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Wah Fu Education Group Ltd. to Hold Annual General Meeting on December 20, 2024

1. Wah Fu Education to hold AGM on December 20, 2024. 2. Proposal for a dual-class share structure aims to enhance voting power. 3. New shares will have varying voting rights: 1 vote vs. 15 votes per share. 4. Share structure change includes splitting existing shares to increase overall count. 5. Shareholders are urged to review materials for crucial AGM decisions.

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Why Bullish?

The proposed dual-class structure may attract more institutional investment, similar effects seen historically.

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The changes in share structure are significant for governance and future capital raising.

Why Short Term?

Immediate market reactions expected during and after the AGM; potential for quick trading activity.

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December 02, 2024 17:08 ET | Source: Wah Fu Education Group Limited Beijing, China, Dec. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wah Fu Education Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: WAFU, the “Company”) today announced that it will hold its Annual General Meeting (“AGM”), which will be held at L207b, Hesheng Fortune Plaza, No.13 Deshengmenwai Street Xicheng District, Beijing, China 100088, at 10:30 AM, Beijing Time, on December 20, 2024. Holders of record of the Company’s ordinary shares of par value US $0.01 each on the close of business on November 21, 2024, Eastern Standard Time (the “Record Date”) or their proxy holders are entitled to vote at the AGM or any adjournment or postponements thereof. Each holder of ordinary shares has one (1) vote for each ordinary share held as of the close of business on the Record Date. Under the existing memorandum and articles of association of the Company, a resolution of shareholders may be passed by the affirmative vote of a majority of in excess of 50% of the votes of the shares entitled to vote thereon which were present at the meeting and were voted. The Company proposes to amend and restate the existing memorandum and articles of association registered with the Registry of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands to adopt a dual-class share structure (the “Dual-class Share Structure”), pursuant to which the Company will create a new class of shares and the Company’s issued ordinary shares of US$0.01 par value each shall be re-designated into (i) ordinary shares of US$0.0005 par value each (“Ordinary Share”), and (ii) class A ordinary shares of US$0.0005 par value each (“Class A Shares”), with each Ordinary Share being entitled to one (1) vote and each Class A Share being entitled to fifteen (15) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company. In connection with the Dual-class Share Structure, the Company proposes to:  (a)create a new class of shares and change the maximum number of shares that the Company is authorised to issue from 30,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.01 par value each to 600,000,000 shares divided into 500,000,000 Ordinary Shares with a par value of US$0.0005 each and 100,000,000 Class A Shares with a par value of US$0.0005 (the “Change in Authorised Shares”);    (b)amend and restate its existing memorandum and articles of association registered with the Registrar or Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands to include, amongst other things:    (i)the creation of a new class of Class A Shares with each Class A Share being entitled to fifteen (15) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company; and    (ii)the following provision: “Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, each Class A Share shall be automatically converted into an Ordinary Share immediately upon the holders of Class A Shares in aggregate beneficially owning less than 1,488,000 Class A Shares, which is equivalent to 5% of the total issued and outstanding Class A Shares as of the date of registration of these Memorandum and Articles.”; and    (c)conduct a division of shares by which each issued ordinary share of US$0.01 par value each in the Company would be divided into a larger number of Ordinary Shares of US$0.0005 par value each resulting in every one currently issued ordinary share being divided into 20 Ordinary Shares. The notice of the AGM sets forth the resolutions to be submitted to shareholders of the Company for approval and other relevant information regarding the AGM, the proposed Dual-class Share Structure and how to vote ordinary shares or direct Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas to vote the ordinary shares represented by the ADSs at the AGM. Shareholders may obtain a copy of the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F, free of charge on the Company’s Investor Relations website at www.edu-edu.cn, or on the website of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov. Physical copies of the annual report on Form 20-F can be provided to shareholders of the Company without charge by emailing Wah Fu Education Group Ltd., at ir@edu-edu.com.cn or by writing to: L207b, Hesheng Fortune PlazaNo.13 Deshengmenwai StreetXicheng District, Beijing, China 100088Attention: Raincy Du INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY THE MATERIALS FILED WITH OR FURNISHED TO THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, THE DUAL-CLASS SHARE STRUCTURE AND RELATED MATTERS. About Wah Fu Education Group Ltd. Since its establishment in 1999, Wah Fu Education Group Ltd. (“Wah Fu”) has been committed to providing customized and diversified education solutions for the development of students, institutions and universities. Wah Fu continues to innovate in self-taught examinations for higher academic degrees, information application in adult education, non-degree training and other online educational programs. Wah Fu has become one of the most influential brand of distance education for adults in China. For more information about Wah Fu, please visit www.edu-edu.cn. Investor Relations Contact For Wah Fu: Raincy Duir@edu-edu.com.cn Investor Relations: Haining WangFair Consulting LLCEmail: info@fairconsulting.coPhone: +1-646-752-9774(US) /+86-136-8536-8593(China)

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