Current Report Filing (8-k)
05 June 2017 - 8:10PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 3, 2017
SOHU.COM INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-30961
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98-0204667
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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Level 18, SOHU.com Media Plaza
Block 3, No. 2 Kexueyuan South Road, Haidian District
Beijing 100190
Peoples Republic of China
(011) 8610-6272-6666
(Address, including zip code, of registrants principal executive offices
and registrants telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form
8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Item 2.02
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Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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On June 5, 2017, the registrant announced that it
has updated its previously-announced outlook for the second quarter of 2017. A copy of the press release issued by the registrant regarding the foregoing is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On June 3, 2017, the board of directors of the registrant formed a special committee
(the Special Committee), consisting of three independent and disinterested directors, Dr. Dave Qi, Dr. Zhonghan (John) Deng, and Mr. Dave De Yang, to review and evaluate a previously-announced
non-binding
proposal (the Proposal) that the board of directors of the registrants majority-owned subsidiary Changyou.com Limited (NASDAQ: CYOU) (Changyou) received on May 22, 2017
from Dr. Charles Zhang, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the registrant and the Chairman of the Board of Changyou, for the acquisition of all outstanding shares in Changyou, including shares represented by American depositary shares,
by an acquisition vehicle to be formed by Dr. Zhang.
The Special Committee expects to retain independent financial and legal advisors in due course
to assist it in the review and evaluation process.
Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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99.1
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Press Release dated June 5, 2017
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Safe Harbor Statement
This report may contain forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the registrants beliefs and
expectations, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and therefore you should not place undue reliance on them. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We
caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, instability in global financial
and credit markets and its potential impact on the Chinese economy; exchange rate fluctuations, including their potential impact on the Chinese economy and on the registrants reported US dollar results; recent slow-downs in the growth of the
Chinese economy; the uncertain regulatory landscape in the Peoples Republic of China; fluctuations in the registrants quarterly operating results; the registrants current and projected future losses due to increased spending by the
registrant for video content; the possibilities that the registrant will be unable to recoup its investment in video content and that Changyou will be unable to develop a series of successful games for mobile platforms or successfully monetize
mobile games it develops or acquires; and the registrants reliance on online advertising sales, online games and mobile services for its revenues. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the registrants annual
report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2016, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The registrant also cautions you that the Proposal is
non-binding
and incomplete, and that neither the Special
Committee nor the special committee appointed by Changyous board of directors to review and evaluate the Proposal on behalf of Changyou has made any decision with respect to the registrants or Changyous response to the Proposal.
There can be no assurance that any definitive offer relating to the Proposal will be made to Changyou, that any definitive agreement relating to the Proposal will be entered into by Changyou and by the registrant, or that a transaction based on the
Proposal or any other similar transaction will be consummated.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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DATED: June 5, 2017
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SOHU.COM INC.
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By:
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/s/ Joanna Lv
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Joanna Lv
Acting Chief Financial
Officer
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