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 30 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 10,780,377 5.04% 121,658 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,700 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,251 0.00% 949 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,794,328 5.04% 122,607 0.06%
(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 5,900 2.8597
Purchase 244 2.8600 USD
Purchase 1,700 2.9800
Purchase 1,861 2.8200
Purchase 2,400 2.8200
Purchase 300 2.9400
Purchase 33 2.8600
Purchase 1,397 2.8600
Purchase 2,681 3.1738
Purchase 100 3.2500
Purchase 40,848 2.8446
Purchase 295 3.1400 USD
Purchase 900 2.9356
Purchase 1,500 2.8400
Purchase 109 2.8500
Purchase 100 2.8600
Purchase 1,150 2.8252
Purchase 400 2.8250
Purchase 746 3.0819
Purchase 3,600 2.8272
Purchase 758 2.8600
Purchase 2,700 2.8507
Purchase 100 2.8200
Purchase 1,500 2.8197
Purchase 2,300 2.8600
Purchase 100 2.8150
Purchase 7,181 2.8540 USD
Purchase 2,298 2.8600 USD
Purchase 2,283 2.8540 USD
Purchase 1,000 2.9446 USD
Purchase 5,820 2.8600 USD
Purchase 2,240 2.9885 USD
Purchase 7,666 3.3382 USD
Purchase 472 3.1400 USD
Purchase 400 2.9446 USD
Purchase 9,599 2.8600 USD
Purchase 10,457 3.2900 USD
Purchase 902 2.8600 USD
Purchase 2,834 2.8600 USD
Sale 109 2.8500
Sale 2,724 2.8600 USD
Sale 100 2.8000
Sale 2,298 2.8600 USD
Sale 5,900 2.8597
Sale 400 2.9130
Sale 10,600 2.9640
Sale 3,000 2.8597
Sale 100 2.8150
Sale 2,834 2.8600 USD
Sale 3,195 2.8500
Sale 400 2.8125
Sale 2,681 3.1738
Sale 4,913 2.8600 USD
Sale 13 2.8500
Sale 60 2.8600
Sale 758 2.8600
Sale 10,200 2.8397
Sale 8,492 2.8600 USD
Sale 33 2.8600
Sale 1,150 2.7970
Sale 926 2.8535
Sale 400 2.9625 USD
Sale 390 2.8600 USD
Sale 324 2.8600 USD
Sale 401 2.8600 USD
Sale 226 2.8600 USD
Sale 220 2.8600 USD
Sale 119 2.8600 USD
Sale 119 2.8600 USD
Sale 108 2.8600 USD
Sale 488 2.8600 USD
Sale 1,700 2.9765
Sale 678 2.8600 USD
Sale 1,500 2.9173
Sale 902 2.8600 USD
Sale 53 2.8600
Sale 1,800 2.8567
Sale 24,528 3.1400 USD
Sale 1,068 2.8600 USD
Sale 1,082 2.8600 USD
Sale 1,157 2.8600 USD
Sale 2,000 2.9080
Sale 746 3.0819
Sale 2,300 2.8600
Sale 1,488 2.8600 USD
Sale 9,300 2.8432
Sale 9,005 2.8477
Sale 1,500 2.8400
Sale 17,848 2.8432
Sale 4,261 2.8300
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 900 2.9972
CFD Short 800 2.9675
(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 16/01/2010 0.51
Call Purchase 6 2.5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.8
Call Purchase 10 5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.45
Call Purchase 42 5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.45
Call Selling 1 5 AMER 16/01/2010 0.85
Call Selling 1 10 AMER 16/05/2009 0.1
Call Selling 2 5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.8
Call Selling 3 2.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.7
Call Selling 4 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.65
Call Selling 6 7.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.2
Put Purchase 1 2.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.25
Put Selling 1 5 AMER 21/02/2009 1.85
(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 02 February 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 6 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -23 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -84 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -71 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 -21 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 -15 5.0000 AMER 21/03/2009
Option Purchased -15 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 7 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -31 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 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 76 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 70 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 64 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 56 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 16 2.5000 AMER 21/03/2009
Option Purchased 7 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 8 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 10 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 45 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 14 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 31 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
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 27 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 11 30.0000 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