Ownership Submission
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, 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  NORDHAUS JEFFREY
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/17/2007
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DICE HOLDINGS, INC. [DHX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O QUADRANGLE GROUP LLC, 375 PARK AVENUE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10152
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 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)

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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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
NORDHAUS JEFFREY
C/O QUADRANGLE GROUP LLC
375 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10152
  X      

Signatures

/s/ Jeffrey Nordhaus 07/17/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

No securities are beneficially owned

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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).
 
Remarks:
The reporting person is a member of the board of directors of the issuer and a Managing Member of QCP GP Investors II LLC,
 which is the general partner of Quadrangle GP Investors II LP.  Quadrangle GP Investors II LP is the general partner of
 Quadrangle Capital Partners II LP, Quadrangle Select Partners II LP and Quadrangle Capital Partners II-A LP.  Quadrangle
 Capital Partners II LP owns 40,864.9 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 ("Common Stock") of the issuer and 22,557,191
 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 ("Series A Preferred Stock") of the issuer, Quadrangle
 Select Partners II LP owns 1,014.7 shares of Common Stock of the issuer and 560,115 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of
 the issuer, and Quadrangle Capital Partners II-A LP owns 4,220.5 shares of Common Stock of the issuer and 2,329,894 shares
 of Series A Preferred Stock.

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