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): May 21, 2009
SkillSoft
Public Limited Company
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in Charter)
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Republic
of Ireland
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0-25674
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(State
or Other
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(Commission
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Employer
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Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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107
Northeastern Boulevard
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Nashua,
New Hampshire
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03062
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (603) 324-3000
(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 (
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Item
1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On
May 21, 2009, SkillSoft Corporation (the “Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary
of SkillSoft Public Limited Company, entered into an Amendment (the “Amendment”)
to the Lease, dated as of June 9, 2004, as amended (the “Lease”), between the
Company and Hewlett Packard Company. The Amendment was entered into between the
Company and John J. Flatley D/B/A John J. Flatley Company as successor in
interest to Hewlett Packard Company.
Pursuant
to the Amendment, the Company extended the term of the Lease (which was to
expire in June 2009) through June 30, 2014. The Amendment provides that the
annual base rent from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 will be $303,485.
During the following four successive 12-month periods, the annual base rent will
increase to $314,323, $325,162, $346,840 and $357,678, respectively. The
Amendment also provides the Company with an option to extend the Lease for an
additional term of five years at a fixed rent equal to the then current market
rent and otherwise on the same terms and conditions of the Lease, provided the
Company is not in default under the Lease and has not subleased the premises or
assigned the lease.
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.
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SkillSoft
Public Limited Company
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Date: May
28, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Charles E. Moran
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Charles
E. Moran
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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