FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Hawkins Amiee Lin

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC.
5201 CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE 160

(Street)
BOCA RATON FL 33487

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC [ CCRN ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/21/2026
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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
Common Stock 07/21/2026   D (1) (2)   43,953 D $ 13.25 0 D  
Common Stock 07/21/2026   A (3)   27,897 A $ 0 27,897 D  
Common Stock 07/21/2026   D (1) (2) (3)   27,897 D $ 13.25 0 D  
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Explanation of Responses:
1. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of May 6, 2026, by and among Cross Country Healthcare, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), KL Criss Cross Intermediate, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Parent"), and KL Criss Cross Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), with the Issuer surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, (continued in footnote 2)
2. at the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each (i) share of Issuer common stock ("Common Stock") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was automatically converted into the right to receive $13.25 in cash (the "Merger Consideration") and (ii) each restricted stock award with respect to shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was fully vested, cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such award immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Merger Consideration.
3. At the Effective Time, each performance-based restricted stock award with respect to shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was fully vested (at target levels) and cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such award (at target) immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Merger Consideration.
/s/ Amiee Lin Hawkins 07/21/2026
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