Youdao, Inc. noted that the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued a set of guidelines on July 24, 2021, aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and after-school tutoring for students receiving compulsory education (the “Guidelines”). The Guidelines, among other things, require that all institutions offering online after-school tutoring on academic subjects in compulsory education be registered as non-profit organizations, obtain approval from the relevant regulatory authorities, and comply with various operational requirements with respect to class hours, faculty qualifications, tuition standards, advertising and others. In addition, the Guidelines prohibit all such tutoring businesses from raising funds through stock exchange listings or other capital-related activities. Foreign investments in school curriculum-based tutoring institutions through variable interest entity (VIE) arrangements, mergers and acquisitions or otherwise are also prohibited. Listed companies are banned from raising capital through equity offerings to invest in businesses offering tutoring on academic subjects in compulsory education. The Guidelines require that all businesses that have already violated these rules take corrective measures as appropriate.
Youdao, Inc. is an intelligent learning company that develops and uses technologies to provide learning content, applications and solutions for users of all ages. The Company operates two business segments. The Learning Services and Products segment offers online courses, including the Youdao Premium Courses, NetEase Cloud Classroom and China University MOOC, as well as learning products such as the Youdao Dictionary and Youdao Cloudnote, sales Youdao Dictionary Pen and Youdao Pocket Translator, and provides learning services to customers. The Online Marketing Services segment is engaged in providing different forms of advertising for marketing.
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