[Xueda Education Group Announces Completion of Going Private Transaction Registered shareholders entitled to the Merger consideration as described above will receive a letter of transmittal and instructions on how to surrender their share certificates in exchange for the Merger consideration from the paying agent appointed by Parent and should wait to receive the letter of transmittal before surrendering their share] [TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 XUEDA EDUCATION GROUP]

[Xueda Education Group Announces Expected Second Quarter 2016 Completion for Going Private Transaction About Xueda Education Group Xueda Education Group (“Xueda”) is a leading national provider of personalized tutoring services for primary and secondary school students in China. For more information about Xueda, please visit http://ir.xueda.com . Contact: 1 EX-99.1 2 a16-7693_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1] [TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 XUEDA EDUCATION GROUP]

[Xueda Education Group Announces Chief Financial Officer Notice of Departure BEIJING, December 28, 2015 — Xueda Education Group (NYSE: XUE) (“Xueda” or the “Company”), a leading national provider of personalized tutoring services for primary and secondary school students in China, today announced that Ms. Christine Lu-Wong, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, has decided to resign from her current role, effective] [TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 XUEDA EDUCATION GROUP]