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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
Dice Holdings, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
253017 10 7
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2010
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
q    Rule 13d-1(b)
q    Rule 13d-1(c)
x    Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the reminder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
____________________________________________________________

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
1.
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
Scot W. Melland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX
(a)
q
 
 
IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(b)
x
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
 
3,449,460
 
 
(Includes restricted stock and options to purchase 3,288,276 shares of the issuer's common stock that were vested and exercisable as of December 31, 2010)
(6) SHARED VOTING POWER
 
—
 
 
(7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
3,449,460
 
 
(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
—
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
3,449,460
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
x
 
 
 
See Item 8.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11.
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
5.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12.
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
1.
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
Michael P. Durney
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX
(a)
q
 
 
IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(b)
x
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
 
1,409,109
 
 
(Includes restricted stock and options to purchase 1,293,172 shares of the issuer's common stock that were vested and exercisable as of December 31, 2010)
(6) SHARED VOTING POWER
 
—
 
 
(7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,409,109
 
 
(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
—
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
1,409,109
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
x
 
 
 
See Item 8.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11.
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
2.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12.
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
1.
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
Thomas Silver
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX
(a)
q
 
 
IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(b)
x
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
 
1,167,955
 
 
(Includes restricted stock and options to purchase 1,157,422 shares of the issuer's common stock that were vested and exercisable as of December 31, 2010)
(6) SHARED VOTING POWER
 
—
 
 
(7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,167,955
 
 
(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
—
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
1,167,955
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
x
 
 
 
See Item 8.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11.
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
1.8
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12.
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
1.
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
Constance Melrose
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX
(a)
q
 
 
IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(b)
x
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
 
129,549
 
 
(Includes restricted stock and options to purchase 118,024 shares of the issuer's common stock that were vested and exercisable as of December 31, 2010)
(6) SHARED VOTING POWER
 
—
 
 
(7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
129,549
 
 
(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
—
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
129,549
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
x
 
 
 
See Item 8.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11.
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
0.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12.
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
1.
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
Brian P. Campbell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX
(a)
q
 
 
IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(b)
x
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
 
315,705
 
 
(Includes restricted stock and options to purchase 304,194 shares of the issuer's common stock that were vested and exercisable as of December 31, 2010)
(6) SHARED VOTING POWER
 
—
 
 
(7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
315,705
 
 
(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
—
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
315,705
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
x
 
 
 
See Item 8.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11.
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
0.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12.
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
1.
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
Kent Thompson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX
(a)
q
 
 
IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(b)
x
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
 
95,436
 
 
(Includes restricted stock and options to purchase 83,878 shares of the issuer's common stock that were vested and exercisable as of December 31, 2010)
(6) SHARED VOTING POWER
 
—
 
 
(7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
95,436
 
 
(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
—
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
95,436
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
x
 
 
 
See Item 8.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11.
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
0.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12.
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
1.
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
Paul Melde
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX
(a)
q
 
 
IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(b)
x
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
 
139,762
 
 
(Includes restricted stock and options to purchase 128,237 shares of the issuer's common stock that were vested and exercisable as of December 31, 2010)
(6) SHARED VOTING POWER
 
—
 
 
(7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
139,762
 
 
(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
—
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
139,762
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
x
 
 
 
See Item 8.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11.
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
0.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12.
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
1.
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
Robert Dumas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX
(a)
q
 
 
IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(b)
x
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
 
23,050
 
 
(6) SHARED VOTING POWER
 
*
 
 
(7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
23,050
 
 
(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
23,050
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
x
 
 
 
See Item 8.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11.
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12.
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Less than 0.1%
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
Item 1.
(a)
Name of Issuer 
Dice Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”).
 
 
 
 
(b)
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
1040 Avenue of the Americas, 16th Floor
New York, New York 10018
 
 
 
Item 2.
(a)
Names of Persons Filing
This Statement is being filed on behalf of each of the following persons (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”)
 
 
(i)
Scot W. Melland;
 
 
(ii)
Michael P. Durney;
 
 
(iii)
Thomas Silver;
 
 
(iv)
Constance Melrose;
 
 
(v)
Brian P. Campbell;
 
 
(vi)
Kent Thompson;
 
 
(vii)
Paul Melde; and
 
 
(viii)
Robert Dumas.
 
 
 
 
 
(b)
Address of Principal Business Office
1040 Avenue of the Americas, 16th Floor
New York, New York 10018
 
 
 
 
(c)
CITIZENSHIP
 
 
Each Reporting Person is an individual and has United States citizenship.
 
 
 
 
(d)
TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock” or “Shares”)
 
 
 
 
(e)
CUSIP Number
253017 10 7
 
 
Item 3.
IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b) OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS:
Not applicable.
 
 
 

 
 

Item 4.
OWNERSHIP
 
(a)
Amount Beneficially Owned:
 
 
Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares listed opposite such Reporting Persons name below:
 
 
 
Reporting Person
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned
 
 
 
Scot W. Melland
3,449,460
 
 
 
 
Michael P. Durney
1,409,109
 
 
 
 
Thomas Silver
1,167,955
 
 
 
 
Constance Melrose
129,549
 
 
 
 
Brian P. Campbell
315,705
 
 
 
 
Kent Thompson
95,436
 
 
 
 
Paul Melde
139,762
 
 
 
 
Robert Dumas
23,050
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(b)
Percentage Owned:
 
 
Based on calculations made in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d), and there being 64,875,548 Shares outstanding as of December 31, 2010 as reported in the Company's Form 10-K dated December 31, 2010 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 7, 2011, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own the percentage of the outstanding Common Stock listed opposite such Reporting Persons name below:
 
 
 
Reporting Person
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned
 
 
 
Scot W. Melland
5.1
%
 
 
 
Michael P. Durney
2.1
%
 
 
 
Thomas Silver
1.8
%
 
 
 
Constance Melrose
0.2
%
 
 
 
Brian P. Campbell
0.5
%
 
 
 
Kent Thompson
0.1
%
 
 
 
Paul Melde
0.2
%
 
 
 
Robert Dumas
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Less than 0.1%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(c)
Number of Shares as to Which Such Person Has:
(i) Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have the sole power to direct the voting and disposition of the Shares as listed opposite such Reporting Persons name in Items 4(a) and (b) above.
(ii) Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to share the power to direct the voting and disposition of the Shares set forth on such Reporting Person's cover page included herein.
 

 
 

Item 5.
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not applicable.
 
 
Item 6.
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not applicable
 
 
Item 7.
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
Not applicable.
 
 
Item 8.
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
See Item 4.
Each Reporting Person is a party to the Institutional and Management Shareholders Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2007 (the “Shareholders Agreement”), among Quadrangle Capital Partners II LP, Quadrangle Select Partners II LP and Quadrangle Capital Partners II-A LP (collectively, the “Quadrangle entities”), General Atlantic Partners 79, L.P., GapStar, LLC, GAP-W Holdings, L.P., GAP Coinvestments III, LLC, GAP Coinvestments IV, LLC and GAPCO GmbH & Co. KG (collectively, the “General Atlantic entities”) and the Management Shareholders named therein. Each of the Reporting Persons is a “Management Shareholder” as such term is defined in the Shareholders Agreement. The Shareholders Agreement contains provisions restricting the transfer of the Company's Common Stock by the Reporting Persons and provides the Reporting Persons with “piggy back” registration rights. The Shareholders Agreement is filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-33584) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 23, 2007.
Given the terms of the Shareholders Agreement, the Reporting Persons together with the Quadrangle entities and the General Atlantic entities might be deemed to constitute a “group” that, as of the date hereof, collectively beneficially owns approximately 39,191,093 shares of Common Stock, or 55.01%, of the Company's total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Reporting Persons and the other parties to the Shareholders Agreement acknowledge they are acting as a “group” solely for the purpose of causing the Company to qualify as a controlled company under Section 303A.00 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. The share ownership reported herein by the Reporting Persons does not include any shares of Common Stock owned by the other parties to the Shareholders Agreement (other than shares of Common Stock owned by the Management Shareholders). Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock of the Company other than the amounts reported on such Reporting Person's cover page included herein.
 
 
Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
 
 
Item 10.
Certification
Not applicable.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated as of February 8, 2011
 
SCOT W. MELLAND
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/S/ SCOT W. MELLAND
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MICHAEL P. DURNEY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/S/ MICHAEL P. DURNEY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THOMAS SILVER
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/S/ THOMAS SILVER
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONSTANCE MELROSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/S/ CONSTANCE MELROSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BRIAN P. CAMPBELL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/S/ BRIAN P. CAMPBELL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KENT THOMPSON
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/S/ KENT THOMPSON
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PAUL MELDE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/S/ PAUL MELDE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ROBERT DUMAS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/S/ ROBERT DUMAS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit Index
Exhibit 1.
Joint Filing Agreement as required by Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (previously filed).