CHINA DISTANCE EDUCATION HOLDINGS

China Distance Education Holdings Limited is a leading provider of online education in China focusing on professional education. The online courses offered by the Company are designed to help professionals and other course participants obtain and maintain the skills, licenses, and certifications necessary to pursue careers in China in the areas of accounting, law, healthcare, construction engineering, and other industries. The Company also offers online test preparation courses to self-tau... ght learners pursuing higher education diplomas or degrees and to secondary school and college students preparing for various academic and entrance exams. In addition, the Company offers online foreign language courses and offline business start-up training courses. Its platform includes chinaacc.com, med66.com, chinalawedu.com, jianshe99.com, for68.com, zikao365.com, chengkao365.com, cpta.com.cn, cnedu.cn, g12e.com, and ck100.com. The Company was founded in July 2000. In March 2007, it received investments from Morningside Ventures and Orchid Asia. On July 30, 2008, it completed its IPO on NYSE, earning a total of 61.25 million dollars.More