltd. and Xizang Kejin Investment Co., Ltd., incorporated herein by reference to Annex J to the proxy statement.
- (f)
- (1) Dissenter Rights, incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled "Dissenter Rights" in the proxy statement.
- (2)
- Section 238 of the Cayman Companies Law Cap. 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated and revised), incorporated herein by reference to Annex C to the proxy statement.
- (g)
- Not applicable.
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: January 25, 2016
| XUEDA EDUCATION GROUP | ||||
By: | /s/ CHEUNG KIN AU-YEUNG Name: Cheung Kin Au-Yeung Title: Independent Committee Chairman | |||
XIAMEN INSIGHT INVESTMENT CO., LTD. | ||||
By: | /s/ HAO JI Name: Hao Ji Title: Director | |||
XUEDA ACQUISITION LIMITED | ||||
By: | /s/ HAO JI Name: Hao Ji Title: Director | |||
RUBIN LI | ||||
/s/ RUBIN LI Rubin Li | ||||
GOODOR CORPORATION | ||||
By: | /s/ RUBIN LI Name: Rubin Li Title: Director | |||
XIN JIN | ||||
/s/ XIN JIN Xin Jin | ||||
GOLDEN SECTION HOLDING CORPORATION | ||||
By: | /s/ XIN JIN Name: Xin Jin Title: Director | |||
JINBO YAO | ||||
/s/ JINBO YAO Jinbo Yao | ||||
NIHAO CHINA CORPORATION | ||||
By: | /s/ JINBO YAO Name: Jinbo Yao Title: Director | |||
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| Exhibit Number | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| (a)-(1) | Proxy Statement of the Company dated October 30, 2015 (the "proxy statement").† | |
(a)-(2) | Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company, incorporated herein by reference to the proxy statement. | |
(a)-(3) | Proxy Card, incorporated herein by reference to the proxy statement. | |
(a)-(4) | Depositary's Notice, incorporated herein by reference to the proxy statement. | |
(a)-(5) | ADS Voting Instructions Card, incorporated herein by reference to the proxy statement. | |
(a)-(6) | Press Release issued by the Company, dated July 27, 2015, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Report on Form 6-K furnished by the Company to the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2015. | |
(b) | Not applicable | |
(c)-(1) | Opinion of Lazard Asia (Hong Kong) Limited, dated July 25, 2015, incorporated herein by reference to Annex B of the proxy statement. | |
(c)-(2) | Discussion Materials prepared by Lazard Asia (Hong Kong) Limited for discussion with the independent committee of the board of directors of the Company, dated July 25, 2015.* | |
(d)-(1) | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 26, 2015, by and among the Company and Parent incorporated herein by reference to Annex A to the proxy statement. | |
(d)-(2) | English translation of the Termination Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2015, by and among Xueda Education Group, Xiamen Insight Investment Co., Ltd., Xuecheng Century (Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Xueda Information Technology Co., Ltd., Xin Jin, Rubin Li, Jinbo Yao, Changyong Zhu, Qiang Deng, Junhong Pu, Yafei Wang, Zhaoming Chai and Junbo Song, incorporated herein by reference to Annex E to the proxy statement. | |
(d)-(3) | English translation of the form of Equity Transfer Agreement, to be entered into by Xiamen Insight Investment Co., Ltd and each of the shareholders of Xueda Information Technology Co., Ltd., respectively, upon satisfaction of certain conditions pursuant to the Termination Agreement incorporated herein by reference to Appendix II of Annex E to the proxy statement. | |
(d)-(4) | Support Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2015, by and among Xiamen Insight Investment Co., Ltd., Rubin Li, Goodor Corporation, Xin Jin, Golden Section Holding Corporation, Jinbo Yao and Nihao China Corporation, incorporated herein by reference to Annex F to the proxy statement. | |
(d)-(5) | Limited Guarantee, dated as of July 26, 2015, by Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd. in favor of the Company, incorporated herein by reference to Annex G to the proxy statement. | |
(d)-(6) | English translation of the Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2015, between Xiamen Insight Investment Co. Ltd. and Xizang Leyun Investment Co. Ltd., incorporated herein by reference to Annex H to the proxy statement. | |
(d)-(7) | English translation of the Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2015, between Xiamen Insight Investment Co. Ltd. and Xizang Guduo Investment Co., Ltd., incorporated herein by reference to Annex I to the proxy statement. |
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| Exhibit Number | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| (d)-(8) | English translation of the Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2015, between Xiamen Insight Investment Co. Ltd. and Xizang Kejin Investment Co., Ltd., incorporated herein by reference to Annex J to the proxy statement. | |
(f)-(1) | Dissenter Rights, incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled "Dissenter Rights" in the proxy statement. | |
(f)-(2) | Section 238 of the Cayman Companies Law Cap. 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated and revised), incorporated herein by reference to Annex C to the proxy statement. | |
(g) | Not applicable. |
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- Previously filed on October 30, 2015.
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- Previously filed on August 24, 2015.
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