TAL announces investment by a global growth investment firm

TAL Education Group, a leading K-12 after-school tutoring services provider in China, today announced that a global growth investment firm has agreed to purchase a total of approximately US$1.5 billion of newly issued Class A common shares of the Company. Following the transaction, the investor will hold, taking into account its existing holding, approximately 8.35% of the Company's outstanding shares.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and the closing is expected to take place in November 2020. The investor has agreed not to sell, transfer or dispose of any shares acquired in the transaction for six months after the closing.

The share issuance is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act") pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act regarding transactions not involving a public offering or is made in reliance on, and in compliance with, Regulation S under the Securities Act.

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