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 26 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 10,795,405 5.04% 336,290 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,600 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,214 0.00% 873 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,809,219 5.05% 337,163 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 150 4.3003
Purchase 300 4.0633
Purchase 100 4.1000
Purchase 1,682 4.1279
Purchase 400 4.1800
Purchase 900 4.3000
Purchase 300 4.1900
Purchase 2,213 4.2589
Purchase 700 4.2243
Purchase 400 4.0450
Purchase 200 4.0100
Purchase 100 4.0000
Purchase 20 4.0000
Purchase 1,000 4.0800
Purchase 8,832 4.1609 USD
Purchase 248 4.0000 USD
Purchase 300 4.2367
Purchase 1,130 4.2564
Purchase 800 4.0900
Purchase 20 4.0000
Purchase 7,300 4.2336
Purchase 3,876 4.1546
Purchase 100 4.1000
Purchase 231 4.0330
Purchase 369 4.0712
Purchase 20,000 4.0000
Sale 100 4.0800
Sale 100 4.0800
Sale 200 4.0800
Sale 100 4.0800
Sale 100 4.0800
Sale 4,153 4.1817 USD
Sale 9,702 4.1817 USD
Sale 565 4.0000 USD
Sale 100 4.0800
Sale 447 4.0000 USD
Sale 1,736 4.0000 USD
Sale 1,044 4.0000 USD
Sale 1,017 4.0000 USD
Sale 678 4.0000 USD
Sale 216 4.0000 USD
Sale 55 4.0000 USD
Sale 1,000 4.0210
Sale 150 4.3003
Sale 135 3.9600
Sale 200 4.2650
Sale 3,541 4.0811
Sale 500 4.3060
Sale 100 4.1000
Sale 200 4.0800
Sale 1,130 4.2564
Sale 100 4.0800
Sale 100 4.1000
Sale 20,000 4.0000
Sale 20 4.0000
Sale 400 4.1850
Sale 100 4.0000
Sale 7,300 4.2336
Sale 20 4.0000
Sale 100 4.3300
Sale 1,100 4.1455
(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 5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.25
Call Purchase 25 7.5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.7
(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 27 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 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 -6 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -7 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 6 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -20 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -69 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -37 10.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -31 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -20 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 -14 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 7 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -31 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 30 7.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
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 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 141 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 119 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 99 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 81 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 6 5.0000 AMER 21/03/2009
Option Purchased 11 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 9 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 10 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 37 35.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 31 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 16 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 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
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