SEC Form 4

FORM 4		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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Thompson Kent (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DICE HOLDINGS, INC. 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 16TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10018 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DICE HOLDINGS, INC. [ DHX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/03/2011
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)	03/03/2011		A		4,000	A	$0	19,233	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 (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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$14.5	03/03/2011		A		5,000		(2)	03/03/2018	Common Stock	5,000	$0	5,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents a grant of restricted stock. The restricted stock vests over four years, with 25% vesting on each of March 3, 2012, March 3, 2013, March 3, 2014 and March 3, 2015.

2. The options vest over four years, with the first 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant (March 3, 2012) and 6.25% vesting quarterly thereafter.

Remarks:

The reporting person may be deemed to be a member of a "group" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities deemed to be owned by the group that are not directly owned by the reporting person. This report shall not be an admission that the reporting person is a member of a group or the beneficial owner of any securities not directly owned by the reporting person.

	/s/ Kent Thompson	03/07/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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