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 17 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 10,622,419 5.14% 76,925 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,800 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 23,082 0.01% 8,756 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,649,301 5.15% 85,681 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 1,524 6.0300 USD
Purchase 939 6.3157 USD
Purchase 30,000 30
Purchase 12,300 6.0300 USD
Purchase 5,572 6.2201 USD
Purchase 77,918 6.2054 USD
Purchase 89,961 6.2165 USD
Purchase 400 6.1600 USD
Purchase 6,700 6.2214 USD
Purchase 13,076 6.2201 USD
Purchase 14,942 6.2165 USD
Purchase 858 6.20746366
Purchase 765 6.0300 USD
Purchase 472 6.3300 USD
Purchase 476 6.0300 USD
Purchase 162 6.0300 USD
Purchase 2,147 6.0300 USD
Purchase 904 6.0300 USD
Purchase 275 6.0300 USD
Purchase 110 6.0300 USD
Purchase 880 6.0300 USD
Purchase 11,000 6.2214 USD
Purchase 318 6.3330 USD
Purchase 318 6.3330 USD
Purchase 1,560 6.16852564
Purchase 968 6.0300 USD
Purchase 1,100 6.17275455
Purchase 400 6.04
Purchase 800 6.18125
Purchase 2,240 6.16554911
Purchase 1,300 6.12392308
Purchase 13,500 6.07426815
Purchase 200 6.13
Purchase 4,400 6.13272727
Purchase 900 6.05555556
Purchase 1,700 6.16181176
Purchase 300 6.17333333
Purchase 1,938 6.1790139
Purchase 400 6.185
Purchase 500 6.1498
Purchase 1,000 6.14725
Sale 858 6.20746366
Sale 226 6.0300 USD
Sale 318 6.3330 USD
Sale 385 6.0300 USD
Sale 200 6.085
Sale 12,300 5.9600 USD
Sale 4,800 6.214375
Sale 100 5.92
Sale 569 6.0300 USD
Sale 100 6.06
Sale 1,938 6.1790139
Sale 1,100 6.04454545
Sale 125 6.072
Sale 100 5.99
Sale 802 6.08735661
Sale 900 6.01222222
(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 2 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.6000
Call Purchase 5 5 AMER 16/05/2009 2.5000
Call Purchase 300 30 AMER 22/11/2008 0.0000
Put Purchase 2 17.5 AMER 20/12/2008 11.4500
Put Purchase 10 12.5 AMER 21/02/2009 6.8000
Put Purchase 23 5 AMER 22/11/2008 0.1500
Put Selling 2 10 AMER 22/11/2008 4.0000
Put Selling 2 10 AMER 20/12/2008 4.3500
(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 18 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 -9 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 5 12.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
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 -16 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -15 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -25 17.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
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 10.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -1 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1 15.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -4,608 30.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -10 15.0000 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 -317 7.5000 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 -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -143 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -23 35.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -128 10.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 5 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 -61 5.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -60 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 -33 40.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -131 15.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 612 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 2 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 144 7.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
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 132 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 572 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 119 25.0000 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 45.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 5 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 10 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 6,252 20.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 28 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 29 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 88 10.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 99 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 103 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
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