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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 20-F





(Mark One)

 ̈Registration statement pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

or

xAnnual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

or

 ̈Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period
from  to

or

 ̈Shell company report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report

Commission file number: 001-34982

E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as
specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of Registrants name into English)

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

21/F, Jing An Center

No.8 North Third Ring Road East

Chaoyang District, Beijing 100028

Peoples Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

Jun Zou, Chief Financial Officer

Telephone: (86 10) 5799-2666

Email: zoujun@dangdang.com

Facsimile: (86 10) 5799-2100

21/F, Jing An Center

No.8 North Third Ring Road East

Chaoyang District, Beijing 100028

Peoples Republic of China





(Name, Telephone,
Email and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)





Securities
registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

|                                                                         |  |                                          
|------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | -----------------------------------------
|Title of Each Class                                                      |  | Name of Each Exchange on Which
Registered
|American depositary shares, each representing
five Class A common shares |  | New York Stock Exchange                  
|                                                                         | 
|Common shares, par value US$0.0001 per share                             |  | New York Stock Exchange*                 

* Not for trading, but
only in connection with the listing on The New York Stock Exchange of American depositary shares (ADSs).







Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None





(Title of
Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

None





(Title of
Class)

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Issuers classes of capital or common stock as of
the close of the period covered by the annual report.

279,517,750 Class A common shares, par value US$0.0001 per share,
and 131,916,660 Class B common shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, as of December 31, 2012.

Indicate by check mark if
the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act.    Yes  ̈    No x

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.    Yes  ̈    No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days.    Yes x    No  ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such
files).    Yes x    No  ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):



|                                              |  |                     |  |                         |  |                            
|--------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------- |  | ----------------------- |  | ---------------------------
|Large accelerated filer  ̈                     |  | Accelerated filer x |  | Non-accelerated filer  ̈ |  | Smaller reporting company  ̈
|(Do not check if a smaller reporting
company)

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial
statements included in this filing:

U.S.
GAAP        x

International Financial
Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards

Board                  ̈

Other                   ̈

If Other has been checked in response to the previous question,
indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

Item 17              
 ̈

Item 18              
 ̈

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is
a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ̈    No x

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.    Yes  ̈    No  ̈



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TABLE OF CONTENTS



|                            |  |                                                                              |    |  |    | 
|--------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -- |  | -- | 
|                            | 
|INTRODUCTION                |  |                                                                              | 1  | 
|                            | 
|FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION |  |                                                                              | 1  | 
|                            | 
|PART I                      |  |                                                                              | 2  | 
|                            |  |                                                                             
|Item 1.                     |  | Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers                        |    |  | 2  | 
|Item 2.                     |  | Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable                                      |    |  | 2  | 
|Item 3.                     |  | Key Information                                                              |    |  | 2  | 
|Item 4.                     |  | Information on the Company                                                   |    |  | 30 | 
|Item 4A.                    |  | Unresolved Staff Comments                                                    |    |  | 47 | 
|Item 5.                     |  | Operating and Financial Review and Prospects                                 |    |  | 47 | 
|Item 6.                     |  | Directors, Senior Management and Employees                                   |    |  | 60 | 
|Item 7.                     |  | Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions                            |    |  | 70 | 
|Item 8.                     |  | Financial Information                                                        |    |  | 71 | 
|Item 9.                     |  | The Offer and Listing                                                        |    |  | 71 | 
|Item 10.                    |  | Additional Information                                                       |    |  | 72 | 
|Item 11.                    |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                   |    |  | 80 | 
|Item 12.                    |  | Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities                       |    |  | 81 | 
|                            | 
|PART II                     |  |                                                                              | 83 | 
|                            |  |                                                                             
|Item 13.                    |  | Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies                              |    |  | 83 | 
|Item 14.                    |  | Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds |    |  | 83 | 
|Item 15.                    |  | Controls and Procedures                                                      |    |  | 83 | 
|Item 16A.                   |  | Audit Committee Financial Expert                                             |    |  | 84 | 
|Item 16B.                   |  | Code of Ethics                                                               |    |  | 84 | 
|Item 16C.                   |  | Principal Accountant Fees and Services                                       |    |  | 85 | 
|Item 16D.                   |  | Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees                   |    |  | 85 | 
|Item 16E.                   |  | Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers       |    |  | 85 | 
|Item 16F.                   |  | Change in Registrants Certifying Accountant                                 |    |  | 85 | 
|Item 16G.                   |  | Corporate Governance                                                         |    |  | 85 | 
|Item 16H.                   |  | Mine Safety Disclosure                                                       |    |  | 85 | 
|                            | 
|PART III                    |  |                                                                              | 85 | 
|                            |  |                                                                             
|Item 17.                    |  | Financial Statements                                                         |    |  | 85 | 
|Item 18.                    |  | Financial Statements                                                         |    |  | 85 | 
|Item 19.                    |  | Exhibits                                                                     |    |  | 86 | 
|                            |  |                                                                             
|SIGNATURES                  |  |                                                                              |    |  | 89 | 



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INTRODUCTION

Except where the context otherwise requires and for the purpose of this annual report only:



| |  |  | we, us, our company, our and Dangdang refer to E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc., a Cayman
Islands company, and its PRC subsidiaries, Beijing Dangdang Information Technology Co., Ltd., Wuxi Dangdang Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Dangdang Information Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. and, in the context of describing our operations and
consolidated financial information, also include its consolidated affiliated PRC entity, Beijing Dangdang Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd., and its subsidiary Wuxi Dangdang Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd.;
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | China or PRC refers to the Peoples Republic of China, excluding Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau;
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | shares or common shares refers to our Class A and Class B common shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, preferred
shares refers to our series A, series B and series C convertible preferred shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, which were automatically converted into Class B common shares upon the completion of our companys initial public offering
in December 2010; in November 2010, our shareholders approved a 1:10 share split of our authorized and outstanding share capital with retrospective effect. All presentation of share capital information in this annual report is shown giving effect to
the 1:10 share split;
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | ADSs refers to our American depositary shares, each of which represents five Class A common shares;
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | all references to RMB or Renminbi refer to the legal currency of China; and
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | all references to US$, dollars or U.S. dollars refer to the legal currency of the United States.
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This annual report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of
historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or
implied by the forward-looking statements.

You can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as
may, will, expect, anticipate, aim, estimate, intend, plan, believe, likely to or other similar expressions. We have based these
forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. These
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:



| |  |  | our growth strategies;
| | - |  | ----------------------



| |  |  | our future business development, results of operations and financial condition;
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | trends and competition in Chinas B2C e-commerce market;
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | expected changes in our revenues and certain cost and expense items; and
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------

You should read thoroughly this annual report and the documents that we refer to in this annual report with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from and worse than
what we expect. Other sections of this annual report include additional factors which could adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in an evolving environment. New risk factors and uncertainties emerge from time
to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.



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You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We
undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

PART I



|Item 1. | Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers
|------- | -----------------------------------------------------

Not applicable.



|Item 2. | Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable
|------- | ---------------------------------------

Not applicable.



|Item 3. | Key Information
|------- | ---------------



|A. | Selected Financial Data
|-- | -----------------------

The following table presents the selected consolidated financial information for our company. The selected consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) data for the three years ended
December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and the consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2011 and 2012 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements which are included in this annual report beginning on
page F-1. The selected consolidated balance sheet data for the year ended December 31, 2010 have been derived from our audited consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2010, which is not included in this annual report. The
selected consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) data for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009 and the selected consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2008 and 2009 have been derived from our audited
consolidated financial statements which are not included in this annual report. Our audited consolidated financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Our historical results for any period are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any future period. You should read the
following selected financial information in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes and the information under Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects included elsewhere in this annual report.



|                                                             |  |                                 |         |  |      |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |      |           |  |     |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------------------- | ------- |  | ---- |  | --------- | ---- |  |  | --------- |  |  | ---- | --------- |  | --- |  | --------- |  |  |  | ------- | 
|                                                             |  | For the Year Ended December 31, |        
|                                                             |  | 2008                            |         |  | 2009 |  |           | 2010 |  |  | 2011      |  |  | 2012 |          
|                                                             |  | RMB                             |         |  | RMB  |  |           | RMB  |  |  | RMB       |  |  | RMB  |           |  | US$ | 
|                                                             |  | (in thousands)                  |        
|Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Data: |  |                                 |         |  |      |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |      |           |  |     |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Net revenues:                                                |  |                                 |         |  |      |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |      |           |  |     |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Product revenue                                              |  |                                 |         |  |      |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |      |           |  |     |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Media                                                        |  |                                 | 697,681 |  |      |  | 1,297,120 |      |  |  | 1,863,431 |  |  |      | 2,457,423 |  |     |  | 3,252,511 |  |  |  | 522,064 | 
|General Merchandise                                          |  |                                 | 66,829  |  |      |  | 152,976   |      |  |  | 392,090   |  |  |      | 1,094,087 |  |     |  | 1,768,292 |  |  |  | 283,831 | 
|                                                             |  |                                 |         |  |      |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |      |           |  |     |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|                                                             |  |                                 | 764,510 |  |      |  | 1,450,096 |      |  |  | 2,255,521 |  |  |      | 3,551,510 |  |     |  | 5,020,803 |  |  |  | 805,895 | 
|Other revenue                                                |  |                                 | 1,550   |  |      |  | 7,556     |      |  |  | 26,159    |  |  |      | 67,462    |  |     |  | 173,006   |  |  |  | 27,769  | 
|                                                             |  |                                 |         |  |      |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |      |           |  |     |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Total net revenues                                           |  |                                 | 766,060 |  |      |  | 1,457,652 |      |  |  | 2,281,680 |  |  |      | 3,618,972 |  |     |  | 5,193,809 |  |  |  | 833,664 | 



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|                                                                |  | For the Year Ended December 31, |            
|                                                                |  | 2008                            |             |   | 2009 |  |             | 2010 |  |  | 2011        |   |  | 2012 |            
|                                                                |  | RMB                             |             |   | RMB  |  |             | RMB  |  |  | RMB         |   |  | RMB  |             |   | US$ | 
|                                                                |  | (in thousands)                  |            
|Cost of revenues                                                |  |                                 | (638,817    | ) |      |  | (1,129,961  | )    |  |  | (1,775,881  | ) |  |      | (3,118,365  | ) |     |  | (4,469,455  | ) |  |  | (717,397    | )
|                                                                |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Gross profit                                                    |  |                                 | 127,243     |   |      |  | 327,691     |      |  |  | 505,799     |   |  |      | 500,607     |   |     |  | 724,354     |   |  |  | 116,267     |  
|Operating expenses(1):                                          |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Fulfillment                                                     |  |                                 | (120,837    | ) |      |  | (201,270    | )    |  |  | (286,443    | ) |  |      | (474,506    | ) |     |  | (736,191    | ) |  |  | (118,167    | )
|Marketing                                                       |  |                                 | (40,766     | ) |      |  | (38,473     | )    |  |  | (76,669     | ) |  |      | (150,313    | ) |     |  | (195,938    | ) |  |  | (31,450     | )
|Technology and content                                          |  |                                 | (26,436     | ) |      |  | (38,989     | )    |  |  | (64,682     | ) |  |      | (89,616     | ) |     |  | (153,267    | ) |  |  | (24,601     | )
|General and administrative                                      |  |                                 | (26,991     | ) |      |  | (38,021     | )    |  |  | (67,903     | ) |  |      | (84,113     | ) |     |  | (137,473    | ) |  |  | (22,066     | )
|Government grants                                               |  |                                 |            |   |      |  |            |      |  |  | 4,805       |   |  |      | 13,603      |   |     |  | 9,216       |   |  |  | 1,479       |  
|                                                                |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|(Loss) income from operations                                   |  |                                 | (87,787     | ) |      |  | 10,938      |      |  |  | 14,907      |   |  |      | (284,338    | ) |     |  | (489,299    | ) |  |  | (78,538     | )
|                                                                |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|(Loss) income before income taxes                               |  |                                 | (81,757     | ) |      |  | 16,916      |      |  |  | 18,721      |   |  |      | (204,161    | ) |     |  | (443,851    | ) |  |  | (71,243     | )
|Income tax benefit (expense)                                    |  |                                 |            |   |      |  |            |      |  |  | 12,061      |   |  |      | (24,326     | ) |     |  |            |   |  |  |            |  
|Net (loss) income                                               |  |                                 | (81,757     | ) |      |  | 16,916      |      |  |  | 30,782      |   |  |      | (228,487    | ) |     |  | (443,851    | ) |  |  | (71,243     | )
|                                                                |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Deemed dividend on Series C convertible preferred shares        |  |                                 |            |   |      |  |            |      |  |  | (1,779      | ) |  |      |            |   |     |  |            |   |  |  |            |  
|                                                                |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders           |  |                                 | (81,757     | ) |      |  | 16,916      |      |  |  | 29,003      |   |  |      | (228,487    | ) |     |  | (443,851    | ) |  |  | (71,243     | )
|                                                                |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|(Loss) income per common share:                                 |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Basic(2)                                                        |  |                                 | (0.47       | ) |      |  |            |      |  |  | 0.02        |   |  |      | (0.58       | ) |     |  | (1.11       | ) |  |  | (0.18       | )
|Diluted(2)                                                      |  |                                 | (0.47       | ) |      |  |            |      |  |  | 0.02        |   |  |      | (0.58       | ) |     |  | (1.11       | ) |  |  | (0.18       | )
|Shares used in (loss) income per share computation:             |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Common shares:                                                  |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Basic                                                           |  |                                 | 175,644,260 |   |      |  | 175,644,260 |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                 | 175,644,260 |   |      |  | 175,644,260 |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Class A common shares:                                          |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Basic                                                           |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  | 6,712,195   |   |  |      | 188,572,218 |   |     |  | 267,707,132 |   |  |  | 267,707,132 |  
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  | 216,359,263 |   |  |      | 394,059,092 |   |     |  | 399,623,792 |   |  |  | 399,623,792 |  
|Class B common shares:                                          |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Basic                                                           |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  | 181,562,768 |   |  |      | 205,486,874 |   |     |  | 131,916,660 |   |  |  | 131,916,660 |  
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  | 181,562,768 |   |  |      | 205,486,874 |   |     |  | 131,916,660 |   |  |  | 131,916,660 |  
|Other comprehensive loss, net of tax of nil:                    |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Foreign currency translation adjustment                         |  |                                 |            |   |      |  | (13         | )    |  |  | (9,009      | ) |  |      | (66,198     | ) |     |  | (3,730      | ) |  |  | (599        | )
|                                                                |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common shareholders |  |                                 | (81,757     | ) |      |  | 16,903      |      |  |  | 21,773      |   |  |      | (294,685    | ) |     |  | (447,581    | ) |  |  | (71,842     | )
|                                                                |  |                                 |             |   |      |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |      |             |   |     |  |             |   |  |  |             |  



Notes:



|(1) | Share-based compensation expenses were allocated in operating expenses as follows:
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|                                        |  | For the Year Ended December 31,                     |      
|                                        |  | 2008                                                |       |  | 2009 |  |       | 2010 |  |  | 2011   |  |  | 2012 |       
|                                        |  | RMB                                                 |       |  | RMB  |  |       | RMB  |  |  | RMB    |  |  | RMB  |        |  | US$ | 
|                                        |  | (in thousands, except for share and per share data) |      
|Fulfillment                             |  |                                                     | 469   |  |      |  | 764   |      |  |  | 1,096  |  |  |      | 1,491  |  |     |  | 1,922  |  |  |  | 309   | 
|Marketing                               |  |                                                     | 105   |  |      |  | 131   |      |  |  | 233    |  |  |      | 300    |  |     |  | 332    |  |  |  | 53    | 
|Technology and content                  |  |                                                     | 270   |  |      |  | 479   |      |  |  | 787    |  |  |      | 1,372  |  |     |  | 1,015  |  |  |  | 163   | 
|General and administrative              |  |                                                     | 1,519 |  |      |  | 2,623 |      |  |  | 8,184  |  |  |      | 8,294  |  |     |  | 7,918  |  |  |  | 1,271 | 
|                                        |  |                                                     |       |  |      |  |       |      |  |  |        |  |  |      |        |  |     |  |        |  |  |  |       | 
|Total share-based compensation expenses |  |                                                     | 2,363 |  |      |  | 3,997 |      |  |  | 10,300 |  |  |      | 11,457 |  |     |  | 11,187 |  |  |  | 1,796 | 
|                                        |  |                                                     |       |  |      |  |       |      |  |  |        |  |  |      |        |  |     |  |        |  |  |  |       | 



|(2) | Prior to our December 2010 initial public offering, each holder of Series A, Series B and Series C convertible preferred shares was entitled to dividends at the rate of
US$0.0112, US$0.0172 and US$0.0438 per share per annum (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations or splits with respect to such shares), respectively, prior and in preference to any declaration or payment of any dividend (payable other than
in common shares) on the common shares. Prior to June 2010, each holder of Series C convertible preferred shares was entitled to dividends at the rate of US$0.0534 per share per annum. For each of the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and
2010, the basic and diluted (loss) income per share were calculated using the two class method taking into consideration of the preferred dividends that each preferred shareholder was entitled to.
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The following table presents a summary of our consolidated balance sheet data as of the dates set forth
below:



|                                        |  |                                 |          |   |      |  |          |      |  |  |           |   |  |      |           |   |     |  |            |   |  |  |          |  
|--------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | -------- | - | ---- |  | -------- | ---- |  |  | --------- | - |  | ---- | --------- | - | --- |  | ---------- | - |  |  | -------- | -
|                                        |  | For the Year Ended December 31, |         
|                                        |  | 2008                            |          |   | 2009 |  |          | 2010 |  |  | 2011      |   |  | 2012 |          
|                                        |  | RMB                             |          |   | RMB  |  |          | RMB  |  |  | RMB       |   |  | RMB  |           |   | US$ | 
|                                        |  | (in thousands)                  |         
|Summary Consolidated Balance Sheet Data |  |                                 |          |   |      |  |          |      |  |  |           |   |  |      |           |   |     |  |            |  
|                                        |  |                                 |          |   |      | 
|Cash and cash equivalents               |  |                                 | 66,509   |   |      |  | 75,759   |      |  |  | 1,691,906 |   |  |      | 192,962   |   |     |  | 432,703    |   |  |  | 69,454   |  
|Restricted cash                         |  |                                 |         |   |      |  |         |      |  |  |          |   |  |      |          |   |     |  | 709,417    |   |  |  | 113,869  |  
|Time deposits                           |  |                                 |         |   |      |  |         |      |  |  |          |   |  |      | 1,178,839 |   |     |  | 492,445    |   |  |  | 79,043   |  
|Held-to-maturity investments            |  |                                 | 50,000   |   |      |  | 90,000   |      |  |  |          |   |  |      | 20,000    |   |     |  |           |   |  |  |         |  
|Inventories                             |  |                                 | 300,813  |   |      |  | 540,744  |      |  |  | 896,273   |   |  |      | 1,583,283 |   |     |  | 1,485,579  |   |  |  | 238,452  |  
|Accounts receivable, net                |  |                                 | 8,025    |   |      |  | 11,764   |      |  |  | 17,802    |   |  |      | 67,369    |   |     |  | 56,610     |   |  |  | 9,087    |  
|Total assets                            |  |                                 | 463,821  |   |      |  | 800,905  |      |  |  | 2,801,457 |   |  |      | 3,285,742 |   |     |  | 3,583,126  |   |  |  | 575,132  |  
|Accounts payable                        |  |                                 | 372,253  |   |      |  | 618,062  |      |  |  | 865,953   |   |  |      | 1,485,943 |   |     |  | 1,563,787  |   |  |  | 251,005  |  
|Non-current liabilities                 |  |                                 |         |   |      |  |         |      |  |  |          |   |  |      | 1,903     |   |     |  | 33,966     |   |  |  | 5,452    |  
|Convertible preferred shares:           |  |                                 |          |   |      |  |          |      |  |  |           |   |  |      |           |   |     |  |            |   |  |  |          |  
|Series A                                |  |                                 | 51,314   |   |      |  | 51,314   |      |  |  |          |   |  |      |          |   |     |  |           |   |  |  |         |  
|Series B                                |  |                                 | 57,001   |   |      |  | 57,001   |      |  |  |          |   |  |      |          |   |     |  |           |   |  |  |         |  
|Series C                                |  |                                 | 209,716  |   |      |  | 209,716  |      |  |  |          |   |  |      |          |   |     |  |           |   |  |  |         |  
|Common shares                           |  |                                 | 151      |   |      |  | 151      |      |  |  |          |   |  |      |          |   |     |  |           |   |  |  |         |  
|Class A common shares                   |  |                                 |         |   |      |  |         |      |  |  | 71        |   |  |      | 197       |   |     |  | 200        |   |  |  | 32       |  
|Class B common shares                   |  |                                 |         |   |      |  |         |      |  |  | 223       |   |  |      | 103       |   |     |  | 103        |   |  |  | 17       |  
|Accumulated deficit                     |  |                                 | (397,483 | ) |      |  | (380,567 | )    |  |  | (351,564  | ) |  |      | (580,051  | ) |     |  | (1,023,902 | ) |  |  | (164,347 | )
|Total shareholders (deficit) equity    |  |                                 | (291,443 | ) |      |  | (270,543 | )    |  |  | 1,414,257 |   |  |      | 1,157,786 |   |     |  | 739,499    |   |  |  | 118,699  |  

Exchange Rate Information

Our reporting currency is the Renminbi because our business is primarily conducted in China and substantially all of our revenues and expenses are denominated in Renminbi. This annual report contains
translations of Renminbi amounts into U.S. dollars at specific rates solely for the convenience of the reader. The conversion of Renminbi into U.S. dollars in this annual report is based on the rate certified for customs purposes by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from Renminbi to U.S. dollars and from U.S. dollars to Renminbi in this annual report were made at a rate of RMB6.2301 to US$1.00, the rate in effect as of December 31, 2012. We
make no representation that any Renminbi or U.S. dollar amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars or Renminbi, as the case may be, at any particular rate, the rates stated below, or at all. The PRC government imposes control
over its foreign currency reserves in part through direct regulation of the conversion of Renminbi into foreign exchange and through restrictions on foreign trade. On April 5, 2013, the rate was RMB6.20 to US$1.00.

The following table sets forth information concerning exchange rates between the Renminbi and the U.S. dollar for the periods indicated.
These rates are provided solely for your convenience and are not necessarily the exchange rates that we used in this annual report or will use in the preparation of our periodic reports or any other information to be provided to you.



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|                        |  | Certified Exchange Rate |       
|Period                  |  | Period End              |        | Average(1) |  | Low    |  |  | High   | 
|                        |  | (RMB per US$1.00)       |       
|2008                    |  |                         | 6.8225 |            |  | 6.9193 |  |  | 7.2946 |  |  |  | 6.7800 | 
|2009                    |  |                         | 6.8259 |            |  | 6.8295 |  |  | 6.8470 |  |  |  | 6.8176 | 
|2010                    |  |                         | 6.6000 |            |  | 6.7603 |  |  | 6.8305 |  |  |  | 6.6000 | 
|2011                    |  |                         | 6.2939 |            |  | 6.4475 |  |  | 6.6364 |  |  |  | 6.2939 | 
|2012                    |  |                         | 6.2301 |            |  | 6.2990 |  |  | 6.3879 |  |  |  | 6.2221 | 
|October                 |  |                         | 6.2372 |            |  | 6.2627 |  |  | 6.2877 |  |  |  | 6.2372 | 
|November                |  |                         | 6.2265 |            |  | 6.2338 |  |  | 6.2454 |  |  |  | 6.2221 | 
|December                |  |                         | 6.2301 |            |  | 6.2328 |  |  | 6.2502 |  |  |  | 6.2251 | 
|2013                    |  |                         |        |            |  |        |  |  |        |  |  |  |        | 
|January                 |  |                         | 6.2186 |            |  | 6.2215 |  |  | 6.2303 |  |  |  | 6.2134 | 
|February                |  |                         | 6.2213 |            |  | 6.2323 |  |  | 6.2438 |  |  |  | 6.2213 | 
|March                   |  |                         | 6.2108 |            |  | 6.2154 |  |  | 6.2246 |  |  |  | 6.2105 | 
|April (through April 5) |  |                         | 6.2005 |            |  | 6.2008 |  |  | 6.2078 |  |  |  | 6.1962 | 





Source: Federal Reserve Statistical Release



|(1) | Annual averages are calculated by using the average of the exchange rates on the last day of each month during the relevant year. Monthly averages are calculated by
using the average of the daily rates during the relevant month.
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B. Capitalization and Indebtedness

Not applicable.

C.
Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

D. Risk Factors

Risks
Related to Our Business

Our business depends heavily on the market recognition and reputation of our dangdang.com
brand, and any harm to our brand or failure to maintain and enhance our brand recognition may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We believe that the market recognition and reputation of our dangdang.com brand have significantly contributed to the success of
our business. Maintaining and enhancing the recognition and reputation of our brand are critical to our success and ability to compete. Many factors, some of which are beyond our control, are important to maintaining and enhancing our brand and may
negatively impact our brand and reputation if not properly managed, such as:



| |  |  | our ability to maintain a convenient and reliable user experience as consumer preferences evolve and as we expand into new product categories and new
business lines;
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| |  |  | our ability to increase brand awareness among existing and potential customers through various means of marketing and promotional activities;
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| |  |  | the efficiency, reliability and service quality of our courier service providers;
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| |  |  | our ability to effectively control the product and service quality of third-party merchants and to monitor service performance of third parties as we
continue to develop our marketplace program; and
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| |  |  | any negative media publicity about e-commerce or security or product quality problems of other e-commerce websites in China.
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In 2011, we attracted negative publicity due to our cancellation of orders for some books and general
merchandise products, which were posted for sale on our website at prices substantially below costs due to clerical errors. A number of customers have filed or threaten to file lawsuits related to the cancellation of these orders in Chinese courts.
While the overall amount in dispute is relatively small, to the extent that these lawsuits attract negative media attention, our reputation will be adversely affected. If we are unable to maintain our reputation, further enhance our brand
recognition and increase positive awareness of our website, our results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

We depend heavily on the continued success of our core business of selling books and other media products online, and any event
that adversely affects our sales of books and other media products could harm our business and results of operations.

From our inception, we have primarily focused on the sale of books online and historically a majority of our total net revenues have been
derived from selling books and other media products online, which accounted for 81.7%, 67.9% and 62.6% of our total net revenues in 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively. We expect that sales of books and other media products will continue to grow and
comprise a majority of our total net revenues in the near future. While we have increased the marketing of various general merchandise products and will continue to expand our product offerings to gradually diversify our revenue sources, sales of
these new categories of products may not increase to a level that would reduce our dependence on books and other media products. In addition, customers who purchase books and other media products on our website also constitute a majority of
customers who purchase general merchandise products. If we cannot successfully attract or retain our book and other media product customers, the number of our customers for, and sales of, general merchandise products may decline. Furthermore, the
development and increasing popularity of electronic books and digital content, which have already achieved success in the U.S. and other countries, may negatively impact our book sales online. Our sales of books and other media products may also be
materially and negatively affected by sales of pirated books or other media products, which is a continuing problem in China. Any event that results in a reduction in our sales of books and other media products could materially and adversely affect
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If we are unable to improve profitability, we may continue to experience losses in the
future.

We incurred net losses in all periods prior to 2009 and in 2011 and 2012. We cannot assure you that we can
improve profitability or avoid net losses in the future. Although we experienced significant revenue growth in recent periods, such growth rates may not be sustainable and may decrease in the future. In addition, our ability to be profitable depends
on the revenues that we can generate from our businesses, which are affected by factors out of our control, such as the level of price competition in the market, and our ability to control our costs and operating expenses, which we expect will
increase as we expand our business. We incurred in the past and expect to continue to incur in future periods share-based compensation expenses, which will negatively impact our operating results. If competition remains intense and we fail to
increase revenues at the rate we anticipate or if our costs and operating expenses increase without a commensurate increase in our revenues, our business, financial condition and results of operations will be negatively affected.

If we are unable to manage our growth or execute our strategies effectively, our business and prospects may be materially and
adversely affected.

We have experienced a period of rapid growth and expansion that has placed, and continues to
place, significant strain on our management and resources. To accommodate our growth, we anticipate that we will need to implement a variety of new and upgraded operational and financial systems, procedures and controls, including the improvement of
our accounting and other internal management systems. We will also need to continue to expand, train, manage and motivate our workforce and manage our relationships with customers, suppliers, third-party service providers and third-party merchants.
Our strategies also include broadening our product offerings, including general merchandise product offerings in particular, which will require us to introduce new product categories and work with different groups of suppliers and address the needs
of different kinds of consumers. We launched an e-book platform to further enhance our customers shopping experience in December 2011, and currently offer approximately 90,000 book titles through the e-book platform. Given our relative
unfamiliarity with many of these new product offerings, we may incur significant costs in trying to expand our offerings into these new product categories or fail to successfully execute the roll-out of these new product offerings. All of these
endeavors involve risks, and will require substantial management effort and significant additional expenditures. We cannot assure you that we will be able to manage our growth or execute our strategies effectively, and any failure to do so may have
a material adverse effect on our business and prospects.

Our success depends on our ability to identify and respond to
constantly changing consumer preferences.

The e-commerce and retail industries are subject to changing consumer
preferences. Consequently, we must stay abreast of emerging lifestyle and consumer trends and anticipate trends that will appeal to existing and potential customers. If our customers cannot find their desired products on our website, they may stop
purchasing products on our website, stop visiting our website or visit less often. If we do not anticipate, identify and respond effectively to consumer preferences or changes in consumer trends at an early stage, we may not be able to generate the
desired level of sales. Such circumstances could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We face intense competition, and if we do not compete successfully against existing and new competitors, we may lose market share and customers.

The online retail environment for our products is intensely competitive. Our current or potential competitors include: (1) other B2C
e-commerce companies; (2) physical retailers, catalog retailers, publishers, distributors and manufacturers of our products, many of which possess significant brand recognition, sales volume and customer bases, and some of which currently sell,
or in the future may sell, products or services through the internet; and (3) a number of indirect competitors, including internet portals and internet search engines that are involved in e-commerce, either directly or in collaboration with
other retailers. We may also in the future experience competition from the increasing popularity of electronic books and digital content, which have already impacted the book market in the U.S. and other countries.



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We face a variety of competitive challenges including: sourcing products efficiently;
pricing our products competitively; maintaining the quality of the products sold on our website; anticipating and quickly responding to changing customer demands; maintaining favorable brand recognition; providing quality services; ensuring the
timely delivery of our products; and conducting strong and effective marketing activities. As we further develop our dangdang.com marketplace program, we will face increasing challenges to compete for and retain high quality third-party
merchants. If we cannot properly address these challenges, our business and prospects would be materially and adversely affected.

Some of our current and potential competitors have significantly greater financial, marketing and other resources than us, including having their own delivery systems. In addition, other online retailers
may be acquired by, receive investment from or enter into strategic relationships with, well-established and well-financed companies or investors which would help enhance their competitive positions. Certain of our competitors may be able to secure
merchandise from suppliers on more favorable terms, devote greater resources to marketing and promotional campaigns, adopt more aggressive pricing or inventory availability policies and devote substantially more resources to website and system
development than us. Increased competition may reduce our operating margins, market share and brand recognition, or force us to incur losses. There can be no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully against current and future
competitors, and competitive pressures may have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

Our further expansion in the general merchandise business and third-party marketplace business may lower our profit margins.

Since our inception, we have focused on selling books online. In recent years, we have gradually expanded the product offerings on our
website to include other media products and selected general merchandise categories. In 2009, we launched the dangdang.com marketplace program to allow third-party merchants to sell certain general merchandise products alongside our products. These
new businesses involve risks and challenges different from those of book retailing. For example, compared with book suppliers, general merchandise suppliers usually give us shorter periods of payment credit, which requires us to upgrade our internal
finance and accounting functions to adjust to such new payment cycles. In addition, general merchandise products typically come in different sizes and shapes and therefore require more flexible warehouse storage spaces and fulfillment capacity as
compared to books. Furthermore, because of the variety of quality standards, shapes, sizes, colors and styles of many general merchandise products, such as electronics and apparel, it is more difficult for us to inspect and control the quality and
ensure the proper handling of the general merchandise products sold on our website. We anticipate that we may experience a higher rate of return for, or complaints regarding, such products. The sale of general merchandise products may also expose us
to risks related to product defects or other quality problems, which may result in costly product liability claims against us and harm to our brand and reputation. Pursuant to the relevant PRC laws and regulations, customers who have purchased
general merchandise products at our website can seek indemnification from us for any damages caused by defective products that we sell. In addition, the relevant government authorities can initiate investigation, confiscate any products with quality
problems or any illegal income generated from selling such products, impose penalties, or, in serious cases, suspend licenses of the parties involved. General merchandise products generally have lower profit margins than books and other media
products and we may need to price aggressively to gain market share or remain competitive in this new business, which may further reduce our profit margins. We also face challenges to address changes in customer demands and preferences and the
associated inventory risks.

Uncertainties regarding the growth and sustained profitability of B2C e-commerce in China
could adversely affect our net revenues and business prospects.

Substantially all of our net revenues are based on a
B2C e-commerce business model. While B2C e-commerce has existed in China since the 1990s, only recently have certain companies become profitable and thus the long term viability and prospects of various B2C e-commerce business models, and e-commerce
generally, in China remain relatively untested. Our future operating results will depend on numerous factors affecting the development of e-commerce in China, which may be beyond our control. These factors include:



| |  |  | the growth of personal computer, smartphone, internet and broadband usage and penetration in China, and the rate of any such growth;
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| |  |  | the trust and confidence level of consumers in online shopping in China, as well as changes in customer demographics and consumers tastes and
preferences;
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| |  |  | the selection, price and popularity of products that we and our competitors offer on websites;
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| |  |  | whether alternative retail channels or business models that better address the needs of consumers emerge in China;
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| |  |  | the development of fulfillment, payment and other ancillary services associated with online purchases; and
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| |  |  | general economic conditions, particularly economic conditions affecting discretionary consumer spending.
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A decline in the popularity of shopping on the internet in general, or any failure by us to adapt our website and improve the online
shopping experience of our customers in response to trends and consumer requirements, will adversely affect our net revenues and business prospects.

Our dangdang.com marketplace is subject to risks associated with third-party merchants.

We launched our dangdang.com marketplace program in 2009. As of December 31, 2012, there were more than 3,000 third-party merchants who offered and sold products through our marketplace. We do not
have as much control over the storage and delivery of products sold on our marketplace as we do over the products that we sell directly ourselves. Some of our third-party merchants use their own storage and delivery systems to store their products
and deliver to our customers, which makes it more difficult for us to ensure that our customers get the same high quality service for all products sold on our website. If any third-party merchant does not control the quality of the products that it
sells on our website, or if it fails to deliver the products on time or at all or delivers products that are of inferior quality or if it sells counterfeit or unlicensed products on our website, and we fail to discover or prevent the misbehavior,
the reputation of our marketplace and our dangdang.combrand may be materially and adversely affected and we could face claims that we should be held liable for any losses incurred by our customers. Moreover, some products sold on our
marketplace may compete with the products we sell directly, which may lead to a decrease in the sales of our own products. In addition, the supplier relationships, customer acquisition dynamics and working capital requirements for our marketplace
may not be the same as those for our self-procurement operations, which may complicate the management of our business. In order for our marketplace to be successful, we must continue to identify and attract third-party merchants, and we may not be
successful in this regard.

Our growth and profitability depend on the level of consumer confidence and spending in
China.

Our results of operations are sensitive to changes in overall economic and political conditions that impact
consumer spending. The retail industry, in particular, is very sensitive to broad economic changes, and retail purchases tend to decline during recessionary periods. Substantially all of our net revenues are derived from retail sales in China. Many
factors outside of our control, including interest rates, volatility of the worlds stock markets, inflation and deflation, tax rates and other government policies, and unemployment rates can adversely affect consumer confidence and spending.
The domestic and international political environments, including military conflicts and political turmoil or social instability, may also adversely affect consumer confidence and reduce spending, which could in turn materially and adversely affect
our growth and profitability.

The proper functioning of our website is essential to our business and any failure to
maintain the satisfactory performance, security and integrity of our website will materially and adversely affect our business, reputation, financial condition and results of operations.

The satisfactory performance, reliability and availability of our website, our transaction-processing systems and our network
infrastructure are critical to our success and our ability to attract and retain customers and maintain adequate customer service levels. Our net revenues depend on the number of visitors who shop on our website and the volume of orders we fulfill.
Any system interruptions caused by telecommunications failures, computer viruses, hacking or other attempts to harm our systems that result in the unavailability or slowdown of our website or reduced order fulfillment performance would reduce the
volume of products sold and the attractiveness of product offerings at our website. Our servers may also be vulnerable to computer viruses, physical or electronic break-ins and similar disruptions, which could lead to interruptions, delays, loss of
data or the inability to accept and fulfill customer orders. We may also experience interruptions caused by reasons beyond our control. There can be no assurance that such unexpected interruptions will not happen again, and future occurrences could
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We use internally developed systems for our website and substantially all aspects of
transaction processing, including order management, cash, debit card and credit card processing, purchasing, inventory management and shipping. We periodically upgrade and expand our systems, and in the future, we intend to further upgrade and
expand our systems and to integrate newly developed or purchased software with our existing systems to support increased transaction volume. Any inability to add additional software and hardware or to develop and upgrade our existing technology,
transaction-processing systems or network infrastructure to accommodate increased traffic on our website or increased sales volume through our transaction-processing systems may cause unanticipated system disruptions, slower response time,
degradation in levels of customer service and impaired quality and speed of order fulfillment, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, financial condition and results of operations.

If we fail to manage our relationships with our suppliers, our business and prospects may suffer.

We source our products from domestic Chinese publishers, manufacturers and distributors. We have strong relationships with a network of
suppliers across China. For books and other media products, we have fostered long-term relationships with numerous suppliers, including some strategically important suppliers who, in some cases, give us exclusive rights to sell online certain
popular or hard-to-find books and other media products within certain prescribed periods. As compared to our book suppliers, our relationships with general merchandise suppliers are relatively recent and still developing, and maintaining strong
relationships with these suppliers is also important to the growth of our business. Maintaining good relationships with suppliers that compete with each other can be difficult. For example, suppliers of similar products may compete for desirable
virtual shelf space or priority exposure of their products on our website to our customer base. There can be no assurance that our current suppliers will continue to sell merchandise to us on terms acceptable to us, or that we will be able to
establish new or extend current supplier relationships to ensure a steady supply of merchandise in a timely and cost-efficient manner. If we are unable to develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers, it may inhibit our ability to offer
products demanded by our customers, or to offer them in sufficient quantities and at prices acceptable to them. In addition, if our suppliers cease to provide us with favorable pricing or payment terms or return policies, our working capital
requirements may increase and our operations may be materially and adversely affected. Any breakdown in our supplier relationships, or a failure to timely resolve disputes with or complaints from our suppliers, could materially and adversely affect
our business, prospects and results of operations.

If we fail to successfully adopt new technologies or adapt our
website and systems to customer requirements or emerging industry standards, our business, prospects and financial results may be materially and adversely affected.

To remain competitive, we must continue to enhance and improve the responsiveness, functionality and features of our website. The internet and the online retail industry are characterized by rapid
technological evolution, changes in user requirements and preferences, frequent introductions of new products and services embodying new technologies and the emergence of new industry standards and practices that could render our existing
proprietary technologies and systems obsolete. Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to identify, develop, acquire or license leading technologies useful in our business, enhance our existing services, develop new services and
technologies that address the increasingly sophisticated and varied needs of our existing and prospective customers, and respond to technological advances and emerging industry standards and practices on a cost-effective and timely basis. The
development of website and other proprietary technology entails significant technical and business risks. There can be no assurance that we will be able to use new technologies effectively or adapt our website, proprietary technologies and
transaction-processing systems to customer requirements or emerging industry standards. If we are unable to adapt in a cost-effective and timely manner in response to changing market conditions or customer requirements, whether for technical, legal,
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Any interruption in the operation of our data centers or logistics centers for an
extended period may have an adverse impact on our business.

Our ability to process and fulfill orders accurately and
provide high-quality customer service depends on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of our data centers and logistics centers. Our data centers and logistics centers may be vulnerable to damage caused by fire, flood, power loss,
telecommunications failure, break-ins, earthquake, human error and other events. In addition, we do not currently have additional back-up systems or a formal disaster recovery plan and do not carry business interruption insurance to compensate for
losses that may occur. The occurrence of any of the foregoing risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

Failure to protect confidential information of our customers and our network against security breaches could damage our reputation
and brand and substantially harm our business and results of operations.

A significant challenge to online commerce
and communications is the secure transmission of confidential information over public networks. Currently, all product orders and, in some cases, payments for products we offer, are made through our website. In addition, some online payments for our
products are settled through third-party online payment services. In such transactions, maintaining complete security for the transmission of confidential information on our website, such as customers credit card numbers and expiration dates,
personal information and billing addresses, is essential to maintain consumer confidence. We have limited influence over the security measures of third-party online payment service providers. In addition, we hold certain private information about
our customers, such as their names, addresses, phone numbers and browsing and purchasing records. We may not be able to prevent third parties, such as hackers or criminal organizations, from stealing information provided by our customers to us
through our website. In addition, our third-party merchants and delivery service providers may violate their confidentiality obligations and disclose information about our customers. Any compromise of our security or third-party service
providers security could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, additional capital and other resources may be required to protect against security breaches or to alleviate problems caused by such breaches. The methods used by hackers and others engaged in
online criminal activity are increasingly sophisticated and constantly evolving. Even if we are successful in adapting to and preventing new security breaches, any perception by the public that online commerce and transactions, or the privacy of
user information, are becoming increasingly unsafe or vulnerable to attack could inhibit the growth of e-commerce and other online services generally, which in turn may reduce the number of orders we receive.

We depend on numerous third-party delivery service providers to deliver our products, and their failure to provide high-quality
delivery services to our customers may negatively impact the shopping experience of our customers, damage our market reputation and materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

We currently use a network of regional third-party inter-city transportation companies and local third-party courier companies to deliver
parcels to our customers. For customers in remote areas not covered by our delivery network, we use Chinas postal services to deliver our products. Interacting with and coordinating the activities of so many delivery companies is complicated.
Interruptions to or failures in these third parties shipping services could prevent the timely or successful delivery of our products. These interruptions may be due to unforeseen events that are beyond our control or the control of these
third-party delivery companies, such as inclement weather, natural disasters or labor unrest. In addition, in response to competition or for promotional purposes, we may from time to time promise even shorter delivery time to our customers, which
will put increased pressure on our delivery network. If our products are not delivered on time or are delivered in a damaged state, customers may refuse to accept our products and have less confidence in our services. Thus, we may lose customers,
and our financial condition and market reputation could suffer. In addition, as local courier companies tend to be small companies with limited capital resources, they may be more likely to go bankrupt, close down or encounter financial
difficulties, in which case we may not be able to retrieve our products in their possession, arrange for delivery of those products by an alternative carrier, receive the payments the courier companies collect for us, or hold them accountable for
the losses they cause us. Although the courier companies are generally required to provide cash deposits or payment guarantees to us before we let them provide services for us, such security may not be sufficient to cover the risks to which we are
exposed. In addition, if the courier companies cease to provide cash deposits to us or significantly reduce the amounts of such deposits, our working capital requirements may increase and our operating cash flow may be materially and adversely
affected. We also expect gradual consolidation in the logistics industry, and we may experience disruption to our delivery network in areas covered by the companies undergoing acquisitions or integration, or we may experience difficulty in
negotiating favorable terms with such companies. The occurrence of any of these problems, alone or together, could damage our reputation and materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.



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Our legal right to lease certain properties could be challenged by property owners or
other third parties, which may cause interruptions to our business operations.

We lease all of the premises used for
our offices, warehouses and data centers, except that we own a warehouse in Tianjin, which is currently under construction. A majority of our lessors have not been able to provide the relevant housing ownership certificates for the properties leased
by us. In particular, eight of our warehouses are located on collectively-owned land or military land, and the lessors have not been able to provide the relevant title certificates and approvals in relation to the leases, including the approvals
from the military authorities or collective members. None of our leases of the properties has been filed for registration with the relevant government authorities, as required under PRC law. In addition, four of our leased premises were mortgaged by
the owners before we entered into lease agreements with them. As of the date of this annual report, we are not aware of any actions, claims or investigations being contemplated by the competent government authorities with respect to the defects in
our leased real properties or any challenges by third parties to our use of these properties. However, if third parties who purport to be property owners or beneficiaries of the mortgaged properties challenge our right to lease these properties, we
may not be able to protect our leasehold interest and may be ordered to vacate the affected premises, which could in turn materially and adversely affect our business operations and results of operations.

Failure to renew our current leases or locate desirable alternatives for our facilities could materially and adversely affect our
business.

All of our offices, warehouses and data centers are presently located on leased premises except for a
warehouse in Tianjin that is currently under construction. At the end of each lease term, we may not be able to negotiate an extension of the lease and may therefore be forced to move to a different location, or the rent we pay may increase
significantly. This could disrupt our operations and adversely affect our profitability. A number of our leases will expire in the near future and are subject to renewal at market prices, which could result in a substantial increase in the rent at
the time of renewal. We compete with other businesses for premises at certain locations or of desirable sizes and some landlords may have entered into long-term leases with our competitors for such premises. As a result, we may not be able to obtain
new leases at desirable locations or renew our existing leases on acceptable terms or at all, which could materially and adversely affect our business.

We plan to expand our logistics center and distribution network. If we are not able to manage such expansion successfully, our growth potential, results of operations and business could be
materially and adversely affected.

We believe our strategically located central and regional logistics centers and our
extensive distribution network are essential to our success. We opened two new warehouses in Tianjin and expanded some other warehouses in 2012. We intend to continue expanding our logistics centers and distribution network to accommodate more
customer orders, provide better coverage of our target markets, and support our expansion into general merchandise products. We cannot assure you that we will be able to lease suitable facilities at commercially acceptable terms in accordance with
our expansion plan. In addition, the expansion of our logistics centers and distribution network will put pressure on our managerial, financial, operational and other resources. If we are unable to secure new facilities or effectively manage our
expanded logistics operations and control increasing costs, our growth potential, results of operations and business could be materially and adversely affected.



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We may incur liability for counterfeit products, products sold at our website or
content provided on our website that infringe on third-party intellectual property rights.

We source our products from
over 3,700 suppliers across China. In connection with our dangdang.com marketplace program, third-party merchants are separately responsible for sourcing the products they sell on our website. Although we have adopted measures to verify the
authenticity of products sold on our website and minimize potential infringement of third-party intellectual property rights in the course of sourcing and selling products, we may not always be successful. In the event that counterfeit or infringing
products are sold on our website, we could face claims that we should be held liable for selling counterfeit products or infringing on others intellectual property rights. We have in the past received many intellectual property infringement
claims, none of which have had a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition. Irrespective of the validity of such claims, we could incur significant costs and efforts in either defending against or settling such claims. If there
is a successful claim against us, we might be required to pay substantial damages or refrain from further sale of the relevant products. Moreover, regardless of whether we successfully defend against such claims, our reputation could be severely
damaged. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Under our agreements with suppliers and third-party merchants, we require our suppliers or third-party merchants to indemnify us for any losses we suffer or any costs that we incur due to any products we
source from such suppliers or any products sold by third-party merchants. However, we may not be able to successfully enforce our contractual rights and may need to initiate costly and lengthy legal proceedings in China to protect our rights. See
Risks Relating to Doing Business in ChinaUncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of Chinese laws and regulations could limit the legal protections available to you and us.

Our business depends substantially on the continued efforts of our executive officers and our business may be severely disrupted if
we lose their services.

Our future success depends substantially on the continued efforts of our executive officers
named in this annual report. If one or more of our executive officers were unable or unwilling to continue their employment with us, we might not be able to replace them easily, in a timely manner, or at all, and our business may be severely
disrupted and our financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. In 2011 and 2012, some of our executive officers left our company for personal reasons. Competition for experienced management personnel is
intense, the pool of qualified candidates is limited, and we may not be able to retain the services of our senior executives or key personnel or attract and retain high-quality senior executives or key personnel in the future. We may also incur
additional expenses to recruit and retain qualified replacements. If any of our executive officers joins a competitor or forms a competing company, we may lose customers, suppliers, know-how and other personnel. Each of our executive officers has
entered into an employment agreement with us, which contains non-compete provisions. However, if any dispute arises between our executive officers and us, we cannot assure you that we would be able to enforce these non-compete provisions in China,
where these executive officers reside, in light of uncertainties with Chinas legal system. See Risks Relating to Doing Business in ChinaUncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of Chinese laws and regulations could
limit the legal protections available to you and us.

If we are unable to attract, train and retain qualified
personnel, our business may be materially and adversely affected.

Our future success depends, to a significant extent,
on our ability to attract, train and retain qualified personnel, particularly management, technical and marketing personnel with expertise in the e-commerce industry. Since our industry is characterized by high demand and intense competition for
talent, there can be no assurance that we will be able to attract or retain qualified staff or other highly skilled employees that we will need to achieve our strategic objectives. As we are still a relatively young company, our ability to train and
integrate new employees into our operations may not meet the growing demands of our business. If we are unable to attract, train and retain qualified personnel, our business may be materially and adversely affected.

Our existing shareholders have substantial influence over our company and their interests may not be aligned with the interests of
our other shareholders.

As of February 28, 2013, the most recent practicable date, our co-founders and directors,
Mr. Guoqing Li and Ms. Peggy Yu Yu, who are husband and wife, together beneficially own an aggregate of 34.6% of our outstanding shares, representing 82.9% of the total voting power of our outstanding common shares. See Item 6.
Directors, Senior Management and EmployeesE. Share Ownership. As a result, Mr. Li and Ms. Yu have substantial influence over our business, including decisions regarding mergers, consolidations and the sale of all or
substantially all of our assets, election of directors and other significant corporate actions. They may take actions that are not in the best interest of us or our other shareholders. This concentration of ownership may discourage, delay or prevent
a change in control of our company, which could deprive our shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their shares as part of a sale of our company and may reduce the price of our ADSs. These actions may be taken even if they are
opposed by our other shareholders, including those who purchase ADSs in our initial public offering. For more information regarding our principal shareholders and their affiliated entities, see Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party
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We may not be able to prevent others from unauthorized use of our intellectual
property, which could harm our business and competitive position.

We regard our trademarks, service marks, domain
names, trade secrets, proprietary technologies and similar intellectual property as critical to our success, and we rely on trademark law, trade secret protection and confidentiality and license agreements with our employees, suppliers, partners and
others to protect our proprietary rights. As of February 28, 2013, we had registered 79 domain names, including dangdang.com, dangdang.com.cn and dangdang.cn , and 47 trademarks and service marks and had 37 trademark applications,
2 patents and 2 patent applications pending in China. Our trademarks and service marks may be invalidated, circumvented, or challenged. Trade secrets are difficult to protect, and our trade secrets may be leaked or otherwise become known or be
independently discovered by competitors. Confidentiality agreements may be breached, and we may not have adequate remedies for any breach.

It is often difficult to create and enforce intellectual property rights in China. Even where adequate laws exist in China, it may not be possible to obtain swift and equitable enforcement of such laws,
or to obtain enforcement of a court judgment or an arbitration award delivered in another jurisdiction, and accordingly, we may not be able to effectively protect our intellectual property rights or enforce agreements in China. Policing any
unauthorized use of our intellectual property is difficult and costly and the steps we have taken may be inadequate to prevent the misappropriation of our technologies.

We incur significant costs on a variety of marketing efforts designed to increase sales of our products and some marketing campaigns and methods may turn out to be ineffective.

We rely on a variety of different marketing efforts tailored to our targeted customers to increase sales of our products. Our marketing
activities, which often involve significant costs, may not be well received by customers and may not result in the levels of product sales that we anticipate. Marketing approaches and tools in the consumer products market in China are evolving. This
further requires us to enhance our marketing approaches and experiment with new marketing methods to keep pace with industry developments and customer preferences. Failure to refine our existing marketing approaches or to introduce new effective
marketing approaches in a cost-effective manner could reduce our market share, cause our net revenues to decline and negatively impact our profitability.

We may suffer losses if we are unable to efficiently manage our inventory risks, particularly when expanding into the general merchandise business.

We must anticipate the popularity of products and purchase them before selling them to our customers. Under some of our current supply
agreements, we enjoy flexible policies for returning the unsold items to our suppliers. In order to secure more favorable business terms, we have entered into and plan to continue to enter into purchase arrangements with our suppliers with more
restrictive return policies. For example, some of our contracts with suppliers contain restrictions on our ability to return products, such as caps on the amount of products that can be returned, and we may lose preferential pricing terms for such
products if we exceed these caps, which could materially affect our profit margins. In addition, under this business model, we will also incur increased inventory risks if we are unable to return unsold products to our suppliers. Return policies in
our general merchandise supply agreements may have more restrictive terms. If we are unable to correctly predict demand for the products that we are committed to purchase, we will be responsible for covering the cost of the products that we are
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Our results of operations are subject to quarterly fluctuations due to a number of
factors that could adversely affect our business and the trading price of our ADSs.

We experience seasonality in our
business, reflecting a combination of seasonal fluctuations in internet usage and traditional retail seasonality patterns. We generally experience less user traffic and acquire fewer customers during national holidays in China, in particular during
the first quarter of each year due to the slow-down of businesses during the Chinese New Year holiday season that effectively lasts more than half a month. Furthermore, sales in the traditional retail industry are significantly higher in the fourth
quarter of each calendar year than in the preceding three quarters.

Due to the foregoing factors, our operating results in
one or more future quarters may fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors. In such event, the trading price of our ADSs may be materially and adversely affected.

Future strategic alliances or acquisitions may have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation and results of
operations.

We may in the future enter into strategic alliances with various third parties. Strategic alliances with
third parties could subject us to a number of risks, including risks associated with sharing proprietary information, non-performance by the counter-party, and an increase in expenses incurred in establishing new strategic alliances, any of which
may materially and adversely affect our business. We may have little ability to control or monitor their actions. To the extent strategic third parties suffer negative publicity or harm to their reputation from events relating to their business, we
may also suffer negative publicity or harm to our reputation by virtue of our association with such third parties.

In
addition, although we have no current acquisition plans, if we are presented with appropriate opportunities, we may acquire additional assets, products, technologies or businesses that are complementary to our existing business. Future acquisitions
and the subsequent integration of new assets and businesses into our own would require significant attention from our management and could result in a diversion of resources from our existing business, which in turn could have an adverse effect on
our business operations. Acquired assets or businesses may not generate the financial results we expect. In addition, acquisitions could result in the use of substantial amounts of cash, potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities, the
occurrence of significant goodwill impairment charges, amortization expenses for other intangible assets and exposure to potential unknown liabilities of the acquired business. Moreover, the costs of identifying and consummating acquisitions may be
significant. In addition to possible shareholders approval, we may also have to obtain approvals and licenses from the relevant government authorities in the PRC for the acquisitions and to comply with any applicable PRC laws and regulations,
which could result in increased costs and delay.

Failure to maintain effective internal controls over financial
reporting could cause us to inaccurately report our financial result or fail to prevent fraud and have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations and the trading price of our ADSs.

We are subject to the reporting obligations under U.S. securities laws. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related
rules require public companies to include a report of management on their internal control over financial reporting in their annual reports. This report must contain an assessment by management of the effectiveness of a public companys
internal control over financial reporting. In addition, an independent registered public accounting firm for a public company must attest to and report on managements assessment of the effectiveness of the companys internal control over
financial reporting. Our efforts to implement standardized internal control procedures and develop the internal tests necessary to verify the proper application of the internal control procedures and their effectiveness are a key area of focus for
our board of directors, our audit committee and senior management.

Our management has concluded that our internal control
over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2012. See Item 15. Controls and Procedures. Our independent registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report, which concludes that our internal control over
financial reporting was effective in all material aspects as of December 31, 2012. However, if we fail to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in the future, our management and our independent registered public
accounting firm may not be able to conclude that we have effective internal control over financial reporting at a reasonable assurance level. Moreover, effective internal controls over financial reporting are necessary for us to produce reliable
financial reports and are important to help prevent fraud. As a result, any failure to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting could in turn result in the loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our financial
statements and negatively impact the trading price of our ADSs. Furthermore, we have incurred and anticipate that we will continue to incur considerable costs, management time and other resources in an effort to continue to comply with
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We may need additional capital, and the sale of additional ADSs or other equity
securities could result in additional dilution to our shareholders.

We believe that our current cash and cash
equivalents, time deposits and anticipated cash flows from operations will be sufficient to meet our anticipated working capital requirements and capital expenditures in the coming year. We may, however, require additional cash resources due to
changed business conditions or other future developments, including any investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If these resources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt
securities or obtain a credit facility. The sale of additional equity securities could result in additional dilution to our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating
and financing covenants that would restrict our operations. It is uncertain whether financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

Our business is sensitive to global economic conditions. A severe or prolonged downturn in the global or Chinese economy could materially and adversely affect our business and our financial
condition.

The global financial markets experienced significant disruptions in 2008 and the United States, Europe and
other economies went into recession. The recovery from the lows of 2008 and 2009 was uneven and is facing new challenges, including the escalation of the European sovereign debt crisis since 2011 and the slowdown of the Chinese economy in 2012. It
is unclear whether the European sovereign debt crisis will be contained and whether the Chinese economy will resume its high growth rate. There is considerable uncertainty over the long-term effects of the expansionary monetary and fiscal policies
that have been adopted by the central banks and financial authorities of some of the worlds leading economies, including Chinas. There have also been concerns over unrest in the Middle East and Africa, which have resulted in volatility
in oil and other markets, and over the possibility of a war involving Iran. There have also been concerns about the economic effect of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan and the tensions in the relationship between China and Japan.
Economic conditions in China are sensitive to global economic conditions. Demand for books and general merchandise electronic sold on our website ultimately depends on employment and consumer spending, which have been less quick to respond to fiscal
and monetary stimulus than have, for example, asset prices. Any prolonged slowdown in the global or Chinese economy may have a negative impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition, and continued turbulence in the
international markets may adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets to meet liquidity needs.

We have
limited insurance coverage and may incur losses resulting from product liability claims or business interruptions.

As
the insurance industry in China is still in an early stage of development, insurance companies in China currently offer limited business insurance products. We do not have any product liability insurance or business interruption insurance. As we
continue to expand our general merchandise product offerings, we may be increasingly exposed to product liability claims related to product defects in the design or manufacture of such general merchandise. Any product liability claims or business
disruption, natural disaster could result in our incurring substantial costs and diversion of resources, which would have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.



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Risks Relating to Our Corporate Structure and Restrictions on Our Industry

Substantial uncertainties and restrictions exist with respect to the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations
relating to online commerce and the distribution of internet content in China. If the PRC government finds that the structure we have adopted for our business operations does not comply with PRC laws and regulations, we could be subject to severe
penalties, including the shutting down of our website.

Foreign ownership of internet-based businesses is subject to
significant restrictions under current PRC laws and regulations. The PRC government regulates internet access, the distribution of online information and the conduct of online commerce through strict business licensing requirements and other
government regulations. These laws and regulations also include limitations on foreign ownership in PRC companies that provide internet content distribution services. Specifically, foreign investors are not allowed to own more than 50% of the equity
interests in any entity conducting an internet content distribution business.

We are a Cayman Islands company and our PRC
subsidiary, Beijing Dangdang Information Technology Co., Ltd., or Dangdang Information, is considered a foreign-invested enterprise. To comply with PRC laws and regulations, we conduct our operations in China through a series of contractual
arrangements entered into between our PRC subsidiary, Dangdang Information, our affiliated PRC entity, Beijing Dangdang Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd., or Dangdang Kewen, and Dangdang Kewens shareholders. Our affiliated PRC entity and its
subsidiary hold the licenses that are essential to the operation of our business. For a detailed description of these licenses and permits, see Item 4. Information on the CompanyB. Business OverviewPRC Regulation. Dangdang
Kewen is a PRC limited liability company 50% owned by Mr. Guoqing Li and 50% owned by Ms. Peggy Yu Yu, husband and wife, both of whom are major shareholders, co-founders and directors of our company, and PRC citizens. As a result of these
contractual arrangements, we exert control over Dangdang Kewen and consolidate its operating results in our financial statements under U.S. GAAP. For a detailed description of these contractual arrangements, see Item 4. Information on the
CompanyC. Organizational Structure. In 2010, 2011 and 2012, Dangdang Kewen and its subsidiary contributed in aggregate 18.7 %, 15.3% and 4.1%, respectively, of our total net revenues.

In the opinion of Jun He Law Offices, our PRC legal counsel, our current ownership structure and the ownership structure of our PRC
subsidiary and our affiliated PRC entity are in compliance with existing PRC laws and regulations, and the contractual arrangements between our PRC subsidiary, our affiliated PRC entity and its shareholders, as described in this annual report, are
valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms based on currently effective PRC laws and regulations, and will not result in any violation of PRC laws or regulations currently in effect. There are, however, substantial
uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of current or future PRC laws and regulations. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the PRC regulatory authorities will not in the future take a view that is contrary to the opinion
of our PRC legal counsel.

If our ownership structure, contractual arrangements and businesses of our company, our PRC
subsidiaries, or our affiliated PRC entity and its subsidiary are found to be in violation of any existing or future PRC laws or regulations, the relevant governmental authorities would have broad discretion in dealing with such violation, including
levying fines, confiscating our income or the income of our PRC subsidiaries or our affiliated PRC entity and its subsidiary, revoking the business licenses or operating licenses of our PRC subsidiaries or our affiliated PRC entity and its
subsidiary, shutting down our servers or blocking our website, discontinuing or placing restrictions or onerous conditions on our operations, requiring us to undergo a costly and disruptive restructuring, and taking other regulatory or enforcement
actions that could be harmful to our business. Any of these actions could cause significant disruption to our business operations and severely damage our reputation, which would in turn materially and adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations. If any of these penalties results in our inability to direct the activities of Dangdang Kewen that most significantly impact its economic performance, and/or our failure to receive the economic benefits from
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We rely on contractual arrangements with our affiliated PRC entity and its
shareholders for the operation of our business, which may not be as effective as direct ownership.

Because of PRC
restrictions on foreign ownership of internet-based businesses in China, we depend on contractual arrangements with our affiliated PRC entity, Dangdang Kewen, in which we have no ownership interest, to engage in the online retailing business. These
contractual arrangements are intended to provide us with effective control over this entity and allow us to obtain economic benefits from it. Although we believe that these contractual arrangements are valid, binding and enforceable under current
PRC laws, these contractual arrangements may not be as effective in providing control as direct ownership. For example, Dangdang Kewen and its shareholders could breach their contractual arrangements with us by, among other things, failing to
operate our online retailing business in an acceptable manner or taking other actions that are detrimental to our interests. If we were the controlling shareholder of Dangdang Kewen with direct ownership, we would be able to exercise our rights as
shareholders to effect changes to its board of directors, which in turn could implement changes at the management and operational level. However, under the current contractual arrangements, as a legal matter, if Dangdang Kewen or its shareholders
fail to perform their obligations under these contractual arrangements, we may have to incur substantial costs to enforce such arrangements, and rely on legal remedies under PRC law, including seeking specific performance or injunctive relief and
claiming damages, which may not be effective. All of these contractual arrangements are governed by PRC law and provide for the resolution of disputes through arbitration in the PRC. Accordingly, these agreements would be interpreted in accordance
with PRC law and any disputes would be resolved in accordance with PRC legal procedures. The legal system in PRC is not as developed as in other jurisdictions, such as the United States. As a result, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit
our ability to enforce the contractual arrangements. Under PRC law, rulings by arbitrators are final, parties cannot appeal the arbitration results in courts, and prevailing parties may only enforce the arbitration awards in PRC courts through
arbitration award recognition proceedings, which would incur additional expenses and delay. In addition, since each of the two shareholders of Dangdang Kewen holds a 50% interest in it, any conflict between them as to Dangdang Kewens
operations would result in a deadlock that may be detrimental to our business.

If we are unable to enforce these contractual
arrangements, or if we suffer significant delay or other obstacles in the process of enforcing these contractual arrangements, our business and operations could be severely disrupted, which could materially and adversely affect our results of
operations and damage our reputation. See Risks Related to Doing Business in ChinaUncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of Chinese laws and regulations could limit the legal protections available to you and us.
In the event we are unable to enforce the contractual arrangements, we may not be able to have the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the economic performance of Dangdang Kewen, and our ability to conduct our business may
be negatively affected, and we may not be able to consolidate the financial results of Dangdang Kewen into our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The shareholders of our affiliated PRC entity have potential conflicts of interest with us, which may adversely affect our business.

Mr. Guoqing Li and Ms. Peggy Yu Yu are husband and wife, and co-founders and directors of our company. They are also the
shareholders of our affiliated PRC entity, Dangdang Kewen, each holding 50% in such entity. Thus, conflicts of interest between their duties to our company and their interests as the controlling shareholders of our affiliated PRC entity may arise.
We cannot assure you that they will act entirely in our interests when conflicts of interest arise or that conflicts of interest will be resolved in our favor. In addition, Mr. Li and Ms. Yu could violate their non-competition or
employment agreements with us or their legal duties by diverting business opportunities from us, resulting in our loss of corporate opportunities. If we are unable to resolve any such conflicts, or if we suffer significant delays or other obstacles
as a result of such conflicts, our business and operations could be severely disrupted, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and damage our reputation. See Risks Related to Doing Business in
ChinaUncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of Chinese laws and regulations could limit the legal protections available to you and us.

Our ability to enforce the equity pledge agreements between us and the shareholders of affiliated PRC entity may be subject to limitations based on PRC laws and regulations.

Pursuant to the equity pledge agreement, the shareholders of Dangdang Kewen, our affiliated PRC entity, pledge their equity interest in
Dangdang Kewen to Dangdang Information, our wholly owned subsidiary, to secure their and Dangdang Kewens performance of the obligations under the relevant contractual arrangements. An equity pledge agreement becomes effective among the parties
upon execution, but according to the PRC Property Rights Law, an equity pledge is not perfected as a security property right unless it is registered with the relevant local administration for industry and commerce. The equity pledges under the
equity pledge agreement as amended in July 2010 have been registered with the local administration for industry and commerce, and we will register the equity pledge agreement recently amended in December 2012 with the local administration for
industry and commerce after the local administration for industry and commerce completes its annual review of our business license. Prior to the completion of the registration, we may not be able to successfully enforce the equity pledges pursuant
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We may lose the ability to use and enjoy assets held by our affiliated PRC entity and
its subsidiary that are important to the operation of our business if they go bankrupt or becomes subject to a dissolution or liquidation proceeding.

As part of our contractual arrangements with our affiliated PRC entity, Dangdang Kewen, it holds certain assets that are important to the operation of our business. Some of these assets are held by
Dangdang Kewens subsidiary, Wuxi Dangdang Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd., or Wuxi Dangdang Kewen. If our affiliated PRC entity or its subsidiary goes bankrupt and all or part of their assets become subject to liens or rights of third-party
creditors, we may be unable to continue some or all of our business activities, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. If our affiliated PRC entity or its subsidiary undergoes a
voluntary or involuntary liquidation proceeding, the unrelated third-party creditors may claim rights to some or all of these assets, thereby hindering our ability to operate our business, which could materially and adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations.

Our contractual arrangements with Dangdang Kewen may result in adverse
tax consequences to us.

As a result of our corporate structure and the contractual arrangements between us and our
affiliated PRC entity, Dangdang Kewen, we are effectively subject to the 5% PRC business tax, or 6% value-added tax as a result of the pilot VAT reform program, on net revenues derived from our contractual arrangements with Dangdang Kewen. We may be
subject to adverse tax consequences if the PRC tax authorities were to determine that the contracts between us and Dangdang Kewen were not on an arms length basis and therefore constitute a favorable transfer pricing arrangements. If this
occurs, the PRC tax authorities could request that Dangdang Kewen adjust its taxable income, if any, upward for PRC tax purposes. Such a pricing adjustment could adversely affect us by increasing Dangdang Kewens tax expenses without reducing
our tax expenses, which could subject Dangdang Kewen to late payment fees and other penalties for underpayment of taxes. The PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law requires every enterprise in China to submit its annual enterprise income tax return together
with a report on transactions with its related parties to the relevant tax authorities. The tax authorities may impose reasonable adjustments on taxation if they have identified any related party transactions that are inconsistent with arms
length principles. As a result, our contractual arrangements with Dangdang Kewen may result in adverse tax consequences to us. If the PRC tax authorities decide to make transfer pricing adjustments on its net income, our consolidated net income may
be adversely affected.

If our affiliated PRC entity and its subsidiary fail to obtain and maintain the requisite
assets, licenses and approvals required under the complex regulatory environment for internet-based businesses in China, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

The internet industry in China is highly regulated by the PRC government and numerous regulatory authorities of the central PRC government
are empowered to issue and implement regulations governing various aspects of the internet industry. See Item 4. Information on the CompanyB. Business OverviewPRC Regulation. Our affiliated PRC entity and its subsidiary are
required to obtain and maintain certain assets relevant to its business as well as applicable licenses or approvals from different regulatory authorities in order to provide its current services. These assets and licenses are essential to the
operation of our business and are generally subject to annual review by the relevant governmental authorities. Furthermore, our affiliated PRC entity and its subsidiary may be required to obtain additional licenses. If they fail to obtain or
maintain any of the required, assets, licenses or approvals, their continued business operations in the internet industry may subject it to various penalties, such as confiscation of illegal net revenues, fines and the discontinuation or restriction
of their operations. Any such disruption in the business operations of our affiliated PRC entity and its subsidiary will materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.



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Regulation and censorship of information distribution over the internet in China may
adversely affect our business, and we may be liable for information displayed on, retrieved from or linked to our website.

China has enacted laws and regulations governing internet access and the distribution of products, services, news, information, audio-video programs and other content through the internet. In the past,
the PRC government has prohibited the distribution of information through the internet that it deems to be in violation of PRC laws and regulations. If any of our internet content were deemed by the PRC government to violate any content
restrictions, we would not be able to continue to display such content and could become subject to penalties, including confiscation of income, fines, suspension of business and revocation of required licenses, which could materially and adversely
affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We may also be subject to potential liability for any unlawful actions of our customers or users of our website or for content we distribute that is deemed inappropriate. It may be
difficult to determine the type of content that may result in liability to us, and if we are found to be liable, we may be prevented from operating our website in China.

Risks Relating to Doing Business in China

Uncertainties in the
interpretation and enforcement of Chinese laws and regulations could limit the legal protections available to you and us.

The Chinese legal system is based on written statutes. Unlike common law systems, it is a system in which legal cases have limited value as precedents. In the late 1970s, the Chinese government began to
promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing economic matters in general. The overall effect of legislation over the past three decades has significantly increased the protections afforded to various forms of foreign or
private-sector investment in China. Our PRC subsidiaries are foreign-invested enterprises and are subject to laws and regulations applicable to foreign-invested enterprises as well as various Chinese laws and regulations generally applicable to
companies in China. However, since these laws and regulations are relatively new and the PRC legal system continues to rapidly evolve, the interpretations of many laws, regulations and rules are not always uniform and enforcement of these laws,
regulations and rules involves uncertainties.

From time to time, we may have to resort to administrative and court
proceedings to enforce our legal rights. However, since PRC administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory and contractual terms, it may be more difficult to evaluate the outcome of
administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy than in more developed legal systems. Furthermore, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules (some of which are not published in a
timely manner or at all) that may have retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation.

Under PRC law, a company that sets up a branch to conduct business in a location outside its registered address must register with the local administration for industry and commerce. However, it is not
clear whether a warehouse or a call center, which is typically for storage or customer service purpose without direct business operation, is required to be registered. Administrations for industry and commerce in different locations may have
different practices. Our wholly owned PRC subsidiary, Dangdang Information currently has 17 warehouses and one call center located outside of its registered address, none of which has been registered. If the relevant local administration for
industry and commerce deems that any of our warehouses or call center is actually a branch and thus subject to the registration requirement, we may be subject to penalties for failing to register it. These penalties include fines and disgorgement of
gains. Because of the discretionary nature of regulatory enforcements in the PRC, we cannot assure you that we will not be subject to these penalties as a result of violation of the requirement, and these penalties may have a material adverse effect
on our financial results for the relevant periods.

Changes in Chinas economic, political or social conditions or
government policies could have a material adverse effect on our business and operations.

Substantially all of our
assets and almost all of our customers are located in China. Accordingly, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be influenced to a significant degree by political, economic and social conditions in China
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The Chinese economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects,
including the level of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. Although the Chinese government has implemented measures since the late 1970s emphasizing the utilization of
market forces for economic reform, the reduction of state ownership of productive assets, and the establishment of improved corporate governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of productive assets in China is still owned by the
Chinese government. In addition, the Chinese government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. The Chinese government also exercises significant control over the Chinese economic
growth through allocating resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy, and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.

While the Chinese economy has experienced significant growth over the past decades, growth has been uneven, both geographically and among
various sectors of the economy. The Chinese government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures benefit the overall Chinese economy, but may also have a negative
effect on us. The Chinese government has implemented certain measures, including interest rate increases, to control the pace of economic growth. These measures may cause decreased economic activity in China, which could in turn reduce the demand
for our services and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Under the PRC Enterprise
Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a PRC resident enterprise, which could result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our shareholders and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your
investment.

Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law that became effective on January 1, 2008, an enterprise
established outside the PRC with de facto management bodies within the PRC is considered a resident enterprise for PRC enterprise income tax purposes and is generally subject to a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate on its
worldwide income. A circular issued by the State Administration of Taxation in April 2009 regarding the standards used to classify certain Chinese-invested enterprises controlled by Chinese enterprises or Chinese enterprise groups and established
outside of China as resident enterprises clarified that dividends and other income paid by such PRC resident enterprises will be considered PRC-source income and subject to PRC withholding tax, currently at a rate of 10%,
when paid to non-PRC enterprise shareholders. This circular also subjects such PRC resident enterprises to various reporting requirements with the PRC tax authorities.

Under the implementation regulations to the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, a de facto management body is defined as a body
that has material and overall management and control over the manufacturing and business operations, personnel and human resources, finances and properties of an enterprise. In addition, the tax circular mentioned above specifies that certain
PRC-invested overseas enterprises controlled by a Chinese enterprise or a Chinese enterprise group in the PRC will be classified as PRC resident enterprises if the following are located or resident in the PRC: senior management personnel and
departments that are responsible for daily production, operation and management; financial and personnel decision making bodies; key properties, accounting books, the company seal, and minutes of board meetings and shareholders meetings; and
half or more of the senior management or directors having voting rights. However, it remains unclear how the PRC authorities will treat overseas enterprises controlled by PRC individuals, as in our case.

If the PRC tax authorities determine that our Cayman holding company is a PRC resident enterprise for PRC enterprise income tax purposes,
then our worldwide income could be subject to PRC tax at a rate of 25%. Although we have had net operating losses to date, if we expand our business overseas and generate significant revenues and profits outside China in the future, the imposition
of 25% PRC tax on our worldwide income could materially reduce our net income. In addition, we will also be subject to PRC enterprise income tax reporting obligations.

Furthermore, although dividends paid by one PRC tax resident to another PRC tax resident should qualify as tax-exempt income under the Enterprise Income Tax Law, we cannot assure you that
dividends by our PRC subsidiaries to our Cayman holding company will not be subject to a 10% withholding tax, as the PRC foreign exchange control authorities, which enforce the withholding tax on dividends, and the PRC tax authorities have not yet
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Finally, foreign ADS holders that are enterprises may be subject to PRC withholding tax on
dividends payable by us and gains realized on the sale or other disposition of ADSs or Class A common shares, if such income is sourced from within the PRC. Although our holding company is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, it remains unclear
whether dividends received and gains realized by our foreign ADS holders that are enterprises will be regarded as income from sources within the PRC if we are classified as a PRC resident enterprise. Any such tax will reduce the returns on your
investment in our ADSs.

The heightened scrutiny over acquisition transactions by the PRC tax authorities may have a
negative impact on our business operations, our acquisition or restructuring strategy or the value of your investment in us.

Pursuant to the Notice on Strengthening Administration of Enterprise Income Tax for Share Transfers by Non-PRC Resident Enterprises, or SAT Circular 698, issued by the State Administration of Taxation, in
December 2009, effective with retroactive effect from January 1, 2008, where a non-resident enterprise indirectly transfers the equity interests of a PRC resident enterprise by disposition of the equity interests of an overseas non-public
holding company, or an Indirect Transfer, and such overseas holding company is located in a tax jurisdiction that: (i) has an effective tax rate of less than 12.5% or (ii) does not impose income tax on overseas
income of its residents, the non-resident enterprise, being the transferor, must report this Indirect Transfer to the competent tax authority of the PRC resident enterprise. Using a substance over form principle, the PRC tax authority
may disregard the existence of the overseas holding company if it lacks a reasonable commercial purpose and was established for the purpose of reducing, avoiding or deferring PRC tax. As a result, gains derived from such Indirect Transfer may be
subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of up to 10%. SAT Circular 698 also provides that, where a non-PRC resident enterprise transfers its equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise to its related parties at a price lower than the fair market
value, the relevant tax authority can make a reasonable adjustment to the taxable income of the transaction.

In
March 2011, the State Administration of Taxation released the SAT Public Notice (2011) No. 24 to clarify several issues related to Circular 698. According to this notice, the term effective tax refers to the effective tax
on the gain derived from disposition of the equity interests of an overseas holding company; and the term does not impose income tax refers to the cases where the gain derived from disposition of the equity interests of an overseas
holding company is not subject to income tax in the country or region where the overseas holding company is a resident.

There
is uncertainty as to the application of SAT Circular 698. For example, while the term Indirect Transfer is not clearly defined, it is understood that the relevant PRC tax authorities have authority to request for information over a wide
range of foreign entities that have no direct contact with China. Moreover, the relevant authority has not yet promulgated any formal provisions or made any formal declaration as to the process and format for reporting an Indirect Transfer to the
competent tax authority. In addition, there are not any formal declarations with regard to how to determine whether a foreign investor has adopted an abusive arrangement in order to reduce, avoid or defer PRC tax. SAT Circular 698 may be determined
by the tax authorities to be applicable to previous investments by non-resident investors in our company, if any of such transactions were determined by the tax authorities to lack reasonable commercial purpose. As a result, we and our existing
non-resident investors may become at risk of being taxed under SAT Circular 698 and may be required to expend valuable resources to comply with SAT Circular 698 or to establish that we should not be taxed under SAT Circular 698, which may have an
adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations or such non-resident investors investments in us. We may conduct acquisitions involving corporate structures, and historically our shares were transferred by certain then
shareholders to our current shareholders. We cannot assure you that the PRC tax authorities will not, at their discretion, adjust any capital gains and impose tax return filing obligations on us or require us to provide assistance for the
investigation of PRC tax authorities with respect thereto. Any PRC tax imposed on a transfer of our shares or any adjustment of such gains would cause us to incur additional costs and may have a negative impact on the value of your investment in us.



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PRC laws and regulations establish complex procedures for some acquisitions of Chinese
companies by foreign investors, which could make it more difficult for us to pursue growth through acquisitions in China.

PRC laws and regulations, such as the M&A Rules promulgated by six PRC regulatory agencies in 2006, the Anti-Monopoly Law promulgated by the PRC National Peoples Congress in 2007, the Circular
on the Establishment of a National Security Review Mechanism for Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors promulgated by the General Office of the PRC State Council in 2011 and the Rules of Ministry of Commerce on
Implementation of Security Review System of Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce in 2011, establish procedures and requirements that could make some acquisitions of Chinese
companies by foreign investors and companies more time-consuming and complex, including requirements in some instances that various governmental authorities be notified in advance of any change-of-control transaction in which a foreign investor
takes control of a PRC domestic enterprise. We may expand our business in part by acquiring complementary businesses. Complying with the requirements of the relevant PRC laws and regulations to complete such transactions could be time-consuming, and
any required approval processes may delay or inhibit our ability to complete such transactions, which could affect our ability to expand our business or maintain our market share.

The inability of our PRC resident shareholders to complete their registrations with SAFE may limit our PRC subsidiaries
ability to increase their registered capital or distribute profits to us, limit our ability to inject capital into our PRC subsidiaries, or otherwise expose us to liability and penalties under PRC law.

The PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, promulgated regulations in October 2005 that require PRC citizens or residents
to register with SAFE or its local branch in connection with their establishment or control of an offshore entity established for the purpose of overseas equity financing involving a roundtrip investment whereby the offshore entity acquires or
controls onshore assets or equity interests held by the PRC citizens or residents. In addition, such PRC citizens or residents must update their SAFE registrations when the offshore special purpose vehicle undergoes material events relating to
increases or decreases in investment amount, transfers or exchanges of shares, mergers or divisions, long-term equity or debt investments, external guarantees, or other material events that do not involve roundtrip investments. Subsequent
regulations, including the Notice of SAFE on Printing and Distributing the Rules for the Implementation of the Operating Procedure of Foreign Exchange in Fund-Raising and Round-trip Investment Activities of Domestic Residents Conducted via Offshore
Special Purpose Companies, effective July 1, 2011, further clarified that PRC subsidiaries of an offshore company governed by the SAFE regulations are required to coordinate and supervise the filing of SAFE registrations in a timely manner by
the offshore holding companys shareholders who are PRC citizens or residents. We cannot assure you that our shareholders who are PRC citizens or residents will make, obtain or update any applicable registration. If these shareholders fail to
comply, the PRC subsidiaries are required to report to the local SAFE branches. If our shareholders who are PRC citizens or residents do not complete their registration with the local SAFE branches, our PRC subsidiaries may be prohibited from
distributing their profits and proceeds from any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to us, and we may be restricted in our ability to contribute additional capital to our PRC subsidiaries. Moreover, failure to comply with the SAFE
registration and amendment requirements described above could result in liability and penalties under PRC law for evasion of applicable foreign exchange restrictions.

Despite various interpretations issued by SAFE, some of the terms and provisions in the SAFE regulations remain unclear and implementation by central SAFE and local SAFE branches of the SAFE regulations
has been inconsistent since its adoption in 2005. For example, shortly after its promulgation in 2005, many PRC resident shareholders of companies that appeared to fall within the scope of the regulations inquired with SAFE about the registration
procedures, and based on the different circumstances in each case, different companies often received differing guidance on how and whether to register under the regulations. In 2006, our PRC resident shareholders voluntarily inquired about and
attempted to comply with the relevant SAFE regulations. However, the local SAFE branch was not certain whether the registration requirements applied to our shareholders, inhibiting their ability to make their registration applications. During the
process of preparing our initial public offering in 2010, we and our PRC resident shareholders, Ms. Peggy Yu Yu and Mr. Guoqing Li, consulted with relevant SAFE officials about how to comply with the SAFE registration requirements and have
submitted the registration application to the competent local SAFE. Because of uncertainty over how the SAFE regulations will be interpreted and implemented, and how SAFE will apply them to us, we cannot predict how these regulations will affect our
business operations or future strategies. For example, our present and prospective PRC subsidiaries ability to conduct foreign exchange activities, such as the remittance of dividends, capital injection and foreign currency-denominated
borrowings, may be subject to compliance in full with the SAFE regulations by our PRC resident shareholders. In addition, in some cases, we may have little control over either our present or prospective direct or indirect PRC resident shareholders
or the outcome of such registration procedures. A failure by our PRC resident shareholders or future PRC resident shareholders to comply with the SAFE regulations, if SAFE requires it, could subject us to penalties or other legal sanctions, restrict
our cross-border investment activities, restrict our ability to contribute additional capital into our PRC subsidiaries, including the transfer of the proceeds from our initial public offering into our PRC subsidiaries, or limit our
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In February 2012, SAFE issued regulations requiring PRC residents who are granted share
options by an overseas publicly listed company to register with SAFE through a Chinese agent (including without limitation a Chinese subsidiary of the overseas publicly-listed company) and complete certain other procedures. We and our PRC employees
who have been granted share options are subject to these regulations. We and our PRC share option holders are in the process of registering with SAFE. Failure of our PRC share option holders or us to complete their SAFE registrations may subject
such PRC residents or us to fines and legal sanctions and may also limit our ability to contribute additional capital into our PRC subsidiaries, limit our PRC subsidiaries ability to distribute dividends to us, or otherwise materially
adversely affect our business.

Our PRC subsidiaries and affiliated PRC entity are subject to restrictions on paying
dividends or making other payments to us, which may restrict our ability to satisfy our liquidity requirements.

We are
a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and rely on, in part, dividends paid from our PRC subsidiaries. Current PRC regulations permit our subsidiary to pay dividends to us only out of its accumulated profits, if any, determined in
accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. In addition, our PRC subsidiaries are required to set aside at least 10% of its accumulated profits each year, if any, to fund certain reserve funds until the total amount set aside
reaches 50% of its registered capital. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends. Since our PRC subsidiaries and our affiliated PRC entity and its subsidiary were in an accumulated loss position in the three years ended
December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, no such reserve fund was established for these three years. Further, if our PRC subsidiaries and affiliated PRC entity incur debt on their own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may
restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other payments to us, which may restrict our ability to satisfy our liquidity requirements.

PRC regulations of loans to PRC entities and direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies may delay or prevent us from using the offshore proceeds to make loans or additional
capital contributions to our wholly owned PRC subsidiary.

We may transfer funds to our wholly owned PRC subsidiary or
finance our wholly owned PRC subsidiary by means of shareholder loans or capital contributions. Any loans to our wholly owned PRC subsidiary, which is a foreign-invested enterprise, cannot exceed statutory limits based on the difference between the
registered capital and the approved investment amount of such subsidiary, and must be registered with SAFE or its local counterparts. Furthermore, any capital contributions we make to our wholly owned PRC subsidiary must be approved by the Ministry
of Commerce or its local counterparts. We may not be able to obtain these government registrations or approvals on a timely basis, if at all. If we fail to receive such registrations or approvals, our ability to provide loans or capital
contributions to our wholly owned PRC subsidiary in a timely manner may be negatively affected, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.

In addition, SAFE promulgated a SAFE Circular 142 in August 2008, and a further SAFE Circular 45 in November 2011 in order to
clarify the application of SAFE Circular 142. Under SAFE Circular 142 and Circular 45, registered capital of a foreign-invested company settled in RMB converted from foreign currencies may only be used within the business scope approved by the
applicable governmental authority and may not be used for equity investments in the PRC. In addition, foreign-invested companies may not change how they use such capital without SAFEs approval, and may not in any case use such capital to repay
RMB loans if proceeds of such loans have not been utilized. Violations of Circular 142 or Circular 45 may result in severe penalties, including heavy fines. Furthermore, SAFE promulgated a SAFE Circular 59 in November 2010, which requires the local
SAFE branch and banks to closely examine the authenticity of the settlement of net proceeds from offshore offerings and the net proceeds be settled in the manner described in the offering documents. Circular 142, Circular 45 and Circular 59 may
significantly limit our ability to transfer the net proceeds from our initial public offering and any subsequent offerings or financings to our wholly owned PRC subsidiary and convert such proceeds into RMB, which may materially and adversely affect
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Fluctuations in exchange rates could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations and the value of your investment.

The conversion of Renminbi into foreign currencies, including U.S.
dollars, is based on rates set by the Peoples Bank of China. The value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar and other currencies is affected by, among other things, changes in Chinas political and economic conditions and Chinas
foreign exchange policies. The PRC government allowed the Renminbi to appreciate by more than 20% against the U.S. dollar between July 2005 and July 2008. Between July 2008 and June 2010, this appreciation halted and the exchange
rate between the Renminbi and the U.S. dollar remained within a narrow band. Since June 2010, the PRC government has allowed the Renminbi to appreciate slowly against the U.S. dollar again, though there have been periods recently when the U.S.
dollar has appreciated against the Renminbi as well. It is difficult to predict how market forces or PRC or U.S. government policy may impact the exchange rate between the RMB and the U.S. dollar in the future.

As we may receive dividends and other fees paid to us by our subsidiaries and our affiliated PRC entity and its subsidiary, any
significant revaluation of the Renminbi may materially and adversely affect our cash flows, revenues, earnings and financial position, and the value of, and any dividends payable on, our ADSs in U.S. dollars. Should we enter into transactions
denominated in U.S. dollars, any appreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar will reduce the amount of Renminbi we receive in exchange for such U.S. dollars. Conversely, any depreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar will have a
negative effect should we need to exchange our Renminbi into U.S. dollars for dividend payments or for other business purposes.

In addition, there are very limited hedging transactions available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. While
we may decide to enter into hedging transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness of such hedges may be limited and we may not be able to hedge our exposure adequately, or at all. In addition, our currency exchange losses may be
magnified by any PRC exchange controls that restrict our ability to convert Renminbi into U.S. dollars.

Governmental control of
currency conversion may affect the value of your investment.

The PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility
of the RMB into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China. We receive substantially all of our revenues in RMB. Under our current corporate structure, our income is primarily derived from dividend payments
from our PRC subsidiaries. Shortages in the availability of foreign currency may restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to remit sufficient foreign currency to pay dividends or other payments to us, or otherwise satisfy their foreign currency
denominated obligations. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, including profit distributions, interest payments and expenditures from trade-related transactions, can be made in foreign currencies
without prior approval from the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or the SAFE, by complying with certain procedural requirements. However, approval from appropriate government authorities is required where RMB is to be converted into
foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of loans denominated in foreign currencies. The PRC government may also, at its discretion, restrict access in the future to foreign currencies for current
account transactions. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us from obtaining sufficient foreign currency to satisfy our currency demands, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our shareholders, including holders of
our ADSs.

Our auditor, like other independent registered public accounting firms operating in China, is not permitted
to be subject to inspection by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and as such, investors may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection.

Our independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit reports included in our annual reports filed with the SEC, as an auditor of companies that are traded publicly in the United States
and a firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), or PCAOB, is required by the laws of the United States to undergo regular inspections by PCAOB to assess its compliance with the laws of the United States and
professional standards. Because our auditor is located in China, a jurisdiction where PCAOB is currently unable to conduct inspections without the approval of the PRC authorities, our auditor, like other independent registered public accounting
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Inspections of other firms that PCAOB has conducted outside of China have identified
deficiencies in those firms audit procedures and quality control procedures, which may be addressed as part of the inspection process to improve future audit quality. The inability of PCAOB to conduct inspections of independent registered
public accounting firms operating in China makes it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of our auditors audit procedures or quality control procedures. As a result, investors may be deprived of the benefits of PCAOB inspections.

We may be adversely affected by the outcome of the administrative proceedings brought by the SEC against five
accounting firms in China.

The SEC has brought administrative proceedings against five accounting firms in China
recently, alleging that they refused to produce audit work papers and other documents related to certain China-based companies under investigation by the SEC for potential accounting fraud. We were not and are not subject to any SEC investigations,
nor are we involved in the proceedings brought by the SEC against the accounting firms. However, the independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit reports included in our annual reports filed with the SEC is one of the five
accounting firms named in the SECs proceedings and we may be adversely affected by the outcome of the proceedings, along with other U.S.-listed companies in China audited by these accounting firms. If the SEC prevails in the proceedings, our
independent registered public accounting firm and other four accounting firms in China that were named in the proceedings may be barred from practicing before the SEC and hence unable to continue to be the auditors for China-based companies listed
in the U.S. like ourselves. If none of the China-based auditors are able to continue to be auditors for China-based companies listed in the U.S., we will not be able to meet the reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, which may ultimately result in our deregistration by the SEC and delisting from NYSE.

Risks Relating to Our
ADSs

The trading prices of our ADSs are likely to be volatile, which could result in substantial losses to
investors.

The trading prices of our ADSs are likely to be volatile and could fluctuate widely due to factors beyond
our control. This may happen because of broad market and industry factors, like the performance and fluctuation of the market prices of other companies with business operations located mainly in China that have listed their securities in the United
States. A number of Chinese companies have listed or are in the process of listing their securities on U.S. stock markets. The securities of some of these companies, including ours, have experienced significant volatility, including price declines
in connection with their initial public offerings. The trading performances of these Chinese companies securities after their offerings may affect the attitudes of investors toward Chinese companies listed in the United States in general and
consequently may continue to impact the trading performance of our ADSs, regardless of our actual operating performance.

In
addition to market and industry factors, the price and trading volume for our ADSs may be highly volatile for factors specific to our own operations, including the following:



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Any of these factors may result in large and sudden changes in the volume and price at which
our ADSs will trade.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if
they adversely change their recommendations regarding our ADSs, the market price for our ADSs and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our ADSs is influenced by research or reports that industry or securities analysts publish about our business. If one or more analysts who cover us downgrade our ADSs, the market
price for our ADSs would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease to cover us or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which, in turn, could cause the market price or trading volume
for our ADSs to decline.

The sale or availability for sale of substantial amounts of our ADSs could adversely affect
their market price.

Sales of substantial amounts of our ADSs in the public market, or the perception that these sales
could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our ADSs and could materially impair our ability to raise capital through equity offerings in the future. The ADSs sold in our initial public offering are freely tradable without restriction or
further registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and shares held by our existing shareholders may also be sold in the public market in the future subject to the restrictions in Rule 144 and Rule 701 under the
Securities Act. We cannot predict what effect, if any, market sales of securities held by our significant shareholders or any other shareholder or the availability of these securities for future sale will have on the market price of our ADSs.

We may be classified as a passive foreign investment company under U.S. tax law, which could result in adverse United
States federal income tax consequences to U.S. holders of our ADSs.

Depending upon the value of our assets based on
the market value of our ADSs and Class A common shares and the nature of our assets and income over time, we could be classified as a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for United States federal income tax purposes. Based on our
current income and assets and the current and projected value of our ADSs and Class A common shares, we do not believe that we were a PFIC for the taxable year ended December 2012. We cannot predict whether we might be classified as a PFIC for
the current taxable year or any subsequent taxable year.

We will be classified as a PFIC for any taxable year if either
(i) 75% or more of our gross income for the taxable year is passive income or (ii) 50% or more of the value of our assets (determined on the basis of a quarterly average) is attributable to assets that produce or are held for the
production of passive income. Although the law in this regard is unclear, we treat Dangdang Kewen as being owned by us for United States federal income tax purposes, not only because we exercise effective control over the operation of Dangdang Kewen
but also because we are entitled to substantially all of its economic benefits, and, as a result, we consolidate its results of operations in our consolidated U.S. GAAP financial statements. If it were determined, however, that we are not the owner
of Dangdang Kewen for United States federal income tax purposes, we would likely be treated as a PFIC for our current taxable year and any subsequent taxable year. Because of the uncertainties in the application of the relevant rules and PFIC status
is a factual determination made annually after the close of each taxable year on the basis of the composition of our income and the value of our active versus passive assets, there can be no assurance that we will not be a PFIC for the current
taxable year or any future taxable year. The overall level of our passive assets will be affected by how, and how quickly, we spend our liquid assets. Under circumstances where we determine not to deploy significant amounts of cash for active
purposes, our risk of becoming classified as a PFIC would substantially increase. In connection with filing an annual report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, we expect to disclose to our shareholders whether or not we expect to be a
PFIC for the relevant year.

If we were to be or become classified as a PFIC, a U.S. Holder (as defined in
TaxationCertain United States Federal Income Tax ConsiderationsGeneral) may be subject to reporting requirements and may incur significantly increased United States income tax on gain recognized on the sale or other
disposition of our ADSs or Class A common shares and on the receipt of distributions on our ADSs or Class A common shares to the extent such gain or distribution is treated as an excess distribution under the United States
federal income tax rules. Further, if we were a PFIC for any year during which a U.S. Holder held our ADSs or Class A common shares, we would continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years during which such U.S. Holder held our ADSs
or Class A common shares. Each U.S. Holder is urged to consult its tax advisors concerning the United States federal income tax consequences of acquiring, holding, and disposing of our ADSs or Class A common shares if we are or become
classified as a PFIC. For more information see Item 10. Additional InformationE. TaxationCertain United States Federal Income Tax ConsiderationsPassive Foreign Investment Company Considerations.



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Our dual-class common share structure with different voting rights will limit your
ability to influence corporate matters and could discourage others from pursuing any change of control transactions that holders of our Class A common shares and ADSs may view as beneficial.

Our common shares are divided into Class A common shares and Class B common shares. Holders of Class A common shares are
entitled to one vote per share, while holders of Class B common shares are entitled to ten votes per share. Each Class B common share is convertible into one Class A common share at any time by the holder thereof. Class A common shares are
not convertible into Class B common shares under any circumstances. Upon any transfer of Class B common shares by a holder thereof to any person or entity which is not an affiliate of such holder, such Class B common shares shall be automatically
and immediately converted into the equal number of Class A common shares. In addition, if at any time Ms. Peggy Yu Yu and Mr. Guoqing Li and their affiliates collectively own less than 5% of the total number of the issued and
outstanding Class B common shares (taking into account all of the issued and outstanding preferred shares on an as-converted basis), each issued and outstanding Class B common share shall be automatically and immediately converted into one share of
Class A common share, and we shall not issue any Class B common shares thereafter.

Due to the disparate voting powers
attached to these two classes, as of February 28, 2013, Ms. Peggy Yu Yu and Mr. Guoqing Li collectively own approximately 82.8% of the voting power of our outstanding common shares and have considerable influence over matters
requiring shareholder approval, including election of directors and significant corporate transactions, such as a merger or sale of our company or our assets.This concentrated ownership limits your ability to influence corporate matters and
could discourage others from pursuing any potential merger, takeover or other change of control transactions that holders of Class A common shares and ADSs may view as beneficial.

Our articles of association contain anti-takeover provisions that could have a material adverse effect on the rights of holders of
our Class A common shares and ADSs.

Our articles of association contain provisions to limit the ability of others
to acquire control of our company or cause us to engage in change-of-control transactions. These provisions could have the effect of depriving our shareholders of an opportunity to sell their shares at a premium over prevailing market prices by
discouraging third parties from seeking to obtain control of our company in a tender offer or similar transaction. For example, our board of directors has the authority, without further action by our shareholders, to issue preferred shares in one or
more series and to fix their designations, powers, preferences, privileges, and relative participating, optional or special rights and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights,
terms of redemption and liquidation preferences, any or all of which may be greater than the rights associated with our Class A common shares, in the form of ADS or otherwise. Preferred shares could be issued quickly with terms calculated to
delay or prevent a change in control of our company or make removal of management more difficult. If our board of directors decides to issue preferred shares, the price of our ADSs may fall and the voting and other rights of the holders of our
Class A common shares and ADSs may be materially and adversely affected.

You may face difficulties in protecting
your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through U.S. courts may be limited, because we are incorporated under Cayman Islands law.

We are an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Our corporate affairs are governed by our memorandum and articles of association, the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands
(2012 Revision) and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against the directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a
large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from the common law of England, the decisions of
whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding, on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would
be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws than the United States. Some U.S. states, such as Delaware, have more fully developed
and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law than the Cayman Islands. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in a federal court of the United States.



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The Cayman Islands courts are also unlikely:



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U.S. shareholders may be able to originate actions against us in the Cayman
Islands under Cayman Islands laws. However, we do not have any substantial assets other than certain corporate documents and records in the Cayman Islands and it may be difficult for shareholders to enforce a judgment obtained in a Cayman Islands
court in China, where substantially all of our operations are conducted.

There is no statutory recognition in the Cayman
Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, although the courts of the Cayman Islands will in certain circumstances recognize and enforce a non-penal judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits.

As a result of all of the above, public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of
actions taken by management, members of the board of directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a company incorporated in the United States.

Certain judgments obtained against us by our shareholders may not be enforceable.

We are a Cayman Islands company and all of our assets are located outside of the United States. Substantially all of our current
operations are conducted in the China. In addition, a majority of our current directors and officers are nationals and residents of countries other than the United States. Substantially all of the assets of these persons are located outside the
United States. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for you to bring an action against us or against these individuals in the United States in the event that you believe that your rights have been infringed under the United States federal
securities laws or otherwise. Even if you are successful in bringing an action of this kind, the laws of the Cayman Islands and of China may render you unable to enforce a judgment against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers.

The voting rights of holders of ADSs are limited by the terms of the deposit agreement, and you may not be able to
exercise your right to vote your Class A common shares.

As a holder of our ADSs, you will only be able to
exercise the voting rights with respect to the underlying Class A common shares in accordance with the provisions of the deposit agreement. Under the deposit agreement, you must vote by giving voting instructions to the depositary. Upon receipt
of your voting instructions, the depositary will vote the underlying Class A common shares in accordance with these instructions. You will not be able to directly exercise your right to vote with respect to the underlying shares unless you
withdraw the shares. Under our memorandum and articles of association, the minimum notice period required for convening a general meeting is seven calendar days. When a general meeting is convened, you may not receive sufficient advance notice to
withdraw the shares underlying your ADSs to allow you to vote with respect to any specific matter. If we ask for your instructions, we will give the depositary notice of any such meeting and details concerning the matters to be voted upon at least
30 days in advance of the meeting date and the depositary will send a notice to you about the upcoming vote and will arrange to deliver our voting materials to you. We cannot assure you that you will receive the voting materials in time to ensure
that you can instruct the depositary to vote your shares. In addition, the depositary and its agents are not responsible for failing to carry out voting instructions or for their manner of carrying out your voting instructions. This means that you
may not be able to exercise your right to vote and you may have no legal remedy if the shares underlying your ADSs are not voted as you requested.



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The depositary for our ADSs will give us a discretionary proxy to vote our
Class A common shares underlying your ADSs if you do not vote at shareholders meetings, except in limited circumstances, which could adversely affect your interests.

Under the deposit agreement for the ADSs, if you do not vote, the depositary will give us a discretionary proxy to vote our Class A
common shares underlying your ADSs at shareholders meetings unless:



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The effect of this discretionary proxy is that if you do not vote at shareholders meetings, you cannot prevent our Class A common shares underlying your ADSs from being voted, except under the
circumstances described above. This may make it more difficult for shareholders to influence the management of our company. Holders of our Class A common shares are not subject to this discretionary proxy.

You may not receive dividends or other distributions on our Class A common shares and you may not receive any value for them,
if it is illegal or impractical to make them available to you.

The depositary of our ADSs has agreed to pay to you the
cash dividends or other distributions it or the custodian receives on Class A common shares or other deposited securities underlying our ADSs, after deducting its fees and expenses. You will receive these distributions in proportion to the
number of Class A common shares your ADSs represent. However, the depositary is not responsible if it decides that it is unlawful or impractical to make a distribution available to any holders of ADSs. For example, it would be unlawful to make
a distribution to a holder of ADSs if it consists of securities that require registration under the Securities Act but that are not properly registered or distributed under an applicable exemption from registration. The depositary may also determine
that it is not feasible to distribute certain property through the mail. Additionally, the value of certain distributions may be less than the cost of mailing them. In these cases, the depositary may determine not to distribute such property. We
have no obligation to register under U.S. securities laws any ADSs, Class A common shares, rights or other securities received through such distributions. We also have no obligation to take any other action to permit the distribution of ADSs,
Class A common shares, rights or anything else to holders of ADSs. This means that you may not receive distributions we make on our Class A common shares or any value for them if it is illegal or impractical for us to make them available
to you. These restrictions may cause a material decline in the value of our ADSs.

You may experience dilution of your
holdings due to inability to participate in rights offering or as a result of additional securities issued under our share-based compensation plans.

We may, from time to time, distribute rights to our shareholders, including rights to acquire securities. Under the deposit agreement, the depositary will not distribute rights to holders of ADSs unless
the distribution and sale of rights and the securities to which these rights relate are either exempt from registration under the Securities Act with respect to all holders of ADSs, or are registered under the provisions of the Securities Act. The
depositary may, but is not required to, attempt to sell these undistributed rights to third parties, and may allow the rights to lapse. We may be unable to establish an exemption from registration under the Securities Act, and we are under no
obligation to file a registration statement with respect to these rights or underlying securities or to endeavor to have a registration statement declared effective. Accordingly, holders of ADSs may be unable to participate in our rights offerings
and may experience dilution of their holdings as a result. In addition, we adopted a share-based compensation plan in 2004, or the 2004 plan, and another share incentive plan in 2010, or the 2010 plan. As of February 28, 2013, there were
19,411,905 options to purchase shares outstanding under the 2004 plan and the 2010 plan. The additional securities we may issue under the 2010 plan or other share-based compensation plans we may adopt in future will dilute the ownership interests of
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You may be subject to limitations on transfer of your ADSs.

Your ADSs are transferable on the books of the depositary. However, the depositary may close its books at any time or from time to time
when it deems expedient in connection with the performance of its duties. The depositary may close its books from time to time for a number of reasons, including in connection with corporate events such as a rights offering, during which time the
depositary needs to maintain an exact number of ADS holders on its books for a specified period. The depositary may also close its books in emergencies, and on weekends and public holidays. The depositary may refuse to deliver, transfer or register
transfers of our ADSs generally when our share register or the books of the depositary are closed, or at any time if we or the depositary thinks it is advisable to do so because of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental body, or
under any provision of the deposit agreement, or for any other reason.



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A.
History and Major Development of the Company

Ms. Peggy Yu Yu and Mr. Guoqing Li, our co-founders,
established our holding company in the Cayman Islands in preparation for overseas fund raising in January 2000. We changed the name of our Cayman holding company to E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. in June 2010. We refer to this entity in this annual
report as Dangdang Holding. In April 2000, Dangdang Holding obtained control of Beijing Dangdang Information Technology Co., Ltd., or Dangdang Information, a PRC company.

Foreign ownership of internet-based businesses is subject to significant restrictions under current PRC laws and regulations. The PRC government regulates internet access, the distribution of online
information and the conduct of online commerce through strict business licensing requirements and other government regulations. We are a Cayman Islands company and our PRC subsidiary, Dangdang Information, is considered a foreign-invested
enterprise. As a wholly foreign-owned enterprise, Dangdang Information is restricted from holding the licenses that are necessary for our business operation in China, such as licenses for operating our website and for sales of audio and video
products in China. We approved a corporate structure plan and instructed Ms. Peggy Yu Yu and Mr. Guoqing Li, our co-founders, both of whom are PRC citizens, to establish Beijing Dangdang Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd., or Dangdang Kewen, in
August 2004 in order to apply for and hold such licenses. To gain effective control over Dangdang Kewen and its subsidiary, Dangdang Information entered into a series of contractual arrangements with Dangdang Kewen and its shareholders. Dangdang
Information conducts a substantial portion of our business in China, including, for example, handling our product procurement and fulfillment operations and holding lease title to our warehouse facilities across China, while Dangdang Kewen holds the
licenses for operating our website and for sales of audio and video products that Dangdang Information is restricted from undertaking under PRC law. See the several risks discussed under Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk FactorsRisks
Relating to Our Corporate Structure and Restrictions on Our Industry for a comprehensive description of the various material risks related to our corporate structure. In particular, see Item 3.Key InformationD. Risk
FactorsRisks Relating to Our Corporate Structure and Restrictions on Our IndustrySubstantial uncertainties and restrictions exist with respect to the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations relating to online commerce
and the distribution of internet content in China. If the PRC government finds that the structure we have adopted for our business operations does not comply with PRC laws and regulations, we could be subject to severe penalties, including the
shutting down of our website.

To further develop our business, Dangdang Information established a subsidiary, Wuxi
Dangdang Information Technology, Co., Ltd., or Wuxi Dangdang Information, in Wuxi, China in August 2010. Wuxi Dangdang Information supports Dangdang Information in conducting our B2C e-commerce business in China. Dangdang Kewen established a wholly
owned subsidiary, Wuxi Dangdang Kewen, in Wuxi in September 2010. Wuxi Dangdang Kewen supports Dangdang Kewen to in conducting our B2C e-commerce business in China. In September 2011, Dangdang Information established a subsidiary, Dangdang
Information Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., or Tianjin Dangdang Information, in Tianjin, China, to expand our sales and fulfillment capacities and further develop our business.

We and certain selling shareholders completed an initial public offering of 19,550,000 ADSs in December 2010. On December 8, 2010,
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Our principal executive offices are located at 21/F, Jing An Center, No.8 North Third Ring
Road East, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100028, Peoples Republic of China. Our telephone number at this address is (86 10) 5799-2666. Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is located at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited,
P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, KY1-1104, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Our agent for service of process in the United States in connection with our registration statement on Form F-1 for our initial public offering in December 2010 is Law Debenture
Corporate Services Inc.

B. Business Overview

We are a leading business-to-consumer, or B2C, e-commerce company in China. Since our inception, we have focused on selling books online. Based on publicly available information, we believe that we are
the largest book retailer in China in terms of revenues. As of December 31, 2012, we offered approximately 900,000 book titles on our website, including more than 870,000 Chinese language titles, which we believe is one of the largest
selections of Chinese language titles available both online and offline from a single retailer in China. We also offer other media products and selected general merchandise categories on our website, including beauty and personal care products, home
and lifestyle products, and baby, children and maternity products. We also offer the dangdang.com marketplace program, which allows third-party merchants to sell their general merchandise products alongside our products.

We have developed a large and loyal customer base through our continuing focus on creating an enjoyable online shopping experience for
our customers. We had 15.7 million active customers in 2012. Our average daily unique visitors were approximately 1,300,000, 1,900,000 and 3,100,000 in 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively. During 2012, we acquired approximately 8.6 million
new customers. We believe that our wide product selection, competitive pricing, rapid and reliable fulfillment and user-friendly and intuitive interface customized for consumers in China are the key attributes of the dangdang.com customer
experience.

As a pioneer in Chinas e-commerce market with over a decade of operating history, we have developed deep
supply chain management expertise and strong and, in some cases, strategic relationships with 143 suppliers throughout China, which enable us to offer a wide selection of quality products at competitive prices. We have also built our nationwide
fulfillment and delivery capabilities, high-quality customer service support and a scalable technology infrastructure to provide a compelling online shopping experience to our customers. Through our extensive fulfillment and delivery network, we
offer cash-on-delivery payment service in over 1,100 cities and towns in China, a popular payment option for Chinese consumers. As of the end of 2012, we have also equipped our cash-on-delivery network with mobile payment terminals, enabling
customers in approximately 300 cities to pay with cards on the spot. We also offer our customers other payment options including online payment, wire transfer and postal remittance.

We have grown significantly since we commenced our operations. Our total net revenues increased from RMB766.1 million in 2008 to
RMB5,193.8 million (US$833.7 million) in 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate, or CAGR, of 61.4%. We incurred net losses of RMB81.8 million in 2008, achieved net profits of RMB16.9 million and RMB30.8 million in 2009 and 2010,
respectively, and incurred net losses of RMB228.5 million and RMB443.9 (US$71.3 million) in 2011 and 2012, respectively. We intend to continue to leverage our brand recognition, large and loyal customer base, proven supply chain management expertise
and fulfillment and delivery capabilities to further capture opportunities in Chinas B2C e-commerce market. However, the successful execution of our strategies and business plans involves challenges, risks and uncertainties as described in
Item 3.D. Key InformationRisk Factors.

Our Website

On our dangdang.com website, we sell books and other media products and general merchandise that we source from publishers,
manufacturers and distributors in China. In July 2009, we introduced the dangdang.commarketplace program, under which third-party merchants can sell general merchandise products alongside our products and customers can purchase these
products through the same checkout process.

Our website features a user-friendly and intuitive interface designed for
consumers in China that allows them to conveniently search for, find and purchase the products they are looking for. In addition, we have a mobile version of our website. We allow customers to place orders via our mobile applications for iPhone,
iPad, Android, Android Pad and Windows Phone mobile devices. We have designed our website to create a reliable, secure, enjoyable and convenient online shopping experience for our customers in order to promote brand loyalty and repeat purchases.



| |  |  | Browsing. Our website provides users with useful information on the products for sale, such as a description of the product and, in many cases,
images of the product. Our website also offers the following popular features: dangdang.com Best Sellers, Special Sale, Also Buy, Also View Browsing History and Online Reading. The dangdang.com Best Sellers feature allows users to view
the most purchased items in the past. A user can sort the best-selling items by product category and by period of time. The Special Sale feature allows users to view promotional items with deep per-item or volume discounts or free gifts on offer all
on one webpage. The Also Buy and Also View features allow users who are interested in one particular product to obtain personalized recommendations based on the viewing or purchasing records of other customers who have also viewed or bought the same
product. The Browsing History feature allows users to revisit the items they have browsed. The Online Reading feature at Dangdang bookstore allows users to view the first several chapters of new arrival books.
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| |  |  | Searching and Sorting. Our customers are able to search for approximately 900,000 book titles and other media products and more than 1,050,000
general merchandise items on our website. For books, we provide a selection of search tools based on title, author, publisher, ISBN, price range and discount, publication date and on-shelf date. For other media products and general merchandise, we
provide search tools based on different criteria such as product category, price, brand, size and color. Users can also sort products by popularity, price, arrival date and rating of third-party merchants.
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| |  |  | Product Reviews and Online Community. We encourage our customers to write and post their reviews and comments on products on the relevant
product page after each purchase. These provide valuable and independent information to other customers who are interested in these products. Users of our dangdang.com online community can read and post reviews on books, general merchandise,
music, TV shows and movies and initiate or participate in discussions in different forums. The online community provides users of our website with an interactive experience that is intended to encourage them to return to our website frequently,
which we believe in turn promotes user loyalty and increases repeat purchases.
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| |  |  | Personalized Services. We offer a personalized e-commerce experience by enabling our users to build online shopper profiles reflecting their
tastes and interests and by delivering targeted product recommendations based on users browsing and purchase histories and their wish lists. Each of our customers has a unique user name and password, which allows him or her to track order
status and check bonus points accumulated from previous purchases. To facilitate our customers checkout process, we generate their preferred delivery address, shipping method and payment option at checkout based on information they have
previously provided. Even before customers log into their account, our system can recognize them by their browsing histories stored in the cookie and make personalized recommendations based on their browsing histories. We also analyze each
customers purchase patterns and send personalized e-mail notices periodically, updating them on new product launches and promotional and marketing events.
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| |  |  | Checking Out. To purchase products at dangdang.com , our customers simply click to add an item to their virtual shopping cart. Customers
can add or remove items in their shopping cart before making a final purchase decision. First-time purchasers need to set up a Dangdang account and fill out contact information, shipping and payment details. Existing customers can access their
preferred checkout options by logging into their accounts. Our information system automatically confirms each order by e-mail within seconds after the order is placed and updates customers by e-mail or mobile phone text message, or SMS, shortly
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Our Product Offerings

Books and Other Media Products

Since our inception, we have focused
on selling books online. As of December 31, 2012, we offered approximately 900,000 book titles, including more than 870,000 Chinese language titles, which we believe is one of the largest selections of Chinese language titles available both
online and offline from a single retailer in China. In December 2011, we launched an e-book platform to further enhance our customers shopping experience. We currently offer approximately 90,000 book titles through the e-book platform.

General Merchandise

In recent years, we have gradually expanded the product offerings at our dangdang.com website from books and other media products to include several major categories of general merchandise,
including: beauty and personal care products; home and lifestyle products; baby, children and maternity products; electronics; apparel and accessories; and footwear, handbags and luggage.

Among the several major categories of general merchandise available at our dangdang.com website, we focus on expanding our own
offerings in selected categories and we invite third-party merchants to sell selected product categories to our customers through our dangdang.com marketplace program, which generates revenues from commissions and annual listing fees charged
to third-party merchants. We currently have more than 110,000 stock keeping units, or SKUs, of general merchandise products we sell directly to customers and approximately 940,000 SKUs of products offered by third-party merchants.

In March 2012, we formed a strategic alliance with Gome Online and launched a store in our marketplace focusing on electronics and
computers products. In this joint undertaking, Gome Online provides electronics, computers, and communication products selection, fulfillment, promotional arrangements and after-sales services to customers.

We collect and analyze data on our existing and potential customers purchase patterns and preferences to identify their needs and
demands. The analysis of this data guides our selection of new product categories. In this way, we can improve our customers shopping experience and satisfaction, generate online traffic and convert traffic into orders, and quickly increase
sales for newly introduced products.

Product Sourcing and Pricing

Product Procurement

We source our products from domestic publishers, manufacturers and distributors. Our nationwide e-commerce distribution platform and comprehensive database of customer preferences and shopping habits
enable us to provide significant value to our suppliers, helping them reach our sizeable customer base and target their product offerings more effectively. As a result, we have strong relationships with a network of over 3,700 suppliers across
China. For our books and other media products, we have long-term relationships with a number of strategic suppliers, who, in some cases, have given us exclusive rights to sell certain popular or hard-to-find books and other media products on more
favorable terms within certain prescribed periods. To obtain these favorable terms, we usually commit to meet certain minimum sales target requirements. Due to our large purchase volume, quick product turnover and timely payment, we are able to
negotiate favorable supply terms, such as lower procurement prices and shorter lead times, from our suppliers. We typically negotiate and enter into supply agreements on an annual basis. None of our suppliers accounted for more than 10% of the total
value of our products in any of the past three years ended December 31, 2012.

We have implemented a strict and
methodical selection process for our suppliers. For books and other media products, we review the background of a distributor or a publisher including its qualifications, business operation licenses, reputation and product offerings. For general
merchandise, we first review a manufacturers or distributors qualifications, business operation licenses and trademark registration certificates or license agreements in relation to any branded products, then conduct due diligence and
background checks on the potential suppliers client base, sales and other financial performance. If a supplier satisfies our criteria, we will initiate discussions on the supply agreement and compare the terms with those offered by our other
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For the dangdang.com marketplace program, our product management team is responsible
for generating new ideas for developing and expanding product categories, or sub-categories under a product category. We apply the same selection criteria and review process to third-party merchants as we do to our own general merchandise suppliers.
Our third-party merchants include distributors of well-known international consumer product brands.

In addition to the
supplier selection process, we have adopted quality assurance and control procedures for our products and third-party products delivered through our fulfillment and delivery network. We inspect multiple product samples delivered to our logistics
centers before accepting delivery and we inspect all products to be delivered from our logistics centers to our customers before making shipments. We reject or return products that are not in good condition or that we believe are defective. We
believe that our strict supplier selection process and quality control procedures enable us to ensure product quality of products sold on our website and enhance our brand image and help build customer loyalty.

Pricing

We typically price our books or other media products at a meaningful discount to the cover price and other products at competitive discounts to comparable products sold in physical retail stores. Our
competitive pricing is supported by the cost savings from our network of high-quality and reputable suppliers across China and the absence of physical retail space and related overhead. We also track prices of selected key items in both media and
general merchandise categories that other online retailers also sell. If we find any major online retailer selling these items at lower prices, we will adjust our prices accordingly to ensure that we offer the best available prices for these key
items to our customers.

Payment and Fulfillment

Payment and Delivery

We provide our customers the flexibility to
choose from a number of payment and delivery options.

Our payment options include cash-on-delivery, online payment, wire
transfer and postal remittance. Most of our customers prefer cash-on-delivery. Under this option, our third-party courier companies deliver products to customers designated addresses and collect payment on site. We have built an extensive
distribution network to deliver products and provide our cash-on-delivery payment option to customers in over 1,100 cities and towns across China. This payment method not only provides our customers with a secure and convenient payment option, but
has also enabled us to reduce our operating expenses as we can combine payment and delivery services by using the same third-party courier companies without incurring additional fees. We have also equipped our cash-on-delivery network with mobile
payment terminals, enabling customers in approximately 300 cities to pay with cards on the spot. Our website also supports online payment with credit cards and debit cards issued by major banks in China as well as payment through third-party online
payment agents.

Our delivery options include courier delivery, express courier delivery, and ordinary mail delivery and
express mail service, or EMS. Ordinary mail delivery and EMS are operated by China Post nationwide and provide the broadest coverage, including remote localities in China and places outside China. We usually charge our customers a per-parcel
delivery fee based on the delivery method they choose and the size of each parcel and provide free shipping for each order exceeding a pre-determined amount.

Customers who choose cash on delivery can inspect products before payment and reject some or all of the products shipped. Third-party courier personnel collect payment only for the accepted products and
return the remaining products to our logistics centers. We believe that our extensive cash on-delivery service, together with our on-site return policy, increase the attractiveness of shopping on our website.

Fulfillment

Our strategically located central and regional logistics centers and our extensive distribution network are essential to our success. We have 20 logistics centers in 11 cities. Our logistics centers have
warehouse space totaling over 420,000 square meters in size. In most cases, orders are automatically allocated to a nearby logistics center for fulfillment and parcels are delivered directly to the customers from that center. In the event that a
specific item in the order is not available in the nearby logistics center, the unfulfilled part of the order will be automatically routed through our computer system to the central logistics center and delivered separately from the central
logistics center to the relevant regional logistics centers, and finally to the customers. In addition, we provide same-day delivery service to customers in 21 cities under our Lightning Plan and evening-delivery-service to customers in
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We monitor each step of the fulfillment process from the time a product is inspected and
stocked up to when the product is delivered to a customer to maintain a high level of shipping accuracy.

We had a nationwide
delivery network that currently consists of third-party inter-city transportation companies and third-party courier companies, and China Post for ordinary mail delivery and EMS. We leverage our large scale of operations and reputation to obtain
favorable contractual terms from third-party transportation and courier companies. In order to reduce the risk of reliance on any single service provider, we typically contract with two or more courier companies in each major city. We regularly
monitor and review the third-party transportation and courier companies performance and their compliance with our contractual terms. In addition, we typically require third-party transportation and courier companies to pay deposits or provide
payment guarantees before providing services to us. We typically negotiate and enter into logistics agreements on an annual basis.

Third-party merchants participating our dangdang.com marketplace program can use our fulfillment service and cash-on-delivery coverage to deliver their products to customers for a fee or arrange
delivery separately. If a third-party merchant chooses to arrange delivery separately, we will closely monitor the speed and service quality through customer surveys and feedback from our customers to ensure customer satisfaction.

Customer Service

We
believe that our ability to establish and maintain a large and loyal customer base and encourage repeat visits and purchases depends, in part, on the strength of our customer service operations. We value communication and feedback from our customers
in order to continually improve our customers shopping experience.

At dangdang.com, we provide our customers
with an array of online self-service features. For example, a customer can use the my-account website features to track the order and shipment status, review estimated delivery dates, cancel unshipped items, change delivery information
and payment options, combine orders and return items.

In addition, our customers can contact customer service representatives
through real-time online chat or through our customer service e-mail address around the clock, or through our customer service hotline 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our customer service center, located in Beijing, had more than 500 employees as
of December 31, 2012. They are trained to address customer inquiries, handle customers requests to exchange or return products and resolve customer complaints. We maintain service quality by placing emphasis on careful selection of
personnel and regularly monitoring the performance of our representatives. Each new representative is required to complete a two-month mandatory training program, including in-class instruction and exams and on-the-job coaching, and representatives
also attend regular training sessions conducted by experienced managers on product knowledge, service attitude, complaint handling and communication skills.

We have a flexible product exchange and return policy. Our customers can exchange or return books and other media products purchased on our website within fifteen days of receipt of the products or return
products within seven days of receipt. For most books and other media products, a customer does not need to give any reason for exchange or return. For electronics, a customer may typically exchange or return a product with quality problems after
providing us with a quality verification report issued by a third-party quality verification agent. Once a customer submits an exchange or return application request online, and a quality verification report if needed, our customer service
representatives will review and process the request or contact the customer by e-mail or by phone if there are any questions relating to the request. For customers in major cities in China, we will arrange courier pick-up for the returned products
from the customer within three to seven working days after our customer service representatives process the request. Depending on the customers payment method, we will either return the purchase amount in cash at the time of courier pick-up or
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Marketing and Promotion

We seek to strengthen the dangdang.com brand name and build strong customer loyalty through our marketing and promotional efforts.

We believe that the most efficient marketing method is to improve the customer experience, which drives word-of-mouth and repeat customer
visits. We intend to build customer loyalty by delivering personalized services through innovative technologies as well as creative and flexible merchandising. We have accumulated extensive data on our customers over the past decade, and we analyze
this data to predict their potential needs and purchasing trends, and direct different marketing campaigns to them. We believe that our sophisticated data analysis facilitates our targeted marketing efforts and increases repeat purchases and
purchase value per customer.

In addition, we employ a variety of programs and marketing activities to promote our brand and
our products:



| |  |  | Affiliate marketing program. We expand our market presence through our affiliate marketing program, which enables affiliated websites to earn
commissions by directing their users to purchase our products through embedded hyperlinks to our website.
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| |  |  | Paid search. We utilize various popular search engines and internet portals in China. We pay for keywords or phrases relevant to our business
and products so that users who search for these keywords or phrases will be directed to our website or to our advertisements.
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| |  |  | Loyalty program. We provide a variety of incentives to our existing customers. Our customers can obtain bonus points for each purchase and
receive information on our latest products and marketing events and may be eligible to receive free trial coupons for new products. When our customers accumulated purchases within 12 months reach pre-set thresholds, they will be upgraded to
gold or diamond member status and will be entitled to additional incentives such as special discounts on subsequent purchases. We also periodically send personalized e-mails and SMS messages to our customers to draw their attention to our latest
products and marketing events.
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| |  |  | Social media and other tools. We conduct marketing campaigns and offer special promotional discounts on products from time to time. In addition,
we utilize the online community on our website and that of popular social networking sites for customers to share their online shopping experience. We also employ other marketing channels to reach existing and potential customers.
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Competition

The online retail environment in China is intensely competitive. Our current or potential competitors include: (1) other B2C e-commerce companies, (2) physical retailers, catalog retailers,
publishers, distributors and manufacturers of our products, many of which possess significant brand recognition, sales volume and customer bases, and some of which currently sell, or in the future may sell, products or services through the internet;
and (3) a number of indirect competitors, including internet portals and internet search engines that are involved in online commerce, either directly or in collaboration with other retailers. We may also in the future experience competition
from the increasingly popular electronic books and digital content, which have already impacted the book market in the U.S. and other countries.

We believe that the principal competitive factors in our market segments include brand recognition, selection, price, convenience, customer service, speed of fulfillment capacities and ease of use. For
services we offer to business and individual sellers under the dangdang.com marketplace program, additional competitive factors include the quality of our services and tools as well as the speed of performance for our services. See Item
3. Key InformationD. Risk FactorsRisks Related to Our BusinessWe face intense competition, and if we do not compete successfully against existing and new competitors, we may lose market share and customers.



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Intellectual Property

We regard our trademarks, service marks, domain names, trade secrets, proprietary technologies and similar intellectual property as critical to our success, and we rely on trademark law, trade secret
protection and confidentiality and/or license agreements with our employees, suppliers, partners and others to protect our proprietary rights. As of February 28, 2013, we registered 79 domain names, including dangdang.com,
dangdang.com.cn and dangdang.cn, and 47 trademarks and service marks and had 37 trademark applications, 2 patents and 2 patent applications pending in China.

Insurance

We maintain various insurance policies to safeguard against
risks and unexpected events. We have purchased all risk property insurance covering our equipment, facilities, inventories and other properties. In addition, we provide group accident insurance and supplementary medical insurance for our employees.
We do not maintain business interruption insurance or general third-party liability insurance, nor do we maintain product liability insurance or key-man life insurance. We consider our insurance coverage to be sufficient for our business operations
in China.

Legal Proceedings

We are currently not a party to, and we are not aware of any threat of, any legal, arbitration or administrative proceedings that, in the opinion of our management, are likely to have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. We may from time to time become a party to various legal, arbitration or administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business.

PRC Regulation

Online
commerce in China is subject to a number of laws and regulations. This section summarizes all material PRC regulations relevant to our business and operations in China and the key provisions of such regulations.

Corporate Laws and Industry Catalogue Relating to Foreign Investment

The establishment, operation and management of corporate entities in China are governed by the Company Law of the PRC, or the Company Law. The Company Law is applicable to our PRC subsidiaries and our
affiliated PRC entity and its subsidiary unless the PRC laws on foreign investment have stipulated otherwise.

The
establishment, approval, registered capital requirement and day-to-day operational matters of wholly foreign-owned enterprises, such as our PRC subsidiary, Dangdang Information, are regulated by the Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprise Law of the PRC and
the Implementation Rules of the Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprise Law of the PRC.

Investment activities in the PRC by foreign
investors are principally governed by the Guidance Catalogue of Industries for Foreign Investment, or the Catalogue, which was promulgated and is amended from time to time by the Ministry of Commerce and the National Development and Reform
Commission. The Catalogue divides industries into three categories: encouraged, restricted and prohibited. Industries not listed in the Catalogue are generally open to foreign investment unless specifically restricted by other PRC regulations.

Establishment of wholly foreign-owned enterprises is generally permitted in encouraged industries. Some restricted industries
are limited to equity or contractual joint ventures, while in some cases Chinese partners are required to hold the majority interests in such joint ventures. For example, sales and distribution of audio and video products are among the restricted
categories and only contractual joint ventures in which Chinese partners holding majority interests can engage in the distribution of audio and video products in China. In addition, restricted category projects are also subject to higher-level
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Regulations Relating to Foreign-invested Enterprises Engaging in Retail Businesses

As an online retailer, we are subject to regulations relating to foreign-invested enterprises engaging in the retail business. In April
2004, the Ministry of Commerce issued the Administrative Measures on Foreign Investment in Commercial Sectors, or the Measures. Pursuant to the Measures, foreign investors are permitted to engage in the distribution services by setting up commercial
enterprises in accordance with the procedures and guidelines provided in the Measures.

Regulations Relating to Telecommunications Services

In September 2000, the State Council issued the Regulations on Telecommunications of China, or the Telecommunications
Regulations, to regulate telecommunications activities in China. The telecommunications industry in China is governed by a licensing system based on the classifications of telecommunications services set forth under the Telecommunications
Regulations.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, or the MIIT, previously known as the Ministry of
Information Industry, together with the provincial-level communications administrative bureaus, supervises and regulates the telecommunications industry in China. The Telecommunications Regulations divide telecommunications services into two
categories: infrastructure telecommunications services and value-added telecommunications services. The operation of value-added telecommunications services is subject to the examination, approval and the granting of licenses by the MIIT or the
provincial-level communications administrative bureaus. According to the Catalogue of Classification of Telecommunications Businesses effective in April 2003, provision of information services through the internet, such as the operation of our
dangdang.com website, is classified as value-added telecommunications services.

Regulations Relating to Foreign Investment in
Value-Added Telecommunications Industry

According to the Administrative Rules for Foreign Investment in Telecommunications
Enterprises issued by the State Council, effective in January 2002 and as amended in September 2008, a foreign investor may hold no more than a 50% equity interest in a value-added telecommunications services provider in China and such foreign
investor must have experience in providing value-added telecommunications services overseas and maintain a good track record.

The Circular on Strengthening the Administration of Foreign Investment in and Operation of Value-added Telecommunications Business, or
the Circular, issued by the MIIT in July 2006, reiterated the regulations on foreign investment in telecommunications businesses, which require foreign investors to set up foreign-invested enterprises and obtain an internet content provider, or ICP,
license to conduct any value-added telecommunications business in China. Under the Circular, a domestic company that holds an ICP license is prohibited from leasing, transferring or selling the license to foreign investors in any form, and from
providing any assistance, including providing resources, sites or facilities, to foreign investors that conduct value-added telecommunications business illegally in China. Furthermore, certain relevant assets, such as the relevant trademarks and
domain names that are used in the value-added telecommunications business must be owned by the local ICP license holder or its shareholders. The Circular further requires each ICP license holder to have the necessary facilities for its approved
business operations and to maintain such facilities in the regions covered by its license. In addition, all value-added telecommunications service providers are required to maintain network and information security in accordance with the standards
set forth under relevant PRC regulations. If an ICP license holder fails to comply with the requirements in the Circular and also fails to remedy such non-compliance within a specified period of time, the MIIT or its local counterparts have the
discretion to take administrative measures against such license holder, including revoking its ICP license. To comply with the Circular, Dangdang Information has transferred certain domain names to Dangdang Kewen.

Regulations Relating to Internet Information Services and Content of Internet Information

In September 2000, the State Council issued the Administrative Measures on Internet Information Services, or the Internet Measures, to
regulate the provision of information services to online users through the internet. According to the Internet Measures, internet information services are divided into two categories: services of an operative nature and services of a non-operative
nature. Our business conducted through our dangdang.com website involves operating internet information services, which requires us to obtain an ICP license. If an internet information service provider fails to obtain an ICP license, the
relevant local branch of the MIIT may levy fines, confiscate its income or even block its website. Due to the PRC law restriction that foreign investors cannot hold more than a 50% equity interest in a value-added telecommunications services
provider, we hold our ICP license through our affiliated PRC entity, Dangdang Kewen, and its subsidiary, Wuxi Dangdang Kewen. Each of Dangdang Kewen and Wuxi Dangdang Kewen currently holds an ICP license issued by the relevant local branches of the
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The Internet Measures further specify that the internet information services regarding,
among others, news, publication, education, medical and health care, pharmacy and medical appliances are required to be examined, approved and regulated by the relevant authorities. Internet content providers are prohibited from providing services
beyond that included in the scope of their business license or other required licenses or permits. Furthermore, the Internet Measures clearly specify a list of prohibited content. Internet content providers must monitor and control the information
posted on their websites. If any prohibited content is found, they must remove the offending content immediately, keep a record and report to the relevant authorities.

In May 2010, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce issued the Interim Measures for the Trading of Commodities and Services through the Internet effective in July 2010, which requires internet
service providers that operate internet trading platforms to register and verify online shop owners identities along with their business credentials, establish mechanisms to ensure safe online transactions, protect online shoppers
rights, and prevent the sale of counterfeit goods. We are subject to this rule as a result of our operation of the dangdang.com marketplace program.

To address issues related to the hearing of civil disputes concerning the infringement of the right of communication through information networks, the PRC Supreme Peoples Court issued the Provisions
on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Hearings of Civil Dispute Cases on the Infringement of Information Networking Transmission Rights, or the Supreme Court Provisions, which took effect as of January 1, 2013. The Supreme
Court Provisions provide more detailed guidance as to the circumstances in which the provision by internet users or internet service providers of others works, performances, and audio or video products without permission from the rights owner
constitutes infringement of information network transmission rights. The Supreme Court Provisions provide that internet service providers will be jointly liable if they assist in the infringing activities or fail to remove infringing content from
their websites once they become to know the infringement or receive notice from the rights holder. The Supreme Court Provisions also provide that where an internet service provider obtains economic advantage directly from the works, performances,
and sound or visual recordings provided by the internet users, it owes higher duty of attention in terms of the infringement of network information transmission rights by internet users. We are an internet service provider because of our operation
of dangdang.com and are therefore subject to the Supreme Court Provisions.

Regulations Relating to Privacy Protection

As an internet content provider, we are subject to regulations relating to protection of privacy. Under the Internet Measures, internet
content providers are prohibited from producing, copying, publishing or distributing information that is humiliating or defamatory to others or that infringes the lawful rights and interests of others. Internet content providers that violate the
prohibition may face criminal charges or administrative sanctions by PRC security authorities. In addition, relevant authorities may suspend their services, revoke their licenses or temporarily suspend or close down their websites. Furthermore,
under the Administration of Internet Bulletin Board Services issued by the MIIT in November 2000, internet content providers that provide electronic bulletin board services must keep users personal information confidential and are prohibited
from disclosing such personal information to any third party without the consent of the users, unless otherwise required by law. The regulation further authorizes relevant telecommunication authorities to order internet content providers to rectify
any unauthorized disclosure. Internet content providers could be subject to legal liabilities if unauthorized disclosure causes damages or losses to internet users. However, the PRC government retains the power and authority to order internet
content providers to provide the personal information of internet users if the users post any prohibited content or engage in illegal activities through the internet. We believe that we are currently in compliance with these regulations in all
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In December 2012, the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress of the PRC
issued the Decision on Strengthening the Protection of Online Information, or the Decision. Most requirements under the Decision that are relevant to internet content providers are consistent with the requirements already established under the
provisions as discussed above, though often more strict and broad. Under the Decision, if an internet content provider wishes to collect or use personal electronic information, it must do so in a lawful and appropriate manner, and may do so only if
it is necessary for the services it provides. It must disclose the purpose, method and scope of any such collection or use, and must seek consent from the relevant individuals. Internet content providers are also required to publish their policies
relating to information collection and use, must keep such information strictly confidential, and must take technological and other measures to ensure the safety of such information. Internet content providers are further prohibited from disclosing,
distorting or destroying any such personal electronic information, or selling or proving such information to other parties. The Decision also requires that internet content providers providing information publishing services must collect from users
their personal identification information, for registration. In very broad terms, the Decision provides that violators may face warnings, fines, confiscation of illegal gains, revocation of licenses, cancellation of filings and closure of websites.
As an internet content provider, we are subject the the Decision.

Regulations Relating to Internet Publishing

We are subject to regulations relating to internet publishing. In June 2002, General Administration of Press and Publication and the MIIT
jointly issued the Interim Provisions on Internet Publishing, or the Internet Publishing Regulations. The Internet Publishing Regulations require that all entities engaging in internet publishing, such as our company, obtain approval from General
Administration of Press and Publication before conducting any internet publishing business. Internet publishing is broadly defined in the Internet Publishing Regulations as any act of online dissemination of works created by ICP license
holders or others that such ICP license holders select, edit and process and subsequently post on the internet or transmit to users via the internet for browsing, reading, using or downloading by the public. These works include content from books,
newspapers, periodicals, audio-video products, electronic publications that have already been formally published or works that have been made public in other media or from the browsed and processed works relating to literature, art, natural science,
social science, engineering technology and others. The Internet Publishing Regulations include a requirement for internet publishing organizations to have professional editorial personnel examine the contents being published to ensure that they
comply with applicable laws. If any entity engaging in internet publishing fails to obtain an internet publishing certificate from the General Administration of Press and Publication, the relevant press and publication authorities may terminate its
business, levy fines or confiscate its income, or its facilities or other materials used for internet publishing. Dangdang Kewen currently holds an internet publishing certificate issued by the General Administration of Press and Publication.

Regulations Relating to Wholesale and Retail of Books and Audio-Video Products

We are also subject to regulations relating to the wholesaling and retailing of books and audio-video products. Under the Administrative
Measures for the Publication Market promulgated by the General Administration of Press and Publication, effective in September 2003 and with the latest amendment in March 2011, any entity or individual engaging in wholesale or retail of books and
audio-video products must obtain an approval from the competent press and publication administrative authority and receive the Publication Operation Permit. Dangdang Information, Dangdang Kewen, Wuxi Dangdang Information and Tianjin Dangdang
Information have obtained a Publication Operation Permit for books, and Dangdang Kewen has obtained an Audio-Video Produced Business Permit.

Furthermore, according to the Notice on Promoting the Healthy Development of Online Distribution of Publications issued by the General Administration of Press and Publication in December 2010, any
entities engaging in online publications distribution in China must apply for the Publications Operation Permit with the notation online distribution. As of the date of this annual report, the Publication Operation Permits possessed by
Dangdang Information and Tianjin Dangdang Information and the Audio-Video Product Business Permit possessed by Dangdang Kewen contain the online distribution notation. Wuxi Dangdang Informations Publication Operation Permit does
not contain such a notation. Based on our informal communication with Wuxi local government, it is not mandatory for a company like Wuxi Dangdang Information to apply for online distribution notation in Wuxi. However, if the relevant
local authority subsequently determines that Wuxi Dangdang Information is subject to such requirement, Wuxi Dangdang Information may be subject to penalties for failing to applying for such online distribution notation. These penalties
may include fines and disgorgement of gains or revocation of business license of Wuxi Dangdang Information, although we believe that, as a matter of practice, government authorities typically impose an extreme penalty only after repeated warnings
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Regulations Relating to Taxation

PRC Enterprise Income Tax

The PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, effective January 1, 2008, applies a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate to both foreign-invested enterprises and domestic enterprises, unless tax incentives are
granted to special industries and projects. Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law and its implementation regulations, dividends generated from the business of a PRC subsidiary after January 1, 2008 and payable to its foreign investor may be
subject to a withholding tax rate of 10% if the PRC tax authorities determine that the foreign investor is a non-resident enterprise, unless there is a tax treaty with China that provides for a preferential withholding tax rate. Distributions of
earnings generated before January 1, 2008 are exempt from PRC withholding tax.

Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law,
an enterprise established outside China with de facto management bodies within China is considered a resident enterprise for PRC enterprise income tax purposes and is generally subject to a uniform 25% enterprise income tax
rate on its worldwide income. A circular issued by the State Administration of Taxation in April 2009 regarding the standards used to classify certain Chinese-invested enterprises controlled by Chinese enterprises or Chinese enterprise groups and
established outside of China as resident enterprises clarified that dividends and other income paid by such PRC resident enterprises will be considered PRC-source income and subject to PRC withholding tax, currently at a rate
of 10%, when paid to non-PRC enterprise shareholders. This circular also subjects such PRC resident enterprises to various reporting requirements with the PRC tax authorities.

Under the implementation regulations to the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, a de facto management body is defined as a body
that has material and overall management and control over the manufacturing and business operations, personnel and human resources, finances and properties of an enterprise. In addition, the tax circular mentioned above specifies that certain
PRC-invested overseas enterprises controlled by a Chinese enterprise or a Chinese enterprise group in the PRC will be classified as PRC resident enterprises if the following are located or resident in the PRC: senior management personnel and
departments that are responsible for daily production, operation and management; financial and personnel decision making bodies; key properties, accounting books, the company seal, and minutes of board meetings and shareholders meetings; and
half or more of the senior management or directors having voting rights.

Please see Item 3. Key InformationD.
Risk FactorsRisks Relating to Doing Business in ChinaUnder the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a PRC resident enterprise, which could result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our shareholders
and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.

Under SAT Circular 698, if
a non-resident enterprise transfers the equity interests of a PRC resident enterprise indirectly by disposition of the equity interests of an overseas non-public holding company, or Indirect Transfer, and such overseas holding company is located in
a tax jurisdiction that: (i) has an effective tax rate less than 12.5%, or (ii) does not impose income tax on foreign income of its residents, the non-resident enterprise, being the transferor, must report this
Indirect Transfer to the PRC competent tax authority of the PRC resident enterprise. Using a substance over form principle, the PRC tax authority may disregard the existence of the overseas holding company if it lacks a reasonable
commercial purpose and was established for the purpose of reducing, avoiding, or deferring PRC tax. As a result, gains derived from such Indirect Transfer may be subject to a PRC withholding tax rate of up to 10%. SAT Circular 698 also provides
that, where a non-PRC resident enterprise transfers its equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise to its related parties at a price which is not on an arms length basis and results in reducing the taxable income, the relevant tax authority
has the power to make a reasonable adjustment to the taxable income of the transaction. SAT Circular 698 is retroactively effective on January 1, 2008. In March 2011, the State Administration of Taxation released SAT Public Notice
(2011) No. 24 to clarify several issues related to Circular 698. According to this notice, the term effective tax refers to the effective tax on the gain derived from disposition of the equity interests of an overseas holding
company; and the term does not impose income tax refers to cases where the gain derived from disposition of the equity interests of an overseas holding company is not subject to income tax in the country or region where the overseas
holding company is a resident. There is uncertainty as to the application of SAT Circular 698. If SAT Circular 698 was determined by the tax authorities to be applicable to us and our non-resident enterprise investors, we and our non-resident
enterprise investors may be required to expend valuable resources to comply with this circular or to establish that we or our non-resident enterprise investors should not be taxed under SAT Circular 698, which may adversely affect us or our
non-resident enterprise investors. See Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk FactorsRisks Relating to Doing Business in ChinaThe heightened scrutiny over acquisition transactions by the PRC tax authorities may have a negative impact
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Under PRC law, payers of the PRC sourced income to non-PRC residents are generally obligated
to withhold PRC income taxes from the payment. In the event of failure to withhold, the non-PRC residents are required to pay such taxes on their own. Failure to comply with the tax payment obligations by the non-PRC residents will result in
penalties, including full payment of taxes owed, fines, and default interest on those taxes.

PRC Business Tax and VAT

Pursuant to applicable PRC tax regulations, any entity or individual conducting business in the service industry is
generally required to pay a business tax at the rate of 5% on the revenues generated from providing such services. However, if the services provided are related to technology development and transfer, business tax may be exempted subject to approval
by the relevant tax authorities.

Pursuant to applicable PRC tax regulations, any entity engaging in sale of goods is
generally required to pay a value-added tax at the rate of 17% or 13%, depending on the type of goods.

In November 2011, the
Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation promulgated the Pilot Program for Imposition of Value-Added Tax to Replace Business Tax. Pursuant to this program and relevant notices, from January 1, 2012, a VAT has been adopted to
replace the business tax in the transport and shipping industry and some of the modern service industries in certain pilot regions. The pilot program initially applied only to the pilot industries in Shanghai, and has been expanded to eight
additional regions, including, among others, Beijing, Tianjin and Jiangsu province, in 2012. Under the pilot program, a VAT rate of 6% applies to some modern service industries, including our third-party marketplace business and online advertising
service. The pilot program will also be expanded nationwide when conditions permit.

All of our PRC subsidiaries and our
affiliated PRC entity and its subsidiary, which are located in Beijing, Tianjin and Jiangsu province, fall within the scope of the pilot program and have been recognized as the VAT general taxpayers since September 1,
2012, December 1, 2012 and October 1, 2012, respectively, the effective date of the pilot program in each of the regions. From the applicable effective time onwards, these entities pay VAT instead of business tax for marketplace
program revenues, online advertising services and other services at a rate of 6%.

Regulations Relating to Foreign Exchange

Pursuant to the Regulations on the Administration of Foreign Exchange issued by the State Council, effective in 1996 and with the latest
amendment in August 2008, current account transactions, such as sale or purchase of goods, are not subject to PRC governmental control or restrictions. Certain organizations in the PRC, including foreign-invested enterprises, may purchase, sell
and/or remit foreign currencies at certain banks authorized to conduct foreign exchange business upon providing valid commercial documents. However, approval of the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, is required for capital
account transactions.

In August 2008, SAFE issued a circular on the conversion of foreign currency into Renminbi by a
foreign-invested company that regulates how the converted Renminbi may be used. The circular requires that the registered capital of a foreign-invested enterprise converted into Renminbi from foreign currencies may only be utilized for purposes
within its business scope. For example, such converted amounts may not be used for investments in or acquisitions of other companies, which can inhibit the ability of companies to consummate such transactions. In addition, SAFE strengthened its
oversight of the flow and use of the Renminbi registered capital of foreign-invested enterprises converted from foreign currencies. The use of such Renminbi capital may not be changed without SAFEs approval, and may not in any case be used to
repay Renminbi loans if the proceeds of such loans have not been utilized. Violations may result in severe penalties, such as heavy fines.



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Regulations Relating to Labor

The Labor Contract Law, which became effective in January 2008, and its implementation rules, impose more restrictions on employers
and have been deemed to increase labor costs for employers, compared to the Labor Law, which became effective in January 1995. For example, pursuant to the Labor Contract Law, an employer is obliged to sign labor contract with unlimited term with an
employee if the employer continues to hire the employee after the expiration of two consecutive fixed-term labor contracts. The employer has to compensate the employee upon the expiration of a fixed-term labor contract, unless the employee refuses
to renew such contract on terms the same as or more favorable to the employee than those contained in the expired contract. The employer also has to indemnify an employee if the employer terminates a labor contract without a cause permitted by law.
In addition, under the Regulations on Paid Annual Leave for Employees, which became effective in January 2008, employees who have served more than one year for an employer are entitled to a paid vacation ranging from 5 to 15 days per
year, depending on their length of service. Employees who waive such vacation time at the request of employers must be compensated for three times their regular salaries for each waived vacation day.

Regulations on Dividend Distribution

Wholly foreign-owned companies in the PRC may pay dividends only out of their accumulated profits after tax as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards. Remittance of dividends by a wholly
foreign-owned enterprise out of China is subject to examination by the banks designated by SAFE. Wholly foreign-owned companies may not pay dividends unless they set aside at least 10% of their respective accumulated profits after tax each year, if
any, to fund certain reserve funds, until such time as the accumulative amount of such fund reaches 50% of the wholly foreign-owned companys registered capital. In addition, these companies also may allocate a portion of their after-tax
profits based on PRC accounting standards to staff welfare and bonus funds at their discretion. These reserve funds and staff welfare and bonus funds are not distributable as cash dividends.

SAFE Regulations on Offshore Special Purpose Companies Held by PRC Residents or Citizens

Pursuant to the Notice on Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign Exchange Administration for PRC Residents to Engage in Financing and Inbound Investment via Overseas Special Purpose Vehicles, or Circular
No. 75, issued in October 2005 by SAFE and its supplemental notices, PRC citizens or residents are required to register with SAFE or its local branch in connection with their establishment or control of an offshore entity established for the
purpose of overseas equity financing involving a roundtrip investment whereby the offshore entity acquires or controls onshore assets or equity interests held by the PRC citizens or residents. In addition, such PRC citizens or residents must update
their SAFE registrations when the offshore special purpose vehicle undergoes material events relating to increases or decreases in investment amount, transfers or exchanges of shares, mergers or divisions, long-term equity or debt investments,
external guarantees, or other material events that do not involve roundtrip investments. Subsequent regulations, including the Implementing Rules Relating to the Administration of Foreign Exchange in Fund-Raising and Round-trip Investment Activities
of the Domestic Residents Conducted via Offshore Special purpose Companies, effective July 1, 2011, further clarified that PRC subsidiaries of an offshore company governed by the SAFE regulations are required to coordinate and supervise the
filing of SAFE registrations in a timely manner by the offshore holding companys shareholders who are PRC citizens or residents. If these shareholders fail to comply, the PRC subsidiaries are required to report to the local SAFE branches. If
the shareholders of the offshore holding company who are PRC citizens or residents do not complete their registration with the local SAFE branches, the PRC subsidiaries may be prohibited from distributing their profits and proceeds from any
reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to the offshore company, and the offshore company may be restricted in its ability to contribute additional capital to its PRC subsidiaries. Moreover, failure to comply with the SAFE registration
and amendment requirements described above could result in liability under PRC law for evasion of applicable foreign exchange restrictions. Please see Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk FactorsRisks Relating to Doing Business in
ChinaThe inability of our PRC resident shareholders to complete their registrations with SAFE may limit our PRC subsidiaries ability to increase their registered capital or distribute profits to us, limit our ability to inject capital
into our PRC subsidiaries, or otherwise expose us to liability and penalties under PRC law.



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SAFE Regulations on Employee Share Options

In February 2012, SAFE promulgated the Circular on Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign Exchange Administration for Domestic Individuals
Participating in an Employees Share Incentive Plan of an Overseas-Listed Company, or the Share Option Rule. Pursuant to the Share Option Rule, PRC residents who are granted share options by an overseas publicly listed company are required to
register with SAFE through a Chinese agent or Chinese subsidiary of the overseas publicly listed company and complete certain other procedures. The Rule further requires that an offshore agent should also be designated to handle matters in
connection with the exercise or sale of share options and proceeds transferring for the share incentive plan participants. We and our PRC employees who have been granted share options are subject to these regulations. We and our PRC share option
holders are in the process of registering with SAFE. Failure of our PRC share option holders or us to complete their SAFE registrations may subject these PRC employees or us to fines and legal sanctions and may also limit our ability to contribute
additional capital into our PRC subsidiaries and limit our PRC subsidiaries ability to distribute dividends to us. Please see Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk FactorsRisks Relating to Doing Business in ChinaThe inability
of our PRC resident shareholders to complete their registrations with SAFE may limit our PRC subsidiaries ability to increase their registered capital or distribute profits to us, limit our ability to inject capital into our PRC subsidiaries,
or otherwise expose us to liability and penalties under PRC law.

C. Organizational Structure

The following diagram sets out details of our significant subsidiaries and affiliated entities:



LOGO



|(1) | Each of Ms. Peggy Yu Yu and Mr. Guoqing Li, wife and husband, owns 50% of the equity interest in Dangdang Kewen.
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Foreign ownership of internet-based businesses is subject to significant restrictions under
current PRC laws and regulations. To comply with PRC laws and regulations, we conduct our operations in China through a series of contractual arrangements entered into between our PRC subsidiary, Dangdang Information, our affiliated PRC entity,
Dangdang Kewen and Dangdang Kewens shareholders. Through the contractual arrangements with Dangdang Kewen and its shareholders described below, we exercise effective control over the operations of Dangdang Kewen and receive economic benefits
generated from shareholders equity interests in this entity. Accordingly, we consolidate its financial results in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In 2010, 2011 and 2012, Dangdang Kewen and its subsidiary
contributed in aggregate 18.7 %, 15.3% and 4.1%, respectively, of our total net revenues.

Loan Agreement. The
shareholders of Dangdang Kewen, namely Ms. Peggy Yu Yu and Mr. Guoqing Li, entered into a loan agreement with Dangdang Information in December 2004, as amended and restated in July 2010. Under this loan agreement, Dangdang Information has
granted an interest-free loan of RMB2.0 million (US$0.3 million) to the Dangdang Kewen shareholders solely for their capital contributions to Dangdang Kewen. The term of the loan is from December 2004 until the date when Dangdang Information
requests repayment. Dangdang Information may request early repayment of the loan with 30 days advance notice and may decide the loan to be repaid in cash or in other forms. The Dangdang Kewen shareholders may not, without the prior written
consent of Dangdang Information, choose to prepay the loan. Dangdang Information may make further loans from time to time to support the continued development of its business operations.

Exclusive Call Option Agreement. The shareholders of Dangdang Kewen entered into an exclusive call option agreement with Dangdang
Information in December 2004, as first amended in July 2010 and as further amended in December 2012, under which the shareholders jointly and severally granted to Dangdang Information an exclusive and irrevocable option to purchase their equity
interests in Dangdang Kewen at a purchase price equal to the capital contribution amount, unless otherwise required by PRC law or agreed in writing by the relevant parties. The purchase price can be set off against the loan repayment under the loan
agreement. Dangdang Information may exercise such option at any time until it has acquired all equity interests of Dangdang Kewen, subject to applicable PRC laws. The term of the agreement will expire in December 2022, and may be extended for ten
years upon Dangdang Informations written confirmation prior to the expiration of the initial term or the extension period thereof. Neither of the shareholders of Dangdang Kewen may unilaterally terminate this agreement at any time during the
term and extension period of the agreement.

Exclusive Technical Support Service Agreement.Dangdang Information and
Dangdang Kewen entered into an exclusive technical support service agreement in May 2006, as first amended in July 2010 and as further amended in December 2012, under which Dangdang Kewen, including its subsidiaries or any companies or entities
under its control, agrees to engage Dangdang Information as its exclusive provider of technical platform and technical support, maintenance and other services. Dangdang Kewen shall pay to Dangdang Information service fees at the request of Dangdang
Information. The fees payable by Dangdang Kewen include (i) a performance fee equivalent to 5% of the total revenue of Dangdang Kewen in any fiscal year; (ii) amount of depreciation of equipment to be determined in accordance with the
accounting rules of PRC; and (iii) annual service fee, the amount of which shall be the total revenue of the whole year minus fees set forth in (i) and (ii). Where the aggregate amount of the three items exceeds total net profit of the
whole year of Dangdang Kewen, the annual service fee payable is limited to total net profit of Dangdang Kewen. Dangdang Information has the right to set and revise annually the service fee unilaterally with reference to the performance of Dangdang
Kewen. Dangdang Information shall exclusively own any intellectual property arising from the performance of this agreement. This agreement has an unlimited term. Dangdang Kewen may not terminate the agreement early unless Dangdang Information
commits gross negligence, fraud or other illegal actions or goes bankrupt, while Dangdang Information has the right to terminate the agreement at any time at its sole discretion by giving a 30 days prior notice to Dangdang Kewen.

Power of Attorney. Each shareholder of Dangdang Kewen executed a restated irrevocable power of attorney in December 2012 to
appoint Dangdang Information as the attorney-in-fact to act on his or her behalf on all matters pertaining to Dangdang Kewen and to exercise all of his or her rights as a shareholder of Dangdang Kewen, including the right to attend shareholders
meeting, to exercise voting rights and to transfer all or a part of his or her equity interests in Dangdang Kewen pursuant to the exclusive call option agreement. The power of attorney with each shareholder will remain effective as long as the
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Equity Pledge Agreement.The shareholders of Dangdang Kewen entered into an equity
pledge agreement with Dangdang Information in December 2004, as first amended in July 2010 and as further amended in December 2012, under which the shareholders pledged all of their equity interests in Dangdang Kewen to Dangdang Information as
collateral for all of their payments due to Dangdang Information and to secure performance of all obligations of Dangdang Kewen and its shareholders under the above loan agreement, the exclusive technical support service agreement and the exclusive
call option agreement. Dangdang Kewen is prohibited from declaring any dividend during the term of the pledge. The shareholders of Dangdang Kewen may not transfer or assign their equity interest in Dangdang Kewen, their rights and obligations under
the equity pledge agreement or create or permit to create any pledges which may have an adverse effect on the rights or benefits of Dangdang Information without the prior written consent of Dangdang Information. Dangdang Information shall provide
necessary financial support to Dangdang Kewen to fund any losses incurred during the term of the pledge and shall not request for repayment if Dangdang Kewen is unable to do so. If any event of default as provided for therein occurs, Dangdang
Information, as the pledgee, will be entitled to request immediate repayment of the loan or to dispose of the pledged equity interests through transfer or assignment. This agreement shall not be terminated until all of the secured indebtedness has
been fully discharged. The equity pledged under the equity pledge agreement as amended in July 2010 have been registered with the local administration for industry and commerce, and we will register the equity pledge agreement recently amended in
December 2012 with the local administration for industry and commerce after the local administration for industry and commerce completes its annual review of our business license.

In the opinion of Jun He Law Offices, our PRC legal counsel, our current ownership structure and the ownership structure of our
subsidiary and our affiliated PRC entity are in compliance with existing PRC laws and regulations, and the contractual arrangements between our subsidiary, our affiliated PRC entity and its shareholders, as described in this annual report, are
valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms based on currently effective PRC laws and regulations, and will not result in any violation of PRC laws or regulations currently in effect. There are, however, substantial
uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of current or future PRC laws and regulations. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the PRC regulatory authorities will not in the future take a view that is contrary to the opinion
of our PRC legal counsel. See the several risks discussed under Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk FactorsRisks Relating to Our Corporate Structure and Restrictions on Our Industry for a comprehensive description of the
various material risks related to our corporate structure. In particular, see Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk FactorsRisks Relating to Our Corporate Structure and Restrictions on Our IndustrySubstantial uncertainties and
restrictions exist with respect to the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations relating to online commerce and the distribution of internet content in China. If the PRC government finds that the structure we have adopted for our
business operations does not comply with PRC laws and regulations, we could be subject to severe penalties, including the shutting down of our website.

D. Property, Plants and Equipment

Our headquarters are located in
Beijing and we maintain leased warehouse facilities in Beijing, Shanghai, Wuxi, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Shenyang, Fuzhou and Tianjin. We own a warehouse in Tianjin, which is currently under construction. The following table sets
forth a summary of the leased properties as of December 31, 2012:



|          |  |                                 |  |                                          
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|Location  |  | Space                           |  | Usage of Property                        
|          |  | (in thousands of square meters) |  |                                          
|Beijing   |  | 100                             |  | Office space, Data centers
and Warehouses
|Wuxi      |  | 51                              |  | Warehouses                               
|Wuhan     |  | 45                              |  | Warehouses                               
|Guangzhou |  | 77                              |  | Warehouses                               
|Zhengzhou |  | 31                              |  | Warehouses                               
|Shanghai  |  | 26                              |  | Warehouses                               
|Chengdu   |  | 21                              |  | Warehouses                               
|Jinan     |  | 22                              |  | Warehouses                               
|Shenyang  |  | 20                              |  | Warehouses                               
|Fuzhou    |  | 21                              |  | Warehouses                               
|Tianjin   |  | 24                              |  | Warehouses                               

We believe that our existing facilities are adequate for our current requirements and we will be able to
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|Item 4A. | Unresolved Staff Comments
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None.



|Item 5. | Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
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The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon, and should be read in conjunction with, our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in
this annual report on Form 20-F. This report contains forward-looking statements. See Forward-Looking Information. In evaluating our business, you should carefully consider the information provided under the caption Item 3. Key
InformationD. Risk Factors in this annual report on Form 20-F. We caution you that our businesses and financial performance are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties.

A. Operating Results

Overview

We generate product revenues from selling books and other media products and general merchandise products to customers. Product revenues
constituted most of our net revenues in the three years ended December 31, 2012. Since our inception, we have focused on selling books online. As of December 31, 2012, we offered approximately 900,000 book titles on our website, including
more than 870,000 Chinese language titles, which we believe is one of the largest selections of Chinese language titles available both online and offline from a single retailer in China. We currently generate most of our product revenues from
selling books and other media products. We also sell general merchandise products and have gradually expanded our general merchandise product offerings to beauty and personal care products, home and lifestyle products, and baby, children and
maternity products and other products. Product revenues from selling general merchandise to our customers have comprised a relatively small portion of our product revenues in the past. We also offer the dangdang.com marketplace program,
whereby we charge third-party merchants service fees for selling their general merchandise on our website.

We have grown
significantly since we commenced our operations. Our total net revenues increased from RMB2,281.7 million in 2010 to RMB5,193.8 million (US$833.7 million) in 2012, representing a CAGR of 50.9%. In 2012, our total net revenues of RMB5,193.8 million
(US$833.7 million), represented a 43.5% increase from RMB3,619.0 million for 2011. We achieved a net profit of RMB30.8 million in 2010, but incurred a net loss of RMB228.5 million in 2011 and a net loss of RMB443.9 million (US$71.2 million) in 2012.

Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations

Our business and operating results are affected by general factors affecting Chinas B2C e-commerce market, which include Chinas overall economic growth, per capita disposable income and
consumer spending, growth of internet penetration and B2C e-commerce, and government policies and initiatives affecting online commerce. Unfavorable changes in any of these general industry conditions could negatively affect demand for products and
negatively and materially affect our results of operations.

Our operating results are more directly affected by
company-specific factors, including:



| |  |  | our ability to obtain new customers at reasonable cost;
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| |  |  | our ability to increase spending per customer;
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| |  |  | our ability to control product sourcing costs, fulfillment and other operating expenses;
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| |  |  | our product selection and pricing; and
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| |  |  | our ability to compete effectively.
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Total net revenues

We generate product revenues primarily through the sale of books and other media products, and to a lesser extent, the sale of general
merchandise products directly to customers by us through our dangdang.com website. Sales revenues from these products are recorded less discounts and return allowances. We also generate revenues from service fees charged to third-party
merchants under our dangdang.com marketplace program and the advertising program on our website. Our revenues are net of value-added and business taxes.

To understand product revenues generated from our product sales, we monitor and strive to improve the following key business metrics:



| |  |  | Total number of active customers. We define active customers for a given period as customers who have purchased products offered by us at
dangdang.com at least once during that period.
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| |  |  | Total number of orders. We closely monitor the total number of orders as an indicator of revenue trends.
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Our revenues from product sales are classified into two categories: (1) media products, which includes books and other media
products, and (2) general merchandise. The following table sets forth our revenues derived from each of these categories as well as other revenues including revenue from third-party merchants, both in absolute amount and as a percentage of
total net revenues, for the periods presented.



|                    |  |                                        |           |  |      |  |       |      |  |  |           |  |  |     |       |  |     |  |           |   |  |  |         |  |  |  |       | 
|------------------- |  | -------------------------------------- | --------- |  | ---- |  | ----- | ---- |  |  | --------- |  |  | --- | ----- |  | --- |  | --------- | - |  |  | ------- |  |  |  | ----- | 
|                    |  | For the Year Ended December 31,        |          
|                    |  | 2010                                   |           |  | 2011 |  |       | 2012 | 
|                    |  | RMB                                    |           |  | %    |  |       | RMB  |  |  | %         |  |  | RMB |       |  | US$ |  |           | % | 
|                    |  | (in thousands, except for percentages) |          
|Net revenues:       |  |                                        |           |  |      |  |       |      |  |  |           |  |  |     |       |  |     |  |           |   |  |  |         |  |  |  |       | 
|Product revenue     |  |                                        |           |  |      |  |       |      |  |  |           |  |  |     |       |  |     |  |           |   |  |  |         |  |  |  |       | 
|Media               |  |                                        | 1,863,431 |  |      |  | 81.7  |      |  |  | 2,457,423 |  |  |     | 67.9  |  |     |  | 3,252,511 |   |  |  | 522,064 |  |  |  | 62.6  | 
|General merchandise |  |                                        | 392,090   |  |      |  | 17.2  |      |  |  | 1,094,087 |  |  |     | 30.2  |  |     |  | 1,768,292 |   |  |  | 283,831 |  |  |  | 34.1  | 
|Other revenue       |  |                                        | 26,159    |  |      |  | 1.1   |      |  |  | 67,462    |  |  |     | 1.9   |  |     |  | 173,006   |   |  |  | 27,769  |  |  |  | 3.3   | 
|                    |  |                                        |           |  |      |  |       |      |  |  |           |  |  |     |       |  |     |  |           |   |  |  |         |  |  |  |       | 
|Total net revenues  |  |                                        | 2,281,680 |  |      |  | 100.0 |      |  |  | 3,618,972 |  |  |     | 100.0 |  |     |  | 5,193,809 |   |  |  | 833,664 |  |  |  | 100.0 | 
|                    |  |                                        |           |  |      |  |       |      |  |  |           |  |  |     |       |  |     |  |           |   |  |  |         |  |  |  |       | 

Since our inception, we have primarily focused on selling books online and historically most of our total
net revenues have been derived from the sale of books and other media products. We expect that sales of books and other media products will continue to grow and comprise a majority of our total net revenues in the near future. In the meantime, we
have increased the marketing of various general merchandise products and will continue to expand our product offerings to gradually diversify our revenue sources. Our revenues from sales of general merchandise products increased at a higher rate
than our revenues from sales of media products in each of the three years ended December 31, 2012. As a result, our revenues from sales of media products, as a percentage of our total net revenues, have decreased in each of the relevant fiscal
periods, while our revenues from sales of general merchandise products, as a percentage of our total net revenues, increased over the same periods. We expect that this trend will continue in the near future as we further expand our general
merchandise business. Since 2011, our other revenues, which include the marketplace program revenues and advertising revenues, have grown significantly. We expect continued growth of other revenue in the near future as we further develop our
marketplace program and advertising business.

Cost of Revenues

Our cost of revenues consists primarily of the cost of products sold by us and packaging material costs. We receive from certain of our
suppliers cash consideration, including rebates for products we sell over a period of time as well as promotion fees paid by the suppliers during the year. We record these rebate amounts as a reduction to cost of revenues when the volume
thresholds are met and the amount of rebate is determinable. Promotion fees related to specific inventory sold are recorded as a reduction to cost of revenues when the item is sold. Rebates and promotion fees that are not linked to the volume of
sales to our customers or specific inventory sold are allocated between cost of revenues and inventories based on purchases for the year. We anticipate that our cost of revenues will continue to increase as we further expand our business operations
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Operating Expenses

Our operating expenses consist of fulfillment expenses, marketing expenses, technology and content expenses, general and administrative
expenses and others. Share-based compensation expenses are included in our operating expenses. Our operating expenses have been growing in absolute terms but have remained flat as a percentage of our net revenues due to increased economies of scale.
We expect that operating expenses will increase as we expand our product offerings and develop the third-party marketplace program, further promote our general merchandise products, further enhance our brand image, further improve our information
technology systems, hire additional personnel and incur costs related to the anticipated growth of our business and our operation as a public company.

Fulfillment

Fulfillment costs represent those costs incurred in
outbound shipping and operating and staffing the our fulfillment and customer service centers, including costs attributable to buying, receiving, inspecting and warehousing inventories; picking, packaging and preparing customer orders for shipment;
and responding to inquiries from customers. Fulfillment costs also include amounts payable to third parties that assist us in fulfillment and customer service operations.

Marketing

Marketing expenses consist primarily of advertising
costs, promotion costs, payroll and related expenses for personnel engaged in marketing, business development and selling activities.

Technology and Content

Technology and content expenses consist
primarily of payroll and related expenses for employees involved in editorial content and system support, as well as costs and depreciation expenses associated with the computing, storage and telecommunications infrastructure for internal use that
supports our web services.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of payroll and related expenses for employees involved in general corporate
functions, including (1) accounting, finance, tax, legal and human relations, (2) expenses associated with use by these functions of facilities and equipment, such as depreciation expenses and rentals, and (3) professional fees and
other general corporate expenses.

Taxation

Cayman Islands. Our holding company in the Cayman Islands is not subject to income or capital gains tax. Dividend payments are not subject to withholding tax in the Cayman Islands.

PRC.The PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law applies a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate to both foreign-invested enterprises and
domestic enterprises, except where a special preferential rate applies. Our PRC subsidiaries and affiliated entities are both subject to income tax at a rate of 25%.

Dividends. Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, dividends from our PRC subsidiaries out of earnings generated are subject to a withholding tax of 20%, although under the detailed implementation
rules to the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law promulgated by the PRC State Council the withholding tax rate is currently 10%. Distributions of earnings generated before January 1, 2008 are exempt from PRC withholding tax.

Tax residence. Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, enterprises that are established under the laws of foreign countries or
regions and whose de facto management bodies are located within PRC territory are considered PRC resident enterprises and are subject to the PRC enterprise income tax at the rate of 25% on their worldwide income. De facto
management bodies are defined under the implementation rules as the bodies that have material and overall management and control over the manufacturing and business operations, personnel and human resources, finances and treasury, and
acquisition and disposition of properties and other assets of an enterprise. We cannot assure you that we will not be deemed to be a PRC resident enterprise and subject to the PRC enterprise income tax at the rate of 25% on our worldwide income. See
Item 3.D. Key InformationRisk FactorsRisks Relating to Doing Business in ChinaUnder the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a PRC resident enterprise, which could result in unfavorable tax
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Critical Accounting Policies

We prepare our financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions. We continually evaluate these estimates and assumptions based on the most
recently available information, our own historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual
results could differ from our expectations as a result of changes in our estimates.

An accounting policy is considered
critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time such estimate is made, and if different accounting estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the
accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the consolidated financial statements. The selection of critical accounting policies, the judgments and other uncertainties affecting application of those
policies, and the sensitivity of reported results to changes in conditions and assumptions are factors that should be considered when reviewing our consolidated financial statements. We believe that the following accounting policies involve a higher
degree of judgment and complexity in their application and require us to make significant accounting estimates. The following descriptions of critical accounting policies, judgments and estimates should be read in conjunction with our consolidated
financial statements and other disclosures included in this annual report.

Consolidation of Affiliated Entities

Foreign ownership of internet-based businesses is subject to significant restrictions under current PRC laws and
regulations. The PRC government regulates internet access, the distribution of online information and the conduct of online commerce through strict business licensing requirements and other government regulations. These laws and regulations also
include limitations on foreign ownership in PRC companies that provide internet content distribution services.

To comply with
PRC laws and regulations, we conduct our operations in China through a series of contractual arrangements entered into between our PRC subsidiary, Dangdang Information, our affiliated PRC entity, Dangdang Kewen and Dangdang Kewens
shareholders. These contractual arrangements are intended to enable us to direct the activities that most significantly affect the economic performance of the affiliated entities and allow us to obtain a majority of the residual returns from the
affiliated entities activities. Based on these contractual arrangements, we consolidate the affiliated entities as required by SEC Regulation SX-3A-02 and ASC subtopic 810-10, Consolidation: Overall, because we hold all the variable
interests of the affiliated entities through our subsidiary, Dangdang information, which is the primary beneficiary of the affiliated entities. We will reconsider the initial determination of whether a legal entity is a consolidated affiliated
entity upon certain events listed in ASC 810-10-35-4 occurred. We will also continuously reconsider whether we are the primary beneficiary of our affiliated entities as facts and circumstances change. See Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk
FactorsRisks Relating to Our Corporate Structure and Restrictions on Our Industry.

Inventories

Inventories, consisting primarily of products available for sale and packaging materials, are accounted for using the
first-in first-out method, and are valued at the lower of cost or market. This valuation requires us to make judgments, based on currently available information, about the likely method of disposition, such as through sales to individual customers,
returns to product suppliers, or liquidations, and expected recoverable values of each disposition category.

We provide
fulfillment-related services in connection with certain of our dangdang.com marketplace program. Under this program, third-party sellers maintain ownership of their inventory, regardless of whether fulfillment is provided by us or the
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In accordance with our policy, we review the estimated obsolete inventories on an ongoing
basis. This review indicated that our inventories were less susceptible to obsolescence and changes in the marketplace. As a result, effective from January 1, 2012, we changed our estimates of the obsolete inventories to better reflect the
utility of the inventory. Changes in estimates are accounted for on a prospective basis.

Share-Based Compensation

We have adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification
(ASC) 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, to account for employee share-based compensation. In accordance with ASC 718, we determine whether a share option should be classified and accounted for as a liability award or equity
award. All grants of share-based awards to employees classified as equity awards are recognized in the financial statements based on their grant date fair values which are calculated using an option pricing model. We have elected to recognize
compensation expense using the straight-line method for all employee equity awards granted with graded vesting based on service conditions. To the extent the required vesting conditions are not met resulting in the forfeiture of the share-based
awards, previously recognized compensation expense relating to those awards are reversed. ASC 718-10 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from initial
estimates. Share-based compensation expense was recorded net of estimated forfeitures such that expense was recorded only for those share-based awards that are expected to vest.

In accordance with ASC 718, we record the incremental fair value, if any, of the modified award as compensation cost on the date of
modification for vested awards or over the remaining vesting period for unvested awards. The incremental compensation cost is the excess of the fair value of the modified award on the date of modification over the fair value of the original award
immediately before the modification.

We have adopted two share incentive plans in 2004 and 2010, respectively. Under the 2004
plan, we may issue option awards to our directors, employees and other eligible persons. The exercise price, vesting and other conditions of individual awards are determined by the board of directors of our company and our executive chairwoman
within the scope authorized by the board. Typically the awards are subject to three to four years service vesting condition and expire approximately seven to ten years after the grant date. We suspended implementing the 2004 plan on
November 15, 2010, the date of effectiveness of our 2010 plan. On November 12, 2012, our shareholders approved and ratified our resumption of implementing the 2004 plan, only to the extent that the Class A common shares underlying the
awards forfeited after November 15, 2010 shall revive and be available for issuance pursuant to future awards under the 2004 plan, and with amendments made to the 2004 plan. Under the 2010 plan, we may issue restricted share units, restricted
shares and options awards to our directors, employees and other eligible persons.

We had the following option grants in 2010,
2011 and 2012 under the 2004 and 2010 plans:



|                  |  |                                                      |           |  |                              |  |       |                                                         |  |  |       | 
|----------------- |  | ---------------------------------------------------- | --------- |  | ---------------------------- |  | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------- |  |  | ----- | 
|Grant Date        |  | Number ofClass ACommon SharesUnderlyingOptions Grant |           |  | Exercise PricePer Share(US$) |  |       | Fair Value PerClass ACommon Share atthe Grant
Date(US$) | 
|March 31, 2010    |  |                                                      | 4,320,000 |  |                              |  | 0.822 |                                                         |  |  | 0.894 | 
|June 30, 2010     |  |                                                      | 6,250,500 |  |                              |  | 0.93  |                                                         |  |  | 0.894 | 
|July 1, 2011      |  |                                                      | 1,929,690 |  |                              |  | 0.93  |                                                         |  |  | 1.15  | 
|November 12, 2012 |  |                                                      | 928,500   |  |                              |  | 0.794 |                                                         |  |  | 0.409 | 
|November 12, 2012 |  |                                                      | 93,000    |  |                              |  | 0.794 |                                                         |  |  | 0.36  | 

The fair value of each option award was estimated by us using the binomial option pricing model, with
assistance from an independent third-party appraiser. We are ultimately responsible for the determination of all amounts related to share-based compensation recorded in the financial statements. The volatility assumption was calculated based on the
price of the underlying common shares over the expected term of the option and the price volatility of the shares of comparable companies. The risk-free rate was based on the market yield of U.S. Treasury Bills with maturity terms equal to the term
of the option awards. The sub optimal early exercise factor was estimated based on the vesting and contractual terms of the awards and managements expectation of exercise behavior of the grantees. Forfeitures were estimated based on historical
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The following table presents the assumptions used to estimate the fair values of the share
options granted/modified in the periods presented:



|                                  |  |       |  |             |  |        
|--------------------------------- |  | ----- |  | ----------- |  | -------
|                                  |  | 2010  |  | 2011        |  | 2012   
|Expected volatility range         |  | 70.5% |  | 68.3%68.6% |  | 70.34% 
|Risk-free interest rate           |  | 4.1%  |  | 2.2%3.2%   |  | 1.1%   
|Dividend yield                    |  | 0%    |  | 0%          |  | 0%     
|Sub optimal early exercise factor |  | 1.5   |  | 1.5         |  | 1.52.5

The total share-based compensation expense during the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012
was RMB10.3 million, RMB11.5 million and RMB11.2 million (US$1.8 million), respectively.

Income Taxes

We follow the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities
are determined based on the difference between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates that will be in effect in the period in which the differences are expected to reverse. We record a valuation
allowance to offset deferred tax assets if based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rate is
recognized in tax expense in the period that includes the enactment date of the change in tax rate. We have elected to classify interest and penalties related to an uncertain tax position, if and when required, as part of income tax expense in the
consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

In accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes, we
recognize in our financial statements the impact of a tax position if a tax return position or future tax position is more likely than not to prevail based on the facts and technical merits of the position. Tax positions that meet the
more likely than not recognition threshold are measured, using a cumulative probability approach, at the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon settlement. Our estimated
liability for unrecognized tax benefits, included in the income tax expenses for the three years ended December 31, 2012 may be affected by changing interpretations of laws, rulings by tax authorities, changes and/or developments with respect
to tax audits, and expiration of the statute of limitations. The outcome for a particular audit cannot be determined with certainty prior to the conclusion of the audit and, in some cases, appeal or litigation process. The actual benefits ultimately
realized may differ from our estimates. As each audit is concluded, adjustments, if any, are recorded in our financial statements. Additionally, in future periods, changes in facts, circumstances, and new information may require us to adjust the
recognition and measurement estimates with regard to individual tax positions. Changes in recognition and measurement estimates are recognized in the period in which the changes occur.



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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated results of operations for the periods indicated. This information should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and
related notes included elsewhere in this annual report. The results of operations in any period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period.



|                                                         |  |                                 |            |   |                       |  |       |      |  |  |                       |   |  |     |       |    |     |  |            |                       |  |  |          |   |  |  |       |   
|-------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ---------- | - | --------------------- |  | ----- | ---- |  |  | --------------------- | - |  | --- | ----- | -- | --- |  | ---------- | --------------------- |  |  | -------- | - |  |  | ----- | --
|                                                         |  | For the Year Ended December 31, |           
|                                                         |  | 2010                            |            |   | 2011                  |  |       | 2012 | 
|                                                         |  | RMB                             |            |   | % ofTotal NetRevenues |  |       | RMB  |  |  | % ofTotal NetRevenues |   |  | RMB |       |    | US$ |  |            | % ofTotal NetRevenues | 
|                                                         |  | (in thousands)                  |           
|Net revenues:                                            |  |                                 |            |   |                       |  |       |      |  |  |                       |   |  |     |       |    |     |  |            |                       |  |  |          |   |  |  |       |   
|Product revenue                                          |  |                                 |            |   |                       |  |       |      |  |  |                       |   |  |     |       |    |     |  |            |                       |  |  |          |   |  |  |       |   
|Media                                                    |  |                                 | 1,863,431  |   |                       |  | 81.7  | %    |  |  | 2,457,423             |   |  |     | 67.9  | %  |     |  | 3,252,511  |                       |  |  | 522,064  |   |  |  | 62.6  | % 
|General merchandise                                      |  |                                 | 392,090    |   |                       |  | 17.2  | %    |  |  | 1,094,087             |   |  |     | 30.2  | %  |     |  | 1,768,292  |                       |  |  | 283,831  |   |  |  | 34.1  | % 
|                                                         |  |                                 |            |   |                       |  |       |      |  |  |                       |   |  |     |       |    |     |  |            |                       |  |  |          |   |  |  |       |   
|                                                         |  |                                 | 2,255,521  |   |                       |  | 98.9  | %    |  |  | 3,551,510             |   |  |     | 98.1  | %  |     |  | 5,020,803  |                       |  |  | 805,895  |   |  |  | 96.7  | % 
|Other revenue                                            |  |                                 | 26,159     |   |                       |  | 1.1   | %    |  |  | 67,462                |   |  |     | 1.9   | %  |     |  | 173,006    |                       |  |  | 27,769   |   |  |  | 3.3   | % 
|                                                         |  |                                 |            |   |                       |  |       |      |  |  |                       |   |  |     |       |    |     |  |            |                       |  |  |          |   |  |  |       |   
|Total net revenues                                       |  |                                 | 2,281,680  |   |                       |  | 100.0 | %    |  |  | 3,618,972             |   |  |     | 100.0 | %  |     |  | 5,193,809  |                       |  |  | 833,664  |   |  |  | 100.0 | % 
|Cost of revenues                                         |  |                                 | (1,775,881 | ) |                       |  | (77.8 | )%   |  |  | (3,118,365            | ) |  |     | (86.2 | )% |     |  | (4,469,455 | )                     |  |  | (717,397 | ) |  |  | (86.1 | )%
|                                                         |  |                                 |            |   |                       |  |       |      |  |  |                       |   |  |     |       |    |     |  |            |                       |  |  |          |   |  |  |       |   
|Gross profit                                             |  |                                 | 505,799    |   |                       |  | 22.2  | %    |  |  | 500,607               |   |  |     | 13.8  | %  |     |  | 724,354    |                       |  |  | 116,267  |   |  |  | 13.9  | % 
|Operating expenses(1):                                   |  |                                 |            |   |                       |  |       |      |  |  |                       |   |  |     |       |    |     |  |            |                       |  |  |          |   |  |  |       |   
|Fulfillment                                              |  |                                 | (286,443   | ) |                       |  | (12.6 | )%   |  |  | (474,506              | ) |  |     | (13.1 | )% |     |  | (736,191   | )                     |  |  | (118,167 | ) |  |  | (14.2 | )%
|Marketing                                                |  |                                 | (76,669    | ) |                       |  | (3.4  | )%   |  |  | (150,313              | ) |  |     | (4.2  | )% |     |  | (195,938   | )                     |  |  | (31,450  | ) |  |  | (3.8  | )%
|Technology and content                                   |  |                                 | (64,682    | ) |                       |  | (2.8  | )%   |  |  | (89,616               | ) |  |     | (2.5  | )% |     |  | (153,267   | )                     |  |  | (24,601  | ) |  |  | (3.0  | )%
|General and administrative                               |  |                                 | (67,903    | ) |                       |  | (3.0  | )%   |  |  | (84,113               | ) |  |     | (2.3  | )% |     |  | (137,473   | )                     |  |  | (22,066  | ) |  |  | (2.6  | )%
|Government grants                                        |  |                                 | 4,805      |   |                       |  | 0.2   | %    |  |  | 13,603                |   |  |     | 0.4   | %  |     |  | 9,216      |                       |  |  | 1,479    |   |  |  | 0.2   |   
|                                                         |  |                                 |            |   |                       |  |       |      |  |  |                       |   |  |     |       |    |     |  |            |                       |  |  |          |   |  |  |       |   
|Total operating expenses                                 |  |                                 | (490,892   | ) |                       |  | (21.5 | )%   |  |  | (784,945              | ) |  |     | (21.7 | )% |     |  | (1,213,653 | )                     |  |  | (194,805 | ) |  |  | (23.4 | )%
|Income (loss) from operations                            |  |                                 | 14,907     |   |                       |  | 0.7   | %    |  |  | (284,338              | ) |  |     | (7.9  | )% |     |  | (489,299   | )                     |  |  | (78,538  | ) |  |  | (9.4  | )%
|Interest income                                          |  |                                 | 7,087      |   |                       |  | 0.3   | %    |  |  | 26,606                |   |  |     | 0.7   | %  |     |  | 38,695     |                       |  |  | 6,211    |   |  |  | 0.7   | % 
|Interest expense                                         |  |                                 |           |   |                       |  |      |      |  |  | (259                  | ) |  |     | 0.0   | %  |     |  | (7,603     | )                     |  |  | (1,220   | ) |  |  | (0.1  | )%
|Other (expenses) income, net                             |  |                                 | (3,273     | ) |                       |  | (0.1  | )%   |  |  | 53,830                |   |  |     | 1.5   | %  |     |  | 14,356     |                       |  |  | 2,304    |   |  |  | 0.3   | % 
|                                                         |  |                                 |            |   |                       |  |       |      |  |  |                       |   |  |     |       |    |     |  |            |                       |  |  |          |   |  |  |       |   
|Total non-operating income                               |  |                                 | 3,814      |   |                       |  | 0.2   | %    |  |  | 80,177                |   |  |     | 2.2   | %  |     |  | 45,448     |                       |  |  | 7,295    |   |  |  | 0.9   | % 
|                                                         |  |                                 |            |   |                       |  |       |      |  |  |                       |   |  |     |       |    |     |  |            |                       |  |  |          |   |  |  |       |   
|Income (loss) before income taxes                        |  |                                 | 18,721     |   |                       |  | 0.8   | %    |  |  | (204,161              | ) |  |     | (5.7  | )% |     |  | (443,851   | )                     |  |  | (71,243  | ) |  |  | (8.5  | )%
|Income tax (expense) benefit                             |  |                                 | 12,061     |   |                       |  | 0.5   | %    |  |  | (24,326               | ) |  |     | (0.7  | )% |     |  |           |                       |  |  |         |   |  |  |      |   
|                                                         |  |                                 |            |   |                       |  |       |      |  |  |                       |   |  |     |       |    |     |  |            |                       |  |  |          |   |  |  |       |   
|Net income (loss)                                        |  |                                 | 30,782     |   |                       |  | 1.3   | %    |  |  | (228,487              | ) |  |     | (6.4  | )% |     |  | (443,851   | )                     |  |  | (71,243  | ) |  |  | (8.5  | )%
|Deemed dividend on Series C convertible preferred shares |  |                                 | (1,779     | ) |                       |  | (0.1  | )%   |  |  |                      |   |  |     |      |    |     |  |           |                       |  |  |         |   |  |  |      |   
|                                                         |  |                                 |            |   |                       |  |       |      |  |  |                       |   |  |     |       |    |     |  |            |                       |  |  |          |   |  |  |       |   
|Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders    |  |                                 | 29,003     |   |                       |  | 1.3   | %    |  |  | (228,487              | ) |  |     | (6.4  | )% |     |  | (443,851   | )                     |  |  | (71,243  | ) |  |  | (8.5  | )%
|                                                         |  |                                 |            |   |                       |  |       |      |  |  |                       |   |  |     |       |    |     |  |            |                       |  |  |          |   |  |  |       |   



|(1) | Includes share-based compensation expenses as follows:
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|                                        |  | For the Year Ended December 31,        |       
|                                        |  | 2010                                   |        |  | 2011                  |  |     | 2012 | 
|                                        |  | RMB                                    |        |  | % ofTotal NetRevenues |  |     | RMB  |  |  | % ofTotal NetRevenues |  |  | RMB |     |   | US$ |  |        | % ofTotal NetRevenues | 
|                                        |  | (in thousands, except for percentages) |       
|Fulfillment                             |  |                                        | 1,096  |  |                       |  | 0.0 | %    |  |  | 1,491                 |  |  |     | 0.0 | % |     |  | 1,922  |                       |  |  | 309   |  |  |  | 0.0 | %
|Marketing                               |  |                                        | 233    |  |                       |  | 0.0 | %    |  |  | 300                   |  |  |     | 0.0 | % |     |  | 332    |                       |  |  | 53    |  |  |  | 0.0 | %
|Technology and content                  |  |                                        | 787    |  |                       |  | 0.0 | %    |  |  | 1,372                 |  |  |     | 0.0 | % |     |  | 1,015  |                       |  |  | 163   |  |  |  | 0.0 | %
|General and administrative              |  |                                        | 8,184  |  |                       |  | 0.4 | %    |  |  | 8,294                 |  |  |     | 0.2 | % |     |  | 7,918  |                       |  |  | 1,271 |  |  |  | 0.2 | %
|                                        |  |                                        |        |  |                       |  |     |      |  |  |                       |  |  |     |     |   |     |  |        |                       |  |  |       |  |  |  |     |  
|Total share-based compensation expenses |  |                                        | 10,300 |  |                       |  | 0.4 | %    |  |  | 11,457                |  |  |     | 0.2 | % |     |  | 11,187 |                       |  |  | 1,796 |  |  |  | 0.2 | %
|                                        |  |                                        |        |  |                       |  |     |      |  |  |                       |  |  |     |     |   |     |  |        |                       |  |  |       |  |  |  |     |  

Year Ended December 31, 2012 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2011

Total net revenues. Our total net revenues increased by 43.5% from RMB3,619.0 million in 2011 to RMB5,193.8 million (US$833.7
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Revenues from sales of books and other media products increased by 32.4% from RMB2,457.4
million in 2011 to RMB3,252.5 million (US$522.1 million) in 2012 and product revenues from sales of general merchandise products increased by 61.6% from RMB1,094.1 million in 2011 to RMB1,768.3 million (US$283.8 million) in 2012, primarily as a
result of the expansion of our general merchandise market and the accelerated growth of active customers.

The increase in
revenues was primarily attributable to the increased number of active customers and orders. The total number of active customers and orders amounted to 15.7 million and 54.2 million, respectively, in 2012, as compared to 12.2 million
and 40.7 million, respectively, in 2011. The increase in the number of active customers was largely due to an increase in the number of new customers from 6.6 million in 2011 to 8.6 million in 2012 and the enlarged active customer
base as a result of our ability to retain existing customers.

Cost of revenues. Our cost of revenues increased by
43.3% from RMB3,118.4 million in 2011 to RMB4,469.5 million (US$717.4 million) in 2012, primarily due to increases in the volume of media and general merchandise products we sold.

Gross profit. Our gross profit increased by 44.7% from RMB500.6 million in 2011 to RMB724.4 million (US$116.3 million) in 2012 and
our gross margin increased from 13.8% to 13.9% during the same period. The slight increase in gross margin was primarily due to the expansion of our marketplace program, under which the revenue is recognized on a net basis.

Fulfillment expenses. Our fulfillment expenses increased by 55.2% from RMB474.5 million in 2011 to RMB736.2 million (US$118.2
million) in 2012, primarily due to increased sales volume. Our fulfillment expenses as a percentage of total net revenues increased from 13.1% to 14.2% during the same period, primarily due to the increase in headcount and investments in warehousing
space and equipment.

Marketing expenses. Our marketing expenses increased by 30.3% from RMB150.3 million in 2011 to
RMB195.9 million (US$31.5 million) in 2012. Our marketing expenses as a percentage of total net revenues decreased from 4.2% to 3.8% during the same periods, primarily due to more efficient marketing campaigns in 2012.

Technology and content expenses. Our technology and content expenses increased by 71.1% from RMB89.6 million in 2011 to RMB153.3
million (US$24.6 million) in 2012. Our technology and content expenses as a percentage of total net revenues increased from 2.5% to 3.0% during the same periods. The increase in our technology and content expenses was primarily due to the increased
headcount in our technology department from 242 as of December 31, 2011 to 533 as of December 31, 2012 and our additional investments in technology.

General and administrative expenses. Our general and administrative expenses increased by 63.5% from RMB84.1 million in 2011 to RMB137.5 million (US$22.1 million) in 2012. Our general and
administrative expenses as a percentage of total net revenues increased from 2.3% to 2.6% during the same periods. The increase in general and administrative expense was primarily due to increased professional service fee and charges of POS service.

Government grants.Our government grants in 2012 totaled RMB9.2 million (US$1.5 million), attributable to a tax
subsidy and other government subsidies we received in 2012.

Interest income.Our interest income increased by 45.5%
from RMB26.6 million in 2011 to RMB38.7 million (US$6.2 million) in 2012, primarily due to our increased cash balances in interest-bearing accounts.

Interest expense.Our interest expense increased from RMB0.3 million in 2011 to RMB7.6 million (US$1.2 million) in 2012, primarily attributable to our increased short-term bank loans.

Other (expenses) income, net.Our other income decreased from RMB53.8 million to RMB14.4 million (US$2.3 million) from 2011 to
2012, primarily due to less exchange gains as our cash and cash equivalents and time deposits were mostly converted into RMB in 2011 and relatively more stable exchange rate between the RMB and the U. S. dollar in 2012.

Tax expense.Our tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2012 is nil, primarily due to the valuation allowance of
RMB116.7 million (US$18.7 million) which offset our total deferred income tax benefit of RMB116.7 million (US$18.7 million), mainly relating to tax losses. As we believe that it is more likely than not that the entire amount of deferred tax assets
will not be realized, we recognized a full valuation allowance against deferred tax assets in 2012. If we subsequently expect we will be able to generate sufficient taxable income in the future, the valuation allowance will be released, resulting in
a tax benefit at that time.

Net loss. As a result of the above, we incurred a net loss of RMB443.9 million (US$71.2
million), or (8.5)% of total net revenues in 2012, as compared to a net loss of RMB228.5 million, or (6.4)% of total net revenues in 2011.



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Year Ended December 31, 2011 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2010

Total net revenues.Our total net revenues increased by 59% from RMB2,281.7 million in 2010 to RMB3,619.0
million in 2011. This increase was primarily attributable to increases in product revenues from sales of our media and general merchandise products.

Revenues from sales of books and other media products increased by 32% from RMB1,863.4 million in 2010 to RMB2,457.4 million in 2011 and product revenues from sales of general merchandise products
increased by 179% from RMB392.1 million in 2010 to RMB1,094.1 million in 2011, primarily as a result of the expansion of our general merchandise market and the accelerated growth of active customers.

The increase in revenues was primarily attributable to the increased number of active customers and orders. The total number of active
customers and orders amounted to 12.2 million and 40.7 million, respectively, in 2011, as compared to 8.6 million and 29.4 million, respectively, in 2010. The increase in the number of active customers was largely due to an
increase in the number of new customers from 4.7 million in 2010 to 6.6 million in 2011 and the enlarged active customer base as a result of our ability to retain existing customers.

Cost of revenues.Our cost of revenues increased by 75.6% from RMB1,775.9 million in 2010 to RMB3,118.4 million in 2011, primarily
due to increases in the volume of media and general merchandise products we sold.

Gross profit.Our gross profit
decreased by 1.0% from RMB505.8 million in 2010 to RMB500.6 million in 2011 and our gross margin decreased from 22.2% to 13.8% during the same periods. The decrease of gross margin was primarily attributable competitive pricing, increased packing
cost, changes in product mix with a higher percentage of general merchandise, whose gross margin is lower than that of media products, and promotional measures, such as using coupons which were deducted from revenues directly.

Fulfillment expenses.Our fulfillment expenses increased by 65.7% from RMB286.4 million in 2010 to RMB474.5 million in 2011,
primarily due to increased sales volume. Our fulfillment expenses as a percentage of total net revenues increased from 12.6% to 13.1% during the same period, primarily due to the increase in expanding the procurement team and the rental costs for
the new fulfillment centers, as well as investments in improving customers shopping experience through faster delivery services.

Marketing expenses.Our marketing expenses increased by 96.0% from RMB76.7 million in 2010 to RMB150.3 million in 2011. Our marketing expenses as a percentage of total net revenues increased from
3.4% to 4.2% during the same periods, primarily due to the increased investment in marketing to acquire new customers, cross-sell general merchandise to media product customers and launching a branding campaign in 2011.

Technology and content expenses.Our technology and content expenses increased by 38.5% from RMB64.7 million in 2010 to RMB89.6
million in 2011. Our technology and content expenses as a percentage of total net revenues decreased slightly from 2.8% to 2.5% during the same periods. The increase in our technology and content expenses was primarily due to the increased
investment in human resources in our technology department from 213 persons as of December 31, 2010 to 242 persons as of December 31, 2011 and the upgrade of our technology infrastructure.

General and administrative expenses.Our general and administrative expenses increased by 23.9% from RMB67.9 million in 2010 to
RMB84.1 million in 2011. Our general and administrative expenses as a percentage of total net revenues decreased from 3.0% to 2.3% during the same periods. The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to an increase of
rental expenses resulting from expansion of office areas and an increase in the number of personnel performing general and administrative functions, especially senior management personnel, from 136 as of December 31, 2010 to 207 as of
December 31, 2011.

Government grants.Our government grants in 2011 totaled RMB13.6 million. This amount included
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Interest income. Our interest income increased by 270.4% from RMB7.1 million in 2010
to RMB26.3 million in 2011, primarily due to our increased cash balances in interest-bearing accounts.

Other (expenses)
income, net.Our other income (expense) amounted to an expense of RMB3.3 million in 2010 and an income of RMB53.8 million in 2011, primarily due to exchange gains related to the significant amount of proceeds from our initial public offering
which were converted into Renminbi and the appreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar during the year.

Tax
expense.Our tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2011 totaling RMB24.3 million included current income tax expense of RMB0.3 million and the valuation allowance of RMB92.9 million partially offset by deferred income tax benefit of
RMB68.9 million, mainly relating to tax losses. As we believe that it is more likely than not that the entire amount of deferred tax assets will not be realized, we recognized a full valuation allowance against deferred tax assets in 2011. If we
subsequently expect we will be able to generate sufficient taxable income in the future, the valuation allowance will be released, resulting in a tax benefit at that time.

Net loss.As a result of the above, we incurred a net loss of RMB228.5 million, or (6.4)% of total net revenues in 2011, as compared to net income of RMB30.8 million, or 1.3% of total net revenues
in 2010.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02, Comprehensive Income: Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income(ASU 2013-02). ASU 2013-02 does not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in financial statements. However, it requires an entity to provide information about the
amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out
of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts
that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. ASU 2013-02 is
effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012 for public entities. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Inflation

Since our inception, inflation in China has not materially impacted our results of operations. Since our inception, inflation in China has not materially impacted our results of operations. According to
the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the annual average percent changes in the consumer price index in China for 2010, 2011 and 2012 were increases of 3.3%, 5.4% and 2.6%, respectively. The year-over-year percent changes in the consumer price
index for February 2011, 2012 and 2013 were increases of 4.9%, 3.2% and 3.2%, respectively. Although we have not been materially affected by inflation in the past, we can provide no assurance that we will not be affected in the future by higher
rates of inflation in China. For example, certain operating costs and expenses, such as employee compensation and rental expenses may increase as a result of higher inflation. Additionally, high inflation could significantly reduce the value and
purchasing power of our cash and cash equivalents. We are not able to hedge our exposure to higher inflation in China.

B. Liquidity and
Capital Resources

We have financed our operations primarily through investments from our shareholders, cash flows from
operations and short term bank loans. We believe that our current cash and cash equivalents, time deposits and anticipated cash flows from operations will be sufficient to meet our anticipated working capital requirements and capital expenditures in
the coming year. As of December 31, 2012, we had RMB432.7 million (US$69.5 million) in cash and cash equivalents. Our cash and cash equivalents primarily consist of cash on hand, bank deposits that are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use, and
highly liquid investments with original stated maturities of 90 days or less. We had RMB492.4 million (US$79.0 million) in time deposits as of December 31, 2012. Time deposits are interest bearing bank deposits with maturity terms of more than
three months, which are subject to minimal risks of principal loss. In addition, we had RMB709.4 million (US$113.9 million) in restricted cash as of December 31, 2012. Restricted cash represents deposit not readily available to us, relating to
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As of December 31, 2012, we had RMB600.0 million (US$96.3 million) in short-term bank
loans, and no long-term loans. The short-term bank loans can only be used for working capital purposes pursuant to the relevant facility agreements.

The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated:



|                                                     |  |                                 |  |      |            |   |      |  |          |     |  |  |         |   |  | 
|---------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- |  | ---- | ---------- | - | ---- |  | -------- | --- |  |  | ------- | - |  | 
|                                                     |  | For the Year Ended December 31, | 
|                                                     |  | 2010                            |  | 2011 |            |   | 2012 | 
|                                                     |  | RMB                             |  | RMB  |            |   | RMB  |  |          | US$ | 
|                                                     |  | (in thousands)                  | 
|Net cash used in operating activities                |  | (14,424)                        |  |      | (142,255   | ) |      |  | (133,952 | )   |  |  | (21,501 | )
|Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  |  | 48,176                          |  |      | (1,261,112 | ) |      |  | 613,478  |     |  |  | 98,470  |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  |  | 1,595,660                       |  |      | (80,931    | ) |      |  | (241,310 | )   |  |  | (38,733 | )
|Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |  | 1,616,147                       |  |      | (1,498,944 | ) |      |  | 239,741  |     |  |  | 38,481  |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year       |  | 75,759                          |  |      | 1,691,906  |   |      |  | 192,962  |     |  |  | 30,973  |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of year             |  | 1,691,906                       |  |      | 192,962    |   |      |  | 432,703  |     |  |  | 69,454  |  

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities amounted to RMB134.0 million (US$21.5 million) in 2012, which was primarily attributable to net loss
of RMB443.9 million (US$71.2 million), adjusted for certain non-cash expenses consisting primarily of depreciation expense of RMB41.3 million (US$6.6 million) and share-based compensation expense of RMB11.2 million (US$1.8 million) and decrease in
working capital. The decrease in working capital was primarily attributable to the increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities amounting to RMB149.0 million (US$23.9 million), the decrease in inventories of RMB97.7 million (US$15.7
million), the increase in trade payables of RMB77.8 million (US$12.5 million) and the increase in prepaid land lease payment in Tianjin amounting to RMB44.7 million (US$7.2 million), partially offset by the increase in prepaid expenses and other
current assets of RMB60.5 million (US$9.7 million).

Net cash used in operating activities amounted to RMB142.3 million in
2011, which was primarily attributable to net loss of RMB228.5 million, adjusted for certain non-cash expenses consisting principally of depreciation expense of RMB24.9 million and share-based compensation expense of RMB11.5 million and decrease in
working capital. The decrease in working capital was primarily attributable to the increase in trade payables of RMB609.8 million and the increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities amounting to RMB96.3 million, partially offset by
the increase in inventories of RMB687.0 million and the increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of RMB34.7 million.

Net cash used in operating activities amounted to RMB14.4 million in 2010, which was primarily attributable to a net income of RMB30.8 million, adjusted for certain non-cash expenses consisting
principally of depreciation expense of RMB20.1 million and share-based compensation expense of RMB10.3 million, and decrease in working capital. The decrease in working capital was primarily attributed to the increase in trade payables of RMB240.7
million and the increase in accrued expenses and other payables amounting to RMB85.9 million, partially offset by the increase in inventories of RMB355.5 million and the increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of RMB48.7 million.

Investing Activities

Net cash provided by investing activities amounted to RMB613.5 million (US$98.5 million) in 2012, which was primarily attributable to the proceeds of RMB1,448.8 (US$232.6 million), partially offset by
short-term time deposits of RMB762.4 million (US$122.4 million), and purchases of plant and equipment of RMB92.9 million (US$14.9 million) which included the deposit paid for the purchases of plant and equipment.



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Net cash used in investing activities amounted to RMB1,261.1 million in 2011, which was
primarily attributable to short-term time deposits of RMB2,766.4 million, which was partially offset by maturity of short-term deposits of RMB1,587.5 million, and purchases of plant and equipment of RMB62.3 million.

Net cash provided by investing activities amounted to RMB48.2 million in 2010, which was primarily attributable to the proceeds of
RMB1,728.0 million received from maturity of held-to-maturity investment, partially offset by purchases of held-to-maturity investments of RMB1,638.0 million and purchases of plant and equipment of RMB41.8 million.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities amounted to RMB241.3 million (US$38.7 million) in 2012, which was primarily attributable to the placement of restricted cash with financial institutions in the amount
of RMB709.4 million (US$113.9 million) and repayment of short-term bank loans in the amount of RMB600.0 million (US$96.3 million), offset by the proceeds that we received from short-term bank loans in the amount of RMB1,050.0 million (US$168.5
million).

Net cash used in financing activities amounted to RMB80.9 million in 2011, which was primarily attributable to the
repatriation of proceeds that we received on behalf of selling shareholders in the amount of RMB257.1 million. The proceeds repatriated were partially offset by short-term bank loans of RMB150 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities amounted to RMB1,595.7 million in 2010, primarily attributable to the proceeds from our initial
public offering of RMB1,343.3 million and the proceeds that we received on behalf of selling shareholders in our initial public offering at the amount of RMB257.1 million, which was later repatriated to the respective selling shareholders, partially
offset by the initial public offering costs paid of RMB15.2 million, as well as the proceeds we received from employees exercise of share options of RMB10.4 million.

Holding Company Structure

E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. is a holding
company with no operations of its own. We conduct our operations in China primarily through our subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities in China. As a result, E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc.s ability to pay dividends and to finance
any debt it may incur may depend upon dividends paid by our PRC subsidiaries and service fees paid by our PRC consolidated affiliated entities. If our PRC subsidiaries incur debt on their own behalf in the future, the instruments governing such debt
may restrict their ability to pay dividends to E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. Relevant PRC laws and regulations permit payments of dividends by our PRC subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities only out of their respective retained earnings,
if any, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, our PRC subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities are required to set aside certain statutory reserve funds, which are not distributable as cash
dividends except in the event of a solvent liquidation of the companies.

Our PRC subsidiaries, being foreign-invested
enterprises established in China, are required to set aside certain statutory reserves, namely, a general reserve fund, an enterprise expansion fund, a staff welfare fund and a bonus fund, all of which are appropriated from net profit as reported in
their PRC statutory accounts. Our PRC subsidiaries are required to allocate at least 10% of their after-tax profits to a general reserve fund until such fund has reached 50% of their respective registered capital. Appropriations to the enterprise
expansion fund and staff welfare and bonus funds are at the discretion of the board of directors of the PRC subsidiaries. Since Dangdang Information and Wuxi Dangdang Information were in an accumulated loss position, no such reserve fund was
appropriated for the three years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012. As Tianjin Dangdang Information was established in 2011 and was in an accumulated loss position in 2011 and 2012, no such reserve fund was appropriated for the years ended
December 31, 2011 and 2012.

Our consolidated affiliated entities must make appropriations from their after-tax profits
as reported in their PRC statutory accounts to non-distributable reserve funds, namely a statutory surplus fund, a statutory public welfare fund and a discretionary surplus fund. Our consolidated affiliated entities are required to allocate at least
10% of its after-tax profits to the statutory surplus fund until such fund has reached 50% of their respective registered capital. Effective from January 1, 2006, under the amended PRC Company Law, appropriation to the statutory public welfare
fund is no longer mandatory. Appropriations to the discretionary surplus fund are made at the discretion of our consolidated affiliated entities. Since Dangdang Kewen and Wuxi Dangdang Kewen were in an accumulated loss position, no such reserve fund
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Under PRC laws and regulations, our PRC subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities
are subject to certain restrictions with respect to paying dividends or otherwise transferring any of their net assets to us. As of December 31, 2012, the total net assets of our PRC subsidiaries and our consolidated affiliated entities were
negative.

Furthermore, cash transfers from our PRC subsidiaries to our Cayman holding company outside of China are subject to
PRC government control of currency conversion. Shortages in the availability of foreign currency may restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities to remit sufficient foreign currency to pay dividends or other
payments to us, or otherwise satisfy their foreign currency denominated obligations. See Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk FactorsRisks Relating to Doing Business in ChinaGovernmental control of currency conversion may affect
the value of your investment.

Capital Expenditures

In 2010, 2011 and 2012, our capital expenditures amounted to RMB47.5 million, RMB72.5 million and RMB137.6 million (US$22.1 million), respectively, which include payment for the land lease in Tianjin in
2012. In the past, our capital expenditures consisted principally of expansion and updates of our fulfillment network and IT infrastructure. We expect to increase our capital expenditures in these areas in 2013, mainly attributed to establishing the
proposed warehouse and office building in Tianjin China. We plan to fund capital expenditures primarily through current cash and cash equivalents and time deposits.

In October 2012, we commenced construction of a warehouse and an office building in Tianjin, which will serve as our headquarter for the northern region. We have paid approximately RMB44.7 million (US$7.2
million) for the land use right, which was treated as prepaid land lease payment in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our capital expenditure in connection with the construction of this warehouse and office building
in Tianjin was RMB29.7 million (US$4.8 million) in 2012. We expect to complete the planned construction in July 2013.

C. Research and
Development

We have implemented numerous website management, search, customer interaction, and order processing and
fulfillment services and systems using a combination of our own proprietary technologies and commercially available licensed technologies. We focus our internal development efforts on creating and enhancing the features and functionality of our
website and order processing and fulfillment systems to deliver a high-quality customer experience.

We have adopted a
service-oriented architecture and distributed data processing technologies in our systems. Our systems are mainly composed of front-end and back-end modules with different functions. Each module operates independently and is not affected by the
performance of other modules.

Our technology and content expenses consist primarily of payroll and related expenses for
employees involved in editorial content and system support, as well as costs and depreciation expenses associated with the computing, storage and telecommunications infrastructure for internal use that supports our web services. We incurred RMB64.7
million, RMB89.6 million and RMB153.3 million (US$24.6 million) in technology and content expenses in 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.

D. Trend Information

Other than as disclosed elsewhere in this annual report, we are not aware of any trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events for the year ended December 31, 2012 that are reasonably likely
to have a material adverse effect on our net revenues, income, profitability, liquidity or capital resources, or that would cause the disclosed financial information to be not necessarily indicative of future operating results or financial
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E. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have not entered into any financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties. We have
not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our shares and classified as shareholders equity, or that are not reflected in our consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent interest
in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. We do not have any variable interest in any unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit
support to us or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.

F. Tabular Disclosure of Contractual
Obligations

The following table sets forth our contractual obligations by specified categories as of December 31,
2012:



|                                    |  |                       |         |  |                 |  |         |          |  |  |          |  |  |                 |        |  |  |  |         | 
|----------------------------------- |  | --------------------- | ------- |  | --------------- |  | ------- | -------- |  |  | -------- |  |  | --------------- | ------ |  |  |  | ------- | 
|                                    |  | Payment Due by Period |        
|                                    |  | Total                 |         |  | Less than1 Year |  |         | 1-3Years |  |  | 3-5Years |  |  | Morethan5 Years |       
|                                    |  | (in RMB thousands)    |        
|Operating lease obligations         |  |                       | 470,590 |  |                 |  | 121,161 |          |  |  | 146,053  |  |  |                 | 63,827 |  |  |  | 139,549 | 
|Short-term bank loans with interest |  |                       | 609,251 |  |                 |  | 609,251 |          |  |  |         |  |  |                 |       |  |  |  |        | 
|Capital expenditure obligations     |  |                       | 91,787  |  |                 |  | 85,556  |          |  |  | 5,947    |  |  |                 | 284    |  |  |  |        | 

G. Safe Harbor

See Forward-Looking Information on pages 1 and 2 of this annual report.



|Item 6. | Directors, Senior Management and Employees
|------- | ------------------------------------------

A. Directors and Senior Management

The following table sets forth information regarding our executive officers and directors as of the date of this annual report.



|                                 |  |     |    |  |                |                                                 
|-------------------------------- |  | --- | -- |  | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------
|Directors and Executive Officers |  | Age |    |  | Position/Title
|Peggy Yu Yu                      |  |     | 48 |  |                | Co-Founder, Executive Chairwoman                
|Guoqing Li                       |  |     | 49 |  |                | Co-Founder, Director and Chief Executive Officer
|Ruby Rong Lu                     |  |     | 42 |  |                | Independent Director                            
|Ke Zhang                         |  |     | 59 |  |                | Independent Director                            
|Xiaolong Li                      |  |     | 47 |  |                | Independent Director                            
|Jun Zou                          |  |     | 42 |  |                | Chief Financial Officer                         
|Danqian Yao                      |  |     | 42 |  |                | Senior Vice President                           
|Yue Wang                         |  |     | 45 |  |                | Vice President                                  

Ms. Peggy Yu Yu is our co-founder and has been our executive chairwoman since our inception.
Prior to that, Ms. Yu served as the vice president of Beijing Science & Culture Publishing Co. Ltd. from 1996 to 1999 and steered the companys transition from trade to professional publishing. She worked as an independent
financial advisor on various corporate finance transactions for China Non-Ferrous Metals Import & Export Co., China Science Group and other corporations between 1992 and 1996. Between 1986 and 1991, she worked for UPS, Garick Corporation,
Babcock & Wilcox in the US and China. Ms. Yu received an MBA degree from New York University in 1992 and a bachelors degree in English from the Branch Campus of Beijing Foreign Language Institute in China.

Mr. Guoqing Li is our co-founder and director and has been our chief executive officer since our inception. Mr. Li has
extensive experience in Chinas publishing industry. Prior to co-founding our company, he was the editor-in-chief of several book series and introduced many international titles to China. From 1987 to 1992, he worked in the Rural Development
Research Center of the PRC State Council and the Ministry of Agriculture, where he conducted studies on Chinas various social issues. Mr. Li received his bachelors degree in sociology from Peking University in China.



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Ms. Ruby Rong Lu has been a director of our company since 2006. Ms. Lu is a
general partner at DCM, a venture capital investment company headquartered in Silicon Valley. Ms. Lu also serves on the board of directors of several DCM portfolio companies, including Pactera Technology International Ltd., a NASDAQ-listed IT
outsourcing company. Prior to joining DCM in 2003, Ms. Lu was a vice president in the technology, media and telecommunications investment banking group of Goldman Sachs & Co. Ms. Lu received her masters degree in
international economics and energy, environment, science and technology from Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies and bachelors degree in economics with honors from the University of Maryland.

Mr. Ke Zhang has been our director since November 2010. Mr. Zhang has also been the chairman and chief partner of
ShineWing Certified Public Accountants since 1999. From 1993 to 1999, Mr. Zhang was deputy managing partner and managing partner of Coopers & Lybrand CIEC. Prior to that, Mr. Zhang served as the managing director of CITIC
Certified Public Accountants from 1987 to 1992 and project manager and director of China International Economic Consultants Inc., a member of CITIC Group, from 1982 to 1986. Mr. Zhang currently serves as an independent director of China Coal
Energy Company Limited, a company dual-listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange, SEEC Media Group Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Huarong Securities Co., Ltd., a privately owned company.
Mr. Zhang received his bachelors degree in economics from Renmin University of China in China.

Mr. Xiaolong Li has been our independent director since December 2010. Mr. Li has more than 20 years of experience in
the industry of information technology and telecommunications. He founded 263 Network Communication Company Limited, a company currently listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, in 1999 and has been its chairman since then. Prior to that, he founded
Beijing Jingxun Public Information Technology Company Limited in 1997 and was its executive director until 1999. In 1992, he founded Beijing Haicheng Telecommunication Technology Company Limited and was its chairman until 1997. Mr. Li currently
serves as a director of several privately held companies. Mr. Li attended the undergraduate program in software engineering in Beijing University of Technology in China.

Mr. Jun Zouhas been our chief financial officer since October 2012. Prior to joining us, Mr. Jun Zou has been chief financial officer and principal accounting officer for Xunlei Ltd., a
leading Chinese internet platform. From 2009 to 2010, he served as the chief financial officer, treasurer, board secretary, and VP of Strategy for NASDAQ-listed China BAK Battery Inc. Mr. Zou served as the chief financial officer of GCL Silicon
in Hong Kong in 2008. From 2006 to 2008, he was the chief financial officer for the global technical services business unit and head of global customer financing and treasury at Huawei Technologies, a Fortune 500 technology company in China. From
1999 to 2006, Mr. Zou served in progressive managerial roles in treasury, customer finance, strategic planning and eventually global controller for the managed services business unit at Ericsson in the United States and Sweden. Earlier in his
career, he worked for several top American and Japanese banks in China and the United States. Mr. Zou received a masters degree in business administration from the University of Texas and a bachelors degree in international business
and economics from Shanghai International Studies University in China.

Mr. Danqian Yao has served as our senior
vice president of the business units of media, e-books, electronics and general merchandise since December 2011. Prior to that, he was vice president of our media department from January 2010. From March 2006 to 2009, Mr. Yao led a team to
provide procurement services for media products to our company when he was employed by Beijing Kewen Cambridge Book Co., Ltd., a company he joined in 1997. Mr. Yao worked in Beijing Huaqing Automation Co., Ltd., Changsha branch, from 1994 to
1997. Mr. Yao received his bachelors degree in management information system from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China.

Ms. Yue Wanghas served as our vice president of children books section and chief editor of baby, children and maternity channel since January 2013. From April 2011 to January 2013,
Ms. Wang served as our vice president of the baby, children and maternity business unit. From May 2009 to April 2011, Ms. Wang was a senior director of the childrens books section of our media department, where she had previously
served as a chief editor from January 2006 to April 2009. She worked as an editor in Beijing Yuzhi Culture Co., Ltd. from March 1997 to April 2000. Ms. Wang received her bachelors degree in optics from Liaoning University in China.



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B. Compensation

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, we paid an aggregate of approximately RMB5.4 million (US$0.9 million) in cash to our executive officers and non-executive directors. Neither we nor our
subsidiaries or affiliated entities have entered into any service contracts with our directors which provided for benefits upon termination of their services. For share incentive grants to our officers and directors, see Share Incentive
Plans.

Share Incentive Plans

We have adopted two share incentive plans, namely, the 2004 plan and the 2010 plan. The purpose of these two share incentive plans is to motivate, retain and attract certain officers, employees, directors
and other eligible persons by linking their personal interests with the success of our business and with those of our shareholders.

The
2010 Plan

Under the 2010 plan, the maximum number of shares in respect of which options, restricted shares, or restricted
share units may be granted is 10,362,270 shares. As of February 28, 2013, there were options to purchase 1,305,605 shares outstanding under the 2010 plan.

The following paragraphs summarize the terms of the 2010 plan.

Types of
Awards. The following briefly describe the principal features of the various awards that may be granted under the 2010 plan.



| |  |  | Options. Options provide for the right to purchase a specified number of our Class A common shares at a specified price and usually will
become exercisable at the discretion of our plan administrator in one or more installments after the grant date. The option exercise price may be paid, subject to the discretion of the plan administrator, in cash or check, in our Class A common
shares which have been held by the option holder for such period of time as may be required to avoid adverse accounting consequences, in other property with value equal to the exercise price, through a broker-assisted cashless exercise, or by any
combination of the foregoing.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Restricted Shares. A restricted share award is the grant of our Class A common shares which are subject to certain restrictions and may be
subject to risk of forfeiture. Unless otherwise determined by our plan administrator, a restricted share is nontransferable and may be forfeited or repurchased by us upon termination of employment or service during a restricted period. Our plan
administrator may also impose other restrictions on the restricted shares, such as limitations on the right to vote or the right to receive dividends.
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Restricted Share Units. Restricted share units represent the right to receive our Class A common shares at a specified date in the future,
subject to forfeiture of such right upon termination of employment or service during the applicable restriction period. If the restricted share units have not been forfeited, then subject to the discretion of the plan administrator, we shall pay the
holder in the form of cash or unrestricted Class A common shares or a combination of both after the last day of the restriction period as specified in the award agreement.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Plan Administration. The plan administrator is our board or a committee of one or more members of our board.

Award Agreement. Options, restricted shares, or restricted share units granted under the plan are evidenced by an award agreement
that sets forth the terms, conditions, and limitations for each grant.

Option Exercise Price. The exercise price
subject to an option shall be determined by the plan administrator and set forth in the award agreement. The exercise price may be amended or adjusted in the absolute discretion of the plan administrator, the determination of which shall be final,
binding and conclusive. To the extent not prohibited by applicable laws or the rules of any exchange on which our securities are listed, a downward adjustment of the exercise prices of options shall be effective without the approval of the
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Eligibility. We may grant awards to our employees, directors, consultants, and
advisers or those of any related entities.

Term of the Awards. The term of each option grant shall be stated in the
award agreement, provided that the term shall not exceed 10 years from the date of the grant. As for the restricted shares and restricted share units, the plan administrator shall determine and specify the period of restriction in the award
agreement.

Vesting Schedule. In general, the plan administrator determines the vesting schedule, which is set forth in
the award agreement.

Transfer Restrictions. Awards for options, restricted shares or restricted share units may not be
transferred in any manner by the award holder and may be exercised only by such holders, subject to limited exceptions. Restricted shares and restricted share units may not be transferred during the period of restriction.

Termination of Employment or Service. In the event that an award recipient ceases employment with us or ceases to provide services
to us, any unvested options will automatically terminate and any vested options will generally terminate after a period of time following the termination of employment or service if the award recipient does not exercise the options during this
period. Any restricted shares and restricted share units that are at the time of termination subject to restrictions will generally be forfeited and automatically transferred to and reacquired by us at no cost to us.

Termination and Amendment of the Plan. Unless terminated earlier, the 2010 plan will terminate automatically in 2020. Our board of
directors has the authority to amend or terminate the plan subject to shareholder approval with respect to certain amendments. However, no such action may adversely affect in any material way any awards previously granted unless agreed by the
recipient.

The 2004 Plan

Under the 2004 plan, the maximum number of shares in respect of which options, restricted shares, or unrestricted shares may be granted is 53,286,540. We suspended implementing the 2004 plan on
November 15, 2010, the date of effectiveness of our 2010 plan. At the annual general meeting on November 12, 2012, our shareholders approved and ratified our resumption of implementing the 2004 plan, only to the extent that the
Class A common shares underlying the awards forfeited after November 15, 2010 shall revive and be available for issuance pursuant to future awards under the 2004 plan, and with amendments made to the 2004 plan, reflecting (i) the
extension of the term of the 2004 plan and the maximum term of the options and other incentive shares that may be granted thereunder, and (ii) other changes necessary and appropriate for us being a public company. As of February 28, 2013,
total options to purchase an aggregate number of 18,106,300 Class A common shares have been granted and are outstanding under the 2004 plan.

The following paragraphs summarize the terms of the 2004 plan.

Types of
Awards. The following briefly describe the principal features of the various awards that may be granted under the 2004 plan.



| |  |  | Option awards. Options provide for the right to purchase a specified number of our common shares at a specified price and usually will become
exercisable in the discretion of our plan administrator in one or more installments after the grant date. Subject to the discretion of the plan administrator, the option exercise price may be paid, in cash, in our Class A common shares which
have been held by the option holder for at least six months, by a reduction in the number of common shares otherwise deliverable pursuant to the options, through a cashless exercise, by a promissory note or by any combination of the foregoing.
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| |  |  | Share awards. Two types of share awards are available under the 2004 plan, restricted share awards and unrestricted share awards. A restricted
share award is the grant of our Class A common shares which are subject to certain restrictions and may be repurchased by us upon termination of employment or service before vesting. Unless otherwise determined by our plan administrator,
holders of restricted shares shall be entitled to cash dividend and voting rights associated with being our shareholders. Participants may also be granted unrestricted share awards, and any such shares are not subject to any conditions and/or
restrictions.
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Plan Administration. The plan administrator is our board of directors, or one or more
committees designated by our board of directors or another committee (within its designated authority). The plan administrator will determine the provisions and terms and conditions of each grant.

Award Agreement. Options, restricted shares, or unrestricted shares granted under the plan are evidenced by an award agreement
that sets forth the terms, conditions, and limitations for each grant.

Option Exercise Price. The exercise price
subject to an option shall be determined by the plan administrator and set forth in the award agreement. The exercise price may be amended or adjusted by the administrator for the benefit of any eligible person.

Eligibility. We may grant awards to our directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisers or those of any related entities.

Term of the Awards. The term of each option grant, restricted share award and unrestricted share award shall not
exceed 15 years from the date of the grant.

Vesting Schedule. In general, the plan administrator determines the
vesting schedule or conditions, which is set forth in the award agreement.

Transfer Restrictions. Awards for options,
restricted shares or unrestricted shares may not be transferred in any manner by the award holders and may be exercised only by such holders, subject to limited exceptions. Restricted shares may be subject to transfer restrictions as set forth in
the award agreement during the period of restriction.

Termination of Employment or Service. In the event that an award
recipient ceases employment with us or ceases to provide services to us, any unvested options will automatically terminate and any vested options will generally terminate after a period of time following the termination of employment if the award
recipient does not exercise the options during this period, and any restricted shares that are at the time subject to restrictions will generally be forfeited or repurchased in accordance with the award agreement.

Termination and Amendment of the Plan. Unless terminated earlier, the 2004 plan will terminate automatically in 2019. Our board of
directors has the authority to amend or terminate the plan subject to shareholder approval with respect to certain amendments. However, no such action may adversely affect in any material way any awards previously granted unless agreed by the
recipient.

The following table summarizes, as of February 28, 2013, the outstanding options that our executive officers
and directors beneficially own under our share incentive plans.



|            |  |                                              |           |  |                          |  |       |               |  |  |                    |  |  |  |                   | 
|----------- |  | -------------------------------------------- | --------- |  | ------------------------ |  | ----- | ------------- |  |  | ------------------ |  |  |  | ----------------- | 
|Name        |  | Class ACommon SharesUnderlyingOptionsAwarded |           |  | ExercisePrice(US$/Share) |  |       | Date of Grant |  |  | Date of Expiration | 
|Guoqing Li  |  |                                              | 2,311,450 |  |                          |  | 0.065 |               |  |  | December 20, 2004  |  |  |  | December 20, 2014 | 
|            |  |                                              | 4,944,320 |  |                          |  | 0.183 |               |  |  | December 20, 2004  |  |  |  | December 20, 2014 | 
|            |  |                                              | 3,200,000 |  |                          |  | 0.93  |               |  |  | June 30, 2010      |  |  |  | June 30, 2020     | 
|Jun Zou     |  |                                              | *         |  |                          |  | 0.794 |               |  |  | November 12, 2012  |  |  |  | November 12, 2019 | 
|Danqian Yao |  |                                              | *         |  |                          |  | 0.065 |               |  |  | December 20, 2004  |  |  |  | December 20, 2014 | 
|            |  |                                              | *         |  |                          |  | 0.183 |               |  |  | December 20, 2004  |  |  |  | December 20, 2014 | 
|            |  |                                              | *         |  |                          |  | 0.822 |               |  |  | May 21, 2009       |  |  |  | December 31, 2018 | 
|            |  |                                              | *         |  |                          |  | 0.822 |               |  |  | December 31, 2009  |  |  |  | December 31, 2019 | 



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|             |  |                                              |            |  |                          |  |       |               |  |  |                    |  |  |  |                   | 
|------------ |  | -------------------------------------------- | ---------- |  | ------------------------ |  | ----- | ------------- |  |  | ------------------ |  |  |  | ----------------- | 
|Name         |  | Class ACommon SharesUnderlyingOptionsAwarded |            |  | ExercisePrice(US$/Share) |  |       | Date of Grant |  |  | Date of Expiration | 
|Yue Wang     |  |                                              | *          |  |                          |  | 0.822 |               |  |  | December 31, 2008  |  |  |  | December 31, 2018 | 
|             |  |                                              | *          |  |                          |  | 0.93  |               |  |  | June 30, 2010      |  |  |  | June 30, 2020     | 
|             |  |                                              | *          |  |                          |  | 0.93  |               |  |  | July 1, 2011       |  |  |  | July 1, 2021      | 
|Ke Zhang     |  |                                              | *          |  |                          |  | 0.93  |               |  |  | July 1, 2011       |  |  |  | July 1, 2021      | 
|Ruby Rong Lu |  |                                              | *          |  |                          |  | 0.93  |               |  |  | July 1, 2011       |  |  |  | July 1, 2021      | 
|Xiaolong Li  |  |                                              | *          |  |                          |  | 0.93  |               |  |  | July 1, 2011       |  |  |  | July 1, 2021      | 
|Total        |  |                                              | 12,196,895 |  |                          |  |       |               |  |  |                    |  |  |  |                   | 
|             |  |                                              |            |  |                          |  |       |               |  |  |                    |  |  |  |                   | 



|* | Less than one percent of our total outstanding share capital and together holding stock options exercisable for 1,741,125 Class A common shares.
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As of February 28, 2013, other individuals as a group held options to purchase 7,215,010 Class A
common shares of our company, with exercise prices ranging from US$0.065 to US$0.93 per Class A common share.

C. Board
Practices

Our board of directors currently consists of five directors, including three independent directors. A
director is not required to hold any shares in our company to qualify to serve as a director. A director may vote with respect to any contract, proposed contract, or arrangement in which he or she is materially interested. A director who is
interested in a contract must declare the nature of his or her interest at a meeting of the board of directors. A director may exercise all the powers of the company to borrow money, mortgage its business, property and uncalled capital, and issue
debentures or other securities whenever money is borrowed or as security for any obligation of the company or of any third party.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Audit Committee. Our audit committee consists of Mr. Ke Zhang, Mr. Xiaolong Li and Ms. Ruby Rong Lu, and is chaired by Mr. Ke Zhang. Mr. Ke Zhang, Ms. Ruby Rong Lu and
Mr. Xiaolong Li satisfy the independence requirements of Section 303A of the Corporate Governance Rules of the New York Stock Exchange and meet the independence standards under Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. We have determined that Mr. Ke Zhang qualifies as an audit committee financial expert. The audit committee will oversee our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of the financial statements of
our company. The audit committee will be responsible for, among other things:



| |  |  | selecting the independent registered public accounting firm and pre-approving all auditing and non-auditing services permitted to be performed by the
independent registered public accounting firm;
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| |  |  | reviewing with the independent registered public accounting firm any audit problems or difficulties and managements response;
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| |  |  | reviewing and approving all proposed related party transactions, as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act;
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| |  |  | discussing the annual audited financial statements with management and the independent registered public accounting firm;
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| |  |  | reviewing major issues as to the adequacy of our internal controls and any special audit steps adopted in light of material control deficiencies;
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| |  |  | annually reviewing and reassessing the adequacy of our audit committee charter;
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| |  |  | meeting separately and periodically with management and the independent registered public accounting firm; and
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| |  |  | reporting regularly to the board.
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In 2012, our audit committee held meetings or passed resolutions by unanimous written
consent five times.

Compensation Committee. Our compensation committee consists of Ms. Ruby Rong Lu, Mr. Ke
Zhang and Mr. Xiaolong Li, and is chaired by Ms. Ruby Rong Lu. Mr. Ke Zhang and Mr. Xiaolong Li satisfy the independence requirements of Section 303A of the Corporate Governance Rules of the New York Stock
Exchange. The compensation committee will assist the board in reviewing and approving the compensation structure, including all forms of compensation, relating to our directors and executive officers. Our chief executive officer may not be present
at any committee meeting during which their compensation is deliberated upon. The compensation committee will be responsible for, among other things:



| |  |  | reviewing the total compensation package for our executive officers and making recommendations to the board with respect to it;
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| |  |  | approving and overseeing the total compensation package for our executives other than the three most senior executives;
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| |  |  | reviewing the compensation of our directors and making recommendations to the board with respect to it; and
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| |  |  | periodically reviewing and approving any long-term incentive compensation or equity plans, programs or similar arrangements, annual bonuses, and
employee pension and welfare benefit plans.
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In 2012, our compensation committee held meetings or passed
resolutions by unanimous written consent three times.

Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Our corporate
governance and nominating committee consist of Ms. Ruby Rong Lu, Mr. Ke Zhang and Mr. Xiaolong Li, and is chaired by Ms. Ruby Rong Lu. Ms. Ruby Rong Lu, Mr. Ke Zhang and Mr. Xiaolong Li satisfy the
independence requirements of Section 303A of the Corporate Governance Rules of the New York Stock Exchange. The corporate governance and nominating committee will assist the board of directors in identifying individuals qualified to
become our directors and in determining the composition of the board and its committees. The corporate governance and nominating committee will be responsible for, among other things:



| |  |  | identifying and recommending to the board nominees for election or re-election to the board, or for appointment to fill any vacancy;
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| |  |  | reviewing annually with the board the current composition of the board in light of the characteristics of independence, age, skills, experience and
availability of service to us;
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| |  |  | identifying and recommending to the board the directors to serve as members of the boards committees;
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| |  |  | advising the board periodically with respect to significant developments in the law and practice of corporate governance as well as our compliance with
applicable laws and regulations, and making recommendations to the board on all matters of corporate governance and on any corrective action to be taken; and
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| |  |  | monitoring compliance with our code of business conduct and ethics, including reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our procedures to ensure
proper compliance.
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In 2012, our corporate governance and nominating committee passed resolutions by
unanimous written consent once.

Duties of Directors

Under Cayman Islands law, our directors have a duty of loyalty to act honestly in good faith with a view to our best interests. Our directors also have a duty to exercise the skill they actually possess
and such care and diligence that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. In fulfilling their duty of care to us, our directors must ensure compliance with our memorandum and articles of association. Our company has
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Terms of Directors and Officers

Our officers are elected by and serve at the discretion of the board. Our directors are not subject to a term of office and hold office
until such time as they are removed from office by special resolution of all shareholders.

Employment Agreements

We have entered into employment agreements with each of our senior executive officers. We may terminate a senior executive officers
employment for cause at any time without remuneration for certain acts, such as a criminal conviction or guilty plea to a felony or to an act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement, willful misconduct or gross negligence to our detriment, or a
material failure to perform his or her duties. We may also terminate a senior executive officers employment without cause upon written notice with immediate effect. A senior executive officer is entitled to severance payments and benefits if
his or her employment agreement is terminated without cause or, in some cases, due to a change of control event involving our company.

Each senior executive officer has agreed to hold any trade secrets, proprietary information, inventions or technical secrets of our company in strict confidence during and after his or her employment.
Each officer also agrees that we shall own all the intellectual property developed by such officer during his or her employment. If an officer breaches the above contractual obligations in relation with confidentiality and intellectual property, we
are entitled to seek legal remedies.

D. Employees

As of December 31, 2012, we had 2,907 full-time employees, including 2,010 in fulfillment, 70 in marketing, 533 in technology and content and 294 in general and administrative. We had a total of
2,146 and 1,253 employees as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. We also employ independent contractors and temporary personnel from time to time. As of December 31, 2012, we employed approximately 2,568 temporary personnel
through third-party contractors.

Our success depends on our ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel. We
believe we offer our employees competitive compensation packages and an environment that encourages initiative and self-development, and as a result, we have generally been able to attract and retain qualified personnel and maintain a stable core
management team.

We design and implement in-house training programs tailored to each job function and set of responsibilities
to enhance performance. Specific training is provided to new employees at orientation to familiarize them with our working environment and operational procedures.

As required by regulations in China, we participate in various employee social security plans that are organized by municipal and provincial governments, including pension, unemployment insurance,
childbirth insurance, work-related injury insurance, medical insurance and housing insurance. We are required under PRC law to make contributions to employee benefit plans at specified percentages of the salaries, bonuses and certain allowances of
our employees, up to a maximum amount specified by the local government from time to time.

We believe that we maintain a good
working relationship with our employees and we have not experienced any significant labor disputes.

E. Share Ownership

The following tables set forth information concerning the beneficial ownership of our common shares by different classes as of
February 28, 2013, the most recent practicable date, by:



| |  |  | each of our directors and executive officers; and
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| |  |  | each person known to us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common shares.
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The calculations in the table below are based on 411,434,410 common shares outstanding as of
February 28, 2013, including 10,590,900 Class A common shares issued to our depositary bank and reserved for future exercise and grants of incentive shares under our share incentive plans.

Class A Common Shares

As of February 28, 2013, we have 279,517,750 Class A common shares outstanding including 275,614,410 Class A common shares represented by 55,122,882 ADSs. In addition, we have granted
options to purchase a total of 19,411,905 Class A common shares to our directors, executive officers and other employees.

Class B
Common Shares

As of February 28, 2013, we have 131,916,660 Class B common shares outstanding.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. In computing the number of shares
beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, we have included shares that the person has the right to acquire within 60 days after February 28, 2013, the most recent practicable date, including through the
exercise of any option, warrant, or other right or the conversion of any other security. These shares, however, are not included in the computation of the percentage ownership of any other person.



|                                                |  |                                       |            |     |                                       |  |     |                                      |  |  |                  |     |  |           |      |  |      |  |             |      |  |  |      |  |  |  |      | 
|----------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------- | ---------- | --- | ------------------------------------- |  | --- | ------------------------------------ |  |  | ---------------- | --- |  | --------- | ---- |  | ---- |  | ----------- | ---- |  |  | ---- |  |  |  | ---- | 
|                                                |  | Class ACommon
SharesBeneficiallyOwned |            |     | Class BCommon
SharesBeneficiallyOwned |  |     | Total CommonShares
BeneficiallyOwned |  |  | TotalVotingPower |    
|                                                |  | Number                                |            |     | %(1)                                  |  |     | Number                               |  |  | %(2)             |     |  | Number(3) |      |  | %(4) |  |             | %(5) | 
|Directors and Executive Officers:**             |  |                                       |            |     |                                       |  |     |                                      |  |  |                  |     |  |           |      |  |      |  |             |      |  |  |      |  |  |  |      | 
|Peggy Yu Yu                                     |  |                                       | 3,135,840  | (6) |                                       |  | 1.1 |                                      |  |  | 13,040,000       | (7) |  |           | 9.9  |  |      |  | 16,175,840  |      |  |  | 3.9  |  |  |  | 8.3  | 
|Guoqing Li                                      |  |                                       | 10,693,270 | (8) |                                       |  | 3.7 |                                      |  |  | 118,876,660      | (9) |  |           | 90.1 |  |      |  | 129,569,930 |      |  |  | 30.8 |  |  |  | 74.6 | 
|Ruby Rong Lu(10)                                |  |                                       | *          |     |                                       |  | *   |                                      |  |  |                 |     |  |           |      |  |      |  | *           |      |  |  | *    |  |  |  | *    | 
|Ke Zhang(11)                                    |  |                                       | *          |     |                                       |  | *   |                                      |  |  |                 |     |  |           |      |  |      |  | *           |      |  |  | *    |  |  |  | *    | 
|Xiaolong Li(12)                                 |  |                                       | *          |     |                                       |  | *   |                                      |  |  |                 |     |  |           |      |  |      |  | *           |      |  |  | *    |  |  |  | *    | 
|Jun Zou                                         |  |                                       |           |     |                                       |  |     |                                      |  |  |                 |     |  |           |      |  |      |  |            |      |  |  |      |  |  |  |     | 
|Danqian Yao                                     |  |                                       | *          |     |                                       |  | *   |                                      |  |  |                 |     |  |           |      |  |      |  | *           |      |  |  | *    |  |  |  | *    | 
|Yue Wang                                        |  |                                       | *          |     |                                       |  | *   |                                      |  |  |                 |     |  |           |      |  |      |  | *           |      |  |  | *    |  |  |  | *    | 
|All directors and executive officers as a group |  |                                       | 14,952,110 |     |                                       |  | 5.2 |                                      |  |  | 131,916,660      |     |  |           | 100  |  |      |  | 146,868,770 |      |  |  | 34.8 |  |  |  | 82.9 | 
|Principal Shareholders:                         |  |                                       |            |     |                                       |  |     |                                      |  |  |                  |     |  |           |      |  |      |  |             |      |  |  |      |  |  |  |      | 
|Science & Culture International Limited(13)     |  |                                       | 1,237,500  |     |                                       |  | 0.4 |                                      |  |  | 97,000,000       |     |  |           | 73.5 |  |      |  | 98,237,500  |      |  |  | 23.9 |  |  |  | 60.8 | 
|Kewen Holding Co. Limited(14)                   |  |                                       | 7,831,950  |     |                                       |  | 2.7 |                                      |  |  | 118,876,660      |     |  |           | 90.1 |  |      |  | 126,708,610 |      |  |  | 30.3 |  |  |  | 74.5 | 



Notes:

|* | Less than 1% of our outstanding share capital.
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|** | Except for Ms. Ruby Rong Lu, Mr. Xiaolong Li and Mr. Ke Zhang, the business address of our directors and executive officers is c/o 21/F, Jing An Center,
No. 8 North Third Ring Road East, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100028, Peoples Republic of China.
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|(1) | For each person and group included in this column, percentage ownership is calculated by dividing the number of Class A common shares beneficially owned by such
person or group, including shares that such person or group has the right to acquire within 60 days of February 28, 2013, by the sum of 279,517,750, being the total number of Class A common shares outstanding, and the number of
Class A common shares underlying share options held by such person or group that are exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2013.
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|(2) | For each person and group included in this column, percentage ownership is calculated by dividing the number of Class B common shares beneficially owned by such person
or group, including Class B common shares that such person or group has the right to acquire within 60 days of February 28, 2013, by 131,916,660, being the total number of Class B common shares outstanding.
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|(3) | Represents the sum of Class A common shares and Class B common shares beneficially owned by such person or group.
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|(4) | For each person and group included in this column, percentage ownership is calculated by dividing the number of total common shares beneficially owned by such person or
group, by the sum of 411,434,410, being the total number of common shares outstanding, and the number of common shares that such person or group has the right to acquire within 60 days of February 28, 2013, including through the exercise of any
option.
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|(5) | For each person or group included in this column, percentage of total voting power represents voting power based on both Class A and Class B common shares held by
such person or group with respect to all outstanding shares of our Class A and Class B common shares as a single class. Each holder of Class A common shares is entitled to one vote per Class A common share. Each holder of our Class B
common shares is entitled to ten votes per Class B common share. Our Class B common shares are convertible at any time by the holder into Class A common shares on a share-for-share basis.
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|(6) | Represents 3,135,840 Class A common shares held by Ms. Yu.
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|(7) | Represents 13,000,000 Class B common shares held by Ms. Yu and 40,000 Class B common shares held by an individual shareholder who authorizes Ms. Yu to vote
these shares on their behalf under power of attorney. This individual shareholder is a former employee of our company.
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|(8) | Represents 2,861,320 Class A common shares issuable to Dyna-Best Corp upon exercise of options within 60 days after February 28, 2013, 6,594,450 Class A
common shares issuable to Kewen Holding Co. Limited upon exercise of options within 60 days after February 28, 2013 and 247,500 ADSs representing 1,237,500 Class A common shares held by Science & Culture International Limited.
Dyna-Best Corp is a British Virgin Islands company wholly owned by Mr. Li. Mr. Li is the sole director and beneficial owner of Kewen Holding Co. Limited, which holds 60% of the shares in Science & Culture International Limited.
Mr. Li disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares held by Science & Culture International Limited except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
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|(9) | Represents 21,876,660 Class B common shares held by Mr. Li through Kewen Holding Co. Limited and 97,000,000 Class B common shares held by Science &
Culture International Limited.
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|(10) | The business address for Ms. Lu is 2420 Sand Hill Road, Suite 200, Menlo Park, CA 94025, the United States.
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|(11) | The business address for Mr. Zhang is c/o 9th Floor, Fu Hua Mansion, 8 Chaoyangmen North Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100027, China.
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|(12) | The business address for Mr. Li is 16/F, Jianda Building, 14 Dongtucheng Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
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|(13) | The business address of Science & Culture International Limited is Offshore Incorporation Limited, P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town,
Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
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|(14) | The business address of Kewen Holding Co. Limited is Offshore Incorporations Limited, P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Center, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin
Islands.
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As of February 28, 2013, 411,434,410 of our common shares were issued and outstanding. Based on a
review of the register of members maintained by our Cayman Islands registrar, we believe that as of February 28, 2013, 275,664,410 common shares, or 67.0% of our total outstanding common shares, were held by two record shareholders in the
United States, including 275,614,410 common shares held of record by The Bank of New York Mellon, the depositary of our ADS program. The number of beneficial owners of our ADSs in the United States is likely to be much larger than the number of
record holders of our ordinary shares in the United States.

Our shares are divided into Class A common shares and Class
B common shares. Holders of Class A common shares are entitled to one vote per share, while holders of Class B common shares are entitled to ten votes per share. We are not aware of any arrangement that may, at a subsequent date, result in a
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|Item 7. | Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions
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A. Major Shareholders

See Item 6. Directors, Senior
Management and EmployeesE. Share Ownership.

B. Related Party Transactions

Contractual Arrangements

See Item 4. Information on the CompanyC. Organizational Structure.

Transactions with Affiliates

We purchase certain media products from Beijing Kewen Cambridge Book Co., Ltd., or Kewen Cambridge. Kewen Cambridge is an entity indirectly controlled by family members of Mr. Guoqing Li. In 2010,
2011 and 2012, we purchased media products from Kewen Cambridge totaling RMB4.1 million, nil and nil, respectively, which accounted for less than 1% of our cost of sales of media products during these periods.

In March 2006, our PRC subsidiary Dangdang Information entered into an operation agreement with Kewen Cambridge, pursuant to which we
engaged Kewen Cambridge to distribute media products related to economics and management, and children on our dangdang.com website from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2010, which automatically renews for subsequent three year
terms. Pursuant to an amendment to the operation agreement, Beijing Kewen Guolue Information Technology Co., Ltd., or Kewen Guolue, assumed part of Kewen Cambridges responsibilities under the operation agreement during the contract years from
2007 to 2009, and was added as a party to the operation agreement. Kewen Guolue is an entity indirectly controlled by family members of Mr. Guoqing Li. Pursuant to the operation agreement and its amendments, we agreed to pay Kewen Cambridge and
Kewen Guolue service fees equal to 3% of the revenues of the related media products sold on our website. We paid service fees totaling RMB3.7 million to Kewen Cambridge in 2010 and service fees of RMB5.9 million to Kewen Guolue in 2010. In August
2010, we entered into an amendment to the operation agreement to modify the service scope of Kewen Cambridge and Kewen Guolue and to revise the service fees from a percentage of our relevant revenues to a fixed amount of RMB28.9 million plus
remuneration of employees of these two entities for the period from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2012. Pursuant to the amendment, the operation agreement terminated on December 31, 2012 and will not be renewed. We paid service fees
totaling RMB3.7 million (US$0.6 million) and RMB5.9 million (US$0.95 million) to Kewen Cambridge and Kewen Guolue, respectively, in 2012.

In January 2000, we entered into two separate advisory agreements with each of Tripod Enterprises Holding Limited and Kewen Holdings Co., Ltd., pursuant to which we engaged Tripod Enterprises and Kewen
Holdings to provide certain advisory services in reviewing and revising financing documentation and assisting in our potential initial public offering. A direct family member of Ms. Peggy Yu Yu is the sole director and shareholder of Tripod
Enterprises. Mr. Guoqing Li is the sole director and shareholder of Kewen Holdings. The two advisory agreements were terminated effective from January 2, 2010. In 2012, we paid RMB5.2 million (US$0.8 million) and RMB5.0 million (US$0.8
million) to Tripod Enterprises and Kewen Holdings, respectively, to settle the outstanding consulting fees. No amount was due to either Tripod Enterprises or Kewen Holdings as of December 31, 2012.

Employment Agreements

See Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and EmployeesC. Board Practice for a description of the employment agreements
we have entered into with our senior executive officers.

Share Incentives

See Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and EmployeesB. Compensation for a description of share-based compensation
awards we have granted to our directors, officers and other individuals as a group.

C. Interests of Experts and Counsel

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|Item 8. | Financial Information
|------- | ---------------------

Consolidated
Statements and Other Financial Information

See Item 18. Financial Statements.

Dividend Policy

We have
not previously declared or paid cash dividends. We currently intend to retain most, if not all, of our available funds and any future earnings to operate and expand our business.

We are a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. We rely principally on dividends from our subsidiaries in the British Virgin
Islands and Hong Kong for our cash requirements, including any payment of dividends to our shareholders. PRC regulations may restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to us. See Item 4. Information on the CompanyB.
Business OverviewPRC RegulationRegulations on Dividend Distribution.

Our board of directors has complete
discretion as to whether to distribute dividends. Even if our board of directors decides to pay dividends, the form, frequency and amount will depend upon our future operations and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial
condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that the board of directors may deem relevant. If we pay any dividends, we will pay our ADS holders to the same extent as holders of our ordinary shares, subject to the terms of the deposit
agreement, including the fees and expenses payable thereunder. Cash dividends on our ordinary shares, if any, will be paid in U.S. dollars.

A. Significant Changes

Except as disclosed elsewhere in this annual report, we have not experienced any significant changes since the date of our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.



|Item 9. | The Offer and Listing
|------- | ---------------------

A. Offering
and Listing Details.

See C. Markets and Item 12. Description of Securities Other than Equity
SecuritiesD. American Depositary Shares.

B. Plan of Distribution

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C. Markets

Our ADSs, each representing five Class A common shares, have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since December 8, 2010 and trade under the symbol DANG. The following table
provides the high and low trading prices for our ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange for the periods indicated.



|                                          |  |               |       |  |     |  |       | 
|----------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | ----- |  | --- |  | ----- | 
|                                          |  | Trading Price |      
|                                          |  | High          |       |  | Low | 
|                                          |  | US$           |       |  | US$ | 
|Annual High and Low                       |  |               |       |  |     |  |       | 
|Fiscal Year 2010 (Since December 8, 2010) |  |               | 32.79 |  |     |  | 22.92 | 
|Fiscal Year 2011                          |  |               | 36.40 |  |     |  | 4.11  | 
|Fiscal Year 2012                          |  |               | 11.25 |  |     |  | 3.68  | 
|                                          |  |              
|Quarterly Highs and Lows                  |  |               |       |  |     |  |       | 
|First Fiscal Quarter of 2011              |  |               | 36.40 |  |     |  | 18.76 | 
|Second Fiscal Quarter of 2011             |  |               | 26.40 |  |     |  | 9.85  | 
|Third Fiscal Quarter of 2011              |  |               | 14.88 |  |     |  | 4.81  | 
|Fourth Fiscal Quarter of 2011             |  |               | 7.56  |  |     |  | 4.11  | 
|First Fiscal Quarter of 2012              |  |               | 8.55  |  |     |  | 4.52  | 
|Second Quarter of 2012                    |  |               | 11.25 |  |     |  | 4.42  | 
|Third Fiscal Quarter of 2012              |  |               | 6.69  |  |     |  | 4.70  | 
|Fourth Fiscal Quarter of 2012             |  |               | 4.85  |  |     |  | 3.68  | 
|                                          |  |              
|Monthly Highs and Lows                    |  |               |       |  |     |  |       | 
|October 2012                              |  |               | 4.75  |  |     |  | 3.77  | 
|November 2012                             |  |               | 4.85  |  |     |  | 3.68  | 
|December 2012                             |  |               | 4.60  |  |     |  | 3.87  | 
|January 2013                              |  |               | 4.83  |  |     |  | 4.10  | 
|February 2013                             |  |               | 4.34  |  |     |  | 3.81  | 
|March 2013                                |  |               | 4.36  |  |     |  | 3.70  | 
|April 2013 (through April 9, 2013)        |  |               | 4.14  |  |     |  | 3.83  | 

D. Selling Shareholders

Not applicable.

E. Dilution

Not applicable.

F.
Expenses of the Issue

Not applicable.



|Item 10. | Additional Information
|-------- | ----------------------

A. Share
Capital

Not applicable.

B. Memorandum and Articles of Association

We are a Cayman Islands
company and our affairs are governed by our memorandum and articles of association and the Companies Law (2012 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, which we refer to as the Companies Law below.

As of the date hereof, our authorized share capital is divided into 1,000,000,000 common shares with a par value of US$0.0001 each, of
which 686,505,790 common shares are designated as Class A common shares and 313,494,210 are designated as Class B common shares. As of February 28, 2013, the most recent practicable date, there are 279,517,750 Class A common shares
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The following are summaries of material provisions of our sixth amended and restated
memorandum and articles of association and the Companies Law insofar as they relate to the material terms of our common shares.

Registered
Office and Objects

The registered office of our company is at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited,
PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands or at such other place as our board of directors may from time to time decide. The objects for which our company is established are unrestricted and we have full power and
authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the Companies Law (2012 Revision), as amended from time to time, or any other law of the Cayman Islands.

Board of Directors

See Item 6. Board PracticesC. Board of
Directors.

Common Shares

General. Our common shares are divided into Class A common shares and Class B common shares. Holders of Class A common shares and Class B common shares have the same rights except for
voting and conversion rights. All of our outstanding common shares are fully paid. Certificates representing the common shares are issued in registered form. Our shareholders who are not residents of the Cayman Islands may freely hold and vote their
shares.

Dividends. The holders of our common shares are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by our
board of directors subject to our memorandum and articles of association and the Companies Law. Dividends may be paid only out of profits, which include net earnings and retained earnings undistributed in prior years, and out of share premium, a
concept analogous to paid-in surplus in the United States. No dividend may be declared and paid unless our directors determine that we have funds lawfully available for such purpose and immediately after the payment, we will be able to satisfy our
liabilities as they become due in the ordinary course of business.

Conversion. Each Class B common share is
convertible into one Class A common share at any time by the holder thereof. Class A common shares are not convertible into Class B common shares under any circumstances. Upon any transfer of Class B common shares by a holder thereof to
any person or entity which is not an affiliate of such holder (as defined in our articles of association), such Class B common shares shall be automatically and immediately converted into the equal number of Class A common shares. In addition,
if at any time Ms. Peggy Yu Yu and Mr. Guoqing Li and their affiliates collectively own less than 5% of the total number of the issued and outstanding Class B common shares (taking into account all of the issued and outstanding preferred
shares on an as-converted basis), each issued and outstanding Class B common share shall be automatically and immediately converted into one share of Class A common share, and we shall not issue any Class B common shares thereafter.

Voting Rights. In respect of matters requiring shareholders vote, each Class A common share is entitled to one vote,
and each Class B common share is entitled to ten votes. Voting at any shareholders meeting is by show of hands unless a poll is demanded. A poll may be demanded by any shareholder holding at least 10% of the shares given a right to vote at the
meeting, present in person or by proxy. Shareholders may attend any shareholders meeting in person or by proxy, or if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative or proxy. We currently do not allow
shareholders to vote electronically.

A quorum required for a meeting of shareholders consists of at least one shareholder
present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative, who hold not less than one-third of our voting share capital. Shareholders meetings may be held annually and may be convened
by our board of directors. Advance notice of at least seven calendar days is required for the convening of shareholders meetings.

An ordinary resolution to be passed by the shareholders requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes of the common shares cast in a general meeting, while a special resolution requires
the affirmative vote of no less than two-thirds of the votes cast attaching to the common shares. A special resolution is required for important matters such as a change of name. Holders of the common shares may effect certain changes by ordinary
resolution, including increasing the amount of our authorized share capital, consolidate and divide all or any of our share capital into shares of larger amount than our existing shares, and cancel any authorized but unissued shares.

Transfer of Shares. Subject to the restrictions set out in our memorandum and articles of association, our shareholders may
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Our board of directors may decline to register any transfer of any common share which is not
fully paid up or on which we have a lien. Our board may also decline to register any transfer of any common share unless (a) the instrument of transfer is lodged with us, accompanied by the certificate for the common shares to which it relates
and such other evidence as our board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer; and (b) a fee of such maximum sum as the New York Stock Exchange may determine to be payable, or such lesser sum as our board
may from time to time require, is paid to us in respect thereof.

If our board of directors refuses to register a transfer it
shall, within two months after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged, send to each of the transferor and the transferee notice of such refusal. The registration of transfers may be suspended on 14 days notice being given by
advertisement in such one or more newspapers or by electronic means and the register closed at such times and for such periods as our board may from time to time determine, provided, however, that the registration of transfers shall not be suspended
nor the register closed for more than 30 days in any calendar year.

Liquidation. On a return of capital on winding up
or otherwise (other than on conversion, redemption or purchase of shares), assets available for distribution among the holders of common shares shall be distributed among the holders of common shares on a pro-rata basis, or otherwise as determined
by the liquidator with the sanction of a special resolution of the shareholders.

Calls on Shares and Forfeiture of
Shares. Our board of directors may from time to time make calls upon shareholders for any amounts unpaid on their shares in a notice served to such shareholders at least 14 calendar days prior to the specified time of payment. Shares that have
been called upon and remain unpaid on the specified time are subject to forfeiture.

Redemption of Shares. Under the
Companies Law, we may issue shares on terms that are subject to redemption, at our option or at the option of the holders, on such terms and in such manner as may, before the issue of such shares, be determined by a special resolution, provided:



| | (a) | no share can be redeemed unless it is fully paid up;
| | --- | ----------------------------------------------------



| | (b) | no share can be redeemed such that there are no shares outstanding; and
| | --- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (c) | no share can be redeemed after we have commenced liquidation.
| | --- | -------------------------------------------------------------

The payment of the redemption price may be made out of profits, or, subject to us being able to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business immediately after such payment, be made
out of the share premium account or capital (including capital redemption reserve).

Variations of Rights of Shares.
All or any of the special rights attached to any class of shares may, unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be varied either with the written consent of the holders of a majority of the issued shares of that
class or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the shares of that class.

Inspection of Books and Records. Holders of our common shares will have no general right under Cayman Islands law to inspect or
obtain copies of our list of shareholders or our corporate records. However, we will provide our shareholders with annual audited financial statements.

C. Material Contracts

We have not entered into any material
contracts other than in the ordinary course of business and other than those described in Item 4. Information on the Company or elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F.

D. Exchange Controls

See Item 4. Information on the
CompanyB. Business OverviewPRC RegulationRegulations Relating to Foreign Exchange.

E. Taxation

The following discussion of material Cayman Islands, PRC and United States federal income tax consequences of an
investment in our ADSs or Class A common shares is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this annual report, all of which are subject to change. This discussion does not deal with all possible tax
consequences relating to an investment in our ADSs or Class A common shares, such as the tax consequences under state, local and other tax laws.



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Cayman Islands Taxation

The Cayman Islands currently levies no taxes on individuals or corporations based upon profits, income, gains or appreciation and there is no taxation in the nature of inheritance tax or estate duty.
There are no other taxes likely to be material to us levied by the Government of the Cayman Islands except for stamp duties which may be applicable on instruments executed in, or brought within the jurisdiction of the Cayman Islands. There are no
exchange control regulations or currency restrictions in the Cayman Islands.

Peoples Republic of China Taxation

Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, an enterprise established outside China with de facto management bodies within the
PRC is considered a resident enterprise for PRC enterprise income tax purposes and is generally subject to a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate on its worldwide income. A circular issued by the State Administration of Taxation in
April 2009 clarified that dividends and other income paid by such resident enterprises will be considered PRC-source income and subject to PRC withholding tax, currently at a rate of 10%, when paid to non-PRC enterprise shareholders.
Under the PRC implementation regulations to the Enterprise Income Tax Law, a de facto management body is defined as a body that has material and overall management and control over the manufacturing and business operations, personnel and
human resources, finances and properties of an enterprise. In addition, the circular mentioned above specifies that certain PRC-invested enterprises controlled by Chinese enterprises or Chinese enterprise groups will be classified as PRC resident
enterprises if the following are located or resident in the PRC: senior management personnel and departments that are responsible for daily production, operation and management; financial and personnel decision making bodies; key properties,
accounting books, the company seal, and minutes of board meetings and shareholders meetings; and half or more of the senior management or directors having voting rights. Although substantially all of our operations and management are currently
based in the PRC, given that our Cayman holding company is incorporated and controlled by PRC individuals instead of PRC enterprises, it is unclear whether PRC tax authorities would treat our Cayman holding company as a PRC resident enterprise for
PRC enterprise income tax purposes. To our knowledge, there is a lack of clear guidance regarding the criteria pursuant to which the PRC tax authorities will determine the tax residency of an overseas company controlled by PRC individuals, as in our
case, under the applicable PRC laws and regulations. As a result, neither we nor our PRC counsel can be certain as to whether we will be classified as a PRC resident enterprise. If the PRC tax authorities determine that Dangdang Holding, our Cayman
Islands holding company, is a PRC resident enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes, our world-wide income could be subject to PRC tax at a rate of 25%. In addition, we will also be subject to PRC enterprise income tax reporting obligations.
Furthermore, although dividends paid by one PRC tax resident to another PRC tax resident should qualify as tax-exempt income under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, we cannot assure you that dividends by our PRC subsidiaries to our
Cayman holding company will not be subject to a 10% withholding tax, as the PRC foreign exchange control authorities, which enforce the withholding tax on dividends, and the PRC tax authorities have not yet issued guidance with respect to the
processing of outbound remittances to entities that are treated as resident enterprises for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. In addition, ADS holders may be subject to PRC withholding tax on dividends payable by us and gains realized on the sale
or other disposition of ADSs or Class A common shares, if the PRC tax authorities determine that our Cayman Islands holding company is a PRC resident enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes.

Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations

The following is a summary of certain of the United States federal income tax considerations relating to the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of our ADSs or Class A common shares by a U.S.
Holder (as defined below) that will hold our ADSs or Class A common shares as capital assets (generally, property held for investment) under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). This
summary is based upon the provisions of the Code and regulations, rulings and decisions thereunder as of the date hereof, all of which are subject to differing interpretations or change, possibly with retroactive effect. No ruling has been sought
from the IRS with respect to any United States federal income tax consequences described below, and there can be no assurance that the IRS or a court will not take a contrary position. This summary does not discuss all aspects of United States
federal income taxation that may be important to particular investors in light of their individual investment circumstances, including investors subject to special tax rules (for example, financial institutions, insurance companies, broker-dealers,
traders in securities that elect mark-to-market treatment, partnerships and their partners, pension plans, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, cooperatives, tax-exempt organizations (including private foundations), holders
who are not U.S. Holders, holders that own (directly, indirectly, or constructively) 10% or more of our voting stock, holders that will hold ADSs or Class A common shares as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion, constructive sale, or other
integrated transaction for United States federal income tax purposes, U.S. expatriates, or holders that have a functional currency other than the United States dollar), all of whom may be subject to tax rules that differ significantly from those
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In addition, this summary does not discuss any state, local or estate or gift tax
considerations and, except for the limited instances where PRC tax law and potential PRC taxes are discussed below, does not discuss any non-United States tax considerations. Each U.S. Holder is urged to consult its tax advisors regarding the United
States federal, state, local, and non-United States income and other tax considerations of an investment in our ADSs or Class A common shares.

General

For purposes of this summary, a U.S. Holder is
a beneficial owner of our ADSs or Class A common shares that is, for United States federal income tax purposes, (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation (or other entity treated as a
corporation for United States federal income tax purposes) created in, or organized under the law of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii) an estate the income of which is includible in gross income for
United States federal income tax purposes regardless of its source, or (iv) a trust (A) the administration of which is subject to the primary supervision of a United States court and which has one or more United States persons who have the
authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (B) that has otherwise elected to be treated as a United States person under the Code.

If a partnership (including any pass-through or other entity treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of our ADSs or Class A common shares, the
tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If a U.S. Holder is a partner of a partnership holding our ADSs or Class A common shares, the U.S. Holder
is urged to consult its tax advisors regarding an investment in our ADSs or Class A common shares.

For United States
federal income tax purposes, U.S. Holders of ADSs will be treated as the beneficial owners of the underlying shares represented by the ADSs. The discussion below assumes that the representations contained in the deposit agreement are true and that
the obligations in the deposit agreement and any related agreement have been and will be complied with in accordance with the terms.

Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations

A non-United
States corporation, such as our company, will be classified as a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for United States federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, if either (i) 75% or more of its gross income for such year
consists of certain types of passive income or (ii) 50% or more of the value of its assets (determined on the basis of a quarterly average) during such year is attributable to assets that produce or are held for the production of
passive income. For this purpose, passive income includes dividends, interest, royalties and rents (other than royalties and rents derived in the active conduct of a trade or business and not derived from a related person), annuities, net gains from
the sale or exchange of property producing such income, net gains from commodity transactions, net foreign currency gains and income from notional principal contracts. In addition, cash and assets readily convertible into cash are categorized as
passive assets and the companys unbooked intangibles are taken into account for determining the value of its assets. We will be treated as owning our proportionate share of the assets and earning our proportionate share of the income of any
other corporation in which we own, directly or indirectly, more than 25% (by value) of the stock.

Although the law in this
regard is unclear, we treat Dangdang Kewen as being owned by us for United States federal income tax purposes, not only because we exercise effective control over the operation of Dangdang Kewen but also because we are entitled to substantially all
of its economic benefits, and, as a result, we consolidate its results of operations in our consolidated, U.S. GAAP financial statements. If it were determined, however, that we are not the owner of Dangdang Kewen for United States federal income
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Accordingly, assuming that we are the owner of Dangdang Kewen for United States federal
income tax purposes, we believe that we primarily operate an active online retailing business in China and, based on our income and assets and value of our ADSs and Class A common shares, we do not believe that we were a PFIC for the taxable
year ended December 2012. We cannot predict whether we might be classified as a PFIC for the current taxable year or any subsequent taxable year. We could be a PFIC, for example, if our market capitalization at any time in the future is lower than
projected, or if our business and assets evolve in ways that are different from what we currently anticipate. In addition, though we believe that a majority of our assets (by value) and the income derived from such assets do not constitute passive
assets and income under the PFIC rules, there is no assurance that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service will agree with us. As they are inherently factual matters, our special United States counsel expresses no opinion with respect to our expectations
contained in this paragraph.

Furthermore, because there are uncertainties in the application of the relevant rules as
described above, it is possible that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service may successfully challenge our classification of certain income and assets as non-passive or our valuation of our tangible and intangible assets, each of which may result in our
company becoming classified as a PFIC for the current or subsequent taxable years. Because PFIC status is a fact-intensive determination made on an annual basis and will depend upon the composition of our assets and income and the value of our
tangible and intangible assets from time to time, no assurance can be given that we are not, or will not become, classified as a PFIC. If we were classified as a PFIC for any year during which a U.S. Holder held our ADSs or Class A common
shares, we generally will continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years during which such U.S. Holder holds our ADSs or Class A common shares unless we cease to be a PFIC and the U.S. Holder makes a deemed sale election
with respect to the ADSs or Class A common shares.

The discussion below under Dividends and
Sale or Other Disposition of ADSs or Class A Common Shares is written on the basis that we will not be classified as a PFIC for United States federal income tax purposes. The United States federal income tax rules that apply
if we are classified as a PFIC for the current taxable year or any subsequent taxable year are discussed below under Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules.

Dividends

Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, any cash distributions (including the amount of any PRC tax withheld) paid on our ADSs or Class A common shares out of our current or accumulated earnings
and profits, as determined under United States federal income tax principles, will be includible in the gross income of a U.S. Holder as dividend income on the day actually or constructively received by the U.S. Holder, in the case of Class A
common shares, or by the Depositary, in the case of ADSs. Because we do not intend to determine our earnings and profits on the basis of United States federal income tax principles, any distribution paid will generally be treated as a
dividend for United States federal income tax purposes. A non-corporate recipient of dividend income will be subject to tax on dividend income from a qualified foreign corporation at a reduced United States federal tax rate
rather than the marginal tax rates applicable to ordinary income provided that certain holding period requirements are met.

A
non-United States corporation (other than a corporation that is classified as a PFIC for the taxable year in which the dividend is paid or the preceding taxable year) will be considered to be a qualified foreign corporation (i) if it is
eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States which the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States determines is satisfactory for purposes of this provision and which includes an exchange of information program,
or (ii) with respect to any dividend it pays on stock (or ADSs in respect of such stock) which is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. The U.S. Treasury Department has determined that the Agreement Between
the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Peoples Republic of China for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Tax Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income, or the U.S.-PRC Tax Treaty, meets the
requirements described above. We believe that we are a qualified foreign corporation for United States federal income tax purposes because our ADSs are readily tradable on the New York Stock Exchange, which is an established securities market in the
United States. Furthermore, we believe that we will qualify for the benefits under the U.S.-PRC Tax Treaty and that we are not currently, and are not likely to become in the near future, a PFIC. However, the eligibility requirements for foreign
corporations are technical and uncertain and, therefore, each U.S. Holder is urged to consult its tax advisor regarding the impact of these provisions and the availability of the preferential rate in their particular circumstances.



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In the event that we are deemed to be a PRC resident enterprise under PRC
Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be eligible for the benefits of the U.S.-PRC Tax Treaty. See Peoples Republic of China Taxation. If we are eligible for such benefits, dividends we pay on our common shares, regardless of
whether such shares are represented by the ADSs, would be eligible for the reduced rates of taxation. In addition, in the event that we are deemed to be a PRC resident enterprise under PRC tax law, a U.S. Holder may be subject to PRC
withholding taxes on dividends paid, if any, on our ADSs or Class A common shares. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the availability under the U.S.-PRC Tax Treaty of a reduced withholding tax rate on dividends in
their particular circumstances. Dividends received on the ADSs or Class A common shares will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction allowed to corporations.

Dividends will generally be treated as income from foreign sources for United States foreign tax credit purposes and will constitute passive category income. Depending on the U.S. Holders particular
facts and circumstances, the U.S. Holder may be eligible to claim a foreign tax credit in respect of any foreign withholding taxes imposed on dividends received on our ADSs or Class A common shares. A U.S. Holder who does not elect to claim a
foreign tax credit for foreign tax withheld is permitted instead to claim a deduction, for United States federal income tax purposes, in respect of such withholdings, but only for a year in which such U.S. Holder elects to do so for all creditable
foreign income taxes. The rules governing the foreign tax credit are complex and their outcome depends in large part on the U.S. Holders particular facts and circumstances. Accordingly, U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors
regarding the availability of the foreign tax credit under their particular circumstances.

Sale or Other Disposition of
ADSs or Class A Common Shares

Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, a U.S. Holder will recognize capital
gain or loss upon the sale or other disposition of our ADSs or Class A common shares in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the amount realized upon the disposition and the U.S. Holders adjusted tax basis in such ADSs or
Class A common shares. Any capital gain or loss will be long-term if our ADSs or Class A common shares have been held for more than one year and will generally be United States source gain or loss for United States foreign tax credit
purposes. In the event that we are deemed to be a PRC resident enterprise under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law and gain from the disposition of the ADSs or Class A common shares is subject to tax in the PRC, such gain may be
treated as PRC source gain for foreign tax credit purposes under the U.S.-PRC income tax treaty. If such gain is not treated as PRC source gain, however, a U.S. Holder will not be able to obtain a United States foreign tax credit for any PRC tax
withheld or imposed unless such U.S. Holder has other foreign source income in the appropriate category for the applicable tax year. Net long-term capital gains of non-corporate U.S. Holders are eligible for reduced rates of taxation. The
deductibility of a capital loss may be subject to limitations. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences if a foreign tax is imposed on a disposition of our ADSs or Class A common shares, including the
availability of the foreign tax credit under their particular circumstances.

Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules

If we are classified as a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder holds our ADSs or Class A common
shares, unless the U.S. Holder makes a mark-to-market election (as described below), the U.S. Holder will be subject to special tax rules that have a penalizing effect, regardless of whether we remain a PFIC, on (i) any excess distribution that
we make to the U.S. Holder (which means any distribution paid during a taxable year to a U.S. Holder that is greater than 125% of the average annual distributions paid in the three preceding taxable years or, if shorter, the U.S. Holders
holding period for the ADSs or Class A common shares), and (ii) any gain realized on the sale or other disposition, including, under certain circumstances, a pledge, of ADSs or Class A common shares. Under the PFIC rules the:



| |  |  | excess distribution and/or gain will be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holders holding period for the ADSs or Class A common shares;
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | amount allocated to the current taxable year and any taxable year in the U.S. Holders holding period prior to the first taxable year in which we
are classified as a PFIC, or pre-PFIC year, will be subject to tax as ordinary income;
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | amount allocated to each prior taxable year, other than the current taxable year or a pre-PFIC year, will be subject to tax at the highest tax rate in
effect applicable to the U.S. Holder for that year; and
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the tax attributable to each prior taxable year, other than the current
taxable year or a pre-PFIC year.
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If we are a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder holds our ADSs or
Class A common shares and any of our non-United States subsidiaries is also a PFIC, such U.S. Holder would be treated as owning a proportionate amount (by value) of the shares of the lower-tier PFIC and would be subject to the rules described
above on certain distributions by a lower-tier PFIC and a disposition of shares of a lower-tier PFIC even though such U.S. Holder would not receive the proceeds of those distributions or dispositions. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax
advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to any of our subsidiaries.

As an alternative to the foregoing rules, a
U.S. Holder of marketable stock in a PFIC may make a mark-to-market election with respect to our ADSs, but not our Class A common shares, provided that our ADSs continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and that ADSs are
regularly traded. We believe that our ADSs qualify as regularly traded, but no assurances may be given in this regard. If a U.S. Holder makes this election, the U.S. Holder will generally (i) include as ordinary income for each taxable year
that we are a PFIC the excess, if any, of the fair market value of our ADSs held at the end of the taxable year over the adjusted tax basis of such ADSs and (ii) deduct as an ordinary loss the excess, if any, of the adjusted tax basis of our
ADSs over the fair market value of such ADSs held at the end of the taxable year, but only to the extent of the net amount previously included in income as a result of the mark-to- market election. The U.S. Holders adjusted tax basis in our
ADSs would be adjusted to reflect any income or loss resulting from the mark-to-market election. If a U.S. Holder makes a mark-to-market election in respect of a corporation classified as a PFIC and such corporation ceases to be classified as a
PFIC, the U.S. Holder will not be required to take into account the mark-to-market gain or loss described above during any period that such corporation is not classified as a PFIC. If a U.S. Holder makes a mark-to-market election, any gain such U.S.
Holder recognizes upon the sale or other disposition of our ADSs in a year that we are a PFIC will be treated as ordinary income and any loss will be treated as ordinary loss, but only to the extent of the net amount previously included in income as
a result of the mark-to-market election.

Because a mark-to-market election cannot be made for any lower-tier PFICs that we
may own, a U.S. Holder will continue to be subject to the PFIC rules with respect to such U.S. Holders indirect interest in any investments held by us that are treated as an equity interest in a PFIC for United States federal income tax
purposes.

We do not intend to provide information necessary for U.S. Holders to make qualified electing fund, or QEF,
elections, which, if available, would result in tax treatment different from, and generally less adverse than, the general tax treatment for PFICs described above.

If a U.S. Holder holds our ADSs or Class A common shares during any taxable year that we are not a PFIC, the holder must file an annual report with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

In the case of a U.S. Holder who has held our ADSs or Class A common shares during any taxable year in respect of which we were
classified as a PFIC and continue to hold such ADSs or Class A common shares (or any portion thereof), and has not previously determined to make a mark-to-market election, and who later considers making a mark-to-market election, special tax
rules may apply relating to purging the PFIC taint of such ADSs or Class A common shares. Each U.S. Holder is urged to consult its tax advisor concerning the United States federal income tax consequences of purchasing, holding and disposing of
our ADSs or Class A common shares if we are or become classified as a PFIC, including the possibility of making a mark-to-market election and the unavailability of the QEF election.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Pursuant to the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act of 2010 and final regulations thereunder, individual U.S. Holders and certain entities may be required to submit certain information to the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service with respect to his or her beneficial ownership of our ADSs or Class A common shares, if such ADSs or Class A common shares are not held on his or her behalf by a financial institution. This new law also imposes
penalties if an individual U.S. Holder is required to submit such information to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and fails to do so. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding their tax filing requirements with respect to an
investment in our ADSs or Class A common shares.



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In addition, dividend payments with respect to our ADSs or Class A common shares and
proceeds from the sale, exchange or redemption of our ADSs or Class A common shares may be subject to information reporting to the Internal Revenue Service and United States backup withholding at a rate of 28%. Backup withholding will not
apply, however, to a U.S. Holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes any other required certification, or who is otherwise exempt from backup withholding. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding
the application of the United States information reporting and backup withholding rules.

Backup withholding is not an
additional tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding may be credited against a U.S. Holders United States federal income tax liability, and a U.S. Holder may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules
by filing the appropriate claim for refund with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in a timely manner and furnishing any required information.

F. Dividends and Paying Agents

Not applicable.

G. Statement by Experts

Not applicable.

H.
Documents on Display

We previously filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-1 under the Securities Act
with respect to our initial public offering of our Class A common shares represented by ADSs.

We are subject to the
periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Exchange Act. Under the Exchange Act, we are required to file reports and other information with the SEC. Specifically, we are required to file
annually a Form 20-F within four months after the end of each fiscal year, which is December 31. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding registrants
that make electronic filings with the SEC using its EDGAR system. Copies of reports and other information, when filed, may also be inspected without charge and may be obtained at prescribed rates at the public reference facilities maintained by the
SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information regarding the Washington, D.C. Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules
under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of quarterly reports and proxy statements, and officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

We will furnish The Bank of New York Mellon, the depositary of our ADSs, with our annual
reports, which will include a review of operations and annual audited consolidated financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, and all notices of shareholders meetings and other reports and communications that are made
generally available to our shareholders. The depositary will make such notices, reports and communications available to holders of ADSs and, upon our request, will mail to all record holders of ADSs the information contained in any notice of a
shareholders meeting received by the depositary from us.

I. Subsidiary Information

For a listing of our subsidiaries, see Item 4. Information on the CompanyC. Organizational Structure.



|Item 11. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
|-------- | ----------------------------------------------------------

Interest Rate Risk

Our exposure to interest rate risk primarily
relates to the interest income generated by excess cash held in interest-bearing bank deposits and interest expenses attributable to short-term bank loans. Interest earning instruments and short-term bank loans carry a degree of interest rate risk.
As of December 31, 2012, we held certain time deposits and restricted cash with limited risk of principal loss and RMB600.0 million short-term bank loans with floating interest rates. We have not used any derivative financial instruments to
manage our interest risk exposure. We have not been exposed to material risks due to changes in interest rates. However, our future interest income may be lower or our interest expenses may be higher than expected due to changes in market interest
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Foreign Exchange Risk

Substantially all of our revenues and expenses are denominated in Renminbi. Our exposure to foreign exchange risk primarily relates to the
U.S. dollar proceeds of our initial public offering, most of which were converted into Renminbi in 2011. The impact of foreign currency risk on our operations was not material in the past and the risk has been further reduced as a result of the
conversion of the proceeds from our initial public offering into Renminbi. Therefore, we have not used any forward contracts, currency borrowings or derivative instruments to hedge our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk.

The value of your investment in our ADSs may be affected by the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollars and Renminbi, because we use
Renminbi as our functional and reporting currency while the ADSs will be traded in U.S. dollars.

The conversion of Renminbi
into foreign currencies, including U.S. dollars, is based on rates set by the Peoples Bank of China. The PRC government allowed the Renminbi to appreciate by more than 20% against the U.S. dollar between July 2005 and July 2008. Between July
2008 and June 2010, this appreciation halted and the exchange rate between the Renminbi and the U.S. dollar remained within a narrow band. Since June 2010, the PRC government has allowed the Renminbi to appreciate slowly against the U.S. dollar
again, though at times the Renminbi has depreciated against the U.S. dollar as well. It is difficult to predict how market forces or PRC or U.S. government policy may impact the exchange rate between the Renminbi and the U.S. dollar in the future.

To the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars into Renminbi for our operations, acquisitions, or other uses within the
PRC, appreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on the Renminbi amount we receive from the conversion. As of December 31, 2012, we had RMB-denominated cash and time deposit balances of RMB1,228.9 million
(US$197.3 million) and US$-denominated cash balances of US$64.5 million as well as small amounts of cash balances denominated in Euro and Hong Kong dollar. Assuming we had converted the U.S. dollar denominated cash balance of $64.5 million as of
December 31, 2012 into RMB at the exchange rate of $1.00 for RMB6.2301 as of December 31, 2012, this cash balance would have been RMB401.8 million. Assuming a further 1% appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar, this cash balance
would have decreased to RMB397.8 million as of December 31, 2012. Conversely, if we decide to convert our RMB into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making payments for dividends on our ordinary shares or ADSs or for other business purposes,
appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the RMB would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount available to us. Assuming we had converted the RMB-denominated cash balance of RMB1,228.9 million into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of $1.00
for RMB6.2301 as of December 31, 2012, this cash balance would have been $197.3 million. Assuming a 1% depreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar, this cash balance would have decreased to $195.3 million.



|Item 12. | Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities
|-------- | ------------------------------------------------------

A. Debt Securities

Not applicable.

B. Warrants and Rights

Not applicable.

C. Other Securities

Not applicable.



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D. American Depositary Shares

Fees and Expenses

As an ADS holder, you will be required to pay the
following service fees to the depositary:



|                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  |                                                                                                                                                                                        
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Fees:                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  | Service:                                                                                                                                                                               
|                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 
|US$5.00 (or less) per 100 ADSs (or portion of 100 ADSs)                                                                                                                                                   |  |         Issuance of ADSs, including issuances resulting from a distribution of
shares or rights or other property                                                                     
|                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  |         Cancellation of ADSs for the purpose of withdrawal, including if the
deposit agreement terminates                                                                             
|                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 
|US$0.05 (or less) per ADS                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |         Any cash distribution to ADS holders                                                                                                                                          
|                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 
|A fee equivalent to the fee that would be payable if securities distributed to you had been Class A common shares and the Class A common shares had been deposited for
issuance of ADSs                   |  |         Distribution of securities distributed to holders of deposited securities
which are distributed by the depositary to ADS holders                                              
|                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 
|US$0.05 (or less) per ADSs per calendar year                                                                                                                                                              |  |         Depositary services                                                                                                                                                           
|                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 
|Registration or transfer fees                                                                                                                                                                             |  |         Transfer and registration of Class A common shares on our share register to
or from the name of the depositary or its agent when you deposit or withdraw Class A common shares
|                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 
|Expenses of the depositary                                                                                                                                                                                |  |         Cable, telex and facsimile transmissions
(when expressly provided in the deposit agreement)          converting foreign currency to U.S. dollars                             
|                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 
|Taxes and other governmental charges the depositary or the custodian have to pay on any ADS or Class A common share underlying an ADS, for example, stock transfer taxes, stamp
duty or withholding taxes |  |         As necessary                                                                                                                                                                  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 
|Any charges incurred by the depositary or its agents for servicing the deposited securities                                                                                                               |  |         As necessary                                                                                                                                                                  

The depositary collects its fees for delivery and surrender of ADSs directly from investors depositing
Class A common shares or surrendering ADSs for the purpose of withdrawal or from intermediaries acting for them. The depositary collects fees for making distributions to investors by deducting those fees from the amounts distributed or by
selling a portion of distributable property to pay the fees. The depositary may collect its annual fee for depositary services by deduction from cash distributions or by directly billing investors or by charging the book-entry system accounts of
participants acting for them. The depositary may generally refuse to provide fee-attracting services until its fees for those services are paid.

The Bank of New York, as depositary, has agreed to reimburse us for expenses we incur that are related to establishment and maintenance of the ADS program, including investor relations expenses and stock
market application and listing fees. There are limits on the amount of expenses for which the depositary will reimburse us, but the amount of reimbursement available to us is not related to the amounts of fees the depositary collects from investors.

From January 1, 2012 to the date of this annual report, we received a reimbursement of approximately US$0.4 million, net
of withheld taxes, from the depositary for New York Stock Exchange listing fees, investor relations expenses and other program related expenses, in connection with the ADS Facility.



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PART II



|Item 13. | Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies
|-------- | -----------------------------------------------

None.



|Item 14. | Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds
|-------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Not applicable.



|Item 15. | Controls and Procedures
|-------- | -----------------------

Disclosure
Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer,
has performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report, as required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange
Act.

Based upon that evaluation, our management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2012, our disclosure
controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file and furnish under the Exchange Act was recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified
in the SECs rules and forms, and that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and
chief financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Managements Annual Report on Internal Control over
Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our management evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as required by Rule 13a-15(c) of the Exchange Act, based on criteria established
in the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or COSO. Based on this evaluation, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial
reporting was effective as of December 31, 2012 based on the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by COSO.

Our independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP, has audited the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, as
stated in its report, which appears herein.

Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc.:

We have audited E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc.s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc.s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment
of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Managements Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the companys internal
control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed
risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.



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A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial
reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in
accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the companys assets that could
have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial
reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. maintained, in all material
respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, based on the COSO criteria.

We
also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related
consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders (deficit) equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012 of E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. and our report dated April
10, 2013 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP

Beijing, The Peoples Republic of China

April 10, 2013

Changes in Internal Control
over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the
period covered by this annual report on Form 20-F that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



|Item 16A. | Audit Committee Financial Expert
|--------- | --------------------------------

We have determined that Mr. Ke Zhang, an independent director (under the standards set forth in Section 303A of the Corporate Governance Rules of the New York Stock Exchange and Rule 10A-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), qualifies as an audit committee financial expert.



|Item 16B. | Code of Ethics
|--------- | --------------

Our board
has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that provides that our directors and officers are expected to avoid any action, position or interest that conflicts with the interests of our company or gives the appearance of a conflict. Directors
and officers have an obligation under our code of business conduct and ethics to advance our companys interests when the opportunity to do so arises. We have posted a copy of our code of business conduct and ethics on our website at
http://ir.dangdang.com.



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|Item 16C. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services
|--------- | --------------------------------------

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees by categories specified below in connection with certain professional services rendered by Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP, our principal external
auditors, for the periods indicated. We did not pay any other fees to our auditors during the periods indicated below.



|                      |  |                                 |              |  |      |  |              | 
|--------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ------------ |  | ---- |  | ------------ | 
|                      |  | For the Year Ended December 31, |             
|                      |  | 2011                            |              |  | 2012 | 
|Audit fees(1)         |  |                                 | RMB3,000,000 |  |      |  | RMB3,050,000 | 
|Audit-related fees(2) |  |                                 | RMB1,200,000 |  |      |  | RMB1,350,000 | 



|(1) | Audit fees means the aggregate fees billed or unbilled in each of the fiscal years listed for professional services rendered by our principal auditors for
the audit of our annual financial statements.
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|(2) | Audit-related fees means the aggregate fees billed in each of the fiscal years listed for assurance and related services by our principal auditors that are
reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under Audit fees.
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

All audit and non-audit services provided by our independent auditors must be pre-approved by our audit committee.



|Item 16D. | Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees
|--------- | ----------------------------------------------------------

Not applicable.



|Item 16E. | Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
|--------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------

None.



|Item 16F. | Change in Registrants Certifying Accountant
|--------- | --------------------------------------------

Not applicable.



|Item 16G. | Corporate Governance
|--------- | --------------------

Certain corporate governance practices in the Cayman Islands, which is our home country, differ significantly from the New York Stock
Exchange corporate governance listing standards. For example, neither the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands nor our memorandum and articles of association requires a majority of our directors to be independent and we could include non-independent
directors as members of our compensation committee and nominating committee, and our independent directors would not necessarily hold regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present. Currently, we do not plan to rely on
home country practice with respect to our corporate governance. However, if we choose to follow home country practice in the future, our shareholders may be afforded less protection than they otherwise would under the New York Stock Exchange
corporate governance listing standards applicable to U.S. domestic issuers.



|Item 16H. | Mine Safety Disclosure
|--------- | ----------------------

Not applicable.

PART III



|Item 17. | Financial Statements
|-------- | --------------------

We
have elected to provide financial statements pursuant to Item 18.



|Item 18. | Financial Statements
|-------- | --------------------

The
consolidated financial statements of E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliated entities are included at the end of this annual report.



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|Item 19. | Exhibits
|-------- | --------



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|Exhibit Number |  | Description of Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|               | 
|1.1            |  | Sixth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to our Form F-1 Registration Statement (file no.
333-170663) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2010)                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|               | 
|2.1            |  | Registrants Specimen Certificate for Class A common shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Form F-1 (file no. 333-170663) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2010)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|               | 
|2.2            |  | Form of Deposit Agreement among the Registrant, the depositary and holder of the American Depositary Receipts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to our Amendment to Form
F-1 Registration Statement (file no. 333-170663) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2010)                                                                                                                                                                       
|               | 
|2.3            |  | Registrants Specimen American Depositary Receipt (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Amendment to Form F-1 Registration Statement (file no. 333-170663) filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2010)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|               | 
|2.4            |  | Second Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement dated as of June 27, 2006 among the Registrant, Beijing Dangdang Information Technology Co., Ltd. (previously known as
Beijing Kewen Shuye Information Technology Co., Ltd.), its common shareholders and preferred shareholders. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to our Amendment to Form F-1 Registration Statement (file no. 333-170663) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2010)
|               | 
|4.1            |  | 2004 Share Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form F-1 (file no. 333-170663) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November
17, 2010 and to Exhibit 99.2 to Form 6-K furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 24, 2012)                                                                                                                                                                              
|               | 
|4.2            |  | 2010 Share Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Form F-1 (file no. 333-170663) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17,
2010                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|               | 
|4.3            |  | Form of Indemnification Agreement with the Registrants directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Form F-1 (file no. 333-170663) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November 17, 2010)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|               | 
|4.4            |  | Form of Employment Agreement between the Registrant and an Executive Officer of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Form F-1 (file no. 333-170663) filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2010)                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|               | 
|4.5            |  | English translation of Amended and Restated Loan Agreement between Beijing Dangdang Information Technology Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing Dangdang Kewen E-Commerce
Co., Ltd. dated July 23, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Form F-1 (file no. 333-170663) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2010)                                                                                                               
|               | 
|4.6            |  | English translation of Amended and Restated Exclusive Call Option Agreement between Beijing Dangdang Information Technology Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing Dangdang
Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd. dated July 23, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Form F-1 (file no. 333-170663) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2010)                                                                                              



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|               |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|-------------- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Exhibit Number |  | Description of Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|               | 
|4.7            |  | English translation of Amended and Restated Exclusive Technical Support Service Agreement between Beijing Dangdang Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Dangdang Kewen
E-Commerce Co., Ltd. dated July 23, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of Form F-1 (file no. 333-170663) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2010)
|               | 
|4.8            |  | English translation of Power of Attorney issued by each shareholder of Beijing Dangdang Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd. dated July 23, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8
of Form F-1 (file no. 333-170663) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2010)                                                                                 
|               | 
|4.9            |  | English translation of Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement between Beijing Dangdang Information Technology Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing Dangdang Kewen
E-Commerce Co., Ltd. dated July 23, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of Form F-1 (file no. 333-170663) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2010)  
|               | 
|4.10*          |  | English translation of Supplementary Agreement to the Amended and Restated Exclusive Call Option Agreement between Beijing Dangdang Information Technology Co., Ltd. and the
shareholders of Beijing Dangdang Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd. dated December 30, 2012                                                                                                            
|               | 
|4.11*          |  | English translation of Supplementary Agreement to the Amended and Restated Exclusive Technical Support Service Agreement between Beijing Dangdang Information Technology Co., Ltd.
and Beijing Dangdang Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd. dated December 30, 2012                                                                                                                  
|               | 
|4.12*          |  | English translation of Power of Attorney issued by each shareholder of Beijing Dangdang Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd. dated December 30, 2012                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|               | 
|4.13*          |  | English translation of Supplementary Agreement to the Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement between Beijing Dangdang Information Technology Co., Ltd. and the shareholders
of Beijing Dangdang Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd. dated December 30, 2012                                                                                                                    
|               | 
|8.1*           |  | List of Consolidated Entities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|               | 
|11.1           |  | Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Form F-1 (file no. 333-170663) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17,
2010)                                                                                                                                                                                    
|               | 
|12.1*          |  | Certification by Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|               | 
|12.2*          |  | Certification by Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|               | 
|13.1**         |  | Certification by Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|               | 
|13.2**         |  | Certification by Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|               | 
|15.1*          |  | Consent of Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|               | 
|15.2*          |  | Consent of Jun He Law Offices                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|               | 
|101.INS***     |  | XBRL Instance Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|               | 
|101.SCH***     |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     



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|-------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------
|Exhibit Number |  | Description of Document                               
|               | 
|101.CAL***     |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 
|               | 
|101.DEF***     |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document  
|               | 
|101.LAB***     |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document       
|               | 
|101.PRE***     |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document



|* | Filed herewith
|- | --------------

|** | Furnished herewith
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|*** | To be furnished by amendment
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SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing its annual report on Form 20-F and that it has duly
caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.



E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc.By:

/s/ Peggy Yu YuName:

Peggy Yu YuTitle:

Executive Chairwoman


Date: April 10, 2013



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



|                                                                                                                           |  |  |      | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  |  | ---- | 
|Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                                                    |  |  | F-2  | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2012                                                               |  |  | F-3  | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 
31, 2010, 2011 and 2012               |  |  | F-5  | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and
2012                                 |  |  | F-6  | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders (Deficit) Equity for the years ended December 31,
 2010, 2011 and 2012 |  |  | F-8  | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                                                                 |  |  | F-11 | 



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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of

E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders (deficit) equity and cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 2012. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for
our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial
position of E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. at December 31, 2012 and 2011 and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012 in conformity with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States), E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc.s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control  Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated April 10, 2013, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ Ernst & Young
Hua Ming LLP

Beijing, The Peoples Republic of China

April 10, 2013



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----- | -- |  | ------------------ |  | --------- | ---- |  |  | --------- |  |  |  | ------- | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |       |    |  | As of December 31, | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  | Notes |    |  | 2011               |  |           | 2012 | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |       |    |  | RMB                |  |           | RMB  |  |  | US$       | 
|ASSETS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Current assets:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |       |    |  |                    |  | 192,962   |      |  |  | 432,703   |  |  |  | 69,454  | 
|Restricted cash                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |       |    |  |                    |  |          |      |  |  | 709,417   |  |  |  | 113,869 | 
|Time deposits                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |       |    |  |                    |  | 1,178,839 |      |  |  | 492,445   |  |  |  | 79,043  | 
|Held-to-maturity investments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  |       | 3  |  |                    |  | 20,000    |      |  |  |          |  |  |  |        | 
|Inventories                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       | 4  |  |                    |  | 1,583,283 |      |  |  | 1,485,579 |  |  |  | 238,452 | 
|Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of RMB1,746 and RMB2,056 (US$330) as of December 31, 2011 and
2012, respectively)                                                                                                                                                                         |  |       |    |  |                    |  | 67,369    |      |  |  | 56,610    |  |  |  | 9,087   | 
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets (including expenses prepaid to related parties amounting to RMB9,625 and RMB nil (US$
nil) as of December 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively)                                                                                                                                  |  |       | 5  |  |                    |  | 142,307   |      |  |  | 203,294   |  |  |  | 32,631  | 
|Amounts due from a related party                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |       | 13 |  |                    |  | 188       |      |  |  | 320       |  |  |  | 51      | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Total current assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |       |    |  |                    |  | 3,184,948 |      |  |  | 3,380,368 |  |  |  | 542,587 | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Fixed assets, net                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |       | 6  |  |                    |  | 96,612    |      |  |  | 121,274   |  |  |  | 19,466  | 
|Prepaid land lease payment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |  |       | 7  |  |                    |  |          |      |  |  | 44,209    |  |  |  | 7,096   | 
|Prepaid expenses and deposits                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |       |    |  |                    |  | 4,182     |      |  |  | 37,275    |  |  |  | 5,983   | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Total non-current assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  |       |    |  |                    |  | 100,794   |      |  |  | 202,758   |  |  |  | 32,545  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Total assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  |       |    |  |                    |  | 3,285,742 |      |  |  | 3,583,126 |  |  |  | 575,132 | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Current Liabilities:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Accounts payable (including accounts payable of Beijing Dangdang Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary without recourse
to E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. of RMB350,073 and RMB335,272 (US$53,815) as of December 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively)                                                            |  |       |    |  |                    |  | 1,485,943 |      |  |  | 1,563,787 |  |  |  | 251,005 | 
|Short-term bank loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |       | 8  |  |                    |  | 150,000   |      |  |  | 600,000   |  |  |  | 96,307  | 
|Deferred revenue (including deferred revenue of Beijing Dangdang Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary without recourse
to E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. of RMB27,280 and RMB17,494 (US$2,808) as of December 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively)                                                               |  |       |    |  |                    |  | 213,230   |      |  |  | 228,765   |  |  |  | 36,719  | 
|Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (including accrued expenses and other current liabilities of Beijing Dangdang
Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary without recourse to E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. of RMB63,116 and RMB208,466 (US$33,461) as of December 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively) |  |       | 9  |  |                    |  | 266,092   |      |  |  | 414,776   |  |  |  | 66,576  | 
|Amounts due to related parties                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |       | 13 |  |                    |  | 12,691    |      |  |  | 2,333     |  |  |  | 374     | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Total current liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |       |    |  |                    |  | 2,127,956 |      |  |  | 2,809,661 |  |  |  | 450,981 | 
|Non-current liabilities (including non-current liabilities of Beijing Dangdang Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary
without recourse to E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. of RMB nil and RMB1,889 (US$303) as of December 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively)                                                      |  |       |    |  |                    |  |          |      |  |  | 33,966    |  |  |  | 5,452   | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Total liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |       |    |  |                    |  | 2,127,956 |      |  |  | 2,843,627 |  |  |  | 456,433 | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued)

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



|                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |            |   |  |  |          |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----- | -- |  | ------------------ |  | --------- | ---- |  |  | ---------- | - |  |  | -------- | -
|                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |       |    |  | As of December 31, | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  | Notes |    |  | 2011               |  |           | 2012 | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |       |    |  | RMB                |  |           | RMB  |  |  | US$        |  
|Commitments and contingencies                                                                                                                                                                     |  |       | 15 |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |            |   |  |  |          |  
|Shareholders equity:                                                                                                                                                                             |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |            |   |  |  |          |  
|Class A common shares (par value of US$0.0001 per share; 686,505,790 shares authorized; 265,082,760 and 268,919,350 shares
issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively) |  |       | 16 |  |                    |  | 197       |      |  |  | 200        |   |  |  | 32       |  
|Class B common shares (par value of US$0.0001 per share; 313,494,210 shares authorized; 131,916,660 and 131,916,660 shares issued
and outstanding as of December 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively) |  |       | 16 |  |                    |  | 103       |      |  |  | 103        |   |  |  | 17       |  
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                                                                                        |  |       |    |  |                    |  | 1,825,873 |      |  |  | 1,855,164  |   |  |  | 297,774  |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                                                                                                                              |  |       |    |  |                    |  | (88,336   | )    |  |  | (92,066    | ) |  |  | (14,777  | )
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                                                                                                               |  |       |    |  |                    |  | (580,051  | )    |  |  | (1,023,902 | ) |  |  | (164,347 | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |            |   |  |  |          |  
|Total shareholders equity                                                                                                                                                                        |  |       |    |  |                    |  | 1,157,786 |      |  |  | 739,499    |   |  |  | 118,699  |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |            |   |  |  |          |  
|Total liabilities and shareholders equity                                                                                                                                                        |  |       |    |  |                    |  | 3,285,742 |      |  |  | 3,583,126  |   |  |  | 575,132  |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |       |    |  |                    |  |           |      |  |  |            |   |  |  |          |  

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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----- | -- |  | ----------------------- |  | ----------- | ---- |  |  | ----------- | - |  | --- | ----------- | - |  |  | ----------- | -
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  | Year Ended December 31, | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  | Notes |    |  | 2010                    |  |             | 2011 |  |  | 2012        |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  | RMB                     |  |             | RMB  |  |  | RMB         |   |  | US$ |            
|Net revenues                                                                                                                                                                               |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Product revenue                                                                                                                                                                            |  |       | 10 |  |                         |  | 2,255,521   |      |  |  | 3,551,510   |   |  |     | 5,020,803   |   |  |  | 805,895     |  
|Other revenue                                                                                                                                                                              |  |       |    |  |                         |  | 26,159      |      |  |  | 67,462      |   |  |     | 173,006     |   |  |  | 27,769      |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Total net revenues                                                                                                                                                                         |  |       |    |  |                         |  | 2,281,680   |      |  |  | 3,618,972   |   |  |     | 5,193,809   |   |  |  | 833,664     |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  |                        
|Cost of revenues                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Total cost of revenues (including purchases from a related party amounting to RMB4,100, RMB nil and RMB nil (US$ nil) for the
years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively)  |  |       | 13 |  |                         |  | (1,775,881  | )    |  |  | (3,118,365  | ) |  |     | (4,469,455  | ) |  |  | (717,397    | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Gross profit                                                                                                                                                                               |  |       |    |  |                         |  | 505,799     |      |  |  | 500,607     |   |  |     | 724,354     |   |  |  | 116,267     |  
|Operating expenses:                                                                                                                                                                        |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Fulfillment (including service fees payable to related parties amounting to RMB9,625, RMB9,625 and RMB9,625 (US$1,545) for the
years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively) |  |       | 13 |  |                         |  | (286,443    | )    |  |  | (474,506    | ) |  |     | (736,191    | ) |  |  | (118,167    | )
|Marketing                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |       |    |  |                         |  | (76,669     | )    |  |  | (150,313    | ) |  |     | (195,938    | ) |  |  | (31,450     | )
|Technology and content                                                                                                                                                                     |  |       |    |  |                         |  | (64,682     | )    |  |  | (89,616     | ) |  |     | (153,267    | ) |  |  | (24,601     | )
|General and administrative                                                                                                                                                                 |  |       |    |  |                         |  | (67,903     | )    |  |  | (84,113     | ) |  |     | (137,473    | ) |  |  | (22,066     | )
|Government grants                                                                                                                                                                          |  |       |    |  |                         |  | 4,805       |      |  |  | 13,603      |   |  |     | 9,216       |   |  |  | 1,479       |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Income (loss) from operations                                                                                                                                                              |  |       |    |  |                         |  | 14,907      |      |  |  | (284,338    | ) |  |     | (489,299    | ) |  |  | (78,538     | )
|Interest income                                                                                                                                                                            |  |       |    |  |                         |  | 7,087       |      |  |  | 26,606      |   |  |     | 38,695      |   |  |  | 6,211       |  
|Interest expense                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       | 8  |  |                         |  |            |      |  |  | (259        | ) |  |     | (7,603      | ) |  |  | (1,220      | )
|Other (expenses) income, net                                                                                                                                                               |  |       | 11 |  |                         |  | (3,273      | )    |  |  | 53,830      |   |  |     | 14,356      |   |  |  | 2,304       |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Income (loss) before income taxes                                                                                                                                                          |  |       |    |  |                         |  | 18,721      |      |  |  | (204,161    | ) |  |     | (443,851    | ) |  |  | (71,243     | )
|Income tax benefit (expense)                                                                                                                                                               |  |       | 12 |  |                         |  | 12,061      |      |  |  | (24,326     | ) |  |     |            |   |  |  |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Net income (loss)                                                                                                                                                                          |  |       |    |  |                         |  | 30,782      |      |  |  | (228,487    | ) |  |     | (443,851    | ) |  |  | (71,243     | )
|Deemed dividend on Series C convertible preferred shares                                                                                                                                   |  |       |    |  |                         |  | (1,779      | )    |  |  |            |   |  |     |            |   |  |  |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders                                                                                                                                      |  |       |    |  |                         |  | 29,003      |      |  |  | (228,487    | ) |  |     | (443,851    | ) |  |  | (71,243     | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Income (loss) per common share:                                                                                                                                                            |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Basic                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |       | 19 |  |                         |  | 0.02        |      |  |  | (0.58       | ) |  |     | (1.11       | ) |  |  | (0.18       | )
|Diluted                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |       | 19 |  |                         |  | 0.02        |      |  |  | (0.58       | ) |  |     | (1.11       | ) |  |  | (0.18       | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  |                        
|Shares used in income (loss) per Class A and B common share computation:                                                                                                                   |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  |                        
|Class A common shares:                                                                                                                                                                     |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Basic                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |       | 19 |  |                         |  | 6,712,195   |      |  |  | 188,572,218 |   |  |     | 267,707,132 |   |  |  | 267,707,132 |  
|Diluted                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |       | 19 |  |                         |  | 216,359,263 |      |  |  | 394,059,092 |   |  |     | 399,623,792 |   |  |  | 399,623,792 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  |                        
|Class B common shares:                                                                                                                                                                     |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Basic                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |       | 19 |  |                         |  | 181,562,768 |      |  |  | 205,486,874 |   |  |     | 131,916,660 |   |  |  | 131,916,660 |  
|Diluted                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |       | 19 |  |                         |  | 181,562,768 |      |  |  | 205,486,874 |   |  |     | 131,916,660 |   |  |  | 131,916,660 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  |                        
|Other comprehensive loss, net of tax of nil:                                                                                                                                               |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Foreign currency translation adjustment                                                                                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                         |  | (9,009      | )    |  |  | (66,198     | ) |  |     | (3,730      | ) |  |  | (599        | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common shareholders                                                                                                                            |  |       |    |  |                         |  | 21,773      |      |  |  | (294,685    | ) |  |     | (447,581    | ) |  |  | (71,842     | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |       |    |  |                         |  |             |      |  |  |             |   |  |     |             |   |  |  |             |  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



|                                                                                  |  |                         |            |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ---------- | - | ---- |  | ---------- | ---- |  |  | --------- | - |  |  | -------- | -
|                                                                                  |  | Year Ended December 31, |           
|                                                                                  |  | 2010                    |            |   | 2011 |  |            | 2012 | 
|                                                                                  |  | RMB                     |            |   | RMB  |  |            | RMB  |  |  | US$       |  
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                             |  |                         |            |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  
|Net income (loss)                                                                 |  |                         | 30,782     |   |      |  | (228,487   | )    |  |  | (443,851  | ) |  |  | (71,243  | )
|Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating activities: |  |                         |            |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  
|Allowance for doubtful receivables                                                |  |                         | 1,793      |   |      |  | (47        | )    |  |  | (163      | ) |  |  | (26      | )
|Depreciation of fixed assets                                                      |  |                         | 20,098     |   |      |  | 24,870     |      |  |  | 41,312    |   |  |  | 6,631    |  
|Amortization of prepaid land lease payment                                        |  |                         |           |   |      |  |           |      |  |  | 447       |   |  |  | 72       |  
|Share-based compensation                                                          |  |                         | 10,300     |   |      |  | 11,457     |      |  |  | 11,187    |   |  |  | 1,796    |  
|Deferred income tax (expense) benefit                                             |  |                         | (23,998    | ) |      |  | 23,998     |      |  |  |          |   |  |  |         |  
|Unrealized foreign currency exchange (income) loss                                |  |                         | 2,317      |   |      |  | (49,994    | )    |  |  | (5,255    | ) |  |  | (843     | )
|Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                      |  |                         |            |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  
|(Increase) decrease in inventories                                                |  |                         | (355,529   | ) |      |  | (687,010   | )    |  |  | 97,704    |   |  |  | 15,682   |  
|(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable                                        |  |                         | (7,831     | ) |      |  | (49,520    | )    |  |  | 10,449    |   |  |  | 1,677    |  
|Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets                             |  |                         | (48,699    | ) |      |  | (34,747    | )    |  |  | (60,512   | ) |  |  | (9,713   | )
|Decrease (increase) in due from related parties                                   |  |                         | 116        |   |      |  | 2,826      |      |  |  | (132      | ) |  |  | (21      | )
|(Increase) decrease in other non-current assets                                   |  |                         | (11,404    | ) |      |  | 7,709      |      |  |  | (6,478    | ) |  |  | (1,040   | )
|Increase in accounts payable                                                      |  |                         | 240,741    |   |      |  | 609,793    |      |  |  | 77,844    |   |  |  | 12,495   |  
|Increase in deferred revenue                                                      |  |                         | 41,558     |   |      |  | 133,153    |      |  |  | 49,501    |   |  |  | 7,945    |  
|Increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities                        |  |                         | 85,852     |   |      |  | 96,306     |      |  |  | 149,009   |   |  |  | 23,918   |  
|Prepaid land lease payment                                                        |  |                         |           |   |      |  |           |      |  |  | (44,656   | ) |  |  | (7,168   | )
|Decrease in amounts due to related parties                                        |  |                         | (520       | ) |      |  | (2,562     | )    |  |  | (10,358   | ) |  |  | (1,663   | )
|                                                                                  |  |                         |            |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  
|Net cash used in operating activities                                             |  |                         | (14,424    | ) |      |  | (142,255   | )    |  |  | (133,952  | ) |  |  | (21,501  | )
|                                                                                  |  |                         |            |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  
|Cash flows from investing activities:                                             |  |                         |            |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  
|Deposit for purchase of fixed assets                                              |  |                         |           |   |      |  |           |      |  |  | (26,615   | ) |  |  | (4,272   | )
|Purchase of fixed assets                                                          |  |                         | (41,824    | ) |      |  | (62,273    | )    |  |  | (66,301   | ) |  |  | (10,642  | )
|Proceeds received from maturity of held-to-maturity investments                   |  |                         | 1,728,000  |   |      |  | 1,865,000  |      |  |  | 20,000    |   |  |  | 3,210    |  
|Purchases of held-to-maturity investments                                         |  |                         | (1,638,000 | ) |      |  | (1,885,000 | )    |  |  |          |   |  |  |         |  
|Time deposits placed with financial institutions                                  |  |                         |           |   |      |  | (2,766,366 | )    |  |  | (762,445  | ) |  |  | (122,381 | )
|Maturity of time deposits                                                         |  |                         |           |   |      |  | 1,587,527  |      |  |  | 1,448,839 |   |  |  | 232,555  |  
|                                                                                  |  |                         |            |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                               |  |                         | 48,176     |   |      |  | (1,261,112 | )    |  |  | 613,478   |   |  |  | 98,470   |  
|                                                                                  |  |                         |            |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



|                                                                                           |  |                         |           |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------------------- | --------- | - | ---- |  | ---------- | ---- |  |  | --------- | - |  |  | -------- | -
|                                                                                           |  | Year Ended December 31, |          
|                                                                                           |  | 2010                    |           |   | 2011 |  |            | 2012 | 
|                                                                                           |  | RMB                     |           |   | RMB  |  |            | RMB  |  |  | US$       |  
|Cash flows from financing activities:                                                      |  |                         |           |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  
|Proceeds from short-term bank loans                                                        |  |                         |          |   |      |  | 150,000    |      |  |  | 1,050,000 |   |  |  | 168,537  |  
|Repayment of short-term bank loans                                                         |  |                         |          |   |      |  |           |      |  |  | (600,000  | ) |  |  | (96,307  | )
|Restricted cash placed with financial institutions                                         |  |                         |          |   |      |  |           |      |  |  | (709,417  | ) |  |  | (113,869 | )
|Proceeds from exercise of share options                                                    |  |                         | 10,398    |   |      |  | 20,008     |      |  |  | 18,107    |   |  |  | 2,906    |  
|Proceeds from disposal of Class B common shares received on behalf of selling shareholders |  |                         | 257,124   |   |      |  |           |      |  |  |          |   |  |  |         |  
|Payment of proceeds from disposal of Class B common shares to selling shareholders         |  |                         |          |   |      |  | (257,124   | )    |  |  |          |   |  |  |         |  
|Proceeds from initial public offering                                                      |  |                         | 1,343,357 |   |      |  |           |      |  |  |          |   |  |  |         |  
|Reimbursement of initial public offering costs                                             |  |                         |          |   |      |  | 7,711      |      |  |  |          |   |  |  |         |  
|Initial public offering costs                                                              |  |                         | (15,219   | ) |      |  | (1,526     | )    |  |  |          |   |  |  |         |  
|                                                                                           |  |                         |           |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                                        |  |                         | 1,595,660 |   |      |  | (80,931    | )    |  |  | (241,310  | ) |  |  | (38,733  | )
|                                                                                           |  |                         |           |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  
|Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                               |  |                         | (13,265   | ) |      |  | (14,646    | )    |  |  | 1,525     |   |  |  | 245      |  
|                                                                                           |  |                         |           |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  
|Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                       |  |                         | 1,616,147 |   |      |  | (1,498,944 | )    |  |  | 239,741   |   |  |  | 38,481   |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year                                         |  |                         | 75,759    |   |      |  | 1,691,906  |      |  |  | 192,962   |   |  |  | 30,973   |  
|                                                                                           |  |                         |           |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year                                               |  |                         | 1,691,906 |   |      |  | 192,962    |      |  |  | 432,703   |   |  |  | 69,454   |  
|                                                                                           |  |                         |           |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  
|Supplementary disclosures of cash flow information:                                        |  |                         |           |   |      |  |            |      |  |  |           |   |  |  |          |  
|Payable for purchases of fixed assets                                                      |  |                         |          |   |      |  | 10,197     |      |  |  | 9,428     |   |  |  | 1,513    |  
|Interest paid                                                                              |  |                         |          |   |      |  |           |      |  |  | 6,906     |   |  |  | 1,108    |  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS (DEFICIT) EQUITY

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares)



|                                                               |  |               |              |   |                      |  |      |                      |  |  |                            |  |  |                                      |    |  |                    |  |             |                                    |  |  |     |   |  |     |           |   |     |  |         |   |  |  |          |   |  |  |           |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | ------------ | - | -------------------- |  | ---- | -------------------- |  |  | -------------------------- |  |  | ------------------------------------ | -- |  | ------------------ |  | ----------- | ---------------------------------- |  |  | --- | - |  | --- | --------- | - | --- |  | ------- | - |  |  | -------- | - |  |  | --------- | -
|                                                               |  | Common shares |              |   | Class Acommon shares |  |      | Class Bcommon shares |  |  | Additional 
paid-incapital |  |  | Accumulated 
othercomprehensive loss |    |  | Accumulateddeficit |  |             | Totalshareholders(deficit) equity | 
|                                                               |  | Shares        |              |   | Amount               |  |      | Shares               |  |  | Amount                     |  |  | Shares                               |    |  | Amount             |  |             |                                    |  | 
|                                                               |  |               |              |   | RMB                  |  |      |                      |  |  | RMB                        |  |  |                                      |    |  | RMB                |  |             | RMB                                |  |  | RMB |   |  | RMB |           |   | RMB | 
|Balance at January 1, 2010                                     |  |               | 175,644,260  |   |                      |  | 151  |                      |  |  |                           |  |  |                                      |   |  |                    |  |            |                                    |  |  |    |   |  |     | 123,002   |   |     |  | (13,129 | ) |  |  | (380,567 | ) |  |  | (270,543  | )
|Net income                                                     |  |               |             |   |                      |  |     |                      |  |  |                           |  |  |                                      |   |  |                    |  |            |                                    |  |  |    |   |  |     |          |   |     |  |        |   |  |  | 30,782   |   |  |  | 30,782    |  
|Other comprehensive loss                                       |  |               |             |   |                      |  |     |                      |  |  |                           |  |  |                                      |   |  |                    |  |            |                                    |  |  |    |   |  |     |          |   |     |  | (9,009  | ) |  |  |         |   |  |  | (9,009    | )
|Deemed dividend on Series C convertible preferred shares       |  |               |             |   |                      |  |     |                      |  |  |                           |  |  |                                      |   |  |                    |  |            |                                    |  |  |    |   |  |     |          |   |     |  |        |   |  |  | (1,779   | ) |  |  | (1,779    | )
|Share-based compensation                                       |  |               | 300,000      |   |                      |  |     |                      |  |  |                           |  |  |                                      |   |  |                    |  |            |                                    |  |  |    |   |  |     | 10,300    |   |     |  |        |   |  |  |         |   |  |  | 10,300    |  
|Re-registration of common shares to Class B common shares      |  |               | (175,944,260 | ) |                      |  | (151 | )                    |  |  |                           |  |  |                                      |   |  |                    |  | 175,944,260 |                                    |  |  | 151 |   |  |     |          |   |     |  |        |   |  |  |         |   |  |  |          |  
|Issuance of Class A common shares                              |  |               |             |   |                      |  |     |                      |  |  | 67,500,000                 |  |  |                                      | 45 |  |                    |  |            |                                    |  |  |    |   |  |     | 1,343,312 |   |     |  |        |   |  |  |         |   |  |  | 1,343,357 |  
|Initial public offering cost capitalized                       |  |               |             |   |                      |  |     |                      |  |  |                           |  |  |                                      |   |  |                    |  |            |                                    |  |  |    |   |  |     | (19,058   | ) |     |  |        |   |  |  |         |   |  |  | (19,058   | )
|Conversion of convertible preferred shares into common shares  |  |               |             |   |                      |  |     |                      |  |  |                           |  |  |                                      |   |  |                    |  | 137,549,950 |                                    |  |  | 91  |   |  |     | 319,718   |   |     |  |        |   |  |  |         |   |  |  | 319,809   |  
|Conversion of Class B common shares into Class A common shares |  |               |             |   |                      |  |     |                      |  |  | 26,973,340                 |  |  |                                      | 19 |  |                    |  | (26,973,340 | )                                  |  |  | (19 | ) |  |     |          |   |     |  |        |   |  |  |         |   |  |  |          |  
|Exercise of stock options                                      |  |               |             |   |                      |  |     |                      |  |  | 10,060,000                 |  |  |                                      | 7  |  |                    |  |            |                                    |  |  |    |   |  |     | 10,391    |   |     |  |        |   |  |  |         |   |  |  | 10,398    |  
|                                                               |  |               |              |   |                      |  |      |                      |  |  |                            |  |  |                                      |    |  |                    |  |             |                                    |  |  |     |   |  |     |           |   |     |  |         |   |  |  |          |   |  |  |           |  
|Balance at December 31, 2010                                   |  |               |             |   |                      |  |     |                      |  |  | 104,533,340                |  |  |                                      | 71 |  |                    |  | 286,520,870 |                                    |  |  | 223 |   |  |     | 1,787,665 |   |     |  | (22,138 | ) |  |  | (351,564 | ) |  |  | 1,414,257 |  
|                                                               |  |               |              |   |                      |  |      |                      |  |  |                            |  |  |                                      |    |  |                    |  |             |                                    |  |  |     |   |  |     |           |   |     |  |         |   |  |  |          |   |  |  |           |  



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS (DEFICIT) EQUITY (continued)

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares)



|                                                               |  |                      |             |  |                      |  |     |                            |  |  |                                    |   |  |                    |      |   |                                     |  |           |     |  |  |         |   |  |  |          |   |  |  |           |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | ----------- |  | -------------------- |  | --- | -------------------------- |  |  | ---------------------------------- | - |  | ------------------ | ---- | - | ----------------------------------- |  | --------- | --- |  |  | ------- | - |  |  | -------- | - |  |  | --------- | -
|                                                               |  | Class
Acommon shares |             |  | Class Bcommon shares |  |     | Additional 
paid-incapital |  |  | Accumulated othercomprehensiveloss |   |  | Accumulateddeficit |      |   | Totalshareholders
(deficit) equity | 
|                                                               |  | Shares               |             |  | Amount               |  |     | Shares                     |  |  | Amount                             |   |  |                    |      |  
|                                                               |  |                      |             |  | RMB                  |  |     |                            |  |  | RMB                                |   |  | RMB                |      |   | RMB                                 |  |           | RMB |  |  | RMB     |  
|Balance at January 1, 2011                                     |  |                      | 104,533,340 |  |                      |  | 71  |                            |  |  | 286,520,870                        |   |  |                    | 223  |   |                                     |  | 1,787,665 |     |  |  | (22,138 | ) |  |  | (351,564 | ) |  |  | 1,414,257 |  
|Net loss                                                       |  |                      |            |  |                      |  |    |                            |  |  |                                   |   |  |                    |     |   |                                     |  |          |     |  |  |        |   |  |  | (228,487 | ) |  |  | (228,487  | )
|Other comprehensive loss                                       |  |                      |            |  |                      |  |    |                            |  |  |                                   |   |  |                    |     |   |                                     |  |          |     |  |  | (66,198 | ) |  |  |         |   |  |  | (66,198   | )
|Share-based compensation                                       |  |                      |            |  |                      |  |    |                            |  |  |                                   |   |  |                    |     |   |                                     |  | 11,457    |     |  |  |        |   |  |  |         |   |  |  | 11,457    |  
|Reimbursement of initial public offering costs                 |  |                      |            |  |                      |  |    |                            |  |  |                                   |   |  |                    |     |   |                                     |  | 7,711     |     |  |  |        |   |  |  |         |   |  |  | 7,711     |  
|Initial public offering costs capitalized                      |  |                      |            |  |                      |  |    |                            |  |  |                                   |   |  |                    |     |   |                                     |  | (962      | )   |  |  |        |   |  |  |         |   |  |  | (962      | )
|Conversion of Class B common shares into Class A common shares |  |                      | 154,604,210 |  |                      |  | 120 |                            |  |  | (154,604,210                       | ) |  |                    | (120 | ) |                                     |  |          |     |  |  |        |   |  |  |         |   |  |  |          |  
|Exercise of stock options                                      |  |                      | 5,945,210   |  |                      |  | 6   |                            |  |  |                                   |   |  |                    |     |   |                                     |  | 20,002    |     |  |  |        |   |  |  |         |   |  |  | 20,008    |  
|                                                               |  |                      |             |  |                      |  |     |                            |  |  |                                    |   |  |                    |      |   |                                     |  |           |     |  |  |         |   |  |  |          |   |  |  |           |  
|Balance at December 31, 2011                                   |  |                      | 265,082,760 |  |                      |  | 197 |                            |  |  | 131,916,660                        |   |  |                    | 103  |   |                                     |  | 1,825,873 |     |  |  | (88,336 | ) |  |  | (580,051 | ) |  |  | 1,157,786 |  
|                                                               |  |                      |             |  |                      |  |     |                            |  |  |                                    |   |  |                    |      |   |                                     |  |           |     |  |  |         |   |  |  |          |   |  |  |           |  



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS (DEFICIT) EQUITY (continued)

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares)



|                                    |  |                      |             |  |                      |  |     |                            |  |  |                                     |  |  |                    |     |  |                                     |  |           |     |  |  |         |   |  |  |            |   |  |  |           |  
|----------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | ----------- |  | -------------------- |  | --- | -------------------------- |  |  | ----------------------------------- |  |  | ------------------ | --- |  | ----------------------------------- |  | --------- | --- |  |  | ------- | - |  |  | ---------- | - |  |  | --------- | -
|                                    |  | Class Acommon shares |             |  | Class Bcommon shares |  |     | Additional 
paid-incapital |  |  | Accumulated 
othercomprehensiveloss |  |  | Accumulateddeficit |     |  | Totalshareholders
(deficit) equity | 
|                                    |  | Shares               |             |  | Amount               |  |     | Shares                     |  |  | Amount                              |  |  |                    |     | 
|                                    |  |                      |             |  | RMB                  |  |     |                            |  |  | RMB                                 |  |  | RMB                |     |  | RMB                                 |  |           | RMB |  |  | RMB     |  
|Balance at January 1, 2012          |  |                      | 265,082,760 |  |                      |  | 197 |                            |  |  | 131,916,660                         |  |  |                    | 103 |  |                                     |  | 1,825,873 |     |  |  | (88,336 | ) |  |  | (580,051   | ) |  |  | 1,157,786 |  
|Net loss                            |  |                      |            |  |                      |  |    |                            |  |  |                                    |  |  |                    |    |  |                                     |  |          |     |  |  |        |   |  |  | (443,851   | ) |  |  | (443,851  | )
|Other comprehensive loss            |  |                      |            |  |                      |  |    |                            |  |  |                                    |  |  |                    |    |  |                                     |  |          |     |  |  | (3,730  | ) |  |  |           |   |  |  | (3,730    | )
|Share-based compensation            |  |                      |            |  |                      |  |    |                            |  |  |                                    |  |  |                    |    |  |                                     |  | 11,187    |     |  |  |        |   |  |  |           |   |  |  | 11,187    |  
|Exercise of stock options           |  |                      | 3,836,590   |  |                      |  | 3   |                            |  |  |                                    |  |  |                    |    |  |                                     |  | 18,104    |     |  |  |        |   |  |  |           |   |  |  | 18,107    |  
|                                    |  |                      |             |  |                      |  |     |                            |  |  |                                     |  |  |                    |     |  |                                     |  |           |     |  |  |         |   |  |  |            |   |  |  |           |  
|Balance at December 31, 2012        |  |                      | 268,919,350 |  |                      |  | 200 |                            |  |  | 131,916,660                         |  |  |                    | 103 |  |                                     |  | 1,855,164 |     |  |  | (92,066 | ) |  |  | (1,023,902 | ) |  |  | 739,499   |  
|                                    |  |                      |             |  |                      |  |     |                            |  |  |                                     |  |  |                    |     |  |                                     |  |           |     |  |  |         |   |  |  |            |   |  |  |           |  
|Balance at December 31, 2012 in US$ |  |                      |             |  |                      |  | 32  |                            |  |  |                                     |  |  |                    | 17  |  |                                     |  | 297,774   |     |  |  | (14,777 | ) |  |  | (164,347   | ) |  |  | 118,699   |  
|                                    |  |                      |             |  |                      |  |     |                            |  |  |                                     |  |  |                    |     |  |                                     |  |           |     |  |  |         |   |  |  |            |   |  |  |           |  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)

Note 1ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF
PRESENTATION

E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. (the Company) is a limited company incorporated on January 7, 2000 and
domiciled in the Cayman Islands. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliated PRC entities (Affiliated PRC Entities), entities controlled through
contractual arrangements.

The Company is principally engaged in the sales of books, audio-visual products, periodicals, consumer electronics
and other general merchandise on the internet. The Companys principal operations and geographic markets are in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC).

Details of the Companys subsidiaries and its Affiliated PRC Entities as of December 31, 2012 are as follows:



|                                                                                                                                        |  |                      |                    |  |                       |  |     |                                               |  |                                  |  |                                                                                                                         
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | ------------------ |  | --------------------- |  | --- | --------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Company Subsidiaries                                                                                                                    |  | Date ofEstablishment |                    |  | Place ofEstablishment |  |     | Percentage of Direct
Ownership by the Company |  | Principal Activities            
|Beijing Dangdang Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Dangdang Information)                                                              |  |                      | July 8, 1997       |  |                       |  | PRC |                                               |  | 100%                             |  | Sales of books on the internet                                                                                          
|                                                                                                                                        |  |                      |                    | 
|Wuxi Dangdang Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Wuxi Dangdang Information)                                                            |  |                      | August 11, 2010    |  |                       |  | PRC |                                               |  | 99% (1% owned by Dangdang Kewen) |  | Sales of books, periodicals, electronic publications, consumer electronics and other general merchandise on the internet
|                                                                                                                                        |  |                      |                    | 
|Dangdang Information Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (Tianjin Dangdang Information), a wholly owned subsidiary of
Dangdang Information |  |                      | September 8, 2011  |  |                       |  | PRC |                                               |  | 99% (1% owned by Dangdang Kewen) |  | Sales of books, periodicals, electronic publications, consumer electronics and other general merchandise on the internet
|                                                                                                                                        |  |                      |                    | 
|Beijing Dangdang Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (Dangdang Kewen)                                                                          |  |                      | August 24, 2004    |  |                       |  | PRC |                                               |  | Nil                              |  | Sales of audio-visual products, periodicals, consumer electronics and other general merchandise on the internet         
|                                                                                                                                        |  |                      |                    | 
|Wuxi Dangdang Kewen E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (Wuxi Dangdang Kewen), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dangdang
Kewen                           |  |                      | September 20, 2010 |  |                       |  | PRC |                                               |  | Nil                              |  | Sales of consumer electronics and other general merchandise on the internet                                             

Note: Dynamic Tech Holdings Ltd. and E-publishing Service Company Ltd., which were incorporated in 2011, have been
omitted from this list since they are dormant companies and had no significant accounting transactions for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012.

In order to comply with the PRC law and regulations which prohibit foreign control of companies involved in internet content, the Company operates its website and provides online sales in the PRC through
Dangdang Kewen. The equity interests of Dangdang Kewen are legally held directly by Ms. Yu Yu and Mr. Guoqing Li, shareholders and directors of the Company. The effective control of Dangdang Kewen is held by Dangdang Information through a
series of contractual arrangements (the Contractual Agreements). As a result of the Contractual Agreements, Dangdang Information maintains the ability to control Dangdang Kewen, is entitled to substantially all of the economic benefits
from Dangdang Kewen and is obligated to absorb all of Dangdang Kewens expected losses.

Therefore, the Company consolidates Dangdang
Kewen in accordance with SEC Regulation SX-3A-02 and Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 810, Consolidation.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 1ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (continued)



The following is a summary of the Contractual Agreements, which may be amended by Dangdang Information
if and when proposed and is not subject to Dangdang Kewens consent:

Loan agreement

The shareholders of Dangdang Kewen, namely Ms. Yu Yu and Mr. Guoqing Li, entered a loan agreement with Dangdang Information in December 2004, as
amended and restated in July 2010. Under this loan agreement, Dangdang Information granted an interest-free loan of RMB2.0 million to Ms. Yu Yu and Mr. Guoqing Li, collectively, for their capital contributions to Dangdang Kewen. Dangdang
Information will make further loans to support the continued development of Dangdang Kewens business operations. The term of the loan is from December 2004 until the date when Dangdang Information requests repayment. Dangdang Information may
request repayment of the loan with 30 days advance notice.

Exclusive call option agreement

The shareholders of Dangdang Kewen entered into an option agreement with Dangdang Information in December 2004, as first amended in July 2010 and as
further amended in December 2012, under which the shareholders of Dangdang Kewen jointly and severally granted to Dangdang Information an exclusive and irrevocable option to purchase their equity interests in Dangdang Kewen at the original capital
contribution amount. Under the option agreement, Dangdang Information will make loans to the founders pursuant to the development of the business operations of Dangdang Kewen. The purchase price will be set off against the loan repayment under the
loan agreement. Dangdang Information may exercise such option at any time until it has acquired all equity interests of Dangdang Kewen or freely transfer the option to any third party and such third party may assume the rights and obligations of the
option agreement. The term of the agreement will expire in December 2022, and may be extended for another ten years and for an unlimited number of times upon Dangdang Informations written confirmation prior to the expiration of the initial
term or the extension period thereof. The shareholders of Dangdang Kewen may not unilaterally terminate this agreement; however, Dangdang Information may unilaterally terminate this agreement at any time during the term and extension period of the
agreement.

Exclusive technical support service agreement

Dangdang Information and Dangdang Kewen entered into an exclusive technical support agreement in May 2006, as first amended in July 2010 and as further amended in December 2012, under which Dangdang Kewen
engages Dangdang Information as its exclusive provider of technical platform and technical support, maintenance and other services. Dangdang Kewen shall pay an annual service fee to Dangdang Information determined based on the revenues of Dangdang
Kewen. Dangdang Information may amend the terms and conditions of the exclusive technical support agreement, including the services and service fee, at its sole option and discretion from time to time. Dangdang Information shall exclusively own any
intellectual property arising from the performance of this agreement. This agreement has an unlimited term. Dangdang Kewen may not terminate the agreement early unless Dangdang Information commits gross negligence, fraud or other illegal actions or
goes bankrupt, while Dangdang Information has the right to terminate the agreement at any time at its sole discretion by giving a 30 days prior notice to Dangdang Kewen.

Share pledge agreement

The shareholders of Dangdang Kewen entered into a share pledge
agreement with Dangdang Information in December 2004, as first amended in July 2010 and as further amended in December 2012, under which the shareholders pledged all of their equity interests in Dangdang Kewen to Dangdang Information as collateral
for all of their payments due to Dangdang Information and to secure their obligations under the above agreements. Dangdang Kewen is prohibited from declaring any dividend during the term of the pledge; however, to the extent there is a distribution,
including but not limited to any loans, the shareholder of Dangdang Kewen have to remit amounts in full to Dangdang Information immediately. The shareholders of Dangdang Kewen may not transfer or assign the shares, the rights and obligations in the
share pledge agreement or create or permit to create any pledges which may have an adverse effect on the rights or benefits of Dangdang Information without Dangdang Informations preapproval. Dangdang Information shall provide the necessary
financial support to Dangdang Kewen to fund any losses incurred during the term of the pledge and not request for repayment if Dangdang Kewen is unable to do so. Dangdang Information is entitled to transfer or assign in full or in part the shares
pledged. In the event of default, Dangdang Information as the pledgee, will be entitled to request immediate repayment of the loan or to dispose of the pledged equity interests through transfer or assignment. This agreement cannot be terminated
until all of the secured indebtedness has been fully discharged or all the equity interests have been purchased pursuant to the exclusive call option agreement.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 1ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (continued)



Power of Attorney

Each shareholder of Dangdang Kewen executed a restated irrevocable power of attorney in December 2012 to appoint Dangdang Information as the attorney-in-fact to act on his or her behalf on all matters
pertaining to Dangdang Kewen and to exercise all of his or her rights as a shareholder of Dangdang Kewen, including the right to attend shareholders meeting, to exercise voting rights and to transfer all or a part of his or her equity interests in
Dangdang Kewen pursuant to the exclusive call option agreement. The power of attorney with each shareholder will remain effective as long as the shareholder holds any equity interests in Dangdang Kewen.

Due to the consolidation of the Affiliated PRC Entities, the Company reflected the following in the consolidated financial statements:



|                        |  |                    |         |  |      |  |         |     |  |  |        | 
|----------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------- |  | ---- |  | ------- | --- |  |  | ------ | 
|                        |  | As of December 31, |        
|                        |  | 2011               |         |  | 2012 | 
|                        |  | RMB                |         |  | RMB  |  |         | US$ | 
|Current assets          |  |                    | 443,903 |  |      |  | 472,501 |     |  |  | 75,842 | 
|Non-current assets      |  |                    | 188     |  |      |  | 334     |     |  |  | 54     | 
|                        |  |                    |         |  |      |  |         |     |  |  |        | 
|Total assets            |  |                    | 444,091 |  |      |  | 472,835 |     |  |  | 75,895 | 
|                        |  |                    |         |  |      |  |         |     |  |  |        | 
|Current liabilities     |  |                    | 440,469 |  |      |  | 561,232 |     |  |  | 90,084 | 
|Non-current liabilities |  |                    |        |  |      |  | 1,889   |     |  |  | 303    | 
|                        |  |                    |         |  |      |  |         |     |  |  |        | 
|Total liabilities       |  |                    | 440,469 |  |      |  | 563,121 |     |  |  | 90,387 | 
|                        |  |                    |         |  |      |  |         |     |  |  |        | 



|                                                    |  |                        |         |   |      |  |         |      |  |  |         |   |  |  |        |  
|--------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ------- | - | ---- |  | ------- | ---- |  |  | ------- | - |  |  | ------ | -
|                                                    |  | Year Ended December 31 |        
|                                                    |  | 2010                   |         |   | 2011 |  |         | 2012 | 
|                                                    |  | RMB                    |         |   | RMB  |  |         | RMB  |  |  | US$     |  
|Net revenues                                        |  |                        | 425,762 |   |      |  | 553,481 |      |  |  | 212,898 |   |  |  | 34,172 |  
|Net income (loss)                                   |  |                        | 6,145   |   |      |  | 4,706   |      |  |  | (57,287 | ) |  |  | (9,195 | )
|Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |                        | 9,612   |   |      |  | (79,331 | )    |  |  | 72,580  |   |  |  | 11,693 |  
|Net cash used in investing activities               |  |                        | (56     | ) |      |  | (49     | )    |  |  | (57     | ) |  |  | (9     | )
|Net cash provided by financing activities           |  |                        |        |   |      |  |        |      |  |  |        |   |  |  |       |  

For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Affiliated PRC Entities contributed in aggregate
18.7 %, 15.3% and 4.1%, respectively, of the Companys consolidated net revenues.

As of December 31, 2012, there was no pledge
or collateralization of the assets of Affiliated PRC Entities and Dangdang Information has not provided any financial support that it was not previously contractually required to provide to Dangdang Kewen. There were no assets of Affiliated PRC
Entities that can only be used to settle its obligations. Creditors of Affiliated PRC Entities have no recourse to the general credit of Dangdang Information, which is the primary beneficiary of Dangdang Kewen.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 2SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation

The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP).

Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements of the Company
include the financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries and its Affiliated PRC Entities in which it has a controlling financial interest. A controlling financial interest is typically determined when the Company holds a majority of the
voting equity interest in an entity. However, as Dangdang Information demonstrates its ability to control Dangdang Kewen through the Companys rights to all the residual benefits Dangdang Kewen and Dangdang Informations obligation to fund
losses of Dangdang Kewen, the entity and its subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany balances and transactions between the Company, its subsidiaries and PRC Affiliated Entities have been
eliminated in consolidation.

Use of estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities,
disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet dates and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in the Companys financial statements
include, but are not limited to, sales returns, vendor and customer incentives, allowances for doubtful accounts, lower of cost and market of inventories, useful lives of long-lived assets, realization of deferred tax assets, share-based
compensation expense and uncertain tax positions. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Foreign currency
translation and transactions

The functional currency of the Company is the United States dollar (US$). The Companys
subsidiaries and Affiliated PRC Entities determined their functional currency to be the Chinese Renminbi (RMB). The determination of the respective functional currency is based on the criteria of ASC 830, Foreign Currency Matters.
The Company uses the RMB as its reporting currency. The Company uses the monthly average exchange rate for the year and the exchange rate at the balance sheet date to translate the operating results and financial position, respectively. Translation
differences are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a component of shareholders equity.

Transactions denominated in
foreign currencies are remeasured into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates. Foreign currency denominated financial assets and liabilities are remeasured at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance
sheet date. Foreign exchange gains and losses are included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

Convenience
translation

Amounts in U.S. dollars (US$) are presented for the convenience of the reader and are translated at the noon
buying rate of RMB6.2301 to US$1.00 on December 31, 2012 in the City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have
been, or could be, converted into US$ at such rate.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and bank deposits, which are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use. All highly liquid investments that
are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with original stated maturities of three months or less are classified as cash equivalents.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 2SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)



Restricted cash

Restricted cash represents deposits not readily available to the Company because they are required to be pledged to secure short-term bank loans outstanding as of December 31, 2012 (note 8).

Time deposits

Time
deposits represent interest-bearing deposits held in commercial banks with original stated maturities of more than three months.

Held-to-maturity investments

The
Company accounts for its investments in accordance with ASC 320, Investments-Debt and Equity Securities(ASC 320). According to ASC 320, the investments in debt securities are accounted for as either held-to-maturity,
trading or available-for-sale.

Debt securities that the Company has positive intent and ability to hold to maturity
are classified as held-to-maturity securities and are stated at amortized cost. For individual securities classified as held-to-maturity securities, the Company evaluates whether a decline in fair value below the amortized cost basis is other than
temporary in accordance to ASC 320. If the decline in fair value is judged to be other than temporary, the cost basis of the individual security would be written down to its fair value as a charge to the consolidated statements of comprehensive
income (loss). No impairment loss was recognized on the held-to-maturity securities for any of years presented.

Inventories

Inventories, consisting of products available for sale and packaging material, are accounted for using the first-in first-out method,
and are valued at the lower of cost or market. This valuation requires the Company to make judgments, based on currently available information, about the likely method of disposition, such as through sales to individual customers, returns to product
vendors, or liquidations, and expected recoverable values of each disposition category.

In accordance with its policy, the Company reviews
the estimated obsolete inventories on an ongoing basis. This review indicated that the Companys inventories were less susceptible to obsolescence and changes in the marketplace. As a result, effective from January 1, 2012, the Company
changed its estimates of the obsolete inventories to better reflect the utility of the inventory. The change in estimate resulted in a decrease of loss from operations and net loss by approximately RMB23,490 (US$3,770) or RMB0.56 (US$0.09) per basic
and diluted Class A and Class B shares for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Fixed assets, net

Fixed assets are stated at cost and are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, as follows:



|                                     |  |                                                                                            |  |                |   |  
|------------------------------------ |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | -------------- | - | -
|Category                             |  | Estimated useful life                                                                      |  | Residual value |  
|Electronic equipment                 |  | 3 years                                                                                    |  |                | 0 | %
|Other office and warehouse equipment |  | 3-8 years                                                                                  |  |                | 0 | %
|Vehicles                             |  | 3 years                                                                                    |  |                | 0 | %
|Leasehold improvements               |  | The shorter of the expected life of leasehold improvements of 3-5 years and the lease term |  |                | 0 | %

Repair and maintenance costs are charged to expense as incurred, whereas the cost of renewals and betterment that extends
the useful lives of plant and equipment are capitalized as additions to the related assets. Retirements, sales and disposals of assets are recorded by removing the cost and accumulated depreciation from the assets and accumulated depreciation
accounts with any resulting gain or loss reflected in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 2SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)



The Company constructs certain of its fixed assets. All direct and indirect costs that are related to
the construction of fixed assets and incurred before the assets are ready for their intended use are capitalized as construction in progress. Construction in progress is transferred to specific fixed asset items and depreciation of these assets
commences when they are ready for their intended use.

Impairment of long-lived assets

The Company evaluates its long-lived assets or asset group with finite lives for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances (such as a
significant adverse change to market conditions that will impact the future use of the assets) indicate that the carrying amount of a group of long-lived assets may not be fully recoverable. When these events occur, the Company evaluates the
impairment by comparing the carrying amount of the assets to future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying
amount of the assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount of the asset group over its fair value. Fair value is generally determined by discounting the cash flows expected to be generated by the
assets when the market prices are not readily available for the long-lived assets. No impairment charge was recognized for any of the years presented.

Prepaid land lease payment

Prepaid land lease payment represents amount paid for
the right to use land in the PRC and is recorded at purchase cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is provided on a straight line basis over the term of the land use right agreement, which is 50 years.

Fair value

ASC 820, Fair
Value Measurements and Disclosures(ASC 820) defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Although the adoption of ASC 820 did not impact the
Companys financial condition, results of operations, or cash flow, ASC 820 requires additional disclosures to be provided on fair value measurement.

ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1  Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2  Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.

Level 3  Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

ASC 820 describes three main approaches to measuring the fair value of assets and liabilities: (1) market approach; (2) income approach and (3) cost approach. The market approach uses
prices and other relevant information generated from market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present value amount. The
measurement is based on the value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts. The cost approach is based on the amount that would currently be required to replace an asset. The financial instruments of the Company primarily
comprise of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, time deposits, held-to-maturity investments, accounts receivables, other receivables, amounts due from/to related parties, accounts payable, other payables and short-term bank loans. The
Company did not have any financial instruments that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis or non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2011 and 2012. The carrying values of these financial instruments approximated their fair values due
to the short-term maturity of these instruments.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 2SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)



Modification of Series C convertible preferred shares

The Company assesses whether an amendment to the terms of its convertible preferred shares is an extinguishment or a modification using the fair value
model. If the fair value of the convertible preferred shares immediately after the amendment changed by more than 10 percent of the fair value of the convertible preferred shares immediately before the amendment, the amendment is considered an
extinguishment. An amendment that does not meet this criterion is a modification. When convertible preferred shares are extinguished, the difference between the fair value of the consideration transferred to the convertible preferred shareholders
and the carrying amount of the convertible preferred shares (net of issuance costs) is treated as a deemed dividend to the convertible preferred shareholders. When convertible preferred shares are modified, the increase of the fair value immediately
after the amendment is treated as a deemed dividend to the convertible preferred shareholders. Modifications that result in a decrease in the fair value of the convertible preferred shares are not recognized.

Revenue

Revenue recognition

The Companys principal business is to sell media products and general merchandise sourced from publishers, manufacturers and
distributors in China, operate the dangdang.com marketplace program, under which third-party merchants sell general merchandise as well as render advertising services on the Companys website. In accordance with ASC 605, Revenue
Recognition (ASC 605), the Company records product sales and related costs on a gross basis when it is the primary obligor in a transaction. When the Company is not the primary obligor in a transaction and is instead acting as an
agent, such as in transactions on the Companys marketplace program, fees earned are recorded on a net basis.

Revenue is recorded net of
value-added and business taxes.

Product revenue

Consistent with the criteria of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue Recognition (SAB 104), the Company recognizes revenue when the following four revenue recognition
criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the selling price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.

Customers place their order for products online fixing the related selling price and shipping charge. Payment for the purchased product is
made either before delivery or upon delivery. Revenue, net of discounts and return allowances, is recorded when title passes to customers upon delivery. Return allowances, which reduce product revenue, are estimated based on historical experience.
Shipping charges to customers are included in product revenue and totaled RMB12,727, RMB19,490 and RMB28,964 (US$4,649) for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.

Other revenue

Other revenue primarily
consists of fees charged to third-party merchants participating in the Companys marketplace program as well as advertising revenue. The fees are derived from a service charge to participate in the program for a designated period of time, a
percentage of the transaction value and a fixed commission. Fee revenue is recognized ratably over the period of the arrangement, generally up to one year. Fees from transactions are recognized when the transaction is completed and collectability is
reasonably assured. The Company recognizes advertising revenue based on the revenue recognition criteria in accordance with SAB 104.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 2SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)



Discount coupons

The Company periodically provides discount coupons to its customers for use in purchases that require a minimum transaction value. Coupons may be granted to customers to incentivize a current purchase.
Discounts for current purchases are treated as a reduction of revenue for the related transaction. Coupons may also be given to a customer that has made a purchase of a minimum value but for which may only be used in a future purchase. During the
year ended December 31, 2011 and 2012, the Company made extensive use of such coupons to incentivize future purchases. When the right to purchase discounted products in the future does not represent a significant and incremental discount to the
customer, such right is not considered an element of an arrangement within the scope of the multiple-element arrangements guidance in ASC 605. The discounts for future purchases, when accepted by the customer, are treated as a reduction of revenue
when the future transaction is recognized. When the right to discounts for future purchases represents a significant and incremental discount to the customer, such right is accounted for as a separate element under ASC 605. As of December 31,
2011 and 2012, the outstanding coupons did not represent a significant and incremental discount to the customers.

Gift cards

The Company records deferred revenue when it sells gift cards. The Company records revenue when a customer redeems the gift card. Gift
cards are generally valid for one year from the date of issuance. Unredeemed amounts are recorded in other revenue when the gift card expires.

Loyalty programs

Customers may
earn loyalty points from the purchase of merchandise from the Company. Points are earned based on the amount and types of merchandise purchased and expire at the end of the next calendar year. Customers may redeem the loyalty points for discount
coupons to be used on future purchases of selected items on the Companys website or exchanged for discount coupons for third-party products or services. The Company does not pay nor has any obligations to the third-party providers. Instead,
such program allows third-party providers a channel to the Companys customers. In addition, customers may attain a tiered membership status based on the value of merchandise purchased over the past twelve months. Membership status entitles the
holder to certain discounts on future purchases of selected items on the Companys website. Membership status is subject to renewal every twelve months. The Company accrues for the estimated incremental cost of redeeming the benefits at the
time the benefits are earned by the customer. Estimated incremental costs have been insignificant since the inception of the respective loyalty programs.

Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue represents cost of goods sold including the
purchase price of consumer products and content sold by the Company as well as packaging supplies. Dangdang Information is subject to business tax and other surcharges on the revenue earned for exclusive technical support provided to Dangdang Kewen,
pursuant to the Contractual Agreements (note 1). Such business tax and other surcharges have been insignificant for the years presented.

Rebates and promotion fees

The
Company has agreements to receive consideration from certain of its vendors, including rebates for products it sells over a period of time as well as for promoting vendors products during the year. The rebates are not sufficiently separable
from the Companys purchase of the vendors products and they do not represent a reimbursement of costs incurred by the Company to sell vendors products. Rebates which are based on the volume of sales to the Companys customers
for a specified period are accounted for as a reduction of cost of revenues when the volume thresholds are met and the amount of rebate is determinable. Promotion fees related to specific inventory sold are recorded as a reduction of
cost of revenues when the item is sold. Rebates and promotion fees that are not linked to the volume of sales to the Companys customers or specific inventory sold are allocated between cost of revenues and
inventories based on purchases for the year. Rebates and promotion fees recorded as a reduction of cost of revenues totaled RMB111,189, RMB172,925 and RMB308,162 (US$49,463) for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011
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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 2SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)



Fulfillment

Fulfillment costs represent those costs incurred in out-bound shipping and operating and staffing the Companys fulfillment and customer service centers, including costs attributable to buying,
receiving, inspecting, and warehousing inventories; picking, packaging, and preparing customer orders for shipment; and responding to inquiries from customers. Fulfillment costs also include amounts payable to third parties that assist the Company
in fulfillment and customer service operations. Out-bound shipping costs totaled RMB162,365, RMB264,656 and RMB376,987 (US$60,511) for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.

Marketing

Marketing costs
consist primarily of advertising costs, promotion costs relating to marketing activities and payroll and related expenses for personnel engaged in marketing, business development and selling activities.

Advertising costs, expensed as incurred, totaled RMB72,893, RMB141,773 and RMB185,346 (US$29,750), in the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and
2012, respectively.

Technology and content

Technology and content expenses consist principally of payroll and related expenses for employees involved in category expansion, application development, e-book platform development, editorial content,
and systems support, as well as costs and depreciation associated with the computing, storage and telecommunications infrastructure used internally and supporting online activities.

Technology and content costs are expensed as incurred. Software development costs are also expensed as incurred as the costs qualifying for capitalization have been insignificant.

General and administrative

General and administrative expenses consist of payroll and related expenses for employees involved in general corporate functions, including accounting,
finance, tax, legal, and human relations, among others; costs associated with use by these functions of facilities and equipment, such as depreciation expense and rent; and other general corporate costs.

Leases

The Company enters into
operating leases wherein payments are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company had no capital leases for any of the years stated herein.

Comprehensive income (loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the changes
in equity of the Company during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances excluding transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Among other disclosures, ASC 220, Comprehensive Income,
requires that all items that are required to be recognized under current accounting standards as components of comprehensive income (loss) be reported in a financial statement that is displayed with the same prominence as other financial statements.
For each of the periods presented, the Companys comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss) and foreign currency translation adjustments and is presented in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss). The Company
adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-05 (ASU 2011-05), Comprehensive Income (Topic 220), Presentation of Comprehensive Income, in the year ended December 31, 2012 by presenting items of net
income (loss) and other comprehensive loss in one single continuous statement. Prior years comparative information has been rearranged to conform to the presentation in accordance with ASU 2011-05.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 2SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)



Government grants

Government grants received in connection with the maintenance of the Companys operations in specific locations are recognized as deferred government grants when received and recorded as other
operating income over the period the attached conditions are met and the government grants are earned.

If the purpose of the government grant
is specifically defined in the terms and conditions of the contract, the grant received is recorded as an offset to the specified expense. The amount recorded to offset marketing expenses for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 was
RMB nil, RMB10,000 and RMB nil (US$ nil), respectively.

Income tax

The Company follows the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial reporting and
tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates that will be in effect in the period in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company records a valuation allowance to offset deferred tax assets if based on the weight of
available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rate is recognized in tax expense in the period that includes the enactment
date of the change in tax rate. The Company has elected to classify interest and penalties related to an uncertain tax position, if and when required, as part of income tax expense in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss).

In accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes, the Company recognizes in its financial statements the benefit of a tax
position if the tax position is more likely than not to prevail based on the facts and technical merits of the position. Tax positions that meet the more likely than not recognition threshold are measured, using a cumulative
probability approach, at the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon settlement. The Company estimates its liability for unrecognized tax benefits which are periodically assessed and may
be affected by changing interpretations of laws, rulings by tax authorities, changes and/or developments with respect to tax audits, and expiration of the statute of limitations. The ultimate outcome for a particular tax position may not be
determined with certainty prior to the conclusion of a tax audit and, in some cases, appeal or litigation process. The actual benefits ultimately realized may differ from the Companys estimates. As each audit is concluded, adjustments, if any,
are recorded in the Companys financial statements. Additionally, in future periods, changes in facts, circumstances and new information may require the Company to adjust the recognition and measurement estimates with regard to individual tax
positions. Changes in recognition and measurement estimates are recognized in the period in which the changes occur.

Share-based
compensation

The Companys employees and directors participate in the Companys 2004 and 2010 Share Incentive Plan. The
Company applies ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation(ASC 718), to account for its employee share-based payments.

In accordance with ASC 718, the Company determines whether a share option should be classified and accounted for as a liability award or equity award.
All grants of share-based awards to employees classified as equity awards are recognized in the financial statements based on their grant date fair values which are calculated using an option pricing model. The Company has elected to recognize
compensation expense using the straight-line method for all employee equity awards granted with graded vesting based on service conditions provided that the amount of compensation cost recognized at any date is at least equal to the portion of the
grant-date value of the options that are vested at that date. To the extent the required vesting conditions are not met resulting in the forfeiture of the share-based awards, previously recognized compensation expense relating to those awards are
reversed. ASC 718 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent period if actual forfeitures differ from initial estimates. Share-based compensation expense was recorded net of estimated
forfeitures such that expense was recorded only for those share-based awards that are expected to vest.

In accordance with ASC 718, the
Company records the incremental fair value, if any, of the modified award, as compensation cost on the date of modification for vested awards or over the remaining vesting period for unvested awards. The incremental compensation cost is the excess
of the fair value of the modified award on the date of modification over the fair value of the original award immediately before the modification.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 2SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)



Income (loss) per share

Income (loss) per share is calculated in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share (ASC 260). Basic income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss)
attributable to holders of common shares by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period using the two-class method. Under the two-class method, net income (loss) is allocated between the Class A and Class B common
shares and other participating securities based on their participating rights. Diluted income (loss) per common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities to issue common shares were exercised. The dilutive effect of
convertible preferred shares and outstanding share-based awards is reflected in the diluted income (loss) per share by application of the if-converted method and treasury stock method respectively. Dilutive equivalent shares are excluded from the
computation of diluted income (loss) per share if their effects would be anti-dilutive. The computation of the dilutive net income (loss) per share of Class A common share assumes the conversion of Class B common shares, while the diluted
income per share of Class B common share does not assume the conversion of those shares.

The liquidation and dividend rights of the holders
of the Companys Class A and Class B common shares are identical, except with respect to voting. In accordance with ASC 260, the undistributed income for each year is allocated based on the contractual participation rights of the
Class A and Class B common shares as if the income for the year had been distributed. As the liquidation and dividend rights are identical, the undistributed income is allocated on the proportionate basis of the weighted average number of
respective common shares.

Segment reporting

The Company follows ASC 280, Segment Reporting. The Companys chief operating decision maker, who has been identified as the executive chairwoman of the board of directors, reviews the
consolidated results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Company as a whole and hence, the Company has only one reportable segment. The Company operates and manages its business as a single segment
through the provision of a single class of global services for accelerating and improving the delivery of content and applications over the internet. As the Companys long-lived assets are substantially all located in the PRC and substantially
all the Companys revenues are derived from within the PRC, no geographical segments are presented.

Concentration of risks

Concentration of credit risk

Assets that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, other receivables, time
deposits and held-to-maturity investments. The maximum exposure of such assets to credit risk is their carrying amounts as of the balance sheet dates. As of December 31, 2012, substantially all of the Companys cash and cash equivalents,
time deposits and restricted cash were managed by financial institutions of Mainland China and Hong Kong, which management believes are of high credit quality. As of December 31, 2012, the Company had RMB243,611 (US$39,102) in cash and cash
equivalents, restricted cash and time deposits in branches located in the Mainland China and RMB1,390,954 (US$223,264) located outside Mainland China.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Concentration of risks (continued)



Accounts receivable are typically unsecured and are derived from revenue earned from customers and
collected on behalf of third party couriers in the PRC. The risk with respect to accounts receivable is mitigated by credit evaluations the Company performs on its couriers and its ongoing monitoring process of outstanding balances.

Concentration of customers and suppliers

There are no revenues from customers or purchases from suppliers which individually represent greater than 10% of the total revenues and purchases for the
years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Currency convertibility risk

The Company transacts all of its business in RMB, which is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. On January 1, 1994, the PRC government
abolished the dual rate system and introduced a single rate of exchange as quoted daily by the Peoples Bank of China (the PBOC). However, the unification of the exchange rates does not imply that the RMB may be readily convertible
into United States dollars or other foreign currencies. All foreign exchange transactions continue to take place either through the PBOC or other banks authorized to buy and sell foreign currencies at the exchange rates quoted by the PBOC. Approval
of foreign currency payments by the PBOC or other institutions requires submitting a payment application form together with suppliers invoices, shipping documents and signed contracts.

Additionally, the value of the RMB is subject to changes in central government policies and international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the PRC foreign exchange
trading system market.

Foreign currency exchange rate risk

From July 21, 2005, the RMB is permitted to fluctuate within a narrow and managed band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. The depreciation of the U.S. dollar against RMB was
approximately 4.58% and 2.30% in 2011 and 2012, respectively. While the international reaction to the RMB appreciation has generally been positive, there remains significant international pressure on the PRC government to adopt an even more flexible
currency policy, which could result in a further and more significant appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar.

Business risk

Foreign ownership of Internet-based businesses is subject to significant restrictions under current PRC laws and regulations. Foreign
investors are not allowed to own more than 50% equity interest in any entity with an Internet content distribution business. Currently, the Company conducts its operations in China through a series of contractual arrangements entered into among
Dangdang Information, Dangdang Kewen and its shareholders.

In the opinion of the Companys management and Jun He Law Offices, our PRC
legal counsel, (i) the ownership structure of the Companys subsidiaries and the Affiliated PRC Entities are in compliance with PRC laws, (ii) each of the Companys subsidiaries and Affiliated PRC Entities has the corporate
power, authority and legal right to enter into, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Contractual Agreements to which it is a party, (iii) each of the Contractual Agreements between Dangdang Information, Dangdang Kewen
and its shareholders, as described in this annual report, are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, (iv) The execution, delivery and performance by Dangdang Information and Dangdang Kewen or its shareholders
of each of the Contractual Agreements to which it/he/she is a party do not result in any violation of the provisions of the articles of association or business licenses of such subsidiaries and Affiliated PRC Entities, and any violation of any
explicit provisions of the applicable PRC laws.

There are, however, substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of
current or future PRC laws and regulations. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the PRC regulatory authorities will not in the future take a view that is contrary to the opinion of our PRC legal counsel.

If our ownership structure and the Contractual Arrangements were found to be in violation of any existing or future PRC laws or regulations by the
relevant regulatory authorities, the Company may be subject to penalties, which may include but not be limited to, revocation of the business licenses or operating licenses of our PRC subsidiaries or Affiliated PRC Entities, being required to
restructure the Companys operations or discontinue the Companys operating activities. If any of these penalties results in our inability to direct the activities of Dangdang Kewen that most significantly impact its economic performance,
and/or our failure to receive the economic benefits from Dangdang Kewen, we may not be able to consolidate the entity in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)



In addition, if Dangdang Kewen and its subsidiary or their shareholders fail to perform their
obligations under the Contractual Arrangements, the Company may have to incur substantial costs and expend resources to enforce the Companys rights under the contracts. The Company may have to rely on legal remedies under PRC law, including
seeking specific performance or injunctive relief and claiming damages, which may not be effective. All of these Contractual Arrangements are governed by PRC law and provide for the resolution of disputes through arbitration in the PRC. Accordingly,
these contracts would be interpreted in accordance with PRC law and any disputes would be resolved in accordance with PRC legal procedures. The legal system in PRC is not as developed as in other jurisdictions, such as the United States. As a
result, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit the Companys ability to enforce these Contractual Arrangements. Under PRC law, rulings by arbitrators are final, parties cannot appeal the arbitration results in courts, and prevailing
parties may only enforce the arbitration awards in PRC courts through arbitration award recognition proceedings, which would incur additional expenses and delay. In the event the Company is unable to enforce these Contractual Arrangements, the
Company may not be able to exert effective control over its PRC Affiliated Entities, and the Companys ability to conduct its business may be negatively affected.

Recent accounting pronouncements

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board issued ASU 2013-02, Comprehensive Income: Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(ASU 2013-02). ASU 2013-02 does not change the current requirements for reporting net income
or other comprehensive income in financial statements. However, it requires an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, an entity is required to present,
either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is
required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to
cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. ASU 2013-02 is effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012 for public entities. Early adoption
is permitted. The Company does not expect that the adoption of ASU 2013-02 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Comparative figures

Certain items in prior years consolidated financial
statements have been reclassified to conform to the current years presentation.

Note 3HELD-TO-MATURITY INVESTMENTS

The Company held fixed income investments issued by banks in the PRC all of which had matured by December 31, 2012.

Note 4INVENTORIES



|                             |  |                    |           |  |      |  |           |     |  |  |         | 
|---------------------------- |  | ------------------ | --------- |  | ---- |  | --------- | --- |  |  | ------- | 
|                             |  | As of December 31, |          
|                             |  | 2011               |           |  | 2012 | 
|                             |  | RMB                |           |  | RMB  |  |           | US$ | 
|Media products               |  |                    | 1,191,011 |  |      |  | 1,130,552 |     |  |  | 181,466 | 
|General merchandise          |  |                    | 378,499   |  |      |  | 336,430   |     |  |  | 54,001  | 
|Packing materials and others |  |                    | 13,773    |  |      |  | 18,597    |     |  |  | 2,985   | 
|                             |  |                    |           |  |      |  |           |     |  |  |         | 
|                             |  |                    | 1,583,283 |  |      |  | 1,485,579 |     |  |  | 238,452 | 
|                             |  |                    |           |  |      |  |           |     |  |  |         | 



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 5PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:



|                                      |  |                    |         |  |      |  |         |     |  |  |        | 
|------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------- |  | ---- |  | ------- | --- |  |  | ------ | 
|                                      |  | As of December 31, |        
|                                      |  | 2011               |         |  | 2012 | 
|                                      |  | RMB                |         |  | RMB  |  |         | US$ | 
|Prepayments to suppliers              |  |                    | 14,852  |  |      |  | 23,377  |     |  |  | 3,752  | 
|Prepayments to related parties        |  |                    | 9,625   |  |      |  |        |     |  |  |       | 
|Rental, insurance and other expenses  |  |                    | 10,398  |  |      |  | 19,722  |     |  |  | 3,166  | 
|Rebates and promotion fees receivable |  |                    | 74,714  |  |      |  | 127,305 |     |  |  | 20,434 | 
|Warehouse deposits                    |  |                    | 9,464   |  |      |  | 7,133   |     |  |  | 1,145  | 
|Interest receivable                   |  |                    | 13,738  |  |      |  | 10,833  |     |  |  | 1,739  | 
|Other receivables                     |  |                    | 9,516   |  |      |  | 14,924  |     |  |  | 2,395  | 
|                                      |  |                    |         |  |      |  |         |     |  |  |        | 
|                                      |  |                    | 142,307 |  |      |  | 203,294 |     |  |  | 32,631 | 
|                                      |  |                    |         |  |      |  |         |     |  |  |        | 

Note 6FIXED ASSETS, NET

Fixed assets consist of the following:



|                                     |  |                    |         |   |      |  |          |     |  |  |         |  
|------------------------------------ |  | ------------------ | ------- | - | ---- |  | -------- | --- |  |  | ------- | -
|                                     |  | As of December 31, |        
|                                     |  | 2011               |         |   | 2012 | 
|                                     |  | RMB                |         |   | RMB  |  |          | US$ | 
|Electronic equipment                 |  |                    | 94,783  |   |      |  | 125,568  |     |  |  | 20,155  |  
|Other office and warehouse equipment |  |                    | 53,570  |   |      |  | 80,131   |     |  |  | 12,862  |  
|Vehicles                             |  |                    | 2,005   |   |      |  | 2,378    |     |  |  | 382     |  
|Leasehold improvements               |  |                    | 12,489  |   |      |  | 13,186   |     |  |  | 2,116   |  
|Construction in progress             |  |                    |        |   |      |  | 4,883    |     |  |  | 784     |  
|                                     |  |                    |         |   |      |  |          |     |  |  |         |  
|Total                                |  |                    | 162,847 |   |      |  | 226,146  |     |  |  | 36,299  |  
|Less: accumulated depreciation       |  |                    | (66,235 | ) |      |  | (104,872 | )   |  |  | (16,833 | )
|                                     |  |                    |         |   |      |  |          |     |  |  |         |  
|Fixed assets, net                    |  |                    | 96,612  |   |      |  | 121,274  |     |  |  | 19,466  |  
|                                     |  |                    |         |   |      |  |          |     |  |  |         |  

Construction in progress mainly represented construction and related qualifying costs incurred for the development of the
proposed warehouse and office building in Tianjin, PRC, amounting to RMB4,668 US$749) as of December 31, 2012.

Depreciation expenses
were RMB20,098, RMB24,870 and RMB41,312 (US$6,631) for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.

Note
7PREPAID LAND LEASE PAYMENT



|                               |  |                    |   |  |      |  |        |     |  |  |       |  
|------------------------------ |  | ------------------ | - |  | ---- |  | ------ | --- |  |  | ----- | -
|                               |  | As of December 31, |  
|                               |  | 2011               |   |  | 2012 | 
|                               |  | RMB                |   |  | RMB  |  |        | US$ | 
|Prepaid land lease payment     |  |                    |  |  |      |  | 44,656 |     |  |  | 7,168 |  
|Less: accumulated amortization |  |                    |  |  |      |  | (447   | )   |  |  | (72   | )
|                               |  |                    |   |  |      |  |        |     |  |  |       |  
|Net carrying value             |  |                    |  |  |      |  | 44,209 |     |  |  | 7,096 |  
|                               |  |                    |   |  |      |  |        |     |  |  |       |  

Amortization expense for prepaid land lease payment for the years ended December 2010, 2011 and 2012 was RMB nil, RMB nil
and RMB447 (US$72), respectively. The Company expects to recognize RMB893 (US$144) in amortization expense for each of the next five years.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 8SHORT-TERM BANK LOANS

As of December 31, 2012, the outstanding short-term bank loans of RMB600,000 (US$96,307) carried interest rates ranging from 5.60% to 5.88% per annum in which RMB300,000 (US$48,153) was repaid
in January 2013, together with interest of RMB851 (US$137). The other RMB300,000 (US$48,153) of short-term bank loan will mature on May 14, 2013. The bank loans can only be used for working capital purposes pursuant to the relevant facility
agreements and are collateralized by restricted deposits of RMB709,417 (US$113,869). Interest expenses relating to the short-term bank loans recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss) were RMB nil, RMB259 and RMB7,603
(US$1,220) for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.

Note 9ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES



|                                                               |  |                    |         |  |      |  |         |     |  |  |        | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------- |  | ---- |  | ------- | --- |  |  | ------ | 
|                                                               |  | As of December 31, |        
|                                                               |  | 2011               |         |  | 2012 | 
|                                                               |  | RMB                |         |  | RMB  |  |         | US$ | 
|Accrued expenses                                               |  |                    | 128,367 |  |      |  | 154,393 |     |  |  | 24,782 | 
|Accrued payroll                                                |  |                    | 27,258  |  |      |  | 38,821  |     |  |  | 6,231  | 
|Taxes payable                                                  |  |                    | 8,462   |  |      |  | 36,576  |     |  |  | 5,871  | 
|Deposits from service providers                                |  |                    | 28,462  |  |      |  | 62,563  |     |  |  | 10,042 | 
|Payables to merchants participating in the marketplace program |  |                    | 33,548  |  |      |  | 82,434  |     |  |  | 13,232 | 
|Sales refund payable                                           |  |                    | 18,743  |  |      |  | 9,596   |     |  |  | 1,540  | 
|Other payables                                                 |  |                    | 21,252  |  |      |  | 30,393  |     |  |  | 4,878  | 
|                                                               |  |                    |         |  |      |  |         |     |  |  |        | 
|                                                               |  |                    | 266,092 |  |      |  | 414,776 |     |  |  | 66,576 | 
|                                                               |  |                    |         |  |      |  |         |     |  |  |        | 

Note 10PRODUCT REVENUE



|                    |  |                        |           |  |      |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|------------------- |  | ---------------------- | --------- |  | ---- |  | --------- | ---- |  |  | --------- |  |  |  | ------- | 
|                    |  | Year Ended December 31 |          
|                    |  | 2010                   |           |  | 2011 |  |           | 2012 | 
|                    |  | RMB                    |           |  | RMB  |  |           | RMB  |  |  | US$       | 
|Media products      |  |                        | 1,863,431 |  |      |  | 2,457,423 |      |  |  | 3,252,511 |  |  |  | 522,064 | 
|General merchandise |  |                        | 392,090   |  |      |  | 1,094,087 |      |  |  | 1,768,292 |  |  |  | 283,831 | 
|                    |  |                        |           |  |      |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|                    |  |                        | 2,255,521 |  |      |  | 3,551,510 |      |  |  | 5,020,803 |  |  |  | 805,895 | 
|                    |  |                        |           |  |      |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 

Note 11OTHER (EXPENSES) INCOME, NET



|                             |  |                        |        |   |      |  |        |      |  |  |        |   |  |  |       |  
|---------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ------ | - | ---- |  | ------ | ---- |  |  | ------ | - |  |  | ----- | -
|                             |  | Year Ended December 31 |       
|                             |  | 2010                   |        |   | 2011 |  |        | 2012 | 
|                             |  | RMB                    |        |   | RMB  |  |        | RMB  |  |  | US$    |  
|Exchange (loss) income, net  |  |                        | (2,317 | ) |      |  | 49,994 |      |  |  | 5,255  |   |  |  | 843   |  
|Other non-operating income   |  |                        | 278    |   |      |  | 6,607  |      |  |  | 13,611 |   |  |  | 2,185 |  
|Other non-operating expenses |  |                        | (1,234 | ) |      |  | (2,771 | )    |  |  | (4,510 | ) |  |  | (724  | )
|                             |  |                        |        |   |      |  |        |      |  |  |        |   |  |  |       |  
|                             |  |                        | (3,273 | ) |      |  | 53,830 |      |  |  | 14,356 |   |  |  | 2,304 |  
|                             |  |                        |        |   |      |  |        |      |  |  |        |   |  |  |       |  



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 12INCOME TAX BENEFIT (EXPENSE)

Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands

Under the current laws of the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands, the Company is not subject to tax on income or capital gains. In addition, upon
payments of dividends by the Company to its shareholders, no Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands withholding tax will be imposed.

China

The Companys PRC
subsidiaries and PRC Affiliated Entities are subject to the statutory rate of 25% in 2010, 2011 and 2012 in accordance with the new enterprise income tax law which was effective on January 1, 2008.

Dividends paid by PRC subsidiaries of the Company out of the profits earned after December 31, 2007 to non-PRC tax resident investors would be
subject to PRC withholding tax. The withholding tax is 10%, unless a foreign investors tax jurisdiction has a tax treaty with China that provides for a lower withholding tax rate.

The current EIT Law treats enterprises established outside of China with effective management and control located in China as PRC resident enterprises for tax purpose. The term effective
management and control is generally defined as exercising overall management and control over the business, personnel, accounting, properties, etc. of an enterprise. The Company, if considered a PRC resident enterprise for tax purposes, would
be subject to the PRC Enterprise Income Tax at the rate of 25% on its worldwide income for the period after January 1, 2008. As of December 31, 2012, the Company has not accrued for PRC tax in this regard. The Company will continue to monitor its
tax status.

Income (loss) before income taxes consists of:



|        |  |                        |         |   |      |  |          |      |  |  |          |   |  |  |         |  
|------- |  | ---------------------- | ------- | - | ---- |  | -------- | ---- |  |  | -------- | - |  |  | ------- | -
|        |  | Year Ended December 31 |        
|        |  | 2010                   |         |   | 2011 |  |          | 2012 | 
|        |  | RMB                    |         |   | RMB  |  |          | RMB  |  |  | US$      |  
|Non-PRC |  |                        | (17,386 | ) |      |  | 55,229   |      |  |  | 23,349   |   |  |  | 3,748   |  
|PRC     |  |                        | 36,107  |   |      |  | (259,390 | )    |  |  | (467,200 | ) |  |  | (74,991 | )
|        |  |                        |         |   |      |  |          |      |  |  |          |   |  |  |         |  
|        |  |                        | 18,721  |   |      |  | (204,161 | )    |  |  | (443,851 | ) |  |  | (71,243 | )
|        |  |                        |         |   |      |  |          |      |  |  |          |   |  |  |         |  

Income taxes consist of:



|                            |  |                        |         |   |      |  |         |      |  |  |          |   |  |  |         |  
|--------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ------- | - | ---- |  | ------- | ---- |  |  | -------- | - |  |  | ------- | -
|                            |  | Year Ended December 31 |        
|                            |  | 2010                   |         |   | 2011 |  |         | 2012 | 
|                            |  | RMB                    |         |   | RMB  |  |         | RMB  |  |  | US$      |  
|Current income tax          |  |                        | (11,937 | ) |      |  | (328    | )    |  |  |         |   |  |  |        |  
|Deferred income tax benefit |  |                        | 40,479  |   |      |  | 68,876  |      |  |  | 116,709  |   |  |  | 18,733  |  
|Valuation allowance         |  |                        | (16,481 | ) |      |  | (92,874 | )    |  |  | (116,709 | ) |  |  | (18,733 | )
|                            |  |                        |         |   |      |  |         |      |  |  |          |   |  |  |         |  
|                            |  |                        | 12,061  |   |      |  | (24,326 | )    |  |  |         |   |  |  |        |  
|                            |  |                        |         |   |      |  |         |      |  |  |          |   |  |  |         |  

A reconciliation of the differences between the statutory tax rate and the effective tax rate for enterprise income tax
is as follows:



|                                                         |  |                        |         |   |      |  |         |      |  |  |          |   |  |  |         |  
|-------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ------- | - | ---- |  | ------- | ---- |  |  | -------- | - |  |  | ------- | -
|                                                         |  | Year Ended December 31 |        
|                                                         |  | 2010                   |         |   | 2011 |  |         | 2012 | 
|                                                         |  | RMB                    |         |   | RMB  |  |         | RMB  |  |  | US$      |  
|Income tax computed at applicable tax rates (25%)        |  |                        | 4,680   |   |      |  | (51,040 | )    |  |  | (110,963 | ) |  |  | (17,811 | )
|Effect of different tax rates in different jurisdictions |  |                        | 4,347   |   |      |  | (13,807 | )    |  |  | (5,837   | ) |  |  | (937    | )
|Non-deductible expenses                                  |  |                        | 526     |   |      |  | (3,470  | )    |  |  | 191      |   |  |  | 31      |  
|Effect of expired tax losses                             |  |                        | 1,030   |   |      |  |        |      |  |  |         |   |  |  |        |  
|Other adjustments                                        |  |                        | 135     |   |      |  | (231    | )    |  |  | (100     | ) |  |  | (16     | )
|Changes in valuation allowance                           |  |                        | (22,779 | ) |      |  | 92,874  |      |  |  | 116,709  |   |  |  | 18,733  |  
|                                                         |  |                        |         |   |      |  |         |      |  |  |          |   |  |  |         |  
|                                                         |  |                        | (12,061 | ) |      |  | 24,326  |      |  |  |         |   |  |  |        |  
|                                                         |  |                        |         |   |      |  |         |      |  |  |          |   |  |  |         |  

The PRC income tax returns for fiscal year 2007 through fiscal year 2012 remain open for examination.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 12INCOME TAX BENEFIT (EXPENSE) (continued)



The components of deferred taxes are as follows:



|                                               |  |                    |         |   |      |  |          |     |  |  |         |  
|---------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------- | - | ---- |  | -------- | --- |  |  | ------- | -
|                                               |  | As of December 31, |        
|                                               |  | 2011               |         |   | 2012 | 
|                                               |  | RMB                |         |   | RMB  |  |          | US$ | 
|Deferred tax assets, current portion:          |  |                    |         |   |      |  |          |     |  |  |         |  
|Accrued expenses                               |  |                    | 31,697  |   |      |  | 37,584   |     |  |  | 6,033   |  
|Inventories                                    |  |                    | 10,691  |   |      |  | 11,367   |     |  |  | 1,825   |  
|Provisions                                     |  |                    | 800     |   |      |  | 604      |     |  |  | 97      |  
|                                               |  |                    |         |   |      |  |          |     |  |  |         |  
|Total deferred tax assets, current portion     |  |                    | 43,188  |   |      |  | 49,555   |     |  |  | 7,955   |  
|Valuation allowance                            |  |                    | (43,188 | ) |      |  | (49,555  | )   |  |  | (7,955  | )
|                                               |  |                    |         |   |      |  |          |     |  |  |         |  
|Deferred tax assets, current portion, net      |  |                    |        |   |      |  |         |     |  |  |        |  
|                                               |  |                    |         |   |      |  |          |     |  |  |         |  
|Deferred tax assets, non-current portion:      |  |                    |         |   |      |  |          |     |  |  |         |  
|Fixed assets                                   |  |                    | 610     |   |      |  | 453      |     |  |  | 73      |  
|Net operating losses                           |  |                    | 65,557  |   |      |  | 176,056  |     |  |  | 28,259  |  
|                                               |  |                    |         |   |      |  |          |     |  |  |         |  
|Total deferred tax assets, non-current portion |  |                    | 66,167  |   |      |  | 176,509  |     |  |  | 28,322  |  
|Valuation allowance                            |  |                    | (66,167 | ) |      |  | (176,509 | )   |  |  | (28,332 | )
|                                               |  |                    |         |   |      |  |          |     |  |  |         |  
|Deferred tax assets, non-current portion, net  |  |                    |        |   |      |  |         |     |  |  |        |  
|                                               |  |                    |         |   |      |  |          |     |  |  |         |  



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 12INCOME TAX BENEFIT (EXPENSE) (continued)



During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company reassessed the realizability of deferred tax
assets and concluded that it is not more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized. Therefore, the Company recognized a full valuation allowance against deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2012.

As of December 31, 2012, the Company had net operating losses of approximately RMB704,218 (US$113,035), which can be carried forward to offset
future net profit for income tax purposes. The net operating loss will expire in 2016 and 2017 if not utilized.

The changes in unrecognized
tax benefits are as follows:



|                                                            |  |                    |        |   |      |  |      |      |  |  |      |   |  |  |     |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------ | - | ---- |  | ---- | ---- |  |  | ---- | - |  |  | --- | -
|                                                            |  | As of December 31, |       
|                                                            |  | 2010               |        |   | 2011 |  |      | 2012 | 
|                                                            |  | RMB                |        |   | RMB  |  |      | RMB  |  |  | US$  |  
|Balance at January 1                                        |  |                    | 4,664  |   |      |  | 596  |      |  |  | 649  |   |  |  | 104 |  
|Additions based on tax positions related to the prior years |  |                    |       |   |      |  | 787  |      |  |  | 66   |   |  |  | 11  |  
|Reductions for tax positions of prior years                 |  |                    | (4,068 | ) |      |  |     |      |  |  | (433 | ) |  |  | (70 | )
|Reductions for tax positions of the current year            |  |                    |       |   |      |  | (734 | )    |  |  |     |   |  |  |    |  
|                                                            |  |                    |        |   |      |  |      |      |  |  |      |   |  |  |     |  
|Balance at December 31                                      |  |                    | 596    |   |      |  | 649  |      |  |  | 282  |   |  |  | 45  |  
|                                                            |  |                    |        |   |      |  |      |      |  |  |      |   |  |  |     |  

At December 31, 2010, 2011, and 2012, the Company had approximately RMB596, RMB649 and RMB282 (US$45) of
unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions. The Company does not anticipate any material changes to its uncertain tax positions in the next 12 months.

There is no current need for the Company to accrue interest or penalty associated with the uncertain tax positions, and, accordingly, no such accruals have been made in the Companys account.

The PRC tax law provides a 3-5 years statute of limitation and the Companys income tax returns are subject to examination by tax
authorities during that period.

Note 13RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS



|a) | Related parties
|-- | ---------------



Name of related parties

Relationship with the CompanyMs. Yu Yu

Shareholder and executive chairwoman of the CompanyMr. Guoqing Li

Shareholder, director and chief executive officer of the CompanyBeijing Kewen Cambridge Book Co., Ltd. (BKCB)

Entity indirectly controlled by family members of Mr. Guoqing LiBeijing Kewen Guolue Information Technology Co., Ltd. (BKGI)

Entity indirectly controlled by family members of Mr. Guoqing LiTripod Enterprises Holding Limited (Tripod)

Entity indirectly controlled by a family member ofMs. Yu YuKewen Holding Co. Limited (Kewen Holding)

Entity indirectly controlled by Mr. Guoqing Li




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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 13RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)



|b) | The Company had the following related party transactions for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012:
|-- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Year Ended December 31,2010


2011


2012RMB


RMB


RMB


US$Purchases of goodsBKCB


4,100











Service feesBKCB


3,716



3,716



3,716



597BKGI


5,909



5,909



5,909



9489,625



9,625



9,625



1,545


The purchases from BKCB and service fees paid to BKCB and BKGI were determined by the mutually
agreed amounts and payment terms.

In March 2006, the Company entered into a service agreement with BKCB and BKGI. Pursuant to
such agreement the Company was charged a 3% commission on the sales of media products related to children, economics and management. In August 2010, the Company entered into an amendment to the service agreement to revise the service fees from a
percentage of relevant revenues to a fixed amount of RMB28,875 for the period from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2012. Such amount was paid by the Company in October 2010 and the agreement was terminated on December 31, 2012.



|c) | The balances between the Company and its related parties as of December 31, 2011 and 2012 are listed below:
|-- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



As of December 31,2011


2012RMB


RMB


US$Due from a related party:BKCB


188



320



51Prepayments to related parties:BKCB


3,716







BKGI


5,909







9,625







Due to related parties:BKCB


2,511



2,333



374Tripod


5,152







Kewen Holding


5,028







12,691



2,333



374


The amounts due to Tripod and Kewen Holding as of December 31, 2011 were the unsettled
consulting fees, which were settled in full in 2012. The consulting agreements with Tripod and Kewen Holding were terminated effective from January 2, 2010.

Outstanding balances at the balance sheet dates were unsecured, interest-free, and had no specified repayment terms. There have been no guarantees provided or received for any related party receivables or
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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 14EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Full time employees of the Company in the PRC participate in a government mandated defined contribution plan, pursuant to which certain pension benefits, medical care, employee housing fund and other
welfare benefits are provided to employees. Chinese labor regulations require that the PRC subsidiaries and Affiliated PRC Entities of the Company make contributions to the government for these benefits based on certain percentages of the
employees salaries. The Company has no legal obligation for the benefits beyond the contributions made. The total amounts for such employee benefits, which were expensed as incurred, were approximately RMB22,527, RMB36,162 and RMB78,712
(US$12,634) for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.

Note 15COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating lease commitments

The Company leases office and fulfillment centers under non-cancelable operating leases. Some of these lease agreements provide for periodic rental increases based on contractually agreed rates. Rental
expenses under the operating leases were RMB34,879, RMB57,689 and RMB92,493 (US$14,846) for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases with initial terms of one year or more consist of the following:



|                        |  |     |         |  |     |  |        | 
|----------------------- |  | --- | ------- |  | --- |  | ------ | 
|Year ended December 31, |  | RMB |         |  | US$ | 
|2013                    |  |     | 121,161 |  |     |  | 19,448 | 
|2014                    |  |     | 95,136  |  |     |  | 15,270 | 
|2015                    |  |     | 50,917  |  |     |  | 8,173  | 
|2016                    |  |     | 33,707  |  |     |  | 5,410  | 
|2017                    |  |     | 30,120  |  |     |  | 4,835  | 
|Thereafter              |  |     | 139,549 |  |     |  | 22,399 | 
|                        |  |     |         |  |     |  |        | 
|                        |  |     | 470,590 |  |     |  | 75,535 | 
|                        |  |     |         |  |     |  |        | 

Litigation, claims and assessments

The Company is subject to periodic legal or administrative proceedings in the ordinary course of business. Management does not expect the results of any of these actions to have a material adverse effect
on the Companys business, results of operations or financial condition. As of December 31, 2012, the Company has not accrued any contingent losses regarding such claims as the estimated costs are insignificant.

Capital commitments

The Company
entered into construction agreements in connection with the construction of the proposed warehouse and office building in Tianjin, PRC. Total capital commitments contracted but not yet reflected in the consolidated financial statements amounted to
RMB91.8 million (US$14.7 million) as of December 31, 2012. All of these capital commitments are to be fulfilled before the year ending December 31, 2016.

As of December 31, 2012, future minimum capital commitments under non-cancelable construction contracts were as follows:



|                        |  |     |        |  |     |  |        | 
|----------------------- |  | --- | ------ |  | --- |  | ------ | 
|Year ended December 31, |  | RMB |        |  | US$ | 
|2013                    |  |     | 85,556 |  |     |  | 13,733 | 
|2014                    |  |     | 91     |  |     |  | 15     | 
|2015                    |  |     | 5,856  |  |     |  | 940    | 
|2016                    |  |     | 284    |  |     |  | 46     | 
|2017 and thereafter     |  |     |       |  |     |  |       | 
|                        |  |     |        |  |     |  |        | 
|                        |  |     | 91,787 |  |     |  | 14,734 | 
|                        |  |     |        |  |     |  |        | 



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 16COMMON SHARES

On September 10, 2010, the shareholders of the Company approved a dual-class common share structure, under which the 175,944,260 common shares outstanding as of the date were re-registered as Class B
common shares, and all the remaining 324,055,740 authorized but unissued common shares were re-registered as Class A common shares. The two classes of common shares have identical rights except for different voting rights and conversion rights;
the holders of each Class A common share issued and outstanding are entitled to one vote per share and the holders of each Class B common share issued and outstanding are entitled to ten votes per share. Each Class B common share is convertible
to one Class A common share at any time whereas Class A common shares are not convertible into Class B common shares under any circumstances. In addition, if at any time Ms. Yu Yu, executive chairwoman of the Company, Mr. Guoqing
Li, chief executive officer of the Company, and their affiliates collectively own less than 5% of the total number of the issued and outstanding Class B common shares (taking into account all of the issued and outstanding preferred shares on an
as-converted basis), each issued and outstanding Class B common share will be automatically and immediately converted into one share of Class A common share, and the Company will not issue any Class B common shares thereafter the
re-registration of common shares as Class B common shares were accounted for under the carry over basis.

Note 17 SHARE SPLIT

On November 15, 2010, the Companys shareholders approved and amended the Articles of Association to authorize a ten-for-one
split of the Companys issued and outstanding shares. As of November 15, 2010, this share split increased the number of issued and outstanding Class A common shares and Class B common shares from 1,006,000 shares and 17,594,426 shares
to 10,060,000 and 175,944,260 shares, respectively, and increased the number of issued and outstanding Series A, Series B and Series C convertible preferred shares from 4,428,571, 4,399,574 and 4,926,850 to 44,285,710, 43,995,740 and 49,268,500
shares. Each common and convertible preferred share of the Company was subdivided into ten shares at a par value of US$0.0001.

All common and
convertible preferred shares and per share amounts presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements had been retrospectively adjusted for all periods presented, to give effect to the share split. The par value of each common and
convertible preferred share had been retrospectively adjusted as if it had been in proportion to the ten-for-one share split.

Note
18CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES

The holders of Series A, B and C convertible preferred shares (collectively, Convertible
Preferred Shares) had various rights and preferences as follows:

Voting

In a shareholders meeting, the holder of each common share issued and outstanding had one vote in respect of each common share held, and the holder of each Convertible Preferred Share was entitled
to the number of votes equal to the number of common shares into which such Convertible Preferred Shares could be converted.

Dividends

Each holder of Series A, B and C convertible preferred shares was entitled to dividends at the rate of US$0.0112, US$0.0172 and US$0.0534
per annum (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations or splits with respect to such shares), respectively prior and in preference to any declaration or payment of any dividend (payable other than in common shares) on the common shares. Such
dividends were payable only when, as, and if declared by the board of directors and were non-cumulative. After the holders of the Series A, B and C convertible preferred shares had received the full dividend preferences as set forth above, any
additional dividends or distributions declared by the board of directors out of funds legally available were distributed ratably among all holders of common shares and holders of the Series A, B and C convertible preferred shares on an as-converted
basis.

Liquidation preference

In the event of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, distributions to the members shall be made in the following priority:



| | (i) | US$0.668 per share to the holders of Series C convertible preferred shares, then
| | --- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (ii) | US$0.170 per share to the holders of Series B convertible preferred shares, and
| | ---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (iii) | US$0.140 per share to the holders of Series A convertible preferred shares, plus any declared but unpaid dividends on such shares on a pari passu basis. Thereafter
common shareholders are entitled to receive the entire remainder of the proceeds.
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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 18CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES (continued)



A sale of all or substantially all assets of the Company, or a merger, reorganization or other
transaction in which more than 50% of the outstanding voting power of the Company is transferred will be treated as a liquidation event, thereby triggering the liquidation payment.

Conversion

Each Series A, B and C convertible preferred share was initially convertible
into one common share (subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments) at any time at the holders option.

Each Series A, B and C
convertible preferred share would be automatically converted into such number of fully paid common shares as would be determined by dividing US$0.140, US$0.215 and US$0.668 by the then effective applicable conversion price respectively upon the
closing of a qualified firm commitment underwritten public offering.

If the Company issued additional shares (including common and
Convertible Preferred Shares but excluding common shares issued under stock option plans) for a consideration per share less than the conversion price for each class of preferred shares in effect on the date of and immediately prior to such issue,
then in such event, the conversion price for each class of Convertible Preferred Shares would be reduced concurrently with such issue according to a pre-determined formula. Such adjustments could be specifically exempted by either the vote or
written consent of the holders of the majority of the then outstanding Convertible Preferred Shares.

As a result of the issuance of common
shares to Ms. Yu Yu and an investor in 2004, the conversion price for Series A convertible preferred shares was adjusted to US$0.122 per share. On August 2, 2010, all the Series A convertible preferred shareholders adopted unanimous
written confirmation stating that the issuance of such common shares had been exempted from the adjustments of the conversion price for Series A convertible preferred shares.

Earnings adjustment and modification of Series C Convertible Preferred Shares

The Series C
Convertible Preferred Shares were subject to a conversion price adjustment provision if certain revenue and net loss targets were not achieved for the year ended December 31, 2006. Based on the actual results of operations of the Company for
the year ended December 31, 2006, the conversion price for Series C Convertible Preferred Shares was adjusted downwards from US$0.668 per share to US$0.548 per share based on a pre-determined formula. The Company and the Series C Convertible
Preferred Shareholders agreed that the Series C Convertible Preferred Shares conversion price would not be adjusted for the earnings adjustment as previously agreed. The Company would instead issue a total of 8,849,330 shares of Series C Convertible
Preferred Shares to its existing Series C Convertible Preferred Shareholders for a consideration of US$0.0001 per Series C Convertible Preferred Share. In June 2010, 8,849,330 additional Series C Convertible Preferred Shares were issued to the
Series C Convertible Preferred Shareholders for a consideration of US$0.0001 per Series C Convertible Preferred Share and the conversion price for Series C Convertible Preferred Shares was reverted back to the original conversion price of US$0.668
per share. This amendment had no effect on the number of common shares each Series C convertible preferred shareholder would receive upon the conversion of the Series C Convertible Preferred Shares immediately before and after the change of the
terms. The preferred dividends for each Series C Convertible Preferred Share were also adjusted to US$0.0438 per share per annum so that the total preferred dividends for each holder of Series C Convertible Preferred Shares remain the same.

Registration Rights

Upon
completion of a qualified public offering, the holders of Series A, B and C convertible preferred shares would be entitled to request that the Company use its best efforts to register their common shares under the Securities Act of 1933, following
the expiration of the six-month lockup period after the offering, subject to the terms of the shareholders agreement. The Company has no obligation to pay any consideration in the event registration is not successful.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 18CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES (continued)



Accounting for the Convertible Preferred Shares

The Convertible Preferred Shares were classified as mezzanine equity because they were subject to redemption by the Company upon the occurrence of a
change-in-control event that does not result in the liquidation or termination of the Company. The Convertible Preferred Shares were not redeemable until the occurrence of a deemed liquidation event, pursuant to the respective convertible preferred
share agreements. No subsequent accretion to the respective redemption values is necessary until it is probable a deemed liquidation event is to occur.

The carrying values of the Series A and C convertible preferred shares were the issuance price at their respective issuance dates less the attributable issuance costs. The carrying value of the Series B
convertible preferred shares was based on its relative fair value with the common shares that were issued concurrently with the Series B convertible preferred shares. The Company evaluated the Convertible Preferred Shares to determine if there were
any embedded derivatives requiring bifurcation and to determine if there was any beneficial conversion feature. The Company determined there were no embedded derivatives requiring bifurcation because the Convertible Preferred Shares are not readily
convertible into cash as there is not a market mechanism in place for trading its shares.

Beneficial conversion features exist when the
conversion price of the Convertible Preferred Shares is lower than the fair value of the common shares at the commitment date. When a beneficial conversion feature exists as of the commitment date, its intrinsic value is bifurcated from the carrying
value of the convertible preferred shares as a contribution to additional paid-in capital. The resulting discount to the Convertible Preferred Shares would be then accreted immediately as the Convertible Preferred Shares were convertible at any time
after issuance by the respective holders. The Company assessed the fair value of the common shares at the commitment date, with the assistance from an independent third-party appraiser. The Company is ultimately responsible for the determination of
such fair value. No beneficial conversion feature was recognized for the Convertible Preferred Shares as the fair value per common share at the commitment date was less than the most favorable conversion price. In addition, the adjustment of the
Series A convertible preferred shares conversion price and the issuance of Series B and C convertible preferred shares did not trigger any contingent beneficial conversion features. The downward adjustment of the conversion price for Series C
convertible preferred shares also did not trigger any contingent beneficial conversion features.

Accounting for the modification of Series
C Convertible Preferred Shares

The Company considers that a change in fair value exceeding 10% immediately after the change of the terms
to be substantive and thus triggers extinguishment. A change in fair value not exceeding 10% immediately after the change of the terms is considered non-substantive and thus is subject to modification accounting. The Company assessed the total fair
value of the Series C Convertible Preferred Shares immediately before and after the change of the terms with the assistance from an independent third-party appraiser. The Company is ultimately responsible for the determination of such fair value.
The total fair value of the Series C Convertible Preferred Shares increased by RMB1,779, or 0.6% immediately after the change of the terms. Thus such change was accounted for as a modification and the amount was treated as a deemed dividend to the
convertible preferred shareholders and deducted from the net income attributable to common shareholders.

Upon the completion of the initial
public offering in December 2010, each Convertible Preferred Share was automatically converted into one Class B common share. As a result, 137,549,950 Class B common shares were issued, and the balance of Convertible Preferred Shares balance as of
December 31, 2010 was RMB nil.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 19INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE

Basic income (loss) per share for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 is calculated as follows:



|                                                                                                                                                 |  |                         |           |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------------------- | --------- |  | ------- |  | ----------- | ------- |  |  | ----------- | - |  | ------- | ----------- | - | ------- |  | ----------- | ------- |  |  | ----------- | - |  |  | ----------- | - |  |  | ----------- | -
|                                                                                                                                                 |  | Year Ended December 31, |          
|                                                                                                                                                 |  | 2010                    |           |  | 2011    |  |             | 2012    | 
|                                                                                                                                                 |  | Class A                 |           |  | Class B |  |             | Class A |  |  | Class B     |   |  | Class A |             |   | Class A |  |             | Class B |  |  | Class B     |  
|                                                                                                                                                 |  | RMB                     |           |  | RMB     |  |             | RMB     |  |  | RMB         |   |  | RMB     |             |   | US$     |  |             | RMB     |  |  | US$         |  
|Basic income (loss) per share:                                                                                                                   |  |                         |           |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Numerator:                                                                                                                                       |  |                         |           |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Allocated net income (loss)                                                                                                                      |  |                         | 150       |  |         |  | 30,632      |         |  |  | (109,340    | ) |  |         | (119,147    | ) |         |  | (297,335    | )       |  |  | (47,726     | ) |  |  | (146,516    | ) |  |  | (23,517     | )
|Deemed dividend on Series C convertible preferred shares                                                                                         |  |                         |          |  |         |  | (1,779      | )       |  |  |            |   |  |         |            |   |         |  |            |         |  |  |            |   |  |  |            |   |  |  |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                 |  |                         |           |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Net income (loss) attributable to Class A and Class B common shareholders                                                                        |  |                         | 150       |  |         |  | 28,853      |         |  |  | (109,340    | ) |  |         | (119,147    | ) |         |  | (297,335    | )       |  |  | (47,726     | ) |  |  | (146,516    | ) |  |  | (23,517     | )
|Undistributed income allocated to convertible preferred shareholders                                                                             |  |                         |          |  |         |  | (24,792     | )       |  |  |            |   |  |         |            |   |         |  |            |         |  |  |            |   |  |  |            |   |  |  |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                 |  |                         |           |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Net income (loss) attributable to Class A and Class B common shareholders for computing basic income (loss) per Class A
and Class B common share |  |                         | 150       |  |         |  | 4,061       |         |  |  | (109,340    | ) |  |         | (119,147    | ) |         |  | (297,335    | )       |  |  | (47,726     | ) |  |  | (146,516    | ) |  |  | (23,517     | )
|                                                                                                                                                 |  |                         |           |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Denominator:                                                                                                                                     |  |                         |           |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Weighted average number of Class A and Class B common shares outstanding for computing basic income (loss) per Class A
and Class B common share  |  |                         | 6,712,195 |  |         |  | 181,562,768 |         |  |  | 188,572,218 |   |  |         | 205,486,874 |   |         |  | 267,707,132 |         |  |  | 267,707,132 |   |  |  | 131,916,660 |   |  |  | 131,916,660 |  
|                                                                                                                                                 |  |                         |           |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Basic income (loss) per Class A and Class B common shares                                                                                        |  |                         | 0.02      |  |         |  | 0.02        |         |  |  | (0.58       | ) |  |         | (0.58       | ) |         |  | (1.11       | )       |  |  | (0.18       | ) |  |  | (1.11       | ) |  |  | (0.18       | )
|                                                                                                                                                 |  |                         |           |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 19INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (continued)



Diluted income (loss) per share for the years ended December 31, 2010 2011 and 2012 is calculated
as follows:



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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ----------- |  | ------- |  | ----------- | ------- |  |  | ----------- | - |  | ------- | ----------- | - | ------- |  | ----------- | ------- |  |  | ----------- | - |  |  | ----------- | - |  |  | ----------- | -
|                                                                                                                                                   |  | Year Ended December 31, |            
|                                                                                                                                                   |  | 2010                    |             |  | 2011    |  |             | 2012    | 
|                                                                                                                                                   |  | Class A                 |             |  | Class B |  |             | Class A |  |  | Class B     |   |  | Class A |             |   | Class A |  |             | Class B |  |  | Class B     |  
|                                                                                                                                                   |  | RMB                     |             |  | RMB     |  |             | RMB     |  |  | RMB         |   |  | RMB     |             |   | US$     |  |             | RMB     |  |  | US$         |  
|Diluted income (loss) per share:                                                                                                                   |  |                         |             |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Numerator:                                                                                                                                         |  |                         |             |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Allocated net income (loss)                                                                                                                        |  |                         | 714         |  |         |  | 30,068      |         |  |  | (109,340    | ) |  |         | (119,147    | ) |         |  | (297,335    | )       |  |  | (47,726     | ) |  |  | (146,516    | ) |  |  | (23,517     | )
|Deemed dividend on Series C convertible preferred shares                                                                                           |  |                         |            |  |         |  | (1,779      | )       |  |  |            |   |  |         |            |   |         |  |            |         |  |  |            |   |  |  |            |   |  |  |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                   |  |                         |             |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Net income (loss) attributable to Class A and Class B common shareholders                                                                          |  |                         | 714         |  |         |  | 28,289      |         |  |  | (109,340    | ) |  |         | (119,147    | ) |         |  | (297,335    | )       |  |  | (47,726     | ) |  |  | (146,516    | ) |  |  | (23,517     | )
|Undistributed income allocated to convertible preferred shareholders                                                                               |  |                         |            |  |         |  | (24,561     | )       |  |  |            |   |  |         |            |   |         |  |            |         |  |  |            |   |  |  |            |   |  |  |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                   |  |                         |             |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Allocation of undistributed income (loss) for diluted net income per Class A and Class B common share
computation                                  |  |                         | 714         |  |         |  | 3,728       |         |  |  | (109,340    | ) |  |         | (119,147    | ) |         |  | (297,335    | )       |  |  | (47,726     | ) |  |  | (146,516    | ) |  |  | (23,517     | )
|Reallocation of undistributed income (loss) as a result of conversion of Class B to Class A common shares                                          |  |                         | 3,728       |  |         |  |            |         |  |  | (119,147    | ) |  |         |            |   |         |  | (146,516    | )       |  |  | (23,517     | ) |  |  |            |   |  |  |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                   |  |                         |             |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Net income (loss) attributable to Class A and Class B common shareholders for computing diluted income (loss) per
Class A and Class B common share |  |                         | 4,442       |  |         |  | 3,728       |         |  |  | (228,487    | ) |  |         | (119,147    | ) |         |  | (443,851    | )       |  |  | (71,243     | ) |  |  | (146,516    | ) |  |  | (23,517     | )
|                                                                                                                                                   |  |                         |             |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Denominator:                                                                                                                                       |  |                         |             |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Weighted average number of Class A and Class B common shares outstanding for computing basic income (loss) per Class A
and Class B common share    |  |                         | 6,712,195   |  |         |  | 181,562,768 |         |  |  | 188,572,218 |   |  |         | 205,486,874 |   |         |  | 267,707,132 |         |  |  | 267,707,132 |   |  |  | 131,916,660 |   |  |  | 131,916,660 |  
|Conversion of Class B to Class A common shares                                                                                                     |  |                         | 181,562,768 |  |         |  |            |         |  |  | 205,486,874 |   |  |         |            |   |         |  | 131,916,660 |         |  |  | 131,916,660 |   |  |  |            |   |  |  |            |  
|Dilutive options                                                                                                                                   |  |                         | 28,084,300  |  |         |  |            |         |  |  |            |   |  |         |            |   |         |  |            |         |  |  |            |   |  |  |            |   |  |  |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                   |  |                         |             |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Weighted average number of Class A and Class B common shares outstanding for computing diluted income (loss) per
Class A and Class B common share  |  |                         | 216,359,263 |  |         |  | 181,562,768 |         |  |  | 394,059,092 |   |  |         | 205,486,874 |   |         |  | 399,623,792 |         |  |  | 399,623,792 |   |  |  | 131,916,660 |   |  |  | 131,916,660 |  
|                                                                                                                                                   |  |                         |             |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  
|Diluted income (loss) per Class A and Class B common share                                                                                         |  |                         | 0.02        |  |         |  | 0.02        |         |  |  | (0.58       | ) |  |         | (0.58       | ) |         |  | (1.11       | )       |  |  | (0.18       | ) |  |  | (1.11       | ) |  |  | (0.18       | )
|                                                                                                                                                   |  |                         |             |  |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |         |             |   |         |  |             |         |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |   |  |  |             |  

The convertible preferred shareholders receive dividends in preference to the common shareholders when declared. Under
the two-class method, undistributed income is allocated to common shares and participating securities to the extent that each security may share in earnings as if all of the income for the year had been distributed. For the year ended
December 31, 2010, the undistributed income allocated to convertible preferred shareholders consisted of the contracted preferred dividends and their share of the remaining income distributable on the as-converted basis among common
shareholders and convertible preferred shareholders.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 19INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (continued)



The effect of conversion features of the Convertible Preferred Shares has been excluded from the
computation of diluted income per share for the year ended December 31, 2010 as the effect would be anti-dilutive. The effect of share options has been excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share for the year ended December 31,
2011 and 2012 as the effect would be anti-dilutive.

Note 20SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

The Companys shareholders approved two share incentive plans in 2004 and 2010, respectively. Under the 2004 plan, the Company may issue option
awards to its directors, employees and other eligible persons. The exercise price, vesting and other conditions of individual awards are determined by the board of directors of the Company and its executive chairwoman within the scope authorized by
the board. The Company suspended implementing the 2004 plan on November 15, 2010, the date of effectiveness of the 2010 plan. On November 12, 2012, the Companys shareholders approved and ratified the resumption of implementing the
2004 plan, only to the extent that the Class A common shares underlying the awards forfeited after November 15, 2010 shall revive and be available for issuance pursuant to future awards under the 2004 plan, and with amendments made to the
2004 plan. Under the 2010 plan, the Company may issue restricted share units, restricted shares and options awards to the directors, employees and other eligible persons. Typically the awards are subject to a 3 to 4 year service vesting
condition and expire 7 to 10 years after the grant date.

The following table summarizes the share option activity under the 2004 and 2010
Plans for the year ended December 31, 2012:



|                                                 |  |                  |            |   |                                             |  |      |                                                    |  |  |                                                 |  |  |                               |      |  |  |  |       | 
|------------------------------------------------ |  | ---------------- | ---------- | - | ------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | -------------------------------------------------- |  |  | ----------------------------------------------- |  |  | ----------------------------- | ---- |  |  |  | ----- | 
|                                                 |  | Number of shares |            |   | WeightedAverage PerShareExercise Price(US$) |  |      | Weighted-AverageGrant-DateFair ValuePer Share(US$) |  |  | WeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm (years) |  |  | AggregateIntrinsicValue (US$) |     
|Outstanding, January 1, 2012                     |  |                  | 25,151,840 |   |                                             |  | 0.55 |                                                    |  |  | 0.28                                            |  |  |                               |     |  |  |  |      | 
|Granted                                          |  |                  | 1,021,500  |   |                                             |  | 0.79 |                                                    |  |  | 0.40                                            |  |  |                               |     |  |  |  |      | 
|Exercised                                        |  |                  | (3,836,590 | ) |                                             |  | 0.75 |                                                    |  |  | 0.32                                            |  |  |                               |     |  |  |  |      | 
|Expired                                          |  |                  | (151,490   | ) |                                             |  | 0.86 |                                                    |  |  | 0.46                                            |  |  |                               |     |  |  |  |      | 
|Forfeited                                        |  |                  | (2,692,830 | ) |                                             |  | 0.87 |                                                    |  |  | 0.52                                            |  |  |                               |     |  |  |  |      | 
|                                                 |  |                  |            |   |                                             |  |      |                                                    |  |  |                                                 |  |  |                               |      |  |  |  |       | 
|Outstanding, December 31, 2012                   |  |                  | 19,492,430 |   |                                             |  | 0.47 |                                                    |  |  | 0.25                                            |  |  |                               | 3.90 |  |  |  | 6,928 | 
|                                                 |  |                  |            |   |                                             |  |      |                                                    |  |  |                                                 |  |  |                               |      |  |  |  |       | 
|Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2012 |  |                  | 19,198,420 |   |                                             |  | 0.47 |                                                    |  |  | 0.24                                            |  |  |                               | 3.86 |  |  |  | 6,938 | 
|                                                 |  |                  |            |   |                                             |  |      |                                                    |  |  |                                                 |  |  |                               |      |  |  |  |       | 
|Exercisable at December 31, 2012                 |  |                  | 15,913,060 |   |                                             |  | 0.38 |                                                    |  |  | 0.17                                            |  |  |                               | 3.25 |  |  |  | 7,121 | 
|                                                 |  |                  |            |   |                                             |  |      |                                                    |  |  |                                                 |  |  |                               |      |  |  |  |       | 

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the difference between the fair value of the Companys
common shares as of December 31, 2012 and the exercise prices of the equity awards.

On December 8, 2011, the exercise price of
certain share options was adjusted downwards from US$1.2 and US$2.36 to US$0.93 per share. The total incremental share-based compensation expense resulting from the modification was RMB2,030 (US$322), with RMB535 (US$85) recognized as
additional share-based compensation expense in 2011 and RMB1,495 (US$237) to be recognized over the remaining vesting period.

As of
December 31, 2012, there was RMB16,336 (US$2,622) of unrecognized share-based compensation costs related to equity awards that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average vesting period of 1.88 years. To the extent the actual
forfeiture rate is different from the Companys estimate, actual share-based compensation costs related to these awards may be different from the expectation.

The fair value of each option award was estimated using the binomial option pricing model by the Company, with the assistance from an independent third-party appraiser. The Company is ultimately
responsible for the determination of all amounts related to share-based compensation recorded in the financial statements. The volatility assumption was calculated based on the price of the underlying common shares over the expected term of the
option and the price volatility of the shares of comparable companies. The risk-free rate was based on the market yield of U.S. Treasury Bills with maturity terms equal to the expected term of the option awards. The sub optimal early exercise factor
was estimated based on the vesting and contractual terms of the awards and managements expectation of exercise behavior of the grantees. Forfeitures were estimated based on historical experience.



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 20SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (continued)



The following table presents the assumptions used to estimate the fair values of the share options
granted/modified in the years presented:



|                                  |  |      |      |   |      |  |           |      |  |  |         |  
|--------------------------------- |  | ---- | ---- | - | ---- |  | --------- | ---- |  |  | ------- | -
|                                  |  | 2010 |      |   | 2011 |  |           | 2012 | 
|Expected volatility range         |  |      | 70.5 | % |      |  | 68.3-68.6 | %    |  |  | 70.34   | %
|Risk-free interest rate           |  |      | 4.1  | % |      |  | 2.2%-3.2  | %    |  |  | 1.1     | %
|Dividend yield                    |  |      | 0    | % |      |  | 0         | %    |  |  | 0       | %
|Sub optimal early exercise factor |  |      | 1.5  |   |      |  | 1.5       |      |  |  | 1.5-2.5 |  

The aggregate intrinsic value of the equity awards exercised for the three years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and
2012, was RMB52,222, RMB2,125 and RMB311 (US$50), respectively. The total fair value of the equity awards vested during the year ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 was RMB7,151, RMB11,220 and RMB14,115 (US$2,266), respectively.

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the years 2010, 2011, and 2012 was US$0.39, US$1.15, and US$0.40, respectively.

Total share-based compensation expenses relating to options granted to employees and directors for the years ended December 31, 2010,
2011 and 2012 are included in:



|                           |  |      |       |  |      |  |       |      |  |  |       |  |  |  |       | 
|-------------------------- |  | ---- | ----- |  | ---- |  | ----- | ---- |  |  | ----- |  |  |  | ----- | 
|                           |  | 2010 |       |  | 2011 |  |       | 2012 | 
|                           |  | RMB  |       |  | RMB  |  |       | RMB  |  |  | US$   | 
|Fulfillment                |  |      | 1,096 |  |      |  | 1,491 |      |  |  | 1,922 |  |  |  | 309   | 
|Marketing                  |  |      | 233   |  |      |  | 300   |      |  |  | 332   |  |  |  | 53    | 
|Technology and content     |  |      | 787   |  |      |  | 1,372 |      |  |  | 1,015 |  |  |  | 163   | 
|General and administrative |  |      | 8,184 |  |      |  | 8,294 |      |  |  | 7,918 |  |  |  | 1,271 | 



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E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (RMB) and US Dollar (US$)

except for number of shares and per share data)



Note 21RESTRICTED NET ASSETS

The Companys ability to pay dividends is primarily dependent on the Company receiving distributions of funds from its subsidiaries. Relevant PRC statutory laws and regulations permit payments of
dividends by the Companys subsidiaries only out of its retained earnings, if any, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. The results of operations reflected in the financial statements prepared in accordance
with U.S. GAAP differ from those reflected in the statutory financial statements of the Companys subsidiaries.

In accordance with the
PRC Regulations on Enterprises with Foreign Investment and their articles of association, a foreign invested enterprise established in the PRC is required to provide certain statutory reserves, namely general reserve fund, the enterprise expansion
fund and staff welfare and bonus fund which are appropriated from net profit as reported in the enterprises PRC statutory accounts. A foreign invested enterprise is required to allocate at least 10% of its annual after-tax profit to the
general reserve until such reserve has reached 50% of its respective registered capital based on the enterprises PRC statutory accounts. Appropriations to the enterprise expansion fund and staff welfare and bonus fund are at the discretion of
the board of directors for all foreign invested enterprises. The aforementioned reserves can only be used for specific purposes and are not distributable as cash dividends. Dangdang Information, Wuxi Dangdang Information and Tianjin Dangdang
Information were established as foreign invested enterprises and therefore are subject to the above mandated restrictions on distributable profits. Furthermore, cash transfers from subsidiaries to the Company outside of China are subject to PRC
government control of currency conversion.

Additionally, in accordance with the Company Law of the PRC, a domestic enterprise is required to
provide at least 10% of its annual after-tax profit to the statutory common reserve until such reserve has reached 50% of its respective registered capital based on the enterprises PRC statutory accounts. A domestic enterprise is also required
to provide discretionary surplus reserve, at the discretion of the board of directors, from the profits determined in accordance with the enterprises PRC statutory accounts. The aforementioned reserves can only be used for specific purposes
and are not distributable as cash dividends. Dangdang Kewen and Wuxi Dangdang Kewen were established as a domestic invested enterprise and therefore are subject to the above mentioned restrictions on distributable profits.

As a result of these PRC laws and regulations that require annual appropriations of 10% of after-tax income to be set aside prior to payment of dividends
as general reserve fund, the Companys PRC subsidiaries are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to the Company. Since Dangdang Information, Dangdang Kewen, Wuxi Dangdang Information and Wuxi Dangdang Kewen were
in an accumulated loss position, no such reserve fund was appropriated for the three years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Tianjin Dangdang Information was established in 2011 and was in an accumulated loss position in 2011 and 2012,
thus no such reserve fund was appropriated for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012.

As of December 31, 2012, the total net
assets of the Companys PRC subsidiaries including the Affiliated PRC Entities were negative. Therefore, condensed financial information of the Company is not presented.



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