HONG KONG, Feb. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanda Games Limited
(NASDAQ: GAME, "Shanda Games" or the
"Company"), a leading online game developer, operator and publisher
in China, today announced that Mr.
Shengming Ma has resigned from his
position as a member of the Company's board of directors for
personal reasons. In addition, Mr. Shaolin
Liang, a vice president at Ningxia Zhongyin Cashmere
International Group Co., Ltd., which owns 24.1% of the Company's
shares, is appointed as a director of the Company.
Mr. Shaolin Liang has served as a
vice president at Ningxia Zhongyin Cashmere International Group
Co., Ltd. since February 2015. Mr.
Liang previously served at Ningxia Zhongyin Cashmere Co., Ltd.
(SHENZHEN: 000982) as a vice
president from December 2007 to
February 2015 and as a member of its
board of directors from December 2007
to December 2014. From 1999 to
December 2007, he served as a vice
president of Ningxia Lingwu Zhongyin Cashmere Co., Ltd. From 1995
to 1999, Mr. Liang served as the section chief of the State Post
Bureau of the People's Republic of
China. He worked for the State Post Bureau of the People's Republic of China and Beijing
Municipal Postal Administration from March
1986 to 1992 and from 1983 to 1986, respectively.
Mr. Liang received his bachelor's degree from Beijing University of Posts and
Telecommunications in 1982 and a master's degree in project
planning and development from the University of Bradford in
1994.
Separately, the Company wishes to inform
investors that, on certain media web sites, Mr. Shengguo Ma was
incorrectly listed as one of the Company's board of directors .
The Company further wishes to inform investors
that, according to press releases, Ningxia Zhongyin Cashmere Co.,
Ltd., a subsidiary of Ningxia Zhongyin Cashmere International Group
Co., Ltd., announced on February 5,
2015, the resignations of its chairman, Mr. Shengguo Ma, for
personal reasons and of its vice president, Mr. Shaolin Liang, for assuming a new
assignment.
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Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in
this press release that are not historical facts represent only the
Company's current expectations, assumptions, estimates and
projections and are forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. Important risks and uncertainties that could
cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from
expectations include, but are not limited to, the risks set forth
in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. The Company
does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking
statement, except as required under applicable law.
About Shanda Games
Shanda Games Limited (NASDAQ: GAME) is a leading online game
developer, operator and publisher in China. Shanda Games
offers a diversified game portfolio, which includes some of the
most popular massively multiplayer online (MMO) games and mobile
games in China and in overseas
markets, targeting a large and diverse community of
users. Shanda Games manages and operates online games that are
developed in-house, co-developed with world-leading game
developers, acquired through investments or licensed from third
parties. For more information about Shanda Games, please visit
http://www.ShandaGames.com.
Contact
Shanda Games Limited:
Ellen Chiu, Investor Relations
Director
Maggie Zhou, Investor Relations
Associate Director
Phone: +86-21-5050-4740 (Shanghai)
Email: IR@ShandaGames.com
Christensen:
Christian Arnell
Phone: +86-10-5900-1548 (China)
Email: carnell@ChristensenIR.com
Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004 (U.S.A.)
Email: lbergkamp@ChristensenIR.com
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