Baidu to hold extraordinary general meeting on August 26, 2026

Baidu said shareholders and ADS holders of record on July 17, 2026 can vote on resolutions at its Beijing meeting, and it also highlighted the filing of its 2025 Form 20-F and Hong Kong annual report.

Summary

Baidu said it will hold an extraordinary general meeting on August 26, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time at Baidu Campus in Beijing to consider resolutions set out in its meeting notice. Shareholders holding Class A and Class B ordinary shares on the July 17, 2026 record date will be entitled to attend and vote, while holders of American depositary shares as of July 17, 2026 in New York must submit voting instructions to depositary bank The Bank of New York Mellon for the underlying Class A shares. The company also said it has filed its 2025 annual report on Form 20-F, including audited financial statements, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and published its Hong Kong annual report. Baidu trades on Nasdaq under BIDU and in Hong Kong under 9888 and 89888, and one ADS represents eight Class A ordinary shares.

Terms & Concepts
  • extraordinary general meeting: A shareholder meeting held outside the regular annual meeting schedule to vote on specific matters.
  • American depositary shares: U.S.-traded securities that represent shares in a non-U.S. company and typically carry voting rights through a depositary bank.
  • record date: The cutoff date used to determine which shareholders are eligible to attend and vote at a meeting.