As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2010
Registration No. 333-127700
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
The9 Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Building No. 3, 690 Bibo Road
Zhang Jiang Hi-Tech Park
Pudong New Area, Pudong
Shanghai 201203
People’s Republic of China
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Amended 2004 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plan)
CT Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10011
(Name and address of agent for service)
(212) 894-8940
(Telephone number, including area code, agent for service)
Copies to:
David T. Zhang
Latham & Watkins
41st Floor, One Exchange Square
8 Connaught Place, Central
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
(852) 2912-2503
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated
filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Shanghai, China, on December 16, 2010.
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The9 Limited
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/s/ Jun Zhu
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Jun Zhu |
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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| /s/ Jun Zhu
Jun Zhu |
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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December 16, 2010 |
| /s/ George Lai
George Lai |
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Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting
officer)
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December 16, 2010 |
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Cheung Kin Au-Yeung |
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Director
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December 16, 2010 |
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Davin Alexander Mackenzie |
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Director
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Chao Y. Wang |
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Director
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December 16, 2010 |
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Ka Keung Yeung |
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Director
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December 16, 2010 |
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Donald J. Puglisi |
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Puglisi & Associates |
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*By
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/s/ Jun Zhu
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Jun Zhu
Attorney-in-Fact |
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