================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 DECEMBER 10, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------ Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) CBT GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 0-25674 NOT APPLICABLE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or Number) Identification No.) organization) 900 CHESAPEAKE DRIVE REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA 94063 ------------------------------------------------------------ (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 817-5900 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ================================================================================ Item 5. Other Events. On December 10, 1998, CBT Group PLC issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits --------------------------------- (a) Not Applicable (b) Not Applicable (c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed herewith. (99.1) Press Release, dated December 10, 1998. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Dated: December 10, 1998 CBT GROUP PLC /s/ Elizabeth K. Roemer ----------------------- Elizabeth K. Roemer Vice President and General Counsel CBT GROUP PLC EXHIBIT INDEX TO FORM 8-K Exhibit (99.1) Press Release, dated December 10, 1998