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 08 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 12,416,569 6.01% 48,294 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,600 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,773 0.00% 945 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 12,426,942 6.01% 49,239 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 25,300 6.2400 USD
Purchase 17,748 6.1500 USD
Purchase 4,800 6.1500 USD
Purchase 3,602 6.1500 USD
Purchase 2,610 6.1500 USD
Purchase 472 6.2400 USD
Purchase 244 6.1500 USD
Purchase 110 6.1500 USD
Sale 25,300 6.2400 USD
Sale 10,224 6.1702 USD
Sale 11,338 6.1702 USD
Sale 19,987 6.1702 USD
Sale 200 6.2400
Sale 48,722 6.1702 USD
Sale 25,262 6.1702 USD
Sale 200 6.0800
Sale 8,002 6.1717 USD
Sale 100 6.2050
Sale 4,800 6.0300 USD
Sale 300 6.1500
Sale 5,216 6.1444
Sale 400 6.3500
Sale 400 6.1300
Sale 21,156 6.1684 USD
Sale 2,400 6.0300 USD
Sale 328 6.1717 USD
Sale 339 6.1500 USD
Sale 405 6.1500 USD
Sale 432 6.1500 USD
Sale 678 6.1500 USD
Sale 708 6.2400 USD
Sale 992 6.1500 USD
Sale 5,594 6.1717 USD
Sale 2,200 6.1663 USD
Sale 6,149 6.1717 USD
Sale 2,760 6.1717 USD
Sale 2,810 6.1702 USD
Sale 3,132 6.1717 USD
Sale 4,300 6.1663 USD
Sale 500 6.1940
Sale 5,594 6.1702 USD
Sale 1,000 6.2206
Sale 1,130 6.1500 USD
Sale 1,000 6.1114
Sale 1,400 6.1400
Sale 200 6.1100
Sale 1,400 6.1829
Sale 700 6.1000
Sale 24,380 6.1237
Sale 285 6.2050
Sale 4,021 6.2198
Sale 100 6.1000
Sale 1,000 6.2206
Sale 600 6.1217
Sale 1,000 6.1325
Sale 2,423 6.1240
Sale 1,000 6.1720
Sale 400 6.1010
Sale 6,300 6.1398
Sale 285 6.2050
Sale 2,200 6.1002
Sale 37,962 6.1264
Sale 1,300 6.2616
Sale 400 6.1375
Sale 4,843 6.1229
Sale 400 6.3500
Sale 900 6.2223
Sale 100 6.1400
Sale 400 6.3500
Sale 300 6.1210
Sale 200 6.0200
Sale 500 6.2000
Sale 100 6.2050
Sale 3,702 6.0939
Sale 500 6.1600
Sale 5,900 6.1295
Sale 700 6.1196
Sale 4,021 6.2198
Sale 1,000 6.1000
Sale 1,400 6.2057
Sale 3,702 6.0939
Sale 400 6.1225
Sale 200 6.2850
Sale 800 6.1438
Sale 300 6.1210
Sale 200 6.2200
(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 1.95
Call Purchase 1 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.65
Call Purchase 1 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.2
Call Purchase 1 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.75
Call Purchase 4 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.66
Call Purchase 4 7.5 AMER 22/08/2009 1.55
Call Purchase 8 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.2
Call Purchase 10 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.6
Call Purchase 20 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.65
Call Purchase 26 5 AMER 21/02/2009 1.9
Call Selling 1 5 AMER 17/01/2009 1.6
Call Selling 1 5 AMER 21/02/2009 1.9
Call Selling 1 5 AMER 21/02/2009 1.95
Call Selling 1 5 AMER 21/02/2009 1.96
Call Selling 1 7.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.8
Call Selling 1 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.75
Call Selling 2 7.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.8
Call Selling 2 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.75
Call Selling 2 15 AMER 16/05/2009 0.3
Call Selling 10 7.5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.25
Put Purchase 1 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 2.1
Put Purchase 46 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 2.1
(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 09 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 -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 5 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 5 7.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 5 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -6 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -23 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 -40 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -30 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -24 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 8 17.5000 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 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -15 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 47 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 49 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 63 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 70 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 91 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 7 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 119 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 35 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
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 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 15 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 8 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 10 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 10 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 11 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 11 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 47 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 13 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 37 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 24 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 27 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 29 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 33 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 11 5.0000 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