Subsequent Events |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2021 | |||
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| Subsequent Events |
The Company, Jidu and Geely entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Series A Purchase Agreement”) on January 20, 2022, pursuant to which the Company acquired 67,867,337 Series A preferred shares of Jidu at US$200 million. Jidu issued a warrant to Geely that Geely shall have the right to purchase 55,527,698 Series A preferred shares at US$164 million. The Series A preferred shares is considered in-substance common stock that has risk and reward characteristics that are substantially similar to Jidu’s common stock. After the transaction closed in January 2022, the Company holds an equity interest of 53.2%. However, considering the substantive participating rights held by Geely, the Company continuely accounts for its investment as an equity method investment in accordance with ASC 323 (Note 4). In March 2022, iQIYI entered into subscription agreements with the Company and a consortium of financial investors, who have agreed to subscribe for and purchase from iQIYI, through a private placement, a total of 164,705,882 newly issued Class B ordinary shares and 304,705,880 newly issued Class A ordinary shares of iQIYI, for a total purchase price of US$285 million (equivalent to RMB1,816 million) in cash. Subsequent to December 31, 2021, the potential worsening global economic conditions and the recent disruptions to, and volatility in, the global financial markets resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and tensive geopolitical conflicts may have an adverse effect on the fair value of the Group’s long-term investments, which may lead to a significant downward adjustments or impairment in the Group’s long-term investments. |