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 09 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 11,367,466 5.31% 61,342 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,400 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,301 0.00% 1,278 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,376,167 5.31% 62,620 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 238 3.3300 USD
Purchase 744 3.3300 USD
Purchase 19,575 2.7792 USD
Purchase 21,928 2.7792 USD
Purchase 23,784 2.7792 USD
Purchase 26,368 2.7792 USD
Purchase 44,380 2.7792 USD
Purchase 472 2.7300 USD
Purchase 472 2.7300 USD
Purchase 100 2.7176
Purchase 452 3.3300 USD
Purchase 8,609 3.3352
Purchase 200 3.3300
Purchase 85,392 3.1545
Purchase 200 3.3500
Purchase 100 2.8300
Purchase 708 2.8523
Purchase 110 3.3300 USD
Purchase 600 3.3300
Purchase 244 3.3300 USD
Purchase 200 3.3500
Purchase 159 3.3300
Purchase 3,700 3.3341
Purchase 1,502 3.2534
Purchase 200 3.3450
Purchase 400 3.3350
Sale 135 3.3300 USD
Sale 226 3.3300 USD
Sale 952 3.3300 USD
Sale 220 3.3300 USD
Sale 1,044 3.3300 USD
Sale 2,034 3.3300 USD
Sale 18,857 3.0973 USD
Sale 108 3.3300 USD
Sale 42 2.8300
Sale 1,502 3.2534
Sale 200 3.3400
Sale 85,392 3.1545
Sale 8,609 3.3352
Sale 200 3.3500
Sale 200 3.3500
Sale 600 3.3500
Sale 366 3.3300 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 2.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.9
Call Purchase 1 5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.5
Call Purchase 1 5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.59
Call Purchase 1 5 AMER 16/01/2010 0.55
Call Purchase 2 5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.325
Call Purchase 3 5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.15
Call Purchase 5 5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.5
Call Purchase 6 5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.3
Call Purchase 10 7.5 AMER 16/01/2010 0.35
Call Selling 1 2.5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.9
Call Selling 1 5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.5
Call Selling 1 5 AMER 16/01/2010 0.55
Call Selling 1 5 AMER 16/01/2010 0.69
Call Selling 2 5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.325
Call Selling 3 5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.15
Call Selling 3 5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.35
Call Selling 4 2.5 AMER 16/05/2009 1.35
Call Selling 4 5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.35
Call Selling 5 5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.35
Call Selling 6 5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.35
Call Selling 6 5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.45
Call Selling 7 5 AMER 16/05/2009 0.48
Call Selling 8 5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.7
Call Selling 12 5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.35
Call Selling 18 5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.3
Call Selling 29 5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.3
Call Selling 61 5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.3
Call Selling 87 5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.3
Put Selling 10 5 AMER 16/05/2009 2.2
(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 10 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 -16 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -2 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -2 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -4 12.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -5 7.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -7 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
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 -11 22.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -11 15.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -12 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -270 5.0000 AMER 21/03/2009
Option Purchased -31 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -252 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -187 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -84 10.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -79 5.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -14 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -34 10.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -21 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -20 2.5000 AMER 21/03/2009
Option Purchased -18 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -18 2.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -40 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 228 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -1 17.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 57 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 64 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 65 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 70 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 45 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 4 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 45 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 16 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 20 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 21 7.5000 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 2.5000 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