UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 22, 2025

HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	001-38704	59-3547281
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

53 Forest Avenue, Suite 102

Old Greenwich, CT 06870

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (475) 988-2068

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	HSON	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Series A Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value	HSONP	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Preferred Share Purchase Rights		The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 22, 2025, Hudson Global, Inc. (“Company” or “Hudson”) announced that its Board of Directors declared a partial cash dividend to holders of the Company’s 10% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Hudson Preferred Stock”) of $0.025 per share. This dividend covers the period commencing with the Hudson Preferred Stock’s issuance on August 22, 2025. The record date for this dividend is September 1, 2025, and the payment date is September 10, 2025.

A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

EXHIBIT NUMBER	DESCRIPTION
99.1	Press Release of Hudson Global, Inc., issued on August 22, 2025.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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. (Registrant)
By:	/s/ MATTHEW K. DIAMOND
	Matthew K. Diamond
	Chief Financial Officer
	Dated:	August 22, 2025