UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2017
Commission File Number: 001-38279
SOGOU INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Level 15, Sohu.com Internet Plaza
No. 1 Unit Zhongguancun East Road, Haidian District
Beijing 100084
Peoples Republic of China
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-Fo
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Press Release
On November 30, 2017, the registrant announced the underwriters exercise of the over-allotment option in connection with the registrants initial public offering. 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.
Exhibits
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Press Release: Sogou Announces IPO Underwriters Exercise of Over-Allotment Option. |
Exhibit 99.1
Sogou Announces IPO Underwriters Exercise of Over-Allotment Option
Beijing November 30, 2017 Sogou Inc. (Sogou or the Company) (NYSE: SOGO), an innovator in search and a leader in Chinas Internet industry, today announced that the underwriters of the Companys initial public offering (the IPO) have exercised their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 5,643,856 American depositary shares (ADSs), each representing one Class A Ordinary Share of the Company. Pursuant to terms of the over-allotment option, the underwriters purchased the additional ADSs from the Company for the IPO price of US$13.00 per ADS, less an underwriting discount and commission of US$0.65 per ADS, or a net price of US$12.35 per ADS.
Total proceeds to the Company from ADSs sold in the IPO, including the 45,000,000 ADSs sold initially and the 5,643,856 ADSs sold pursuant to the over-allotment option, were approximately US$625,450,000, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions but before deducting offering expenses payable by the Company.
J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, and CICC acted as joint bookrunners for the IPO and as the representatives of the underwriters.
For investor enquiries, please contact:
Jessie Zheng
Sogou Investor Relations
Tel: +86 10 5689 8068
Email: zhengyan@sogou-inc.com
For media enquiries, please contact:
Rachael Layfield
Brunswick Group
Tel: +86 10 5960-8600
Email: sogou@brunswickgroup.com