jf13da5-hudson_sagard.htm
 

 

 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)*
 
Hudson Global, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
(Title Class of Securities)
 
443787106
(CUSIP Number)
 
Dan Friedberg
Sagard Capital Partners, L.P.
325 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 629-6700
 
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
 
May 16, 2013
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
 
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box [   ].
 
NOTE:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
 
*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 remainder 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).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CUSIP No. 443787106
SCHEDULE 13D
Page 1 of 3
 
 
 
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:  Sagard Capital Partners, L.P.
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (E ntities Only): 20-3332164
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                 (a) o
                                                 (b) o
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
WC
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                o
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
Delaware
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
 
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
4,650,189
 
EACH
REPORTING
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                 0
 
PERSON
WITH
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 4,650,189
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
           4,650,189
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                  o
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
            14.3%
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
         
            PN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CUSIP No. 443787106
SCHEDULE 13D
Page 2 of 3
 
 
 
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:  Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc.
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (E ntities Only): 20-3331555
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                 (a) o
                                                 (b) o
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
AF
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                o
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
Delaware
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
 
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
4,650,189
 
EACH
REPORTING
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                 0
 
PERSON
WITH
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 4,650,189
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
           4,650,189
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                  o
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
            14.3%
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
         
            CO
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CUSIP No. 443787106
SCHEDULE 13D
Page 3 of 3
 
 
 
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:  Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp.
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (E ntities Only): 20-2402055
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                 (a) o
                                                 (b) o
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
AF
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                o
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
Delaware
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
 
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
4,650,189
 
EACH
REPORTING
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                 0
 
PERSON
WITH
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 4,650,189
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
           4,650,189
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                  o
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
            14.3%
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
         
            CO
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Introduction
 
This Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D (this “Statement”) relates to the beneficial ownership of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Shares”) of Hudson Global, Inc., formerly known as Hudson Highland Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).  This Statement is being filed on behalf of the Reporting Persons and amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons dated April 9, 2012, as heretofore amended.  Unless otherwise defined, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings given such terms in the initial Schedule 13D.
 
Item 3.                 Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
 
Item 3 is hereby supplemented with the addition of the following:

The 135,000 additional Shares (in addition to the 4,515,189 Shares reflected in the initial Schedule 13D and Amendments Nos. 1-4 thereto) reported herein as being currently beneficially owned were acquired via open market purchases.

The aggregate purchase price for the additional Shares reported herein as beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons is $576,839.50.  All Shares held by Sagard were acquired with Sagard’s working capital.
 
Item 4.                 Purpose of Transaction.
 
Item 4 is hereby supplemented with the addition of the following:

On May 16, 2013, the Issuer and Sagard entered into the letter agreement described in Item 6, which provides for Dan Friedberg, a representative of Sagard (and the President of Sagard’s general partner), to be a non-voting attendee at meetings of the Board of Directors of the Issuer (the “Board of Directors”) and of committees of such Board of Directors, subject to determinations of the Board of Directors, the Issuer’s Chairman or the Issuer’s Lead Director.
 
Item 5.                 Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
 
Items 5(a)-(c) are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:
 
(a)           The Shares reported herein are held directly by Sagard.  As of May 15, 2013, each Reporting Person beneficially owned 4,650,189 Shares, which represented 14.3% of the outstanding Shares, based upon 32,625,097 Shares outstanding on March 31, 2013, as reflected in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed May 7, 2013.
 
In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998) (the “Release”) this filing reflects the securities beneficially owned by PCC and certain of its subsidiaries, including Sagard.  The filing does not reflect securities beneficially owned, if any, by any subsidiaries of PCC whose ownership of securities is disaggregated from that of PCC in accordance with the Release.
 
The beneficial ownership reflected in the remainder of this Item 5, and in the cover pages, reflect beneficial ownership as of May 15, 2013.
 
(b)
Sole power to vote or direct the vote:  0
   
 
Shared power to vote or direct the vote:  4,650,189
   
 
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:  0
   
 
Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:  4,650,189
 
The power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose or direct the disposition of the Shares reported herein is shared among the Reporting Persons.
 
(c)  
The following transactions have been effected by Sagard over the last 60 days:
 
None.
 
Item 6.                 Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
 
Item 6 is hereby supplemented by the addition of the following:
 
On May 16, 2013, the Issuer entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) to expand its relationship with Sagard. The agreement provides for Dan Friedberg, a representative of Sagard (and the President of Sagard’s general partner), to be a non-voting attendee at meetings of the Board of Directors and of committees of such Board of Directors, subject to determinations of the Board of Directors, the Issuer’s Chairman or the Issuer’s Lead Director.  During the term of the Letter Agreement and for one year after the termination of the Letter Agreement, Sagard has agreed to keep confidential certain information of the Issuer.  The Letter Agreement terminates on May 16, 2014, unless earlier terminated by Sagard at any time or the Issuer after March 1, 2014.
 
Item 7.                 Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.
 
Exhibits A - C are hereby amended and restated in their entirety, as attached hereto.
 
Exhibit A
Persons Who may be Deemed to Control the Reporting Persons
   
Exhibit B
Executive Officers and Directors of Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc. and Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp.
   
Exhibit C
Executive Officers and Directors of Power Corporation of Canada

Item 7 is hereby supplemented with the addition of the following:

Exhibit D
Letter Agreement, dated May 16, 2013, between Hudson Global, Inc. and Sagard Capital Partners, L.P. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Issuer on May 16, 2013)
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURE
 
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.
 
Date:  May 16, 2013
SAGARD CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
 
By:  Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc., its general partner
  
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Dan Friedberg   
    Name: Dan Friedberg  
    Title:   President  
       
 
 
 
 
SAGARD CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, INC.
 
  
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Dan Friedberg   
    Name: Dan Friedberg  
    Title:   President  
       
 
 
 
 
SAGARD CAPITAL PARTNERS MANAGEMENT CORP.
  
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Dan Friedberg   
    Name: Dan Friedberg  
    Title:   President
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit A
 
Persons who may be Deemed to Control the Reporting Persons
 
Set forth below is the (i) name, (ii) principal business address and (iii) place of organization of each person who may be deemed, for purposes of this Statement, to control the Reporting Persons.
 
(i)
4190297 Canada Inc.
(ii)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(iii)
Canada
   
(i)
3249531 Canada Inc.
(ii)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(iii)
Canada
   
(i)
Power Corporation of Canada
(ii)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(iii)
Canada
   
(i)
Gelco Enterprises Ltd.
(ii)
44 Chipman Hill, Suite 1000, P.O. Box 7289, Station A, Saint John (New Brunswick), Canada E2L 2A9
(iii)
Canada
   
(i)
Nordex Inc.
(ii)
44 Chipman Hill, Suite 1000, P.O. Box 7289, Station A, Saint John (New Brunswick), Canada E2L 2A9
(iii)
Canada
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit B

Executive Officers and Directors of Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc.
 
Set forth below is the (i) name, (ii) title, (iii) country of citizenship, (iv) principal occupation, (v) principal business address, (vi) ownership of Shares (if any) and (vii) transactions in Shares during the past 60 days (if any) of each of the executive officers and directors of Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc.
 
(i)
Dan Friedberg
(ii)
Director and Executive Officer (President and Chief Executive Officer)
(iii)
United States
(iv)
Managing Director, Sagard Capital Partners, L.P.
(v)
325 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich CT 06830
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Henri-Paul Rousseau
(ii)
Director and Executive Officer (Chairman)
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Vice-Chairman, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Denis Le Vasseur
(ii)
Director
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Vice-President and Controller, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Arnaud Vial
(ii)
Director and Executive Officer (Treasurer)
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Senior Vice-President, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Pierre Larochelle
(ii)
Director and Executive Officer (Secretary)
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Vice-President, Investments, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
 
 
 
 

Executive Officers and Directors of Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp.
 
Set forth below is the (i) name, (ii) title, (iii) country of citizenship, (iv) principal occupation, (v) principal business address, (vi) ownership of Shares (if any) and (vii) transactions in Shares during the past 60 days (if any) of each of the executive officers and directors of Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp.
 
(i)
Dan Friedberg
(ii)
Director and Executive Officer (President and Chief Executive Officer)
(iii)
United States
(iv)
Managing Director, Sagard Capital Partners, L.P.
(v)
325 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich CT 06830
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Henri-Paul Rousseau
(ii)
Director and Executive Officer (Chairman)
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Vice-Chairman, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Denis Le Vasseur
(ii)
Director
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Vice-President and Controller, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Arnaud Vial
(ii)
Director
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Senior Vice-President, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Gregory D. Tretiak
(ii)
Director
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Pierre Larochelle
(ii)
Director and Executive Officer (Secretary)
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Vice-President, Investments, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Michael Braner
(ii)
Executive Officer (Vice-President and Treasurer)
(iii)
United States
(iv)
Partner of Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp.
(v)
325 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich CT 06830
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Adam Weiss
(ii)
Executive Officer (Vice-President and Secretary)
(iii)
United States
(iv)
Partner of Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp.
(v)
325 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich CT 06830
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Anil Shrivastava
(ii)
Executive Officer (Vice-President and Assistant Secretary)
(iii)
United States
(iv)
Partner of Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp.
(v)
325 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich CT 06830
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
 
 
 
 
Executive Officers and Directors of Power Corporation of Canada
 
Set forth below is the (i) name, (ii) title, (iii) country of citizenship, (iv) principal occupation, (v) principal business address, and (vi) ownership of Shares (if any) and (vii) transactions in Shares during the past 60 days (if any) of each of the executive officers and directors of Power Corporation of Canada.
 
(i)
Pierre Beaudoin
(ii)
Director
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier Inc.
(v)
800 René-Lévesque Blvd. West, 30th Floor, Montréal (Québec), Canada H3B 1Y8
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Marcel Coutu
(ii)
Director
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Oil Sands Limited
(v)
2500 First Canadian Centre, 350 – 7th Avenue S.W., Calgary (Alberta), Canada T2P 3N9
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Laurent Dassault
(ii)
Director
(iii)
France
(iv)
Vice-President, Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault SA
(v)
9, Rond-Point des Champs Elysées, 75008 Paris, France
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
André Desmarais
(ii)
Director and Executive Officer
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Deputy Chairman, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Paul G. Desmarais
(ii)
Director
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Chairman of the Executive Committee, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None

(i)
Paul Desmarais, Jr.
(ii)
Director and Executive Officer
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Anthony R. Graham
(ii)
Director
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
President, Wittington Investments, Limited
(v)
22 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 2001, Toronto (Ontario), Canada M4T 2S7
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Robert Gratton
(ii)
Director and Executive Officer
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Deputy Chairman, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Isabelle Marcoux
(ii)
Director
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Chair and Vice-President, Corporate Development, Transcontinental Inc.
(v)
1 Place Ville-Marie, Suite 3315, Montréal (Québec), Canada H3B 3N2
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
R. Jeffrey Orr
(ii)
Director
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Power Financial Corporation
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Michel Plessis-Bélair
(ii)
Executive Officer
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Vice-Chairman, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None

(i)
John A. Rae
(ii)
Executive Officer
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Executive Vice-President, Office of the Chairman of the Executive Committee, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Henri-Paul Rousseau
(ii)
Executive Officer
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Vice-Chairman, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
J. David A. Jackson
(ii)
Director
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Lawyer, Partner Emeritus and Senior Counsel, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
(v)
199 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Commerce Court W., Toronto, ON M5L 1A9
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Emőke J.E. Szathmáry
(ii)
Director
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
President Emeritus, University of Manitoba
(v)
70 Dysart Road, Room 112, Winnipeg (Manitoba), Canada R3T 2M6
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Gregory D. Tretiak
(ii)
Executive Officer
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Pierre Larochelle
(ii)
Executive Officer
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Vice-President, Investments, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None

(i)
Stéphane Lemay
(ii)
Executive Officer
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Peter Kruyt
(ii)
Executive Officer
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Vice-President, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Luc Reny
(ii)
Executive Officer
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Vice-President, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None
   
(i)
Arnaud Vial
(ii)
Executive Officer
(iii)
Canada
(iv)
Senior Vice-President, Power Corporation of Canada
(v)
751 Victoria Square, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2Y 2J3
(vi)
None
(vii)
None