SHANGHAI, China, April 20 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Shanda Online
Holdings Limited ("Shanda Online"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq: SNDA) ("Shanda"
or the "Company"), today announced that in accordance with a public
notice issued by the Chinese government on April 20, 2010, Shanda
Online will observe a national day of mourning beginning on
April 21, 2010 for the victims of the
earthquake in Qinghai province and
suspend online game-related services. Shanda Online will resume its online
game-related services on April 22,
2010.
About Shanda Online
Shanda Online Holdings Limited ("Shanda Online") is an
integrated online value-added service platform. Through its
infrastructure, which includes a digital content delivery ("DDS")
system, a customer relationship management ("CRM") system and a
promotion-payment community ("PPC") system, augmented by a
world-class security system, Shanda
Online provides full supporting services to the operators of
various interactive entertainment contents. Shanda Online is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited (NasdaqGS: SNDA).
About Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq: SNDA)
("Shanda") is a leading interactive entertainment media company in
China, offering a broad array of online entertainment content on an
integrated service platform to a large and diverse user base.
Shanda offers its high quality entertainment content through its
subsidiaries and affiliates, including Shanda Games, Shanda Literature, Hurray!, and
various other online community and business units. The broad
variety of content ranges from massively multi-player online
role-playing games (MMORPGs) and advanced casual games, to chess
and board games, e-sports, literature, film, television, mobile
ringtones and music, etc. By providing a centralized platform
through which Shanda can deliver its own content as well as
third-party content, Shanda allows its users to interact with
thousands of other users while enjoying some of the best
entertainment content available in China today. Shanda:
"Interaction enriches your life". For more information about
Shanda, please visit http://www.snda.com .
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These
statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in
this announcement that are not historical facts, including but not
limited to statements regarding the continuous growth of the
Company, the success of any acquisitions or investments by the
Company or any subsidiaries, the introduction of expansion packs to
existing titles, the introduction and timing of new MMORPG game
titles and the introduction of new casual game titles, represent
only the Company's current expectations, assumptions, estimates and
projections and are forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements involve various 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 risk that there are delays in the
localization and/or development of the MMORPGs and casual games
Shanda Games intends to release in
2010, the risk that such MMORPGs and casual games are not well
received by users in China, the risk that the games fail to be
commercialized or the commercialized results fail to meet the
expectations of end users, the risk that the Company fails to
deliver continuous growth in 2010, and the risks set forth in the
Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
including the Company's 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.
For more information, please contact:
Elyse Liao
Investor Relations Senior Manager
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited
Phone: +86-21-5050-4747 (Shanghai)
Email: IR@snda.com
Christensen
China:
Paul Collins
Phone: +86-21-6468-0334
Email: pcollins@christensenir.com
United States:
Mike Houston
Phone: +1-480-614-3029
Toll free: +1-866-916-8744
Email: mhouston@christensenir.com
SOURCE Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited