RISE Education Announces Expected Timing for the Completion of the Merger with Dada Auto Inc.

BEIJING,June 11,2022 --RISE Education Cayman Ltd ("RISE" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: REDU) announced that it expects to close the merger between RISE and Dada Auto Inc. ("NaaS") previously announced on February 8,2022 (the "Transaction") after the close of trading hours for the Nasdaq Stock Market later today.

As a result of the Transaction,RISE will change its corporate name to "NaaS Technology Inc." and its ticker to "NAAS." The number of the Company's shares represented by each American Depositary Share ("ADS") will also be changed from two (2) shares per ADS to ten (10) shares per ADS (the "Ratio Change"),which will have the same effect as a one-for-five reverse split on the existing ADSs. The CUSIP of the Company's ADSs will be changed to 62955X102. The ISIN of the Company's ADSs will be changed to US62955X1028. All of the aforementioned changes will be effective prior to 4:00 A.M. (Eastern Daylight Time) on June 13,2022.

The ADSs of the Company are expected to start trading under the new name and ticker at 4:00 A.M. (Eastern Daylight Time) on June 13,2022.

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