Perfect World Shareholders Approve Merger Agreement

Perfect World Co., Ltd.

today announced that, at an extraordinary general meeting held today, the Company's shareholders voted in favor of the proposal to authorize and approve the previously announced agreement and plan of merger dated April 26, 2015 (the "Merger Agreement"), among the Company, Perfect Peony Holding Company Limited ("Parent") and Perfect World Merger Company Limited ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger"), and the plan of merger required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands (the "Plan of Merger") and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger. Approximately 98.0% of the total votes voted in person or by proxy at today's meeting were in favor of the proposal to authorize and approve the Merger Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger. Completion of the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the