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 *
RAYMOND MARY JANE
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP INC [HHGP]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive VP and CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP, INC., 560 LEXINGTON AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2012
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
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
Common Stock 02/21/2012   A(1)   65,242 (1) A $ 0 147,785 D  
Common Stock 02/21/2012   F(2)   10,766 (2) D $ 4.76 137,019 D  
Common Stock               10,622.822 I By 401(k) Plan (3)

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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
Restricted Stock (4)               (4) 02/24/2014 Common Stock 7,333   14,667 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 25.94               (5) 12/01/2015 Common Stock 140,000   140,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.53               (6) 05/05/2016 Common Stock 50,000   50,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
RAYMOND MARY JANE
HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP, INC.
560 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
      Executive VP and CFO  

Signatures

 /s/ John K. Wilson, Attorney-in-Fact   02/23/2012
**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) Vesting to reporting person of restricted stock upon attainment of performance criteria. Vesting is also subject to a service condition as follows: 33% vested on February 21, 2012, 33% vest on February 16, 2013 and 34% vest on February 16, 2014.
(2) Reflects payment of tax liability by withholding shares of stock incident to vesting of restricted stock previously issued.
(3) Balance reflects the most current data available with regard to holdings in the 401(k) Plan.
(4) The shares of restricted stock vest as follows: 1/3 upon the 20-day average closing stock price of HHGP reaching each of $6.00, $9.00 and $12.00.
(5) Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares of common stock under the Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan. The option vests and becomes exercisable as follows: 50% after 3rd anniversary of the date of grant and 100% after 4th anniversary.
(6) Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares of common stock under the Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan. The option vests and becomes exercisable as follows: 25% after 1st anniversary of the date of grant, 50% after 2nd anniversary, 75% after 3rd anniversary, and 100% after 4th anniversary.

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