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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
TAL Education Group
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Cayman Islands   Not Applicable
(State of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
18/F, Hesheng Building
32 Zhongguancun Avenue, Haidian District
Beijing 100080
People’s Republic of China
+86 (10) 5292 6669
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
Title of each class   Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered   each class is to be registered
     
     
American depositary shares, each   New York Stock Exchange
representing two Class A common shares    
     
Class A common shares, par value US$0.001 per share*   New York Stock Exchange*
     
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. þ
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. o
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-169650 (if applicable)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
 
*   Application to be made for listing, not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares pursuant to requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
 

 

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Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered
Item 2. Exhibits
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
     The description of the securities being registered is set forth under “Description of Share Capital” and “Description of American Depositary Shares” in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-169650), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2010, as amended, including any form of prospectus contained therein pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which description and prospectus are incorporated herein by reference. Copies of such description will be filed with the New York Stock Exchange.
Item 2. Exhibits.
     The securities being registered hereby are to be registered on an exchange on which no other securities of the Registrant are registered. The necessary exhibits will be supplied to the New York Stock Exchange and are not filed with or incorporated by reference to this registration statement.

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SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of Section l2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
         
  TAL Education Group
  		 
  By:   /s/ Bangxin Zhang    
    Name:   Bangxin Zhang   
    Title:   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   
 
Dated: October 6, 2010

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