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 15 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 11,288,137 5.27% 175,219 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,600 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,720 0.00% 1,027 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,298,457 5.28% 176,246 0.08%
(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 24 4.4600
Purchase 71 4.1500
Purchase 200 4.1600
Purchase 600 4.5817
Purchase 4,400 4.3700
Purchase 13,207 4.3925
Purchase 2,000 4.3745
Purchase 100 4.1400
Purchase 2,900 4.1814
Purchase 6,100 4.4254
Purchase 100 4.3290
Purchase 200 4.5000
Purchase 8,158 4.4600 USD
Purchase 2,424 4.4600 USD
Purchase 2,200 4.4401 USD
Purchase 600 4.4300 USD
Purchase 472 4.7500 USD
Purchase 236 4.7500 USD
Purchase 59 4.7500 USD
Purchase 600 4.5500
Purchase 5,891 4.3950
Purchase 600 4.5817
Purchase 1,600 4.4612
Purchase 1,571 4.3304
Purchase 1,500 4.4310
Purchase 500 4.2240
Purchase 7,640 4.3726
Purchase 1,600 4.3800
Sale 279 4.4897
Sale 1,300 4.3800
Sale 1,400 4.4600
Sale 26,180 4.7500
Sale 4,200 4.3814
Sale 100 4.1300
Sale 2,051 4.4600 USD
Sale 1,044 4.4600 USD
Sale 807 4.4600 USD
Sale 783 4.4600 USD
Sale 622 4.3374
Sale 476 4.4600 USD
Sale 1,500 4.4700
Sale 339 4.4600 USD
Sale 324 4.4600 USD
Sale 1,233 4.3990
Sale 122 4.4600 USD
Sale 853 4.4600 USD
Sale 55 4.4600 USD
Sale 1,628 4.2993
Sale 500 4.2440
Sale 1,571 4.3304
Sale 5,891 4.3950
Sale 500 4.1520
Sale 600 4.5817
Sale 3,700 4.4957
Sale 100 4.3290
Sale 100 4.4200
Sale 600 4.5817
Sale 8,124 4.4033
Sale 900 4.5522
Sale 100 4.1300
Sale 1,421 4.2942
Sale 7,840 4.3383
Sale 100 4.5300
Sale 1,400 4.3800
Sale 1,600 4.3775
Sale 1,500 4.4310
Sale 3,500 4.5354
Sale 1,700 4.3800
Sale 600 4.5600
(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 2 2.5 AMER 21/02/2009 1.75
Call Purchase 4 5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.55
Call Purchase 15 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 2.4
Call Purchase 25 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 2.4
Call Selling 1 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.825
Call Selling 1 7.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.2
Call Selling 1 10 AMER 21/02/2009 0.15
Call Selling 20 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.65
Call Selling 44 5 AMER 17/01/2009 0.1
Put Purchase 1 5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.7
Put Selling 10 5 AMER 21/02/2009 1.15
Put Selling 19 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 16 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 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -11 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -9 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -7 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -19 5.0000 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 -2 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 2 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -8 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
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 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -26 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -16 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -24 7.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -21 2.5000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased -20 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -20 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -19 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 5 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -31 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 3 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 51 5.0000 AMER 17/01/2009
Option Purchased 52 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 68 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
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 31 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
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 11 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 8 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 8 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 45 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 5 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 12 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 15 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 22 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 24 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 27 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 10 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
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