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 22 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 12,035,133 5.62% 295,167 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,600 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,183 0.00% 865 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 12,048,916 5.63% 296,032 0.14%
(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 3,500 3.8814
Purchase 6,886 3.8300 USD
Purchase 6,832 3.8283 USD
Purchase 926 3.8487
Purchase 5,300 3.8628
Purchase 614 3.8116
Purchase 200 3.8500
Purchase 20,746 3.8310 USD
Purchase 71,458 3.9491
Purchase 22,320 3.8300 USD
Purchase 1,579 3.9535
Purchase 1,300 3.8400
Purchase 1,000 3.8570
Purchase 24,800 3.8300 USD
Purchase 2,200 3.8386
Purchase 3,600 3.9131
Purchase 600,961 4.1600 USD
Purchase 3,200 3.9444
Purchase 1,200 3.8742
Purchase 100 3.8200
Purchase 599 3.9384
Purchase 100 3.8200
Purchase 496 3.8300 USD
Sale 10,404 3.8538 USD
Sale 500 3.8900
Sale 1,243 3.8300 USD
Sale 904 3.8300 USD
Sale 550 3.8300 USD
Sale 522 3.8300 USD
Sale 452 3.8300 USD
Sale 432 3.8300 USD
Sale 300 3.8233 USD
Sale 244 3.8300 USD
Sale 244 3.8300 USD
Sale 110 3.8300 USD
Sale 2,335 3.8538 USD
Sale 6,700 3.9755
Sale 3,600 3.9131
Sale 599 3.9384
Sale 2,100 3.8395
Sale 3,500 3.8814
Sale 400 3.9675
Sale 200 3.8100
Sale 1,579 3.9535
Sale 726 3.8594
Sale 1,200 3.8942
Sale 500 3.9240
Sale 200 3.8350
Sale 100 3.8200
Sale 9,561 3.9612
Sale 19,700 3.9569
Sale 28,897 3.9462
Sale 1,100 3.9345
Sale 800 3.8750
Sale 110 3.8300 USD
Sale 2,121 3.8537
Sale 3,600 3.9131
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 200 3.83
(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 0.75
Call Purchase 2 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.2
Call Purchase 5 5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.45
Call Purchase 7 7.5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.6
Call Selling 5 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.25
Call Selling 10 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.4
Call Selling 14 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.25
Put Purchase 1 2.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.4
Put Purchase 10 10 AMER 16/01/2010 6.4
(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 23 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 8 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -7 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 45 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 37 35.0000 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 16 2.5000 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 10 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 70 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -4 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -4 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -4 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 9 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 8 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 5 7.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 6 5.0000 AMER 21/03/2009
Option Purchased 6 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 81 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -8 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 15.0000 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 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -20 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -31 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 68 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 628 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 99 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 119 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 135 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 436 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -34 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 612 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -37 10.0000 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 -56 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -8 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 448 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
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