SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SHERK JOSEPH B

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O MODUSLINK GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
1601 TRAPELO ROAD, SUITE 170

(Street)
WALTHAM MA 02451

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/02/2014
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ModusLink Global Solutions Inc [ MLNK ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Principal Accounting Officer
5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 2,000(1) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) granted on December 10, 2007 (2) 12/09/2014 Common Stock 5,000 14.35 D
Stock Option (right to buy) granted on November 1, 2008 (2) 10/31/2015 Common Stock 2,500 5.56 D
Stock Option (right to buy) granted on November 1, 2009 (2) 10/31/2016 Common Stock 2,500 8.22 D
Stock Option (right to buy) granted on November 1, 2010 (3) 10/31/2017 Common Stock 3,000 6.58 D
Stock Option (right to buy) granted on December 22, 2010 (4) 12/22/2017 Common Stock 1,000 7 D
Stock Option (right to buy) granted on November 22, 2011 (5) 11/22/2018 Common Stock 3,750 4.29 D
Stock Option (right to buy) granted on March 12, 2013 (6) 03/12/2020 Common Stock 15,000 3.38 D
Stock Option (right to buy) granted on November 5, 2013 11/05/2014(7) 11/05/2020 Common Stock 12,500 4.16 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes 334 shares of restricted stock granted on November 9, 2011. Restrictions lapse on these shares on November 9, 2014.
2. These shares are currently exercisable.
3. 2,562 shares are currently exercisable. The remainder of the option vests in equal monthly installments until fully vested on November 1, 2014.
4. 833 shares are currently exercisable. The remainder of the option vests in equal monthly installments until fully vested on December 22, 2014.
5. 2,265 shares are currently exercisable. The remainder of the option vests in equal monthly installments until fully vested on November 22, 2015.
6. 7,500 shares are currently exercisable. The remainder of the option vests on March 12, 2015.
7. Option vests and becomes exercisable as to 25% on the first anniversary of the date of grant and the remainder in 36 equal monthly installments.
/s/ Nathaniel Gaede (pursuant to power of attorney) 05/12/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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MODUSLINK GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY


	This statement confirms that the undersigned has authorized and designated each of Nathaniel Gaede, and Thomas B. Rosedale his attorneys-in-fact to (i) prepare, execute and file on behalf of the undersigned Form ID or any other necessary documents or forms in order to obtain access codes (including, without limitation, CIK and CCC codes) for the undersigned to permit filing on EDGAR, and (ii) prepare, execute and file on behalf of the undersigned all Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) that the undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.  The authority of such attorneys under this Power of Attorney shall continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc., unless earlier revoked in writing.  The undersigned acknowledges that such attorneys are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with the requirements of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any of the undersigned's liabilities for failure to comply with such requirements.


Date: May 9, 2014	 			__/s/ Joseph B. Sherk________
						Name: Joseph B. Sherk