X0303 4/A 2008-05-02 2008-05-06 0 0000940181 SKILLSOFT PUBLIC LIMITED CO SKIL 0001235947 DARCY COLM SKILLSOFT 107 NORTHEASTERN BLVD NASHUA NH 03062 0 1 0 0 EVP Content Development Option to Purchase Ordinary Shares 6.41 2008-05-02 4 M 0 4111 0 D 2013-12-05 Ordinary Shares 4111 395889 D 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. 25% of the shares subject to this option vested on December 5, 2007 and an additional 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vest each month thereafter for 36 months. This amendment to Form 4 is filed to report that the total number of derivative securities beneficially owned following the reported transaction was 395,889. /s/Greg Porto (for Colm Darcy) 2008-09-04