Sec Form 3 Filing - Coleman Richard Kenneth Jr. @ Hudson Global, Inc. - 2025-08-22

FORM 3 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Coleman Richard Kenneth Jr. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Hudson Global, Inc. [ HSON] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Operating Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HUDSON GLOBAL, INC., 53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 102 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/22/2025 (Street) OLD GREENWICH, CT06870 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 ) 10,173 D Series A Preferred Stock ( 2 ) 2,500 D

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Restricted Stock Unit ( 4 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock. 1,161 D Restricted Stock Unit ( 6 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) Common Stock. 4,484 D Restricted Stock Unit ( 8 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) Common Stock. 2,946 D Warrants to Purchase Common Stock ( 10 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) Common Stock. 1,536 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Coleman Richard Kenneth Jr. C/O HUDSON GLOBAL, INC. 53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 102 OLD GREENWICH, CT06870 Chief Operating Officer Signatures /s/ Hannah Bible, as Attorney-in-Fact for Richard Coleman 08/22/2025 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Received in exchange for 44,233 shares of Star Equity Holdings, Inc. ("Star") common stock pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 21, 2025 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Star, Hudson Global, Inc. ("Hudson") and HSON Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hudson ("Merger Sub"), providing for the exchange of 0.23 shares of Hudson common stock for each share of Star common stock on the effective date of the merger (the "Merger"). ( 2 )Acquired pursuant to the Merger in exchange for 2,500 shares of Star 10% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock. ( 3 )As to this grant, one-third of the Restricted Stock Units vested on each of July 27, 2024 and July 27,2025, and one-third of the Restricted Stock Units are scheduled to vest on July 27, 2026, subject to the Reporting Person continuing to provide service through such date. ( 4 )These Restricted Stock Units each represent the right to receive, at settlement, one share of Hudson common stock. These Restricted Stock Units were received in exchange for Star Restricted Stock Units representing the right to receive, at settlement, 5,051 shares of Star common stock. ( 5 )The Restricted Stock Units granted on November 8, 2024 (the "Grant Date") are scheduled to vest as follows: one-third upon the first anniversary of the Grant Date, one-third upon the second anniversary of the Grant Date, and one-third upon the third anniversary of the Grant Date. ( 6 )These Restricted Stock Units each represent the right to receive, at settlement, one share of Hudson common stock. These Restricted Stock Units were received in exchange for Star Restricted Stock Units representing the right to receive, at settlement, 19,499 shares of Star common stock. ( 7 )The Restricted Stock Units granted on March 25, 2025 (the "Second Grant Date") are scheduled to vest as follows: one-third upon the first anniversary of the Second Grant Date, one-third upon the second anniversary of the Second Grant Date, and one-third upon the third anniversary of the Second Grant Date. ( 8 )These Restricted Stock Units each represent the right to receive, at settlement, one share of Hudson common stock. These Restricted Stock Units were received in exchange for Star Restricted Stock Units representing the right to receive, at settlement, 12,813 shares of Star common stock. ( 9 )The Warrants to Purchase Common Stock were immediately exercisable upon issuance on January 24, 2022 and expire on January 24, 2027. ( 10 )Acquired pursuant to the Merger Agreement and the terms of the Warrants to Purchase Common Stock, these Warrants to Purchase Common Stock are exercisable for 1,536 shares of Hudson common stock at an exercise price of $32.60 per share of Hudson common stock.

Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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