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 16 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 13,788,011 6.67% 112,301 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,800 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,428 0.00% 1,370 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,798,239 6.67% 113,671 0.05%
(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 3,164 3.2400 USD
Purchase 596 3.2400 USD
Purchase 2,550 3.2400 USD
Purchase 1,020 3.0500 USD
Purchase 270 3.0500 USD
Purchase 4,760 3.0500 USD
Purchase 216 3.0500 USD
Purchase 162 3.2400 USD
Purchase 108 3.2400 USD
Purchase 626,339 3.0900 USD
Purchase 565 3.2400 USD
Purchase 484 3.0500 USD
Purchase 110 3.2400 USD
Purchase 165 3.2400 USD
Purchase 990 3.0500 USD
Purchase 2,704 3.0470 USD
Purchase 802 3.1294
Purchase 200 3.0350
Purchase 207 3.2400
Purchase 200 3.2400
Purchase 226 3.2400 USD
Purchase 295 3.0900 USD
Purchase 16 3.1543
Purchase 1,800 3.1489
Purchase 5,610 3.0500 USD
Purchase 200 3.0700
Purchase 149,138 3.0500 USD
Purchase 3,491 3.0775 USD
Purchase 834 3.0500 USD
Purchase 626,339 3.0900 USD
Sale 1,200 3.1925
Sale 16 3.1543
Sale 802 3.1294
Sale 220 3.2400 USD
Sale 2,704 3.0470 USD
Sale 6,400 3.0334
Sale 324 3.2400 USD
Sale 100 3.1690
Sale 600 3.0245
Sale 100 3.1900
Sale 207 3.2400
Sale 324,259 3.0900 USD
Sale 236 3.2400
Sale 1,800 3.1489
Sale 3,600 3.0388
Sale 2,704 3.0470 USD
Sale 378 3.0500 USD
Sale 357 3.0500 USD
Sale 3,100 3.0484
Sale 626,339 3.0500 USD
Sale 43,500 3.0400
Sale 626,339 3.0900 USD
Sale 834 3.0528 USD
Sale 1,130 3.2400 USD
Sale 595 3.2400 USD
Sale 100 3.1600
Sale 162 3.2400 USD
Sale 115 3.0500 USD
Sale 51,435 3.0461 USD
Sale 20,677 3.0500 USD
Sale 62,835 3.0500 USD
Sale 400 3.0500
Sale 3,900 3.0503 USD
Sale 3,464 3.0593 USD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 400 3.0263
(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 10 2.5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.3
Call Selling 1 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.175
Put Selling 1 5 AMER 21/02/2009 2.25
(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 17 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 448 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -28 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -29 7.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -53 5.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -90 2.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -111 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -142 10.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -185 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,100 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 628 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 11 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 37 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 12 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 14 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 22 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 22 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 612 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 29 5.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 566 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 92 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 99 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 119 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 436 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -18 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 24 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 5 12.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1 15.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -5 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 2 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -7 2.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 7 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 7 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 7 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 8 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 11 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -11 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 11 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -17 10.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -17 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -14 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -4 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -20 12.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -9 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -8 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -8 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -7 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -14 15.0000 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