Giant Interactive Group Receives Non-binding Proposal to Acquire Company for $11.75/Share

Giant Interactive Group GA announced today that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has received a preliminary non-binding proposal letter, dated November 25, 2013, from the Company's Chairman, Mr. Yuzhu Shi (and certain of his affiliated entities) and an affiliate of Baring Private Equity Asia (collectively, the "Consortium"). According to the proposal letter, the Consortium proposed to acquire all of the Company's outstanding ordinary shares, including ordinary shares represented by the Company's American depositary shares or "ADSs" (each representing one ordinary share of the Company), at a price of US$11.75 in cash per ordinary share or ADS.  As of November 25, 2013, the Consortium members beneficially owned, in the aggregate, approximately 47.2% of the Company's share capital on a fully enlarged basis. The Consortium's proposal letter states that its proposal constitutes only a preliminary indication of its interest and is subject to negotiation and execution of definitive agreements relating to the proposed transaction. A copy of the proposal letter is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Board, other than Mr. Yuzhu Shi, is reviewing and evaluating the Consortium's proposal, and the See full press release