FORM 8.3 - PLATFORM SPECIALITY PRODS CORPORATION

FORM 8.3 - PLATFORM SPECIALITY PRODS CORPORATION

BARCLAYS PLC

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a)	Â	Full name of discloser:	Â	Barclays PLC.
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(b)		Owner or controller of interest and short
Â		positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):		Â
(c)		Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose		PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODS CORPORATION
Â		relevant securities this form relates:		Â
(d)		If an exempt fund manager connected with an
		offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
Â		offeror/offeree:		Â
(e)		Date position held/dealing undertaken:		26 August 2015
(f)		In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making		YES:
Â		disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?		ALENT PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:			Â	ORD
	Â			Interests			Â	Short Positions
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		595,082		0.28%		907,465		0.43%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				907,465		0.43%		592,878		0.28%
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(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)
		TOTAL:		1,502,547		0.71%		1,500,343		0.71%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	Â
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Â

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of	Â	Price per unit
security		Â		securities		Â
ORD		Purchase		51		16.8300 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		16.7900 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		17.1400 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		17.0166 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		17.2533 USD
ORD		Purchase		500		16.7860 USD
ORD		Purchase		700		17.4514 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,400		17.2280 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,189		17.0710 USD
ORD		Purchase		4,900		17.1117 USD
ORD		Purchase		6,800		17.0356 USD
ORD		Purchase		7,800		17.2249 USD
ORD		Purchase		8,896		17.2199 USD
ORD		Purchase		9,500		17.2012 USD
ORD		Purchase		11,202		17.2893 USD
ORD		Purchase		11,291		17.3579 USD
ORD		Purchase		11,900		17.5538 USD
ORD		Purchase		12,124		17.0628 USD
ORD		Purchase		16,100		17.2506 USD
ORD		Purchase		17,615		17.4636 USD
ORD		Purchase		22,249		17.4978 USD
ORD		Purchase		29,277		17.2742 USD
ORD		Purchase		34,400		17.7100 USD
ORD		Purchase		35,000		17.7105 USD
ORD		Purchase		55,800		17.2439 USD
ORD		Purchase		60,707		17.4482 USD
ORD		Purchase		62,100		17.2362 USD
ORD		Purchase		69,246		17.3774 USD
ORD		Purchase		78,580		17.1815 USD
ORD		Purchase		97,495		17.1774 USD
ORD		Purchase		283,402		17.3681 USD
ORD		Sale		100		17.1000 USD
ORD		Sale		100		17.7300 USD
ORD		Sale		100		17.2900 USD
ORD		Sale		200		17.2100 USD
ORD		Sale		200		17.1400 USD
ORD		Sale		200		17.7350 USD
ORD		Sale		300		17.0600 USD
ORD		Sale		300		17.7400 USD
ORD		Sale		428		17.2610 USD
ORD		Sale		700		17.4157 USD
ORD		Sale		700		17.1585 USD
ORD		Sale		1,000		17.3420 USD
ORD		Sale		1,100		17.2890 USD
ORD		Sale		1,100		17.1963 USD
ORD		Sale		1,200		17.2275 USD
ORD		Sale		1,300		17.3969 USD
ORD		Sale		1,600		17.3162 USD
ORD		Sale		2,400		17.2280 USD
ORD		Sale		2,400		17.1602 USD
ORD		Sale		4,368		17.2382 USD
ORD		Sale		6,700		17.2296 USD
ORD		Sale		11,950		17.0815 USD
ORD		Sale		12,527		17.2756 USD
ORD		Sale		12,700		17.1048 USD
ORD		Sale		16,700		17.1764 USD
ORD		Sale		16,920		17.3072 USD
ORD		Sale		17,580		17.2349 USD
ORD		Sale		22,500		17.1929 USD
ORD		Sale		27,445		17.3959 USD
ORD		Sale		29,723		17.1629 USD
ORD		Sale		34,400		17.7100 USD
ORD		Sale		39,015		17.1252 USD
ORD		Sale		52,600		17.2697 USD
ORD		Sale		633,517		17.3661 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. CFD

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Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

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Number of reference securities

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Price per unit

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

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Number of securities to which option relates

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Exercise price per unit

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Type e.g. American, European etc.

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Expiry date

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Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Exercising/ exercised against

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Number of securities

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Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

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Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

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Details

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Price per unit (if applicable)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		27 Aug 2015
Contact name:		Jay Supaya
Telephone number:		020 7773 0635

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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