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~~Washington,~~UNITED ~~D.C.~~STATES SECURITIES ~~20549~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~FORM~~Washington, ~~8-K~~D.C. 20549

~~CURRENT~~FORM ~~REPORT~~8-K ~~Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~CURRENT ofREPORT Pursuant ~~Report~~to Section 13 or 15(~~Date~~d) of ~~earliest~~the ~~event~~Securities ~~reported):~~Exchange ~~August~~Act 3,of ~~2009~~1934

~~The~~Date ~~SCO~~of ~~Group~~Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 24, ~~Inc.~~ 2009

~~(Exact~~The ~~name~~SCO ofGroup, ~~registrant as specified in its charter)~~Inc.

Delaware		0-29911		87-0662823
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

355 South 520 West Lindon, Utah 84042 (Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)


Delaware	0-29911	87-0662823

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

~~Registrant’s~~355 ~~telephone~~South ~~number~~520 West Lindon, ~~including~~Utah ~~area~~84042 (Address ~~code:~~of ~~(801)~~principal ~~765-4999~~executive offices, including Zip Code)

~~N/A (Former~~Registrant’s ~~name~~telephone ~~or former address~~number, ifincluding ~~changed~~area ~~since~~code: ~~last report~~(801) 765-4999

~~Check~~N/A (Former ~~the~~name ~~appropriate~~or ~~box~~former ~~below~~address, if ~~the~~changed ~~Form~~since ~~8-K~~last ~~filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:~~ report)

oCheck ~~Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under~~ the ~~Securities~~appropriate ~~Act~~box ~~(17~~below ~~CFR~~if ~~230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under~~ the ~~Exchange~~Form ~~Act (17 CFR 240.14a~~8-~~12)~~K ofiling ~~Pre-commencement~~is ~~communications~~intended ~~pursuant~~ to ~~Rule~~simultaneously ~~14d-2(b)~~satisfy ~~under~~ the filing ~~Exchange~~obligation ~~Act~~of ~~(17~~the ~~CFR~~registrant ~~240.14d-2(b))~~under oany ~~Pre-commencement~~of ~~communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under~~ the ~~Exchange~~following ~~Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))~~provisions:

~~Item~~o Written communications pursuant to Rule ~~1.03~~425 ~~Bankruptcy~~under orthe ~~Receivership~~Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o OnSoliciting ~~September 14,~~material ~~2007,~~pursuant ~~The~~to ~~SCO~~Rule 14a-12 ~~Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, SCO Operations, Inc. (collectively, the “Debtors”), filed voluntary petitions for relief~~ under ~~Chapter 11 of~~ the ~~United~~ ~~States~~Exchange ~~Bankruptcy~~Act ~~Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware~~ (~~the~~17 ~~“Bankruptcy Court”).~~CFR ~~The Debtors’ Chapter 11 cases are being jointly administered under Case No~~240. 0714a-~~11337(KG~~12).

o ~~On July 27,~~Pre-commencement ~~2009,~~communications ~~the~~pursuant ~~Bankruptcy~~to ~~Court held a hearing and took evidence on cross~~Rule 14d-~~motions consisting of~~ 2(ab) ~~the~~ ~~Debtor’s~~under ~~Motion for~~ the ~~Sale~~Exchange ofAct ~~Property~~(17 ~~Outside the Ordinary Course of~~CFR ~~Business Free and Clear of Interest and for Approval of Assumption and Assignment of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases in Conjunction with Sale~~ 240.14d-2(~~the “Sale Motion”), and (~~b) the Motions of Novell, IBM and the Office of the United States Trustee for conversion of Debtors’ reorganization under Chapter 11 to a liquidation proceeding under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code (collectively, the “Conversion Motions”).

o OnPre-commencement ~~August 5,~~communications ~~2009,~~pursuant ~~the Bankruptcy Court issued its Memorandum Opinion, and denied all of the Conversion Motions and the Sale Motion. Instead, the Bankruptcy Court opted~~ to appoint a Chapter 11 Trustee, and entered an Order directing the Office of the United States Trustee to do so. Pursuant to this Order, the Office of the United States Trustee will select, and the Bankruptcy Court shall thereafter consider and approve, a ChapterRule 1113e-4(c) ~~Trustee.~~under ~~Pursuant to~~ the ~~Bankruptcy Code,~~Exchange ~~and~~Act ~~subject~~(17 ~~to the supervision and approval of the Bankruptcy Court, the Chapter 11 Trustee~~CFR ~~will have, upon appointment, authority over the Debtors’ assets and affairs and the future course of the Debtors’ litigation against Novell, IBM, et al~~240.13e-4(c))

ATABLE ~~copy~~OF ~~of the Memorandum Opinion is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1~~CONTENTS

Item 5 8.0201 ~~Departure~~Other ~~of Directors or Certain Offficers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers, Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Events. SIGNATURES

OnTable August 3, 2009, The SCO Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Change in Control Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Kenneth R. Nielsen, Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Other than the name of Mr. Nielsen and the address of Mr. Nielsen, the Agreement is substantially identical to the Change in Control Agreements entered into with other executive officers of the Company.Contents

~~Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Mr.~~Item ~~Nielsen~~8.01 ~~agrees~~Other that he will not voluntarily leave the employ of the Company in the event any individual, corporation, partnership, company or other entity takes certain steps to effect a Change in Control (as defined in the Agreement) of the Company, until the attempt to effect a Change in Control has terminated, or until a Change in Control occursEvents.

IfOn ~~Mr.~~August ~~Nielsen~~24, is2009, ~~still~~the ~~employed~~United byStates Court of Appeals for the ~~Company~~Tenth ~~when~~Circuit a(the ~~Change~~“Tenth Circuit Court”) issued its published opinion in ~~Control~~the ~~occurs~~case of The SCO Group, ~~any~~Inc. ~~stock~~v. Novell, Inc. ~~stock~~(No. 08-4217). ~~option~~In orthe ~~restricted~~opinion, ~~stock~~the ~~granted~~Tenth toCircuit ~~Mr.~~Court reversed in material respects the summary judgment of August ~~Nielsen~~10, 2007, rendered by the ~~Company~~United ~~that~~States ~~would~~District ~~have~~Court ~~become~~of Utah, (the “District ~~vested~~Court”) ~~upon~~and ~~continued~~the ~~employment~~Final byJudgment ~~Mr.~~entered on November ~~Nielsen~~20, ~~shall~~2008. ~~immediately~~In ~~vest~~its inopinion, ~~full~~the ~~and~~Tenth ~~become~~Circuit ~~exercisable~~Court ~~notwithstanding~~reversed ~~any~~the ~~provision~~summary judgment that Novell did not transfer certain UNIX copyrights to the Santa ~~contrary~~Cruz Operations as part of ~~such~~an ~~grant~~Asset Purchase Agreement executed in 1995, as amended, and ~~shall~~it also ~~remain~~reversed the summary judgment that Novell had the right, under that Asset Purchase Agreement, ~~exercisable~~to ~~until~~waive iton ~~expires~~behalf of SCO, or ~~terminates~~to indirect ~~accordance~~SCO ~~with~~to ~~its~~waive, ~~terms~~certain claims it had asserted against International Business Machines.

MrThe Tenth Circuit Court affirmed the District Court’s judgement with regards to the royalties due Novell under the 2003 Sun-SCO Agreement of $2,547,817 plus interest. ~~Nielsen~~ ~~shall~~The beCourt ~~solely~~remanded ~~responsible~~the case back to the District Court for ~~any~~trial. ~~taxes~~The ~~that~~Tenth ~~arise~~Circuit orCourt’s ~~become~~conclusion ~~due~~is ~~pursuant~~as follows: “For the foregoing reasons, we AFFIRM the district court’s judgment with regards to the royalties ~~acceleration~~due Novell under the 2003 Sun-SCO Agreement, but REVERSE the district court’s entry of ~~vesting~~summary judgment ~~that~~on ~~occurs~~(1) the ~~pursuant~~ownership of the UNIX and UnixWare copyrights; (2) SCO’s claim seeking specific performance; (3) the scope of Novell’s rights under Section 4.16 of the APA; (4) the application of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing to Novell’s rights under Section 4.16 of the ~~Agreement~~APA. On these issues, we REMAND for trial.”

The ~~Company~~Court’s ~~form~~opinion ofcan ~~Change~~be inreviewed ~~Control~~at ~~Agreement is attached to the Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99~~http://www.1,ca10.uscourts.gov/ ~~which~~and ~~was filed on December 16, 2004~~www.sco.com.

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~~(d) Exhibits~~SIGNATURES

~~Exhibit 99.1~~ Pursuant ~~Memorandum~~to ~~Opinion~~the requirements of the ~~United~~Securities ~~States~~Exchange ~~Bankruptcy~~Act ~~Court~~of ~~for~~1934, the ~~District~~registrant ofhas ~~Delaware~~duly ~~Dated~~caused ~~August 5,~~this ~~2009~~report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

~~SIGNATURES~~Dated: August 24, 2009

~~Pursuant~~THE toSCO ~~the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~GROUP, ~~the~~INC. ~~registrant~~By: ~~has~~/s/ ~~duly caused~~Kenneth ~~this~~R. ~~report~~Nielsen toName: beKenneth ~~signed~~R. onNielsen ~~its~~Title: ~~behalf~~Chief byFinancial ~~the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~ Officer

Dated: August 6, 2009

THE SCO GROUP, INC. By: Name: /s/ Kenneth R. Nielsen Kenneth R. Nielsen Title: Chief Financial Officer

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