The9 sets annual meeting for December 4, 2026
The meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. Hong Kong time at the BNY Mellon Office in Wanchai.
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The9 Limited announced it will hold its annual general meeting on December 4, 2026. No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval; the meeting will serve as an open forum for shareholders and beneficial owners of American depositary shares to discuss company affairs with management. Ordinary-share holders of record at close of business on November 4, 2026 are entitled to receive notice and attend, while ADS beneficial owners are welcome to attend in person. The company has filed its 2025 Form 20-F, which includes audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2026
Commission File Number: 001-34238
THE9 LIMITED
17 Floor, No. 130 Wu Song Road
Hong Kou District, Shanghai 200080
People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release – The9 Limited to Hold Annual General Meeting on December 4, 2026 | |
| 99.2 | Notice of Annual General Meeting of The9 Limited |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| THE9 LIMITED | |||
| By | : | /s/ George Lai | |
| Name: | : | George Lai | |
| Title: | : | Director and Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: November 2, 2026
Exhibit 99.1
The9 Limited to Hold Annual General Meeting on December 4, 2026
SHANGHAI, China, November 2, 2026 — The9 Limited (Nasdaq: NCTY) (the “Company”), an established Internet company, today announced that it will hold an annual general meeting of shareholders at BNY Mellon Office, Room No. 2602, 26/F Three Pacific Place, 1 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, at 2 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on December 4, 2026.
No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval at the annual general meeting. Instead, the annual general meeting will serve as an open forum for shareholders and beneficial owners of the Company’s American depositary shares (“ADSs”) to discuss Company affairs with management.
The board of directors of the Company has fixed the close of business on November 4, 2026 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining the holders of the Company’s ordinary shares that are entitled to receive notice of, and to attend, the annual general meeting or any adjourned or postponed meeting thereof.
Holders of record of the Company’s ordinary shares at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to attend the annual general meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof in person. Beneficial owners of the Company’s ADSs are welcome to attend the annual general meeting in person.
The Company has filed its annual report on Form 20-F (the “Annual Report”), which includes the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s Annual Report can be accessed on its website at http://www.the9.com/, as well as on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov/.
Holders of the Company’s ordinary shares or ADSs may obtain a hard copy of the Annual Report free of charge by emailing to ir@corp.the9.com or by writing to:
The9 Limited
17 Floor, No. 130, Wu Song Road,
Hong Kou District,
Shanghai 200080, PRC
Attention: Investor Relations
About The9 Limited
The9 Limited (Nasdaq: NCTY) is a global, diversified high-tech company redefining how games are created, played and monetized. Founded in 1999 and listed on Nasdaq in 2004, The9 brings more than two decades of gaming experience to its flagship platform, the9bit, an AI-powered digital asset ecosystem built around AI game creation and the $9BIT token economy. Participants can play games, create content, earn rewards and share in the ecosystem’s growth. Beyond the9bit, The9 continues to explore emerging opportunities across AI-enabled industries and the broader digital ecosystem, including its equity interest in AI-driven drug discovery company NYB, as it builds a multi-engine business at the intersection of AI and the new economy.
Exhibit 99.2
THE9 LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Nasdaq Ticker: NCTY)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
To be held on December 4, 2026
(or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting (the “AGM”) of The9 Limited (the “Company”) will be held at BNY Mellon Office, Room No. 2602, 26/F Three Pacific Place, 1 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, at 2 p.m., Hong Kong time, on December 4, 2026, or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.
No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval at the AGM. Instead, the AGM will serve as an open forum for shareholders of record and beneficial owners of the Company’s American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) to discuss Company affairs with management.
The Board of Directors of the Company has fixed the close of business on November 4, 2026 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining the holders of the Company’s ordinary shares that are entitled to receive notice of, and to attend, the AGM or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.
Holders of record of the Company’s ordinary shares at the close of business on the Record Date (Hong Kong time) are entitled to receive notice of, and to attend, the AGM or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Beneficial owners of the Company’s ADSs are welcome to attend the AGM in person.
Shareholders and holders of the Company’s ADSs may obtain a copy of the Company’s notice of Annual General Meeting and its 2025 Annual Report on Form 20-F, free of charge, from the Company’s website at http://www.the9.com/. If you would like to obtain a hardcopy of the Company’s notice of Annual General Meeting and/or its 2025 Annual Report on Form 20-F, please send an email to ir@corp.the9.com or write to:
The9 Limited
17 Floor, No. 130, Wu Song Road,
Hong Kou District,
Shanghai 200080, PRC
Attention: Investor Relations
| By Order of the Board of Directors, | ||
| The9 Limited | ||
| /s/ George Lai (Lai Kwok Ho) | ||
| George Lai (Lai Kwok Ho) | ||
| Shanghai, November 2, 2026 | Director and Chief Executive Officer |
| Executive Office: | Registered Office: | |
| Floor 17, | COLLAS CRILL CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | |
| No. 130, Wu Song Road | P. O. Box 709 | |
| Hong Kou District, | Floor 2, Willow House, | |
| Shanghai 200080 | Cricket Square | |
| Grand Cayman, | ||
| KY1-1107 | ||
| Cayman Islands |