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 14 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 10,394,090 5.03% 74,098 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,800 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 23,070 0.01% 9,077 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,420,960 5.04% 83,175 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 1,020 6.3300 USD
Purchase 4,208 6.0223 USD
Purchase 400 6.5003
Purchase 4,375 6.5042 USD
Purchase 77,500 30.0000
Purchase 2,894 6.5391 USD
Purchase 5,808 6.5084 USD
Purchase 170,503 6.5011 USD
Purchase 50,179 6.5391 USD
Purchase 15,000 6.5127 USD
Purchase 11,745 6.5391 USD
Purchase 47 6.3300 USD
Purchase 13,755 6.5084 USD
Purchase 35,969 6.5391 USD
Purchase 5,970 6.3592 USD
Purchase 226 6.3300 USD
Purchase 200 6.4700
Purchase 602 6.4278
Purchase 798 6.5253
Purchase 24,400 6.5127 USD
Purchase 550 6.3300 USD
Purchase 968 6.3300 USD
Purchase 1,356 6.3300 USD
Purchase 1,452 6.3300 USD
Purchase 113 6.3300 USD
Purchase 594 6.3300 USD
Purchase 108 6.3300 USD
Purchase 3,570 6.3300 USD
Purchase 2,540 6.3300 USD
Purchase 700 6.6900 USD
Purchase 226 6.3300 USD
Purchase 700 6.3871
Purchase 3,122 6.5391 USD
Purchase 472 6.6900 USD
Purchase 200 6.4200
Purchase 100 6.3250
Purchase 800 6.4719
Purchase 10,515 6.6062
Purchase 400 6.5075
Purchase 5,045 6.6825
Purchase 4,700 6.4498
Purchase 200 6.4700
Purchase 23,500 6.4118
Purchase 1,800 6.4767
Purchase 1,000 6.6480
Sale 800 6.3613
Sale 200 6.5250
Sale 44 6.3300
Sale 10,515 6.6062
Sale 56 6.3800
Sale 447 6.6900 USD
Sale 400 6.3700
Sale 4,674 6.3300 USD
Sale 300 6.3733
Sale 5,045 6.6825
Sale 100 6.3900
Sale 5,500 6.6136
Sale 1,952 6.4205 USD
Sale 700 6.7657 USD
Sale 1,539 6.4587 USD
Sale 325 6.4785
Sale 400 6.3725
Sale 119 6.3300 USD
Sale 300 6.4217
Sale 162 6.3300 USD
Sale 100 6.4700
Sale 100 6.4975
Sale 100 6.3380
Sale 75 6.4200
Sale 476 6.3300 USD
Sale 1,428 6.3300 USD
Sale 1,900 6.6211
(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 0.92000
Call Purchase 3 10 AMER 22/11/2008 0.05000
Call Purchase 5 10 AMER 22/11/2008 0.05000
Call Purchase 7 10 AMER 22/11/2008 0.05000
Call Purchase 10 10 AMER 22/11/2008 0.05000
Call Purchase 11 10 AMER 22/11/2008 0.05000
Call Purchase 13 7.5 AMER 22/11/2008 0.30000
Call Purchase 132 7.5 AMER 22/11/2008 0.30000
Call Selling 1 7.5 AMER 22/11/2008 0.02200
Call Selling 1 15 AMER 21/02/2009 0.42000
Call Selling 10 15 AMER 21/02/2009 0.45000
Put Purchase 1 30 AMER 22/11/2008 9.05000
Put Purchase 18 30 AMER 22/11/2008 3.12500
Put Purchase 910 30 AMER 22/11/2008 35.68000
Put Selling 60 7.5 AMER 22/11/2008 1.30000
Put Selling 60 7.5 AMER 22/11/2008 1.35000
Put Selling 154 30 AMER 22/11/2008 35.68000
(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 17 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