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FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			The9 LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001296774
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34238
		FILM NUMBER:		09667725

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BUILDING NO.3, 690 BIBO ROAD
		STREET 2:		ZHANG JIANG HI-TECH PARK
		CITY:			PUDONG NEW AREA, SHANGHAI
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			201203
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(86) 21 - 5172 9999

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2ND FLOOR, ZEPHYR HOUSE, MARY STREET
		STREET 2:		P.O. BOX 709, GEORGE TOWN
		CITY:			GRAND CAYMAN
		STATE:			E9
		ZIP:			-
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 6-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER<BR>
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16<BR>
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>For the month of March&nbsp;2009</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Commission File Number: 001-34238</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>THE9 LIMITED</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Building No.&nbsp;3, 690 Bibo Road<BR>
Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Pudong New Area<BR>
Shanghai 201203, People&#146;s Republic of China<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form
20-F or Form 40-F.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Form&nbsp;20-F&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;40-F&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation&nbsp;S-T Rule&nbsp;101(b)(1):&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation&nbsp;S-T Rule&nbsp;101(b)(7):&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">SIGNATURES
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">THE9 LIMITED<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Jun Zhu
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" colspan="2">Jun Zhu&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" colspan="2">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Date: March&nbsp;10, 2009
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 &#151; Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Rights Agreement<BR>
Exhibit&nbsp;99.2 &#151; Press Release</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U>Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment No.&nbsp;1 dated as of March&nbsp;9, 2009 (this &#147;Amendment&#148;) to the Rights Agreement, dated as
of January&nbsp;8, 2009 (the &#147;Rights Agreement&#148;), between The9 Limited, a company incorporated with
limited liability under the Cayman Islands Companies Law (the &#147;Company&#148;), and The Bank of New York
Mellon, a New York banking corporation (in its capacity as the rights agent, the &#147;Rights Agent&#148;).
Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meaning specified in the Rights
Agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent are parties to the Rights Agreement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, Section&nbsp;28 (Supplements and Amendments) of the Rights Agreement provides that the
Company may in its sole and absolute discretion supplement or amend any provision of the Rights
Agreement in any respect without the approval of any holders of Rights;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS<B>, </B>the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that it is in the best interests
of the Company and its shareholders to amend the Rights Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, pursuant to Section&nbsp;28 of the Rights Agreement an appropriate officer of the Company
has delivered a certificate to the Rights Agent (i)&nbsp;stating that this Amendment is in compliance
with Section&nbsp;28 of the Rights Agreement, and (ii)&nbsp;directing the Rights Agent to execute this
Amendment; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, all acts and things necessary to make this Agreement a valid agreement, enforceable
according to its terms, have been done and performed, and the execution and delivery of this
Amendment by the Company and the Rights Agent have been in all respects duly authorized by the
Company and the Rights Agent.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual agreements set forth herein, and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Company and the Rights Agent hereby agree as
follows:
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Amendment of Certain Definitions</U>.
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
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    <TD>The definition of &#147;Purchase Price&#148; in Section 7(b) of the Rights Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:</TD>
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    <TD>&#147;The Purchase Price for each Ordinary Share pursuant to the exercise of a Right shall
initially be $19.50, which shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in
Section&nbsp;11 and Section&nbsp;13 and shall be payable in the lawful money of the United States of
America in accordance with paragraph (c)&nbsp;below.&#148;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
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    <TD>All references in the Rights Agreement to a purchase price of $14.50 or U.S.$14.50
(whether per Ordinary Share, Right or otherwise) are hereby amended to read &#147;$19.50&#148; or
&#147;U.S.$19.50,&#148; as the case may be.</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
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    <TD>The second sentence of paragraph 6 of Exhibit&nbsp;B of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended
and restated in its entirety to read as follows:</TD>
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    <TD>&#147;For example, at a Purchase Price of $19.50 per Right, each Right not owned by an Acquiring
Person (or by certain related parties) would entitle its holder to purchase $39.00 worth of</TD>
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    <TD>Ordinary Shares (or other consideration, pursuant to the Rights Agreement) for $19.50.
Assuming that the Ordinary Shares had a per share value of $19.50 at such time, the holder
of each valid Right would be entitled to purchase two Ordinary Shares for $19.50.&#148;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.</TD>
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    <TD>The definition of &#147;Acquiring Person&#148; in Section 1(a) (Certain Definitions;
Interpretation) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to
read as follows:</TD>
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    <TD>&#147;Acquiring Person&#148; shall mean any Person who or which, together with all Affiliates and
Associates of such Person, and together with any other Person with whom such Person is
Acting in Concert (or any Affiliate or Associate thereof), shall be the Beneficial Owner of
securities of the Company constituting a Substantial Block, but shall not include (i)&nbsp;an
Exempt Person, (ii)&nbsp;The Bank of New York Mellon, in its capacity as depositary agent,
pursuant to the Deposit Agreement, (iii) (x)&nbsp;the EA Existing Holder, unless and until such
time as the EA Existing Holder shall become the Beneficial Owner of one or more additional
voting securities of the Company (other than pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or
made by the Company on the outstanding Ordinary Shares in Ordinary Shares or pursuant to a
split or subdivision of the outstanding Ordinary Shares), unless (A)&nbsp;upon becoming the
Beneficial Owner of such additional voting securities of the Company the EA Existing Holder
is not then the Beneficial Owner of more than the Standstill Percentage of the voting
securities of the Company then outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis or (B)&nbsp;the EA Existing
Holder is otherwise expressly permitted to become the Beneficial Owner of such additional
voting securities pursuant to the provisions of the Shareholders Agreement (the greater of
the Standstill Percentage and the Beneficial Ownership of the EA Existing Holder following a
transaction described in clause (B)&nbsp;being the &#147;EA Cap&#148;); <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>,
that (1)&nbsp;if the Shareholders Agreement terminates and at the time of such termination the EA
Existing Holder is the Beneficial Owner of less than 15% of the voting securities of the
Company then outstanding, the EA Existing Holder shall be or become deemed to be an
&#147;Acquiring Person&#148; if after such time the EA Existing Holder shall be the Beneficial Owner
of 15% or more of the voting securities of the Company then outstanding; and (2)&nbsp;if the
Shareholders Agreement terminates and at the time of such termination the EA Existing Holder
is the Beneficial Owner of 15% or more of the voting securities of the Company then
outstanding, the EA Existing Holder shall be or become deemed to be an &#147;Acquiring Person&#148; if
after such time the EA Existing Holder shall become the Beneficial Owner of one or more
additional voting securities of the Company (other than pursuant to a dividend or
distribution paid or made by the Company on the outstanding Ordinary Shares in Ordinary
Shares or pursuant to a split or subdivision of the outstanding Ordinary Shares) unless upon
becoming the Beneficial Owner of such additional voting securities of the Company the EA
Existing Holder is not the Beneficial Owner of 15% or more of the voting securities of the
Company then outstanding, (y)&nbsp;the Bosma Existing Holder, unless and until such time as the
Bosma Existing Holder shall become the Beneficial Owner of 20% (other than pursuant to a
dividend or distribution paid or made by the Company on the outstanding Ordinary Shares in
Ordinary Shares or pursuant to a split or subdivision of the outstanding Ordinary Shares)
(the &#147;Bosma Cap&#148;) or more of the voting securities of the Company then outstanding, or (z)
the Incsight Existing Holder, for so long as the Incsight Standstill Agreement remains in
full force and effect, (iv)&nbsp;any Person who or which, together with all Affiliates and
Associates of such Person, becomes the Beneficial Owner of a Substantial Block (or, (x)&nbsp;in
the case of the EA Existing Holder, for so long as the Shareholders Agreement remains in
full force and effect, voting securities of the Company in excess of the EA Cap and (y)&nbsp;in
the case of the Bosma Existing Holder, of voting securities of the Company equal to or in
excess of the Bosma Cap) solely as a result of a change in the aggregate number of Ordinary
Shares or other voting securities of the Company outstanding since the last date on which
such Person (including the EA Existing Holder and the Bosma Existing Holder) acquired
Beneficial Ownership of any securities of the Company constituting such Substantial Block
(or, (x)&nbsp;in the case of the EA Existing Holder, for so long as the Shareholders Agreement
remains in full force and effect, in excess of the EA Cap and (y)&nbsp;in the case of the Bosma
Existing Holder, equal to or in excess of the Bosma Cap);</TD>
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    <TD><U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that if a Person (including the EA Existing Holder and
the Bosma Existing Holder) shall become the Beneficial Owner of a Substantial Block (or, (x)
in the case of the EA Existing Holder, for so long as the Shareholder Agreement remains in
full force and effect, of voting securities of the Company in excess of the EA Cap and (y)
in the case of the Bosma Existing Holder, of voting securities of the Company equal to or in
excess of the Bosma Cap) solely as a result of a change in the aggregate number of Ordinary
Shares and shall, after such change, become the Beneficial Owner of any additional Ordinary
Shares of the Company, then such Person (including the EA Existing Holder and the Bosma
Existing Holder) shall be deemed to be an Acquiring Person, or (v)&nbsp;any Person (including the
EA Existing Holder and the Bosma Existing Holder) who or which, together with all Affiliates
and Associates of such Person, becomes the Beneficial Owner of a Substantial Block (or, (x)
in the case of the EA Existing Holder, for so long as the Shareholder Agreement remains in
full force and effect, of voting securities of the Company in excess of the EA Cap and (y)
in the case of the Bosma Existing Holder, of voting securities of the Company equal to or in
excess of the Bosma Cap), in the good faith belief that such acquisition would not (x)&nbsp;cause
such Person (including the EA Existing Holder and the Bosma Existing Holder) and its
Affiliates and Associates to become the Beneficial Owner of a Substantial Block (or, (x)&nbsp;in
the case of the EA Existing Holder, for so long as the Shareholders Agreement remains in
full force and effect, of voting securities of the Company in excess of the EA Cap and (y)
in the case of the Bosma Existing Holder, of voting securities of the Company equal to or in
excess of the Bosma Cap), and such Person (including the EA Existing Holder and the Bosma
Existing Holder) relied in good faith in computing the percentage of its voting power on
publicly filed reports or documents of the Company which are inaccurate or out-of-date or
(y)&nbsp;otherwise cause a Distribution Date or the adjustment provided for in Section&nbsp;11 to
occur. For purposes of this definition, the determination whether any Person (including the
EA Existing Holder and the Bosma Existing Holder) acted in good faith shall be conclusively
determined by the Board.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Effect of Amendment</U>. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Rights Agreement shall
not by implication or otherwise be supplemented or amended by virtue of this Amendment, but shall
remain in full force and effect, as amended hereby. This Amendment shall be construed in
accordance with and as part of the Rights Agreement, and all terms, conditions, representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Rights Agreement and each other instrument or
agreement referred to therein, except as herein amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed. To the
extent there is a conflict between the terms and provisions of the Rights Agreement and this
Amendment, the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall govern for purposes of the subject
matter of this Amendment only.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Waiver of Notice</U>. The Rights Agent and the Company hereby waive notice requirement with
respect to each other under the Rights Agreement, if any, pertaining to matters covered by this
Amendment.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Severability</U>. If any provision, covenant or restriction of this Amendment is held by a
court of competent jurisdiction or any other authority to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Amendment shall remain in
full force and effect and shall in no way be effected, impaired or invalidated.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">E.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Governing Law</U>. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of
the state of New York, U.S.A. and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of such State applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within such
State, except to the extent that mandatory provisions of the laws of the Cayman Islands are
applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">F.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Counterparts</U>. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of
such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts
shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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control or affect the meaning or construction or any of the provisions hereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">H.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Effective Date of Amendment</U>. This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of the date
first written above, as if executed on such date.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of
the date first written above.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 380pt">&#091;<I>Signature page to Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Rights Agreement</I>&#093;
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U>Exhibit&nbsp;99.2</U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><IMG src="h03173h0317300.gif" alt="(THE9 LOGO)">
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>The9 Limited Announces an Amendment to its Shareholder Rights Plan</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Shanghai,
China, March&nbsp;9, 2009 </B>&#151; The9 Limited (NASDAQ: NCTY) (&#147;The9&#148;), a leading online game
operator and developer in China, today announced that its Board of Directors has adopted an
amendment to its shareholder rights plan. The rights plan, initially adopted on January&nbsp;8, 2009,
is designed to protect the best interests of The9 and its shareholders. The amendment to the
rights plan, among other things, increases the exercise price for each ordinary share pursuant to
the exercise of a right from US$14.50 to US$19.50.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">One right was distributed with respect to each ordinary share of The9 outstanding at the close of
business on January&nbsp;22, 2009. The rights will become exercisable only if a person or group (the
&#147;Acquiring Person&#148;) obtains ownership of 15% or more of The9&#146;s voting securities (including by
acquisition of The9&#146;s American Depositary Shares representing ordinary shares) (a &#147;Triggering
Event&#148;), subject to certain exceptions. In the case of a Triggering Event, The9&#146;s rights plan
entitles shareholders other than the Acquiring Person to purchase, for an exercise price of
US$19.50, a number of shares with a value twice that of the exercise price. The number of shares each such shareholder will be entitled to
purchase is equal to the product of (i)&nbsp;the number of shares then owned by such shareholder and
(ii)&nbsp;two times the exercise price divided by the then current market price per share. As a result
of the amendment to the rights plan, for a given per share value, the increased exercise price
entitles holders of the rights, other than the Acquiring Person, to purchase more shares than
previously permitted when exercising their rights. The rights plan will continue in effect until
January&nbsp;8, 2019, unless the plan is terminated by The9 or the rights are redeemed by The9 before
the plan expires.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>About The9 Limited</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The9 Limited is a leading online game operator and developer in China. The9&#146;s business is
primarily focused on operating and developing high-quality games for the Chinese online game
market. The9 directly or through affiliates operates licensed MMORPGs, consisting of
MU<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP>, Blizzard Entertainment<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP>&#146;s World of Warcraft<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP>, Soul of The
Ultimate Nation<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">TM</SUP>, Granado Espada, and its first proprietary MMORPG, Joyful Journey
West<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">TM</SUP>, in mainland China. It has also obtained exclusive licenses to operate
additional MMORPGs and advanced casual games in mainland China,
including EA
SPORTS<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">TM</SUP>
FIFA Online&nbsp;2, Audition&nbsp;2, Atlantica, Hellgate: London,
Ragnarok Online&nbsp;2, Emil Chronicle Online,
Huxley<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">TM</SUP> and Field of Honor. In addition, The9 is also developing various proprietary
games, including Warriors of Fate Online<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">TM</SUP> and others.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>For further information, please contact:</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Ms. Phyllis Sai<BR>
IR Manager, Investor Relations<BR>
The9 Limited<BR>
Tel: &#043;86 (21)&nbsp;5172-9990<BR>
Email: IR@corp.the9.com<BR>
Web: <u>http://www.corp.the9.com/</u>

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