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 03 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 11,852,800 5.54% 70,254 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,000 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,231 0.00% 984 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,862,031 5.54% 71,238 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 939,849 2.6600 USD
Sale 110 2.4700 USD
Sale 600 2.4950
Sale 4,500 2.5544
Sale 3,800 2.4845
Sale 15 2.5900
Sale 15 2.5900
Sale 100 2.4900
Sale 100 2.5400
Sale 200 2.4700
Sale 370 2.5806
Sale 900 2.4922
Sale 680,458 2.6600 USD
Sale 1,800 2.5055
Sale 8,128 2.8600 USD
Sale 992 2.4700 USD
Sale 714 2.4700 USD
Sale 565 2.4700 USD
Sale 452 2.4700 USD
Sale 270 2.4700 USD
Sale 246 2.4700 USD
Sale 226 2.4700 USD
Sale 226 2.4700 USD
Sale 220 2.4700 USD
Sale 2,700 2.5035
Sale 500 2.5282
Sale 200 2.6200
Sale 1,300 2.4746
Sale 600 2.5235
Sale 100 2.5090
Sale 15,000 2.6264
Sale 100 2.5090
Sale 15,000 2.6264
Sale 100 2.5090
Sale 400 2.5100
Sale 100 2.5000
Sale 100 2.5000
Sale 400 2.5100
Sale 200 2.6400
Sale 100 2.5090
Sale 15,100 2.6262
Sale 140 2.4900
Sale 200 2.4900
Sale 700 2.5014
Sale 2,700 2.5035
Sale 370 2.5806
Sale 290 2.4901
Sale 1,900 2.5053
Sale 900 2.4922
Sale 15,100 2.6262
(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 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.1
Call Purchase 2 7.5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.2
Call Purchase 4 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.1
Call Selling 2 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.1
Call Selling 3 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.1
Call Selling 3 5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.35
Call Selling 4 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.1
Call Selling 10 2.5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.65
Call Selling 13 2.5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.65
Put Purchase 2 2.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.375
Put Selling 1 2.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.375
Put Selling 4 2.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.4
Put Selling 4 2.5 AMER 21/02/2009 0.45
(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 04 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 -15 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
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 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 -11 15.0000 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 -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -14 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -23 2.5000 AMER 21/03/2009
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 6 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -31 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 162 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 53 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 57 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 32 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 11 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
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 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 45 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 5.0000 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 27 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 10 5.0000 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