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 05 January 2009
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 13,457,925 6.51% 34,036 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,600 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,370 0.00% 1,430 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,467,895 6.51% 35,466 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 400 5.2125
Purchase 7,382 4.9136
Purchase 10,553 4.0523
Purchase 16,650 4.9880
Purchase 9,500 4.8317
Purchase 300 5.1900
Purchase 200 5.0900
Purchase 4,600 5.2000 USD
Purchase 472 3.6800 USD
Purchase 15,882 4.0066
Purchase 10,870 5.2000 USD
Purchase 53,503 5.2000
Purchase 1,800 5.2033
Purchase 5,200 5.0904
Purchase 100 5.0000
Purchase 1,800 4.9700
Purchase 100 3.7400
Purchase 1,400 5.1900
Purchase 900 5.1700
Purchase 7,700 4.7994
Purchase 3,229 3.9083
Purchase 2,100 3.9281
Purchase 800 5.2434
Purchase 100 5.2600
Purchase 300 5.2040
Purchase 900 4.9800
Purchase 500 4.2300
Purchase 32 3.7700
Purchase 200 5.1900
Purchase 500 4.2300
Purchase 200 3.8799
Purchase 53,503 5.2000
Purchase 800 5.2313
Purchase 8,153 5.2000 USD
Purchase 200 5.2160
Purchase 5,200 5.0904
Purchase 4,000 5.0815
Purchase 1,760 3.8800
Purchase 700 4.9800
Sale 2,260 5.2000 USD
Sale 1,800 4.9700
Sale 2,260 5.2000 USD
Sale 1,130 5.2000 USD
Sale 339 5.2000 USD
Sale 80 5.2000
Sale 53,503 5.2000
Sale 15,882 4.0066
Sale 500 4.2300
Sale 714 5.2000 USD
Sale 405 5.2000 USD
Sale 99,832 4.8882 USD
Sale 579 5.2000 USD
Sale 53,503 5.2000
Sale 400 4.5125 USD
Sale 270 5.2000 USD
Sale 3,100 5.1970
Sale 9,600 4.8335
Sale 1,960 3.8800
Sale 500 4.2300
Sale 900 4.6500
Sale 400 5.2444
Sale 2,300 4.6500
Sale 400 5.2425
Sale 2,300 3.9640
Sale 16,650 4.9880
Sale 200 5.1900
Sale 100 5.0000
Sale 4,100 4.8588
Sale 3,600 4.7317
Sale 1,700 5.2041
Sale 800 5.1638
Sale 200 5.2160
Sale 5,200 5.0904
Sale 5,200 5.0904
Sale 440 5.2000 USD
Sale 100 5.1800
Sale 900 5.1022
Sale 400 5.2000
Sale 1,600 5.1775
Sale 900 5.1622
Sale 7,382 4.9136
(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 16/01/2010 1.3
Call Purchase 2 7.5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.9
Call Purchase 2 10 AMER 22/08/2009 0.4
Call Purchase 3 7.5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.75
Call Purchase 4 7.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.15
Call Purchase 4 10 AMER 22/08/2009 0.45
Call Purchase 10 7.5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.9
Call Purchase 15 7.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.1
Call Purchase 31 5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.95
Call Selling 1 2.5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.666
Call Selling 1 5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.1
Call Selling 1 7.5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.1
Call Selling 1 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.15
Call Selling 2 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.95
Call Selling 2 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.5
Call Selling 3 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.65
Call Selling 7 2.5 AMER 16/05/2009 2.9
Call Selling 8 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.2
Call Selling 9 7.5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.05
Call Selling 10 5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.1
Call Selling 10 7.5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.1
Call Selling 11 7.5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.1
Call Selling 18 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.2
Call Selling 20 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.2
Call Selling 22 7.5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.1
Call Selling 35 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.2
Call Selling 36 5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.15
Call Selling 36 7.5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.15
Call Selling 55 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.2
Put Purchase 3 5 AMER 21/02/2009 1.05
Put Purchase 4 5 AMER 21/02/2009 1
Put Purchase 5 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.9
Put Purchase 5 7.5 AMER 16/01/2010 4.2
Put Purchase 10 5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.8
Put Purchase 11 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.95
Put Purchase 21 5 AMER 21/02/2009 1
Put Selling 2 5 AMER 21/02/2009 1.05
(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 06 January 2009
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 -49 5.0000 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 -14 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -16 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -17 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -21 2.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -22 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 448 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -45 7.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -5 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -57 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -107 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -114 10.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -145 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -171 7.5000 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 612 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 566 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -31 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
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 37 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 35 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 24 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 22 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 21 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 19 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 15 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 -8 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 5 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 436 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -3 2.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 11 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 2 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -7 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
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