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 12 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 14,080,907 6.81% 154,963 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,200 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,419 0.00% 1,369 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,091,526 6.82% 156,332 0.08%
(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 100 3.0600
Purchase 5,406 3.0900
Purchase 5,455 3.0900
Purchase 200 3.0650
Purchase 324,259 3.1200 USD
Purchase 2,300 3.0487
Purchase 1,200 3.0900
Purchase 49 3.0900
Purchase 100 3.0800
Purchase 500 3.0460
Purchase 180 3.0411
Purchase 1,200 3.0367
Purchase 5,300 3.0475
Purchase 618 3.0395
Purchase 3,400 3.0388
Purchase 2,900 3.0879
Purchase 1,017 3.0900
Purchase 300 3.0310
Purchase 678 3.0900 USD
Purchase 510 3.0900 USD
Purchase 270 3.0900 USD
Purchase 810 3.0900 USD
Purchase 270 3.0900 USD
Purchase 270 3.0900 USD
Purchase 226 3.0900 USD
Purchase 1,270 3.0900 USD
Purchase 1,921 3.0900 USD
Purchase 330 3.0900 USD
Purchase 1,265 3.0900 USD
Purchase 596 3.0900 USD
Purchase 100 3.0400
Purchase 100 3.0400
Purchase 606 3.0360
Sale 100 3.0200
Sale 100 3.0900
Sale 700 3.0286
Sale 100 3.0300
Sale 200 3.0300
Sale 100 3.0300
Sale 1,600 3.0381
Sale 400 3.0425
Sale 400 3.0300
Sale 2,500 3.0500
Sale 5,455 3.0900
Sale 180 3.0411
Sale 18,964 3.0900 USD
Sale 91,066 3.0900 USD
Sale 618 3.0395
(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 2.5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.2
Call Purchase 1 2.5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.3
Call Purchase 2 5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.6
Call Selling 6 10 AMER 21/02/2009 0.1
Put Purchase 1 5 AMER 21/02/2009 2.3
(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 15 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 -17 10.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -4 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -5 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -7 2.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -7 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -8 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -8 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -9 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -13 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -29 7.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -185 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -142 10.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -111 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -90 2.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -14 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -53 5.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 24 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 29 5.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 37 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 92 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 22 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 119 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 99 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 8 17.5000 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 5 12.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
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 1 15.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
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 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 12 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 12 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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