0001193125-16-713386.txt : 20161115 0001193125-16-713386.hdr.sgml : 20161115 20160919153955 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-713386 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160919 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SOHU COM INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001104188 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374] IRS NUMBER: 980204667 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: LEVEL 12, SOHU.COM INTERNET PLAZA STREET 2: NO. 1 UNIT ZHONGGUANCUN EAST ROAD CITY: BEIJING STATE: F4 ZIP: 100084 BUSINESS PHONE: 011861062726666 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O GOULSTON & STORRS, TIMOTHY BANCROFT STREET 2: 400 ATLANTIC AVENUE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP

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Timothy B. Bancroft

tbancroft@goulstonstorrs.com

(617) 574-3511

September 19, 2016

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

Attn:  

Craig D. Wilson, Senior Assistant Chief Accountant

Office of Information Technologies and Services

Re:   Sohu.com Inc.
  Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2015
  Filed February 26, 2016
  Form 8-K
  Furnished August 2, 2016
  File No. 000-30961

Dear Mr. Wilson:

We refer to a letter from the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission to Dr. Charles Zhang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of our client Sohu.com Inc. (“Sohu”), dated September 14, 2016 (the “Comment Letter”), regarding Sohu’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed on February 26, 2016 and Form 8-K furnished to the SEC on August 2, 2016.

On Sohu’s behalf, we advise the Staff that Sohu expects to be in a position to respond to the Comment Letter by Monday, October 3, 2016. This delay beyond the timeframe initially requested by the Staff is necessitated by the closing of Sohu’s principal offices on Thursday, September 15 and Friday, September 16, 2016 for the Chinese “Moon Festival” holiday, during which days, and continuing through the weekend, Sohu’s key business, legal, and finance personnel were not available to work on responses to the Comment Letter.

 

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Securities and Exchange Commission

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Please feel free to contact me at (617) 574-3511 should you require additional information or have any questions regarding this letter.

 

Sincerely,

/s/ Timothy B. Bancroft

Timothy B. Bancroft

 

cc:   Morgan Youngwood, Staff Accountant (Division of Corporation Finance)
  Mitchell Austin, Staff Attorney
  Katherine Wray, Staff Attorney
  Dr. Charles Zhang (Sohu.com Inc.)
  Ms. Joanna Lv (Sohu.com Inc.)
  Mr. Gavin Chui (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
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