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Hurray! Announces Board Changes

2009-08-10 17:16 973

BEIJING, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd.

(Nasdaq: HRAY), a leader in artist development, music production and wireless music distribution and other wireless value-added services in China, today announced the resignation from the Board, effective July 31, 2009, of director Mr. Robert Mao. Concurrently, the Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Wenwen Niu to the Hurray! Board of Directors.

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Mr Niu is the publisher and creator of ‘The Founder’ magazine and a professional industry commentator. Mr. Niu joined Economic Daily Group in 1991 and was awarded “China News Prize” for three times in two consecutive years. In 1999, Mr. Niu was the editor-in-chief of China Entrepreneur Magazine and he was also a member of the jury of “Top 10 Economic Leaders” of China Central Television (“CCTV”). ‘The Founder’ magazine was created in 2008 by Mr Niu after he resigned from China Entrepreneur and the magazine began publishing in the same year. In addition, Mr. Niu earned his Master degree in economics and graduated from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CHGSB) EMBA program.

About Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd.

Hurray! is a leader in artist development, music production and offline distribution in China through its record labels Huayi Brothers Music, Freeland Music, New Run Entertainment, and Secular Bird. The Company’s latest acquisition, Seed Music, expands the Company’s music services into Taiwan as well growing our business in China. The Company, through Fly Songs, also organizes concerts and other music events in China.

Hurray! is also a leading online distributor of music and music-related products such as ringtones, ringbacktones, and truetones to mobile users in China through the full range of wireless value-added services platforms over mobile networks and through the internet.

The Company also provides a wide range of other wireless value-added services to mobile users in China, including games, pictures and animation, community, and other media and entertainment services.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these

forward- looking statements by terminology such as "will," "expects," "believes", “future” and similar statements. The accuracy of these statements may be impacted by a number of business risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated, including risks related to: continued competitive pressures in China’s wireless value-added services market; the ability of Hurray! to avoid disruptions to its business caused by changes in the board; the ability of Hurray! to recruit and retain suitable board members; changes in technology and consumer demand in this market; the risk that Hurray! may not be able to control its expenses in future periods; Hurray!’s ability to succeed in the music development, production and distribution business, with which it has only limited experience; changes in the policies of the mobile operators in China or the laws governing wireless value-added services; the state of Hurray!’s relationships with China’s mobile operators and the risk that Hurray! may be subject to further sanctions and penalties from them in future periods; and other risks outlined in Hurray!’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its registration statement on Form F-1, as amended, and annual reports on Form 20-F. Hurray! does not undertake any obligation to update this forward-looking information, except as required under applicable law.

For more information, please contact:

Christina Low

Investor Relations Officer

Tel: +86-10-8455-5566 x5532

Email: IR@hurray.com.cn

Source: Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd.
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