Document:

EX-10.5

 Exhibit 10.5 

THIS TERMINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 16th day of September, 2013 

AMONG: 
  

	(1)	SOGOU INC., a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands with its registered office at Floor 4, P.O. Box 2804, George Town, Grand Cayman KYI-1112, Cayman Islands, Cayman
Islands (the “Company”); 

  

	(2)	CHINA WEB SEARCH (HK) LIMITED, a company limited by shares organized and existing under the laws of Hong Kong with its registered office at Suite 801, Winsome House, 73 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong
(“China Web Search”); 

  

	(3)	PHOTON GROUP LIMITED, a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“Photon”); and 

  

	(4)	SOHU.COM (SEARCH) LIMITED, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with its registered office at Floor 4, Willow House, Cricket Square, P.O. Box 2804, Grand
Cayman KY1-1112, Cayman Islands (“Sohu Search”). 

 The Company, China Web Search, Photon and Sohu Search are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the “Parties” or individually as the “Party”. 
 RECITALS: 

 

	(A)	The Parties are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement dated June 29, 2012 (as amended to date, the “Investors’ Rights Agreement”). 

 

	(B)	The Parties are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement dated June 29, 2012 (as amended to date, the “ROFR and Co-Sale Agreement”).

  

	(C)	The Parties wish to terminate the Investors’ Rights Agreement and the ROFR and Co-Sale Agreement (collectively, the “Existing Agreements”) and to release each other from any and all obligations
pursuant to, under or in respect of the Existing Agreements, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement. 

 NOW IT
IS HEREBY AGREED as follows: 
  

	1.	TERMINATION OF THE EXISTING AGREEMENTS 

  

	1.1.	The Parties hereby agree that the Existing Agreements shall be irrevocably and unconditionally terminated and shall cease to have any further force or effect immediately upon the date hereof. 

	1.2.	Each Party (a) acknowledges and confirms that none of the Parties nor any of their respective affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers or employees has any outstanding rights, benefits, obligations or
liabilities under, pursuant to or arising from either of the Existing Agreements and (b) irrevocably and unconditionally releases and forever discharges each of the other Parties, such other Party’s affiliates, shareholders, directors,
officers and employees from any and all duties, obligations and liabilities under, pursuant to or arising from either of the Existing Agreements. 

  

	2.	MISCELLANEOUS 

  

	2.1.	Sections 3.12 (Confidentiality), 5.4 (Governing Law and Dispute Resolution), 5.5 (Counterparts), 5.7 (Notices), 5.8 (Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers), and 5.13 (Attorney’s Fees) of the Investors’
Rights Agreement shall be incorporated by reference, and shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Agreement. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year
first written above. 
  

			
	SOGOU INC.
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	SOHU.COM (SEARCH) LIMITED
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	CHINA WEB SEARCH (HK) LIMITED
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	PHOTON GROUP LIMITED
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

 SIGNATURE PAGE TO TERMINATION AGREEMENTEX-10.6

 Exhibit 10.6 

REPURCHASE OPTION AGREEMENT 

This Repurchase Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 16, 2013 by and between
Sogou Inc., a Cayman Islands company (the “Company”), and Sohu.com (Search) Limited, a Cayman Islands company (the “Shareholder”). The Company and the Shareholder are sometimes referred to herein individually as a
“Party,” and together as the “Parties.” 
 For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: 
  

	 	1.	Repurchase Option. 

 1.1 Grant of Option. The Shareholder hereby grants to the
Company the option (the “Repurchase Option”) exercisable by the Company at its sole election by written notice to the Shareholder delivered at any time on or after March 16, 2014, to repurchase from the Shareholder 24,000,000
Series A Preferred Shares (“Series A Preferred Shares”), of the Company held by the Shareholder for a price of $3.28 per Series A Preferred Share ($78,807,483 in the aggregate) (the “Repurchase Price”) payable by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Shareholder’s Designated Bank Account (as defined below). Following such exercise and payment and the removal of the Shareholder from the Company’s register of members in respect of the
purchased Series A Preferred Shares, the Shareholder will have no further right, title, or interest in or to the Series A Preferred Shares so repurchased. The Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s payment of the Repurchase
Price will be in lieu of any accruing or other dividend to which the Shareholder might be entitled under the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, as then in effect, or otherwise up to and including the date that the Shareholder
ceases to be a member of the Company. 
 1.2 No Action Required. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company’s exercise of the
Repurchase Option shall require no further action by the Shareholder. 
 1.3 Instrument of Transfer. Prior to or simultaneously with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Shareholder has (i) executed and delivered to the Company an instrument of transfer and surrender (the “Instrument of Transfer”), in a form substantially similar to the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A, and (ii) designated in writing to the Company a bank account (the “Designated Bank Account”) to receive payment of the Repurchase Price upon the Company’s exercise of the Repurchase
Option. The Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that the Company will hold the executed Instrument of Transfer in order to enable the Company to cause all right, title, and interest in and to the Series A Preferred Shares to be transferred to the
Company upon the Company’s exercise of the Repurchase Option and payment of the Repurchase Price. 

	 	2.	Irrevocable Proxy and Power of Attorney. 

 2.1 Voting. The Shareholder irrevocably
agrees that from the date hereof until the earlier of the effective date of the Company’s repurchase of the Shareholder’s Series A Preferred Shares pursuant to the Repurchase Option, it shall abstain from voting at any meeting of the
shareholders of the Company, or any adjournment thereof, however called, and in any action by written consent of the shareholders of the Company. The Shareholder hereby acknowledges and confirms that such agreement to abstain is coupled with an
interest and may under no circumstances be revoked by the Shareholder. 
  

	 	3.	Representations and Warranties of the Shareholder. 

 3.1 No Conflicts. The
Shareholder hereby represents and warrants to the Company that the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not conflict with or result in any breach of any terms, conditions or
provisions of or constitute a default under any agreement, commitment or other arrangement by which the Shareholder or any of the Shareholder’s assets is bound or any decree, judgment, order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the
Shareholder. 
 3.2 Title to Series A Preferred Shares. The Shareholder hereby represents, warrants and covenants that the
Shareholder is the sole owner of the Series A Preferred Shares and that the Series A Preferred Shares are owned by the Shareholder free and clear of all charges, pledges, liens, equities, hypothecations, mortgages, security interests, rights of
first refusal, or other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever. 
  

	 	4.	Miscellaneous. 

  

	 	4.1	Governing Law and Dispute Resolution. 

 (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. 
 (b)
Each of the Parties hereto irrevocably agrees that any dispute or controversy arising out of, relating to, or concerning any interpretation, construction, performance or breach of this Agreement, shall be settled by arbitration to be held in the
Hong Kong S.A.R. under the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Administered Arbitration Rules (the “Arbitration Rules”) in force when a Notice of Arbitration is submitted in accordance with the Arbitration Rules. There shall be one
(1) arbitrator, selected in accordance with the Arbitration Rules. The award of the arbitrator shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Parties. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having competent
jurisdiction. The Parties shall each pay an equal share of the costs and expenses of such arbitration, and each Party shall separately pay for its respective counsel fees and expenses. 

4.2 Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings or representations, whether oral or written, and may be waived or modified only by a subsequent written agreement signed by the Parties hereto. 

 4.3 No Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each
of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No Party may transfer or assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party and any purported transfer or assignment without
such consent shall be void ab initio and without effect. 
 4.4 Notices. Notices and other communications to be given by any
Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing to the respective Parties to the following addresses: 
 if to the
Company: 
 Floor 4, Willow House 

Cricket Square, P.O. Box 2804 

Grand Cayman KY1-1112 
 Cayman
Islands 
 Attention: Xiaochuan Wang 

Email: xiaochuanwang@sohu-inc.com 

with a copy to: 

Goulston & Storrs, P.C. 

400 Atlantic Avenue 
 Boston, MA
02110, U.S.A 
 Attention: Timothy B. Bancroft 

Facsimile: +1 617 574 7568 

Email: tbancroft@goulstonstorrs.com 

if to the Shareholder: 
 Floor
4, Willow House 
 Cricket Square, P.O. Box 2804 

Grand Cayman KY1-1112 
 Cayman
Islands Attention: Carol Yu 
 E-mail: carol@sohu-inc.com 

with a copy to: 

Goulston & Storrs, P.C. 

400 Atlantic Avenue 
 Boston, MA
02110, U.S.A 
 Attention: Timothy B. Bancroft 

Facsimile: +1 617 574 7568 

Email: tbancroft@goulstonstorrs.com 

 or to such other address or email address as the Party to whom notice is given may have previously furnished to
the other in writing as provided herein. Any notice involving non-performance or termination shall be sent by hand delivery or recognized overnight courier. All other notices may also be sent by email, confirmed by mail. All notices shall be deemed
to have been given when received, if hand delivered; when transmitted, if transmitted by email; upon confirmation of delivery, if sent by recognized overnight courier; and upon receipt if mailed. 

4.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed
copy of this Agreement. 
 4.6 Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement is declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable or become unlawful in its operation, such provision shall not affect the rights and duties of the Parties with regard to the remaining provisions of this Agreement which shall continue as binding. 

4.7 Further Actions. If at any time after the date of this Agreement any further actions are necessary, proper, advisable or convenient
to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, then, as soon as is reasonably practicable, each of the Parties shall cooperate with one another to effectuate such actions at the requesting Party’s expense. 

4.8 Specific Performance. The Shareholder agrees that monetary damages will not be adequate compensation for breach of the
Shareholder’s obligations contained in this Agreement and further agrees that the Company shall be entitled to specific performance of this Agreement. The Shareholder irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any action for specific
performance of this Agreement, the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate. 
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 IN WITNESS whereof, the Parties have duly executed this Repurchase Option Agreement the day and
year first above written. 
  

			
	THE COMPANY:
	
	SOGOU INC.
		
	 By
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	
	 Title:
	 	
	
	THE SHAREHOLDER:
	
	SOHU.COM (SEARCH) LIMITED
		
	 By
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	
	 Title
	 	

 EXHIBIT A 

FORM OF INSTRUMENT OF TRANSFER AND SURRENDER 

[Name of Shareholder] (the “Transferor”) does hereby surrender, assign and transfer
[            ] Series A Preferred Shares, par value of US$0.001 per share, of Sogou Inc. (the “Transferee”), standing in the Transferor’s name, unto the Transferee in
accordance with section 37B of the Companies Law (2011 Revision). 
 This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties to it
on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all the counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 

Dated:             , 2014 

 

									
	Signed for and on behalf of	 	)	  		  		  	
	SOHU.COM (SEARCH) LIMITED, as Transferor        )	  	
		 	)	  		  		  	
	in the presence of:	 	)	  		  		  	
					
		 		  		  	  
	  	
		 		  		  	Name:	  	
		 		  		  	Title:	  	
					
	Signed for and on behalf of	 	)	  		  		  	
	Sogou Inc., as Transferee	 		  		  		  	
					
		 	)	  		  		  	
	in the presence of:	 	)	  		  		  	
					
		 		  		  	  
	  	
		 		  		  	Name:	  	
		 		  		  	Title:

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