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 *
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ModusLink Global Solutions Inc [MLNK] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, 		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/12/2013
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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, par value $0.001 (1) 03/12/2013   P   7,500,000 A (2) 7,500,000 D (3)  
Common Stock, par value $0.001 (1)               540,015 I (4) By SPH Group Holdings LLC

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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
Warrants (Right to Buy) $ 5 03/12/2013   P   2,000,000   03/12/2013 03/12/2018 Common Stock, par value $0.001 2,000,000 (2) 2,000,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.
590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022		     X    
Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc.
C/O STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.
590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022		     X    

Signatures

 By: Steel Partners Holdings L.P., By: Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc., General Partner, By: /s/ Jack L. Howard, President   03/13/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 By: Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc., By: /s/ Jack L. Howard, President   03/13/2013
**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) This Form 4 is filed jointly by Steel Partners Holdings L.P. ("Steel Holdings") and Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc. ("Steel Holdings GP" and, together with Steel Holdings, the "Reporting Persons"). Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(2) On March 12, 2013, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Investment Agreement by and between the Issuer and Steel Holdings, dated as of February 11, 2013, Steel Holdings purchased 7,500,000 shares of Common Stock, at a per-share purchase price of $4.00, together with warrants to purchase 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $30,000,000.
(3) Shares of Common Stock owned directly by Steel Holdings and owned indirectly by Steel Holdings GP by virtue of it being the general partner of Steel Holdings.
(4) Shares of Common Stock owned directly by SPH Group Holdings LLC ("SPHG Holdings"), and owned indirectly by Steel Holdings by virtue of its ownership of 99% of the membership interests of by SPH Group LLC ("SPHG"), the sole member of SPHG Holdings, and by Steel Holdings GP by virtue of it being the general partner of Steel Holdings, the managing member of SPHG and the manager of SPHG Holdings.

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