FORM 8.3
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER
RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
MORE
1.KEY INFORMATION
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|Name of person dealing (Note 1) |Centaurus Capital Limited|
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|Company dealt in |Skillsoft plc |
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|Class of relevant security to which the dealings |Ordinary Shares |
|being disclosed relate (Note 2) | |
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|Date of dealing |09-03-10 |
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2.INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
(a)Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
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| | Long | Short |
| | | |
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| |Number |Number |
| | (%) | |
| | | (%) |
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|(1) Relevant securities |2,462,400 | |
| | 2.60% | |
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|(2) Derivatives (other than| | |
|options) | | |
| | | |
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|(3) Options and agreements to| | |
|purchase/sell | | |
| | | |
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|Total |2,462,400 | |
| | 2.60% | |
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(b)Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
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|Class of relevant security: | Long | Short |
| | | |
+------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| |Number |Number |
| | (%)| |
| | |(%) |
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|(1) Relevant securities | | |
| | | |
+------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
|(2) Derivatives (other than| | |
|options) | | |
| | | |
+------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
|(3) Options and agreements to | | |
|purchase/sell | | |
| | | |
+------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
|Total | | |
| | | |
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3.DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a)Purchases and sales
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| Purchase/sale | Number of relevant securities | Price per unit(Note 5) |
| | | |
+---------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+
| Purchase | 118,950 ADS | 11.161 USD |
| | | |
+---------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+
(b)Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
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|Product name,|Nature of |Number of relevant|Price per |
|e.g. CFD |transaction(Note 6) |securities (Note |unit(Note 5) |
| | |7) | |
+-------------+-------------------------+-------------------+------------------+
| | | | |
| | | | |
+-------------+-------------------------+-------------------+------------------+
(c)Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities
(i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
+--------+-------------+-------------+--------+----------+------+--------------+
|Product |Writing, |Number of |Exercise|Type, e.g.|Expiry|Option money |
|name, |selling, |securities to|price |American, |date |paid/received |
|e.g. | purchasing, |which the | |European | |per unit(Note |
|call |varying etc. |option | |etc. | |5) |
|option | |relates(Note | | | | |
| | |7) | | | | |
+--------+-------------+-------------+--------+----------+------+--------------+
| | | | | | | |
+--------+-------------+-------------+--------+----------+------+--------------+
(ii)Exercising
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|Product name, e.g. call|Number of securities|Exercise price per unit(Note|
|option | |5) |
| | | |
+---------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+
| | | |
| | | |
+---------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+
(d)Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)
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|Nature of transaction(Note 8)|Details|Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)|
| | | |
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| | | |
| | | |
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4.OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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|Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person|
|disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant |
|securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting|
|rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
|any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should |
|be stated. |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?(Note 9)NO
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|Date of disclosure |10-03-2010 |
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|Contact name |Paul Leary |
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|Telephone number |0207 852 3830|
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|If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected| |
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The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Panel's website
atwww.irishtakeoverpanel.ie .
[HUG#1392480]
