UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F/A
(Amendment No. 1)
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Date of event requiring this shell company report
Commission file number: 001-35147
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Renren Inc. |
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |
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(Translation of Registrant’s name into English) |
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Cayman Islands |
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(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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1/F, North Wing 18 Jiuxianqiao Middle Road Chaoyang District, Beijing 100016 People’s Republic of China |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Hui Huang, Chief Financial Officer Telephone: +86 (10) 8448-1818 Email: ir@renren-inc.com 1/F, North Wing 18 Jiuxianqiao Middle Road Chaoyang District, Beijing 100016 People’s Republic of China |
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(Name, Telephone, Email and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person) |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class |
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Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
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American depositary shares, each representing three Class A ordinary shares |
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The New York Stock Exchange |
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Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.001 per share* |
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*Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing on The New York Stock Exchange of American depositary shares. Currently, each American depositary share represents three Class A ordinary shares.
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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None |
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Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
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None |
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Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.
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As of December 31, 2013, 790,273,372 Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.001 per share and 305,388,450 Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.001 per share were outstanding. |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
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If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
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U.S. GAAP x |
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International Financial Reporting Standards as issued |
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If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
o Item 17 o Item 18
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.
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This Amendment No. 1 to our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2014 (the “2013 Form 20-F”), is being filed solely to re-file Exhibits 15.2 and 15.3.
This Amendment No. 1 speaks as of the filing date of the 2013 Form 20-F on April 29, 2014. Other than as set forth above, this Amendment No. 1 does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate any other information or disclosure included in the 2013 Form 20-F or reflect any events that have occurred since April 29, 2014.
As required by Rule 12b-15 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, we are also filing the certifications required under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as exhibits to this Amendment No. 1.
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1.1 |
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Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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Specimen American depositary receipt of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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Specimen Class A ordinary share certificate of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2011, by and among the Registrant, Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and the holders of the American Depositary Receipts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to our Registration Statement on Form S-8 (file no. 333-177366), filed with the SEC on October 18, 2011). |
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Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement between the Registrant and other parties therein, dated as of April 4, 2008, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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Form of Registration Rights Agreement between the Registrant and other parties therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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4.1 |
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2006 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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2008 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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2009 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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2011 Share Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Registrant and its directors and officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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Form of Employment Agreement between the Registrant and the officers of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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4.7 |
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Business Operations Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2010, between Qianxiang Shiji, Qianxiang Tiancheng and the shareholders of Qianxiang Tiancheng (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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Amended and Restated Equity Option Agreements, dated as of December 23, 2010, between Qianxiang Shiji and the shareholders of Qianxiang Tiancheng (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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Amended and Restated Equity Interest Pledge Agreements, dated as of December 23, 2010, between Qianxiang Shiji and the shareholders of Qianxiang Tiancheng (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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Power of Attorney, dated as of December 23, 2010, by the shareholders of Qianxiang Tiancheng (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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Spousal Consents, dated as of December 23, 2010, by the shareholders of Qianxiang Tiancheng (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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Amended and Restated Loan Agreements, dated as of December 23, 2010, between Qianxiang Shiji and the shareholders of Qianxiang Tiancheng (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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Amended and Restated Exclusive Technical Service Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2010, between Qianxiang Shiji and Qianxiang Tiancheng (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Right License Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2010, between Qianxiang Shiji and Qianxiang Tiancheng (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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Loan Agreement, dated November 30, 2012, between Renren Games Network Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Chuan He (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.28 to our annual report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-35147), filed with the SEC on April 23, 2013) |
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Loan Agreement, dated November 30, 2012, between Renren Games Network Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and James Jian Liu (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.29 to our annual report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-35147), filed with the SEC on April 23, 2013) |
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Business Operations Agreement, dated November 30, 2012, between Renren Games Network Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Renren Games Technology Development Co., Ltd., Chuan He and James Jian Liu (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.30 to our annual report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-35147), filed with the SEC on April 23, 2013) |
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Proxy Agreement and Power of Attorney, dated November 30, 2012, between Renren Games Network Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Renren Games Technology Development Co., Ltd., Chuan He and James Jian Liu (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.31 to our annual report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-35147), filed with the SEC on April 23, 2013) |
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Spousal Consent issued by Jianghao Leng, as the lawful spouse of Chuan He, and Yan Chen, as the lawful spouse of James Jian Liu, both dated November 30, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.32 to our annual report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-35147), filed with the SEC on April 23, 2013) |
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Exclusive Technology Support and Technology Service Agreement, dated November 30, 2012, between Renren Games Network Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Renren Games Technology Development Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.33 to our annual report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-35147), filed with the SEC on April 23, 2013) |
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Intellectual Property Right License Agreement, dated November 30, 2012, between Renren Games Network Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Renren Games Technology Development Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.34 to our annual report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-35147), filed with the SEC on April 23, 2013) |
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Equity Interest Pledge Agreement, dated November 30, 2012, between Renren Games Network Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Chuan He (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.35 to our annual report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-35147), filed with the SEC on April 23, 2013) |
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Equity Interest Pledge Agreement, dated November 30, 2012, between Renren Games Network Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and James Jian Liu (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.36 to our annual report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-35147), filed with the SEC on April 23, 2013) |
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Equity Option Agreement, dated November 30, 2012, between Renren Games Network Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Chuan He (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.37 to our annual report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-35147), filed with the SEC on April 23, 2013) |
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Equity Option Agreement, dated November 30, 2012, between Renren Games Network Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and James Jian Liu (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.38 to our annual report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-35147), filed with the SEC on April 23, 2013) |
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Link224 Inc. 2013 Share Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.39 to our annual report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-35147), filed with the SEC on April 23, 2013) |
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4.27* |
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Share Purchase Agreement by and among the Registrant, Nuomi Holdings Inc. and Baidu Holdings Limited, dated as of August 23, 2013 |
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Share Purchase Agreement by and among the Registrant, Nuomi Holdings Inc. and Baidu Holdings Limited, dated as of January 22, 2014 |
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4.29* |
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Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated December 4, 2013, between Beijing Wole Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Huang Hui |
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Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated December 4, 2013, between Beijing Wole Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Liu Jian |
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4.31* |
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Amended and Restated Business Operations Agreement, dated December 4, 2013, between Beijing Wole Information Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Qianjun Internet Technology Co., Ltd., Huang Hui and Liu Jian |
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4.32* |
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Power of Attorney, dated December 4, 2013, by Huang Hui |
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Power of Attorney, dated December 4, 2013, by Liu Jian |
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4.34* |
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Spousal Consent issued by Jonathan Gentile Anderson, as the lawful spouse of Huang Hui, and Chen Yan, as the lawful spouse of Liu Jian, both dated December 4, 2013 |
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Amended and Restated Exclusive Technical Service Agreement, dated December 4, 2013, between Beijing Wole Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Qianjun Internet Technology Co., Ltd. |
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Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Right License Agreement dated December 4, 2013 between Beijing Wole Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Qianjun Internet Technology Co., Ltd. |
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Amended and Restated Equity Interest Pledge Agreement, dated December 4, 2013, between Beijing Wole Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Huang Hui |
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Amended and Restated Equity Interest Pledge Agreement, dated December 4, 2013, between Beijing Wole Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Liu Jian |
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Amended and Restated Equity Option Agreement, dated December 4, 2013, between Beijing Wole Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Huang Hui |
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Amended and Restated Equity Option Agreement, dated December 4, 2013, between Beijing Wole Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Liu Jian |
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Subsidiaries of the Registrant |
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Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-173548), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011). |
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12.1** |
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Certification by Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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12.2** |
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Certification by Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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13.1* |
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Certification by Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Certification by Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP |
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15.2** |
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Consent of TransAsia Lawyers |
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15.3** |
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Consent of Maples and Calder |
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche |
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101.INS* |
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XBRL Instance Document |
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101.SCH* |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
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101.CAL* |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
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101.DEF* |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
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101.PRE* |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
* Previously filed or furnished with the Annual Report on Form 20-F on April 29, 2014.
** Filed with this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F.
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing its annual report on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Amendment No. 1 to its annual report on its behalf.
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Date: September 12, 2014 |
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Exhibit 12.1
Certification by the Principal Executive Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Joseph Chen, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 20-F of Renren Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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September 12, 2014 |
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Exhibit 12.2
Certification by the Principal Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Hui Huang, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 20-F of Renren Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Hui Huang |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 15.2
[Letterhead of TransAsia Lawyers]
September 12, 2014
Renren Inc.
1/F, North Wing
18 Jiuxianqiao Middle Road
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100016
People’s Republic of China
Ladies and Gentlemen,
We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions of “Item 3.D—Risk Factors”, “Item 4.B—Business Overview—Regulation” and “Item 10. E.—Taxation” in Renren Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2014, and further consent to the incorporation by reference of the summaries of our opinions under these captions into Renren Inc.’s registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-177366) that was filed on October 18, 2011.
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Yours faithfully, |
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/s/ TransAsia Lawyers |
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TransAsia Lawyers |
Exhibit 15.3
Our ref DLK/667469-000001/6859771v3
Direct tel +852 2971 3006
E-mail derrick.kan@maplesandcalder.com
Renren Inc.
1/F, North Wing
18 Jiuxianqiao Middle Road
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100016
People’s Republic of China
12 September 2014
Dear Sir
Re: Renren Inc.
We have acted as legal advisors as to the laws of the Cayman Islands to Renren Inc., an exempted limited liability company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), in connection with the filing by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission of an annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2013.
We hereby consent to the reference of our name under the heading “Item 10E Taxation” in the Form 20-F and further consent to the incorporation by reference of the summary of our opinion under this heading into the Company’s registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-177366) that was filed on 18 October 2011.
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Yours faithfully |
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/s/ Maples and Calder |
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Maples and Calder |
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