{"id":9448,"date":"2022-05-13T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/3756839_CN56839_0"},"modified":"2022-05-13T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T11:30:00","slug":"ryb-education-inc-announces-the-approval-of-name-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=9448","title":{"rendered":"RYB Education, Inc. Announces the Approval of Name Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dvContent\" readability=\"100.78007834359\">\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">BEIJING<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">May 13, 2022<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; <b>RYB Education, Inc.<\/b> (&#8220;RYB&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NYSE: RYB), a leading early childhood education service provider in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>, today announced that it has changed its name &#8220;RYB Education, Inc.&#8221; to &#8220;Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc.&#8221; with the approval by its shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting held on <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 13, 2022<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value <span class=\"xn-money\">US$0.001<\/span> per share, of the Company, are expected to begin trading under the new corporate name on or about <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 24, 2022<\/span>. The Company&#8217;s ticker will change from &#8220;RYB&#8221; to &#8220;GEHI&#8221; on or about <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 24, 2022<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About RYB Education, Inc.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Founded on the core values of &#8220;Care&#8221; and &#8220;Responsibility,&#8221; &#8220;Inspire&#8221; and &#8220;Innovate,&#8221; RYB Education, Inc. is a leading early childhood education service provider in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>. Since opening its first play-and-learn center in 1998, the Company has grown and flourished with the mission to provide high-quality, individualized and age-appropriate care and education to nurture and inspire each child for his or her betterment in life. During its two decades of operating history, the Company has built &#8220;RYB&#8221; into a well-recognized education brand and helped bring about many new educational practices in <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> early childhood education industry. RYB&#8217;s comprehensive early childhood education solutions meet the needs of children from infancy to 6 years old through structured courses at kindergartens and play-and-learn centers, as well as at-home educational products and services.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/ir.rybbaby.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/ir.rybbaby.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Safe Harbor Statement<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the &#8220;safe harbor&#8221; provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;anticipates,&#8221; &#8220;future,&#8221; &#8220;intends,&#8221; &#8220;plans,&#8221; &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;estimates,&#8221; &#8220;confident&#8221; and similar statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company&#8217;s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Company&#8217;s brand recognition and market reputation; the Company&#8217;s growth strategies; trends and competition in <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> early childhood education market; changes in its revenues and certain cost or expense items; the expected growth of the Chinese early childhood education market; Chinese governmental policies relating to the Company&#8217;s industry and general economic conditions in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company&#8217;s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.<\/p>\n<p><b>For investor and media inquiries, please contact: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>In <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>:<br \/><\/b>RYB Education, Inc.<br \/>Investor Relations<br \/>E-mail:&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:ir@rybbaby.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">ir@rybbaby.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Piacente Group, Inc.<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Yang Song<\/span><br \/>Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677<br \/>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:ryb@tpg-ir.com%C2%A0\" rel=\"nofollow\">ryb@tpg-ir.com&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>In <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>:<br \/><\/b>The Piacente Group, Inc.&nbsp;<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Brandi Piacente<\/span><br \/>Tel: +1-212-481-2050<br \/>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:ryb@tpg-ir.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">ryb@tpg-ir.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"PURL\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" alt=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=CN56839&amp;sd=2022-05-13\"> View original content:<a id=\"PRNURL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/ryb-education-inc-announces-the-approval-of-name-change-301546871.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/ryb-education-inc-announces-the-approval-of-name-change-301546871.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Source: RYB Education, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEIJING, May 13, 2022 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; RYB Education, Inc. 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