Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0000950103-23-000002
- Form Type:
- 13D Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2023-01-02 19:00:00
- Filed By:
- Yang Huiyan
- Company:
- Bright Scholar Education Holdings Ltd (NYSE:BEDU)
- Filing Date:
- 2023-01-03
- SEC Url:
- 13D Filing
Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huiyan Yang | 5,000,000 | 451,559 | 5,000,000 | 451,559 | 5,451,559 | 21.6% |
| SURE BRILLIANT GLOBAL LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 5,000,000 | 0 | 5,000,000 | 19.8% |
| Yeung Family Trust V | 0 | 451,559 | 0 | 451,559 | 451,559 | 1.8% |
| Noble Pride Global Limited | 0 | 451,559 | 0 | 451,559 | 451,559 | 1.8% |
| Ultimate Wise Group Limited | 0 | 451,559 | 0 | 451,559 | 451,559 | 1.8% |
| Excellence Education Investment Limited | 0 | 72,590,000 | 0 | 72,590,000 | 72,590,000 | 77.5% |
| TMF Trust (HK) Limited | 451,559 | 0 | 451,559 | 451,559 | 1.8% |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.00001 per share
Class B Ordinary Shares, par value $0.00001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
109199208**
(CUSIP Number)
Huiyan Yang
Telephone: +852 2136 0829
c/o Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited
No.1, Country Garden Road
Beijiao Town, Shunde District
Foshan, Guangdong 528300
The People’s Republic of China
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 29, 2022
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
| * | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
| ** | CUSIP number 109199208 has been assigned to the American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) of the issuer, which are quoted on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BEDU.” Each ADS represents four Class A Ordinary Shares of the issuer. No CUSIP number has been assigned to Ordinary Shares of the issuer. |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
CUSIP No. 109199208
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Huiyan Yang |
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ☐ (b) ☐ |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
OO |
| 5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
☐ |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Hong Kong |
|
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
5,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) |
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares(2) 87,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(2) | |
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) | |
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares(2) 87,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(2) |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares(2) 87,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(1)(2) |
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
21.6% of the Class A Ordinary Shares(3) 93.5% of the Class B Ordinary Shares(3) |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN |
| (1) | Ms. Huiyan Yang is the sole shareholder of SURE BRILLIANT GLOBAL LIMITED, which is the record holder of the Issuer’s 5,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares. |
| (2) | Ms. Huiyan Yang is a joint settlor and a member of the investment committee of Yeung Family Trust V, which is the sole shareholder of Noble Pride Global Limited, and therefore is deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the Issuer’s 451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares and 15,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares directly held by Ultimate Wise Group Limited and 72,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares directly held by Excellence Education Investment Limited, both of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of Noble Pride Global Limited. |
| (3) | The percentage of the class of securities beneficially owned by each reporting person is calculated based on 25,214,817 Class A Ordinary Shares and 93,690,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, outstanding as of December 30, 2022. Each holder of Class A Ordinary Shares is entitled to one vote per share and each holder of our Class B Ordinary Shares is entitled to 20 votes per share on all matters submitted to them for a vote. Accordingly, based on the foregoing, the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by Ms. Huiyan Yang represent approximately 92.5% of the aggregate voting power of the total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. |
CUSIP No. 109199208
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
SURE BRILLIANT GLOBAL LIMITED |
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ☐ (b) ☐ |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
OO |
| 5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
☐ |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
British Virgin Islands |
| 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER | |
|
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) | |
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) | |
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| 0 |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) |
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
19.8% of the Class A Ordinary Shares(2) |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO |
| (1) | Ms. Huiyan Yang is the sole shareholder of SURE BRILLIANT GLOBAL LIMITED, which is the record holder of the Issuer’s 5,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares. |
| (2) | The percentage of the class of securities beneficially owned by each reporting person is calculated based on 25,214,817 Class A Ordinary Shares and 93,690,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, outstanding as of December 30, 2022. Each holder of Class A Ordinary Shares is entitled to one vote per share and each holder of our Class B Ordinary Shares is entitled to 20 votes per share on all matters submitted to them for a vote. Accordingly, based on the foregoing, the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by Ms. Huiyan Yang represent approximately 92.5% of the aggregate voting power of the total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. |
CUSIP No. 109199208
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Yeung Family Trust V |
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ☐ (b) ☐ |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
OO |
| 5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
☐ |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Jersey |
|
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 |
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) 87,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(1) | |
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) 87,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(1) |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) 87,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(1) |
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.8% of the Class A Ordinary Shares(2) 93.5% of the Class B Ordinary Shares(2) |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO |
| (1) | Yeung Family Trust V is the sole shareholder of Noble Pride Global Limited, and therefore has shared voting and dispositive power over the Issuer’s 451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares and 15,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares directly held by Ultimate Wise Group Limited and 72,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares directly held by Excellence Education Investment Limited, both of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of Noble Pride Global Limited. |
| (2) | The percentage of the class of securities beneficially owned by each reporting person is calculated based on 25,214,817 Class A Ordinary Shares and 93,690,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, outstanding as of December 30, 2022. Each holder of Class A Ordinary Shares is entitled to one vote per share and each holder of our Class B Ordinary Shares is entitled to 20 votes per share on all matters submitted to them for a vote. Accordingly, based on the foregoing, the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by Ms. Huiyan Yang represent approximately 92.5% of the aggregate voting power of the total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. |
CUSIP No. 109199208
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Noble Pride Global Limited |
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ☐ (b) ☐ |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
OO |
| 5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
☐ |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
British Virgin Islands |
|
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 |
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) 87,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(1) | |
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) 87,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(1) |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) 87,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(1) |
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.8% of the Class A Ordinary Shares(2) 93.5% of the Class B Ordinary Shares(2) |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO |
| (1) | Noble Pride Global Limited has shared voting and dispositive power over the Issuer’s 451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares and 15,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares directly held by Ultimate Wise Group Limited and 72,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares directly held by Excellence Education Investment Limited, both of which are its wholly owned subsidiaries. |
| (2) | The percentage of the class of securities beneficially owned by each reporting person is calculated based on 25,214,817 Class A Ordinary Shares and 93,690,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, outstanding as of December 30, 2022. Each holder of Class A Ordinary Shares is entitled to one vote per share and each holder of our Class B Ordinary Shares is entitled to 20 votes per share on all matters submitted to them for a vote. Accordingly, based on the foregoing, the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by Ms. Huiyan Yang represent approximately 92.5% of the aggregate voting power of the total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. |
CUSIP No. 109199208
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Ultimate Wise Group Limited |
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ☐ (b) ☐ |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
OO |
| 5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
☐ |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
British Virgin Islands |
|
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 |
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) 15,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(1) | |
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) 15,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(1) |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) |
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.8% of the Class A Ordinary Shares(2) 16.0% of the Class B Ordinary Shares(2) |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO |
| (1) | Ultimate Wise Group Limited has shared voting and dispositive power over the Issuer’s 451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares and 15,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares directly held by it. |
| (2) | The percentage of the class of securities beneficially owned by each reporting person is calculated based on 25,214,817 Class A Ordinary Shares and 93,690,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, outstanding as of December 30, 2022. Each holder of Class A Ordinary Shares is entitled to one vote per share and each holder of our Class B Ordinary Shares is entitled to 20 votes per share on all matters submitted to them for a vote. Accordingly, based on the foregoing, the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by Ms. Huiyan Yang represent approximately 92.5% of the aggregate voting power of the total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. |
CUSIP No. 109199208
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Excellence Education Investment Limited |
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ☐ (b) ☐ |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
OO |
| 5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
☐ |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
British Virgin Islands |
|
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 |
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
72,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(1) | |
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
72,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(1) |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
72,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(1) |
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
77.5% of the Class B Ordinary Shares(2) |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO |
| (1) | Excellence Education Investment Limited has shared voting and dispositive power over the Issuer’s 72,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares directly held by it. |
| (2) | The percentage of the class of securities beneficially owned by each reporting person is calculated based on 25,214,817 Class A Ordinary Shares and 93,690,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, outstanding as of December 30, 2022. Each holder of Class A Ordinary Shares is entitled to one vote per share and each holder of our Class B Ordinary Shares is entitled to 20 votes per share on all matters submitted to them for a vote. Accordingly, based on the foregoing, the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by Ms. Huiyan Yang represent approximately 92.5% of the aggregate voting power of the total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. |
CUSIP No. 109199208
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
TMF Trust (HK) Limited |
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ☐ (b) ☐ |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
OO |
| 5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
☐ |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Hong Kong |
|
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 |
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) 87,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(1) | |
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) 87,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(1) |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares(1) 87,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares(1) |
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.8% of the Class A Ordinary Shares(2) 93.5% of the Class B Ordinary Shares(2) |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO |
| (1) | TMF Trust (HK) Limited acts as the trustee for Yeung Family Trust V, the sole shareholder of Noble Pride Global Limited, and therefore is deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the Issuer’s 451,559 Class A Ordinary Shares and 15,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares directly held by Ultimate Wise Group Limited and 72,590,000 Class B Ordinary Shares directly held by Excellence Education Investment Limited. Both of Ultimate Wise Group Limited and Excellence Education Investment Limited are wholly owned subsidiaries of Noble Pride Global Limited. |
| (2) | The percentage of the class of securities beneficially owned by each reporting person is calculated based on 25,214,817 Class A Ordinary Shares and 93,690,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, outstanding as of December 30, 2022. Each holder of Class A Ordinary Shares is entitled to one vote per share and each holder of our Class B Ordinary Shares is entitled to 20 votes per share on all matters submitted to them for a vote. Accordingly, based on the foregoing, the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by Ms. Huiyan Yang represent approximately 92.5% of the aggregate voting power of the total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. |
Introduction
This amendment to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 4”) amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on December 31, 2018, as amended and supplemented by the Amendment No. 1 filed with the Commission on January 15, 2019, the Amendment No. 2 filed with the Commission on February 19, 2019 and the Amendment No.3 filed with the Commission on May 2, 2022 (the “Original Schedule 13D,” as amended and supplemented by this Amendment No. 4, the “Schedule 13D”) by each of Ms. Huiyan Yang, Sure Brilliant Global Limited, Yeung Family Trust V, Noble Pride Global Limited, Ultimate Wise Group Limited, Excellence Education Investment Limited and TMF Trust (HK) Limited (the “Reporting Persons”) and relates to Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) and Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”, together with the Class A Ordinary Shares, the “Shares”) of Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Issuer”).
Except as provided herein, this Amendment No. 4 does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Original Schedule 13D. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment No. 4 have the meanings ascribed to them in the Original Schedule 13D, as amended.
| Item 2. | Identity and Background. |
Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting Schedule A referenced therein and replacing it with Schedule A included with this Amendment No. 4.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented by inserting the following after the last paragraph thereof:
“As described in Item 4 below, the Buyer Group has submitted a letter to the special committee of the board of directors of the Issuer which notified the Issuer that the Buyer Group had determined to withdraw the Proposal.
The information set forth in or incorporated by reference in Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.”
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by inserting the following after the last paragraph thereof:
“On December 29, 2022, the Buyer Group submitted a letter (“Proposal Withdrawal Letter”) to the special committee of the board of directors of the Issuer which notified the Issuer that the Buyer Group had determined to withdraw the Proposal. The withdrawal of the Proposal became effective on December 29, 2022.
The description of the Proposal Withdrawal Letter in this Item 4 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Proposal Withdrawal Letter, which has been filed as Exhibit 99.3 to this Schedule 13D and is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 4.
Except as disclosed in the Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons have no plans or proposals which relate to or would result in any of the actions specified in (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Reporting Persons may, at any time and from time to time, formulate other purposes, plans or proposals regarding the Issuer, or any other actions that could involve one or more of the types of transactions or have one or more of the results described in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.”
| Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. |
Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:
“The description of the principal terms of the Proposal Withdrawal Letter under Item 4 is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.”
| Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1* | Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2019. |
| 99.2* | Proposal Letter dated April 29, 2022 from Ms. Huiyan Yang and Ms. Meirong Yang to the members of the board of directors of the Issuer. |
| 99.3 | Proposal Withdrawal Letter dated December 29, 2022 from Ms. Huiyan Yang and Ms. Meirong Yang to the special committee of the board of directors of the Issuer. |
* Previously filed.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: January 3, 2023
| SURE BRILLIANT GLOBAL LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Huiyan Yang | |
| Name: | Huiyan Yang | |
| Title: | Director | |
| ULTIMATE WISE GROUP LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Huiyan Yang | |
| Name: | Huiyan Yang | |
| Title: | Director | |
| EXCELLENCE EDUCATION INVESTMENT LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Meirong Yang | |
| Name: | Meirong Yang | |
| Title: | Director | |
| NOBLE PRIDE GLOBAL LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ YEU Chi Fai | |
| Name: | YEU Chi Fai | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory of S.B. Vanwall Ltd., the Sole Director of Noble Pride Global Limited | |
| YEUNG FAMILY TRUST V | ||
| By: | /s/ YEU Chi Fai, HUI Wai Ling | |
| Name: | YEU Chi Fai, HUI Wai Ling | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatories of TMF Trust (HK) Limited, the trustee of Yeung Family Trust V | |
| TMF TRUST (HK) LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ YEU Chi Fai, HUI Wai Ling | |
| Name: | YEU Chi Fai, HUI Wai Ling | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatories | |
| HUIYAN YANG | ||
| By: | /s/ Huiyan Yang | |
SCHEDULE A
Sure Brilliant Global Limited, Ultimate Wise Group Limited
| Director | Business Address | Present Principal Employment | Citizenship | |||
| Huiyan Yang | c/o Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited, No.1, Country Garden Road, Beijiao Town, Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong 528300, China | Co-chairperson of Country Garden Holdings Company Limited | Hong Kong |
Excellence Education Investment Limited
| Director | Business Address | Present Principal Employment | Citizenship | |||
| Meirong Yang | c/o Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited, No.1, Country Garden Road, Beijiao Town, Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong 528300, China | Director of Excellence Education Investment Limited | PRC |
Noble Pride Global Limited
| Director | Business Address | Present Principal Employment | Citizenship | |||
| S.B. Vanwall Ltd. | 31/F., Tower Two, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong | Director of Noble Pride Global Limited | British Virgin Islands |
Yeung Family Trust V
| Joint Settlor and Member of
Investment | Business Address | Present Principal Employment | Citizenship | |||
| Huiyan Yang | c/o Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited, No.1, Country Garden Road, Beijiao Town, Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong 528300, China | Co-chairperson of Country Garden Holdings Company Limited | Hong Kong | |||
| Meirong Yang | c/o Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited, No.1, Country Garden Road, Beijiao Town, Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong 528300, China | Director of Excellence Education Investment Limited | PRC | |||
TMF Trust (HK) Limited
| Director | Business Address | Present Principal Employment | Citizenship | |||
| CHAN Ki | c/o TMF Trust (HK) Limited, 31/F., Tower Two, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong | Director of TMF Trust (HK) Limited | Hong Kong | |||
| CHOA Kin Wai | c/o TMF Trust (HK) Limited, 31/F., Tower Two, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong | Director of TMF Trust (HK) Limited | Hong Kong | |||
| POON Wai Chung | c/o TMF Trust (HK) Limited, 31/F., Tower Two, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong | Director of TMF Trust (HK) Limited | Hong Kong | |||
| Arno WIEDIJK | c/o TMF Trust (HK) Limited, 31/F., Tower Two, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong | Director of TMF Trust (HK) Limited | Nederlandse | |||