Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
June 23 2015 - 6:46AM
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 June 2015
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 x Form 40-F ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T
Rule 101(b)(7): ¨
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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/s/ Jennifer Xinzhe Li |
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Jennifer Xinzhe Li |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Date: June 23, 2015
Exhibit Index
Exhibit 99.1Press Release
Exhibit 99.1
Baidu Announces Proposed Debt Offering
BEIJING, China, June 22, 2015 Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) (Baidu or the Company), the leading Chinese language Internet
search provider, today announced that it has filed a preliminary prospectus supplement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) under an automatic shelf registration statement on Form F-3, pursuant to which the
Company proposes to sell senior notes. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes.
The joint
bookrunners of the offering are Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.
This notice is not an offer of the securities for sale in the
United States of America. Any public offering of these securities in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that contains detailed information about the issuer, which prospectus may be obtained free of charge from EDGAR on the SEC
Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Company, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send an investor the prospectus if the investor requests it by calling Goldman, Sachs & Co. toll-free at
1-866-471-2526 or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at 1-212-834-4533. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC and has become effective under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.
This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, these securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the
applicable securities laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States of America.
About Baidu
Baidu, Inc. is the leading Chinese language Internet search provider. As a technology-based media company, Baidu aims to provide the best and most equitable
way for people to find what theyre looking for. In addition to serving individual Internet search users, Baidu provides an effective platform for businesses to reach potential customers. Baidus ADSs trade on the NASDAQ Global Select
Market under the symbol BIDU. Currently, ten ADSs represent one Class A ordinary share.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as will, expects, anticipates, future, intends, plans,
believes, estimates, confident and similar statements. Among other things, the description of the proposed offering in this announcement contains forward-looking statements. Baidu may also make written or oral
forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the SEC, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that
are not historical facts, including statements about Baidus beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: our proposed use of proceeds from the sale of debt securities; our growth strategies, our strategies for investing in and acquiring
complementary businesses and assets and our ability to execute these strategies; our future business development, including development of new products and services; our ability to attract and retain users and customers; competition in the Chinese
language Internet search markets; competition for online marketing customers; changes in our revenues and certain cost or expense items as a percentage of our revenues; the outcome of ongoing, or any future, litigation or arbitration; the expected
growth of the Chinese language Internet search market and the number of Internet and broadband users in China; Chinese governmental policies relating to the Internet and Internet search providers and general economic conditions in China and
elsewhere. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in our annual report on Form 20-F, Form F-3 and other documents filed with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of the press release, and
Baidu undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
Sharon Ng
Baidu, Inc.
Tel: +86-10-5992-4958
Email: ir@baidu.com
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