Baidu Announces Pricing of Global Offering News provided by Share this article Share this article BEIJING, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Baidu, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU) ("Baidu" or the "Company"), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced the pricing of the global offering (the "Global Offering") of 95,000,000 new Class A ordinary shares (the "Offer Shares"), which comprises an international offering (the "International Offering") and a Hong Kong public offering (the "Hong Kong Public Offering"). The final offer price for both the International Offering and the Hong Kong Public Offering (the "Offer Price") has been set at HK$252.00 per Offer Share. Based on the ratio of eight ordinary shares per Nasdaq-listed American depositary share ("ADS"), the Offer Price translates to approximately US$260.01 per ADS based on an exchange rate of HK$7.7534 to US$1.00. Subject to approval from The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "SEHK"), the Offer Shares are expected to begin trading on the Main Board of the SEHK on March 23, 2021 under the stock code "9888." The Global Offering is expected to close on the same day, subject to customary closing conditions.