BEIJING, China, May 26, 2016 - China Distance Education Holdings Limited (NYSE: DL) ('CDEL', or the 'Company'), a leading provider of online education in China focusing on professional education, today announced that it held its 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ('2016 AGM') on May 26, 2016. Each of the proposals submitted for shareholder approval at the 2016 AGM has been approved. Specifically, the shareholders have passed resolutions approving:

1. Re-election of Annabelle Yu Long and Xiaoshu Chen as class B directors of the Company.

2. Approval and ratification of (i) re-appointment of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016; and (ii) authorization to the board of directors and its audit committee to determine the remuneration of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP.

3. To transact any such other business that may properly come before the meeting.

About China Distance Education Holdings Limited

China Distance Education Holdings Limited is a leading provider of online education in China focusing on professional education. The courses offered by the Company through its websites are designed to help professionals seeking to obtain and maintain professional licenses and to enhance their job skills through our professional development courses in China in the areas of accounting, healthcare, engineering & construction, and other industries. The Company also offers other professional education courses for the national judicial examination, online test preparation courses for self-taught learners pursuing higher education diplomas or degrees, test preparation courses for university students intending to take the nationwide graduate school entrance exam, and online language courses. The Company also offers third-party developed online courses through its Online Open Learning Platform, a proprietary education platform that allows people to share their educational content or deliver live courses online. For further information, please visit http://ir.cdeledu.com.

Contacts:

China Distance Education Holdings Limited　　　　　　　　 The Piacente Group | Investor Relations
Investor Relations Department　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Brandi Piacente
Tel: +86-10-8231-9999 ext1805　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Tel: +1 212-481-2050
Email: IR@cdeledu.com　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Email: dl@tpg-ir.com

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