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 07 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 12,703,665 6.14% 84,354 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,600 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,672 0.00% 941 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 12,713,937 6.15% 85,295 0.04%
(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 22,402 6.1613
Purchase 36,069 6.1435
Purchase 244 6.24
Purchase 2,500 6.3
Purchase 800 6.2994
Purchase 6,100 6.3431
Purchase 200 6.375
Purchase 500 6.254
Purchase 600 6.1492
Purchase 600 6.2
Purchase 110 6.24
Purchase 7,500 6.3357
Purchase 2,000 6.2985
Purchase 100 6.22
Purchase 1,300 6.2746
Purchase 54 6.24
Purchase 618 6.241
Purchase 6,300 6.24
Purchase 2,400 6.24
Purchase 6,300 6.2
Purchase 120,210 7.31
Purchase 20 6.87
Purchase 48 6.24
Purchase 1,500 6.2527
Purchase 200 6.24
Purchase 600 6.309
Purchase 1,125 6.53
Purchase 400 6.2425
Purchase 100 6.27
Purchase 44,557 6.1632
Purchase 200 6.4
Purchase 3,508 6.3341
Purchase 3,169 6.2633
Purchase 100 6.3
Purchase 800 6.2606
Purchase 300 6.2465
Purchase 6,509 6.4472
Purchase 765 6.5
Purchase 2,100 6.2974
Purchase 400 6.1655
Purchase 11,500 6.2836
Purchase 11,500 6.2913
Purchase 3,691 6.279
Purchase 200 6.16
Purchase 82 6.36
Purchase 600 6.2133
Purchase 270 6.2652
Purchase 8,250 6.1293
Purchase 400 6.3275
Purchase 11,500 6.2914
Purchase 4,536 6.24
Purchase 4,400 6.2717
Purchase 2,200 6.0614
Purchase 11,500 6.2836
Purchase 558 7.313
Purchase 700 6.1821
Purchase 10,800 6.3926
Purchase 9 6.28
Purchase 7,500 6.2656
Purchase 600 6.3243
Purchase 134 6.34
Purchase 56 6.53
Purchase 600 6.3243
Purchase 1,087 6.3392
Sale 1,854 6.2495
Sale 3,853 6.2495
Sale 11,500 6.2836
Sale 12,624 6.2669
Sale 267,709 6.299
Sale 6,303 6.2495
Sale 13,116 6.2495
Sale 110 6.24
Sale 140 6.2669
Sale 357 6.24
Sale 226 6.24
Sale 565 6.24
Sale 791 6.24
Sale 2,500 6.5
Sale 165 6.24
Sale 21,600 6.6736
Sale 11,500 6.2913
Sale 22,400 6.6744
Sale 200 6.16
Sale 3,000 6.2697
Sale 3,508 6.3341
Sale 134 6.34
Sale 950 6.1479
Sale 6,509 6.4472
Sale 600 6.309
Sale 6,600 6.5104
Sale 200 6.191
Sale 8,300 6.2418
Sale 1,900 6.0508
Sale 1,400 6.2404
Sale 56 6.53
Sale 6,100 6.3431
Sale 6,896 6.2641
Sale 200 6.29
Sale 82 6.36
Sale 6,300 6.2
Sale 120,210 7.31
Sale 400 6.2325
Sale 300 6.2333
Sale 1,500 6.2527
Sale 600 6.26
Sale 2,500 6.3
Sale 7,500 6.3357
Sale 600 6.3243
Sale 1,125 6.5491
Sale 120,210 7.31
Sale 100 6.21
Sale 800 6.2994
Sale 800 6.2338
Sale 6,300 6.5464
Sale 1,200 6.29
(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 3 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.7
Call Purchase 5 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.76
Call Purchase 20 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.4
Call Purchase 40 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.3
Call Purchase 42 7.5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.3
Call Selling 1 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.4
Call Selling 1 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.55
Call Selling 2 10 AMER 22/08/2009 1
Call Selling 3 5 AMER 21/02/2009 2.5
Put Purchase 1 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.65
Put Purchase 1 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.68
Put Purchase 2 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.7
Put Purchase 5 7.5 AMER 17/01/2009 1.45
Put Purchase 11 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.75
Put Purchase 50 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 2.45
Put Selling 1 2.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.23
Put Selling 2 7.5 AMER 17/01/2009 1.65
Put Selling 5 5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.25
Put Selling 9 5 AMER 17/01/2009 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 08 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 -3 2.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 7 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -11 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -9 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -7 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -11 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -3 10.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 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 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1 7.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 5 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -6 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -24 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -111 10.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -31 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -30 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 7 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -22 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -21 2.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -20 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -15 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -14 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -30 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 566 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 5 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 48 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 49 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 70 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 82 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 37 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 119 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 35 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
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 612 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 628 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,100 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 99 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 11 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 8 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 8 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 8 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 10 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 39 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 11 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 15 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 20 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 24 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 27 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 29 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 11 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
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