Form 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16]
January 02 2024 - 6:07AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 2024
Commission File Number: 000-51469
BAIDU, INC.
Baidu Campus
No. 10 Shangdi 10th Street
Haidian District, Beijing 100085
The Peoples Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Termination of the Share Purchase Agreement with JOYY Inc.
Moon SPV Limited, an affiliate of Baidu, Inc. (the Company), exercised on January 1, 2024 its contractual right to terminate the Share
Purchase Agreement, dated November 16, 2020, by and between Moon SPV Limited, Baidu (Hong Kong) Limited, JOYY Inc. (JOYY) and other parties thereto (as subsequently amended or supplemented, the Share Purchase Agreement).
The Company previously announced that Baidu (Hong Kong) Limited had entered into the Share Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which Baidu (Hong Kong)
Limited agreed to acquire and JOYY agreed to sell JOYYs domestic video-based entertainment live streaming business in China. Pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, the closing of the proposed acquisition is subject to certain conditions
including, among others, obtaining necessary regulatory approvals from governmental authorities, and the Share Purchase Agreement is subject to termination by either party if the closing does not occur by the long stop date. As of December 31,
2023, the long stop date, the closing conditions provided for in the Share Purchase Agreement had not been fully satisfied.
The Company seeks to discuss
with JOYY on the next steps following the termination of the Share Purchase Agreement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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BAIDU, INC. |
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/s/ Rong Luo |
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Rong Luo |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Date: January 2, 2024
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