China Real Estate Information Corporation Shareholders Approve Merger With E-House Holdings Limited

China Real Estate Information

today announced that, at the extraordinary general meeting of the Company's shareholders held earlier today, shareholders voted in favor of approving and adopting the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 28, 2011 (the "Merger Agreement"), among the Company, E-House (China) Holdings Limited

, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and CRIC Holdings Limited ("Merger Sub"), an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly owned subsidiary of E-House. Shareholders holding approximately 95.23% of the Company's total outstanding ordinary shares voted in person or by proxy at the EGM. Based on the final tabulation, CRIC's shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favor of the merger with (i) approximately 99.95% of the ordinary shares present in person or by proxy at the EGM and (ii) approximately 89.53% of the Company's total outstanding ordinary shares other than those held directly or indirectly by E-House, held in the Company's treasury or issued to the Company's depositary and reserved for future share incentive grants, voting in favor of the proposal to approve and adopt the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.