FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

LICHTENSTEIN WARREN G 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

ModusLink Global Solutions Inc [ MLNK ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      __ X __ Other (specify below)
Executive Chairman / See Explanation of Responses
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P., 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

1/3/2017
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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   1/3/2017     A    49382   (1) A $0.00   149737   D   (2)  
Common Stock                  60000   I   (2) (3) By: Steel Partners, Ltd.  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 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 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

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Shares acquired are shares of restricted stock automatically awarded on January 3, 2017 pursuant to the ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. Fourth Amended and Restated Director Compensation Plan, as amended. Except as otherwise provided in the plan, the shares of restricted stock vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant, provided that the reporting person remains a director of ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. (the "Issuer") on such vesting date.
( 2)  The reporting person is a member of a Section 13(d) group that owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned directly by the other members of the Section 13(d) group except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
( 3)  Shares owned directly by Steel Partners, Ltd. ("SPL"). The reporting person is the Chief Executive Officer of SPL. Accordingly, by virtue of the reporting person's relationship with SPL, the reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned directly by SPL. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned directly by SPL except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LICHTENSTEIN WARREN G
C/O STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.
590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022 		X
Executive Chairman See Explanation of Responses

Signatures
/s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein 1/4/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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