FORM 4
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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 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 *
PIETRUSKI JOHN M
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PDI INC [PDII] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O PDI, INC., 1 ROUTE 17 SOUTH, SADDLE RIVER EXECUTIVE CENTRE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/04/2009
(Street)

SADDLE RIVER, NJ 07458		 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
Common Stock (1)               15,213 D  
Common Stock (2) 06/04/2009   A   12,262 A $ 3.67 27,475 D  

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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
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 27.84               (3) 06/07/2010 Common Stock 7,500   7,500 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 83.69               (3) 07/11/2011 Common Stock 7,500   15,000 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 14.16               (3) 07/18/2012 Common Stock 7,500   22,500 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 17.6               (3) 07/15/2013 Common Stock 7,500   30,000 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 31.62               (3) 06/16/2014 Common Stock 7,500   37,500 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 11.49               (3) 06/07/2015 Common Stock 7,500   45,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
PIETRUSKI JOHN M
C/O PDI, INC., 1 ROUTE 17 SOUTH
SADDLE RIVER EXECUTIVE CENTRE
SADDLE RIVER, NJ 07458		   X      

Signatures

 John M. Pietruski   06/08/2009
**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) Includes 3,704 restricted stock units that vest one-half on each of June 4, 2010 and June 4, 2011. The restricted stock units were initially classified as derivative securities.
(2) On June 4, 2009, the date of the Company's annual meeting of stockholders, Mr. Pietruski was granted 12,262 restricted stock units, one-third of which vest on June 4, 2010, June 4, 2011 and June 4, 2012.
(3) Currently exercisable.

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