[$ BAIDU, INC. $ % Notes due 20 $ % Notes due 20 Underwriting Agreement , 2015 [ ] As Representatives of the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto Ladies and Gentlemen: Company Underwriters Representatives 20 Notes 20 Notes Securities Original Indenture Fourth Supplemental Indenture Indenture Trustee Baidu, Inc., an exempted company limited by shares under the laws of] [FORM 6-K BAIDU, INC. Baidu Campus No. 10 Shangdi 10th Street Haidian District, Beijing 100085 The People’s Republic of China x ¨ Form 20-F ¨ ¨ BAIDU, INC. Jennifer Xinzhe Li Chief Financial Officer 6-K 1 d940619d6k.htm FORM 6-K]

[Baidu Announces Proposed Debt Offering The joint bookrunners of the offering are Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. www.sec.gov About Baidu Baidu, Inc. is the leading Chinese language Internet search provider. As a technology-based media company, Baidu aims to provide the best and most equitable way for people to find what they’re looking for. In addition to] [FORM 6-K BAIDU, INC. Baidu Campus No. 10 Shangdi 10th Street Haidian District, Beijing 100085 The People’s Republic of China x ¨ Form 20-F ¨ ¨ BAIDU, INC. Jennifer Xinzhe Li Chief Financial Officer 6-K 1 d940579d6k.htm FORM 6-K]