FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 04/19/2010 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD [ ACAS ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
Common Stock | 4,271,549 | D(1)(10) | |
Common Stock | 9,200,181 | D(2)(10) | |
Common Stock | 88,691 | D(3)(10) | |
Common Stock | 2,695,120 | D(4)(10) | |
Common Stock | 7,538,947 | D(5)(10) | |
Common Stock | 14,500,000 | D(6)(10) | |
Common Stock | 984,876 | D(7)(10) | |
Common Stock | 1,404,403 | D(8)(10) | |
Common Stock | 3,041,233 | I | See(9)(10) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson Advantage Master Ltd. ("Advantage Master"). |
2. Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson Advantage Plus Master Ltd. ("Advantage Plus Master"). |
3. Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson Advantage Select Master Fund Ltd. ("Select Master"). |
4. Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson International Ltd. ("International"). |
5. Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson Enhanced Ltd. ("Enhanced Ltd."). |
6. Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson Recovery Master Fund Ltd. ("Recovery Master"). |
7. Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson Partners L.P. ("Paulson Partners"). |
8. Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson Partners Enhanced, L.P. ("Enhanced LP"). |
9. Reflects securities held in accounts managed separately (the "Separately Managed Accounts") by Paulson & Co. Inc. ("Paulson Co."). |
10. Paulson & Co. is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Paulson & Co. provides investment management services to Advantage Master, Advantage Plus Master, Select Master, International, Enhanced Ltd., Recovery Master and the Separately Managed Accounts, and is a general partner of Paulson Partners and Enhanced LP. John Paulson is the controlling person of Paulson & Co. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), the filing of this Form 3 shall not be deemed an admission by any of the persons reporting on this Form 3 that he or it, for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, is the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this Form. |
Stuart L. Merzer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Paulson & Co. Inc. | 04/29/2010 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |