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 *
Rajagopalan Krishnan
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC [HSII]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive VP-Global Practices
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
233 S.WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4900
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/09/2017
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60606
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 (1) 03/09/2017 03/09/2017 A   1,146 A $ 24.3 13,882 D  
Common Stock (1) 03/09/2017 03/09/2017 A   9,130 A $ 24.3 23,012 D  

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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
2015 Restricted Stock Units (2) 03/09/2017 03/09/2017 M     1,146   (3)   (3) Common Stock (4) (2) 28,537 D  
2016 Restricted Stock Units (2) 03/09/2017 03/09/2017 M     9,130   (3)   (3) Common Stock (4) (2) 19,407 D  
2017 Restricted Stock Units (2) 03/09/2017 03/09/2017 A   6,687     (3)   (3) Common Stock (4) (2) 26,094 D  
2017 Performance Stock Units (2) 03/09/2017 03/09/2017 A   6,687     (3)   (3) Common Stock (4) (2) 37,515 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Rajagopalan Krishnan
233 S.WACKER DRIVE
SUITE 4900
CHICAGO, IL 60606
      Executive VP-Global Practices  

Signatures

 /s/ Stephen W. Beard, Attorney-In-Fact   03/13/2017
**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) Reflects shares acquired from 2015-2016 RSU vesting reported on Table II.
(2) The number of RSUs or PSUs awarded to the Reporting Person was determined by dividing the total dollar value of compensation granted to the Reporting Person by the closing price of HSII common stock on the grant date of March 9, 2017.
(3) RSUs are service-based and will vest in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant. PSUs are target-based equity grants that generally vest three years from the grant date if certain performance goals are achieved.
(4) Granted under the Company's Global Share Plan. Each RSU or PSU represents a right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock upon vesting.

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