/------------------------------/ / OMB APPROVAL / /------------------------------/ / OMB Number: 3235-0104 / / Expires: October 31, 2001 / / Estimated average burden / / hours per response...... .5 / /------------------------------/ +--------+ | FORM 3 | 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 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Huang Charles ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) Room 2908, West Wing ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Shun Tak Center, Hong Kong ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/26/01 -------------- 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) -------------- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SOHU.COM INC. (SOHU) ----------------------------------- 5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director ___ Officer ___ 10% Owner ___ Other --- (give title below) (specify below) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ---------------------------- 7. 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 Beneficially Owned - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title 2. Amount of 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of of Securities Bene- Direct (D) or Indirect Bene- Security ficially Owned Indirect (I) ficial Ownership (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * If the form is filed by more than one reported person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). Reminder: Report on a separate line each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Print or Type Responses) -1-

+--------+ | FORM 3 | +--------+ (continued) Table II--Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Option (right to buy) (see note 1) 10/25/11 Common Stock 25,000 $0.88 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Explanation of Responses: 1. The options were granted on October 26, 2001 and such options vest on the first anniversary of the date of the option grant. /s/ Charles Huang 12/13/01 ------------------ -------- Charles Huang Date **Signature of Reporting Person ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 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. -2-