Stark Investments (UK) Ltd.
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March 23, 2010 06:51 ET
Rule 8.3 (Skillsoft plc)
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
Name of person dealing (Note 1) Stark Master Fund, Ltd. and Stark
Criterion Master Fund Ltd.
Company dealt in Skillsoft plc
Class of relevant security to ADS (ISIN) US8309281074
which the dealings being disclosed
relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 18 February 2010
2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number
(%)
(1) Relevant securities 980,752 - 1.0361%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 980,752 - 1.0361%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Long Short
Number (%) Number
(%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
1 February 2009
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of relevant securities Price per unit
(Note 5)
Purchase 441,000 USD 11.102
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
Product name,
e.g. CFD Nature of transaction Number of relevant securities Price per
unit
(Note 6) (Note 7)
(Note 5)
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product Writing, Number of Exerci Type, Expi Option
name, e.g. selling, securities to se e.g. ry money
call purchasing, which the price American, date paid/receiv
option varying option relates European ed per unit
etc. (Note 7) etc. (Note 5)
(ii)Exercising
Product name, Number of securities Exercise price
e.g. call per unit (Note
option 5)
(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note
4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
1 February 2009
4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 23 March, 2010
Contact name Beatriz Meldrum
Telephone number 44 20 7647 9066
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state
nature of connection (Note 10)
1 February 2009