UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2020
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Commission File Number: 001-34238
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THE9 LIMITED
17 Floor, No. 130 Wu Song Road
Hong Kou District, Shanghai 200080
People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):________________
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):________________
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press Release – The9 Limited to Hold Annual General Meeting on December 22, 2020 |
99.2 | Notice of the 2020 Annual General Meeting of The9 Limited |
SIGNATURES
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.
THE9 LIMITED | |||
By | : |
/s/ George Lai | |
Name: | : | George Lai | |
Title: | : | Director and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: November 23, 2020
Exhibit 99.1
The9 Limited to Hold Annual General Meeting on December 22, 2020
Shanghai, November 20, 2020 — The9 Limited (Nasdaq: NCTY ) (the “Company”), an established Internet company, today announced that it will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders at the 17 Floor, No. 130 Wu Song Road, Hong Kou District, Shanghai 200080, People’s Republic of China on December 22, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., Shanghai time.
No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval at the annual general meeting. Instead, the annual general meeting will serve as an open forum for shareholders and beneficial owners of the Company’s American depositary shares (“ADSs”) to discuss Company affairs with management.
The Board of Directors of the Company has fixed the close of business on November 27, 2020 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining the shareholders entitled to receive notice of the annual general meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Holders of record of the Company’s ordinary shares at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to attend at the annual general meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof in person. Beneficial owners of the Company’s ADSs are welcome to attend the annual general meeting in person.
The notice of the annual general meeting is available on the Company’s website at http://www.the9.com/en/agms.html. The Company has filed its annual report (the “Annual Report”), which includes the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s Annual Report can be accessed on the investor relations section of its website at http://www. the9.com, and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Holders of the Company’s ordinary shares or ADSs may obtain a copy of the Company’s Annual Report, free of charge, by email to ir@corp.the9.com or by writing to:
The9 Limited
17 Floor,
No. 130, Wu Song Road,
Hong Kou District,
Shanghai 200080, PRC
About The9 Limited
The9 Limited (“The9”) is an Internet company based in China listed on Nasdaq in 2004. The9 aims to become a diversified high-tech Internet company.
Investor Relations Contact
Ms. Connie Sun
Investor Relations Specialist
The9 Limited
Tel: +86 (21) 5172-9990
Email: IR@corp.the9.com
Website: http://www. the9.com/
Exhibit 99.2
THE9 LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Nasdaq Ticker: NCTY)
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
To be held on December 22, 2020
(or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting (the “AGM”) of The9 Limited (the “Company”) will be held at the 17 Floor, No. 130 Wu Song Road, Hong Kou District, Shanghai 200080, People’s Republic of China on December 22, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., Shanghai time.
No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval at the AGM. Instead, the AGM will serve as an open forum for shareholders of record and beneficial owners of the Company’s American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) to discuss Company affairs with management.
The Board of Directors of the Company has fixed the close of business on November 27, 2020 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining the shareholders entitled to receive notice of the annual general meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Holders of record of the Company’s ordinary shares at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to attend the AGM and any adjournment or postponement thereof in person. Beneficial owners of the Company’s ADSs are welcome to attend the AGM in person.
Shareholders and holders of the Company’s American Depositary Shares have been advised that the notice of Annual General Meeting, the Company’s 2019 Annual Report, free of charge, are available for viewing and downloading on the internet at http://www.the9.com/. If you do not have access to the internet and would like to obtain a hardcopy of the notice of Annual General Meeting and/or the 2019 Annual Report, please write to:
The9 Limited
17 Floor, No. 130, Wu Song Road,
Hong Kou District,
Shanghai 200080, PRC
Attention: Investor Relations
You may also request for a hardcopy of the notice of Annual General Meeting and/or the 2019 Annual Report by email to: ir@corp.the9.com.
By Order of the Board of Directors, | |
The9 Limited | |
/s/ Jun Zhu | |
Jun Zhu | |
Shanghai, November 20, 2020 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Executive Office: | Registered Office: |
Floor 17, | COLLAS CRILL CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED |
No. 130, Wu Song Road | P. O. Box 709 |
Hong Kou District, | Floor 2, Willow House, |
Shanghai 200080 | Cricket Square |
Grand Cayman, | |
KY1-1107 | |
Cayman Islands |