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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GRAY RICHARD S   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) Senior Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP, INC., 560 LEXINGTON AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/31/2012 (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 03/31/2012   M(1)   9,334 (1) A $ 0 55,406 D   Common Stock 03/31/2012   A(2)   816 (2) A $ 0 56,222 D   Common Stock 03/31/2012   F(3)   6,834 (3) D $ 5.36 49,388 D   Common Stock               11,207.201 I By 401(k) Plan (4) Common Stock               2,538.403 I By Plan (5)

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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

(1)

03/31/2012

M(1)

9,334 (1)

(1)

02/24/2014

Common Stock

9,334

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 9.17

(6)

06/25/2013

Common Stock

18,000

18,000

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 13.25

(7)

01/18/2015

Common Stock

80,000

80,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GRAY RICHARD S HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP, INC. 560 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022			Senior Vice President

Signatures

/s/ John K. Wilson, Attorney-in-Fact for Richard S. Gray		04/03/2012
**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 waiver of stock price criteria.
(2)	Vesting to reporting person of restricted stock upon waiver of performance criteria.
(3)	Reflects payment of tax liability by withholding shares of stock incident to vesting of restricted stock previously issued.
(4)	Balance reflects the most current data available with regard to holdings in the 401(k) Plan.
(5)	Balance reflects the reporting person's holdings in the Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of the date of this filing.
(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: 50% after 1st anniversary of the date of grant, 75% after 2nd anniversary, and 100% after 3rd anniversary.
(7)	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.

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