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): February 20, 2018

ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.

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On February 20, 2018, ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Ownership and Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Certificate of Ownership”) to change its name to Steel Connect, Inc. Pursuant to the Certificate of Ownership, the name change will be effective on February 27, 2018. The name change is being made pursuant to Section 253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law by merging a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company with and into the Company. The Company is the surviving corporation in the merger, and in connection with the merger, Article FIRST of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation will be amended to change the Company’s name to Steel Connect, Inc. Other than the name change to Steel Connect, Inc., the above-described transaction will have no effect on the Company or its operations.

Effective February 27, 2018, the Company’s trading symbol on the Nasdaq Global Select Market will be STCN.

On February 26, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the change of its name and trading symbol. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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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.