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 05 December 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 12,675,980 6.13% 44,490 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,200 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,563 0.00% 1,383 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 12,686,743 6.14% 45,873 0.02%
(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 7,866 3.1295 USD
Purchase 400 3.11
Purchase 770 3.1500 USD
Purchase 200 3.115
Purchase 1,600 3.15
Purchase 295 3.4600 USD
Purchase 94 3.1500 USD
Purchase 1,452 3.1500 USD
Purchase 1,600 3.14
Purchase 270 3.1500 USD
Purchase 200 3.115
Purchase 254 3.1500 USD
Purchase 270 3.1500 USD
Purchase 216 3.1500 USD
Purchase 452 3.1500 USD
Purchase 3,164 3.1500 USD
Purchase 1,017 3.1500 USD
Purchase 110 3.1500 USD
Purchase 765 3.1500 USD
Purchase 644 3.13892692
Purchase 1,609 3.18284364
Purchase 150 3.14
Purchase 300 3.00666667
Purchase 988 3.09785425
Purchase 600 3.095
Purchase 100 3.158
Sale 1,288 3.11689441
Sale 900 3.11222222
Sale 1,200 3.12083333
Sale 600 3.095
Sale 644 3.13892692
Sale 1,700 3.11
Sale 1,000 3.117
Sale 2,600 3.13653846
Sale 200 3.125
Sale 1,500 3.11282667
Sale 1,609 3.18284364
Sale 2,300 3.12478261
Sale 100 3.42
Sale 150 3.15
Sale 200 3.13
Sale 300 3.13666667
Sale 600 3.14833333
Sale 200 3.115
(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 21/02/2009 0.35
Call Purchase 1 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.4
Call Purchase 5 2.5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.65
Call Purchase 5 5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.65
Call Selling 1 5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.7
Call Selling 2 5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.85
Call Selling 5 12.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.2
Call Selling 5 15 AMER 21/02/2009 0.15
Put Purchase 1 2.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.8
Put Purchase 10 2.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.75
Put Selling 1 2.5 AMER 20/12/2008 0.2
Put Selling 2 20 AMER 21/02/2009 17.2
Put Selling 4 15 AMER 21/02/2009 12
Put Selling 10 2.5 AMER 20/12/2008 0.2
Put Selling 23 2.5 AMER 20/12/2008 0.2
Put Selling 45 2.5 AMER 20/12/2008 0.2
(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 08 December 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 -8 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1 15.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -11 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -13 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -8 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -6 7.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -5 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -4 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -4 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -38 5.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -187 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -142 10.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -106 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -90 2.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -55 5.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 1 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -29 7.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -28 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -20 12.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -18 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -17 10.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 572 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -1 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 37 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 57 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 92 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 99 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 126 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 22 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 436 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 448 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 612 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 628 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,100 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 119 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 2 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 5 12.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 5 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 7 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 24 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 8 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 11 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 11 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 12 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 30.0000 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