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 18 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 10,993,167 5.32% 63,250 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,800 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 23,082 0.01% 8,102 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,020,049 5.33% 71,352 0.03%
(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 275 6.3000 USD
Purchase 4,693 6.2457 USD
Purchase 1,020 6.3000 USD
Purchase 7,808 6.2457 USD
Purchase 786 6.2457 USD
Purchase 270 6.3000 USD
Purchase 595 6.3000 USD
Purchase 2,380 6.3000 USD
Purchase 238 6.3000 USD
Purchase 702 6.3000 USD
Purchase 216 6.3000 USD
Purchase 216 6.3000 USD
Purchase 2,938 6.3000 USD
Purchase 67,500 30
Purchase 1,356 6.3000 USD
Purchase 9,042 6.2457 USD
Purchase 16,394 6.2457 USD
Purchase 1,700 6.2305 USD
Purchase 12,643 6.2457 USD
Purchase 58,117 6.2457 USD
Purchase 14,743 6.2838 USD
Purchase 1,607 6.13055383
Purchase 700 6.075
Purchase 5,730 6.11157243
Purchase 3,844 6.19394641
Purchase 2,500 25
Purchase 979 6.3
Purchase 2,500 22.5
Purchase 2,147 6.3000 USD
Purchase 2,052 6.2190 USD
Purchase 800 6.44
Purchase 400 6.1625
Purchase 771 6.1244358
Purchase 850 6.1024971
Purchase 700 6.10926294
Purchase 2,916 6.21248285
Purchase 6,236 6.23206703
Purchase 968 6.3000 USD
Purchase 500 6.122
Purchase 1,828 6.2457 USD
Purchase 24,400 6.3000 USD
Purchase 6,932 6.2457 USD
Purchase 2,355 6.2245 USD
Purchase 14,743 6.2457 USD
Purchase 2,642 6.2457 USD
Purchase 5,100 6.2305 USD
Purchase 1,167 6.2457 USD
Purchase 205,738 6.2457 USD
Purchase 2,525 6.2838 USD
Purchase 995 6.2245 USD
Sale 383 6.3000 USD
Sale 8,808 6.29649523
Sale 24,400 5.9900 USD
Sale 850 6.1024971
Sale 100 6.11
Sale 700 6.10926294
Sale 100 6.18
Sale 700 6.10571429
Sale 800 6.44
Sale 700 6.075
(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 16/05/2009 0.95
Put Purchase 25 22.5 AMER 22/11/2008 0.00001
Put Purchase 25 25 AMER 22/11/2008 0.00001
Put Purchase 675 30 AMER 22/11/2008 0.00001
Put Selling 72 5 AMER 20/12/2008 0.7
(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 19 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 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 3,435 12.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -25 25.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -15 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -33 40.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -39 30.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -10 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -9 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 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 -15 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -131 15.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 6,252 20.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -3,933 30.0000 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 -277 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -275 22.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -211 20.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -25 17.5000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased -143 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 2 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -128 10.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -126 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 -72 5.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
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 -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 448 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 119 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 132 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 -1 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 436 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 88 10.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 572 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 612 12.5000 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 363 10.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 10 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 5 12.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 5 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 103 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 5.0000 AMER 22/11/2008
Option Purchased 99 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 25 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 28 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 29 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 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 1 15.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 9 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
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