SC TO-I/A

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

SCHEDULE TO

(Amendment No. 1)

(RULE 14d-100)

TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

iQIYI, Inc.

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

iQIYI, Inc.

(Name of Filing Person (Issuer))

6.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028

(Title of Class of Securities)

G4939KAF3

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Ying Zeng

Interim Chief Financial Officer

4/F, iQIYI Youth Center, Yoolee Plaza,

No. 21, North Road of Workers’ Stadium, Chaoyang District

Beijing 100027, People’s Republic of China

Telephone: +86 10-6267-7171

with copy to:

Haiping Li, Esq.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

c/o 42/F, Edinburgh Tower

The Landmark

15 Queen’s Road Central

Hong Kong

+852 3740-4700

(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of the filing person)

☐	Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

☐	third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

☒	issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

☐	going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

☐	amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ☒

If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:

☐	Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)

☐	Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT

This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule TO (this “Amendment No. 1”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO that was initially filed by iQIYI, Inc. (the “Company”) on February 10, 2026 (the “Schedule TO”) with respect to the right of each Holder of the Company’s 6.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) to sell, and the obligation of the Company to purchase, the Notes, as set forth in the Schedule TO and the Repurchase Right Notice to Holders of the Notes issued by the Company, dated as of February 10, 2026 (the “Repurchase Right Notice”).

This Amendment No. 1 relates to the final results of the Company’s repurchase of the Notes that have been validly surrendered for repurchase and not withdrawn pursuant to the Repurchase Right. The information contained in the Schedule TO, including the Repurchase Right Notice as amended and supplemented hereby, is incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 1 shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Repurchase Right Notice or in the Schedule TO.

Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Schedule TO.

This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Schedule TO as set forth below and constitutes the final amendment to the Schedule TO. This Amendment No. 1 is intended to satisfy the disclosure requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

ITEM 11.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Item 11 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following information:

The repurchase right offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday, March 12, 2026 (the “Expiration Date”). The Company has been advised by Citibank, N.A., as paying agent (the “Paying Agent”), that pursuant to the terms of the Repurchase Right Notice, US$207,800,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes (the “Repurchase Price”) were validly surrendered and not withdrawn as of the Expiration Date. The Company has forwarded cash in payment of the Repurchase Price to the Paying Agent for distribution to the Holders that had validly exercised their Repurchase Right. Following settlement of the repurchase, US$259,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes will remain outstanding and continue to be subject to the existing terms of the Indenture and the Notes.

ITEM 12.

EXHIBITS.

(a)

Exhibits.

(a)(1)*

Repurchase Right Notice to Holders of 6.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 issued by the Company, dated as of February 10, 2026.

(a)(5)(A)*

Press Release issued by the Company, dated as of February 10, 2026.

(a)(5)(B)†

Press Release issued by the Company, dated as of March 13, 2026.

(b)

Not applicable.

(d)

Indenture, dated March 7, 2023, between the Registrant and Citicorp International Limited, as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.73 to the annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-38431) filed with the SEC on March 22, 2023)

(g)

Not applicable.

(h)

Not applicable.

(b)

Filing Fee Exhibit.

107†

Filing Fee Table.

*	Previously filed.

†	Filed herewith.

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description

(a)(1)*		Repurchase Right Notice to Holders of 6.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 issued by the Company, dated as of February 10, 2026.

(a)(5)(A)*		Press Release issued by the Company, dated as of February 10, 2026.

(a)(5)(B)†		Press Release issued by the Company, dated as of March 13, 2026.

(d)		Indenture, dated March 7, 2023, between the Registrant and Citicorp International Limited, as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.73 to the annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-38431) filed with the SEC on March 22, 2023)

107†		Filing Fee Table

*	Previously filed.

†	Filed herewith.

SIGNATURE

After due 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.


iQIYI, Inc.

By:		/s/ Ying Zeng
		Name: Ying Zeng
		Title: Interim Chief Financial Officer

Dated: March 13, 2026

Amendment: SEC Form SC TO-I/A filed by iQIYI Inc.