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OMB APPROVAL
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FORM 3 OMB Number 3235-0104
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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 of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Requiring Statement
(Month/Date/Year) Sohu.com Inc. (SOHU)
Gurnee, Thomas 7/11/00
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 5. Relationship of Reporting 6. If Amendment, Date of
Number of Reporting Person to Issuer Original
Person (Check all applicable) (Month/Day/Year)
c/o Sohu.com Inc. (Voluntary)
7 Jianguomen Nei Avenue, Suite 1519 Director 10% Owner __________________________
Tower 2 --- ---
Bright China An Building 7. Individual or Joint/
Beijing 100005 X Officer Other Group Filing (Check
People's Republic of China --- (give --- (specify applicable line)
title below) below)
X Form filed by One
--- Reporting Person
Chief Financial Officer
and Senior Vice President, Form filed by More
Finance --- 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 Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
Beneficially Owned Form: Direct Ownership
(Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect (Instr. 5)
(I) (Instr. 5)
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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,
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of In-
Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Form of direct Bene-
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Derivative ficial
Date Price Security: Ownership
(Month/Day/ of Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
Year) Derivative or In-
---------------------------------------------------- Security direct (I)
Date Expira- Amount or (Instr. 5)
Exer- tion Title Number of
cisable Date Shares
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Employee Stock Option (1) 12/5/2000 Common Stock 182,000 $3.85 D
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Explanation of Responses:
Options granted vest over a three year period commencing January 1, 2000, with one-third of the options vesting at
the end of the first year and the remaining options vesting ratably on a quarterly basis over the remaining term of the
options.
/s/ Thomas Gurnee July 11, 2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** 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 is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
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