SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Schackier Bernd

(Last) (First) (Middle)
100 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD

(Street)
PURCHASE NY 10577

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TAL International Group, Inc. [ TAL ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
VP Europe, Mid East & Africa
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/17/2005
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/17/2005 C 6,944 A $18(1) 12,510 D
Series A 12.0% Cumulative Senior Preferred Stock 10/17/2005 C 125 D $18(1) 0 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $18 10/17/2005 A 24,595 (2) 10/11/2015 Common Stock 24,595 $0 24,595 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The Series A 12.0% Cumulative Senior Preferred Stock automatically converted into Common Stock upon the closing of the initial public offering of TAL International Group Inc.'s Common Stock. The Series A 12.0% Cumulative Senior Preferred Stock had a face value of $1,000 per share and was converted into Common Stock at a conversion price equal to the initial public offering price of $18 per share, resulting in a conversion of 125 shares of Series A 12.0% Cumulative Senior Preferred Stock into 6,944 shares of Common Stock.
2. The options vest in four equal annual installments, beginning with one-fourth on October 11, 2006.
/s/ Marc Pearlin, attorney-in-fact for Bernd Schackier 10/19/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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