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 10 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 13,888,739 6.72% 21,710 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,200 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,566 0.00% 1,386 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,899,505 6.72% 23,096 0.01%
(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 216 3.2700 USD
Purchase 12,100 3.2700 USD
Purchase 290 3.2700
Purchase 7,260 3.2700 USD
Purchase 1,452 3.2700 USD
Purchase 968 3.2700 USD
Purchase 1,020 3.2700 USD
Purchase 270 3.2700 USD
Purchase 254 3.2700 USD
Purchase 254 3.2700 USD
Purchase 48,400 3.2010
Purchase 714 3.2700 USD
Purchase 3,011 3.3391 USD
Purchase 108 3.2700 USD
Purchase 1,404 3.2700 USD
Purchase 339 3.2700 USD
Purchase 1,808 3.2700 USD
Purchase 1,695 3.2700 USD
Purchase 339 3.2700 USD
Purchase 565 3.2700 USD
Purchase 1,228 3.2700 USD
Purchase 172 3.5070 USD
Purchase 2,380 3.2700 USD
Purchase 140 3.2644
Purchase 300 3.4283
Purchase 1,100 3.2577
Purchase 800 3.2526
Purchase 900 3.2611
Purchase 4,300 3.3864
Purchase 400 3.3250
Purchase 700 3.3479
Purchase 3,100 3.2606
Purchase 200 3.4050
Purchase 200 3.2450
Purchase 100 3.2500
Purchase 10 3.2700
Purchase 347 3.2500
Purchase 180 3.3794
Purchase 243 3.2609
Sale 172 3.5070 USD
Sale 600 3.3650
Sale 172 3.5070 USD
Sale 330 3.2700 USD
Sale 290 3.2700
Sale 238 3.2700 USD
Sale 100 3.3500
Sale 140 3.2644
Sale 700 3.3479
Sale 300 3.3767
Sale 8,100 3.3700 USD
Sale 300 3.3600
Sale 700 3.4099
Sale 180 3.3794
(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 17/01/2009 0.15
Call Purchase 1 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.45
Call Purchase 4 5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.2
Put Purchase 3 5 AMER 16/05/2009 2.35
(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 11 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 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -11 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -11 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -8 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -7 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -7 2.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -6 7.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -5 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -4 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -9 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -28 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -29 7.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -13 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -23 5.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
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 1 15.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -53 5.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 24 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 126 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 14 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 436 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 448 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 566 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 1,100 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 119 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 8 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 7 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 22 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 12 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 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