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On the Record · Sina

Sina layoffs, on the record

Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Sina reported in its annual reports, 2017 to 2019, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from 8,224 to 8,300.

Headcount, as reported

Annual reportEmployeesAs of
20-F for 20178,224—
20-F for 20189,207—
20-F for 20198,300—

Job cuts, severance and restructuring

None of Sina’s annual reports for 2017 to 2019 describes a layoff, workforce reduction or restructuring.

Sina has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.

Read from Sina’s annual reports (20-F for 2019, 20-F for 2018, 20-F for 2017) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2020-04-29. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.