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 28 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 10,828,131 5.06% 192,550 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,600 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,187 0.00% 883 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,841,918 5.06% 193,433 0.09%
(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 4.1200
Purchase 2,100 4.0800
Purchase 400 4.2775
Purchase 1,200 4.1900
Purchase 1,200 4.1900
Purchase 3 4.1300
Purchase 1,100 4.1000
Purchase 600 4.1817
Purchase 28 4.1335
Purchase 100 4.1000
Purchase 1,818 4.2700
Purchase 300 4.1100
Purchase 1,100 4.1000
Purchase 600 4.2100
Purchase 24,200 4.0172
Purchase 338 4.1606
Purchase 500 4.1020
Purchase 400 4.1100
Purchase 1,100 4.1200
Purchase 21,420 4.0900
Purchase 431 4.0900
Purchase 16 4.2300
Purchase 200 4.0950
Purchase 47 4.1200 USD
Purchase 1,500 4.1000
Purchase 122 4.1200 USD
Purchase 496 4.1200 USD
Purchase 15,832 4.0900 USD
Purchase 500 4.1200
Purchase 15,832 4.0900 USD
Purchase 803 4.1088
Purchase 300 4.3000
Sale 100 4.1400
Sale 100 4.1200
Sale 339 4.1200 USD
Sale 300 4.1600
Sale 38 4.1650
Sale 349 4.1371
Sale 452 4.1200 USD
Sale 751 4.1380
Sale 1,695 4.1505
Sale 19 4.2142
Sale 600 4.1400
Sale 522 4.1200 USD
Sale 550 4.1200 USD
Sale 48 4.1200
Sale 28 4.1335
Sale 3,700 35.0000
Sale 400 4.1350
Sale 135 4.1200 USD
Sale 4,121 4.2655
Sale 300 4.3100
Sale 2,100 4.1200
Sale 400 4.2775
Sale 1,100 4.1000
Sale 1,200 4.1900
Sale 1,100 4.1000
Sale 15,832 4.0900 USD
Sale 330 4.1200 USD
Sale 110 4.1200 USD
Sale 100 4.1400
Sale 431 4.0900
Sale 162 4.1200 USD
Sale 226 4.1200 USD
Sale 226 4.1200 USD
Sale 100 4.1000
Sale 238 4.1200 USD
Sale 1,200 4.1900
Sale 330 4.1200 USD
Sale 108 4.1200 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 1 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.3
Call Purchase 1 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.348
Call Purchase 2 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.15
Call Purchase 6 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.15
Call Purchase 27 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.348
Call Selling 1 5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.8
Call Selling 1 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.348
Call Selling 2 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.15
Call Selling 4 5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.3
Call Selling 6 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.15
Call Selling 10 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.15
Call Selling 27 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.348
(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 29 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 4 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -14 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
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 -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -31 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -35 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 -83 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 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 82 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 12 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 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 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 30 7.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 14 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 16 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 20 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 22 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 24 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 6 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 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