Form 8.3 - PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODS CORPORATION

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 CORPORATION

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:

19 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:

594,987

0.28%

1,163,143

0.55%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,045,360

0.50%

592,878

0.28%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0.00%

(4)

TOTAL:

1,640,347

0.78%

1,756,021

0.83%

(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

200

20.2800 USD

ORD

Purchase

200

20.5050 USD

ORD

Purchase

300

20.2500 USD

ORD

Purchase

300

20.2533 USD

ORD

Purchase

1,002

20.4097 USD

ORD

Purchase

1,100

20.6300 USD

ORD

Purchase

1,200

20.5604 USD

ORD

Purchase

1,400

20.4478 USD

ORD

Purchase

1,880

20.3673 USD

ORD

Purchase

2,900

20.3867 USD

ORD

Purchase

3,730

20.6218 USD

ORD

Purchase

4,107

20.6482 USD

ORD

Purchase

5,103

20.6202 USD

ORD

Purchase

5,800

20.3930 USD

ORD

Purchase

5,900

20.3881 USD

ORD

Purchase

7,450

20.5063 USD

ORD

Purchase

7,599

20.4189 USD

ORD

Purchase

7,660

20.6160 USD

ORD

Purchase

10,100

20.3863 USD

ORD

Purchase

10,769

20.5213 USD

ORD

Purchase

11,900

20.6712 USD

ORD

Purchase

13,119

20.3915 USD

ORD

Purchase

14,293

20.5182 USD

ORD

Purchase

16,926

20.4562 USD

ORD

Purchase

18,600

20.6119 USD

ORD

Purchase

20,760

20.3787 USD

ORD

Purchase

21,900

20.4286 USD

ORD

Purchase

23,739

20.5615 USD

ORD

Purchase

24,500

20.4096 USD

ORD

Purchase

25,026

20.3923 USD

ORD

Purchase

48,900

20.3760 USD

ORD

Purchase

51,800

20.5000 USD

ORD

Purchase

61,784

20.6387 USD

ORD

Purchase

69,554

20.6135 USD

ORD

Purchase

79,901

20.5515 USD

ORD

Purchase

82,274

20.3939 USD

ORD

Purchase

101,157

20.3992 USD

ORD

Purchase

141,842

20.4647 USD

ORD

Purchase

192,905

20.6254 USD

ORD

Purchase

195,110

20.3843 USD

ORD

Sale

100

20.3200 USD

ORD

Sale

100

20.4000 USD

ORD

Sale

200

20.5050 USD

ORD

Sale

300

20.3600 USD

ORD

Sale

300

20.4116 USD

ORD

Sale

300

20.4200 USD

ORD

Sale

300

20.4300 USD

ORD

Sale

300

20.7700 USD

ORD

Sale

400

20.3412 USD

ORD

Sale

400

20.3725 USD

ORD

Sale

500

20.4380 USD

ORD

Sale

543

20.6305 USD

ORD

Sale

800

20.3612 USD

ORD

Sale

800

20.3687 USD

ORD

Sale

926

20.4011 USD

ORD

Sale

1,200

20.6495 USD

ORD

Sale

1,300

20.3238 USD

ORD

Sale

1,300

20.6084 USD

ORD

Sale

1,357

20.7137 USD

ORD

Sale

1,400

20.3250 USD

ORD

Sale

1,450

20.3037 USD

ORD

Sale

1,700

20.4591 USD

ORD

Sale

1,800

20.4091 USD

ORD

Sale

1,900

20.6989 USD

ORD

Sale

2,130

20.7400 USD

ORD

Sale

2,692

20.4361 USD

ORD

Sale

2,900

20.4542 USD

ORD

Sale

2,947

20.3963 USD

ORD

Sale

3,100

20.4322 USD

ORD

Sale

3,400

20.4435 USD

ORD

Sale

4,800

20.4230 USD

ORD

Sale

5,300

20.6691 USD

ORD

Sale

5,900

20.4254 USD

ORD

Sale

7,500

20.5008 USD

ORD

Sale

9,372

20.3850 USD

ORD

Sale

10,648

20.4845 USD

ORD

Sale

10,658

20.4771 USD

ORD

Sale

12,000

20.3630 USD

ORD

Sale

13,080

20.4099 USD

ORD

Sale

14,100

20.4556 USD

ORD

Sale

17,228

20.4083 USD

ORD

Sale

18,936

20.4448 USD

ORD

Sale

19,000

20.4247 USD

ORD

Sale

21,150

20.3108 USD

ORD

Sale

31,431

20.5440 USD

ORD

Sale

50,000

20.4903 USD

ORD

Sale

50,000

20.4928 USD

ORD

Sale

89,632

20.5000 USD

ORD

Sale

131,121

20.3839 USD

ORD

Sale

140,025

20.7200 USD

ORD

Sale

141,842

20.4647 USD

ORD

Sale

155,678

20.3550 USD

ORD

Sale

714,525

20.5226 USD

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

ORD

SWAP Expires 24/11/2015

Long

137,895

20.7200 USD

(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: