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 14 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 11,310,227 5.28% 272,539 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,600 0.00% 2,700 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,754 0.00% 1,003 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,320,581 5.29% 276,242 0.13%
(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 707 4.7071
Purchase 13,290 4.7847
Purchase 496 4.7500 USD
Purchase 1,400 4.7664
Purchase 200 4.7500
Purchase 5,700 4.5746
Purchase 7,200 4.7617
Purchase 1,100 4.7727
Purchase 526 4.7427 USD
Purchase 811 4.7427 USD
Purchase 2,460 4.6752
Purchase 14,210 4.7427 USD
Purchase 476 4.7500 USD
Purchase 504 4.7781
Purchase 600 4.7683
Purchase 600 4.6267
Purchase 100 4.7600
Purchase 1,138 4.7500
Purchase 100 4.7900
Purchase 300 4.7900
Purchase 600 4.7517
Purchase 12,100 4.5000
Purchase 1,400 4.6071
Purchase 1,998 4.7850
Purchase 200 4.7350
Purchase 600 4.6267
Purchase 36 4.7500
Purchase 700 4.7886
Purchase 1,500 4.7733
Purchase 100 4.7810
Purchase 80 4.7200
Purchase 236 5.2300 USD
Purchase 12,476 4.8454
Purchase 18,480 4.7612
Purchase 82 4.5900
Purchase 330 4.7500 USD
Purchase 21,874 4.7871
Purchase 400 4.8425
Purchase 7,000 4.5114
Purchase 300 4.7567
Purchase 100 4.7300
Purchase 1,400 4.7886
Purchase 413 5.2300 USD
Purchase 500 4.7762
Purchase 3,300 4.8285
Purchase 10,200 4.7408
Purchase 200 4.7550
Sale 324 4.7500 USD
Sale 452 4.7500 USD
Sale 400 4.7750
Sale 100 4.7600
Sale 55 4.7500 USD
Sale 339 4.7500 USD
Sale 270 4.7500 USD
Sale 238 4.8381
Sale 100 4.7600
Sale 1,100 4.7500
Sale 522 4.7500 USD
Sale 791 4.7500 USD
Sale 452 4.7500 USD
Sale 5,500 4.7500 USD
Sale 2,349 4.7500 USD
Sale 2,349 4.7500 USD
Sale 1,000 4.6779
Sale 2,460 4.6752
Sale 900 4.6633
Sale 200 4.6900
Sale 500 4.7040
Sale 400 4.5853
Sale 80 4.7200
Sale 1,500 4.7733
Sale 11,000 4.7524
Sale 900 4.6833
Sale 400 4.5700
Sale 97 4.8757
Sale 12,476 4.8454
Sale 100 4.8992
Sale 300 4.7433
Sale 800 4.6575
Sale 60,044 4.7803
Sale 24 4.8900
Sale 82 4.5900
Sale 502 4.6528
Sale 4,700 4.6000
Sale 341 4.7629
Sale 600 4.6267
Sale 197 4.8000
Sale 1,100 4.7727
Sale 79 4.8400
Sale 2,100 4.7667
Sale 400 4.5600
Sale 500 4.7760
Sale 100 4.7810
Sale 469 4.8180
Sale 1,300 4.6800
Sale 3,200 4.8041
Sale 6,600 4.5152
Sale 300 4.7467
(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 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.45
Call Purchase 6 5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.6
Call Purchase 8 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.8
Call Purchase 10 5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.6
Call Selling 1 7.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.2
Call Selling 1 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.45
Call Selling 2 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.4
Call Selling 10 5 AMER 22/08/2009 1.65
Call Selling 16 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.25
Call Selling 24 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.4
Call Selling 27 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.4
Put Purchase 1 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 0.6
Put Purchase 2 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.95
Put Purchase 5 25 AMER 21/02/2009 20.25
Put Purchase 19 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 0.57
Put Selling 2 5 AMER 16/01/2010 2.2
Put Selling 3 5 AMER 16/01/2010 0.55
Put Selling 5 2.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.15
(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 15 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 10 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 5 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 5 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 5 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 7 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 7 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -20 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 8 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -2 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 11 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 11 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 11 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 13 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 15 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 8 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -9 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -16 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -12 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -11 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 2 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -9 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -7 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -3 10.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
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 24 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -40 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 22 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 1,100 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -82 7.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 612 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 566 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -37 10.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -30 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -26 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -24 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -22 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -56 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 73 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -21 2.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 27 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 31 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 37 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 45 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 47 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 628 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 70 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 24 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 90 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 99 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 119 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 51 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