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| Sohu.com, Inc. |
| 7 Jianguomen Nei Avenue, Suite 519, Tower 2 Bright China Chang An Building, Beijing, China |
| Business Description | The company is a leading Internet portal in China. The company is a pioneer of the Internet industry in China, having introduced the first Chinese language online directory and search engine. |
| Offering Information Company has | |||
| Trading As | SOHU (NASNTL) | Industry | Internet (SIC 7379) |
| Type of Stock Offered | Common Shares | Filing Date | 2/4/2000 |
| Domestic Shares Offered | 4,600,000 | Offer Date | 7/11/2000 |
| Foreign Shares Offered | 0 | Filing Range | $16.00 - $19.00 |
| Company Shares | 4,600,000 | Offer Price | $13.00 |
| Selling Shrhldrs Shares | 0 | Gross Spread | $0.910 |
| Gross Proceeds | $59,800,000 | Selling | $0.540 |
| Expenses | - - | Reallowance | $0.100 |
| Post-IPO Shares | 31,200,000 | Employees | - - |
| Primary Underwriting Group | ||
| Underwriter Name | Participation | Underwriter Phone |
| CS First Boston | Lead Manager | (212) 325-2000 |
| BOCI Aqsia Limited | Co-manager | |
| Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. | Co-manager | (212) 371-0641 |
| Income Statement and Cash Flow Summary | |||||||
| Prior Audited Income |
Latest Unaudited Income | ||||||
| Full Year Audited Figures | - - Months Ending | ||||||
| Figures in U.S. millions except per share data | 12/31/1997 | 12/31/1998 | 12/31/1999 | ||||
| Revenues | - | - | 0.078 | 0.472 | 1.617 | - | - |
| Income from Oper. | - | - | -0.160 | -0.610 | -3.460 | - | - |
| Net Income | - | - | -0.160 | -0.615 | -3.449 | - | - |
| E.P.S | - | - | -0.050 | -0.240 | -1.220 | - | - |
| Revenue Growth (%) | - | - | 505.13 | 242.585 | - | ||
| Net Income Growth (%) | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Oper. Profit Margin (%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net Profit Margin (%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash Flow - Oper. | -1.72 | - | - | ||||
| Cash Flow - Inv. | -2.52 | - | - | ||||
| Cash Flow - Fin. | 6.93 | - | - | ||||
| Balance Sheet Summary and Financial Ratios | |||||
| Balance sheet as of: 12/31/1999 | Financial Ratios | ||||
| Total Assets | 7.08 | Current Assets | 4.49 | Current Ratio | 2.35 |
| Total Liab. | 12.12 | Current Liab. | 1.91 | Debt Ratio | 171.25% |
| Total Equity | -5.04 | Working Cap. | 2.58 | Debt to Equity Ratio | - |
| Cash | 3.92 | Return on Assets | - | ||
| Use Of Proceeds |
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to fund capital expenditures, consisting primarily of additions to our networking and computer infrastructure, for general corporate purposes including working capital, expansion of our sales and marketing activities and expansion of our workforce. |
| Legal Counsel Registrar Auditor | |
| Issuer's Law Firm | Sullivan & Cromwell |
| Bank's Law Firm | Cravath, Swaine & Moore |
| Auditor | Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLC |
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| Principal Shareholders | ||
| Name of Shareholder | % Owned Before | % Owned After |
| Charles Zhang | 33.60 | |
| Maxtech Enterprises Limited | 24.50 | |
| Intel Corporation | 12.60 | |
| Edward Roberts | 5.50 | |
| Note: represents ownership of 5% or more prior to the offering. | ||