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 26 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 11,514,274 5.57% 217,047 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,200 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,704 0.00% 1,275 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,525,178 5.57% 218,322 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 254 3.9000 USD
Purchase 944 4.0900 USD
Purchase 118 4.0900 USD
Purchase 8,752 3.9019 USD
Purchase 2,500 4.0900
Purchase 7,260 3.9000 USD
Purchase 1,020 3.9000 USD
Purchase 3,570 3.9000 USD
Purchase 472 4.0900 USD
Purchase 1,270 3.9000 USD
Purchase 194,765 3.9045 USD
Purchase 833 3.9000 USD
Purchase 864 3.9000 USD
Purchase 216 3.9000 USD
Purchase 2,260 3.9000 USD
Purchase 1,582 3.9000 USD
Purchase 1,356 3.9000 USD
Purchase 1,595 3.9000 USD
Purchase 677 4.0900 USD
Purchase 270 3.9000 USD
Purchase 2,700 3.9010
Purchase 100 3.8971
Purchase 1,754 3.8950
Purchase 2,180 3.8850
Purchase 600 3.9550
Purchase 1,466 3.8800
Purchase 3,856 3.9011
Purchase 200 3.8988
Purchase 100 3.9170
Purchase 3,700 3.9124
Purchase 565 3.8986
Purchase 200 3.9750
Purchase 3,700 3.8914
Sale 110 3.9000 USD
Sale 18,000 4.1690 USD
Sale 330 3.9000 USD
Sale 275 3.9000 USD
Sale 700 3.9157
Sale 677 4.0900 USD
Sale 565 3.8953
Sale 600 3.8925 USD
Sale 238 3.9000 USD
Sale 472 17.5000
Sale 200 3.9124
Sale 726 3.9000 USD
Sale 3,856 3.8950
Sale 1,100 3.9157
Sale 800 3.9000
Sale 476 3.9000 USD
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
25/11/2008 Sale 5,800 4.3373 USD
(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 Sale 10 5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.15
Call Sale 58 5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.15
Put Purchase 10 2.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.6
Put Purchase 25 17.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.00001
Put Sale 6 25 AMER 21/02/2009 21.3
(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 27 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 628 10.0000 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 -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 -91 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 25 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,100 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 126 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 37 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 28 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 12 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 11 30.0000 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 4 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 2 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 1 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 1 15.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -1 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -18 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -15 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -11 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -1 2.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -1 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -6 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -5 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -5 7.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -4 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -4 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -17 10.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -11 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