Zhang Charles Form 4 SOHU COM / CHARLES ZHANG ownership change

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^*

ZHANG CHARLES

(Last) (First) (Middle)

LEVEL 18, SOHU.COM MEDIA PLAZA

BLOCK 3, NO. 2 KEXUEYUAN SOUTH ROAD

(Street)

BEIJING F4 100190

(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	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/12/2017

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	05/12/2017		P		25,000	A	$40.06	68,700	D
Common Stock								7,722,820	I	By Photon Group Limited(1)

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
Stock Option (right to buy)	$0.001							(2)	02/16/2025	Common Stock	300,000		300,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 7,722,820 shares of Common Stock are held of record by Photon Group Limited ("Photon"). The Reporting Person is one of the Directors of Photon and may be deemed to beneficially own such 7,722,820 shares. The Reporting Person shares with the other Directors of Photon the power to vote and dispose of or direct the disposition of such shares. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in such shares.

2. Consists of (i) options for the purchase of 150,000 shares of Common Stock that are fully vested as of the date of this Form and (ii) options for the purchase of 150,000 shares of Common Stock that are subject to vesting in two equal annual installments commencing February 7, 2018.

Remarks:

	/s/Charles Zhang	05/15/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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