As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 26, 2010
Registration No. 333-131292
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SkillSoft Public Limited Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Republic of Ireland | Not Applicable | |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
107 Northeastern Boulevard Nashua, New Hampshire |
03062 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
2001 OUTSIDE DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Charles E. Moran
President and Chief Executive Officer
SkillSoft Public Limited Company
107 Northeastern Boulevard
Nashua, New Hampshire 03062
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(603) 324-3000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copies to:
Patrick J. Rondeau, Esq.
WilmerHale
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Explanatory Note
SkillSoft Public Limited Company (the Company) is filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-73882, as amended by Form S-8, File No. 333-131292 (collectively, the Registration Statement) to deregister 68,750 ordinary shares of the Company that were registered on the Registration Statement and reserved for issuance under the Companys 2001 Outside Director Option Plan and that remain unsold under the Registration Statement.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements of filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Nashua, State of New Hampshire on May 26, 2010.
SKILLSOFT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY |
/S/ CHARLES E. MORAN |
Charles E. Moran |
President and Chief Executive Officer |