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 August 2017
Commission File Number: 000-51469
BAIDU, INC.
Baidu Campus
No. 10 Shangdi 10th Street
Haidian District, Beijing 100085
The People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| BAIDU, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jennifer Xinzhe Li | |
| Name: | Jennifer Xinzhe Li | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: August 28, 2017
Exhibit Index
Exhibit 99.1—Press Release
Exhibit 99.1
Baidu Announces Disposal of Its Food Delivery Subsidiary
BEIJING, AUGUST 24, 2017 — Baidu, Inc. (the “Company” or “Baidu”) (NASDAQ: BIDU), the leading Chinese language internet search provider, today announced that the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Xiaodu Life Technology Ltd (“Xiaodu”), which operates the food delivery business, has completed its merger (“Merger”) with Rajax Merger Sub Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rajax Holding, which operates the food delivery business under the ele.me brand in China. As a result of the Merger, Xiaodu has become a subsidiary of Rajax.
Baidu and Rajax have also agreed to a business cooperation across a broad base of products and services following completion of the Merger.
About Baidu
Baidu, Inc. is the leading Chinese language Internet search provider. Baidu aims to make a complex world simpler through technology. Baidu’s ADSs trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “BIDU”. Currently, ten ADSs represent one Class A ordinary share.
For investor inquiries, please contact:
Sharon Ng
Baidu, Inc.
Tel: +86-10-5992-4958
Email: ir@baidu.com