[Youku Inc. to Hold 2012 Annual General Meeting on August 20, 2012 Beijing, China, July 18, 2012—Youku Inc. (NYSE: YOKU), China’s leading Internet television company (“Youku” or the “Company”), today announced that it will hold its 2012 annual general meeting of shareholders at Suite 3206, The Centrium, 60 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong on Monday, August 20, 2012, beginning at] [Youku Inc. and Tudou Holdings Limited JOINT PROXY STATEMENT Youku Inc. PROSPECTUS Dear Shareholder: If the Merger is completed, the merger consideration that Tudou shareholders and Tudou ADS holders will respectively receive in the Merger is as follows: • each outstanding Class A ordinary share of Tudou, par value US$0.0001 per share ("Tudou Class A share"), and each outstanding Class] [FORM OF PROXY CARD — SHAREHOLDERS ONLY YOUKU INC. FOR USE AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (“AGM”) AND THE CLASS MEETINGS (AS DEFINED BELOW) TO BE HELD AT THE AGM TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 20, 2012 (OR AT ANY POSTPONEMENT OR ADJOURNMENT THEREOF) THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED For use at the AGM and] [Time Sensitive Depositary’s Notice of Shareholders’ Meeting of Youku Inc. and Class A Ordinary Shareholders Meeting ADSs: American Depositary Shares. ADS CUSIP No.: 98742U100. Close of business on July 20, 2012 (New York City time). Meeting Specifics: Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Youku Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), on August 20,] [Annual General Meeting Class A Ordinary Shareholders Meeting The Voting Instructions Card must be signed, completed and received at the indicated address prior to noon (New York City time) on August 15, 2012 (the “ADS Voting Instructions Deadline”) for action to be taken. 2012 VOTING INSTRUCTIONS CARD AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES Youku Inc. (the “Company”) ADS CUSIP No.: 98742U100. Close of] [FORM 6-K YOUKU INC. 11/F, SinoSteel Plaza, 8 Haidian Street Form 20-F ý Form 40-F o Yes o No ý]