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144
0001970587
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001329099
Baidu, Inc.
000-51469
Baidu Campus 10 Shangdi 10 Str
Haidian District
Beijing
F4
100085
86-10-5992-8888
MELISSA DONGMIN MA
Other: Affiliate
ADS, each representing eight ordinary shares
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York
NY
10282
260000
22414600
285054929
07/01/2024
NASD
ADS, each representing eight ordinary shares
01/01/2005
Private transaction
Issuer
N
260000
01/01/2005
For Service rendered
Y
The sales of shares set forth herein are made in connection with a selling plan dated 12/21/2023 that is intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c). The representation below regarding the sellers knowledge of material information was true as of the date the selling plan was entered into.
07/01/2024
12/21/2023
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC on behalf of Melissa Dongmin Ma