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 25 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 11,273,725 5.45% 250,502 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,200 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,710 0.00% 1,242 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,284,635 5.46% 251,744 0.12%
(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 1,037 4.1648 USD
Purchase 3,100 4.3047
Purchase 162 4.0900 USD
Purchase 200 4.0950
Purchase 3,900 4.2646
Purchase 1,200 4.6300
Purchase 200 4.1350
Purchase 4,015 4.0900 USD
Purchase 1,017 4.0900 USD
Purchase 2,600 4.3192
Purchase 1,418 4.0900 USD
Purchase 626 4.1575
Purchase 86,045 4.1239 USD
Purchase 4,505 4.1648 USD
Purchase 47 4.0900 USD
Purchase 904 4.0900 USD
Purchase 3,712 4.1648 USD
Purchase 2,380 4.0900 USD
Purchase 54 4.0900 USD
Purchase 1,071 4.0900 USD
Purchase 162 4.0900 USD
Purchase 354 4.6300 USD
Purchase 2,300 4.0926
Purchase 800 4.2450
Purchase 1,200 4.1258
Purchase 800 4.0969
Purchase 2,500 4.1672
Purchase 4,920 4.3281
Purchase 3,035 4.1886
Purchase 6,409 4.1648 USD
Purchase 3,200 4.3255
Purchase 2,032 4.1488
Purchase 3,708 4.2682
Purchase 700 4.0843
Purchase 2,438 4.1648 USD
Purchase 100 4.1200
Purchase 1,100 4.1255
Purchase 400 4.1180
Sale 4,537 4.0900 USD
Sale 5,800 4.3373
Sale 220 4.0900 USD
Sale 2,600 4.4881 USD
Sale 21,507 4.0900 USD
Sale 165 4.0900 USD
Sale 1,418 4.0900 USD
Sale 715 4.0900 USD
Sale 565 4.0900 USD
Sale 110 4.0900 USD
Sale 200 4.0900
Sale 3,035 4.1886
Sale 1,500 4.1700
Sale 200 4.1800
Sale 1,000 4.0440
Sale 100 4.1600
Sale 62,734 4.4300 USD
Sale 2,032 4.1488
Sale 2,023 4.0900 USD
Sale 21,024 4.0900
Sale 3,304 4.6300
Sale 2,600 4.4881
Sale 5,800 4.3373 USD
Sale 800 4.6300 USD
Sale 1,387 4.0900 USD
Sale 3,920 4.1732
(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 0.35
Call Purchase 1 5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.7
Call Selling 1 10 AMER 21/02/2009 0.25
Call Selling 10 5 AMER 20/12/2008 0.5
Call Selling 10 7.5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.25
Call Selling 23 5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.25
Put Purchase 4 5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.95
Put Purchase 10 5 AMER 20/12/2008 1.25
Put Selling 1 5 AMER 20/12/2008 1.1
Put Selling 2 20 AMER 21/02/2009 16.1
Put Selling 5 30 AMER 21/02/2009 26
Put Selling 5 30 AMER 21/02/2009 26.1
Put Selling 6 30 AMER 21/02/2009 25.9
(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 26 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 -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 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 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 -11 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 -23 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 -38 5.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -53 5.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 25 10.0000 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 94 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 57 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -1 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 7 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 2 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 4 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 5 12.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 37 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 28 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 8 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 11 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 12 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -1 2.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 7 15.0000 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