Hailiang Education to Launch Chuzhou Hailiang Foreign Language School

HANGZHOU, China, July 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hailiang Education Group Inc. (Nasdaq: HLG) ("Hailiang Education" or the "Company"), a provider of private K-12 educational services in China, today announced that its affiliate, Zhejiang Hailiang Education Investment Co., Ltd., ("Zhejiang Hailiang") and its related party, Hailiang Group Co., Ltd. ("Hailiang Group") have entered into a 30-year Educational Cooperative Partnership Agreement (the "Agreement") with the Nanqiao government in Chuzhou city, Anhui Province, to launch Chuzhou Hailiang Foreign Language School (the "School"). Upon expiration of the 30-year term, Hailiang Education will have the priority to renew the Agreement and extend its corresponding operation of the School.

Pursuant to the Agreement, Zhejiang Hailiang will rent existing school buildings and related facilities from the Nanqiao government, and independently operate the School by leveraging Hailiang's renowned brand, extensive management experience, strong faculty and extensive teaching resources. As consideration, Zhejiang Hailing will pay to Nanqiao government certain annual fees (waived until the school year starting September 1, 2023) as well as a portion of its net profits to be derived from the School's operation commencing from September 1, 2020. The School will offer a variety of educational programs covering primary school, middle school, and high school as well as international education, with a planned total enrollment size of 1,500 students. Zhejiang Hailiang will assume School operation on September 1, 2017 and start collecting tuition fees from September 1, 2018. By continuing its efforts as a premium, specialty and international education provider, Hailiang Education aims to help elevate the local education level in Nanqiao through its established brand and resources, with a goal to forge Chuzhou Hailiang Foreign Language School a high-quality school in the Yangtze River Delta region.

The Agreement marks Hailiang Education's first asset-light cooperation in the form of rentals of existing school facilities from local government, and will provide valuable experience for its rapid expansion with the asset-light model in the future.

About Hailiang Education

Founded in 1995, Hailiang Education operates, via its Variable Interest Entity, Zhejiang Hailiang Education Investment Co., Ltd., eight centrally managed schools in Zhuji city, Zhejiang province: Hailiang Kindergarten, Hailiang Primary School, Hailiang Middle School, Hailiang High School, Hailiang Foreign Language School, Hailiang Art School, Zhuji Private High School and Tianma Experimental School. Hailiang Education Park, the Company's newest campus, was opened in September 2015 and represents Hailiang Education's commitment in delivering comprehensive and high-quality educational programs. Hailiang Education offers a variety of educational programs, including basic educational programs and international programs at the kindergarten, primary school, middle school, and high school levels, as well as preparatory courses designed for university-bound students studying for A-level courses in the United Kingdom and the SAT examination in the United States.

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Ms. Emilie Wu 
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Mr. Alan Wang
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