SEC Form 4

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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* NINE JERALD A JR (Last) (First) (Middle) SKILLSOFT 107 NORTHEASTERN BLVD (Street) NASHUA NH 03062 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SKILLSOFT PUBLIC LIMITED CO [ SKIL ]	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) 08/26/2008
	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
American Depositary Shares(1)	08/26/2008		M		29,547	A	$4.06	79,868	D
American Depositary Shares(1)	08/26/2008		S(2)		29,547	D	$10.6051(3)	50,321	D
American Depositary Shares(1)	08/27/2008		M		15,000	A	$4.06	65,321	D
American Depositary Shares(1)	08/27/2008		S(2)		15,000	D	$10.6641(4)	50,321	D
American Depositary Shares(1)	08/27/2008		S		39,400	D	$10.75	247,999	I	See Footnote(5)
American Depositary Shares(1)	08/28/2008		S		35,600	D	$10.8002(6)	212,399	I	See Footnote(5)

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
Option to Purchase Ordinary Shares(7)	$4.06	08/26/2008		M			29,547	(8)	08/16/2012	Ordinary Shares(7)	29,547	$0	18,063	D
Option to Purchase Ordinary Shares(7)	$4.06	08/27/2008		M			15,000	(8)	08/16/2012	Ordinary Shares(7)	15,000	$0	3,063	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each of which represents one Ordinary Share of SkillSoft Public Limited Company, nominal value 0.11 (Euro) per Ordinary Share.

2. Sale made pursuant to Mr. Nine's Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan adopted in April 2008, as amended.

3. The price reported represents the weighted average price of the shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $10.36 - $10.73. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

4. The price reported represents the weighted average price of the shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $10.52 - $10.745. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

5. Held by the Kimberly M. Nine Revocable Trust, of which the Reporting Person's spouse is trustee. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities to the extent to which such person does not have an actual pecuniary interest in these securties.

6. The price reported represents the weighted average price of the shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $10.75 - $10.90. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

7. Each issued and outstanding Ordinary Share of the issuer, or option to purchase an ordinary share of the issuer, is represented by one (1) ADS.

8. 100% of the shares subject to this option were fully vested at 08/16/2006.

	/s/Greg Porto (for Jerald Nine)	08/28/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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