[ITEM 1. SUBJECT COMPANY INFORMATION] [PRESS RELEASE Contact: Acorn International, Inc. CCG Investor Relations Ms. Irene Bian Ms. Linda Salo, Sr. Financial Writer Phone: +86-21-51518888 Ext. 2148 Phone: +1-646-922-0894 irenebian@chinadrtv.com Email: linda.salo@ccgir.com Email: www.chinadrtv.com Mr. Crocker Coulson, President Phone: +1-646-213-1915 (New York) crocker.coulson@ccgir.com Email: www.ccgirasia.com ACORN’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS REJECTION OF BIREME’S TENDER OFFER Concludes That Bireme’s Unsolicited Bid is Inadequate and Not in] [LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU REJECT BIREME’S OFFER AND NOT TENDER YOUR SHARES TO BIREME June 17, 2011 Dear Fellow Acorn Shareholder: On June 3, 2011, Bireme Limited (“Bireme”), a company owned and controlled by Ms. Ritsuko Hattori-Roche, who is the wife of Mr. Robert Roche, our Executive Chairman, and Don Dongjie Yang, our Chief] [ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES A. Directors and Senior Management The following table sets forth certain information relating to our directors and executive officers as of the date of this annual report. The business address of each of our directors and executive officers is 18/F, 20th Building, 487 Tianlin Road, Shanghai 200233, People’s Republic of China. Name Age]