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 29 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 10,800,100 5.05% 176,400 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,600 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,204 0.00% 945 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,813,904 5.05% 177,345 0.08%
(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 7,140 4.1200 USD
Purchase 1,300 3.3600 USD
Purchase 2,400 3.4833 USD
Purchase 2,300 3.2400 USD
Purchase 100 3.2400 USD
Purchase 100 3.2400 USD
Purchase 1,400 3.1257 USD
Purchase 700 3.3000 USD
Purchase 500 3.2000 USD
Purchase 100 3.2500 USD
Purchase 60,044 3.3209 USD
Purchase 24,528 4.1200 USD
Purchase 2,625 3.1400 USD
Purchase 1,488 3.1400 USD
Purchase 833 3.1400 USD
Purchase 529 3.3447 USD
Purchase 47 3.6500 USD
Purchase 5,000 3.0900 USD
Purchase 53 3.5200 USD
Purchase 214,374 3.3287 USD
Purchase 1,900 3.5473 USD
Purchase 2,800 3.1100 USD
Purchase 2,000 3.5075 USD
Purchase 1,470 3.2788 USD
Sale 20,746 3.5461 USD
Sale 28,508 3.3005 USD
Sale 52 3 .5200 USD
Sale 800 3.5237 USD
Sale 900 3.2411 USD
Sale 5,200 3.2943 USD
Sale 600 3.5033 USD
Sale 20,913 3.3187 USD
Sale 3,123 3.4723 USD
Sale 7,548 4.1200 USD
Sale 1,470 3.2780 USD
Sale 6,832 3.5270 USD
Sale 2,990 3.1400 USD
Sale 1,490 3.1400 USD
Sale 4,800 3.7560 USD
Sale 565 3.1400 USD
Sale 565 3.1400 USD
Sale 5,000 3.1000 USD
Sale 440 3.1400 USD
Sale 357 3.1400 USD
Sale 339 3.1400 USD
Sale 165 3.1400 USD
Sale 15,832 4.1200 USD
Sale 2,500 3.2400 USD
Sale 1,800 3.4766 USD
Sale 2,100 3.3771 USD
Sale 58,974 3.3527 USD
Sale 78,567 3.3123 USD
Sale 11,766 3.3616 USD
Sale 7,700 3.2654 USD
Sale 53,467 3.3214 USD
Sale 9,059 3.2881 USD
Sale 341 3.3651 USD
Sale 200 3.0850 USD
Sale 200 3.1200 USD
Sale 33 3.1400 USD
Sale 100 3.2600 USD
Sale 1,000 3.1000 USD
Sale 2,984 3.5063 USD
Sale 347 3.1400 USD
Sale 550 3.1163 USD
Sale 400 3.1575 USD
Sale 165 3.1400 USD
Sale 500 3.3500 USD
Sale 1,000 3.1400 USD
Sale 179 3.1646 USD
Sale 100 3.1500 USD
Sale 2,984 3.5063 USD
sale 7 3.7300 USD
Sale 200 3.1600 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)
(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 30 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 -14 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -1 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -7 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -8 7.5000 AMER 21/03/2009
Option Purchased -10 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -10 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 4 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -20 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -83 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -70 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -34 10.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -11 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 -16 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -15 5.0000 AMER 21/03/2009
Option Purchased 6 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -31 10.0000 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 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 162 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 1 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 12 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
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 10 2.5000 AMER 21/03/2009
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 20.000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 24 15.000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.500 AMER 21/02/2009
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