FORM 3 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES QMB APPROVAL - ------------ OMB Number 3235-0104 Expires: December 31, 2001 Estimated average burden hours per response: ........... .5 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address 2. Date of Event 4. Issuer Name and Ticker of Reporting Person* Requiring Statement or Trading Symbol (Month/Date/Year) Sohu.com Inc. (SOHU) Palaschuk, Derek 10/29/00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social 5. Relationship 6. If Amendment, - ------------------------- Security Number of Reporting Date of of Reporting Person to Original c/o Sohu.com Inc. Person Issuer (Month/Day/ 7 Jianguomen Nei Avenue (Voluntary) (Check all Year) Suite 1519 applicable) Tower 2 Bright China An Building ___ Director ____________ Beijing 100005 ___ 10% Owner People's Republic of China _X_ Officer 7. Individual (give title or Joint/ below) Group Filing ___ Other (Check (specify applicable below) line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person Vice President, ___ Form Finance filed by More than One Reporting Person - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 1 - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title of Security 2. Amount of 3. Ownership 4.Nature of Securities Form: Direct Indirect Beneficially (D) or Indirect Beneficial Owned (Instr. 4) (I) (Instr. 5) Ownership (Instr. 5) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No Securities Owned - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see instruction 5(b)(v). Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Print or Type Responses)
FORM 3 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title of 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount 4. Conversion Derivative and Expiration of Securities or Exercise Security Date Underlying Price of (Instr. 4) (Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security Derivative (Instr. 4) Security --------------------------------------------- Date Expiration Title Amount or Exercisable Date Number of Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Employee Stock (1) 9/12/10 Common 65,000 $6.81 Option Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Ownership Form 6. Nature of Indirect of Derivative Beneficial Ownership Security: Direct (Instr. 5) (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Explanation of Responses: Options granted vest over a three year period. 25% of the options vest on September 12, 2001. The remaining options vest ratably on a quarterly basis over the remaining terms of the options, beginning one calendar quarter after September 12, 2001. /s/ Derek Palaschuk November 2, 2000 ------------------- ---------------- **Signature of Reporting Date 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. -2-