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[Formation of a New Consortium to Acquire Shanda Games As previously announced, the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company received a preliminary non-binding proposal letter (the “SNDA Proposal”) dated January 27, 2014 from a consortium (the “SNDA Consortium”) then consisting of Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited (“Shanda Interactive”), the then-controlling shareholder of the Company, and certain other parties. According] []
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