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): April 9, 2010
SOHU.COM INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-30961 | 98-0204667 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction Of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Level 12, Sohu.com Internet Plaza
No. 1 Unit Zhongguancun East Road, Haidian District
Beijing 100084
Peoples Republic of China
(011) 8610-6272-6666
(Address, including zip code, of registrants principal executive offices
and registrants telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On April 9, 2010, Sohu.com Inc. (Sohu) entered into an employment agreement with Ms. Carol Yu, Sohus Co-President and Chief Financial Officer, following the expiration of her existing agreement. Under the terms of Ms. Yus employment agreement, she will be entitled to receive (i) an annual base salary of $300,000 and (ii) an annual housing allowance of $100,000 and will be eligible for an annual discretionary cash bonus equal to up to 50% of her annual base salary. Ms. Yu will also be eligible to participate in Sohus share incentive plans and will receive health, life and disability insurance. If Ms. Yu terminates her employment with Sohu for good reason or if her employment is terminated by Sohu without cause, she will be entitled to receive severance benefits, including (i) her monthly base salary for the lesser of six months following termination and the remainder of the term of the employment agreement, (ii) health care coverage for up to six months following termination, and (iii) payment of an annual bonus for the remainder of the year in which termination occurs to the extent that the bonus would have been earned had employment continued through the end of the year. Unless sooner terminated by either Ms. Yu or Sohu, Ms. Yus employment agreement will expire on March 7, 2013.
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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.
DATED: April 9, 2010 | SOHU.COM INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ CAROL YU | |||||
Carol Yu | ||||||
Co-President and Chief Financial Officer |
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