Perfect World Files 2008 Annual Report on Form 20-F

BEIJING, June 19 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Perfect World Co., Ltd. ("Perfect World" or the "Company"), a leading online game developer and operator based in China, today announced that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 19, 2009. The annual report can be accessed on the Company's website at http://www.pwrd.com/ under the investor relations section. Perfect World will provide a hard copy of its annual report on Form 20-F containing complete audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, free of charge, to its shareholders and ADS holders upon request. Requests should be directed to Perfect World Co., Ltd., 8th floor, Huakong Building, No. 1 Shangdi East Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100085, People's Republic of China.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090416/CNTH023LOGO ) About Perfect World Co., Ltd. ( http://www.pwrd.com/ )

Perfect World Co., Ltd. is a leading online game developer and operator based in China. Perfect World primarily develops online games based on proprietary game engines and game development platforms. The Company's strong technology and creative game design capabilities, combined with extensive local knowledge and experience, enable it to frequently and rapidly introduce popular games that are designed to cater to changing customer preferences and market trends in China. The Company's current portfolio of self-developed online games includes massively multiplayer online role playing games ("MMORPGs"): "Perfect World," "Legend of Martial Arts," "Perfect World II," "Zhu Xian," "Chi Bi," "Pocketpet Journey West" and "Battle of the Immortals;" and an online casual game: "Hot Dance Party." While a substantial portion of the revenues are generated in China, the Company's games have been licensed to leading game operators in a number of countries and regions in Asia, Europe and South America. The Company also generates revenues from game operation in North America. The Company plans to continue to explore new and innovative business models and remains deeply committed to maximizing shareholder value over time.

Safe Harbor Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute forward-looking statements under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "future," "plans," "believes" and similar statements. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our limited operating history, our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, our ability to respond to competitive pressure, changes of the regulatory environment in China, and economic slowdown in China and/or elsewhere. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Perfect World's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Perfect World does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law.

For further information, please contact Perfect World Co., Ltd. Vivien Wang Investor Relations Officer Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Web: http://www.pwrd.com/ Christensen Investor Relations Kathy Li Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Roger Hu Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

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CONTACT: Perfect World Co., Ltd., Vivien Wang, Investor Relations Officer,
[phone], Fax [phone], or [e-mail]; Christensen Investor
Relations, Kathy Li, [phone], Fax [phone], or
[e-mail] and Roger Hu, [phone], Fax [phone], or
[e-mail], for Perfect World Co., Ltd.

Web site: http://www.pwrd.com/