AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit C
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT No. 2 (this “Amendment”), effective as of October 17, 2009, to the Share
Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2009 (the “Agreement”) between SINA CORPORATION, a
company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“SINA”), and CHINA REAL ESTATE
INFORMATION CORPORATION, a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“CRIC”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings attributed to such terms in
the Amendment.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, SINA and CRIC have entered into the Agreement;
WHEREAS, SINA and CRIC agreed to amend the Agreement pursuant to the Amendment Agreement dated
September 29, 2009; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 9.07 of the Agreement, SINA and CRIC wish
to further amend the Agreement as set forth in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements and covenants
hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound, SINA and CRIC hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Amendments. The parties hereto hereby agree to the following amendments to
the Agreement:
(a) Section 2.03. The first sentence of Section 2.03 of the Agreement is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the sale and purchase of the
SINA JV Shares and the issuance of and subscription for the Subscription Shares, each as
contemplated by this Agreement shall take place at a closing (the “Closing”) to be
held at the offices of Shearman & Sterling LLP, 12th Floor East Tower, Twin
Towers, B-12 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Beijing following the satisfaction or waiver of all of the
conditions to the obligations of the parties hereto set forth in Section 6.01 and Section
6.02 (other than such conditions as can only be satisfied contemporaneous with Closing)
immediately after the closing of the IPO.”
(b) Section 2.04(f). Section 2.04(f) of the Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:
”(f) evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to CRIC, of the
application to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce regarding the transfer of
all equity interest in Beijing SINA to a nominee or nominees acceptable to CRIC in its sole
discretion.”
(c) Section 5.08. The last sentence of Section 5.08 of the Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“SINA shall take all actions necessary to ensure that, as soon as practicable after the
Closing Date, the China Online Domestic Entity shall have obtained an updated business
license from the State Administration for Industry and Commerce evidencing ownership of 100%
equity interest in the China Online Domestic Entity by a nominee or nominees acceptable to
CRIC in its sole discretion.”
Section 2. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Amendment is invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced by any Law or public policy, all other terms and provisions
of this Amendment shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect for so long as the economic or
legal substance of the transactions contemplated by this Amendment is not affected in any manner
materially adverse to either party hereto. Upon such determination that any term or other
provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in
good faith to modify this Amendment so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely
as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated by this Amendment
are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
Section 3. Entire Agreement. This Amendment constitutes the entire agreement of the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior
agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, between SINA and CRIC with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof.
Section 4. Assignment. This Amendment may not be assigned by operation of law or
otherwise without the express written consent of SINA and CRIC (which consent may be granted or
withheld in the sole discretion of the SINA or CRIC), as the case may be.
Section 5. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Amendment shall be binding upon and
inure solely to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other
Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, including any
rights of employment for any specified period, under or by reason of this Amendment.
Section 6. Governing Law; Arbitration. This Amendment and any dispute or claim
arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the state of New York (without regard to its conflicts of laws
rules that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction).
(a) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Amendment or
its subject matter (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity, formation,
effect, interpretation, performance or termination of this Amendment) (each a
“Dispute”) shall be finally settled by arbitration.
(b) The place of arbitration shall be Hong Kong, and the arbitration shall be
administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (the “HKIAC”) in
accordance with the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules then in force (the “HKIAC
Rules”).
(c) The arbitration shall be decided by a tribunal of three (3) arbitrators, whose
appointment shall be in accordance with the HKIAC Rules; provided, however,
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that the third
presiding arbitrator must be licensed to practice New York state law and in good standing
with the New York State Bar, as of the date the Notice of Arbitration is received by the
HKIAC Secretariat.
(d) Arbitration proceedings (including but not limited to any arbitral award rendered)
shall be in English.
(e) Subject to the agreement of the tribunal, any Dispute(s) which arise subsequent to
the commencement of arbitration of any existing Dispute(s), shall be resolved by the
tribunal already appointed to hear the existing Dispute(s).
(f) The award of the arbitration tribunal shall be final and conclusive and binding
upon the parties as from the date rendered.
(g) Judgment upon any award may be entered and enforced in any court having
jurisdiction over a party or any of its assets. For the purpose of the enforcement of an
award, the parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of any
competent court and waive any defenses to such enforcement based on lack of personal
jurisdiction or inconvenient forum.
Section 8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed and delivered (including by
facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, SINA and CRIC have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date
first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
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[Signature Page to Amendment Agreement No. 2]
