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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2015

Registration No. 333-            



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM F-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933



Nord Anglia Education, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)

Cayman Islands
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

  8200
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  Not Applicable
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)



Level 12, St. George's Building
2 Ice House Street
Central, Hong Kong
+852-3951-1100
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)



Law Debenture Corporate Services Inc.
400 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10017
+1 (212) 750-6474
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



With copy to:
Eugene Y. Lee, Esq.
Latham & Watkins
18/F One Exchange Square
8 Connaught Place
Central, Hong Kong
+852-2912-2515



           Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

           If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o

           If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. ý

           If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

           If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

           If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.C. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o

           If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.C. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o



CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 
Title of each class of
securities to be registered

  Amount to be registered(1)
  Proposed maximum aggregate offering price per unit
  Proposed maximum aggregate offering price
  Amount of registration fee
 
Primary Offering:                

Ordinary shares, par value $0.01 per share

                    (2)                     (3)   $500,000,000   $58,100
 
Secondary Offering:                

Ordinary shares, par value $0.01 per share

  70,575,810   $25.53(4)   $1,801,800,430   $209,370
 
Total Registration Fee               $267,470
 
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, the ordinary shares being registered hereunder includes such indeterminate number of ordinary shares as may be issuable with respect to the shares being registered hereunder as a result of any share splits, share dividends or similar transactions. Includes ordinary shares initially offered and sold outside the United States that may be resold from time to time in the United States either as part of their distribution or within 40 days after the later of the effective date of this registration statement and the date the shares are first bona fide offered to the public. These ordinary shares are not being registered for the purposes of sales outside of the United States.
(2)
With respect to the primary offering, there is being registered hereunder such indeterminate number of shares of ordinary shares as shall have an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $500,000,000.
(3)
The proposed maximum aggregate offering price per unit will be determined from time to time by the registrant in connection with the issuance of the ordinary shares registered hereunder.
(4)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act based upon a per share price of $25.53, the average of the high and low reported sales prices of the registrant's ordinary shares on NYSE on May 27, 2015.



           The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to such Section 8(a), may determine.

   


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. Neither we nor the selling shareholders may sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 29, 2015

PROSPECTUS

GRAPHIC

Nord Anglia Education, Inc.



$500,000,000
Ordinary Shares



70,575,810 Ordinary Shares
Offered by the Selling Shareholders



         We may offer and sell from time to time, in one or more offerings, our ordinary shares.

         In addition, the selling shareholders described in this prospectus under the heading "Selling Shareholders" may offer and sell up to 70,575,810 ordinary shares, from time to time in one or more offerings. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of our ordinary shares by the selling shareholders.

         This prospectus describes the general manner in which ordinary shares may be offered and sold by either us or any selling shareholder. Each time we or any of the selling shareholders offer and sell ordinary shares, we or such selling shareholders will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the terms of that offering and, if applicable, the selling shareholders. The supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, together with the documents we incorporated by reference, before you invest in our ordinary shares.

         We or the selling shareholders may offer and sell the ordinary shares to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, or through a combination of these methods. In addition, the selling shareholders may offer and sell ordinary shares from time to time, together or separately. If any underwriters, dealers or agents are involved in the sale of any of the ordinary shares, their names and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between or among them will be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement. See the sections of this prospectus entitled "About this Prospectus" and "Plan of Distribution" for more information. No ordinary shares may be sold without delivery of this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering.

         Investing in our ordinary shares involves risks. See "Risk Factors" on beginning on page 2 of this prospectus and any similar section contained or incorporated by reference in the applicable prospectus supplement concerning factors you should consider before investing in our ordinary shares.

         Our ordinary shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "NORD". On May 28, 2015, the last reported sale price of our ordinary shares on the New York Stock Exchange was $25.64 per share.

         Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

   

The date of this prospectus is                                    , 2015



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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

        This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC using a "shelf" registration process. By using a shelf registration statement, we or the selling shareholders may sell our ordinary shares from time to time in one or more offerings as described in this prospectus. Each time that we or the selling shareholders offer and sell securities, we or the selling shareholders will provide a prospectus supplement to this prospectus that contains specific terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the prospectus supplement. Before purchasing any securities, you should carefully read both this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, together with the additional information described under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation of Documents by Reference."

        Neither we nor the selling shareholders have authorized any other person to provide you with different or additional information other than that contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Neither we nor the selling shareholders take any responsibility, and can make no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. We and the selling shareholders will not make an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement to this prospectus is accurate as of the date on its respective cover, and that any information incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, unless we indicate otherwise. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.


WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION; INCORPORATION
OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

Available Information

        We are subject to the periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under the Exchange Act, we file annual reports and other information with the SEC. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from, among other things, the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements and our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

        Information filed with or furnished to the SEC by us can be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public Reference Section of the SEC at prescribed rates. Further information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. can be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a web site that contains reports and information statements and other information about issuers, such as us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is www.sec.gov.

        Our web site address is www.nordangliaeducation.com. The information on or accessible through our web site, however, is not, and should not be deemed to be, a part of this prospectus.

        This prospectus and any prospectus supplement are part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC and do not contain all of the information in the registration statement. The full registration statement may be obtained from the SEC or us, as provided below. You may inspect a copy of the registration statement at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. or through the SEC's website, as provided above.

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Incorporation by Reference

        The SEC's rules allow us to "incorporate by reference" information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document separately filed with or furnished to the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, and subsequent information that we file with the SEC or, the extent expressly incorporated by reference into this prospectus, furnished to the SEC, will automatically update and supersede that information. Any statement contained in a previously filed or furnished document incorporated by reference will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus modifies or replaces that statement.

        This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that have previously been filed with or furnished to the SEC:

    the description of our ordinary shares contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-36356) filed with the SEC on March 18, 2014 and any amendment or report filed with the SEC for the purpose of updating the description;

    our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended August 31, 2014 filed with the SEC on November 19, 2014;

    our report on Form 6-K and the exhibit thereto furnished to the SEC on April 24, 2015; and

    our report on Form 6-K and the exhibits thereto furnished to the SEC on May 29, 2015 (the "May 29 6-K").

        We are also incorporating by reference all subsequent annual reports on Form 20-F that we file with the SEC and certain reports on Form 6-K that we furnish to the SEC after the date of this prospectus (if the reports on Form 6-K state that they are incorporated by reference into this prospectus) prior to the termination of the offering of securities under this prospectus. In all cases, you should rely on the later information over different information included in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.

        Unless expressly incorporated by reference, nothing in this prospectus shall be deemed to incorporate by reference information furnished to, but not filed with, the SEC. Copies of all documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to those documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in this prospectus, will be provided at no cost to each person, including any beneficial owner, who receives a copy of this prospectus on the written or oral request of that person made to:

Nord Anglia Education, Inc.
Level 12, St. George's Building
2 Ice House Street
Central, Hong Kong
Tel: +852-3951-1100

Explanatory note regarding the May 29 6-K

        In preparing our financial statements for the six months ended February 28, 2015, we changed our accounting policy for expenses in respect of premium school land and building operating leases and depreciation charges arising from tangible assets owned by premium schools. These expenses are now treated as a direct cost and are included in cost of sales. Previously, such expenses were recognized as part of selling, general and administrative expenses. We consider this new policy to be more in line with market practice. This change does not affect revenue, operating profit, profit for the period, earnings

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per share, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income or Adjusted Earnings per Share and does not affect the financial covenants under our senior secured term loan facility.

        On March 2, 2015, we completed the acquisition of a 90% interest in The British International Schools Group in Vietnam ("BIS Vietnam"). Under IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements, we gained control of BIS Vietnam from January 1, 2015 and consolidated BIS Vietnam's results from the same date.

        On April 16, 2015, we furnished a report on Form 6-K to the SEC that included our consolidated interim financial information for the three and six months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014. The consolidated financial information was prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the IASB but was not intended to comply with IAS 34 as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and therefore did not include explanatory notes.

        On April 24, 2015, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of six schools from Meritas, LLC and certain affiliates (the "Meritas Schools").

        The May 29 6-K includes the following:

        (a) Our audited consolidated financial statements as of August 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years ended August 31, 2014 retrospectively adjusted to reflect the change in accounting policy described above are furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

        (b) Our unaudited consolidated financial statements as of February 28, 2015 and for the six months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014, including explanatory notes, are furnished as Exhibit 99.2.

        (c) Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations for the six months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014 and the three years ended August 31, 2014 retrospectively adjusted to reflect the change in accounting policy described above is furnished as Exhibit 99.3.

        (d) The audited financial statements of BIS Vietnam, on a combined basis, as of and for the year ended June 30, 2014 and unaudited financial statements of BIS Vietnam, on a combined basis, as of December 31, 2014 and for the six month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 are furnished as Exhibit 99.4.

        (e) The audited financial statements of the Meritas Schools, on a combined basis, as of and for the years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 and unaudited financial statements of the Meritas Schools, on a combined basis, as of March 31, 2015 and for the three- and nine-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are furnished as Exhibit 99.5.

        (f) The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Nord Anglia Education, Inc. as of February 28, 2015 and for the year ended August 31, 2014 and for the six months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014 giving effect to the acquisition of BIS Vietnam, the expected acquisition of the Meritas Schools and the related financings are furnished as Exhibit 99.6.

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OUR COMPANY

        We are a leading global operator of premium international schools. We teach over 23,950 students, from kindergarten through the end of secondary school ("K-12"), at our 35 premium schools in China, Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia ("ME/SEA") and North America. We primarily operate in geographic markets with high FDI, large expatriate populations and rising disposable income. We believe that these factors contribute to high demand for premium schools and strong growth in our business.

        On April 24, 2015, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of six schools from Meritas, LLC, an operator of international schools based in Chicago, and certain affiliates (the "Meritas Schools") for $575 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments. The transaction is scheduled to close in mid-2015, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other closing conditions. There is no assurance that the closing conditions will be satisfied. With the acquisition of the Meritas Schools, we will provide quality education to more than 32,600 students across a global network of 41 schools in 15 countries.

        In connection with the acquisition of the Meritas Schools, we have also agreed to acquire from Meritas, LLC and certain affiliates for an additional $7.5 million a convertible subordinated promissory note that is convertible into a 10% equity interest in Léman Manhattan Preparatory School (founded in 2005) in New York City ("Léman Manhattan") upon the occurrence of certain events. Under the terms of this investment, we may acquire 100% of the school in the future subject to certain conditions being met. Following this investment, Léman Manhattan will become a Nord Anglia Education affiliate school. The school will have limited rights to use the Nord Anglia Education brand, students at the school will have access to our Global Campus and teachers at the school will have access to Nord Anglia University.

        Our principal executive offices are located at Level 12, St George's Building, 2 Ice House Street, Central in Hong Kong, and our telephone number is +852-3951-1100. Our website is www.nordangliaeducation.com. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and you should not consider information contained on our website to be a part of this prospectus. Our agent in the United States is Law Debenture Corporate Services Inc., 400 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10017.

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RISK FACTORS

        Investing in our ordinary shares involves risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors set forth in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F incorporated by reference into this prospectus and in our updates, if any, to those risk factors in our reports on Form 6-K, and all other information contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and the risk factors and other information contained in the applicable prospectus supplement before acquiring any of such securities. The occurrence of any of these risks might cause you to lose all or part of your investment in the offered securities. For more information, see "Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation of Documents by Reference."

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        This prospectus and accompanying prospectus supplements contain or incorporate by reference forward-looking statements that relate to our current expectations and views of future events. These statements relate to events that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those listed under "Risk Factors," which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from our future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

        In some cases, these forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements relating to:

    our future market opportunities;

    our goals and strategies;

    our competitive strengths;

    our future results of operations and financial condition;

    our future business developments; and

    our acquisition and expansion strategy.

        The forward-looking statements made in this prospectus relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should read this prospectus and the documents that we reference in this prospectus and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

        Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, the net proceeds from the sale of ordinary shares offered by us will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include the funding of acquisitions. We will not receive any proceeds from sales of ordinary shares by the selling shareholders.

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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

        This prospectus also relates to the possible resale by certain of our shareholders, who we refer to in this prospectus as the "selling shareholders," of up to 70,575,810 ordinary shares that were issued and outstanding prior to the original date of filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The selling shareholders originally acquired the ordinary shares included in this prospectus upon the completion of our initial public offering in March 2014 as a result of the conversion to ordinary shares of certain classes of our redeemable ordinary shares held by the selling shareholders prior to our initial public offering.

        Information about the selling shareholders, where applicable, including their identities, the amount of ordinary shares owned by each selling shareholder prior to the offering, the number of ordinary shares to be offered by each selling shareholder and the amount of ordinary shares to be owned by each selling shareholder after completion of the offering, will be set forth in an applicable prospectus supplement, documents incorporated by reference or in a free writing prospectus we file with the SEC. The applicable prospectus supplement will also disclose whether any of the selling shareholders has held any position or office with, has been employed by or otherwise has had a material relationship with us during the three years prior to the date of the prospectus supplement.

        The selling shareholders may not sell any ordinary shares pursuant to this prospectus until we have identified such selling shareholders and the shares being offered for resale by such selling shareholders in a subsequent prospectus supplement. However, the selling shareholders may sell or transfer all or a portion of their ordinary shares pursuant to any available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

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DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL

        We are a Cayman Islands exempted company and our affairs are governed by our seventh amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and the Cayman Islands Companies Law (2013 Revision), which we refer to as the Companies Law below.

        As of the date of this prospectus, our authorized share capital consists of $20,000,000 divided into 2,000,000,000 shares of par value $0.01 each. The following is a summary of the material provisions of our currently effective memorandum and articles of association and the Companies Law as they relate to the material terms of our ordinary shares.

Ordinary Shares

General

        All of our outstanding ordinary shares are fully paid and non-assessable. Certificates representing the ordinary shares are generally not issued and legal title to our ordinary shares is recorded in registered form in the register of members. Shareholders who are non-residents of the Cayman Islands may freely hold and vote their shares.

Dividends

        The holders of our ordinary shares are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors subject to the Companies Law and our articles of association.

Voting Rights

        Each ordinary share is entitled to one vote on all matters upon which the ordinary shares are entitled to vote. Voting at any shareholders' meeting is by show of hands unless a poll is demanded. A poll may be demanded by our chairman or any shareholder.

        A quorum required for a meeting of shareholders consists of shareholders who hold at least one-third of the issued voting share capital at the meeting present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative. Although not required by the Companies Law, we expect to hold annual shareholders' meetings as required by NYSE and such meetings may be convened by our board of directors on its own initiative or upon a request to the directors by shareholders holding in aggregate at least one-third of our voting share capital. Advance notice of at least 21 clear days is required for the convening of our annual general meeting and other shareholders' meetings.

        An ordinary resolution to be passed by the shareholders requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes attaching to the ordinary shares cast in a general meeting, while a special resolution requires the affirmative vote of no less than two-thirds of the votes cast attaching to the ordinary shares. A special resolution is required for certain important matters specified in the Companies Law and our articles of association, including reducing the amount of our share capital, amending the memorandum or articles of association, and changing the corporate name. Holders of the ordinary shares may effect certain changes by ordinary resolution, including increasing the amount of our authorized share capital, consolidating and dividing all or any of our share capital into shares of larger amount than our existing share capital, and canceling any unissued shares.

Transfer of Shares

        Subject to the restrictions of our memorandum and articles of association, as applicable, a shareholder may transfer all or any of his or her ordinary shares by an instrument of transfer in writing and in the usual or common form or any other form approved by our board.

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        If our directors refuse to register a transfer they must, within two months after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged, send to each of the transferor and the transferee notice of such refusal. The registration of transfers may, on 14 calendar days' notice being given by advertisement in such one or more newspapers or by electronic means, be suspended and our register of members closed at such times and for such periods as our board of directors may from time to time determine. However, the registration of transfers may not be suspended, and the register may not be closed, for more than 40 calendar days in any year.

Liquidation

        On a return of capital on winding up or otherwise (other than on conversion, redemption or purchase of shares), assets available for distribution among the holders of ordinary shares must be distributed among the holders of the ordinary shares on a pro rata basis. If our assets available for distribution are insufficient to repay all of the paid-up capital, the assets will be distributed so that the losses are borne by our shareholders proportionately.

Calls on Shares and Forfeiture of Shares

        Our board of directors may from time to time make calls upon shareholders for any amounts unpaid on their shares in a notice served to such shareholders at least 14 days prior to the specified time and place of payment. The shares that have been called upon and remain unpaid on the specified time are subject to forfeiture.

Redemption of Shares

        Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, we may issue shares on terms that are subject to redemption, at our option or at the option of the holders, on such terms and in such manner as may be determined by our board, before the issue of such shares.

Variation of Rights of Shares

        All or any of the special rights attached to any class of shares may, subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, be varied either with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the issued shares of the relevant class or with the sanction of a resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of such class by a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast at such a meeting.

Inspection of Books and Records

        Holders of our ordinary shares have no general right under Cayman Islands law to inspect or obtain copies of our register of members or our corporate records. However, we will provide our shareholders with annual audited financial statements.

Exempted Company

        We are an exempted company with limited liability under the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands. The Companies Law distinguishes between ordinary resident companies and exempted companies. Any company that is registered in the Cayman Islands but conducts business mainly outside of the Cayman Islands may apply to be registered as an exempted company. The requirements for an

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exempted company are essentially the same as for an ordinary company except for the exemptions and privileges listed below:

    annual reporting requirements are minimal and consist mainly of a statement that the company has conducted its operations mainly outside of the Cayman Islands and has complied with the provisions of the Companies Law;

    an exempted company's register of members is not open to inspection;

    an exempted company does not have to hold an annual general meeting;

    an exempted company may issue negotiable or bearer shares or shares with no par value;

    an exempted company may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation (such undertakings are usually given for 20 years in the first instance);

    an exempted company may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands;

    an exempted company may register as a limited duration company; and

    an exempted company may register as a segregated portfolio company.

Differences in Corporate Law

        The Companies Law is modeled after that of England and Wales but does not follow recent statutory enactments in England. In addition, the Companies Law differs from laws applicable to Delaware corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of the significant differences between the provisions of the Companies Law applicable to us and the laws applicable to Delaware corporations and their shareholders.

Mergers and Similar Arrangements

        The Companies Law permits mergers and consolidations between Cayman Islands companies and between Cayman Islands companies and non-Cayman Islands companies. For these purposes:

    a "merger" means the merging of two or more constituent companies and the vesting of their undertaking, property and liabilities in one of such companies as the surviving company; and

    a "consolidation" means the combination of two or more constituent companies into a consolidated company and the vesting of the undertaking, property and liabilities of such companies to the consolidated company.

        In order to effect a merger or consolidation, the directors of each constituent company must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation, which must then be authorized by:

    a special resolution of the shareholders of each constituent company; and

    such other authorization, if any, as may be specified in such constituent company's articles of association.

        The plan of merger or consolidation must be filed with the Registrar of Companies together with a declaration as to the solvency of the consolidated or surviving company, a list of the assets and liabilities of each constituent company and an undertaking that a copy of the certificate of merger or consolidation will be given to the members and creditors of each constituent company and that notification of the merger and consolidation will be published in the Cayman Islands Gazette. Dissenting shareholders have the right to be paid the fair value of their shares if they follow the required procedures, subject to certain exceptions. The fair value of the shares will be determined by

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the Cayman Islands court if it cannot be agreed among the parties. Court approval is not required for a merger or consolidation effected in compliance with these statutory procedures.

        In addition, there are statutory provisions that facilitate the reconstruction and amalgamation of companies, provided that the arrangement is approved by a majority in number of each class of shareholders and creditors with whom the arrangement is to be made, and who must in addition represent three-fourths in value of each such class of shareholders or creditors, as the case may be, that are present and voting either in person or by proxy at a meeting, or meetings, convened for that purpose. The convening of the meetings and subsequently the arrangement must be sanctioned by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

        While a dissenting shareholder has the right to express to the court the view that the transaction ought not to be approved, the court can be expected to approve the arrangement if it determines that:

    the statutory provisions as to the required majority vote have been met;

    the shareholders have been fairly represented at the meeting in question;

    the arrangement is such that a businessman would reasonably approve; and

    the arrangement is not one that would more properly be sanctioned under some other provision of the Companies Law.

        When a take-over offer is made and accepted by holders of not less than 90% of the shares within four months, the offerer may, within a two-month period conversing on the expiration of such four months period, require the holders of the remaining shares to transfer such shares on the terms of the offer. An objection can be made to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands but this is unlikely to succeed unless there is evidence of fraud, bad faith or collusion.

        If the arrangement and reconstruction is thus approved, the dissenting shareholder would have no rights comparable to appraisal rights, which would otherwise ordinarily be available to dissenting shareholders of United States corporations, providing rights to receive payment in cash for the judicially determined value of the shares.

Shareholder Suits

        We are not aware of any reported class action having been brought in a Cayman Islands court. Derivative actions have been brought in the Cayman Islands courts, and the Cayman Islands courts have confirmed the availability for such actions. In most cases, the company will be the proper plaintiff in any claim based on a breach of duty owed to it, and a claim against (for example) the company's officers or directors usually may not be brought by a shareholder. However, based on English authorities, which would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority and be applied by a court in the Cayman Islands, exceptions to the foregoing principle apply in circumstances in which:

    a company is acting, or proposing to act, illegally or beyond the scope of its authority;

    the act complained of, although not beyond the scope of the authority, could be effected if duly authorized by more than the number of votes which have actually been obtained; or

    those who control the company are perpetrating a "fraud on the minority."

        A shareholder may have a direct right of action against the company where the individual rights of that shareholder have been infringed or are about to be infringed.

Directors' Fiduciary Duties

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loyalty. The duty of care requires that a director act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances. Under this duty, a director must inform himself of, and disclose to shareholders, all material information reasonably available regarding a significant transaction. The duty of loyalty requires that a director must act in a manner he or she reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation. A director must not use his or her corporate position for personal gain or advantage. This duty prohibits self-dealing by a director and mandates that the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders take precedence over any interest possessed by a director, officer or controlling shareholder and not shared by the shareholders generally. In general, actions of a director are presumed to have been made on an informed basis, in good faith and in the honest belief that the action taken was in the best interests of the corporation. However, this presumption may be rebutted by evidence of a breach of one of the fiduciary duties. Should such evidence be presented concerning a transaction by a director, the director must prove the procedural fairness of the transaction and that the transaction was of fair value to the corporation.

        As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a director of a Cayman Islands company is in the position of a fiduciary with respect to the company, and therefore it is considered that he or she owes the following duties to the company—a duty to act bona fide in the best interests of the company, a duty not to make a profit out of his or her position as director (unless the company permits him or her to do so) and a duty not to put himself or herself in a position where the interests of the company conflict with his or her personal interests or his or her duty to a third party. A director of a Cayman Islands company owes to the company a duty to act with skill and care. It was previously considered that a director need not exhibit in the performance of his or her duties a greater degree of skill than may reasonably be expected from a person of his or her knowledge and experience. However, there are indications that the courts are moving towards an objective standard with regard to the required skill and care.

        Under our memorandum and articles of association, directors who are in any way, whether directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or proposed contract with our company must declare the nature of their interest at a meeting of the board of directors. Following such declaration, a director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract notwithstanding his interest.

Shareholder Action by Written Resolution

        Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may eliminate the right of shareholders to act by written consent by amendment to its certificate of incorporation. Under Cayman Islands law, a company may eliminate the ability of shareholders to approve corporate matters by way of written resolution signed by or on behalf of each shareholder who would have been entitled to vote on such matters at a general meeting without a meeting being held by amending the articles of association. Our memorandum and articles of association allow shareholders to act by written resolutions.

Cumulative Voting

        Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, cumulative voting for elections of directors is not permitted unless the corporation's certificate of incorporation specifically provides for it. Cumulative voting potentially facilitates the representation of minority shareholders on a board of directors since it permits the minority shareholder to cast all the votes to which the shareholder is entitled for a single director, which increases the shareholder's voting power with respect to electing such director.

        As permitted under Cayman Islands law, our memorandum and articles of association do not provide for cumulative voting.

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Removal of Directors

        Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a director of a corporation may be removed with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise.

        Under our memorandum and articles of association, directors can be removed by shareholders permitted to exercise more than 50% of the voting power capable of being exercised at any general meeting.

Transactions with Interested Shareholders

        The Delaware General Corporation Law contains a business combination statute applicable to Delaware public corporations whereby, unless the corporation has specifically elected not to be governed by such statute by amendment to its certificate of incorporation, it is prohibited from engaging in certain business combinations with an "interested shareholder" for three years following the date on which such person becomes an interested shareholder. An interested shareholder generally is one which owns or owned 15% or more of the target's outstanding voting shares within the past three years. This has the effect of limiting the ability of a potential acquirer to make a two-tiered bid for the target in which all shareholders would not be treated equally. The statute does not apply if, among other things, prior to the date on which such shareholder becomes an interested shareholder, the board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the person becoming an interested shareholder. This encourages any potential acquirer of a Delaware public corporation to negotiate the terms of any acquisition transaction with the target's board of directors.

        Cayman Islands law has no comparable statute. As a result, we cannot avail ourselves of the types of protections afforded by the Delaware business combination statute. However, although Cayman Islands law does not regulate transactions between a company and its significant shareholders, it does provide that such transactions entered into must be bona fide in the best interests of the company and not with the effect of perpetrating a fraud on the minority shareholders.

Dissolution and Winding Up

        Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, unless the board of directors approves the proposal to dissolve, dissolution must be approved by shareholders holding 100% of the total voting power of the corporation. Only if the dissolution is initiated by the board of directors may it be approved by a simple majority of the corporation's outstanding shares. The Delaware General Corporation Law allows a Delaware corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a supermajority voting requirement in connection with dissolutions initiated by the board of directors.

        Under our memorandum and articles of association, if our company is wound up, the liquidator of our company may distribute the assets with the sanction of an ordinary resolution of the shareholders.

Variation of Rights of Shares

        Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may vary the rights of a class of shares with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise.

        Under Cayman Islands law and our memorandum and articles of association, if our share capital is divided into more than one class of shares, we may vary the rights attached to any class with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the issued shares of the relevant class or with the sanction of a resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of such class by a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast at such a meeting.

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Amendment of Governing Documents

        Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation's governing documents may be amended with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise.

        Our memorandum and articles of association may be amended by a special resolution of shareholders.

Inspection of Books and Records

        Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, any shareholder of a corporation may for any proper purpose inspect or make copies of the corporation's stock ledger, list of shareholders and other books and records.

        Holders of our shares have no general right under Cayman Islands law to inspect or obtain copies of our register of members or our corporate records. However, we intend to provide our shareholders with annual reports containing audited financial statements.

Anti-takeover Provisions in our Memorandum and Articles of Association

        Some provisions of our memorandum and articles of association may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company or management that shareholders may consider favorable, including a provision that authorizes our board of directors to issue preference shares in one or more series and to designate the price, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of such preference shares without any further vote or action by our shareholders.

        Such shares could be issued quickly with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change in control of our company or make removal of management more difficult. If our board of directors decides to issue these preference shares, the price of our ordinary shares may fall and the voting and other rights of the holders of our ordinary shares may be materially adversely affected.

        However, under Cayman Islands law, our directors may only exercise the rights and powers granted to them under our memorandum and articles of association for a proper purpose and for what they believe in good faith to be in the best interests of our company.

Rights of Non-resident or Foreign Shareholders

        There are no limitations imposed by foreign law or by our memorandum and articles of association on the rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on our shares. In addition, there are no provisions in our memorandum and articles of association governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

        We or the selling shareholders may sell our ordinary shares from time to time pursuant to underwritten public offerings, negotiated transactions, block trades or a combination of these methods or through underwriters or dealers, through agents and/or directly to one or more purchasers. The ordinary shares may be distributed from time to time in one or more transactions:

    at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed;

    at market prices prevailing at the time of sale;

    at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or

    at negotiated prices.

        Each time that we or any of the selling shareholders sell securities covered by this prospectus, we or the selling shareholders will provide a prospectus supplement or supplements that will describe the method of distribution and set forth the terms and conditions of the offering of such securities, including the offering price of the securities and the proceeds to us or the selling shareholders, if applicable.

        Offers to purchase the securities being offered by this prospectus may be solicited directly. Agents may also be designated to solicit offers to purchase the securities from time to time. Any agent involved in the offer or sale of our securities will be identified in a prospectus supplement.

        If a dealer is utilized in the sale of the securities being offered by this prospectus, the securities will be sold to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale.

        If an underwriter is utilized in the sale of the securities being offered by this prospectus, an underwriting agreement will be executed with the underwriter at the time of sale and the name of any underwriter will be provided in the prospectus supplement that the underwriter will use to make resales of the securities to the public. In connection with the sale of the securities, we, the selling shareholders or the purchasers of securities for whom the underwriter may act as agent, may compensate the underwriter in the form of underwriting discounts or commissions. The underwriter may sell the securities to or through dealers, and those dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions from the purchasers for which they may act as agent. Unless otherwise indicated in a prospectus supplement, an agent will be acting on a best efforts basis and a dealer will purchase securities as a principal, and may then resell the securities at varying prices to be determined by the dealer. The selling shareholders may be deemed underwriters.

        Any compensation paid to underwriters, dealers or agents in connection with the offering of the securities, and any discounts, concessions or commissions allowed by underwriters to participating dealers, will be provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. Underwriters, dealers and agents participating in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any discounts and commissions received by them and any profit realized by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions. We or the selling shareholders may enter into agreements to indemnify underwriters, dealers and agents against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments they may be required to make in respect thereof and to reimburse those persons for certain expenses.

        Any ordinary shares sold will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. To facilitate the offering of securities, certain persons participating in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the securities. This may include over-allotments or short sales of the securities, which involve the sale by persons participating in the offering of more securities than

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were sold to them. In these circumstances, these persons would cover such over-allotments or short positions by making purchases in the open market or by exercising their over-allotment option, if any. In addition, these persons may stabilize or maintain the price of the securities by bidding for or purchasing securities in the open market or by imposing penalty bids, whereby selling concessions allowed to dealers participating in the offering may be reclaimed if securities sold by them are repurchased in connection with stabilization transactions. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. These transactions may be discontinued at any time.

        If indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, underwriters or other persons acting as agents may be authorized to solicit offers by institutions or other suitable purchasers to purchase the securities at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement, pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on the date or dates stated in the prospectus supplement. These purchasers may include, among others, commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies and educational and charitable institutions. Delayed delivery contracts will be subject to the condition that the purchase of the securities covered by the delayed delivery contracts will not at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction in the United States to which the purchaser is subject. The underwriters and agents will not have any responsibility with respect to the validity or performance of these contracts.

        We or the selling shareholders may engage in at-the-market offerings into an existing trading market in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act. In addition, we or the selling shareholders may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement so indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use securities pledged by us or the selling shareholders or borrowed from us, the selling shareholders or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from us or the selling shareholders in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and, if not identified in this prospectus, will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment). In addition, we or the selling shareholders may otherwise loan or pledge securities to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell the securities short using this prospectus and an applicable prospectus supplement. Such financial institution or other third party may transfer its economic short position to investors in our securities or in connection with a concurrent offering of other securities.

        The specific terms of any lock-up provisions in respect of any given offering will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

        In compliance with the guidelines of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA, the maximum consideration or discount to be received by any FINRA member or independent broker dealer may not exceed 8% of the aggregate proceeds of the offering.

        The underwriters, dealers and agents may engage in transactions with us, or perform services for us, in the ordinary course of business for which they receive compensation.

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EXPENSES

        The following table sets forth the estimated costs and expense, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by us in connection with the offering of the ordinary shares being registered. The selling shareholders will not bear any portion of such costs and expenses.

SEC registration fee

  $ 58,100  

Printing and duplicating expenses

    (1)  

Legal fees and expenses

    (1)  

Accounting fees and expenses

    (1)  

Transfer agent fees

    (1)  

Miscellaneous expenses

    (1)  

Total(2)

    (1)  

(1)
These fees are calculated based on the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time.

(2)
Does not include any fees or expenses in connection with any subsequent underwritten offering and any prospectus supplements prepared in connection therewith.

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LEGAL MATTERS

        The validity of the issuance of the ordinary shares offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Maples and Calder, Cayman Islands counsel. Additional legal matters may be passed upon for us or any underwriters, dealers or agents by counsel that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.


EXPERTS

        Our financial statements as of and for the year ended August 31, 2014 incorporated in this prospectus by reference to our report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on May 29, 2015 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. Our financial statements as of August 31, 2013 and for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2013 incorporated in this prospectus by reference to our report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on May 29, 2015 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

        The offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are located at Donington Court, Pegasus Business Park, Castle Donington, East Midlands DE74 2UZ, United Kingdom, and the offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited are located at 22/F Prince's Building, Central, Hong Kong.

        The audited carve-out combined financial statements of the Meritas Schools, included in our report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on May 29, 2015 and incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement, have been so incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of Grant Thornton LLP, independent certified public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

        The offices of Grant Thornton LLP are located at 175 W Jackson Boulevard, 20th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604-2687.

        The audited combined financial statements of The British International Schools Group in Vietnam, included in our report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on May 29, 2015 and incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement, have been so incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of Grant Thornton (Vietnam), independent public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

        The offices of Grant Thornton (Vietnam) Limited are located at 28th Floor, Saigon Trade Center, 37 Ton Duc Thang Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

        We are incorporated in the Cayman Islands to take advantage of certain benefits associated with being a Cayman Islands exempted company, such as political and economic stability, an effective judicial system, a favorable tax system, the absence of foreign exchange control or currency restrictions, and the availability of professional and support services.

        However, certain disadvantages may accompany incorporation in the Cayman Islands. These disadvantages may include:

    the Cayman Islands has a different body of securities laws than the United States and may provide significantly less protection to investors; and

    Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the federal courts of the United States.

        Our constitutional documents do not contain provisions requiring that disputes, including those arising under the securities laws of the United States, between us, our officers, directors and shareholders, be arbitrated.

        A majority of our directors are nationals or residents of jurisdictions other than the United States and a substantial portion of their assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for a shareholder to effect service of process within the United States upon such persons, or to enforce against them judgments obtained in United States courts, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States.

        We have appointed Law Debenture Corporate Services Inc. as our agent to receive service of process with respect to any action brought against us in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under the federal securities laws of the United States or of any state in the United States or any action brought against us in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the County of New York under the securities laws of the State of New York.

        We have been advised by our Cayman Islands legal counsel, Maples and Calder, that the courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (i) to recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state; and (ii) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities against us predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state, on the grounds that such provisions are penal in nature. However, in the case of laws that are not penal in nature, although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, the courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign money judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits based on the principle that a judgment of a competent foreign court imposes upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the sum for which judgment has been given provided certain conditions are met. For a foreign judgment to be enforced in the Cayman Islands, such judgment must be final and conclusive and for a liquidated sum, and must not be in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, inconsistent with a Cayman Islands' judgment in respect of the same matter, impeachable on the grounds of fraud or obtained in a manner, and or be of a kind the enforcement of which is, contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands (awards of punitive or multiple damages may well be held to be contrary to public policy). A Cayman Islands' court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 8.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

        Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company's articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences or committing a crime. Our articles of association provide for indemnification of officers and directors for losses, damages, costs and expenses incurred in their capacities as such, except through their own willful neglect or default.

        The form of Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Registration Statement will also provide for indemnification of us and our officers and directors.

        Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Item 9.    Exhibits

        A list of exhibits filed with this registration statement on Form F-3 is set forth on the Exhibit Index and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 10.    Undertakings.

        (a)   The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

            (1)   To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

                (i)  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

               (ii)  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and

              (iii)  To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

    provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is a part of the registration statement.

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            (2)   That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

            (3)   To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

            (4)   To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 need not be furnished, provided, that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form F-3, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 3-19 of Regulation S-K if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Form F-3.

            (5)   That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

              (A)  Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

              (B)  Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

            (6)   That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of securities:

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the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

                  (i)  Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

                 (ii)  Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

                (iii)  The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

                (iv)  Any other communications that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

        (b)   The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

        (c)   Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Hong Kong, on May 29, 2015.

    NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Andrew Fitzmaurice

Name: Andrew Fitzmaurice
Title: Chief Executive Officer

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POWERS OF ATTORNEY

        Each person whose signature appears below other than Andrew Fitzmaurice constitutes and appoints Andrew Fitzmaurice as an attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to do any and all acts and all things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of ordinary shares of the registrant (the "Shares"), including, without limitation, the power and authority to sign the name of each of the undersigned in the capacities indicated below to the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (the "Registration Statement") to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to such Shares, to any and all amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, whether such amendments or supplements are filed before or after the effective date of such Registration Statement, to any related Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with such Registration Statement or any and all amendments thereto, whether such amendments are filed before or after the effective date of such Registration Statement; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that such attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 29, 2015.

Signature
 
Title

 

 

 

 

 
/s/ Andrew Fitzmaurice

Andrew Fitzmaurice
  Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Graeme Halder

Graeme Halder

 

Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/s/ Alan Kelsey

Alan Kelsey

 

Chairman

/s/ Jack Hennessy

Jack Hennessy

 

Director

/s/ Kosmas Kalliarekos

Kosmas Kalliarekos

 

Director

/s/ Carlos Watson

Carlos Watson

 

Director

/s/ Nicholas Baird

Nicholas Baird

 

Director

Law Debenture Corporate Services Inc.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Giselle Manon

Name: Giselle Manon
Title: Service of Process Officer

 

Authorized U.S. Representative

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
  Description
  1.1 * Form of Underwriting Agreement.

 

2.1

 

Share Purchase Agreement, dated October 14, 2014, in relation to acquisition of 100% share capital of BIS Ltd. between Stellar View Limited as the Seller, the Seller Guarantors named therein, Nord Anglia Education Limited as the Purchaser Guarantor and NAE Hong Kong Limited as the Purchaser.

 

2.2

 

Deed of Novation and Amendment, dated February 11, 2015, relating to Share Purchase Agreement dated October 14, 2014, between Stellar View Limited as the Seller, the Seller Guarantors named therein, Nord Anglia Education Limited as the Purchaser Guarantor, NAE Hong Kong Limited as the Transferor and NAE HK Holdings Limited as the Transferee.

 

2.3

 

Transaction Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2015, by and among Nord Anglia Education, Inc., Viking Holdco, Inc., Viking Merger Subsidiary, LLC, NAE HK Holdings Limited, Meritas, LLC, Viking Holding Company, LLC, Sterling International Schools, Sterling International Schools C Corporation and the sellers listed on the schedule thereto.

 

2.4

 

Letter Agreement, dated as of May 26, 2015, by and among Meritas, LLC, Viking Holding Company, LLC, Sterling International Schools C Corporation, Sterling International Schools, Meritas, LLC, as Sellers' Representative, Nord Anglia Education, Inc., Viking Holdco, Inc., Viking Merger Subsidiary, LLC and NAE HK Holdings Limited.

 

4.1

 

Seventh Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Nord Anglia Education, Inc. dated as of March 10, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file No. 333-193989), as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2014).

 

5.1

 

Opinion of Maples and Calder.

 

23.1

 

Consent of Maples and Calder (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 

23.2

 

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

 

23.3

 

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

 

23.4

 

Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.

 

23.5

 

Consent of Grant Thornton (Vietnam) Limited.

 

24.1

 

Powers of Attorney (included as part of the signature page in Part II of this registration statement).

*
To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference in connection with the offering of the securities.

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