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 13 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 11,292,796 5.46% 223,779 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,600 0.00% 2,700 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,776 0.00% 971 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,303,172 5.47% 227,450 0.11%
(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 46,481 5.1978
Purchase 200 5.2100
Purchase 21,572 4.6857
Purchase 2,100 5.2233
Purchase 800 5.2300
Purchase 200 5.2250
Purchase 1,782 5.1054 USD
Purchase 12,050 4.8484
Purchase 2,987 5.2300 USD
Purchase 1,300 4.8650
Purchase 11,896 5.1068 USD
Purchase 210 5.2000
Purchase 1,000 5.2300
Purchase 5,082 5.2300
Purchase 2,000 5.1500
Purchase 5,000 5.0626
Purchase 3,300 5.1591
Purchase 3,300 4.9685
Purchase 600 5.2350
Purchase 100 5.4800
Purchase 7,123 5.2300 USD
Purchase 167 5.0900
Purchase 300 5.1933
Purchase 11,700 5.0381
Purchase 1,100 5.2273
Purchase 812 4.9300
Purchase 2,873 4.9505
Purchase 921 5.1270 USD
Purchase 100 4.9300
Purchase 6,300 4.8675
Purchase 5,300 5.0370
Purchase 100 5.2200
Purchase 100 5.2110
Sale 7,168 5.2300
Sale 270 5.2300 USD
Sale 330 5.2300 USD
Sale 226 5.2300 USD
Sale 165 5.2300 USD
Sale 791 5.2300 USD
Sale 300 5.2500
Sale 159 4.7500
Sale 1,080 5.2300 USD
Sale 25,300 5.0870 USD
Sale 5,198 5.2300 USD
Sale 2,088 5.2300 USD
Sale 1,808 5.2300 USD
Sale 921 5.1270 USD
Sale 921 5.1270 USD
Sale 1,017 5.2300 USD
Sale 1,017 5.2300 USD
Sale 54 4.6000
Sale 100 5.2000
Sale 3,400 5.1685
Sale 82 5.2300
Sale 912 4.9300
Sale 5,000 5.2300
Sale 67 5.0900
Sale 100 5.4800
Sale 1,400 4.8904
Sale 27,593 5.1965
Sale 1,413 5.0025
Sale 4,320 5.1924
Sale 12,050 4.8484
Sale 3,000 5.2300
Sale 1,588 5.3943
Sale 1,800 4.9000
Sale 100 5.0900
Sale 3,200 5.1880
Sale 300 5.2103
Sale 3,300 5.1591
Sale 2,873 4.9505
Sale 500 5.1620
Sale 2,000 5.1500
Sale 108 5.2300 USD
Sale 2,000 5.2000
Sale 5,300 5.0370
Sale 3,300 4.9685
Sale 23,471 5.2392
(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 5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.35
Call Purchase 4 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 2.6
Call Purchase 5 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 2.6
Call Purchase 7 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.95
Call Purchase 24 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.4
Call Selling 1 5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.85
Call Selling 3 5 AMER 21/02/2009 1
Call Selling 3 5 AMER 22/08/2009 1.95
Call Selling 12 5 AMER 16/01/2010 2.15
Call Selling 19 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.35
Put Purchase 5 5 AMER 21/02/2009 1
Put Purchase 10 5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.85
Put Selling 2 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 2.725
(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 14 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 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 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 -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -3 10.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 3 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 5 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -5 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -82 7.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -40 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -37 10.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -30 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -26 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -24 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
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 7 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -28 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 5 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 47 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 54 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 65 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 70 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 90 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 32 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 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 11 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 11 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 45 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 13 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 7 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 20 5.0000 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 27 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 29 2.5000 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