================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G/A Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 2)* Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK (Title of Class of Securities) 443792106 (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2007 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [_] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [_] Rule 13d-1(d) * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). ================================================================================ ----------------------- ---------------------- CUSIP No. 443792106 SCHEDULE 13G Page 2 of 8 ----------------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Name of Reporting Person: KENSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only) 13-4079277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group: (a) [_] (b) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC Use Only -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Sole Voting Power Number of -0- Shares ------------------------------------------- 6 Shared Voting Power Beneficially -0- Owned by ------------------------------------------- 7 Sole Dispositive Power Each -0- Reporting Person ------------------------------------------- 8 Shared Dispositive Power With -0- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: -0- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares: [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 0% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Type of Reporting Person: CO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- CUSIP No. 443792106 SCHEDULE 13G Page 3 of 8 ----------------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Name of Reporting Person: MICHAEL LOWENSTEIN I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group: (a) [_] (b) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC Use Only -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Citizenship or Place of Organization: United States of America -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Sole Voting Power Number of -0- Shares ------------------------------------------- 6 Shared Voting Power Beneficially -0- Owned by ------------------------------------------- 7 Sole Dispositive Power Each -0- Reporting Person ------------------------------------------- 8 Shared Dispositive Power With -0- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: -0- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares: [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 0% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Type of Reporting Person: IN; HC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- CUSIP No. 443792106 SCHEDULE 13G Page 4 of 8 ----------------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Name of Reporting Person: THOMAS J. COLEMAN I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group: (a) [_] (b) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC Use Only -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Citizenship or Place of Organization: United States of America -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Sole Voting Power Number of -0- Shares ------------------------------------------- 6 Shared Voting Power Beneficially -0- Owned by ------------------------------------------- 7 Sole Dispositive Power Each -0- Reporting Person ------------------------------------------- 8 Shared Dispositive Power With -0- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: -0- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares: [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 0% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Type of Reporting Person: IN; HC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- CUSIP No. 443792106 SCHEDULE 13G Page 5 of 8 ----------------------- ---------------------- Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (the "Company") Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 622 Third Avenue New York, New York 10017 Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing: The Statement is filed on behalf of each of the following persons (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"): i) Kensico Capital Management Company ("Kensico Capital Management"); ii) Michael Lowenstein ("Mr. Lowenstein"); and iii) Thomas J. Coleman ("Mr. Coleman"). This statement relates to shares of Common Stock of the Company held for the accounts of Kensico Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Kensico Partners"), Kensico Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Kensico Associates"), and Kensico Offshore Fund, Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, B.W.I. ("Kensico Offshore" and, together with Kensico Partners and Kensico Associates, the "Funds"). Kensico Capital Management serves as investment manager to the Funds and, in such capacity, may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the shares held for the accounts of the Funds. Kensico Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Kensico Capital"), serves as General Partner of the Funds, other than Kensico Offshore. Mr. Lowenstein and Mr. Coleman serve as Co-Presidents of Kensico Capital Management and are Managing Members of Kensico Capital. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office: For each Reporting Person: Michael Lowenstein Kensico Capital Management Corporation 55 Railroad Avenue, 2nd Floor Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 Item 2(c). Citizenship: See row 4 of each Reporting Persons' cover page. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock ----------------------- ---------------------- CUSIP No. 443792106 SCHEDULE 13G Page 6 of 8 ----------------------- ---------------------- Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 443792106 Item 3. Not applicable. Item 4. Ownership. For each Reporting Person: (a) Amount beneficially owned: As of December 31, 2007, each of Kensico Capital Management, Mr. Lowenstein and Mr. Coleman may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the zero shares of Common Stock held for the accounts of the Funds. Neither Kensico Partners, nor Kensico Associates, nor Kensico Offshore owns beneficially any shares of Common Stock. (b) Percent of class: -0- (c) Number of shares to which each Reporting Person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition of: -0- Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Each Reporting Person owns zero shares of Common Stock. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not Applicable. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported By the Parent Holding Company. Not Applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not Applicable. ----------------------- ---------------------- CUSIP No. 443792106 SCHEDULE 13G Page 7 of 8 ----------------------- ---------------------- Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of a Group. Not Applicable. Item 10. Certification. Not Applicable. ----------------------- ---------------------- CUSIP No. 443792106 SCHEDULE 13G Page 8 of 8 ----------------------- ---------------------- SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 14, 2008 KENSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION BY: /s/ Michael Lowenstein ---------------------------------------- Signature Michael Lowenstein, Authorized Signatory ---------------------------------------- Name/Title MICHAEL LOWENSTEIN /s/ Michael Lowenstein ---------------------------------------- Signature THOMAS J. COLEMAN /s/ Thomas J. Coleman ---------------------------------------- Signature