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 30 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 13,544,247 6.55% 114,936 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,600 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,419 0.00% 1,232 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,554,266 6.56% 116,168 0.06%
(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 413 2.8800 USD
Purchase 700 2.9143
Purchase 100 2.8200
Purchase 3,645 2.8205
Purchase 14,000 2.8390
Purchase 300 2.8430
Purchase 3,500 2.8600
Purchase 300 2.9400
Purchase 14,000 2.8390
Purchase 200 2.8200
Purchase 100 2.8490
Purchase 4,000 2.8400
Purchase 236 2.8800 USD
Purchase 100 2.8200
Purchase 5,964 2.8291 USD
Purchase 47 2.9400 USD
Purchase 242 2.9400 USD
Purchase 122 2.9400 USD
Purchase 108 2.9400 USD
Purchase 339 2.9400 USD
Purchase 113 2.9400 USD
Purchase 550 2.9400 USD
Purchase 220 2.9400 USD
Purchase 9,520 Transfer
Purchase 17,000 2.9400
Purchase 2,856 2.8066
Purchase 2,000 2.8170
Purchase 6 2.8200
Purchase 1,765 2.8232
Purchase 4,000 2.7955
Purchase 1,500 2.8600
Purchase 5,745 2.8064
Purchase 2,000 2.8010
Purchase 17,000 2.9400
Purchase 4,600 2.8517
Purchase 5,255 2.8070
Sale 714 2.9400 USD
Sale 500 2.8200
Sale 200,000 2.8800 USD
Sale 1,694 2.9400 USD
Sale 300 2.9400
Sale 1,500 2.8200
Sale 1,765 2.8232
Sale 3,400 2.8391
Sale 4,700 2.8510
Sale 17,000 2.9400
Sale 245 2.8282
Sale 2,904 2.9400 USD
Sale 18,700 2.9400
Sale 300 2.8167
Sale 14,000 2.8390
Sale 300 2.8133
Sale 1,400 2.8200
Sale 2,856 2.8066
Sale 56,487 3.0500 USD
Sale 4,000 2.8400
Sale 100 2.8490
Sale 17,000 2.9400
Sale 5,000 2.8600
Sale 238 2.8100
Sale 700 2.9143
Sale 200 2.8400
Sale 14,000 2.8390
Sale 100 2.8490
(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 2 5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.46
Call Purchase 8 5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.25
Call Purchase 10 2.5 AMER 22/08/2009 1.1
Call Purchase 10 5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.25
Call Purchase 11 5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.25
Call Selling -9 5 AMER 16/01/2010 0.8
Call Selling 11 5 AMER 16/01/2010 0.8
Call Selling 60 10 AMER 22/08/2009 0.2
(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 31 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 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -3 2.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
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 -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -14 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 4 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -18 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -20 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
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 -60 7.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -87 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -120 10.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -185 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -14 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 21 2.5000 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 612 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 566 12.5000 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 24 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 22 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 16 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 15 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 14 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 13 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 11 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 10 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
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 7 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 5 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 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