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BETHESDA, Md., Oct 15, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- American Capital Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS) announced today it will report third quarter 2010 earnings after market close on November 2, 2010. Shareholders, prospective shareholders and analysts may listen to the shareholder call on November 3, 2010 at 11:00 am ET. The call can be accessed through a live webcast, free of charge, at http://www.americancapital.com/ or by dialing (877) 569-8701 (U.S. domestic) or (574) 941-7382 (international). Please provide the operator with the conference ID number 16312690. If you do not plan on asking a question on the call and have access to the internet, please take advantage of the webcast.

A slide presentation will accompany the shareholder call and will be available at http://www.americancapital.com/. Select the Q3 2010 Earnings Presentation link to download and print the presentation in advance of the shareholder call.

An archived audio of the call combined with the slide presentation will be made available on our website after the call on November 3. In addition, there will be a phone recording available from 2:00 pm November 3 until 11:59 pm November 17. If you are interested in hearing the recording of the presentation, please access it for free on our website or dial (800) 642-1687 (U.S. domestic) or (706) 645-9291 (international). The access code for both domestic and international callers is 16312690.

For further information, please contact Investor Relations at (301) 951-5917 or IR@AmericanCapital.com.

ABOUT AMERICAN CAPITAL

American Capital is a publicly traded private equity firm and global asset manager. American Capital, both directly and through its asset management business, originates, underwrites and manages investments in middle market private equity, leveraged finance, real estate and structured products. Founded in 1986, American Capital has $15 billion in capital resources under management and eight offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia. American Capital and its affiliates will consider investment opportunities from $5 million to $100 million. For further information, please refer to http://www.americancapital.com/.

This press release contains forward-looking statements. The statements regarding expected results of American Capital are subject to various factors and uncertainties, including the uncertainties associated with the timing of transaction closings, changes in interest rates, availability of transactions, changes in regional, national or international economic conditions or changes in the conditions of the industries in which American Capital has made investments.

SOURCE: American Capital Ltd.