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 12 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 11,328,992 5.29% 83,959 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,400 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 6,332 0.00% 1,375 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,337,724 5.30% 85,334 0.04%
(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 71 2.7100
Purchase 100 2.6700
Purchase 3,100 2.6797
Purchase 23 2.6700
Purchase 100 2.6700
Purchase 100 2.6700
Purchase 100 2.6600
Purchase 2,335 2.6777
Purchase 302 2.6200
Purchase 310 2.6619
Purchase 83 2.6500
Purchase 446 2.7100
Purchase 17,360 2.7100 USD
Purchase 496 2.7100 USD
Purchase 472 2.7000 USD
Purchase 339 2.7100 USD
Purchase 226 2.7100 USD
Purchase 110 2.7100 USD
Purchase 48 2.7100
Purchase 200 2.6950
Purchase 1,600 2.6513
Purchase 2,700 2.7015
Purchase 300 2.6867
Purchase 100 2.6700
Purchase 1,100 2.6682
Purchase 400 2.6800
Purchase 100 2.7000
Purchase 500 2.6780
Purchase 1,434 2.6618
Sale 446 2.7100
Sale 10 2.7200
Sale 880 2.7100 USD
Sale 100 2.6700
Sale 400 2.6800
Sale 440 2.7100 USD
Sale 400 2.6950 USD
Sale 2,335 2.6777
Sale 400 2.6800
Sale 165 2.7100 USD
Sale 108 2.7100 USD
Sale 432 2.7100 USD
Sale 100 2.6700
Sale 202 2.6950
Sale 100 2.6600
Sale 3,100 2.6797
Sale 83 2.6500
Sale 1,600 2.6592
Sale 300 2.6600
Sale 200 2.7100
Sale 23 2.6700
Sale 200 2.6950
Sale 1,434 2.6618
Sale 3,200 2.6990
Sale 200 2.7053
Sale 100 2.7000
Sale 71 2.7100
Sale 54 2.7100 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 21/03/2009 0.6444
Call Purchase 2 2.5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.6445
Call Purchase 5 7.5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.2000
Call Selling 1 2.5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.6444
Call Selling 2 2.5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.6445
Call Selling 3 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.2000
Call Selling 6 2.5 AMER 21/03/2009 0.7500
Put Purchase 1 2.5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.9651
Put Purchase 3 5 AMER 21/03/2009 2.5500
Put Purchase 6 2.5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.9763
Put Purchase 6 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.0725
Put Purchase 9 2.5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.9000
Put Purchase 45 2.5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.9400
Put Selling 1 2.5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.9651
Put Selling 2 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.0500
Put Selling 6 2.5 AMER 22/08/2009 0.9763
Put Selling 6 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.0725
Put Selling 45 2.5 AMER 16/01/2010 1.0400
(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 13 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 -18 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 -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 -38 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
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 -65 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -16 25.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -56 20.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -16 15.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -34 10.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -31 10.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased -26 2.5000 AMER 21/03/2009
Option Purchased -25 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased -21 5.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 5.0000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased -60 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 45 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 64 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 70 7.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 99 12.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 37 7.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 119 25.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 35 10.0000 AMER 16/01/2010
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 119 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 11 30.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1,920 17.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 2.5000 AMER 22/08/2009
Option Purchased 7 30.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 7 40.0000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 7 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 45 5.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 10 7.5000 AMER 21/02/2009
Option Purchased 1 20.0000 AMER 16/05/2009
Option Purchased 14 2.5000 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 16 2.5000 AMER 16/05/2009
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 8 17.5000 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