IQ iQiyi Inc

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

SCHEDULE TO

(Amendment No. 1)

(RULE 14d-100)

TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

iQIYI, Inc.

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

iQIYI, Inc.

(Name of Filing Person (Issuer))

2.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025

(Title of Class of Securities)

46267XAD0

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Jun Wang

Chief Financial Officer

4/F, iQIYI Youth Center, Yoolee Plaza,

No. 21, North Road of Workers’ Stadium, Chaoyang District

Beijing 100027, People’s Republic of China

Telephone: +86 10-6267-7171

with copy to:

Haiping Li, Esq.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

46/F, Tower II, Jing An Kerry Centre

1539 Nanjing West Road

Shanghai 200040, China

+86 (21) 6193-8200

(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of the filing person)

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ☒

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INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT

This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule TO (this “Amendment No. 1”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO that was initially filed by iQIYI, Inc. (the “Company”) on February 16, 2023 (the “Schedule TO”) relating to the Company’s 2.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). This Amendment No. 1 relates to the final results of the Company’s repurchase of the Notes that have been validly surrendered for repurchase and not withdrawn pursuant to the Company’s Notice to the holders of the Notes (the “Holders”) dated February 16, 2023 (the “Repurchase Right Notice”). The information contained in the Schedule TO, including the Repurchase Right Notice, as supplemented and amended by the information contained in Item 11 below, is incorporated herein by reference. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Schedule TO.

This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Schedule TO as set forth below and constitutes the final amendment to the Schedule TO. This Amendment No. 1 is intended to satisfy the disclosure requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 11 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following information:

The repurchase right offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday, March 30, 2023 (the “Expiration Date”). The Company has been advised by Citibank, N.A., as paying agent (the “Paying Agent”), that pursuant to the terms of the Repurchase Right Notice, US$1,197,625,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes were validly surrendered and not withdrawn as of the Expiration Date. The Company has accepted all of the surrendered Notes for repurchase pursuant to the terms of the Repurchase Right Notice and has forwarded cash in payment of the Repurchase Price to the Paying Agent for distribution to the Holders that had exercised their Repurchase Right. The aggregate amount of the Repurchase Price is US$1,197,625,000. Following settlement of the repurchase, US$2,375,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes will remain outstanding and continue to be subject to the existing terms of the Indenture and the Notes.

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SIGNATURE

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: March 31, 2023

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