Edgar Filing: Hudson Global, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report
(Date of earliest
event reported):	November 7, 2014

Hudson Global, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-50129

59-3547281

(State or other

jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission File

Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022

(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 Definitive Material Agreement.

The information provided in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

Item 2.01.

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

Effective November 9, 2014, Hudson Global, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the sale (the “Sale”) of substantially all of the assets of its legal eDiscovery business in the U.S. and the U.K. (the “Business”) to Document Technologies, LLC and DTI of London Limited (collectively, the “Purchasers”). The Sale was pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated November 7, 2014, by and among the Company, its subsidiaries Hudson Global Resources Management, Inc. and Hudson Global Resources Limited, and Purchasers.

At the closing of the Sale, the Company received from the Purchasers pursuant to the Agreement (i) $23.0 million in cash, subject to a customary net working capital adjustment, plus (ii) the assumption by the Purchasers of certain liabilities related to the Business. The Company used approximately $3.1 million of the cash proceeds from the Sale to repay outstanding borrowings under its credit facility with Siena Lending Group LLC.

The description of the Agreement set forth above is qualified by reference to the Agreement filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)

Not applicable.

(b)

Pro forma financial information. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2014 and unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013 of Hudson Global, Inc., including notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements, are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein. The unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations of Hudson Global, Inc. for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 reflecting the Business as discontinued operations was filed by Hudson Global, Inc. on November 10, 2014 in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

(c)

Not applicable.

(d)

Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

(2.1)

Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2014, by and among Document Technologies, LLC, DTI of London Limited, Hudson Global, Inc., Hudson Global Resources Management, Inc. and Hudson Global Resources Limited.

(99.1)

Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2014 and unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013 of Hudson Global, Inc., including notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

Date: November 13, 2014	By:	/s/ Stephen A. Nolan
		Stephen A. Nolan
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller

HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K

Exhibit

Number

(2.1)

(99.1)