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 22 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 13,678,786 6.62% 70,835 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,400 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,398 0.00% 1,058 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,688,584 6.62% 71,893 0.03%
(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 275 3.2400 USD
Purchase 11,300 3.2005
Purchase 87 3.4200
Purchase 51,875 3.2400 USD
Purchase 484 3.2400 USD
Purchase 1,530 3.2400 USD
Purchase 254 3.2400 USD
Purchase 2,825 3.2400 USD
Purchase 11,500 3.2558
Purchase 440 3.2400 USD
Purchase 9 3.3800
Purchase 1,210 3.2400 USD
Purchase 1,819 3.1730 USD
Purchase 600 3.2550
Purchase 2,500 3.3204
Purchase 600 3.2267
Purchase 600 3.2100
Purchase 100 3.1900
Purchase 226 3.2400 USD
Purchase 5,300 5.0000
Purchase 6 3.2500
Purchase 100 3.2400
Purchase 700 3.2386
Purchase 443 3.2710
Purchase 5 3.2500
Purchase 1,300 3.2731
Purchase 1,300 10.0000
Purchase 668 3.2475
Purchase 100 3.2100
Sale 600 3.2550
Sale 100 3.2000
Sale 500 12.5000
Sale 200 17.5000
Sale 238 3.2400 USD
Sale 443 3.2710
Sale 300 3.2000
Sale 668 3.2475
Sale 226 3.2400 USD
Sale 800 3.2108
Sale 411,923 3.0200
Sale 162 3.2400 USD
Sale 1,000 3.2400
Sale 762 3.3300
Sale 348 3.3300
Sale 5,422 3.2664
Sale 1 3.2500
Sale 700 3.1914
Sale 4,278 3.2557
Sale 26 3.2500
Sale 1,190 3.2400 USD
Sale 87 3.4200
Sale 826 3.0900
Sale 9 3.3800
Sale 1,770 3.2311 USD
Sale 15,600 3.4200 USD
Sale 52 3.3700
Sale 400 3.2300
Sale 270 3.2400 USD
Sale 762 3.2400 USD
Sale 444,720 3.0200
(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 21/02/2009 0.25
Call Purchase 2 5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.05
Call Purchase 4 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.25
Call Purchase 7 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.2
Call Selling 2 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.1
Call Selling 2 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.2
Call Selling 6 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.35
Call Selling 15 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 23 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 -14 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -5 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -7 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -8 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -9 2.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
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 -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -14 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 7 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -17 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -18 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -22 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -29 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -30 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -116 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -185 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 22 10.0000 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 612 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 566 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 448 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 436 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 119 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 99 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 92 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 37 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 5 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 16 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 16 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 15 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 13 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 12 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 11 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 8 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 24 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
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