SINA Corporation
37F, Jin Mao Tower
88 Century Boulevard, Pudong
Shanghai 200121, China
August 13, 2013
VIA EDGAR
Ms. Kathleen Collins, Accounting Branch Chief
Ms. Melissa Kindelan, Staff Accountant
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | SINA Corporation (the “Company”) |
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| Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012 (the “2012 Form 20-F”) |
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| Filed on April 22, 2013 (File No. 000-30698) |
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Dear Ms. Collins and Ms. Kindelan:
The Company has received the letter dated July 31, 2013 from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the Company’s 2012 Form 20-F. The Company would like to request an extension to the deadline for responding to the letter. We will provide our response to the letter via EDGAR as soon as possible, in any event no later than August 29, 2013.
If you have any additional questions or comments regarding the 2012 Form 20-F, please contact the Company’s U.S. counsel, Z. Julie Gao of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, at (852) 3740-4850. Thank you very much.
