Baidu Acquires 59% Interest in Renren's Nuomi for $160M in Cash

Baidu, Inc.

("Baidu"), the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, and Renren Inc.

("Renren"), a leading real-name social networking Internet platform in China, jointly announced today that Baidu Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Baidu, and Renren have entered into a definitive agreement (the "Agreement"), pursuant to which Baidu Holdings Limited will acquire a certain number of newly issued ordinary shares of Nuomi Holdings Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Renren, representing approximately 59% of the equity interest in Nuomi, for a purchase price of US$160 million in cash. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions provided in the Agreement, the parties expect to close this acquisition in the fourth quarter of 2013.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081103/BAIDULOGO ) Founded by Renren in 2010, Nuomi is a leading provider of group-buying services in China. In the second quarter of 2013, Nuomi generated approximately US$120 million in general merchandise sales and had 3.8 million active paying users.  Of the sales transacted on Nuomi during that period, 30% were derived from mobile devices.