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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June 2005
Commission File Number: 333-110455
CTRIP.COM INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
3F, Building 63-64
No. 421 Hong Cao Road
Shanghai 200233, People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
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CTRIP PLANS TO DISTRIBUTE DIVIDENDS
Shanghai, China, June 30, 2005 - Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTRP), a leading consolidator of hotel accommodations and airline tickets in China, today announced that pursuant to the shareholders resolutions adopted at the company’s annual shareholders meeting on November 5, 2004, the company plans to distribute dividends in the aggregate amount of approximately US$4.8 million to its shareholders of record as of December 31, 2004, at a dividend rate of US$0.1525 per ordinary share, or US$0.305 per ADS, before giving effect to the ADS issuance fee payable to the depositary. The dividends are expected to be distributed on or around July 8, 2005.
About Ctrip.com International, Ltd.
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. is a leading consolidator of hotel accommodations and airline tickets in China. Ctrip aggregates information on hotels and flights and enable customers to make informed and cost-effective hotel and flight bookings. Ctrip targets primarily business and leisure travelers in China who do not travel in groups. These travelers form a traditionally under-served yet fast-growing segment of the China travel industry. Since its inception in 1999, Ctrip has experienced substantial growth and become one of the best-known travel brands in China. Ctrip became a publicly traded company in December, 2003. Ctrip’s American Depositary Shares, or ADSs, each of which represents two ordinary shares of Ctrip, are currently traded on the Nasdaq National Market.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar statements. Among other things, the Business Outlook section and quotations from management in this press release, as well as Ctrip’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Ctrip may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on forms 20-F and 6-K, etc., in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Ctrip’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, Ctrip’s historical losses, its limited operating history, declines or disruptions in the travel industry, the recurrence of SARS, Ctrip’s reliance on the relationships with hotel suppliers and airline ticket suppliers, fluctuations in quarterly operating results, failure of competing against new and exist competitors, and other risks outlined in Ctrip’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its registration statement on Form F-1, as amended. Ctrip does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| CTRIP.COM INTERNATIONAL, LTD. | ||
| By: | /s/ Neil Nanpeng Shen | |
| Name: | Neil Nanpeng Shen | |
| Title: | President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: June 30, 2005