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 24 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 11,268,670 5.45% 234,765 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,200 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,725 0.00% 1,209 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,279,595 5.46% 235,974 0.11%
(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 5,148 4.5096 USD
Purchase 3,304 4.63
Purchase 1,100 4.63
Purchase 2,000 17.5
Purchase 5,960 4.4761 USD
Purchase 3,300 40
Purchase 400 35
Purchase 1,500 30
Purchase 2,500 25
Purchase 21,100 20
Purchase 8,500 15
Purchase 6,000 10
Purchase 6,300 5
Purchase 182,100 30
Purchase 6,310 4.63
Purchase 64,269 4.5058 USD
Purchase 236 4.4300 USD
Purchase 472 4.4300 USD
Purchase 4,972 4.6300 USD
Purchase 108 4.6300 USD
Purchase 108 4.6300 USD
Purchase 3,832 4.4000 USD
Purchase 6,096 4.6300 USD
Purchase 5,553 4.5062 USD
Purchase 4,227 4.5014 USD
Purchase 20,877 4.5063 USD
Purchase 89,446 4.5058 USD
Purchase 95,957 4.5255 USD
Purchase 298 4.6300 USD
Purchase 25,000 22.5
Purchase 2,380 4.6300 USD
Purchase 900 4.51222222
Purchase 48 4.59
Purchase 200 4.5
Purchase 80 4.5
Purchase 1,100 4.45681818
Purchase 1,678 4.47136443
Purchase 29,200 7.5
Purchase 300 4.50333333
Purchase 300 4.51333333
Purchase 300 4.51666667
Purchase 1,300 4.49384615
Purchase 100 4.571
Purchase 9,500 4.57305263
Purchase 200 4.531
Purchase 200 4.52
Purchase 500 4.572
Purchase 48 4.59
Purchase 800 4.5675
Purchase 200 4.485
Purchase 400 4.51
Purchase 4,700 4.50723404
Purchase 764 4.50408377
Purchase 2,425 4.41213632
Purchase 200 4.565
Purchase 600 4.51333333
Purchase 100 4.5
Purchase 1,000 4.511
Sale 1,071 4.6300 USD
Sale 484 4.6300 USD
Sale 2,142 4.6300 USD
Sale 1,474 4.6300 USD
Sale 770 4.6300 USD
Sale 1,100 4.49486364
Sale 770 4.6300 USD
Sale 5,572 4.6300 USD
Sale 91,400 25
Sale 2,400 4.476875
Sale 100 4.408
Sale 1,318 4.5460091
Sale 382 4.50282723
Sale 18 4.32
Sale 700 4.51142857
Sale 496 4.63
Sale 121 4.34
Sale 5,800 12.5
Sale 29,600 15
Sale 1,678 4.47136443
Sale 2,425 4.41213632
Sale 142,600 22.5
Sale 100,000 17.5
Sale 343,500 12.5
Sale 31,900 7.5
Sale 73,200 35
Sale 625,200 20
Sale 36,300 10
Sale 500 45
(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 5 AMER 20/12/2008 0.2
Call Sale 1 7.5 AMER 20/12/2008 0.55
Call Sale 4 5 AMER 20/12/2008 0.5
Call Sale 10 7.5 AMER 20/12/2008 0.5
Call Sale 18 7.5 AMER 20/12/2008 0.1
Call Sale 23 5 AMER 20/12/2008 0.1
Put Purchase 4 2.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.45
Put Sale 1 2.5 AMER 20/12/2008 0.15
Put Sale 1 20 AMER 21/02/2009 15.8
Put Sale 1 35 AMER 21/02/2009 30.7
Put Sale 2 20 AMER 21/02/2009 15.8
Put Sale 4 20 AMER 21/02/2009 15.8
Put Sale 6 10 AMER 20/12/2008 6
Put Sale 10 35 AMER 21/02/2009 30.7
(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 25 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 -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -1 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -4 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -4 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -5 7.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -5 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -6 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -11 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -277 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -15 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1 15.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -17 10.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -18 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -20 12.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -28 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -29 7.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -29 5.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -62 5.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -142 10.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -194 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 28 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,100 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 628 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 612 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 572 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 448 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 436 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 162 15.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 132 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 119 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 99 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 96 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -1 2.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 37 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -1 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 27 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 25 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 12 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 8 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 7 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 5 12.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 2 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 2 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 57 22.5000 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