Unassociated Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K
 
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the Month of November 2009
 
Commission File Number: 000-50826
 
KONGZHONG CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
35/F, Tengda Plaza, No. 168 Xizhimenwai Street
Beijing, China 100044
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
 
Form 20-F x        Form 40-F ¨
 
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EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit Number 
     
Page
 
           
1.1
 
KongZhong Corporation Announces Resolutions Adopted at the 2009 Annual General Meeting
 
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1.2
 
KongZhong Corporation Reports Unaudited Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
 
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The Press Releases of KongZhong Corporation (the “Company”), constituting Exhibits 1.1 and 1.2 to this Form 6-K, contain statements that may be viewed as “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Such forward-looking statements are, by their nature, subject to significant risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual performance, financial condition or results of operations of the Company to be materially different from any future performance, financial condition or results of operations implied by such forward-looking statements.  Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements that are not historical facts relating to the continued growth of the telecommunications industry in China, the development of the regulatory environment, and the Company’s ability to successfully execute its business strategies.

Such forward-looking statements reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future events and are not a guarantee of future performance.  Actual results may differ materially from information contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including, without limitation, continued competitive pressure in China’s wireless value-added services, wireless media and mobile games industries and the effect of such pressure on prices; unpredictable changes in technology, consumer demand and usage preferences in the market; the state of and any change in the Company’s relationship with China’s telecommunications operators; the Company’s dependence on the billing systems of telecommunications operators for its performance; the outcome of the Company’s investment of operating income generated from the wireless value-added services segment into the development of our wireless Internet segment and mobile games segment; changes in the regulations or policies of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other relevant government authorities; and changes in political, economic, legal and social conditions in China, including the Chinese government’s policies with respect to economic growth, foreign exchange, foreign investment and entry by foreign companies into China’s telecommunications market.  For additional discussion of these risks and uncertainties and other factors, please see the documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this report on Form 6-K.

 
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

KONGZHONG CORPORATION

Date: November 11, 2009
   
   
By:
/s/ Leilei Wang
Name:
Leilei Wang
Title:
Chief Executive Officer

 
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KongZhong Corporation Announces Resolutions Adopted at the 2009 Annual General Meeting

Beijing, China, November 10, 2009 – KongZhong Corporation (NASDAQ: KONG), a leading mobile Internet company in China today announced that at its annual general meeting held in Beijing on November 10, 2009, its shareholders have adopted several resolutions.

Shareholders voted to: re-elect Hope Ni as director for a three-year term, appoint Charles Xue and Hope Ni as Independent Directors of the Company, and reappoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as the Company independent auditor for the fiscal year 2009.

For more detailed information regarding these resolutions, please review the 2009 Annual General Meeting Notice posted at ir.kongzhong.com.

About KongZhong

KongZhong Corporation is a leading mobile Internet company in China.  The Company delivers wireless value-added services to consumers in China through multiple technology platforms including wireless application protocol (WAP), multimedia messaging service (MMS), JavaÔ, short messaging service (SMS), interactive voice response (IVR), and color ring-back tone (CRBT).  The Company operates three wireless Internet sites, Kong.net, Ko.cn and cn.NBA.com, which enable users to access media, entertainment and community content directly from their mobile phones.  The Company also designs and operates mobile games, including mobile online games, JavaÔ games and WAP games.

 
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Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding trends in the wireless value-added services, wireless media and mobile games industries and our future results of operations, financial condition and business prospects.  Although such statements are based on our own information and information from other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on them.  These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual market trends and our results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward looking statements for a variety of reasons.  Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to attract and retain qualified management personnel; the effects of our leadership transition; continued competitive pressure in China’s wireless value-added services, wireless media and mobile games industries and the effect of such pressure on prices; unpredictable changes in technology, consumer demand and usage preferences in the market; the state of and any change in our relationship with China’s telecommunications operators; our dependence on the billing systems of telecommunications operators for our performance; the outcome of our investment of operating income generated from the wireless value-added services segment into the development of our wireless Internet segment and mobile games segment; changes in the regulations or policies of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other relevant government authorities; and changes in political, economic, legal and social conditions in China, including the Chinese government’s policies with respect to economic growth, foreign exchange, foreign investment and entry by foreign companies into China’s telecommunications market.  For additional discussion of these risks and uncertainties and other factors, please see the documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release.

KongZhong Contacts

Investor Contact:
Media Contact:
Jay Chang
Xiaohu Wang
Chief Financial Officer
Manager
Tel.: (+86-10) 8857-6000
Tel: (+86-10) 8857-6000
Fax: (+86-10) 8857-5891
Fax: (+86-10) 8857-5900
E-mail: ir@kongzhong.com
E-mail: xiaohu@kongzhong.com

 
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KongZhong Corporation Reports Unaudited Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Beijing, China, November 11, 2009 – KongZhong Corporation (NASDAQ: KONG), a leading mobile Internet company in China, today announced its unaudited third quarter 2009 financial results.

Third Quarter 2009 Financial Highlights:
(Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all financial statement amounts used in this press release are based on United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and denominated in US dollars)

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Revenues exceeded guidance – Total revenues for the Third Quarter of 2009 (“3Q09”) increased 40% year-over-year and increased 9% quarter-over-quarter to $35.1 million (“mn”), exceeding the Company’s 3Q09 revenue guidance of $34 mn to $35 mn.
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Gross margin stable – Total gross margin was 51% in the 3Q09, stable compared with 51% in 2Q09.
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Net income increased – Net income in 3Q09 was $4.50 mn, a 27% increase compared with 2Q09 net income of $3.55 mn and a net loss in 3Q08.  Basic net income per ADS was $0.13 based on 34.08 mn ADS while diluted net income per ADS was $0.11 based on 39.24mn ADS outstanding as of September 30, 2009.
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Non-GAAP net income increased – Non-GAAP net income was $6.28 mn, a 33% increase compared to 2Q09, while Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS was $0.16 (Non-GAAP Financial Measures are described and reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measures in the section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”)
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Cash and cash equivalents – As of September 30, 2009, the Company had $ 134 mn in cash and cash equivalents.

Commenting on the results, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Leilei Wang, said, “We continued to execute upon our strategy of delivering solid financial performance while continuing to the make long-term investments in KONG.net.

Overall, our mobile games business continued to lead the China market with 20% sequential growth and over 200% year-over-year growth.  We believe we are still in the early development phase of the Chinese mobile game market and through our strong game development capabilities, have become a preferred partner for all the Chinese mobile operators who are seeking to grow the mobile games market in the coming 3G era.

 
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Against the backdrop of stable 3Q financial performance at KONG.net (or WIS), the team has undertaken a number of initiatives, which position us well for strong user growth over the coming year.  For example during the quarter, we announced a strategic alliance with CCTV that will leverage their audience of over 1.0 billion viewers to jointly develop mobile Internet services in China.  Moreover, we also launched the new Ko.cn platform, which we plan to develop into the leading social mobile game platform in China.

Lastly, our WVAS division continued to deliver stable cashflow growth helping to improve the overall profitability of KONG and providing us additional resources as we seek to extend our leadership in mobile games and invest in KONG.net”

Subsequent Events:
 
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In October 2009, we acquired 100% of an online Chinese-language novel Company (“Zhulang”) and its related party (“Success Blueprint”), for an aggregate price of $US 2.34 mn in cash and 1,000,000 ordinary shares (equivalent to 25,000 ADS).  Zhulang is engaged in the management, aggregation and distribution of user-generated and professionally written Chinese novels, mainly focused on the contemporary and martial arts genres (URL: http://www.zhulang.com).  Success Blueprint, a BVI company, is engaged in the management of overseas Chinese novel copyright.  The acquisition of Zhulang will support the development of KONG.net’s mobile novel channel, already one of the leading mobile novel sites in China, to further develop its access to original content and the author community to develop new and more innovative publishing business models based on mobile platforms. Also, we expect Zhulang to support the development of our mobile games business as we leverage content and other copyrights on the Zhulang platform for future mobile game titles.

 
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Financial Results:

   
For the Three
Months Ended 
September 30,
2008
(US$ thousands)
   
For the Three
Months Ended 
June 30,
2009
(US$ thousands)
   
For the Three
Months Ended 
September 30,
2009
(US$ thousands)
 
Revenues
  $ 25,050     $ 32,287     $ 35,091  
WVAS
    22,070       23,925       25,387  
Mobile Games
    2,368       6,802       8,202  
Wireless Internet Service
    612       1,560       1,502  
                         
Cost of Revenue
  $ 13,395     $ 15,733     $ 17,167  
WVAS
    12,135       12,173       13,074  
Mobile Games
    955       2,791       3,341  
Wireless Internet Service
    305       769       752  
                         
Gross profit
  $ 11,655     $ 16,554     $ 17,924  
WVAS
    9,935       11,752       12,313  
Mobile Games
    1,413       4,011       4,861  
Wireless Internet Service
    307       791       750  
                         
Gross profit ratio
    47 %     51 %     51 %
WVAS
    45 %     49 %     49 %
Mobile Games
    60 %     59 %     59 %
Wireless Internet Service
    50 %     51 %     50 %

Revenues

WVAS revenues in 3Q09 increased 15% from 3Q08 and 6% from 2Q09 to $25.39 mn.  Revenues from 2.5G services accounted for approximately 20% of total WVAS revenues while revenues from 2G services represented the remaining 80% in 3Q09.

Total mobile game revenues in 3Q09 were $8.2 mn, a 246% increase from the same period last year and a 21% increase from 2Q09.

Revenues from downloadable games were $7.09 mn or 86% of total mobile game revenues, representing a 274% increase from the same period last year and a 41% sequential increase.  Revenues from downloadable games continued to perform well due to the overall growth of the mobile game market in China and closer partnership with Chinese mobile operators.

 
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Revenues from mobile multi-player online games ("MMO") were $ 1.12 mn, an increase of 134% from the same period last year but a decrease of 37% from 2Q09. The sequential decline was due to a number of factors, including seasonal factors and promotional activities associated with the transition from our older, more established mobile online game, “Tian Jie”, to our more recently launched mobile online game, “Feng Shen”. Revenues from “Tian Jie” accounted for 97% mobile online game revenues, compared to “Feng Shen” which accounted for the remaining 3%.

In 3Q09, revenues from Mobile MMO made up 14% of total mobile game revenues compared to 26% in 2Q09.

Wireless Internet service (“WIS”) revenues were $ 1.50 mn in 3Q09, representing an increase of 146% from the same period last year but a slight decrease of 4% from 2Q09.  In 3Q09, 44% of WIS revenues were from wireless advertising with the remaining 56% from premium services on the Kong.net wireless Internet site, including virtual item sales and cross-selling of our mobile game and WVAS services.

Gross Profit
Total gross profit was $17.92 mn in 3Q09, an 8% increase compared to 2Q09 and a 54% increase compared to the same period last year. Total gross margin was stable in 3Q09 at 51% compared with 51% in 2Q09, and 4% higher compared with 47% in the same period last year.

WVAS gross profit in 3Q09 was $12.31 mn compared to $11.75 mn in 2Q09, a 24% increase compared to the same period last year and a 5% increase from 2Q09. 3Q09 WVAS gross margin was stable at 49% compared to 49% in 2Q09 but higher compared to 45% in the same quarter last year.

Mobile games gross profit for 3Q09 was $ 4.86 mn compared to $4.01 mn in 2Q09 and $1.41 mn in the same period last year, or an increase of 21% and 244% respectively.  Mobile games gross margin was also stable at 59% compared with 59% in 2Q09 and 60% in 3Q08.

Wireless Internet service gross profit for 3Q09 was $0.75 mn compared to $ 0.79 mn in 2Q09 and $0.31 mn in the same period last year. Wireless Internet gross margins were also relatively stable at 50% in 3Q09 compared to 51% in 2Q09.

 
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Operating Expenses

   
For the Three 
Months Ended
September 30,
2008
   
For the Three 
Months Ended
June 30,
2009
   
For the Three 
Months Ended
September 30,
2009
 
Product development
  $ 4,078     $ 4,373     $ 4,829  
Sales and marketing
    5,018       4,453       4,338  
General and administrative
    3,551       3,127       3,430  
Goodwill impairment loss
    21,624       -       -  
Total Operating Expenses
  $ 34,271     $ 11,953     $ 12,597  

Total operating expenses increased 5% sequential to US$ 12.60 mn in 3Q09 compared to US$ 11.95 mn in 2Q09.  We would expect total operating expenses to increase in the coming quarters as we continue to invest in product development and more actively promote KONG.net and other mobile Internet initiatives towards the end of the year.

Product development expenses in 3Q09 were $4.83 mn compared to $4.37 mn in 2Q09 or a 10% sequential increase as we continued to hire additional product development and technology staff for both our KONG.net and mobile game development teams.

Sales and marketing expenses in 3Q09 were $4.34 mn compared to $4.45 mn in 2Q09 and $5.02 mn in the same period last year. Sales and marketing expenses were lower due to a greater focus on more efficient marketing channels for Kong.net and our other businesses.

General and administrative expenses in 3Q09 were $3.43 mn compared to $ 3.13 mn in 2Q09, or an increase of 10% quarter-over-quarter.

The Company’s total headcount increased to 922 as of September 30, 2009 compared to 841 as of June 30, 2009 with product development team increases making up the majority of overall headcount growth.

Earnings
Net income and Non-GAAP net income in 3Q09 were $4.50 mn and $6.28 mn, respectively.  Diluted earnings per ADS and diluted Non-GAAP earnings per ADS were $0.11 and $0.16 for 3Q09, respectively.

 
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Total diluted ADS outstanding as of September 30, 2009 was 39.24 mn, compared to 38.53 mn as of June 30, 2009.

(In weighted average, mn)
 
Basic ADS
   
Diluted ADS
 
Balance as of June 30, 2009
    34.71       38.53  
Less: Share repurchase
    (0.73 )     (0.73 )
Add:  Vested shares and exercised options
    0.10       0.10  
Warrant
    -       0.48  
Outstanding options and nonvested shares
    -       0.86  
Balance as of September 30, 2009
    34.08       39.24  

Balance Sheet
As of September 30, 2009, the Company had $134 mn in cash and cash equivalents.

Stock Repurchase Program:
As of September 30, 2009, a total of 1,868,994 ADS of the Company (representing 74,759,760 ordinary shares), were repurchased at an average price of $6.3501 per ADS as part of the Company’s share repurchase program, which began on November 18, 2008.

Business Outlook (For the 3-month period ending December 31, 2009):
Based on information available on November 12, 2009, the Company expects total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 to be between $37 mn and $38 mn.

Conference Call:
The Company’s management team will conduct a conference call at 8:00 am Beijing time on November 12 (7:00 pm Eastern time and 4:00 pm Pacific time on November 11, 2009).  A webcast of this conference call will be accessible on the Company’s web site at http://ir.kongzhong.com.

 
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KongZhong Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(US$ thousands, except per share data, and share count)
(Unaudited)

   
For the Three 
Months Ended
September 30,
2008
   
For the Three 
Months Ended
June 30,
2009
   
For the Three 
Months Ended
September 30,
2009
 
                   
Revenues
  $ 25,050     $ 32,287     $ 35,091  
Cost of revenues
    13,395       15,733       17,167  
Gross profit
    11,655       16,554       17,924  
Operating expenses
                       
Product development
    4,078       4,373       4,829  
Sales & marketing
    5,018       4,453       4,338  
General & administrative
    3,551       3,127       3,430  
Goodwill impairment loss
    21,624       -       -  
Total operating expenses
    34,271       11,953       12,597  
Operating profit (loss)
    (22,616 )     4,601       5,327  
Interest income
    1,134       765       717  
Investment income
    -       -       117  
Interest expense on convertible notes
    -       223       234  
Income  before tax expense
    (21,482 )     5,143       5,927  
Income tax expense
    89       1,594       1,431  
Net income (loss)
  $ (21,571 )   $ 3,549     $ 4,496  
                         
Basic earnings (loss) per ADS
  $ (0.61 )   $ 0.10     $ 0.13  
Diluted earnings (loss)  per ADS
  $ (0.61 )   $ 0.09     $ 0.11  
Weighted average ADS outstanding (mn)
    35.63       34.71       34.08  
Weighted average ADS used in diluted EPS calculation (mn)
    35.63       38.53       39.24  

 
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 KongZhong Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(US$ thousands)
(Unaudited)

   
For the Nine Months
Ended 
September 30, 2008
   
For the Nine
Months Ended 
September 30, 2009
 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
           
Net Income (Loss)
  $ (21,183 )   $ 10,567  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
               
provided by operating activities
               
Share-based compensation
    1,862       2,963  
Depreciation and amortization
    2,204       2,058  
Disposal of property and equipment
    -       (4 )
Goodwill impairment loss
    21,624       -  
Amortization of the debt discount
    -       202  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
    5,236       (8,429 )
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
    9,743       7,357  
                 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
               
Purchases of subsidiaries, net of cash US$330 acquired
    -       (4,433 )
Purchase of property and equipment
    (1,277 )     (1,167 )
Proceeds from disposal of property
    -       4  
Purchase of long-term investment
    (2,964 )     -  
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
    (4,241 )     (5,596 )
                 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
               
Proceeds from issuance of Convertible Note
    -       6,620  
Proceeds from exercise of share options
    -       603  
Stock Repurchase
    -       (11,107 )
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
    -       (3,884 )
                 
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes
    7,043       75  
                 
Net increase  in Cash and Cash Equivalents
  $ 12,545     $ (2,048 )
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period
  $ 122,343     $ 136,054  
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period
  $ 134,888     $ 134,006  

 
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KongZhong Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 (US$ thousands)
(Unaudited)

   
September 30,
2008
   
June 30,
2009
   
September 30,
2009
 
                   
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 134,888     $ 132,004     $ 134,006  
Accounts receivable (net)
    16,457       21,386       23,463  
Other current assets
    2,742       6,121       6,745  
Total current assets
    154,087       159,511       164,214  
                         
Rental deposits
    525       568       582  
Intangible assets (net)
    831       2,165       1,849  
Property and equipment (net)
    3,286       3,307       3,107  
Long-term investments
    2,964       2,964       2,964  
Goodwill
    15,776       21,244       21,262  
Total assets
  $ 177,469     $ 189,759     $ 193,978  
                         
Accounts payable
  $ 10,529     $ 11,622     $ 11,161  
Other current liabilities
    5,806       11,753       10,479  
Total current liabilities
    16,335       23,375       21,640  
                         
Convertible notes
 
- 
      2,687       2,767  
Non-current deferred tax liability
    112       451        400  
Total liabilities
  $ 16,447     $ 26,513     $ 24,807  
   
 
                 
Shareholders’ equity
    161,022       163,246       169,171  
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity
  $ 177,469     $ 189,759     $ 193,978  

 
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
To supplement the unaudited condensed statements of income presented in accordance with US GAAP, the Company uses non-GAAP financial measures (Non-GAAP Financial Measures) of net income and net income per diluted ADS, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain infrequent or unusual or non-cash based expenses, gains and losses. The Non-GAAP Financial Measures are provided as additional information to help both management and investors compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent and more meaningful basis and enhance investors’ overall understanding of the Company’s current financial performance and prospects for the future.
 
The Non-GAAP Financial Measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results.  In addition, our calculation of the Non-GAAP Financial Measures may be different from the calculation used by other companies, and therefore comparability may be limited.
 
For the periods presented, the Company’s non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted ADS exclude, as applicable, the amortization of intangibles, share-based compensation expense and interest expense on convertible notes.
 
Reconciliation of the Company’s Non-GAAP financial measures to the GAAP financial measures is set forth below.
 
   
For the Three
Months Ended 
September 30,
2008
(US$ thousands)
   
For the Three
Months Ended 
June 30,
2009
(US$ thousands)
   
For the Three
Months Ended 
September 30,
2009
(US$ thousands)
 
GAAP Net  Income (Loss)
  $ (21,571 )   $ 3,549     $ 4,496  
Share-based compensation
    604       721       1,229  
Financial expense on convertible notes
    -       223       234  
Goodwill impairment loss
    21,624       -       -  
Amortization of intangibles
    152       215       319  
Non-GAAP Net Income
  $ 809     $ 4,708     $ 6,278  
                         
Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS (Note 1)
  $ 0.02     $ 0.12     $ 0.16  

Note 1: The non-GAAP adjusted net income per ADS is computed using non-GAAP net income and number of ADS used in GAAP diluted EPS calculation, where the number of ADS is adjusted for dilution due to employee share based compensation and warrant.

 
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About KongZhong:

KongZhong Corporation is a leading mobile Internet company in China.  The Company delivers wireless value-added services to consumers in China through multiple technology platforms including WAP, multimedia messaging service (MMS), JAVATM, short messaging service (SMS), interactive voice response (IVR), and color ring-back tone (CRBT).  The Company operates three wireless Internet sites, Kong.net, Ko.cn and cn.NBA.com, which enable users to access media, entertainment and community content directly from their mobile phones.  The Company also designs and operates mobile games, including mobile online games, JAVA games and WAP games.

Safe Harbor Statement:

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding trends in the wireless value-added services, wireless media and mobile games industries and our future results of operations, financial condition and business prospects.  Although such statements are based on our own information and information from other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on them.  These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual market trends and our results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward looking statements for a variety of reasons.  Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, continued competitive pressure in China’s wireless value-added services, wireless media and mobile games industries and the effect of such pressure on prices; unpredictable changes in technology, consumer demand and usage preferences in the market; the state of and any change in our relationship with China’s telecommunications operators; our dependence on the billing systems of telecommunications operators for our performance; the outcome of our investment of operating income generated from the WVAS segment into the development of our wireless Internet segment and mobile games segment; changes in the regulations or policies of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other relevant government authorities; and changes in political, economic, legal and social conditions in China, including the Chinese government’s policies with respect to economic growth, foreign exchange, foreign investment and entry by foreign companies into China’s telecommunications market.  For additional discussion of these risks and uncertainties and other factors, please see the documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release.

 
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KongZhong Contacts:

Investor Contact:
Media Contact:
Jay Chang
Xiaohu Wang
Chief Financial Officer
Manager
Tel.:
(+86-10) 8857 6000
Tel:
(+86-10) 8857 6000
Fax:
(+86-10) 8857 5891
Fax:
(+86-10) 8857 5900
E-mail:
ir@kongzhong.com
E-mail: xiaohu@kongzhong.com
 
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