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 20 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 11,295,920 5.28% 257,859 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,000 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,768 0.00% 859 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,309,688 5.28% 258,718 0.12%
(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 100 4.19
Purchase 226 3.6600 USD
Purchase 328 3.74402439
Purchase 3,148 4.06527887
Purchase 1,610 4.05619025
Purchase 300 3.72
Purchase 244 3.8574 USD
Purchase 772 3.77067358
Purchase 119 3.6600 USD
Purchase 1,610 4.05619025
Purchase 6,160 4.04427918
Purchase 105 4.05
Purchase 387 4.11224806
Purchase 2,151 4.03900527
Purchase 900 4.21833333
Purchase 6,160 4.04427918
Purchase 6,993 3.6600 USD
Purchase 286 3.8574 USD
Purchase 6,505 3.8574 USD
Purchase 48 3.66
Purchase 62 3.66
Purchase 5,771 4.5800 USD
Purchase 70 4.31
Purchase 2,400 7.5
Purchase 53,857 4.88
Sale 53,857 4.88
Sale 600 4.3
Sale 2,100 2.5
Sale 100 4.33
Sale 2,000 4.02
Sale 46 4.06
Sale 900 3.64
Sale 1,600 4.01
Sale 500 3.674
Sale 38 4.3
Sale 100 3.86
Sale 100 4.2
Sale 1,352 3.99316568
Sale 3,148 4.06527887
Sale 994 3.95042254
Sale 200 4.015
Sale 400 4.01125
Sale 108 3.6600 USD
Sale 6,448 3.6600 USD
Sale 2,260 3.6600 USD
Sale 1,356 3.6600 USD
Sale 1,328 3.6600 USD
Sale 1,130 3.6600 USD
Sale 992 3.6600 USD
Sale 678 3.6600 USD
Sale 565 3.6600 USD
Sale 476 3.6600 USD
Sale 452 3.6600 USD
Sale 275 3.6600 USD
Sale 270 3.6600 USD
Sale 200 4.36
Sale 226 3.6600 USD
Sale 3,520 4.42475568
Sale 6,160 4.04427918
Sale 1,610 4.05619025
Sale 105 4.05
Sale 62 3.66
Sale 1,610 4.05619025
Sale 6,160 4.04427918
Sale 2,151 4.03900527
Sale 300 4.055
Sale 10,162 3.8473 USD
Sale 800 4.48
Sale 5,100 5
Sale 1,300 4.02461538
Sale 3,500 4.51935714
Sale 244 3.6600 USD
(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 0.82
Call Purchase 20 7.5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.7
Call Purchase 50 7.5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.7
Call Purchase 105 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.3
Call Selling 1 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.3
Call Selling 8 5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.45
Call Selling 8 7.5 AMER 16/01/2010 0.9
Call Selling 18 5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.45
Put Purchase 1 7.5 AMER 16/01/2010 4.2
Put Selling 1 5 AMER 21/02/2009 1.4
(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 21 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 -11 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 7.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -2 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -4 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -4 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -4 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -7 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -8 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -16 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -20 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -20 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -20 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -31 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -34 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -37 10.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -56 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 37 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,100 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 628 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 612 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 566 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 448 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 436 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 156 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 119 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 99 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 91 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 70 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 6 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 45 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 31 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 27 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 24 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 22 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 15 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 12 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 11 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 8 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 8 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 8 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 68 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