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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
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	PARTIES
	 	 	1	 
	RECITALS
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 1. Certain Definitions
	 	 	 	 
	(a) ADR Register
	 	 	1	 
	(b) ADRs; Direct Registration ADRs
	 	 	1	 
	(c) ADS
	 	 	1	 
	(d) Custodian
	 	 	1	 
	(e) Deliver, execute, issue et al
	 	 	1	 
	(f) Delivery Order
	 	 	2	 
	(g) Deposited Securities
	 	 	2	 
	(h) Direct Registration System
	 	 	2	 
	(i) Holder
	 	 	2	 
	(j) Securities Act of 1933
	 	 	2	 
	(k) Securities Exchange Act of 1934
	 	 	2	 
	(l) Shares
	 	 	2	 
	(m) Transfer Office
	 	 	2	 
	(n) Withdrawal Order
	 	 	2	 
	Section 2. ADRs
	 	 	2	 
	Section 3. Deposit of Shares
	 	 	3	 
	Section 4. Issue of ADRs
	 	 	4	 
	Section 5. Distributions on Deposited Securities
	 	 	4	 
	Section 6. Withdrawal of Deposited Securities
	 	 	4	 
	Section 7. Substitution of ADRs
	 	 	4	 
	Section 8. Cancellation and Destruction of ADRs; Maintenance of Records
	 	 	5	 
	Section 9. The Custodian
	 	 	5	 
	Section 10. Co-Registrars and Co-Transfer Agents
	 	 	5	 
	Section 11. Lists of Holders
	 	 	6	 
	Section 12. Depositary’s Agents
	 	 	6	 
	Section 13.  Successor Depositary
	 	 	6	 
	Section 14. Reports
	 	 	7	 
	Section 15. Additional Shares
	 	 	7	 
	Section 16. Indemnification
	 	 	7	 
	Section 17. Notices
	 	 	8	 
	Section 18. Miscellaneous
	 	 	9	 
	Section 19. Consent to Jurisdiction
	 	 	9	 
	TESTIMONIUM
	 	 	11	 
	SIGNATURES
	 	 	11	 

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	EXHIBIT A

	 
	 	 	 	 
	FORM OF FACE OF ADR
	 	 	A-1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Introductory Paragraph
	 	 	A-1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	(1) Issuance of ADRs and Pre-Release of ADRs
	 	 	A-2	 
	(2) Withdrawal of Deposited Securities
	 	 	A-3	 
	(3) Transfers of ADRs
	 	 	A-3	 
	(4) Certain Limitations
	 	 	A-4	 
	(5) Taxes
	 	 	A-5	 
	(6) Disclosure of Interests
	 	 	A-5	 
	(7) Charges of Depositary
	 	 	A-6	 
	(8) Available Information
	 	 	A-7	 
	(9) Execution
	 	 	A-8	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Signature of Depositary
	 	 	A-8	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Address of Depositary’s Office
	 	 	A-8	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	FORM OF REVERSE OF ADR
	 	 	A-9	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	(10) Distributions on Deposited Securities
	 	 	A-9	 
	(11) Record Dates
	 	 	A-10	 
	(12) Voting of Deposited Securities
	 	 	A-10	 
	(13) Changes Affecting Deposited Securities
	 	 	A-11	 
	(14) Exoneration
	 	 	A-11	 
	(15) Resignation and Removal of Depositary; the Custodian
	 	 	A-13	 
	(16) Amendment
	 	 	A-13	 
	(17) Termination
	 	 	A-14	 
	(18) Appointment
	 	 	A-15	 
	(19) Waiver
	 	 	A-15	 

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     DEPOSIT AGREEMENT dated as of [DATE] , 2009 (the “Deposit Agreement”) among CHINA REAL ESTATE
INFORMATION CORPORATION and its successors (the “Company”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
depositary hereunder (the “Depositary”), and all holders from time to time of American Depositary
Receipts issued hereunder (“ADRs”) evidencing American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) representing
deposited Shares (defined below). The Company hereby appoints the Depositary as depositary for the
Deposited Securities and hereby authorizes and directs the Depositary to act in accordance with the
terms set forth in this Deposit Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein have the meanings
ascribed to them in Section 1 or elsewhere in this Deposit Agreement. The parties hereto agree as
follows:

     1. Certain Definitions.

     (a) “ADR Register” is defined in paragraph (3) of the form of ADR.

     (b) “ADRs” mean the American Depositary Receipts executed and delivered hereunder.
ADRs may be either in physical certificated form or Direct Registration ADRs. ADRs in physical
certificated form, and the terms and conditions governing the Direct Registration ADRs (as
hereinafter defined), shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A annexed hereto (the “form
of ADR”). The term “Direct Registration ADR” means an ADR, the ownership of which is
recorded on the Direct Registration System. References to “ADRs” shall include certificated ADRs
and Direct Registration ADRs, unless the context otherwise requires. The form of ADR is hereby
incorporated herein and made a part hereof; the provisions of the form of ADR shall be binding upon
the parties hereto.

     (c) Subject to paragraph (13) of the form of ADR, each “ADS” evidenced by an ADR
represents the right to receive one Share and a pro rata share in any other Deposited Securities.

     (d) “Custodian” means the agent or agents of the Depositary (singly or collectively,
as the context requires) and any additional or substitute Custodian appointed pursuant to Section
9.

     (e) The terms “deliver”, “execute”, “issue”, “register”,
“surrender”, “transfer” or “cancel”, when used with respect to Direct
Registration ADRs, shall refer to an entry or entries or an electronic transfer or transfers in the
Direct Registration System, and, when used with respect to ADRs in physical certificated form,
shall refer to the physical delivery, execution, issuance, registration, surrender, transfer or
cancellation of certificates representing the ADRs.

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     (f) “Delivery Order” is defined in Section 3.

     (g) “Deposited Securities” as of any time means all Shares at such time deposited
under this Deposit Agreement and any and all other Shares, securities, property and cash at such
time held by the Depositary or the Custodian in respect or in lieu of such deposited Shares and
other Shares, securities, property and cash.

     (h) “Direct Registration System” means the system for the uncertificated registration
of ownership of securities established by The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and utilized by the
Depositary pursuant to which the Depositary may record the ownership of ADRs without the issuance
of a certificate, which ownership shall be evidenced by periodic statements issued by the
Depositary to the Holders entitled thereto. For purposes hereof, the Direct Registration System
shall include access to the Profile Modification System maintained by DTC which provides for
automated transfer of ownership between DTC and the Depositary.

     (i) “Holder” means the person or persons in whose name an ADR is registered on the ADR
Register.

     (j) “Securities Act of 1933” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as from
time to time amended.

     (k) “Securities Exchange Act of 1934” means the United States Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as from time to time amended.

     (l) “Shares” mean the ordinary shares of the Company, and shall include the rights to
receive Shares specified in paragraph (1) of the form of ADR.

     (m) “Transfer Office” is defined in paragraph (3) of the form of ADR.

     (n) “Withdrawal Order” is defined in Section 6.

     2. ADRs. (a) ADRs in certificated form shall be engraved, printed or otherwise
reproduced at the discretion of the Depositary in accordance with its customary practices in its
American depositary receipt business, or at the request of the Company typewritten and photocopied
on plain or safety paper, and shall be substantially in the form set forth in the form of ADR, with
such changes as may be required by the Depositary or the Company to comply with their obligations
hereunder, any applicable law, regulation or usage or to indicate any special limitations or
restrictions to which any particular ADRs are subject. ADRs may be issued in denominations of any
number of ADSs. ADRs in certificated form shall be

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executed by the Depositary by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer
of the Depositary. ADRs in certificated form bearing the facsimile signature of anyone who was at
the time of execution a duly authorized officer of the Depositary shall bind the Depositary,
notwithstanding that such officer has ceased to hold such office prior to the delivery of such
ADRs.

     (b) Direct Registration ADRs. Notwithstanding anything in this Deposit Agreement or
in the form of ADR to the contrary, ADSs shall be evidenced by Direct Registration ADRs, unless
certificated ADRs are specifically requested by the Holder.

     (c) Holders shall be bound by the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement and
of the form of ADR, regardless of whether their ADRs are Direct Registration ADRs or certificated
ADRs.

     3. Deposit of Shares. In connection with the deposit of Shares hereunder, the
Depositary or the Custodian may require the following in form satisfactory to it: (a) a written
order directing the Depositary to issue to, or upon the written order of, the person or persons
designated in such order a Direct Registration ADR or ADRs evidencing the number of ADSs
representing such deposited Shares (a “Delivery Order”); (b) proper endorsements or duly executed
instruments of transfer in respect of such deposited Shares; (c) instruments assigning to the
Depositary, the Custodian or a nominee of either any distribution on or in respect of such
deposited Shares or indemnity therefor; and (d) proxies entitling the Custodian to vote such
deposited Shares. As soon as practicable after the Custodian receives Deposited Securities
pursuant to any such deposit or pursuant to paragraph (10) or (13) of the form of ADR, the
Custodian shall present such Deposited Securities for registration of transfer into the name of the
Depositary, the Custodian or a nominee of either, to the extent such registration is practicable,
at the cost and expense of the person making such deposit (or for whose benefit such deposit is
made) and shall obtain evidence satisfactory to it of such registration. Deposited Securities
shall be held by the Custodian for the account and to the order of the Depositary at such place or
places and in such manner as the Depositary shall determine. Deposited Securities may be delivered
by the Custodian to any person only under the circumstances expressly contemplated in this Deposit
Agreement. To the extent that the provisions of or governing the Shares make delivery of
certificates therefor impracticable, Shares may be deposited hereunder by such delivery thereof as
the Depositary or the Custodian may reasonably accept, including, without limitation, by causing
them to be credited to an account maintained by the Custodian for such purpose with the Company or
an accredited intermediary, such as a bank, acting as a registrar for the Shares, together with
delivery of the documents, payments and Delivery Order referred to herein to the Custodian or the
Depositary.

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     4. Issue of ADRs. After any such deposit of Shares, the Custodian shall notify the
Depositary of such deposit and of the information contained in any related Delivery Order by
letter, first class airmail postage prepaid, or, at the request, risk and expense of the person
making the deposit, by cable, telex or facsimile transmission. After receiving such notice from
the Custodian, the Depositary, subject to this Deposit Agreement, shall properly issue at the
Transfer Office, to or upon the order of any person named in such notice, an ADR or ADRs registered
as requested and evidencing the aggregate ADSs to which such person is entitled.

     5. Distributions on Deposited Securities. To the extent that the Depositary
determines in its reasonable discretion that any distribution pursuant to paragraph (10) of the
form of ADR is not practicable with respect to any Holder, the Depositary may make such
distribution as it so deems practicable, including the distribution of foreign currency, securities
or property (or appropriate documents evidencing the right to receive foreign currency, securities
or property) or the retention thereof as Deposited Securities with respect to such Holder’s ADRs
(without liability for interest thereon or the investment thereof).

     6. Withdrawal of Deposited Securities. In connection with any surrender of an
ADR for withdrawal of the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced thereby, the
Depositary may require proper endorsement in blank of such ADR (or duly executed instruments of
transfer thereof in blank) and the Holder’s written order directing the Depositary to cause the
Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by such ADR to be withdrawn and delivered
to, or upon the written order of, any person designated in such order (a “Withdrawal Order”).
Directions from the Depositary to the Custodian to deliver Deposited Securities shall be given by
letter, first class airmail postage prepaid, or, at the request, risk and expense of the Holder, by
cable, telex or facsimile transmission. Delivery of Deposited Securities may be made by the
delivery of certificates (which, if required by law shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by
properly executed instruments of transfer or, if such certificates may be registered, registered in
the name of such Holder or as ordered by such Holder in any Withdrawal Order) or by such other
means as the Depositary may deem practicable, including, without limitation, by transfer of record
ownership thereof to an account designated in the Withdrawal Order maintained either by the Company
or an accredited intermediary, such as a bank, acting as a registrar for the Deposited Securities.

     7. Substitution of ADRs. The Depositary shall execute and deliver a new Direct
Registration ADR in exchange and substitution for any mutilated certificated ADR upon cancellation
thereof or in lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen certificated ADR,
unless the Depositary has notice that such ADR has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, upon the
Holder thereof filing with the Depositary a request

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for such execution and delivery and a sufficient indemnity bond and satisfying any
other reasonable requirements imposed by the Depositary.

     8. Cancellation and Destruction of ADRs; Maintenance of Records. All ADRs
surrendered to the Depositary shall be cancelled by the Depositary. The Depositary is authorized
to destroy ADRs in certificated form so cancelled in accordance with its customary practices.

     The Depositary agrees to maintain or cause its agents to maintain records of all ADRs
surrendered and Deposited Securities withdrawn under Section 6 hereof and paragraph (2) of the form
of ADR, substitute ADRs delivered under Section 7 hereof, and canceled or destroyed ADRs under this
Section 8, in keeping with the procedures ordinarily followed by stock transfer agents located in
the City of New York or as required by the laws or regulations governing the Depositary.

     9. The Custodian. Any Custodian in acting hereunder shall be subject to the
directions of the Depositary and shall be responsible solely to it. The Depositary shall be
responsible for the compliance by the Custodian with any applicable provisions of the Deposit
Agreement. The Depositary reserves the right to add, replace or remove a Custodian. The Depositary
will give prompt notice of any such action, which will be advance notice if practicable. Each
Custodian so appointed (other than JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.) shall give written notice to the
Company and the Depositary accepting such appointment and agreeing to be bound by the applicable
terms hereof.

     Any Custodian may resign from its duties hereunder by at least 30 days written notice to the
Depositary. The Depositary may discharge any Custodian at any time upon notice to the Custodian
being discharged. Any Custodian ceasing to act hereunder as Custodian shall deliver, upon the
instruction of the Depositary, all Deposited Securities held by it to a Custodian continuing to
act. If upon the effectiveness of such resignation there would be no Custodian acting hereunder,
the Depositary shall, promptly after receiving such notice, appoint a substitute custodian or
custodians, each of which shall thereafter be a Custodian hereunder.

     10. Co-Registrars and Co-Transfer Agents. The Depositary may appoint and
remove (i) co-registrars to register ADRs and transfers, combinations and split-ups of ADRs and to
countersign ADRs in accordance with the terms of any such appointment and (ii) co-transfer agents
for the purpose of effecting transfers, combinations and split-ups of ADRs at designated transfer
offices in addition to the Transfer Office on behalf of the Depositary. Each co-registrar or
co-transfer agent (other than JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.) shall give notice in writing to the
Company and the Depositary accepting such appointment and agreeing to be bound by the applicable
terms of this Deposit Agreement.

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     11. Lists of Holders. The Company shall have the right to inspect transfer records
of the Depositary and its agents and the ADR Register, take copies thereof and require the
Depositary and its agents to supply copies of such portions of such records as the Company may
request. The Depositary or its agent shall furnish to the Company promptly upon the written
request of the Company, a list of the names, addresses and holdings of ADSs by all Holders as of a
date within seven days of the Depositary’s receipt of such request.

     12. Depositary’s Agents. The Depositary may perform its obligations under this
Deposit Agreement through any agent appointed by it, provided that the Depositary shall notify the
Company of such appointment and shall remain responsible for the performance of such obligations as
if no agent were appointed, subject to paragraph (14) of the form of ADR.

     13. Successor Depositary. The Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary
hereunder by written notice of its election so to do delivered to the Company, such resignation to
take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment
as hereinafter provided. The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company by providing no
less than 90 days prior written notice of such removal to the Depositary, such removal to take
effect the later of (i) the 90th day after such notice of removal is first provided and
(ii) the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as
hereinafter provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if upon the resignation or removal of the
Depositary a successor depositary is not appointed within the applicable 45-day period (in the case
of resignation) or 90-day period (in the case of removal) as specified in paragraph (17) of the
form of ADR, then the Depositary may elect to terminate this Deposit Agreement and the ADR and the
provisions of said paragraph (17) shall thereafter govern the Depositary=s obligations
hereunder. In case at any time the Depositary acting hereunder shall resign or be removed, the
Company shall use its best efforts to appoint a successor depositary, which shall be a bank or
trust company having an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. Every successor
depositary shall execute and deliver to its predecessor and to the Company an instrument in writing
accepting its appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor depositary, without any further
act or deed, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its
predecessor. The predecessor depositary, only upon payment of all sums due to it and on the
written request of the Company, shall (i) execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such
successor all rights and powers of such predecessor hereunder (other than its rights to
indemnification and fees owing, each of which shall survive any such removal and/or resignation),
(ii) duly assign, transfer and deliver all right, title and interest to the Deposited Securities to
such successor, and (iii) deliver to such successor a list of the

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Holders of all outstanding ADRs.
Any such successor depositary shall promptly mail
notice of its appointment to such Holders. Any bank or trust company into or with which the
Depositary may be merged or consolidated, or to which the Depositary shall transfer substantially
all its American depositary receipt business, shall be the successor of the Depositary without the
execution or filing of any document or any further act.

     14. Reports. On or before the first date on which the Company makes any
communication available to holders of Deposited Securities or any securities regulatory authority
or stock exchange, by publication or otherwise, the Company shall transmit to the Depositary a copy
thereof in English or with an English translation or summary. The Company has delivered to the
Depositary, the Custodian and any Transfer Office, a copy of all provisions of or governing the
Shares and any other Deposited Securities issued by the Company or any affiliate of the Company
and, promptly upon any change thereto, the Company shall deliver to the Depositary, the Custodian
and any Transfer Office, a copy (in English or with an English translation) of such provisions as
so changed. The Depositary and its agents may rely upon the Company’s delivery thereof for all
purposes of this Deposit Agreement.

     15. Additional Shares. Neither the Company nor any company controlling, controlled
by or under common control with the Company shall issue additional Shares, rights to subscribe for
Shares, securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares or rights to subscribe for any such
securities or shall deposit any Shares under this Deposit Agreement, except under circumstances
complying in all respects with the Securities Act of 1933. The Depositary will use reasonable
efforts to comply with written instructions of the Company not to accept for deposit hereunder any
Shares identified in such instructions at such times and under such circumstances as may reasonably
be specified in such instructions in order to facilitate the Company’s compliance with securities
laws in the United States.

     16. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify, defend and save harmless each of
the Depositary and its agents against any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in connection with the
provisions of this Deposit Agreement and of the ADRs, as the same may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time in accordance herewith by either the Depositary or its agents or
their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except, subject to the penultimate
paragraph of this Section 16, for any liability or expense directly arising out of the negligence
or willful misconduct of the Depositary or its agents acting in their capacity as such hereunder.

     The indemnities set forth in the preceding paragraph shall also apply to any

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liability or
expense which may arise out of any
misstatement or alleged misstatement
or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or
placement memorandum), or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to
the offer or sale of ADSs, except to the extent any such liability or expense arises out of (i)
information relating to the Depositary or its agents (other than the Company), as applicable,
furnished in writing by the Depositary and not changed or altered by the Company expressly for use
in any of the foregoing documents or (ii) if such information is provided, the failure to state a
material fact necessary to make the information provided not misleading.

     Except as provided in the next succeeding paragraph, the Depositary shall indemnify, defend
and save harmless the Company against any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel) incurred by the Company in respect of this Deposit Agreement to the extent
such loss, liability or expense is due to the negligence or bad faith of the Depositary or its
agents acting in their capacity as such hereunder.

     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Deposit Agreement or the ADRs to the contrary,
neither the Company nor the Depositary, nor any of their agents, shall be liable to the other for
any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (collectively “Special Damages”) except
(i) to the extent such Special Damages arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the
party from whom indemnification is sought or (ii) to the extent Special Damages arise from or out
of a claim brought by a third party (including, without limitation, Holders) against the Depositary
or its agents, except to the extent such Special Damages arise out of the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of the party seeking indemnification hereunder.

     The obligations set forth in this Section 16 shall survive the termination of this Deposit
Agreement and the succession or substitution of any indemnified person.

     17. Notices. Notice to any Holder shall be deemed given when first mailed, first
class postage prepaid, to the address of such Holder on the ADR Register or received by such
Holder. Failure to notify a Holder or any defect in the notification to a Holder shall not affect
the sufficiency of notification to other Holders or to the beneficial owners of ADSs held by such
other Holders. Notice to the Depositary or the Company shall be deemed given when first received
by it at the address or facsimile transmission number set forth in (a) or (b), respectively, or at
such other address or facsimile transmission number as either may specify to the other by written
notice:

	 	(a)	 	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Four New York Plaza

New York, New York 10004

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	 	 	 	Attention: ADR Administration

Fax: (212) 623-0079
	 
	 	(b)	 	China Real Estate Information Corporation

No. 383 Guangyan Road

Shanghai 200072

People’s Republic of China

Attention: [CONTACT PERSON]

Fax: [FACSIMILE]

     18. Miscellaneous. This Deposit Agreement is for the exclusive benefit of the
Company, the Depositary, the Holders, and their respective successors hereunder, and shall not give
any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim whatsoever to any other person. The Holders and
owners of ADRs from time to time shall be parties to this Deposit Agreement and shall be bound by
all of the provisions hereof. If any such provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect, the remaining provisions shall in no way be affected thereby. This Deposit Agreement may
be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of
which shall constitute one instrument.

     19. Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company irrevocably agrees that any legal
suit, action or proceeding against the Company brought by the Depositary or any Holder, arising out
of or based upon this Deposit Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, may be instituted
in any state or federal court in New York, New York, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any
such proceeding, and irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any
such suit, action or proceeding. The Company also irrevocably agrees that any legal suit, action or
proceeding against the Depositary brought by the Company, arising out of or based upon this Deposit
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, may only be instituted in a state or federal
court in New York, New York. The Company has appointed Law Debenture Corporate Services Inc., 400
Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York, as its authorized agent (the “Authorized
Agent”) upon which process may be served in any such action arising out of or based on this Deposit
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby which may be instituted in any state or federal
court in New York, New York by the Depositary or any Holder, and, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, waives any other requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect
thereto. The Company represents and warrants that the Authorized Agent has agreed to act as said
agent for service of process, and the Company agrees to take any and all action, including the
filing of any and all documents and instruments, that may be necessary to continue such appointment
in full force and effect as aforesaid. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent and

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written notice of such service to the Company shall be deemed, in every respect, effective
service of process upon the Company. If, for any reason, the Authorized Agent named above or its
successor shall no longer serve as agent of the Company to receive service of process in New York,
the Company shall promptly appoint a successor acceptable to the Depositary, so as to serve and
will promptly advise the Depositary thereof. In the event the Company fails to continue such
designation and appointment in full force and effect, the Company hereby waives personal service of
process upon it and consents that any such service of process may be made by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested, directed to the Company at its address last specified
for notices hereunder, and service so made shall be deemed completed five (5) days after the same
shall have been so mailed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action based on this Deposit
Agreement may be instituted by the Depositary or any Holder in any competent court in the Cayman
Islands, the People’s Republic of China (including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region).

     To the extent that the Company or any of its properties, assets or revenues may have or may
hereafter be entitled to, or have attributed to it, any right of immunity, on the grounds of
sovereignty or otherwise, from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from the giving of any relief
in any respect thereof, from setoff or counterclaim, from the jurisdiction of any court, from
service of process, from attachment upon or prior to judgment, from attachment in aid of execution
or judgment, or from execution of judgment, or other legal process or proceeding for the giving of
any relief or for the enforcement of any judgment, in any jurisdiction in which proceedings may at
any time be commenced, with respect to its obligations, liabilities or other matter under or
arising out of or in connection with the Shares or Deposited Securities, the ADSs, the ADRs or this
Deposit Agreement, the Company, to the fullest extent permitted by law, hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally waives, and agrees not to plead or claim, any such immunity and consents to such
relief and enforcement.

     EACH PARTY TO THIS DEPOSIT AGREEMENT (INCLUDING, FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, EACH HOLDER
AND BENEFICIAL OWNER AND/OR HOLDER OF INTERESTS IN ADRS) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR
PROCEEDING AGAINST THE DEPOSITARY AND/OR THE COMPANY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THE SHARES OR OTHER DEPOSITED SECURITIES, THE ADSs OR THE ADRs, THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THEREIN, OR THE BREACH HEREOF OR THEREOF (WHETHER BASED
ON CONTRACT, TORT, COMMON LAW OR ANY OTHER THEORY).

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CHINA REAL ESTATE INFORMATION CORPORATION and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
have duly executed this Deposit Agreement as of the day and year first above set forth and all
holders of ADRs shall become parties hereto upon acceptance by them of ADRs issued in accordance
with the terms hereof.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CHINA REAL ESTATE INFORMATION CORPORATION
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Title	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Vice President	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

ANNEXED TO AND INCORPORATED IN

 DEPOSIT AGREEMENT 

[FORM OF FACE OF ADR]

	 	 	 
	          

	 	No. of ADSs:
	Number
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	           Each ADS represents
	 

	 	           one Share
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	          CUSIP:

AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT

evidencing

AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES

representing

ORDINARY SHARES

of

CHINA REAL ESTATE INFORMATION CORPORATION

(Incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands)

          JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association organized under the laws of the
United States of America, as depositary hereunder (the “Depositary”), hereby certifies that 
 is the registered owner (a “Holder”) of            American Depositary Shares
(“ADSs”), each (subject to paragraph (13)) representing one ordinary share (including the rights to
receive Shares described in paragraph (1), “Shares” and, together with any other securities, cash
or property from time to time held by the Depositary in respect or in lieu of deposited Shares, the
“Deposited Securities”), of China Real Estate Information Corporation, a corporation organized
under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), deposited under the Deposit Agreement dated
as of [DATE] , 2009 (as amended from time to time, the “Deposit Agreement”) among the Company, the
Depositary and all Holders from time to time of American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder
(“ADRs”), each of whom by accepting

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an ADR becomes a party thereto. The Deposit Agreement and this ADR (which includes the
provisions set forth on the reverse hereof) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York.

     (1) Issuance of ADRs; Pre-Release. This ADR is one of the ADRs issued under
the Deposit Agreement. Subject to paragraph (4), the Depositary may so issue ADRs for delivery at
the Transfer Office (defined in paragraph (3)) only against deposit of: (a) Shares in form
satisfactory to the Custodian; (b) rights to receive Shares from the Company or any registrar,
transfer agent, clearing agent or other entity recording Share ownership or transactions; or, (c)
in accordance with the next paragraph of this paragraph (1).

     In its capacity as Depositary, the Depositary shall not lend Shares or ADSs; provided,
however, that the Depositary may issue ADSs prior to the receipt of Shares (each such transaction a
“Pre-Release”). The Depositary may receive ADSs in lieu of Shares to close out a Pre-Release(which
ADSs will promptly be canceled by the Depositary upon receipt by the Depositary). Each such
Pre-Release will be subject to a written agreement whereby the person or entity (the “Applicant”)
to whom ADSs are to be delivered (a) represents that at the time of the Pre-Release the Applicant
or its customer owns the Shares that are to be delivered by the Applicant under such Pre-Release,
(b) agrees to indicate the Depositary as owner of such Shares in its records and to hold such
Shares in trust for the Depositary until such Shares are delivered to the Depositary or the
Custodian, (c) unconditionally guarantees to deliver to the Depositary or the Custodian, as
applicable, such Shares, and (d) agrees to any additional restrictions or requirements that the
Depositary deems appropriate. Each such Pre-Release will be at all times fully collateralized with
cash, U.S. government securities or such other collateral as the Depositary deems appropriate,
terminable by the Depositary on not more than five (5) business days’ notice and subject to such
further indemnities and credit regulations as the Depositary deems appropriate. The Depositary will
normally limit the number of ADSs involved in such Pre-Release at any one time to thirty percent
(30%) of the ADSs outstanding (without giving effect to Pre-Released ADSs outstanding), provided,
however, that the Depositary reserves the right to change or disregard such limit from time to time
as it deems appropriate. The Depositary may also set limits with respect to the number of ADSs
involved in Pre-Release with any one person on a case-by-case basis as it deems appropriate. The
Depositary may retain for its own account any compensation received by it in conjunction with the
foregoing. Collateral provided as described above, but not the earnings thereon, shall be held for
the benefit of the Holders (other than the Applicant).

     Every person depositing Shares under the Deposit Agreement represents and warrants that such
Shares are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid, nonassessable

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and free of pre-emptive rights, that the person making such deposit is duly authorized so to
do and that such Shares (A) are not “restricted securities” as such term is defined in Rule 144
under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Restricted Securities”) unless at the time of deposit the
requirements of paragraphs (c), (e), (f) and (h) of Rule 144 shall not apply and such Shares may be
freely transferred and may otherwise be offered and sold freely in the United States or (B) have
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. To the extent the person depositing Shares is an
affiliate of the Company as such term is defined in Rule 144, the person also
represents and warrants that upon the sale of the ADSs, all of the provisions of Rule 144 which
enable the Shares to be freely sold (in the form of ADSs) will be fully complied with and, as a
result thereof, all of the ADSs issued in respect of such Shares will not be on the sale thereof,
Restricted Securities. Such representations and warranties shall survive the deposit of Shares and
issuance of ADRs. The Depositary will not knowingly accept for deposit under the Deposit Agreement
any Shares required to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and not so registered; the
Depositary may refuse to accept for such deposit any Shares identified by the Company in order to
facilitate the Company’s compliance with such Act.

     (2) Withdrawal of Deposited Securities. Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5),
upon surrender of (i) a certificated ADR in form satisfactory to the Depositary at the Transfer
Office or (ii) proper instructions and documentation in the case of a Direct Registration ADR, the
Holder hereof is entitled to delivery at, or to the extent in dematerialized form from, the
Custodian’s office of the Deposited Securities at the time represented by the ADSs evidenced by
this ADR At the request, risk and expense of the Holder hereof, the Depositary may deliver such
Deposited Securities at such other place as may have been requested by the Holder. Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Deposit Agreement or this ADR, the withdrawal of Deposited Securities
may be restricted only for the reasons set forth in General Instruction I.A.(1) of Form F-6 (as
such instructions may be amended from time to time) under the Securities Act of 1933.

     (3) Transfers of ADRs. The Depositary or its agent will keep, at a designated
transfer office (the “Transfer Office”), (a) a register (the “ADR Register”) for the registration,
registration of transfer, combination and split-up of ADRs, and, in the case of Direct Registration
ADRs, shall include the Direct Registration System, which at all reasonable times will be open for
inspection by Holders and the Company for the purpose of communicating with Holders in the interest
of the business of the Company or a matter relating to the Deposit Agreement and (b) facilities for
the delivery and receipt of ADRs. The term ADR Register includes the Direct Registration System.
Title to this ADR (and to the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced hereby), when
properly endorsed (in the case of ADRs in certificated form)

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or upon delivery to the Depositary of proper instruments of transfer, is transferable by
delivery with the same effect as in the case of negotiable instruments under the laws of the State
of New York; provided that the Depositary, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, may
treat the person in whose name this ADR is registered on the ADR Register as the absolute owner
hereof for all purposes and neither the Depositary nor the Company will have any obligation or be
subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to any holder of an ADR, unless such holder is
the Holder thereof. Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), this ADR is transferable on the ADR
Register and may be split into other ADRs or combined with other ADRs into one ADR, evidencing the
aggregate number of ADSs surrendered for split-up or combination, by the Holder hereof or by duly
authorized attorney upon surrender of this ADR at the Transfer Office properly endorsed (in the
case of ADRs in certificated form) or upon delivery to the Depositary of proper instruments of
transfer and duly stamped as may be required by applicable law; provided that the
Depositary may close the ADR Register at any time or from time to time when deemed expedient by it
or when reasonably requested by the Company in order to comply with applicable law. At the request
of a Holder, the Depositary shall, for the purpose of substituting a certificated ADR with a Direct
Registration ADR, or vice versa, execute and deliver a certificated ADR or a Direct Registration
ADR, as the case may be, for any authorized number of ADSs requested, evidencing the same aggregate
number of ADSs as those evidenced by the certificated ADR or Direct Registration ADR, as the case
may be, substituted.

     (4) Certain Limitations. Prior to the issue, registration, registration of
transfer, split-up or combination of any ADR, the delivery of any distribution in respect thereof,
or, subject to the last sentence of paragraph (2), the withdrawal of any Deposited Securities, and
from time to time in the case of clause (b)(ii) of this paragraph (4), the Company, the Depositary
or the Custodian may require: (a) payment with respect thereto of (i) any stock transfer or other
tax or other governmental charge, (ii) any stock transfer or registration fees in effect for the
registration of transfers of Shares or other Deposited Securities upon any applicable register and
(iii) any applicable charges as provided in paragraph (7) of this ADR; (b) the production of proof
satisfactory to it of (i) the identity of any signatory and genuineness of any signature and (ii)
such other information, including without limitation, information as to citizenship, residence,
exchange control approval, beneficial ownership of any securities, compliance with applicable law,
regulations, provisions of or governing Deposited Securities and terms of the Deposit Agreement and
this ADR, as it may deem necessary or proper; and (c) compliance with such regulations as the
Depositary may establish consistent with the Deposit Agreement. The issuance of ADRs, the
acceptance of deposits of Shares, the registration, registration of transfer, split-up or
combination of ADRs or, subject to the last sentence of paragraph (2), the withdrawal of Deposited
Securities may be suspended,
generally or in particular instances, when the ADR Register or any register for

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Deposited
Securities is closed or when any such action is deemed advisable by the Depositary or when
reasonably requested by the Company in order to comply with applicable law.

     (5) Taxes. If any tax or other governmental charge shall become payable by or on
behalf of the Custodian or the Depositary with respect to this ADR, any Deposited Securities
represented by the ADSs evidenced hereby or any distribution thereon, such tax or other
governmental charge shall be paid by the Holder hereof to the Depositary. The Depositary may
refuse to effect any registration, registration of transfer, split-up or combination hereof or,
subject to the last sentence of paragraph (2), any withdrawal of such Deposited Securities until
such payment is made. The Depositary may also deduct from any distributions on or in respect of
Deposited Securities, or may sell by public or private sale for the account of the Holder hereof
any part or all of such Deposited Securities (after attempting by reasonable means to notify the
Holder hereof prior to such sale), and may apply such deduction or the proceeds of any such sale in
payment of such tax or other governmental charge, the Holder hereof remaining liable for any
deficiency, and shall reduce the number of ADSs evidenced hereby to reflect any such sales of
Shares. In connection with any distribution to Holders, the Company will remit to the appropriate
governmental authority or agency all amounts (if any) required to be withheld and owing to such
authority or agency by the Company; and the Depositary and the Custodian will remit to the
appropriate governmental authority or agency all amounts (if any) required to be withheld and owing
to such authority or agency by the Depositary or the Custodian. The Depositary will forward to the
Company such information from its records as the Company may reasonably request to enable the
Company to file any necessary reports with governmental authorities or agencies. If the
Depositary determines that any distribution in property other than cash (including Shares or
rights) on Deposited Securities is subject to any tax that the Depositary or the Custodian is
obligated to withhold, the Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of such property in such
amounts and in such manner as the Depositary deems necessary and practicable to pay such taxes, by
public or private sale, and the Depositary shall distribute the net proceeds of any such sale or
the balance of any such property after deduction of such taxes to the Holders entitled thereto.
Each Holder of an ADR or an interest therein agrees to indemnify the Depositary, the Company, the
Custodian and any of their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates against, and hold
each of them harmless from, any claims by any governmental authority with respect to taxes,
additions to tax, penalties or interest arising out of any refund of taxes, reduced rate of
withholding at source or other tax benefit obtained.

     (6) Disclosure of Interests. To the extent that the provisions of or governing
any Deposited Securities may require disclosure of or impose limits on beneficial or
other ownership of Deposited Securities, other Shares and other securities and may

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provide for
blocking transfer, voting or other rights to enforce such disclosure or limits, Holders and all
persons holding ADRs agree to comply with all such disclosure requirements and ownership
limitations and to comply with any reasonable Company instructions in respect thereof. The
Depositary agrees to forward, upon the request and at the expenses of the Company, any written
request for beneficial ownership information from the Company to the Holders, and at the Company’s
expense, to promptly forward to the Company any responses received by the Depositary. The Company
reserves the right to instruct Holders to deliver their ADSs for cancellation and withdrawal of the
Deposited Securities so as to permit the Company to deal directly with the Holder thereof as a
holder of Shares and Holders agree to comply with such instructions. The Depositary agrees to
cooperate with the Company in its efforts to inform Holders of the Company’s exercise of its rights
under this paragraph and agrees to consult with, and provide reasonable assistance without risk,
liability or expense on the part of the Depositary, to the Company on the manner or manners in
which it may enforce such rights with respect to any Holder.

     (7) Charges of Depositary. The Depositary may charge, and collect from, (i) each
person to whom ADSs are issued, including, without limitation, issuances against deposits of
Shares, issuances in respect of Share Distributions, Rights and Other Distributions (as such terms
are defined in paragraph (10)), issuances pursuant to a stock dividend or stock split declared by
the Company, or issuances pursuant to a merger, exchange of securities or any other transaction or
event affecting the ADSs or the Deposited Securities, and (ii) each person surrendering ADSs for
withdrawal of Deposited Securities or whose ADSs are cancelled or reduced for any other reason,
U.S.$5.00 for each 100 ADSs (or portion thereof) issued, delivered, reduced, cancelled or
surrendered (as the case may be). The Depositary may sell (by public or private sale) sufficient
securities and property received in respect of Share Distributions, Rights and Other Distributions
prior to such deposit to pay such charge. The following additional charges shall be incurred by the
Holders, by any party depositing or withdrawing Shares or by any party surrendering ADSs, to whom
ADSs are issued (including, without limitation, issuance pursuant to a stock dividend or stock
split declared by the Company or an exchange of stock regarding the ADSs or the Deposited
Securities or a distribution of ADSs pursuant to paragraph (10)), whichever is applicable (i) a fee
of U.S.$0.05 or less per ADS for any Cash distribution made pursuant to the Deposit Agreement, (ii)
a fee of U.S.$1.50 per ADR or ADRs for transfers made pursuant to paragraph (3) hereof, (iii) a fee
for the distribution or sale of securities pursuant to paragraph (10) hereof, such fee being in an
amount equal to the fee for the execution and delivery of ADSs referred to above which would have
been charged as a result of the deposit of such securities (for purposes of this paragraph (7)
treating all such securities as if they were Shares) but which securities or the net cash proceeds
from the sale thereof are instead distributed by the
Depositary to Holders entitled thereto, (iv) an aggregate fee of up to U.S.$0.05 per

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ADS per
calendar year (or portion thereof) for services performed by the Depositary in administering the
ADRs (which fee may be charged on a periodic basis during each calendar year and shall be assessed
against Holders as of the record date or record dates set by the Depositary during each calendar
year and shall be payable at the sole discretion of the Depositary by billing such Holders or by
deducting such charge from one or more cash dividends or other cash distributions), and (v)
reimbursement of such fees, charges and expenses as are incurred by the Depositary and/or any of
the Depositary’s agents (including, without limitation, the Custodian and expenses incurred on
behalf of Holders in connection with compliance with foreign exchange control regulations or any
law or regulation relating to foreign investment) in connection with the servicing of the Shares or
other Deposited Securities, the delivery of Deposited Securities or otherwise in connection with
the Depositary’s or its Custodian’s compliance with applicable law, rule or regulation (which
charge shall be assessed on a proportionate basis against Holders as of the record date or dates
set by the depositary and shall be payable at the sole discretion of the Depositary by billing such
Holders or by deducting such charge from one or more cash dividends or other cash distributions).
The Company will pay all other charges and expenses of the Depositary and any agent of the
Depositary (except the Custodian) pursuant to agreements from time to time between the Company and
the Depositary, except (i) stock transfer or other taxes and other governmental charges (which are
payable by Holders or persons depositing Shares), (ii) cable, telex and facsimile transmission and
delivery charges incurred at the request of persons depositing, or Holders delivering Shares, ADRs
or Deposited Securities (which are payable by such persons or Holders), (iii) transfer or
registration fees for the registration or transfer of Deposited Securities on any applicable
register in connection with the deposit or withdrawal of Deposited Securities (which are payable by
persons depositing Shares or Holders withdrawing Deposited Securities; there are no such fees in
respect of the Shares as of the date of the Deposit Agreement), and (iv) expenses of the Depositary
in connection with the conversion of foreign currency into U.S. dollars (which are paid out of such
foreign currency). Such charges may at any time and from time to time be changed by agreement
between the Company and the Depositary.

     (8) Available Information. The Deposit Agreement, the provisions of or governing
Deposited Securities and any written communications from the Company, which are both received by
the Custodian or its nominee as a holder of Deposited Securities and made generally available to
the holders of Deposited Securities, are available for inspection by Holders at the offices of the
Depositary and the Custodian and at the Transfer Office. The Depositary will distribute copies of
such communications (or English translations or summaries thereof) to Holders when furnished by the
Company. The Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and accordingly files certain
reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the

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“Commission”). Such
reports and other information may be inspected and copied at public reference facilities maintained
by the Commission located at the date hereof at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549.

     (9) Execution. This ADR shall not be valid for any purpose unless executed by the
Depositary by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depositary.

Dated:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Authorized Officer

     The Depositary’s office is located at 4 New York Plaza, New York, New York 10004.

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF ADR]

     (10) Distributions on Deposited Securities. Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), to
the extent practicable, the Depositary will distribute to each Holder entitled thereto on the
record date set by the Depositary therefor at such Holder’s address shown on the ADR Register, in
proportion to the number of Deposited Securities (on which the following distributions on Deposited
Securities are received by the Custodian) represented by ADSs evidenced by such Holder’s ADRs: (a)
Cash. Any U.S. dollars available to the Depositary resulting from a cash dividend or other
cash distribution or the net proceeds of sales of any other distribution or portion thereof
authorized in this paragraph (10) (“Cash”), on an averaged or other practicable basis, subject to
(i) appropriate adjustments for taxes withheld, (ii) such distribution being impermissible or
impracticable with respect to certain Holders, and (iii) deduction of the Depositary’s expenses in
(1) converting any foreign currency to U.S. dollars by sale or in such other manner as the
Depositary may determine to the extent that it determines that such conversion may be made on a
reasonable basis, (2) transferring foreign currency or U.S. dollars to the United States by such
means as the Depositary may determine to the extent that it determines that such transfer may be
made on a reasonable basis, (3) obtaining any approval or license of any governmental authority
required for such conversion or transfer, which is obtainable at a reasonable cost and within a
reasonable time and (4) making any sale by public or private means in any commercially reasonable
manner. (b) Shares. (i) Additional ADRs evidencing whole ADSs representing any Shares
available to the Depositary resulting from a dividend or free distribution on Deposited Securities
consisting of Shares (a “Share Distribution”) and (ii) U.S. dollars available to it resulting from
the net proceeds of sales of Shares received in a Share Distribution, which Shares would give rise
to fractional ADSs if additional ADRs were issued therefor, as in the case of Cash. (c)
Rights. (i) Warrants or other instruments in the discretion of the Depositary representing
rights to acquire additional ADRs in respect of any rights to subscribe for additional Shares or
rights of any nature available to the Depositary as a result of a distribution on Deposited
Securities (“Rights”), to the extent that the Company timely furnishes to the Depositary evidence
satisfactory to the Depositary that the Depositary may lawfully distribute the same (the Company
has no obligation to so furnish such evidence), or (ii) to the extent the Company does not so
furnish such evidence and sales of Rights are practicable, any U.S. dollars available to the
Depositary from the net proceeds of sales of Rights as in the case of Cash, or (iii) to the extent
the Company does not so furnish such evidence and such sales cannot practicably be accomplished by
reason of the nontransferability of the Rights, limited markets therefor, their short duration or
otherwise, nothing (and any Rights may lapse). (d) Other Distributions. (i) Securities or
property available to the Depositary resulting from any distribution on Deposited Securities other
than Cash, Share Distributions and Rights (“Other Distributions”), by any means that the
Depositary may deem equitable and practicable, or (ii) to the

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extent the Depositary deems distribution of such securities or property not to be equitable
and practicable, any U.S. dollars available to the Depositary from the net proceeds of sales of
Other Distributions as in the case of Cash. Such U.S. dollars available will be distributed by
checks drawn on a bank in the United States for whole dollars and cents. Fractional cents will be
withheld without liability and dealt with by the Depositary in accordance with its then current
practices.

     (11) Record Dates. The Depositary may, after consultation with the Company if
practicable, fix a record date (which, to the extent applicable, shall be as near as practicable to
any corresponding record date set by the Company) for the determination of the Holders who shall be
responsible for the fee assessed by the Depositary for administration of the ADR program and for
any expenses provided for in paragraph (7) hereof as well as for the determination of the Holders
who shall be entitled to receive any distribution on or in respect of Deposited Securities, to give
instructions for the exercise of any voting rights, to receive any notice or to act in respect of
other matters and only such Holders shall be so entitled or obligated.

     (12) Voting of Deposited Securities. As soon as practicable after receipt from the
Company of notice of any meeting or solicitation of consents or proxies of holders of Shares or
other Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall distribute to Holders a notice stating (a) such
information as is contained in such notice and any solicitation materials, (b) that each Holder on
the record date set by the Depositary therefor will, subject to any applicable provisions of Cayman
Island law, be entitled to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights, if any,
pertaining to the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by such Holder’s ADRs and
(c) the manner in which such instructions may be given, including instructions to give a
discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Company. Upon receipt of instructions of a
Holder on such record date in the manner and on or before the date established by the Depositary
for such purpose, the Depositary shall endeavor insofar as practicable and permitted under the
provisions of or governing Deposited Securities to vote or cause to be voted the Deposited
Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by such Holder’s ADRs in accordance with such
instructions. The Depositary will not itself exercise any voting discretion in respect of any
Deposited Securities. To the extent voting instruction cards are not so received by the Depositary
from any Holder, the Depositary shall deem such Holder to have so instructed the Depositary to give
a discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Company and the Depositary shall endeavor
insofar as practicable and permitted under the provisions of or governing Deposited Securities to
give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Company to vote the Deposited Securities
represented by the ADSs evidenced by such Holder’s ADRs as to which such deemed instructions are so
given, provided that no such instruction shall be deemed given and no discretionary proxy shall be
given (i) with respect to any matter as to which the
Company informs the Depositary (and the

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Company agrees to provide such information promptly in
writing when and if applicable) that (x) the Company does not wish such proxy to be given, (y)
substantial opposition exists with respect to any agenda item for which the proxy would be given or
(z) materially affects the rights of holders of Shares and (ii) unless, with respect to such
meeting, the Depositary has been provided with an opinion of counsel to the Company, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Depositary, to the effect that (a) the granting of such discretionary
proxy does not subject the Depositary to any reporting obligations in the Cayman Islands, (b) the
granting of such proxy will not result in a violation of Cayman Island law, rule, regulation or
permit, (c) the voting arrangement and deemed instruction as contemplated herein will be given
effect under Cayman Island law upon a discretionary proxy being granted in the manner as aforesaid,
and (d) the granting of such discretionary proxy alone will not result in the Shares represented by
the ADSs being considered subject to attachment or appropriation by creditors of the Custodian or
the Depositary under Cayman Island law, to the extent Cayman Island law is relevant.

     There is no guarantee that Holders generally or any Holder in particular will receive the
notice described above with sufficient time to enable such Holder to return any voting instructions
to the Depositary in a timely manner.

     (13) Changes Affecting Deposited Securities. Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the
Depositary may, in its discretion, amend this ADR or distribute additional or amended ADRs (with or
without calling this ADR for exchange) or cash, securities or property on the record date set by
the Depositary therefor to reflect any change in par value, split-up, consolidation, cancellation
or other reclassification of Deposited Securities, any Share Distribution or Other Distribution not
distributed to Holders or any cash, securities or property available to the Depositary in respect
of Deposited Securities from (and the Depositary is hereby authorized to surrender any Deposited
Securities to any person and, irrespective of whether such Deposited Securities are surrendered or
otherwise cancelled by operation of law, rule, regulation or otherwise, to sell by public or
private sale any property received in connection with) any recapitalization, reorganization,
merger, consolidation, liquidation, receivership, bankruptcy or sale of all or substantially all
the assets of the Company, and to the extent the Depositary does not so amend this ADR or make a
distribution to Holders to reflect any of the foregoing, or the net proceeds thereof, whatever
cash, securities or property results from any of the foregoing shall constitute Deposited
Securities and each ADS evidenced by this ADR shall automatically represent its pro rata interest
in the Deposited Securities as then constituted.

     (14) Exoneration. The Depositary, the Company, their agents and each of them shall:
(a) incur no liability (i) if any present or future law, rule, regulation ,
fiat, order or decree of the United States, the Cayman Islands, The People’s Republic of

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China (including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the People’s Republic of China) or
any other country, or of any governmental or regulatory authority or any securities exchange or
market or automated quotation system, the provisions of or governing any Deposited Securities, any
present or future provision of the Company’s charter, any act of God, war, terrorism or other
circumstance beyond its control shall prevent or delay, or shall cause any of them to be subject to
any civil or criminal penalty in connection with, any act which the Deposit Agreement or this ADR
provides shall be done or performed by it or them (including, without limitation, voting pursuant
to paragraph (12) hereof), or (ii) by reason of any exercise or failure to exercise any discretion
given it in the Deposit Agreement or this ADR; (b) assume no liability except to perform its
obligations to the extent they are specifically set forth in this ADR and the Deposit Agreement
without gross negligence or bad faith; (c) in the case of the Depositary and its agents, be under
no obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of
any Deposited Securities or this ADR; (d) in the case of the Company and its agents hereunder be
under no obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in
respect of any Deposited Securities or this ADR, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or
liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense (including fees and
disbursements of counsel) and liability be furnished as often as may be required; or (e) not be
liable for any action or inaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal
counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Holder, or any other person
believed by it to be competent to give such advice or information. The Depositary shall not be
liable for the acts or omissions made by any securities depository, clearing agency or settlement
system in connection with or arising out of book-entry settlement of Deposited Securities or
otherwise, so long as such acts or omissions are not caused as a direct result of the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Depositary. The Depositary shall not be responsible for,
and shall incur no liability in connection with or arising from, the insolvency of any Custodian
that is not a branch or affiliate of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. The Depositary, its agents and the
Company may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or
other document believed by them to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper
party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for any failure to carry
out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, for the manner in which any such vote
is cast or for the effect of any such vote. The Depositary and its agents may own and deal in any
class of securities of the Company and its affiliates and in ADRs. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or an ADR, the Depositary and its agents may fully
respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in
connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Holder or Holders, any ADR or ADRs or otherwise related
hereto or thereto to the extent such
information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without
limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative

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or judicial process, banking, securities or
other regulators. None of the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company shall be liable for the
failure by any Holder or beneficial owner to obtain the benefits of credits on the basis of
non-U.S. tax paid against such Holder=s or beneficial owner=s income tax liability. The
Depositary and the Company shall not incur any liability for any tax consequences that may be
incurred by Holders and beneficial owners on account of their ownership of the ADRs or ADSs. The
Company has agreed to indemnify the Depositary and its agents under certain circumstances and the
Depositary has agreed to indemnify the Company under certain circumstances. Neither the Company
nor the Depositary nor any of their agents shall be liable to Holders or beneficial owners of
interests in ADSs for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (including, without
limitation, lost profits) of any form incurred by any person or entity, whether or not foreseeable
and regardless of the type of action in which such a claim may be brought. No disclaimer of
liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision hereof.

     (15) Resignation and Removal of Depositary; the Custodian. The Depositary may resign
as Depositary by written notice of its election so to do delivered to the Company, such resignation
to take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such
appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary may at any time be removed by the
Company by no less than 90 days prior written notice of such removal, to become effective upon the
later of (i) the 90th day after delivery of the notice to the Depositary and (ii) the appointment
of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit
Agreement. The Depositary may appoint substitute or additional Custodians and the term
“Custodian” refers to each Custodian or all Custodians as the context requires.

     (16) Amendment. Subject to the last sentence of paragraph (2), the ADRs and the
Deposit Agreement may be amended by the Company and the Depositary, provided that any
amendment that imposes or increases any fees or charges (other than stock transfer or other taxes
and other governmental charges, transfer or registration fees, cable, telex or facsimile
transmission costs, delivery costs or other such expenses), or that shall otherwise prejudice any
substantial existing right of Holders, shall become effective 30 days after notice of such
amendment shall have been given to the Holders. Every Holder of an ADR at the time any amendment
to the Deposit Agreement so becomes effective shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such ADR, to
consent and agree to such amendment and to be bound by the Deposit Agreement as amended thereby.
In no event shall any amendment impair the right of the Holder of any ADR to surrender such ADR and
receive the Deposited Securities represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory
provisions of

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applicable law. Any amendments or supplements which (i) are reasonably necessary (as agreed by
the Company and the Depositary) in order for (a) the ADSs to be registered on Form F-6 under the
Securities Act of 1933 or (b) the ADSs or Shares to be traded solely in electronic book-entry form
and (ii) do not in either such case impose or increase any fees or charges to be borne by Holders,
shall be deemed not to prejudice any substantial rights of Holders. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if any governmental body or regulatory body should adopt new laws, rules or regulations
which would require amendment or supplement of the Deposit Agreement or the form of ADR to ensure
compliance therewith, the Company and the Depositary may amend or supplement the Deposit Agreement
and the ADR at any time in accordance with such changed laws, rules or regulations. Such amendment
or supplement to the Deposit Agreement in such circumstances may become effective before a notice
of such amendment or supplement is given to Holders or within any other period of time as required
for compliance. Notice of any amendment to the Deposit Agreement or form of ADRs shall not need to
describe in detail the specific amendments effectuated thereby, and failure to describe the
specific amendments in any such notice shall not render such notice invalid, provided, however,
that, in each such case, the notice given to the Holders identifies a means for Holders to retrieve
or receive the text of such amendment (i.e., upon retrieval from the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s, the Depositary’s or the Company’s website or upon request from the Depositary).

     (17) Termination. The Depositary may, and shall at the written direction of the
Company, terminate the Deposit Agreement and this ADR by mailing notice of such termination to the
Holders at least 30 days prior to the date fixed in such notice for such termination; provided,
however, if the Depositary shall have (i) resigned as Depositary hereunder, notice of such
termination by the Depositary shall not be provided to Holders unless a successor depositary shall
not be operating hereunder within 45 days of the date of such resignation, or (ii) been removed as
Depositary hereunder, notice of such termination by the Depositary shall not be provided to Holders
unless a successor depositary shall not be operating hereunder on the 90th day after the
Company’s notice of removal was first provided to the Depositary. After the date so fixed for
termination, the Depositary and its agents will perform no further acts under the Deposit Agreement
and this ADR, except to receive and hold (or sell) distributions on Deposited Securities and
deliver Deposited Securities being withdrawn. As soon as practicable after the expiration of six
months from the date so fixed for termination, the Depositary shall sell the Deposited Securities
and shall thereafter (as long as it may lawfully do so) hold in a segregated account the net
proceeds of such sales, together with any other cash then held by it under the Deposit Agreement,
without liability for interest, in trust for the pro rata benefit of the Holders of
ADRs not theretofore surrendered. After making such sale, the Depositary shall be discharged from
all obligations in respect of the Deposit
Agreement and this ADR, except to account for such net proceeds and other cash. After the
date so fixed

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for termination, the Company shall be discharged from all obligations under the
Deposit Agreement except for its obligations to the Depositary and its agents.

     (18) Appointment. Each Holder and each person holding an interest in ADSs, upon
acceptance of any ADSs (or any interest therein) issued in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the Deposit Agreement shall be deemed for all purposes to (a) be a party to and bound by the
terms of the Deposit Agreement and the applicable ADR(s), and (b) appoint the Depositary its
attorney-in-fact, with full power to delegate, to act on its behalf and to take any and all actions
contemplated in the Deposit Agreement and the applicable ADR(s), to adopt any and all procedures
necessary to comply with applicable law and to take such action as the Depositary in its sole
discretion may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Deposit Agreement and
the applicable ADR(s), the taking of such actions to be the conclusive determinant of the necessity
and appropriateness thereof.

     (19) Waiver. EACH PARTY TO THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT (INCLUDING, FOR
AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, EACH HOLDER AND BENEFICIAL OWNER AND/OR HOLDER OF INTERESTS IN ADRS) HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE DEPOSITARY AND/OR THE COMPANY DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SHARES OR OTHER DEPOSITED SECURITIES, THE ADSs OR
THE ADRs, THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THEREIN, OR THE BREACH
HEREOF OR THEREOF (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, COMMON LAW OR ANY OTHER THEORY).

A-15exv10w9

Exhibit 10.9

Shanghai Real Estate Consultant and Sales (Group) Co., Ltd.

and

Shanghai CRIC Information Technology Co., Ltd.

and

Shanghai Tian Zhuo Advertising Co., Ltd.

 

Cooperation Agreement

 

Dated August 31, 2009

 

 

Cooperation Agreement

This Cooperation Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into on August 31, 2009 by and between the
following parties:

	1	 	Shanghai Real Estate Consultant and Sales (Group) Co., Ltd. (“E-House Shanghai”)

	 	 	Registered Address: Room 308, Building 1, No. 1376 Jiangdong Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai

	2	 	Shanghai CRIC Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai CRIC”)

	 	 	Registered Address: Room 308, Building A, Science and Technology Building, No.149 Yanchang Road, Zhabei District, Shanghai

	3	 	Shanghai Tian Zhuo Advertising Co., Ltd. (“Tian Zhuo Advertising”)

	 	 	Registered Address: Room 201, Building 2, No. 38 Haiguang Road, Shanyang Town, Jinshan District, Shanghai

(In this Agreement, the above parties are referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as
the “Parties”.)

WHEREAS:

	1.	 	E-House Shanghai is a limited liability company registered, established and legally existing
in Shanghai, the PRC. E-House Shanghai and its Affiliates (as defined below) are engaged in
the business of primary real estate agency services.
	 
	2.	 	Shanghai CRIC is a limited liability company registered, established and legally existing in
Shanghai, the PRC. Shanghai CRIC and its Affiliates are engaged in research, development and
operation of real estate information technology systems, real estate information services and
related consulting services.
	 
	3.	 	Tian Zhuo Advertising is a limited liability company registered, established and legally
existing in Shanghai, the PRC. Tian Zhuo Advertising and its Affiliates are engaged in the
business of design, production, agency and dissemination of real estate advertisements.
	 
	4.	 	As the target customers group for the business of the Parties is similar and the same
customer may simultaneously need various types of service to be provided by the Parties
respectively, the Parties intend to cooperate with each other in their business activities in
order to expand their respective business scale.

THEREFORE, through friendly negotiation, the Parties agree as follows:

 

 

Article 1 Definitions

Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the following terms in this Agreement shall have the
meanings as defined below.

“CRIC” means China Real Estate Information Corporation, a company established under the laws of the
Cayman Islands.

“CRIC Group” means CRIC and any entity controlled by CRIC, excluding any member of the E-House
Group. “Control” means the ability to, directly or indirectly, direct the management and
affairs of a person or an entity, whether through ownership of voting equity or shares, by
contract or otherwise.

“E-House” means E-House (China) Holdings Limited, a company established under the laws of the
Cayman Islands.

“E-House Group” means E-House and any entity controlled by E-House, excluding any member of the
CRIC Group.

“Affiliate” of E-House Shanghai means an entity established in the PRC under the PRC laws which
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with E-House Shanghai, and which is
engaged in the business of primary real estate agency services, excluding any entity
controlled by CRIC; “Affiliate” of Shanghai CRIC means an entity established in the PRC under
the PRC laws which controls, is controlled by, or is under CRIC’s common control with Shanghai
CRIC, and which is engaged in real estate information services and related consulting
services; and “Affiliate” of Tian Zhuo Advertising means an entity established in the PRC
under the PRC laws which controls, is controlled by, or is under CRIC’s common control with
Tian Zhuo Advertising, and which is engaged in advertising business such as design,
production, agency and/or dissemination regarding real estate advertisements.

“Principal Business” of E-House Shanghai and its Affiliates refers to the business of primary real
estate agency services; “Principal Business” of Shanghai CRIC and its Affiliates refers to the
business of real estate information services and related consulting services; and “Principal
Business” of Tian Zhuo Advertising and its Affiliates refers to advertising business such as
design, production, agency and/or dissemination regarding real estate advertisements.

“Contact Person” means the contact person of each Party and its Affiliates as designated by such
Party to the other Parties to receive the Demand Notice sent by the other Parties pursuant to
this Agreement.

“PRC” means the People’s Republic of China, for purposes of this Agreement only,

 

 

excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macau Special Administrative Region and
Taiwan.

Article 2 Share of Demands Information

	2.1	 	During the Agreement Term (as defined below), if any Party or any of its Affiliates (the
“Notifying Party”) is aware, in its business operation or otherwise, that its customers,
suppliers or other business partners (including the current and potential ones, collectively
referred to as the “Demanding Party”) have or may have any demand for the products and/or
services of the Principal Business of any other Party or its Affiliates (the “Demand”), the
Notifying Party agrees to notify the Contact Person of such other Party or its Affiliates (the
“Notified Party”) in writing of such Demand as soon as possible (the “Demand Notice”), to the
extent not in violation of any applicable law and the confidentiality obligations under any
contract binding upon the Notifying Party.
	 
	2.2	 	A Demand Notice shall at least include the name and contact information of the Demanding
Party, and a brief description of the Demand, to the extent not in violation of any applicable
law and the confidentiality obligations under any contract binding upon the Notifying Party.
	 
	2.3	 	The Notified Party may request the Notifying Party to provide more detailed information of
the Demand described in the Demand Notice after its receipt of the Demand Notice from the
Notifying Party. The Notifying Party agrees to inform the Notified Party of the information
related to such Demand as required by the Notified Party and to the best knowledge of the
Notifying Party, to the extent not in violation of any applicable law and the confidentiality
obligations under any contract binding upon the Notifying Party.

Article 3 Cooperation in Developing Customers

	3.1	 	Upon its receipt of the Demand Notice from the Notifying Party, the Notified Party may
request the Notifying Party to refer to the Demanding Party the products and/or services of
the Principal Business of the Notified Party. The Notifying Party agrees to refer to the
Demanding Party the products and/or services of the Principal Business of the Notified Party,
to the extent it deems commercially reasonable and feasible and in the manner it deems
appropriate. For the purpose of the foregoing referral, at the request of the Notifying Party,
the Notified Party agrees to, as soon as possible, provide the Notifying Party with the
marketing and promotion materials of its products and/or services and other documents and
materials as reasonably required by the Notifying Party.

 

 

	3.2	 	For any communication and negotiation between the Notifying Party and/or the Notified Party
and the Demanding Party, the Parties agree as follows.

	 	(1)	 	Each of the Notifying Party and the Notified Party may choose to communicate
and negotiate with the Demanding Party individually or jointly with the other Party,
provided that if joint communication or negotiation with the Demanding Party is more
favorable to promote the common interest of the Notifying Party and the Notified
Party, the Notifying Party and the Notified Party agree to cooperate, to the extent
commercially reasonable and feasible, with each other to communicate and negotiate
with the Demanding Party jointly.
	 
	 	(2)	 	The Notified Party may request to the Notifying Party for participating in
the communication and negotiation between the Notifying Party and the Demanding Party,
in order to pitch the Demanding Party to be a customer of the Principal Business of
the Notified Party. The Notifying Party agrees, to the extent it deems commercially
reasonable and feasible and in the manner it deems appropriate, to allow and to use
commercially reasonable efforts to procure the Notified Party’s participation in such
communication and negotiation between the Notifying Party and the Demanding Party.
	 
	 	(3)	 	The Notifying Party may also request the Notified Party to participate in the
communication and negotiation between the Notifying Party and the Demanding Party. The
Notified Party agrees, to the extent it deems commercially reasonable and feasible and
in the manner it deems appropriate, to participate in such communication and
negotiation between the Notifying Party and the Demanding Party.

	3.3	 	For the agreement reached by the Notifying Parity and/or the Notified Party with the
Demanding Party after communication and consultation, the Parties agree as follows.

	 	(1)	 	Subject to agreement by the Demanding Party, each of the Notifying Party and
the Notified Party may choose to, individually or jointly with the other Party,
execute legally binding business contracts, agreements or other written documents (the
“Business Agreements”) with the Demanding Party, provided that if the Notifying Party
and the Notified Party both deem it more favorable to jointly execute the Business
Agreements with the Demanding Party in order to promote the common interest of the
Notifying Party and the Notified Party, the Notifying Party and the Notified Party
agree to jointly enter into the Business Agreements with the Demanding Party.

 

 

	 	(2)	 	If the Notifying Party and the Notified Party jointly execute the Business
Agreements with the Demanding Party, the Notifying Party and the Notified Party shall
amicably consult with each other and agree on the allocation of the rights and
obligations between the Parties based on the principle of fairness and with reference
to the fair market price of the products and/or services provided thereby to the
Demanding Party, and shall explicitly set forth such allocation of the rights and
obligations between the Parties in the Business Agreements executed with the Demanding
Party or the written documents separately executed by the Parties.

Article 4 Parties’ Agreements

	4.1	 	None of the Parties shall charge any fees for its support or cooperation provided to the
other Parties under this Agreement, unless otherwise provided in Clause (2) of Article 3.3 of
this Agreement or otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing.
	 
	4.2	 	If any Affiliate of any Party to this Agreement shall be a Notifying Party, or a Notified
Party (as the case may be) under this Agreement pursuant to the above provisions of this
Agreement, such Party shall cause such Affiliate to perform the obligations of the Notifying
Party or the Notified Party (as the case may be) in accordance with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement.
	 
	4.3	 	Each Party undertakes to perform this Agreement in the manner in compliance with the PRC
laws, including but not limited to, for the purpose of abiding by the requirements of the PRC
laws, designating an Affiliate of such Party with the relevant business qualification to
exercise the rights of such Party under this Agreement and to perform the obligations of such
Party under this Agreement, and, when the Parties deem it necessary, causing the Affiliate of
each Party hereto, which actually performs this Agreement, to execute further agreements.
	 
	4.4	 	The Parties agree that, their respective offshore holding companies, as listed companies,
have the right to review the Parties’ performance of this Agreement (including the specific
transactions conducted pursuant to this Agreement) from time to time in accordance with the
listing rules, internal corporate governance guidelines and other regulatory requirements
applicable thereto.

Article 5 Representations and Warranties

Each Party hereby represents and warrants to the other Parties that:

 

 

	(1)	 	it is a limited liability company lawfully incorporated and validly existing under the PRC
laws with an independent legal person status;
	 
	(2)	 	it has the full and independent legal status and legal capacity to execute, deliver and
perform this Agreement and may be an independent party to a lawsuit;
	 
	(3)	 	it has the full internal corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and all other documents related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to be
executed thereby, and it has the full power and authority to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;
	 
	(4)	 	this Agreement is lawfully and duly executed and delivered by it, and shall constitute its
legal and binding obligations and can be enforced against it in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement; and
	 
	(5)	 	its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are not: (i) in violation of its
articles of association or any other constitutional documents; (ii) in conflict with any
agreement, contract or other document to which it is a party or which is binding upon its
assets; or (iii) in violation of or in conflict with any applicable laws.

Article 6 Agreement Term

	6.1	 	This Agreement shall come into effect upon the due execution of the Parties. Unless the
Parties agree in writing to early terminate this Agreement or to extend the valid term of this
Agreement, the valid term of this Agreement shall end on the earlier of (i) the first date
upon which the E-House Group ceases to collectively own in the aggregate at least 20% of the
voting power of the then outstanding securities of CRIC, or (ii) the first date upon which
E-House, collectively with the other members of the E-House Group, ceases to be the largest
beneficial owner of the then outstanding voting securities of CRIC (for the purpose of this
item (ii), without considering holdings of CRIC’s securities by institutional investors that
have acquired CRIC’s securities in the ordinary course of their business and not with a
purpose nor with the effect of changing or influencing the control of CRIC) (the “Agreement
Term”).
	 
	6.2	 	Each Party shall complete the approval and registration procedures for extension of business
period within three (3) months prior to the expiration of its respective business period, in
order to enable the Agreement Term to continue.
	 
	6.3	 	The Parties shall still abide by the obligations provided under Article 7 of this

 

 

	 	 	Agreement within one (1) year after the termination of this Agreement.

Article 7 Confidentiality

	7.1	 	Regardless of whether this Agreement is terminated or not, each Party shall keep strictly
confidential all the business secrets, proprietary information, customer information and all
other information of a confidential nature about the other Parties known by it during the
execution and performance of this Agreement (the “Confidential Information”). Unless a prior
written consent is obtained from the Party disclosing the Confidential Information (the
“Disclosing Party”) or it must be disclosed to third parties as required by the relevant laws
and regulations or the requirements of the place where any Party’s Affiliate is listed, the
Party receiving the Confidential Information (the “Receiving Party”) shall not disclose to any
third party any Confidential Information. The Receiving Party shall not use any Confidential
Information other than for the purpose of performing this Agreement.
	 
	7.2	 	The following information shall not be deemed a part of the Confidential Information:

	 	(a)	 	any information that has been lawfully acquired by the Party receiving such
information before, as demonstrated by written evidence;
	 
	 	(b)	 	any information entering the public domain not attributable to the fault of
the Party receiving the information; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	any information lawfully acquired by the Party receiving the information
through other sources after its receipt of such information.

	7.3	 	For purpose of performing this Agreement, the Receiving Party may disclose the Confidential
Information to its relevant employees, agents or professionals retained by it. However, the
Receiving Party shall ensure that the aforesaid persons comply with the relevant terms and
conditions of this Article 7. In addition, the Receiving Party shall be responsible for any
liability incurred as a result of such persons’ breach of the relevant terms and conditions of
this Article 7.
	 
	7.4	 	Each Party shall ensure its Affiliates comply with this Article 7, and shall assume liability
for breach of contract due to such Affiliate’s breach of the provisions of this Article 7, as
if such Party breached such provisions..

Article 8 Notices

	8.1	 	All notices, requests, demands and other correspondences required by this

 

 

	 	 	Agreement or made in accordance with this Agreement shall be delivered in writing to the
relevant Party.
	 
	8.2	 	If any of the above notices or other correspondences is transmitted by facsimile or telex, it
shall be treated as delivered immediately upon transmission; if delivered in person, it shall
be treated as delivered at the time of delivery; if posted by mail, it shall be treated as
delivered five (5) days after posting.
	 
	8.3	 	Notwithstanding the above provision of this Article 8, the Demand Notice to be sent by a
Party or its Affiliates to any other Party or its Affiliates shall be delivered by facsimile
or telex to the following Contact Persons designated by the Parties.
	 
	 	 	Shanghai Real Estate Consultant and Sales (Group) Co., Ltd. and its Affiliates:

Name of the Contact Person: Qiuyan Zou

Telephone Number: 021-61330739

Facsimile: 021-61330707

Email: zouqiuyan@ehousechina.com
	 
	 	 	Shanghai CRIC Information Technology Co., Ltd. and its Affiliates:

Name of the Contact Person: Xin Luo

Telephone Number: 021-60868005

Facsimile:

Email: sandyl_1299@ehousechina.com
	 
	 	 	Shanghai Tian Zhuo Advertising Co., Ltd. and its Affiliates:

Name of the Contact Person: Yan Dai

Telephone Number: 021-61330950

Facsimile:

Email: amanda_dy333@hotmail.com
	 
	 	 	Each Party has the right to change the Contact Person designated by it or his/her contact
information from time to time by giving a written notice to the other Parties.

Article 9 Defaulting Liability

	9.1	 	The Parties agree and confirm that, if any Party (the “Defaulting Party”) substantially
breaches any provision of this Agreement, or substantially fails to perform or delays
performance of any of the obligations under this Agreement, such violation, failure or delay
shall constitute a default under this Agreement. The non-defaulting Party (the “Non-Defaulting
Party”) shall have the right to request the Defaulting Party to rectify or take remedial
actions within a

 

 

	 	 	reasonable period. If the Defaulting Party fails to rectify or take remedial actions within
such reasonable period or within fifteen (15) days after the Non-Defaulting Party notifies
the Defaulting Party in writing requiring rectification, then the Non-Defaulting Party is
entitled to decide at its own discretion to:

	 	(i)	 	terminate this Agreement to the extent between the Defaulting Party and it,
and require the Defaulting Party to indemnify it against all its losses so incurred;
or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	require the Defaulting Party to perform its obligations under this Agreement
and indemnify it against all its losses.

	9.2	 	If any Non-Defaulting Party terminates this Agreement to the extent between the Defaulting
Party and it in accordance with Article 9.1 of this Agreement, the effect of this Agreement
between such Non-Defaulting Party or such Defaulting Party and the Party other than such
Non-Defaulting Party and such Defaulting Party shall not be affected.
	 
	9.3	 	Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, the effect of this Article 9 shall not be
affected by the termination of this Agreement.

Article 10 Force Majeure

If the performance by one Party of this Agreement is directly affected or if one Party cannot
perform this Agreement in accordance with the agreed conditions due to any unforeseeable force
majeure event or a force majeure event whose consequences cannot be prevented or avoided, including
earthquakes, typhoons, floods, fires, wars, computer viruses, design loopholes in software tools,
hacker attacks on the Internet, changes to policies or laws, etc, the affected Party shall
immediately give a notice by fax to the other Parties and shall within fifteen (15) days provide
the other Parties with supporting documents issued by the relevant government authorities
describing the details of the force majeure event and the reason why this Agreement cannot be
performed or why the performance needs to be postponed. If the force majeure event lasts more than
thirty (30) days, the Parties hereto shall negotiate amicably and as soon as possible determine
whether or not part of this Agreement shall be released from performance or whether or not the
performance of this Agreement shall be postponed, depending on the degree of impact of this force
majeure event on the performance of this Agreement. Each Party shall not be held liable for any
economic losses of the other Parties caused by such Party’s failure to perform this Agreement
completely due to a force majeure event.

Article 11 Miscellaneous

 

 

	11.1	 	This Agreement is written in Chinese in three (3) originals. Each Party of this Agreement
shall hold one (1) original.
	 
	11.2	 	The execution, effectiveness, performance, revision, interpretation and termination of this
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of China.
	 
	11.3	 	Any dispute arising out of and in connection with this Agreement shall be resolved through
consultations among the Parties. In case the Parties fail to reach agreement within thirty
(30) days after the dispute arises, such dispute shall be submitted to Shanghai Sub-Commission
of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission for arbitration in Shanghai
in accordance with such Commission’s then-effective arbitration rules, and the arbitration
award shall be final and binding on the Parties.
	 
	11.4	 	None of the rights, powers or remedies granted to each Party by any provision of this
Agreement shall preclude any other rights, powers or remedies that such Party is entitled to
under the laws and under any other provisions of this Agreement, and the exercising by one
Party of any of its rights, powers and remedies shall not exclude such Party from exercising
any of its other rights, powers and remedies..
	 
	11.5	 	No failure or delay by a Party in exercising any rights, powers and remedies available to it
hereunder or at law (the “Party’s Rights”) shall result in a waiver thereof, nor shall the
waiver of any single or partial exercise of the Party’s Rights shall exclude such Party from
exercising such rights in any other way and exercising the other Party’s Rights.
	 
	11.6	 	Each provision contained herein shall be severable and independent from each of the other
provisions. If any one or more provisions herein become(s) invalid, illegal or unenforceable
at any time, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions herein
shall not be affected as a result thereof.
	 
	11.7	 	Any amendment or supplement hereto shall be made in writing and shall become effective only
upon due execution by the Parties hereto.
	 
	11.8	 	Without the prior written consent of the other Parties, each Party shall not transfer any of
its rights and/or obligations hereunder to any third party.
	 
	11.9	 	This Agreement shall be binding on the lawful successors of the Parties.
	 
	11.10	 	The headings herein are used for ease of reference only, and in no event shall such headings
be used for or affect the interpretation of the provisions hereof.

 

 

	11.11	 	Each Party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation,
preparation, execution and performance of this Agreement. Each Party shall be responsible for
all taxes payable by it under applicable laws incurred from the execution, performance and
consummation of transactions as contemplated hereby.

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[EXECUTION PAGE]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Cooperation Agreement is executed by the following Parties as of the date
first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	

Shanghai Real Estate Consultant and Sales (Group) Co., Ltd.

(Seal)
 
	Signature:  	/seal/ 	 	 
	Name:  	 	 	 
	Title:  	 	 	 
	 
	

Shanghai CRIC Information Technology Co., Ltd.

(Seal)
 
	Signature:  	/seal/ 	 	 
	Name:  	 	 	 
	Title:  	 	 	 
	 
	

Shanghai Tian Zhuo Advertising Co., Ltd.

(Seal)
 
	Signature:  	/seal/ 	 	 
	Name:  	 	 	 
	Title:

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