Exhibit 4.44
 EXECUTION VERSION  CONFIDENTIAL
 
 SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT




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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 PageARTICLE IDEFINITIONSSECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms
    
    2SECTION 1.02. Definitions
    
    10SECTION 1.03. Interpretation and Rules of Construction
    
    12ARTICLE IITRANSFER OF SINA JV SHARES; SUBSCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION SHARESSECTION 2.01. Transfer of the SINA JV Shares
    
    12SECTION 2.02. Subscription of the Subscription Shares
    
    12SECTION 2.03. Closing
    
    13SECTION 2.04. Closing Deliveries by SINA
    
    13SECTION 2.05. Closing Deliveries by CRIC
    
    14SECTION 2.06. Shares
    
    14ARTICLE IIIREPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIESOF SINASECTION 3.01. Organization, Authority and Qualification of SINA and Certain
Subsidiaries
    
    15SECTION 3.02. Organization, Authority and Qualification of China Online
    
    16SECTION 3.03. Subsidiaries
    
    16SECTION 3.04. Capitalization
    
    18SECTION 3.05. Corporate Books and Records
    
    18SECTION 3.06. No Conflict
    
    19SECTION 3.07. Governmental Consents and Approvals
    
    19SECTION 3.08. Financial Information; Books and Records
    
    19SECTION 3.09. Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
    
    20SECTION 3.10. Conduct in the Ordinary Course
    
    20SECTION 3.11. Litigation
    
    20SECTION 3.12. Compliance with Laws
    
    20SECTION 3.13. Material Contracts
    
    21SECTION 3.14. Intellectual Property
    
    22SECTION 3.15. Permits
    
    24SECTION 3.16. Real Property
    
    25SECTION 3.17. Assets
    
    25SECTION 3.18. Customers
    
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PageSECTION 3.19. Employee Benefit Matters
    
    26SECTION 3.20. Labor Matters
    
    27SECTION 3.21. Key Employees
    
    27SECTION 3.22. Internal Controls
    
    28SECTION 3.23. Control Agreements
    
    28SECTION 3.24. Certain Interests
    
    29SECTION 3.25. Related Party Transactions
    
    29SECTION 3.26. Taxes
    
    29SECTION 3.27. Certain Business Practices
    
    30SECTION 3.28. Brokers
    
    30SECTION 3.29. Full and Accurate Disclosure
    
    30ARTICLE IVREPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIESOF CRICSECTION 4.01. Organization and Authority of CRIC
    
    31SECTION 4.02. Subsidiaries
    
    31SECTION 4.03. Capitalization
    
    32SECTION 4.04. No Conflict
    
    33SECTION 4.05. Governmental Consents and Approvals
    
    33SECTION 4.06. Intellectual Property
    
    34SECTION 4.07. Customers
    
    35SECTION 4.08. Related Party Transactions
    
    36SECTION 4.09. Taxes
    
    36SECTION 4.10. Full and Accurate Disclosure
    
    36SECTION 4.11. Certain Business Practices
    
    37SECTION 4.12. Brokers
    
    37ARTICLE VADDITIONAL AGREEMENTSSECTION 5.01. Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing
    
    37SECTION 5.02. Access to Information
    
    42SECTION 5.03. Notice of Developments
    
    43SECTION 5.04. Release
    
    44SECTION 5.05. Amendment of Memorandum and Articles of Association
    
    44SECTION 5.06. Form F-1
    
    45SECTION 5.07. Confidentiality
    
    45SECTION 5.08. China Online Companies
    
    46SECTION 5.09. Transfer of China Online Trademarks
    
    46SECTION 5.10. Data from Third Party Providers
    
    46SECTION 5.11. China Online Shareholders Agreement
    
    46SECTION 5.12. Employee Benefits
    
    46SECTION 5.13. Ancillary Agreements
    
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PageSECTION 5.14. Further Action
    
    47ARTICLE VICONDITIONS TO CLOSINGSECTION 6.01. Conditions to Obligations of SINA
    
    47SECTION 6.02. Conditions to Obligations of CRIC
    
    48ARTICLE VIIINDEMNIFICATIONSECTION 7.01. Survival of Representations and Warranties
    
    48SECTION 7.02. Indemnification by SINA
    
    49SECTION 7.03. Indemnification by CRIC
    
    49SECTION 7.04. Limits on Indemnification
    
    50SECTION 7.05. Notice of Loss; Third Party Claims
    
    50SECTION 7.06. Exclusive Remedy
    
    51ARTICLE VIIITERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVERSECTION 8.01. Termination
    
    51SECTION 8.02. Effect of Termination
    
    52ARTICLE IXGENERAL PROVISIONSSECTION 9.01. Expenses
    
    52SECTION 9.02. Notices
    
    52SECTION 9.03. Public Announcements
    
    53SECTION 9.04. Severability
    
    54SECTION 9.05. Entire Agreement
    
    54SECTION 9.06. Assignment
    
    54SECTION 9.07. Amendment
    
    54SECTION 9.08. Waiver
    
    54SECTION 9.09. No Third Party Beneficiaries
    
    54SECTION 9.10. Currency
    
    55SECTION 9.11. Set Off
    
    55SECTION 9.12. Specific Performance
    
    55SECTION 9.13. Governing Law; Arbitration
    
    55SECTION 9.14. Counterparts
    
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SCHEDULES
 Schedule A
    
    Draft Form F-1Schedule 3.14(b)
    
    List of Trademark Registrations and ApplicationSchedule 4.03(e)
    
    List of Shareholders Post-Closing
 SINA Disclosure Schedule
CRIC Disclosure Schedule
 EXHIBITS
 Exhibit A
    
    Shareholders AgreementExhibit B
    
    Registration Rights Agreement




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Agreement SINA CRIC
 China Online China Online Business
 SINA JV Shares China Online Shares E-House Info
  Agency
Agreement
 China Online WFOE Software License Agreement Beijing SINA Domain Name
License Agreement Trademark License Agreement
 CRIC Shares Subscription
Shares
 CRIC Business
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E-House Shareholders Agreement Exhibit A
    Certain Defined Terms
 Action
 Affiliate
 Ancillary Agreements
 Balance Sheet Date
 Business Day
 China Online Assets
 China Online Companies
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China Online Domestic Entity
 China Online F-1 Disclosure
 China Online HK
 China Online Intellectual Property
 China Online IP Agreements
 China Online Leased Real Property
 China Online Licensed Intellectual Property
 China Online Material Adverse Effect provided however
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provided that
 China Online Owned Intellectual Property
 China Online Products
 China Online Receivables
 China Online Software
 China Online Stock Option Plan
 China Online Subsidiaries
 Closing Date
 control controlled by under common control
with
 CRIC Assets
 CRIC Companies
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CRIC Disclosure Schedule
 CRIC Domestic Entities
 CRIC Financial Statements
 CRIC Intellectual Property
 CRIC IP Agreements
 CRIC Licensed Intellectual Property
 CRIC Material Adverse Effect provided however provided that
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CRIC Owned Intellectual Property
 CRIC Permit
 CRIC Post-Closing Information
 CRIC Products
 CRIC Share Incentive Plan
 CRIC Software
 CRIC Subsidiaries
 Draft Form F-1
 Encumbrance
 Final Form F-1
 GAAP
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Governmental Authority
 Governmental Order
 Indebtedness
 Indemnified Party
 Indemnifying Party
 Intellectual Property
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IPO
 IT Assets
 Law
 Liabilities
 Market Capitalization plus multiplied
 Modern Information
 Off-the-Shelf Software
 Permitted Encumbrances
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Person
 PRC
 Public Software Public Software www.opensource.org
 Real Property
 Registered
 Registration Rights Agreement Exhibit B
 SEC
 SINA Disclosure Schedule
 SINA Post-Closing Information
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SINA WFOE
 Software
 Subsidiaries
 Tax Taxes
 Tax Returns
 Transaction Documents
 Transferred Trademarks
 Definitions
 Definition
    
    LocationAdjusted Option
    
    5.12(b)
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Definition
    
    LocationAgency Agreement
    
    RecitalsAgreement
    
    PreambleBeijing SINA
    
    RecitalsChina Online
    
    RecitalsChina Online Business
    
    RecitalsChina Online Control Agreements
    
    3.23China Online Financial Statements
    
    3.08(a)China Online Interim Financial Statements
    
    3.08(a)China Online Material Contracts
    
    3.13(a)China Online Option
    
    5.12(b)China Online Permit
    
    3.15China Online Plans
    
    3.19(a)China Online Related Party Transaction
    
    3.25China Online Shares
    
    RecitalsChina Online WFOE
    
    RecitalsClosing
    
    2.03Confidentiality Agreement
    
    5.07(a)CRIC
    
    PreambleCRIC Business
    
    RecitalsCRIC Indemnified Party
    
    7.02CRIC Related Party Transaction
    
    4.08CRIC Shares
    
    RecitalsDispute
    
    9.13(b)Domain Name License Agreement
    
    RecitalsE-House
    
    RecitalsE-House Info
    
    RecitalsHKIAC
    
    9.13(b)(i)HKIAC Rules
    
    9.13(b)(i)Loss
    
    7.02Mutual Waivers
    
    5.04Non-Consented Disclosure
    
    5.06Public Filing Date
    
    5.06Recipient
    
    5.07(b)Related Party Transaction Approval Process
    
    5.05Released Parties
    
    5.04Releasing Parties
    
    5.04Shareholders Agreement
    
    RecitalsSINA
    
    PreambleSINA Employee
    
    5.12(c)SINA Indemnified Party
    
    7.03SINA JV Shares
    
    RecitalsSoftware License Agreement
    
    RecitalsSubscription Shares
    
    RecitalsThird Party Claim
    
    7.05(b)
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Definition
    
    LocationTrademark License Agreement
    
    Recitals
 Interpretation and Rules of Construction
            Transfer of the SINA JV Shares
 Subscription of the Subscription Shares
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Closing Closing th
 Closing Deliveries by SINA
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Closing Deliveries by CRIC
       Shares
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  Organization, Authority and Qualification of SINA and Certain
Subsidiaries
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Organization, Authority and Qualification of China Online
 Subsidiaries
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Capitalization
   Corporate Books and Records
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No Conflict
 Governmental Consents and Approvals
 Financial Information; Books and Records China Online Financial Statements China Online Interim Financial Statements
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Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
 Conduct in the Ordinary Course
 Litigation
 Compliance with Laws
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Material Contracts China Online
Material Contracts
 provided
 provided
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Intellectual Property List of Intellectual
Property
  Ownership; Sufficiency
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Validity and Enforceability
 Infringement
 Protection Measures
 Public Software
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China Online IP Agreements
 IT Assets
  Permits China Online Permit
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Real Property
  Assets
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Customers
 Employee Benefit Matters China
Online Plans
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Labor Matters
  Key Employees
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Internal Controls
 Control Agreements China Online Control Agreements
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Certain Interests
 provided however
    Related Party Transactions China Online Related Party
Transaction
 Taxes
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Certain Business Practices
 Brokers
 Full and Accurate Disclosure
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Organization and Authority of CRIC
 Subsidiaries
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Capitalization
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No Conflict
 Governmental Consents and Approvals
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Intellectual Property
 List of Intellectual Property
 Ownership; Sufficiency
 Validity and Enforceability
 Infringement
 Protection Measures
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Public Software
 CRIC IP Agreements
 IT Assets
  Customers
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Related Party Transactions CRIC Related Party Transaction
 Taxes
  Full and Accurate Disclosure provided however
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Certain Business Practices
 Brokers
   Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing
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Access to Information
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           Notice of Developments
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provided
 Release Mutual Waivers Releasing Parties Released
Parties provided however
 Amendment of Memorandum and Articles of Association Related Party Transaction Approval Process
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Form F-1 Public Filing Date Non-Consented Disclosure
 Confidentiality
 Confidentiality Agreement
 provided however Recipient
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China Online Companies
 Transfer of China Online Trademarks
 Data from Third Party Providers
 China Online Shareholders Agreement
 Employee Benefits
  China
Online Option
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Adjusted
Option
 SINA Employee provided
  Ancillary Agreements
 Further Action
   Conditions to Obligations of SINA
 Ancillary Agreements
 Conditions to IPO Satisfied
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Market Capitalization
 Shareholding in CRIC
 Conditions to Obligations of CRIC
 Ancillary Agreements
 Conditions to IPO Satisfied
 Market Capitalization
   Survival of Representations and Warranties provided however
 provided however
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Indemnification by SINA CRIC
Indemnified Party Loss
    provided
  Indemnification by CRIC SINA
Indemnified Party
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Limits on Indemnification
 Notice of Loss; Third Party Claims
 Third Party Claim provided however
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provided however
 Exclusive Remedy
   Termination
 provided however
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Effect of Termination
   Expenses
 Notices st st
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(a)
    
    if to SINA:SINA Corporation
20/F Beijing Ideal International Plaza No. 58 Northwest
4th Ring Road
Haidian District, Beijing, 100090, Peoples Republic of China Facsimile: +86 10 8260 7166
Attention: Corporate Secretarywith a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:Shearman & Sterling LLP
12th Floor East Tower, Twin Towers B-12 Jianguomenwai Dajie Beijing 100022, China
Facsimile: +86 10 6563 6001 Attention: Lee Edwards, Esq.(b)
    
    if to CRIC:CRIC Holdings Limited No. 383 Guangyan Road Shanghai 200072 Peoples Republic of China
Facsimile: +86 21 6086 7111 Attention: Ding Zuyuwith a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 42/F, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark 12 Queens Road Central,
Hong Kong Facsimile: +852 3740 4727
Attention: Jonathan B. Stone, Esq. and Z. Julie Gao, Esq.
 Public Announcements
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Severability
 Entire Agreement
 Assignment
 Amendment
 Waiver
 No Third Party Beneficiaries
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Currency
 Set Off
 Specific Performance
 Governing Law; Arbitration
 Dispute
 HKIAC HKIAC Rules
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Counterparts
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SINA CORPORATIONBy:

/s/
Charles ChaoName:Title:CRIC HOLDINGS LIMITEDBy:

/s/
Xin ZhouName:Title: [Signature
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SCHEDULE A
 DRAFT FORM F-1




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SCHEDULE 3.14(b)
 LIST OF TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS AND APPLICATION
 ApplicationTrademark
    
    Number
    
    Applicant
    
    Registration Authority()
    
    
    7120368
    
    
    Beijing SINA Internet Information
Service Co., Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7120374
    
    
    Beijing SINA Internet Information
Service Co., Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7149838
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7149863
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7149842
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7149865
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148055
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148054
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148053
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148052
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148051
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148050
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148049
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148048
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148047
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148046
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148045
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148044
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148043
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148042
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148041
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148040
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148039
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148038
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau




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ApplicationTrademark
    
    Number
    
    Applicant
    
    Registration Authority()
    
    
    7148037
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148036
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148014
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7148015
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7121842
    
    
    SINA.com Online
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7121843
    
    
    SINA.com Online
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7121844
    
    
    SINA.com Online
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7121845
    
    
    SINA.com Online
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7121846
    
    
    SINA.com Online
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    7121847
    
    
    SINA.com Online
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    6531212
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    6531211
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureauleju
    
    
    6531210
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureauleju
    
    
    6531209
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureauleju
    
    
    6531208
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    6535608
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    6535607
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau()
    
    
    6535606
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureauileju
    
    
    6535605
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureauileju
    
    
    6535604
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureauileju
    
    
    6535636
    
    
    SINA.com Technology (China) Co.
Ltd.
    
    PRC Trademark Bureau




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SCHEDULE 4.03(e)
 LIST OF SHAREHOLDERS POST-CLOSING
 Shareholder
    
    Number of CRIC Shares HeldE-House (China) Holdings Limited
    
    
    71,522,222Modern Information Ltd.
    
    
    3,033,333




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EXHIBIT A
 SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT




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EXHIBIT B
 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT