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 21 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 11,360,749 5.31% 334,167 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,400 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,188 0.00% 867 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,374,337 5.31% 335,034 0.16%
(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 8,062 3.8617 USD
Purchase 1,500 4.0800
Purchase 830 3.6630 USD
Purchase 300 4.1600
Purchase 2,500 4.0900
Purchase 400 3.9000
Purchase 4,425 4.1600 USD
Purchase 6,933 4.1600 USD
Purchase 1,000 4.0855
Purchase 1,100 3.9034
Purchase 100 3.8710
Purchase 830 3.6630 USD
Purchase 8,062 3.8617 USD
Purchase 2,402 4.0066
Purchase 16,969 3.9799 USD
Purchase 72,009 3.9053 USD
Purchase 72,009 3.9053 USD
Purchase 1,012 3.9420
Purchase 200 4.0270
Purchase 53,857 4.8750
Purchase 1,900 4.1600
Purchase 500 3.9460
Purchase 42 3.9500
Purchase 42 3.9500
Purchase 300 3.9000
Purchase 200 4.0270
Purchase 1,800 3.9561
Purchase 600 3.9158
Purchase 183 3.8750
Purchase 410 3.9188
Purchase 2,700 3.9594
Purchase 100 3.9100
Purchase 66 3.9700
Purchase 968 4.0114
Purchase 100 3.9700
Purchase 1,040 3.9060
Purchase 476 4.1600 USD
Purchase 522 4.1600 USD
Purchase 729 3.9004 USD
Purchase 746 3.9799 USD
Purchase 300 3.9550
Purchase 729 4.1600 USD
Purchase 632 3.9799 USD
Purchase 173 4.0607
Sale 452 4.1600 USD
Sale 5,771 3.6600 USD
Sale 42 3.9500
Sale 830 3.6630 USD
Sale 4,482 4.1600 USD
Sale 165 4.1600 USD
Sale 53,857 4.8800
Sale 339 4.1600 USD
Sale 244 4.1600 USD
Sale 565 4.1600 USD
Sale 1,827 4.1600 USD
Sale 55,878 4.1723 USD
Sale 440 4.1600 USD
Sale 1,528 4.1600 USD
Sale 729 4.1600 USD
Sale 220 4.1600 USD
Sale 900 3.9689
Sale 1,200 3.9007
Sale 183 3.8750
Sale 968 4.0114
Sale 100 3.8710
Sale 300 3.9550
Sale 110 3.9500
Sale 200 3.9300
Sale 1,287 3.9387
Sale 868 4.0585
Sale 200 3.9060
Sale 200 3.8850
Sale 173 4.0607
Sale 2,700 3.9594
Sale 42 3.9500
Sale 1,140 3.9063
Sale 100 3.9100
Sale 500 3.9050
Sale 300 4.1600
Sale 56,600 12.5000
Sale 76 4.1600
Sale 5,000 4.1000
Sale 108 4.1600 USD
Sale 400 3.9000
Sale 300 4.0533
Sale 200 4.0270
Sale 100 4.0900
Sale 200 4.0270
Sale 1,307 4.0800
Sale 100 3.9700
Sale 568 4.0407
Sale 100 4.0700
Sale 564 4.0900
Sale 300 3.9000
Sale 166 3.9700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 400 3.9025
(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 16/05/2009 0.5
Call Purchase 2 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.25
Call Purchase 5 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.25
Call Selling 2 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.25
Call Selling 4 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.3
Call Selling 5 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.25
Put Purchase 1 5 AMER 22/08/2009 2.1
Put Selling 8 5 AMER 16/05/2009 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 22 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 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 -8 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 6 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
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 27 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 448 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 436 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 152 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 68 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 45 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 5.0000 AMER 21/03/2009
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 37 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 31 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 11 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 1 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 8 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