Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CHAO CHARLES GUOWEI
  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)
CFO & Co-COO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/19/2004
(Street)

 
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
ordinary shares 11/19/2004   M   864 A $ 1.5 1,267 D  
ordinary shares 11/19/2004   M   14,970 A $ 1.35 16,237 D  
ordinary shares 11/19/2004   M   3,750 A $ 1.88 19,987 D  
ordinary shares 11/19/2004   M   35,416 A $ 17.5 55,403 D  
ordinary shares 11/19/2004   S   55,000 D $ 37.0264 (1) 403 D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
employee stock option (right to buy) $ 1.5 11/19/2004   M     864   (2) 03/29/2011 ordinary shares 864 $ 0 32,948 D  
employee stock option (right to buy) $ 1.35 11/19/2004   M     14,970   (3) 08/29/2011 ordinary shares 14,970 $ 0 12,500 D  
employee stock option (right to buy) $ 1.88 11/19/2004   M     3,750   (4) 08/14/2012 ordinary shares 3,750 $ 0 78,750 D  
employee stock option (right to buy) $ 17.5 11/19/2004   M     35,416   (5) 06/16/2013 ordinary shares 35,416 $ 0 64,584 D  
employee stock option (right to buy) $ 6.5               (6) 10/30/2010 ordinary shares 235   235 D  
employee stock option (right to buy) $ 3.125               (7) 01/08/2011 ordinary shares 8,483   8,483 D  
employee stock option (right to buy) $ 24.23               (8) 07/27/2014 oridnary shares 50,000   50,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CHAO CHARLES GUOWEI

 
      CFO & Co-COO  

Signatures

 /s/ Charles Guowei Chao   11/23/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) average sales price per shares based on range of sales prices from $37 to $37.25.
(2) vests in 48 equal monthly installments starting from 2/1/01. exercisable upon vested.
(3) vests in 48 equal monthly installments starting from 8/29/01. exercisable upon vested.
(4) vests in 48 equal monthly installments starting from 8/14/02. exercisable upon vested.
(5) options granted vest over a four-year period starting from 6/16/03. 12.5% of the options vest on 12/16/03 and the remaining options vest ratably on a monthly basis over the remaining terms of the options.
(6) vests in 48 equal monthly installments starting from 10/30/00. exercisable upon vested.
(7) vests in 48 equal monthly installments starting from 1/8/01. exercisable upon vested.
(8) options granted vest over a four-year period starting from 7/27/04. 12.5% of the options vest on 1/27/05 and the remaining options vest ratably on a monthly basis over the remaining 42 months.

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