The9 LTD

We were incorporated in the Cayman Islands on December 22, 1999 under the name GameNow.net Limited as an exempted company limited by shares and were renamed The9 Limited in February 2004. We formed GameNow.net (Hong Kong) Limited, or GameNow , on January 17, 2000 in Hong Kong, as a wholly owned subsidiary. We now conduct our operations through NBTC Limited, a wholly- owned subsidiary in Hong Kong, and Shanghai Hui Ling, a wholly owned subsidiary of GameNow in China. Due to the current restrictions on foreign ownership of ICP and internet culture operation in China, currently, we rely on Shanghai IT, the variable interest entity, in holding certain licenses and approvals necessary for our business online game operations through a series of contractual arrangements with Shanghai IT and its shareholders. See Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions B. Related Party Transactions Arrangements with Variable Interest Entity for details of the contractual arrangements with Shanghai IT and its shareholders. We do not hold any equity interest in Shanghai IT. The ADSs, each currently representing 300 Class A ordinary shares, are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The ADSs are traded under the symbol NCTY. Our principal executive office is located at 17 Floor, No. 130 Wu Song Road, Shanghai 200080, People’s Republic of China. Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is located at the offices of CARD Corporate Services Ltd, c/o Collas Crill Corporate Services Limited, Floor 2, Willow House, Cricket Square, PO Box 709, Grand Cayman KY1-1107 Cayman Islands.