/------------------------------/ / OMB APPROVAL / /------------------------------/ / OMB Number 3235-0362 / / Expires: Pending / / Estimated average burden / / hours per response:..... 1.0 / /------------------------------/ +--------+ UNITED STATES | FORM 5 | SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION +--------+ Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP [_] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities obligations may Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the continue. See Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Instruction 1(b). Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [x] Form 3 Holdings Reported [_] Form 4 Transactions Reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* McGregor James ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) China World Tower 2 1 Jianguomenwai Ave. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Beijing 100004 China ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SOHU.COM INC. (SOHU) ----------------------------------- 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) -------------- 4. Statement for Month/Year December 31, 2001 --------------------------------------------------- 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) -------------------------------- 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [X] Director [_] Officer [_] 10% Owner [_] Other (give title below) (specify below) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature (Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In- Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct (Month/ (Instr. 8) Owned at the Direct Bene- Day/ end of (D) or ficial Year) Issuer's Indirect Owner- (A) or Fiscal Year (I) ship Amount (D) Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v). -1- (Continued) Table II B - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv- Security (Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities Exercise Date (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) or Price of (Month/ Disposed of (D) Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) ative Year) Security -------------------------- (A) (D) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Option $0.86 3/22/01 A 25,000 (right to buy) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Option $13 5/13/00 3(2) 26,000 (right to buy) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Option $4.19 10/13/00 5(4) 13,000 (right to buy) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Na- cisable and Underlying Securities of of Deriv- ship Form ture Expiration (Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative of De- of In- (Month/Day/ ative Secur- rivative direct Year) Secur- ities Secu- Bene- ity Bene- rity: ficial (Instr. 4) ficially Direct Owner- ---------------------------------------------- Owned (D) or ship Date Expira- Amount or at End Indi- (Instr. 4) Exer- tion Title Number of of Year rect (I) cisable Date Shares ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) 12/31/10 Common 25,000 25,000 D Stock ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) 5/12/10 Common 26,000 26,000 D Stock ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (5) 10/12/10 Common 13,000 13,000 D Stock ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Explanation of Responses: 1. The options were granted on March 22, 2001. 50% of the options vested on June 30, 2001 and the remaining options vested on December 31, 2001. 2. The reporting person owned options to purchase 26,000 shares on July 11, 2000, the date on which a Form 3 was filed on behalf of Mr. McGregor. 3. The options were granted on May 13, 2000 and such options vested on May 13, 2000. 4. The options should have been disclosed on a Form 5 for the 2000 fiscal year no later than February 14, 2001. 5. The options were granted on October 13, 2000 and such options vested on October 13, 2000. /s/ James McGregor 2/8/02 -------------------------------- ----------------- James McGregor Date **Signature of Reporting 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. -2-