-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, U4WuadcOge2mGdrpcjRGXFYiXXSLBUin4TTJo6NOLzOnSd2nepK3FpMxrHIgt58S UOmJYtfYSdCtnXPY2nFXPw== 0000899140-08-000250.txt : 20080129 0000899140-08-000250.hdr.sgml : 20080129 20080129160738 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899140-08-000250 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080129 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080129 GROUP MEMBERS: DAVIDE ERRO GROUP MEMBERS: GANDHARA ADVISORS EUROPE LLP SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SINA CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001094005 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 522236363 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-60461 FILM NUMBER: 08558045 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1313 GENEVA DRIVE CITY: SUNNYVALE STATE: CA ZIP: 94089 BUSINESS PHONE: 4085480000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1313 GENEVA DRIVE CITY: SUNNYVALE STATE: CA ZIP: 94089 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SINA COM DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990827 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Gandhara Master Fund LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001335634 IRS NUMBER: 980451053 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O M&C CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED STREET 2: UGLAND HOUSE, 113 SOUTH CHURCH STREET CITY: GEORGETOWN, GRAND CAYMAN STATE: E9 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 011-44-207-491-6161 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O M&C CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED STREET 2: UGLAND HOUSE, 113 SOUTH CHURCH STREET CITY: GEORGETOWN, GRAND CAYMAN STATE: E9 ZIP: 00000 SC 13G 1 g4106724b.txt INITIAL FILING UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934* SINA Corporation ---------------- (Name of Issuer) Ordinary Shares, par value $0.133 per share ------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) G81477104 --------- (CUSIP Number) January 21, 2008 ---------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). - ------------------------------ ------------------ CUSIP No. G81477104 13G Page 2 of 9 Pages - ------------------------------ ------------------ - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Gandhara Advisors Europe LLP - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION England and Wales - -------------------- ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 3,319,125 OWNED BY EACH ------ ---------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,319,125 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,319,125 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* N/A - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.1% - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, PN - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! - ------------------------------ ------------------ CUSIP No. G81477104 13G Page 3 of 9 Pages - ------------------------------ ------------------ - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Gandhara Master Fund Limited - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands - -------------------- ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 3,319,125 OWNED BY EACH ------ ---------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,319,125 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,319,125 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* N/A - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.1% - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! -4- - ------------------------------ ------------------ CUSIP No. G81477104 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages - ------------------------------ ------------------ - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Davide Erro - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - -------------------- ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 3,319,125 OWNED BY EACH ------ ---------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,319,125 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,319,125 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* N/A - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.1% - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Item 1(a): Name of Issuer: - --------- -------------- The name of the issuer is SINA Corporation, a Cayman Islands corporation (the "Company"). Item 1(b): Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: - --------- ----------------------------------------------- The Company's principal executive office is located at: Room 1802, United Plaza, 1468 Nan Jing Road West, Shanghai 200040 China. Item 2(a): Name of Person Filing: - --------- --------------------- This Schedule 13G is filed by: (i) Gandhara Advisors Europe LLP, a limited liability partnership incorporated in England and Wales (the "European Investment Manager"), which serves as an investment manager to the Master Fund (defined below), with respect to shares of Ordinary Shares (as defined in Item 2(d)) directly owned by the Master Fund; (ii) Gandhara Master Fund Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the "Master Fund"), with respect to the shares of Ordinary Shares directly held by it; and (iii) Mr. Davide Erro ("Mr. Erro"), who is a partner of the European Investment Manager and therefore shares control over its business activities, with respect to shares of Ordinary Shares indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Erro by virtue of such position. The European Investment Manager, the Master Fund and Mr. Erro are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party. Item 2(b): Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: - --------- ----------------------------------------------------------- The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 6th Floor, 65 Curzon Street, London W1J 8PE, England. Item 2(c): Citizenship: - --------- ----------- The European Investment Manager is incorporated as a limited liability partnership under the laws of the England and Wales. The Master Fund is incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands. Mr. Erro is a United States citizen. Item 2(d): Title of Class of Securities: - --------- ---------------------------- Ordinary Shares, $0.133 par value ("Ordinary Shares"). Item 2(e): CUSIP Number: - --------- ------------ G81477104 -5- Item 3: If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or - ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------- (c), check whether the person filing is a: ----------------------------------------- A. [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act, B. [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act, C. [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act, D. [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, E. [ ] Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E), F. [ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F), G. [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G), H. [ ] Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, I. [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, J. [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Item 4: Ownership: - ------ --------- The beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares by the Reporting Persons, as of the date of this Schedule 13G, is as follows: A. Gandhara Advisors Europe LLP ---------------------------- (a) Amount beneficially owned: 3,319,125. (b) Percent of class: 6.1%. The percentages used herein and in the rest of this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon a total of 54,668,454 shares of Ordinary Shares stated to be issued and outstanding as of April 20, 2007, as reflected in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 3) filed on June 8, 2007. (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 3,319,125 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,319,125 B. Gandhara Master Fund Limited ---------------------------- (a) Amount beneficially owned: 3,319,125. (b) Percent of class: 6.1%. (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 3,319,125 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,319,125 -6- C. Davide Erro ----------- (a) Amount beneficially owned: 3,319,125. (b) Percent of class: 6.1%. (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 3,319,125 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,319,125 Item 5: Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: - ------ -------------------------------------------- If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: [ ] Item 6: Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: - ------ --------------------------------------------------------------- Other than as set forth herein, no other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, in excess of 5% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares. Item 7: Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the - ------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: -------------------------------------------------------- Not applicable. Item 8: Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: - ------ --------------------------------------------------------- Not applicable. Item 9: Notice of Dissolution of Group: - ------ ------------------------------ Not applicable. Item 10: Certification: - ------- ------------- Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. -7- SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: January 29, 2008 GANDHARA ADVISORS EUROPE LLP By: /s/ Davide Erro ----------------------------------------- Name: Davide Erro Title: Partner GANDHARA MASTER FUND LIMITED By: /s/ Davide Erro ----------------------------------------- Name: Davide Erro Title: Partner /s/ Davide Erro ---------------------------------------------- Davide Erro EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit 99.1: Joint Filing Agreement, dated January 29, 2008, by and between Gandhara Advisors Europe LLP, Gandhara Master Fund Limited and Davide Erro. EX-99.1 3 g4106724c.txt JOINT FILING AGREEMENT Exhibit 99.1 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)(1) The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Dated: January 29, 2008 GANDHARA ADVISORS EUROPE LLP By: /s/ Davide Erro ----------------------------------------- Name: Davide Erro Title: Partner GANDHARA MASTER FUND LIMITED By: /s/ Davide Erro ----------------------------------------- Name: Davide Erro Title: Partner /s/ Davide Erro ---------------------------------------------- Davide Erro [JOINT FILING AGREEMENT OF SCHEDULE 13G WITH RESPECT TO SINA CORPORATION] -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----