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Available for Sale Investments | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Available for Sale Investments |
12. | AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE INVESTMENTS
| (i) | Series C Preferred Shares in 51.com
On July 1, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase 18,508,208 redeemable convertible Series C Preferred Shares of 51.com (the “Series C Preferred Shares”) in exchange for the surrender of a promissory note of RMB34,312,761 (US$5,000,000) and cash consideration of RMB314,370,245 (US$45,809,524). The Company has evaluated and determined that there was no embedded derivative requiring bifurcation from the Series C Preferred Shares under the requirements of ASC 815. The embedded conversion option, redemption option and the deemed liquidation event did not qualify for derivative accounting because the underlying ordinary shares into which the Series C Preferred Shares can be converted into, are neither publicly traded nor readily convertible to cash. The Company recorded its investment in the Series C Preferred Shares as an available-for-sale investment. Subsequent to initial recognition, the available-for-sale investment is measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss included in shareholders’ equity. As of December 31, 2010 and 2011, the Company recorded the investment in 51.com at a fair value of RMB374,838,369 and RMB335,946,356 (US$53,376,501), respectively, with RMB14,467,019 decrease and RMB20,890,689 (US$3,319,196) decrease, respectively, in fair value of the investment debited, respectively, to other comprehensive loss. As at December 31, 2010 and 2011, the Company has accumulated unrealized holding gains of approximately RMB39,563,000 and RMB18,672,000 (US$2,967,000) recorded within accumulated other comprehensive income related to its investment in 51.com.
| (ii) | Series A Preferred Shares in MET
On September 13, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase 5,000,000 redeemable convertible Series A Preferred Shares of MET (the “Series A Preferred Shares”) in exchange for cash consideration of RMB34,157,500 (US$5,000,000). The Company has evaluated and determined that there was no embedded derivative requiring bifurcation from the Series A Preferred Shares under the requirements of ASC 815. The embedded conversion option, redemption option and the liquidation preference did not qualify for derivative accounting because the underlying ordinary shares into which the Series A Preferred Shares can be converted into, are neither publicly traded nor readily convertible to cash. The Company recorded the investment in the Series A Preferred Shares as an available-for-sale investment. Subsequent to initial recognition, the available-for-sale investment is measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss included in shareholders’ equity. As of December 31, 2010 and 2011, the Company recorded the investment in MET at a fair value of RMB48,464,292 and RMB50,904,762 (US$8,087,952), respectively, with a depreciation of RMB73,032 and appreciation of RMB4,893,132 (US$777,440), respectively in fair value of the investment (credited) debited to other comprehensive loss for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011. As at December 31, 2010 and 2011, the Company has accumulated unrealized holding gains of approximately RMB15,800,000 and RMB20,693,000 (US$3,288,000) recorded within accumulated other comprehensive income related to its investment in MET.

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- Definition Disclosure of available-for-sale securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities neither classified as trading or held-to-maturity securities. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. + References No definition available. + Details
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