SOHU.COM INC. (NASDAQ:SOHU) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The following proposals were submitted to the stockholders of Sohu.com Inc. (“Sohu Delaware”) at a special meeting of stockholders held on May29, 2018 (the “Special Meeting”), as described in detail in and to a definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) filed by Sohu Delaware with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April23, 2018:

Information regarding the foregoing proposals is incorporated by reference herein from the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

Proposal 1.The number of votes cast for and against the Liquidation Proposal, and the number of abstentions and non-votes, were as follows:

The stockholders voted in favor of the Liquidation Proposal.

Proposal 2.The number of votes cast for and against the proposal to grant discretionary authority to the Board of Directors of Sohu Delaware to adjourn the Special Meeting to solicit additional proxies in the event that there were insufficient shares present in person or by proxy voting in favor of the Liquidation Proposal, and the number of abstentions and non-votes, were as follows:

The stockholders voted in favor of the proposal to grant discretionary authority to the Board of Directors of Sohu Delaware to adjourn the Special Meeting to solicit additional proxies in the event that there were insufficient shares present in person or by proxy voting in favor of the Liquidation Proposal.

Sohu Delaware’s present intention is to proceed expeditiously with the Liquidation by filing a Certificate of Dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May31, 2018 specifying an effective time for the dissolution of Sohu Delaware on that date of 4:30 PM Eastern Time (such date and time, the “Effective Time”), although the Liquidation may be postponed or abandoned by Sohu Delaware’s Board of Directors at any time prior to the Effective Time. As of the Effective Time Sohu Delaware will distribute to the stockholders of Sohu Delaware ADSs, each representing one ordinary share of Sohu Cayman, equal to the number of shares of the common stock of Sohu Delaware such stockholders held immediately prior to the Effective Time, on a share-for-shares basis.

From and after the Effective Time, as previously disclosed in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the business, operations, and assets of Sohu Cayman and its subsidiaries and variable interest entities will be substantially the same as the business, operations, and assets of Sohu Delaware and its subsidiaries and variable interest entities immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that Sohu Cayman will be the top-tier publicly-traded holding company instead of Sohu Delaware, and ADSs representing Sohu Cayman ordinary shares will be listed and traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the “SOHU” symbol in place of the shares of the common stock of Sohu Delaware, which will be delisted as of the Effective Time and will not trade thereafter. Sohu Delaware expects trading in the ADSs representing Sohu Cayman ordinary shares on the NASDAQ Global Select Market to commence on June1, 2018.

On May29, 2018, China Time, Sohu Delaware issued a press release relating to the foregoing, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Safe Harbor Statement

This reports contains certain “forward-looking statements” relating to Sohu Delaware and Sohu Cayman, including statements regarding the planned completion of the Liquidation and listing and trading of ADSs representing Sohu Cayman’s Ordinary Shares on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. These statements are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. All forward-looking statements included in this report are based upon information available to Sohu Delaware and Sohu Cayman as of the date of this report, which may change, and Sohu Delaware and Sohu Cayman undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as may be required under applicable securities law.

(d) Exhibits

SOHU COM INC Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 d570206dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1 SOHU.COM ANNOUNCES STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REORGANIZATION BEIJING,…
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About SOHU.COM INC. (NASDAQ:SOHU)

Sohu.com Inc. (Sohu) is an online media, search and game service company providing online products and services on personal computers (PCs) and mobile devices in the People’s Republic of China (the PRC). The Company operates through three segments: the Sohu segment; the Sogou segment, and the Changyou segment. Sogou is an online search, client software and mobile Internet product provider in China. Changyou is an online game developer and operator in China as measured by its MMOG Tian Long Ba Bu (TLBB) and its mobile game TLBB three-dimensional (TLBB 3D), and engages primarily in the development, operation and licensing of online games for PCs and mobile devices. The Sohu segment’s main business is the brand advertising business, which offers to users, over its matrices of Chinese language online media, various content, products and services across multiple Internet-enabled devices.