UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1
(MARK ONE)
| x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
OR
| ¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-30961
SOHU.COM INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 98-0204667 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Level 12, Vision International Center
No. 1 Unit Zhongguancun East Road, Haidian District
Beijing 100084
People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
(011) 8610-6272-6666
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
None
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer x Non-accelerated filer ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the last sale price on June 30, 2005 as reported on the Nasdaq National Market, was approximately $570 million.
As of February 22, 2006, there were 36,609,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Proxy Statement for Sohu’s 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed on or about April 14, 2006 are incorporated into Part III of this report.
Form 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1
Table of Contents
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| Exhibit 23.1- Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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| Exhibit 31- Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications |
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| Exhibit 32- Section 1350 Certifications |
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This Amendment No. 1 to Sohu’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 (the “Annual Report”) is being filed solely to amend Exhibit 23.1 (Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm).
Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Annual Report and this Amendment No. 1 does not amend, update or change any other information contained in the Annual Report. This Amendment No. 1 does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Annual Report. Information not affected by the changes described above is unchanged and reflects the disclosures made at the time of the original filing of the Annual Report on February 28, 2005. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with our filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission subsequent to the filing of the Annual Report, including any amendments to those filings.
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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
| Exhibit 23 | ||
| 23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Filed herewith) | |
| Exhibit 31 | ||
| 31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Dr. Charles Zhang (Filed herewith) | |
| 31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Carol Yu (Filed herewith) | |
| Exhibit 32 | ||
| 32.1 | Section 1350 Certification of Dr. Charles Zhang (Filed herewith) | |
| 32.2 | Section 1350 Certification of Carol Yu (Filed herewith) | |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Date: March 20, 2006
| Sohu.com Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ CAROL YU | |
| Carol Yu Chief Financial Officer | ||
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