UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): | July 12, 2005 |
| Hudson Highland Group, Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 000-50129 | 59-3547281 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 622 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 |
| (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) |
| (212) 351-7300 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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Item 1.01 - Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 12, 2005, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Board’s Compensation Committee, approved an amendment to the compensation for the Company’s non-employee directors, which increased the additional annual retainer paid to the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee to $10,000 from $5,000.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits |
| 10.1 | Summary of Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Compensation for Non-employee Members of the Board of Directors |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP, INC. | |
DATE: July 13, 2005 | By: /s/ Latham Williams |
| Latham Williams | |
| Vice President, Legal Affairs and | |
| Administration, Corporate Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 10.1 | Summary of Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Compensation for Non-employee Members of the Board of Directors |
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