09:20 RENREN HOLDINGS<00059> - Announcement The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. renren HOLDINGS LIMITED (incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) DELAY DESPATCH OF CIRCULAR AND CLARIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT Reference is made to the Company's announcement dated 6th November, 2002 in relation to a discloseable transaction, Placing of 150,000,000 new Shares and Subscription of 157,586,193 new Shares by controlling Shareholder. The Company has applied to the Stock Exchange for a waiver for the delay in time of despatch of the Circular to be on or before 8th December, 2002. The Directors also wish to clarify the contents as set out in the announcement of the Company dated 6th November, 2002. Reference is made to the announcement of the Company dated 6th November, 2002 (the "Previous Announcement") in respect of a discloseable transaction regarding the acquisition of Union Key by Polywise, the Placing of 150,000,000 new Shares and the Subscription of 157,586,193 new Shares by Rich Delta. Unless otherwise specified, terms and expressions used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as those used in the Previous Announcement. Rules 14.13(2) and 14.29(2) of the Listing Rules require a circular in relation to the discloseable transaction, Placing and Subscription ("Circular") to be despatched to the Shareholders of the Company within 21 days after the publication of the Previous Announcement. The Company requires additional time to finalise the Circular. Therefore the Company has applied to the Stock Exchange for a waiver for the delay in the despatch of the Circular to be on or before 8th December, 2002. The Directors also wish to draw the attention of the Shareholders and investors to the following paragraphs in the Previous Announcement: (1) under the heading "Mandate to issue new Shares" under the section headed "Placing Agreement dated 6th November, 2002", it is stated that "the issue of the Placing Shares will be approved by the Shareholders at the SGM"; and (2) under the heading "Mandate to issue new Shares" under the section headed "Subscription Agreement dated 6th November, 2002", it is stated that "the issue of the Subscription Shares will be approved by the Independent Shareholders at the SGM". The Directors wish to clarify that, as at the date of the Previous Announcement and as at the date hereof, the issue of the Placing Shares and the issue of the Subscription Shares have not yet been approved by the Shareholders and the Independent Shareholders respectively, nor have the Shareholders or Independent Shareholders shown, at any time, any indication to the Company of their intention to approve the issue of the Placing Shares and the Subscription Shares at the SGM. The Directors will propose to the Shareholders and the Independent Shareholders at the SGM the resolutions regarding the Placing and the Subscription respectively for their consideration. The completion of both the Placing Agreement and the Subscription Agreement is conditional upon, inter alia, the approval by the Shareholders and the Independent Shareholders respectively at the SGM. By Order of the Board renren Holdings Limited Mak Chi Yeung Chairman Hong Kong, 27th November, 2002