Rule 8.3 - AMERICAN CAP LTD
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in AMERICAN CAP LTD
Class of relevant security COM USD0.01
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 13 November 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 9,941,517 4.81% 67,998 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,800 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 22,885 0.01% 9,724 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 9,968,202 4.82% 77,722 0.04%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 2,938 6.6900 USD
Purchase 5,610 6.6900 USD
Purchase 2,277 13.8399 USD
Purchase 4,461 6.6900 USD
Purchase 12,40 5.9635 USD
Purchase 110 6.6900 USD
Purchase 700 5.89928571
Purchase 2,640 6.6900 USD
Purchase 7,900 5.77935443
Purchase 452 6.6900 USD
Purchase 452 6.6900 USD
Purchase 108 6.6900 USD
Purchase 2,950 6.03
Purchase 254 6.6900 USD
Purchase 270 6.6900 USD
Purchase 275 6.6900 USD
Purchase 7,400 6.03381081
Purchase 1,310 6.38792952
Purchase 2,500 15
Purchase 2,400 6.02541667
Purchase 3,600 5.92222222
Purchase 18,808 6.04526053
Purchase 2,600 5.90807692
Purchase 1,300 5.99923077
Purchase 162 6.6900 USD
Purchase 10,465 6.04645485
Purchase 402 6.02149254
Purchase 2,090 6.10351196
Purchase 2,787 5.9893
Purchase 1,300 6.08346154
Purchase 500 5.972
Purchase 2,788 5.9893
Purchase 14,662 6.51738371
Purchase 300 6.30416667
Purchase 1,100 6.21545455
Purchase 3,188 5.82105071
Purchase 2,807 6.42004988
Purchase 24,111 6.52634814
Purchase 8,600 6.40453488
Purchase 3,200 6.42440625
Purchase 35,935 6.46513037
Purchase 400 6.375
Purchase 18,263 6.52546022
Purchase 1,243 6.6900 USD
Purchase 94,200 30
Purchase 726 6.6900 USD
Purchase 31,800 6.2500 USD
Purchase 9,439 5.9315 USD
Purchase 29,095 5.9315 USD
Purchase 8,756 5.9797 USD
Purchase 3,031 5.9440 USD
Purchase 40,423 5.9315 USD
Purchase 198,167 5.9683 USD
Purchase 1,280 5.9440 USD
Purchase 2,510 5.9315 USD
Purchase 2,326 5.9315 USD
Sale 2,200 6.09590909
Sale 100 5.85
Sale 1,063 5.80188147
Sale 100 5.649
Sale 100 6.68
Sale 38,800 6.6402 USD
Sale 2,229 5.9893
Sale 3,188 5.82105071
Sale 3,346 5.9893
Sale 714 6.6900 USD
Sale 1,310 6.38792952
Sale 952 6.6900 USD
Sale 500 5.68
Sale 600 5.76666667
Sale 466 6.6900 USD
Sale 200 5.855
Sale 4,700 5.96968085
Sale 5,400 5.76481481
Sale 447 6.6900 USD
Sale 1,100 6.6900 USD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
Call Purchase 1 10 AMER 21/02/2009 0.85
Call Purchase 39 12 AMER 21/02/2009 0.45
Call Purchase 60 12 AMER 21/02/2009 0.50
Call Selling 1 15 AMER 21/02/2009 0.35
Call Selling 3 10 AMER 16/05/2009 1.30
Call Selling 19 17.5 AMER 22/11/2008 0.05
Put Purchase 1 10 AMER 22/11/2008 3.70
Put Purchase 3 40 AMER 21/02/2009 33.70
Put Purchase 29 30 AMER 22/11/2008 1.25
Put Purchase 942 30 AMER 22/11/2008 0.00
Put Selling 4 30 AMER 22/11/2008 1.50
Put Selling 7 5 AMER 22/11/2008 0.60
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
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) YES
Date of disclosure 14 November 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -23 35.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -23 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -20 12.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -19 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -16 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -15 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -11 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 5 12.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -10 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -33 40.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -5 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -4 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -4 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -3 7.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -1 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -5,683 30.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -11 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -126 17.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -715 12.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -445 30.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -302 15.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -300 22.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -277 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -211 20.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -197 7.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -143 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -128 10.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -25 17.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -118 40.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -102 12.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -97 15.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -84 5.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -58 10.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -50 25.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -39 30.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 5 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -131 15.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 612 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 163 15.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 192 25.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 296 15.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 314 20.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 319 7.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 363 10.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 436 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 15.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 562 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 103 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 628 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 695 22.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 732 35.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 914 25.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 17.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 1,100 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,426 22.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 3,435 12.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 448 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 25 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 5 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 5 45.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 6 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 7 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 7 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 45.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 9 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 10 5.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 132 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 119 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 28 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 29 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 47 10.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 49 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 57 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 58 12.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 79 35.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 99 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 6,252 20.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk