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FORM 3
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
QMB APPROVAL
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OMB Number 3235-0104
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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
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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
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(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
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Table 1 - Non-Derivative Securities
Beneficially Owned
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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)
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No Securities Owned
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*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)
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FORM 3
(continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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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
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Date Expiration Title Amount or
Exercisable Date Number of
Shares
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Employee Stock (1) 9/12/10 Common 65,000 $6.81
Option Stock
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5. Ownership Form 6. Nature of Indirect
of Derivative Beneficial Ownership
Security: Direct (Instr. 5)
(D) or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 5)
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D
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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
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**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.
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