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 19 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 14,475,013 7.00% 46,725 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,400 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,428 0.00% 1,397 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,484,841 7.01% 48,122 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 47 3.3300 USD
Purchase 100 3.2100
Purchase 100 3.2200
Purchase 100 3.2610
Purchase 151 3.1637
Purchase 826 3.0900
Purchase 8,260 3.1700
Purchase 3,900 3.1226
Purchase 2,700 3.2331
Purchase 6,000 3.1745
Purchase 18,729 3.1878 USD
Purchase 708 3.0900 USD
Purchase 22,800 3.1636 USD
Purchase 200 3.1700
Purchase 596 3.3300 USD
Purchase 100 3.3300
Purchase 510 3.3300 USD
Purchase 270 3.3300 USD
Purchase 2,486 3.3300 USD
Purchase 565 3.3300 USD
Purchase 2,200 3.3300 USD
Purchase 1,045 3.3300 USD
Purchase 3,680 3.3250 USD
Purchase 16,780 3.3250 USD
Purchase 6,448 3.3250 USD
Purchase 5,929 3.3300 USD
Purchase 1,819 3.1730 USD
Purchase 2,007 3.3300
Purchase 298 3.3300 USD
Purchase 856,643 3.0200
Purchase 300 3.1700
Purchase 6 3.1650
Purchase 251 3.3300
Purchase 22,700 3.3300
Purchase 31,400 3.3343
Purchase 200 3.1800
Purchase 50 3.1500
Purchase 91,300 3.1042
Purchase 26,787 3.1706
Purchase 45 3.1500
Purchase 1,300 3.2038
Purchase 1,655 3.3300
Sale 10,800 3.1318
Sale 54 3.3300
Sale 864 3.3300 USD
Sale 1,110 3.3300
Sale 165 3.3300 USD
Sale 9,500 3.1553
Sale 11,890 3.1033
Sale 1,819 3.1730 USD
Sale 6,000 3.1745
Sale 2,007 3.3300
Sale 22,625 3.0942
Sale 38,685 3.1075
Sale 2,989 3.3300
Sale 200 3.2200
Sale 400 3.2600
Sale 3,400 3.1071
Sale 31,400 3.3343
Sale 22,951 3.3300
Sale 616 3.3300 USD
Sale 300 3.1667
Sale 119 3.3300 USD
Sale 301 3.1702
Sale 587 3.3300
Sale 545 3.3300
Sale 5,600 3.3300 USD
Sale 151 3.1637
Sale 802 3.3300 USD
Sale 7,300 3.2276
Sale 7,400 3.2022
(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 Selling 5 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.3
(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 22 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 -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -4 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -14 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -14 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -13 10.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -13 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -17 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -18 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -9 2.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -8 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -7 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -6 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 -116 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -90 2.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1,100 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -53 5.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
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 -22 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -20 12.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 628 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 99 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -5 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 22 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 24 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 29 5.0000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 15 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 92 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 14 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
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 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 37 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 30.0000 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 1 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 2 17.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
Option Purchased 16 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 7 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 12 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 13 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 5 12.5000 AMER 20/12/2008
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