[Xueda Education Group Report s Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results BEIJING, August 14, 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 its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. Financial Highlights for Second Quarter 2015 Compared] [TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 XUEDA EDUCATION GROUP]

[Lazard Asia (Hong Kong) Limited (“Lazard”) is serving as financial advisor to the Independent Committee. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is serving as U.S. legal advisor to the Independent Committee and Maples & Calder is serving as Cayman Islands legal advisor to the Independent Committee. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is serving as U.S. legal advisor to the Company. Walkers and] [Execution Version AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER Agreement AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “ Parent Company WITNESSETH Merger Sub WHEREAS, following the execution of this Agreement, Parent shall form an exempted company with limited liability under the laws the Cayman Islands as a new wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger WHEREAS, Parent and the Company intend that Merger Sub] [Termination Agreement This Termination Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and among the following Parties on July 26, 2015 (“Execution Date”) in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”): (1) Xueda Education: Xueda Education Group, a limited company established and validly existing under the laws of Cayman Islands, with its registered address at Scotia Centre,4th Floor, P.O. Box 2804,] [2 TABLE OF CONTENTS]

[Xueda Education Group Independent Committee Retains Financial Advisor and Legal Counsel BEIJING, May 20 , 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 the committee of independent directors (the “Independent Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors (the] [TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 XUEDA EDUCATION GROUP]