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 02 February 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 11,692,258 5.46% 70,854 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,000 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,252 0.00% 954 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,701,510 5.47% 71,808 0.03%
(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 2.6800
Purchase 200 2.6550
Purchase 300 2.5800
Purchase 100 2.5300
Purchase 100 2.5400
Purchase 160 2.7700
Purchase 261 2.6600 USD
Purchase 246,684 2.8585 USD
Purchase 3,700 2.5905
Purchase 680,458 2.8600 USD
Purchase 486 2.5040
Purchase 1,200 2.7300
Purchase 600 2.6800
Purchase 7,213 2.6528
Purchase 1,800 2.6683
Purchase 300 2.5900
Purchase 846 2.6304
Purchase 244 2.6600 USD
Purchase 500 2.7220
Purchase 23 2.6600
Purchase 326 2.7869
Purchase 100 2.7700
Purchase 500 2.7960
Purchase 400 2.7462
Purchase 600 2.6800
Purchase 20 2.7000
Purchase 1,256 2.7318
Purchase 600 2.6615
Purchase 2,300 2.7000
Purchase 140 2.7500
Purchase 100 2.6800
Purchase 931 2.7543
Purchase 400 2.6625
Sale 160 2.7700
Sale 6 2.6600
Sale 486 2.5040
Sale 52 2.8000
Sale 1,800 2.7133
Sale 7 2.6800
Sale 931 2.7543
Sale 238 2.6600 USD
Sale 494 2.6600
Sale 35 2.7200
Sale 1,900 2.7034 USD
Sale 3,700 2.5805
Sale 400 2.7400
Sale 600 2.6800
Sale 1,256 2.7318
Sale 1,313 2.7146
Sale 11,800 2.7409
Sale 400 2.5225
Sale 5,234 2.8400 USD
Sale 216 2.6600 USD
Sale 3,472 2.6600 USD
Sale 55 2.6600 USD
Sale 904 2.6600 USD
Sale 522 2.6600 USD
Sale 452 2.6600 USD
Sale 226 2.6600 USD
Sale 23 2.6600
Sale 165 2.6600 USD
Sale 165 2.6600 USD
Sale 162 2.6600 USD
Sale 3,800 2.7034 USD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4700 2.6899
(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 Selling 1 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.275
Call Selling 3 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.275
Put Purchase 5 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 0.9
Put Purchase 36 2.5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.89
(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 03 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 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 -5 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
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 -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 162 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 56 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 60 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 70 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 76 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 36 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 119 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 30 7.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 144 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 436 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 448 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 612 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 628 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,100 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 99 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 14 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 10 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 10 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 45 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 11 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 6 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 16 2.5000 AMER 21/03/2009
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 27 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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