Form 8.3 - PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODS CORP

BARCLAYS PLC

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODS CORP

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

6 August 2015

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

ALENT PLC

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:

ORD

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

987,368

0.47%

217,161

0.10%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

160,900

0.08%

592,878

0.28%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0.00%

(4)

TOTAL:

1,148,268

0.55%

810,039

0.39%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

ORD

Purchase

100

23.4600 USD

ORD

Purchase

200

23.3600 USD

ORD

Purchase

400

23.3050 USD

ORD

Purchase

600

23.2766 USD

ORD

Purchase

1,586

23.3034 USD

ORD

Purchase

1,625

23.2651 USD

ORD

Purchase

1,700

23.1594 USD

ORD

Purchase

1,800

23.1963 USD

ORD

Purchase

1,914

23.2171 USD

ORD

Purchase

2,546

23.2475 USD

ORD

Purchase

2,546

23.2476 USD

ORD

Purchase

3,039

23.1688 USD

ORD

Purchase

3,200

23.5479 USD

ORD

Purchase

644,372

23.2700 USD

ORD

Sale

100

23.1100 USD

ORD

Sale

200

23.1350 USD

ORD

Sale

200

23.5950 USD

ORD

Sale

314

23.2152 USD

ORD

Sale

400

23.0100 USD

ORD

Sale

500

23.1320 USD

ORD

Sale

500

23.1780 USD

ORD

Sale

700

23.3971 USD

ORD

Sale

800

23.1437 USD

ORD

Sale

800

23.2071 USD

ORD

Sale

1,000

23.5360 USD

ORD

Sale

1,300

23.2138 USD

ORD

Sale

1,695

23.5834 USD

ORD

Sale

1,700

23.5352 USD

ORD

Sale

2,546

23.2475 USD

ORD

Sale

3,200

23.5479 USD

ORD

Sale

3,900

23.4880 USD

ORD

Sale

6,650

23.2436 USD

ORD

Sale

7,800

23.5420 USD

ORD

Sale

11,488

23.5576 USD

ORD

Sale

644,372

23.2700 USD

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per unit

security

description

reference

securities

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

description

purchasing,

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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: