Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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 *
MELLAND SCOT W
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DICE HOLDINGS, INC. [DHX]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

C/O DICE HOLDINGS, INC.,, 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 8TH FLOOR
3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2014
(Street)


NEW YORK, NY 10018
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(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 (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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/23/2014   F4 2,837 D $ 7 273,652 D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 9.82 03/31/2014   D4 (1)   150,000   (2) 02/20/2020 Common Stock
150,000
$ 0 50,000
D
 
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.5 03/31/2014   D4 (1)   17,500   (3) 03/03/2018 Common Stock
17,500
$ 0 52,500
D
 
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 8.97 03/31/2014   D4 (1)   63,750   (4) 02/27/2019 Common Stock
63,750
$ 0 63,750
D
 

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MELLAND SCOT W
C/O DICE HOLDINGS, INC.,
1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 8TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10018
  X      

Signatures

/s/ Scot Melland 02/17/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This transaction represents the forfeiture of stock options by Mr. Melland pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement and General Release of All Claims dated July 29, 2013, between Mr. Melland, Dice Holdings, Inc. and Dice, Inc.
(2) These options were granted on February 20, 2013 and have a vesting schedule of four years, with the first 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant and 6.25% vesting quarterly thereafter.
(3) These options were granted on March 3, 2011 and have a vesting schedule of four years, with the first 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant and 6.25% vesting quarterly thereafter.
(4) These options were granted on February 27, 2012 and had a vesting schedule of four years, with the first 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant and 6.25% vesting quarterly thereafter.

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