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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2005  </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1><B>Registration No.
333-______</B> </FONT><HR ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 color=black NOSHADE></P>



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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION  <BR>Washington, D.C. 20549  </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>FORM S-8</B><BR>REGISTRATION
STATEMENT  <BR>Under  <BR>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </FONT></P>

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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP, INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Delaware</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>59-3547281</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><BR>622 Third Avenue</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>New York, New York</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>10017</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(Full title of the plan)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Latham Williams</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Copy to:</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Vice President, Legal Affairs and Administration,</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Corporate Secretary</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Benjamin F. Garmer, III</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Hudson Highland Group, Inc.</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Foley &amp; Lardner LLP</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>10 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2600</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>777 East Wisconsin Avenue</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chicago, Illinois 60606</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(312) 795-4216</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(414) 271-2400</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(Name, address and telephone number,</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=5><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=2 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Title of<BR>
Securities to be<BR>
Registered</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Amount<BR>
to be<BR>
Registered (1)</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate Offering<BR>
Price</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Amount of<BR>
Registration Fee</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=16% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Common Stock,</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=21% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>1,200,000 shares</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=21% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>$18.17 (2)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=21% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>$21,804</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=21% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>$2,567</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>$.001 par value</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD COLSPAN=5><HR NOSHADE COLOR=#000000 SIZE=1></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Preferred Stock</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>1,200,000 rights</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(3)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(3)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(3)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Purchase Rights</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD COLSPAN=5><HR NOSHADE COLOR=#000000 SIZE=2></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(1) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Pursuant
to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration           Statement also
covers an indeterminate number of additional shares of Common           Stock that may
become issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or           similar
transactions pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Hudson           Highland
Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(2) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Estimated
pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933           solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee based on the average           of the high
and low prices for Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Common Stock on The           Nasdaq
National Market on July 21, 2005. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(3) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>The
value attributable to the Preferred Stock Purchase Rights is reflected in           the
market price of the Common Stock to which the Rights are attached. </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>STATEMENT PURSUANT TO
GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8 </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
April 1, 2003 and June 30, 2004, Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;),
filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-104209 and 333-117005) to
register 1,000,000 shares and 500,000 shares, respectively, of the Registrant&#146;s
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), issuable under the
Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Long Term incentive Plan (the &#147;Incentive Plan&#148;). As
a result of the two-for-one stock split of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock paid on
February 25, 2005 to holders of record as of February 14, 2005 (the &#147;Stock
Split&#148;) and pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
number of shares of Common Stock registered under such Registration Statements increased
to 2,503,626. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
February 28, 2005, the Board of Directors of the Registrant approved an amendment to the
Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available under the
Incentive Plan by 1,200,000 (after taking into account the Stock Split) to 3,703,626. At
the Registrant&#146;s 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 6, 2005, the
stockholders of the Registrant approved this amendment. The purpose of this Registration
Statement is to register 1,200,000 additional shares of the Common Stock (and associated
preferred stock purchase rights) in connection with the Incentive Plan. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Reg. Nos. 333-104209 and 333-117005), including the documents
incorporated by reference therein, are incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></H1>

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<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 8.</B>  </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
exhibits set forth in the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed (except where otherwise
indicated) with this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>SIGNATURES</U> </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York,
on this 27<SUP>th</SUP> day of July, 2005. </FONT></P>


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     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>/s/ Jon F. Chait</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jon F. Chait</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P>




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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Signature</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Title</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Date</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ Jon F. Chait</FONT><HR WIDTH=60% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=34% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>July 27, 2005</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Jon F. Chait</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>/s/ Richard W. Pehlke</FONT><HR WIDTH=60% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Executive Vice President, Chief</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>July 27, 2005</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Richard W. Pehlke</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Financial Officer and Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>/s/ Ralph L. O'Hara</FONT><HR WIDTH=60% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Vice President, Controller (Principal</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>July 27, 2005</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Ralph L. O'Hara</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</FONT><HR WIDTH=60% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>July 27, 2005</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>John J. Haley</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</FONT><HR WIDTH=60% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>July 27, 2005</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Jennifer Laing</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>July 27, 2005</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Nicholas G. Moore</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>July 27, 2005</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>David G. Offensend</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</FONT><HR WIDTH=60% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>July 27, 2005</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Rene Schuster</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/
Jon F. Chait</U>         <BR>Jon F. Chait         <BR>Attorney-in-fact</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(4.1)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Hudson
Highland Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended. [Incorporated
                    by reference to Annex A to the Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy
Statement on                     Schedule 14A filed on March 28, 2005 (File No.
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<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Rights
Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2005, between the Registrant and The
                    Bank of New York [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
                    Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed on
February 3,                     2005 (File No. 000-50129)]. </FONT></TD>
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As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2005
Registration No.
333-______
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
_________________
HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
59-3547281
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
622 Third Avenue
New York, New York
10017
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
_________________
Latham Williams
Copy to:
Vice President, Legal Affairs and Administration,
Corporate Secretary
Benjamin F. Garmer, III
Hudson Highland Group, Inc.
Foley & Lardner LLP
10 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2600
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(312) 795-4216
(414) 271-2400
(Name, address and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
_________________
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Securities to be
Registered
Amount
to be
Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock,
1,200,000 shares
$18.17 (2)
$21,804
$2,567
$.001 par value
Preferred Stock
1,200,000 rights
(3)
(3)
(3)
Purchase Rights
(1)
Pursuant
to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration           Statement also
covers an indeterminate number of additional shares of Common           Stock that may
become issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or           similar
transactions pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Hudson           Highland
Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan.
(2)
Estimated
pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933           solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee based on the average           of the high
and low prices for Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Common Stock on The           Nasdaq
National Market on July 21, 2005.
(3)
The
value attributable to the Preferred Stock Purchase Rights is reflected in           the
market price of the Common Stock to which the Rights are attached.
_________________
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO
GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8
On
April 1, 2003 and June 30, 2004, Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (the "Registrant"),
filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-104209 and 333-117005) to
register 1,000,000 shares and 500,000 shares, respectively, of the Registrant's
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), issuable under the
Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Long Term incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan"). As
a result of the two-for-one stock split of the Registrant's Common Stock paid on
February 25, 2005 to holders of record as of February 14, 2005 (the "Stock
Split") and pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
number of shares of Common Stock registered under such Registration Statements increased
to 2,503,626.
On
February 28, 2005, the Board of Directors of the Registrant approved an amendment to the
Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available under the
Incentive Plan by 1,200,000 (after taking into account the Stock Split) to 3,703,626. At
the Registrant's 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 6, 2005, the
stockholders of the Registrant approved this amendment. The purpose of this Registration
Statement is to register 1,200,000 additional shares of the Common Stock (and associated
preferred stock purchase rights) in connection with the Incentive Plan.
Pursuant
to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Registrant's Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Reg. Nos. 333-104209 and 333-117005), including the documents
incorporated by reference therein, are incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
The
exhibits set forth in the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed (except where otherwise
indicated) with this Registration Statement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York,
on this 27
th
day of July, 2005.
HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/ Jon F. Chait
Jon F. Chait
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Jon F. Chait
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
July 27, 2005
Jon F. Chait
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Richard W. Pehlke
Executive Vice President, Chief
July 27, 2005
Richard W. Pehlke
Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Ralph L. O'Hara
Vice President, Controller (Principal
July 27, 2005
Ralph L. O'Hara
Accounting Officer)
*
Director
July 27, 2005
John J. Haley
*
Director
July 27, 2005
Jennifer Laing
*
Director
July 27, 2005
Nicholas G. Moore
*
Director
July 27, 2005
David G. Offensend
*
Director
July 27, 2005
Rene Schuster
*By:
/s/
Jon F. Chait
Jon F. Chait
Attorney-in-fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
Description
(4.1)
Hudson
Highland Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended. [Incorporated
                    by reference to Annex A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy
Statement on                     Schedule 14A filed on March 28, 2005 (File No.
000-50129)]
(4.2)
Rights
Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2005, between the Registrant and The
                    Bank of New York [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
                    Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on
February 3,                     2005 (File No. 000-50129)].
(5)
Opinion
of Foley & Lardner LLP.
(23.1)
Consent
of BDO Seidman, LLP.
(23.2)
Consent
of Foley & Lardner LLP (filed as part of Exhibit (5)).
(24)
Powers
of Attorney.
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