SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

CHAO CHARLES GUOWEI

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O EDWARD WU

2988 CAMPUS DRIVE, SUITE 100

(Street)

SAN MATEO

94403

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SINA CORP [ sina ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	chief financial officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/31/2003

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
ordinary shares	10/31/2003		M		8,453	A	$1.5	8,856	D
ordinary shares	10/31/2003		M		2,484	A	$3.125	11,340	D
ordinary shares	10/31/2003		M		703	A	$6.5	12,043	D
ordinary shares	10/31/2003		M		32,176	A	$7.33	44,219	D
ordinary shares	10/31/2003		S		43,816	D	$40.6896⁽¹⁾	403	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
employee stock option (right to buy)	$1.5	10/31/2003		M			8,453	⁽²⁾	03/29/2011	ordinary shares	8,453	$0	45,083	D
employee stock option (right to buy)	$3.125	10/31/2003		M			2,484	⁽³⁾	01/08/2011	ordinary shares	2,484	$0	12,422	D
employee stock option (right to buy)	$6.5	10/31/2003		M			703	⁽⁴⁾	10/30/2010	ordinary shares	703	$0	2,812	D
employee stock option (right to buy)	$7.33	10/31/2003		M			32,176	⁽⁵⁾	10/05/2009	ordinary shares	32,176	$0	6,104	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. $40.6896 was the average execution price. the actual execution price were within the range of $40.52 to $40.86.

2. vests in 48 equal monthly installments starting from 2/1/01. exercisable upon vested.

3. vests in 48 equal monthly installments starting from 1/8/01. exercisable upon vested.

4. vests in 48 equal monthly installments starting from 10/30/00. exercisable upon vested.

5. vests in 36 equal monthly installments starting from 9/27/00. exercisable immediately.

	/s/ Charles Guowei Chao	11/03/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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