SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ROBERTS EDWARD B

(Last) (First) (Middle)
300 BOYLSTON STREET

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SOHU COM INC [ SOHU ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/06/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/06/2008 S 20,000(1) D $76.0232 751,147(2) I See footnote 2(2)
Common Stock 05/06/2008 G 10,650(3) D $0 740,497(3) I See footnote 3(4)
Common Stock 10,894(5) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares sold by the Edward B Roberts 2007 Qualified Annuity Trust #2 (the "EBR QAIT"). The reporting person is a trustee of the EBR QAIT.
2. Balance in column 5 includes 235,000 shares held by the EBR QAIT, 207,147 shares held by the Edward B. Roberts Trust-2003 (the "EBR Trust"), and 309,000 shares held by the Nancy H. Roberts Trust-2003 (the "NHR Trust"). The reporting person is a trustee of the EBR QAIT, the EBR Trust, and the NHR Trust.
3. Gifts to charities by the EBR Trust.
4. Balance in column 5 includes 235,000 shares held by the EBR QAIT, 196,497 shares held by the EBR Trust, and 309,000 shares held by the NHR Trust.
5. Amount in column 5 includes 1,802 restricted stock units that vest 50% on July 1, 2008 and 50% on December 31, 2008. The restricted stock units are settleable upon vesting only in shares of common stock.
/s/Edward B. Roberts 05/08/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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