Rule 8.3 - AMERICAN CAP LTD
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 23 March 2009
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 5,124,851 2.50% 115,725 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 41,000 0.02% 70,400 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 5,165,851 2.52% 186,125 0.09%
(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 9 1.4258 USD
Purchase 207,732 1.1900 USD
Purchase 700 1.2485 USD
Purchase 561 1.4434 USD
Purchase 113 1.6300 USD
Purchase 1,300 1.3743 USD
Purchase 9,700 1.2500 USD
Purchase 300 1.5633 USD
Purchase 700 1.4815 USD
Purchase 165 1.6300 USD
Purchase 945 1.2905 USD
Purchase 339 1.6300 USD
Purchase 1,100 1.6300 USD
Purchase 15,875 1.2544 USD
Purchase 18,000 1.4958 USD
Purchase 10,000 1.3985 USD
Sale 1,000 1.4420 USD
Sale 15,875 1.2544 USD
Sale 561 1.4434 USD
Sale 45 1.2900 USD
Sale 9,700 1.2500 USD
Sale 7,700 1.3921 USD
Sale 1,300 1.4031 USD
Sale 900 1.2905 USD
Sale 200 1.5600 USD
Sale 100 1.5700 USD
Sale 700 1.4815 USD
Sale 165 1.6300 USD
Sale 261 1.6300 USD
Sale 3,968 1.6300 USD
Sale 9 1.4258 USD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(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. cal selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(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 24 March 2009
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 -74 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -17 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -20 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -28 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -34 10.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 35 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -52 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -7 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -84 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -130 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -153 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 118 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 70 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 62 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -38 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 22 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 15 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 11 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 10 2.5000 AMER 18/04/2009
Option Purchased 8 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1 5.0000 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -1 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 2.5000 AMER 18/04/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -4 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -5 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 33 7.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 2 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
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