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CORRECTING and REPLACING: Kaplan to Acquire Bradford College, Grange Business School



    Kaplan has corrected and replaced the following press release. Its
    prior release indicated that it had acquired Bradford College. In
    fact, it has agreed to acquire Bradford College and expects the
    parties to complete the transaction shortly.

    The corrected release reads:

    KAPLAN TO ACQUIRE BRADFORD COLLEGE, GRANGE BUSINESS SCHOOL

    Kaplan, a leading international provider of higher and
    professional education, announced today that it has agreed to acquire
    Bradford College and Grange Business School, based in Adelaide,
    Australia. The parties expect to complete the transaction shortly. The
    price of the transaction was not disclosed.

    Bradford College provides pathway programs for the University of
    Adelaide, a member of the "Group of 8" schools that make up
    Australia's leading institutions of higher education. It is located on
    the University of Adelaide campus. Grange Business School offers
    programs in accounting and other business subjects.

    Mark Coggins, President, Kaplan Asia with responsibility for
    operations in Australia, said, "We look forward to welcoming Bradford
    College and Grange Business School to the Kaplan family, and to the
    Kaplan operations in Australia. Australia's status as an education hub
    makes it a key location for Kaplan's growth, and we look forward to
    playing an increasing role in the market for higher and professional
    education in the region."

    "This acquisition reflects Kaplan's continuing investment in
    Australian higher education sector. It also reflects a commitment to
    creating opportunities for people to come to Australia to study and
    opportunities for further development of the Australian education
    brand in Asia," he said.

    In April, 2007 Kaplan announced an agreement with the Financial
    Services Institute of Australia (Finsia) to acquire Finsia Education,
    the association's education division. That acquisition was approved by
    Finsia's membership in June. In 2006 Kaplan acquired Tribeca Learning
    Limited, a leading provider of professional training to institutions
    and their employees in Australia's financial planning, stockbroking,
    accounting, self managed superannuation, real estate and mortgage
    broking markets. Tribeca has since been renamed Kaplan.

    Kaplan also provides college pathway and foundation programs in
    the United Kingdom, through partnerships with the University of
    Sheffield, Glasgow University and Nottingham Trent University among
    others, and in the U.S. with Northeastern University. In China a joint
    venture, Kaplan ACE, provides preparation courses for entry into a
    consortium of U.K. universities at centers throughout China, along
    with degree programs at its campus in Shanghai.

    Additional higher education programs in Asia include APMI Kaplan
    in Singapore, which provides undergraduate and postgraduate programs
    in cooperation with universities in Australia, the U.K. and the U.S.

    Kaplan, based in New York, is a world leader in education, serving
    more than one million students per year in 600 locations in 33
    countries. Kaplan's programs include higher and professional
    education, language instruction, test preparation and services to
    elementary/secondary students and schools. In the area of professional
    education alone, Kaplan last year provided some 600,000 courses to
    individuals and firms in financial services and related fields around
    the globe.

    Bradford College was founded in 2002. Its pathway program for
    international students has two components: a degree transfer option
    under which students study for the first year of their bachelor's
    degree with a subsequent transfer to the second year at the University
    of Adelaide on successful completion of the program; and a foundation
    program that provides prerequisites for admission to the University of
    Adelaide and other members of the prestigious "Group of 8", including
    the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney.

    Grange Business School, founded in 2006, provides programs in
    accounting, entrepreneurship, marketing, management and finance. The
    school has articulation and credit transfer agreements with a number
    of Australian universities.