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+--------+ UNITED STATES
| FORM 5 | SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
+--------+ Washington, D.C. 20549
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[_] Check box if
no longer subject
to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
obligations may Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
continue. See Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Instruction 1(b). Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[_] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[_] Form 4 Transactions Reported
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Gurnee Thomas
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
18544 Vessing Road
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(Street)
Saratoga CA 95070
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SOHU.COM INC. (SOHU)
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
(Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year December 31, 2001
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [_] Officer [_] 10% Owner [_] Other
(give title below) (specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (check applicable line)
X Form Filed by One Reporting Person
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___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I--Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Month/ (Instr. 8) Owned at the Direct Bene-
Day/ end of (D) or ficial
Year) Issuer's Indirect Owner-
(A) or Fiscal Year (I) ship
Amount (D) Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction
4(b)(v).
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Table II--Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv-
Security (Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) or
Price of (Month/ Disposed of (D)
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
ative Year)
Security
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(A) (D)
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Stock Option $0.86 6/4/01 A 25,000
(right to buy)
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Stock Option $5.88 7/31/00 5(2) 78,000
(right to buy)
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6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Nature
cisable and Underlying Securities of of Deriv- ship of In-
Expiration (Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative of De- direct
Date ative Secur- rivative Benef
(Month/Day/ Secur- ities Secu- icially
Year) ity Bene- rity: Owner-
(Instr. 4) ficially Direct ship
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Date Expira- Amount or at End Indi-
Exer- tion Title Number of of Year rect (1)
cisable Date Shares (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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(1) 12/31/10 Common 25,000 25,000 D
Stock
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(3) 7/31/10 Common 78,000 78,000 D
Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
1. The options were granted on June 4, 2001. 50% of the options vested June
30, 2001 and the remaining options vested on December 31, 2001.
2. The options should have been disclosed on a Form 5 for the 2000 fiscal year
no later than February 14, 2001.
3. Options granted vest over a three-year period. 33% of the options vest on
July 30, 2001. The remaining options vest ratably on a quarterly basis over
the remaining terms of the options, beginning one calendar quarter after
July 31, 2001.
/s/ Thomas Gurnee 2/8/02
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Thomas Gurnee Date
**Signature of Reporting Person
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations. Sec 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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