UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 20, 2012

ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

(781) 663-5001

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) was held pursuant to notice at the Norton’s Woods Conference Center at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 136 Irving Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, on January 20, 2012. The preliminary voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1 – Election of directors.

The preliminary voting results indicate that Messrs. Wald and Fenton have been elected to hold office until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

Proposal 2 – Shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation. The preliminary voting results indicate that Proposal 2 was approved by the following vote:

Proposal 3 – Shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. The preliminary voting results indicate that shareholders voted to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation every year by the following vote:

Proposal 4 – Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year. The preliminary voting results indicate that Proposal 4 was approved by the following vote:

Proposal 5 – Approval of the Company’s Tax Benefit Preservation Plan. The preliminary voting results indicate that Proposal 5 was approved by the following vote:

Proposal 6 – Non-binding shareholder advisory vote recommending amendments to the Company’s bylaws and certificate of incorporation to eliminate the Company’s classified board of directors. The preliminary voting results indicate that Proposal 6 was approved by the following vote:

The Company intends to file an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose the final results within four business days after such final results are known to the Company.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.