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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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 * SILVER THOMAS   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 __X__ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Senior VP, Mktg & Customer Svc / See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DICE HOLDINGS, INC., 3 PARK AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/12/2008 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10016 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (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 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

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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 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

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 6.65

02/12/2008

A

110,000

(1)

02/15/2015

Common Stock

110,000

$ 0

1,213,173

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SILVER THOMAS C/O DICE HOLDINGS, INC. 3 PARK AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10016			Senior VP, Mktg & Customer Svc	See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Thomas M. Silver		02/14/2008
**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)	The options vest over four years, with the first 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant (February 12, 2009) 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 owning  more than 10% of the common stock. 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 deemed 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.

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