Form 8.3 - PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODS CORPORATION

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 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:		24 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:		594,987		0.28%		910,565		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:		1,502,452		0.71%		1,503,443		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		17		17.5600 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		18.1000 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		17.7100 USD
ORD		Purchase		190		18.3149 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		18.2750 USD
ORD		Purchase		355		18.3143 USD
ORD		Purchase		355		18.2946 USD
ORD		Purchase		400		17.7450 USD
ORD		Purchase		700		18.3499 USD
ORD		Purchase		900		17.8561 USD
ORD		Purchase		900		18.2800 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,200		17.8862 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,200		17.9875 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,582		17.6800 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,700		17.9584 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,700		17.7971 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,892		17.9223 USD
ORD		Purchase		4,611		17.8822 USD
ORD		Purchase		4,800		17.9556 USD
ORD		Purchase		5,167		17.9316 USD
ORD		Purchase		7,549		17.8206 USD
ORD		Purchase		7,949		18.2419 USD
ORD		Purchase		9,881		18.2602 USD
ORD		Purchase		9,900		17.9144 USD
ORD		Purchase		15,600		17.9068 USD
ORD		Purchase		15,628		18.0008 USD
ORD		Purchase		16,620		17.8306 USD
ORD		Purchase		30,110		17.9348 USD
ORD		Purchase		137,895		18.8100 USD
ORD		Sale		17		17.5600 USD
ORD		Sale		100		17.7000 USD
ORD		Sale		100		18.5000 USD
ORD		Sale		100		18.1000 USD
ORD		Sale		100		17.7100 USD
ORD		Sale		200		17.6800 USD
ORD		Sale		200		18.7250 USD
ORD		Sale		300		17.6133 USD
ORD		Sale		488		17.8000 USD
ORD		Sale		800		18.0106 USD
ORD		Sale		878		17.4793 USD
ORD		Sale		900		17.8533 USD
ORD		Sale		900		17.6200 USD
ORD		Sale		1,112		17.9170 USD
ORD		Sale		1,687		17.9142 USD
ORD		Sale		1,800		18.0024 USD
ORD		Sale		2,084		17.7645 USD
ORD		Sale		2,700		18.3066 USD
ORD		Sale		3,400		17.9450 USD
ORD		Sale		10,500		17.8800 USD
ORD		Sale		11,263		18.1889 USD
ORD		Sale		12,279		18.1585 USD
ORD		Sale		14,800		17.9012 USD
ORD		Sale		31,010		17.9303 USD
ORD		Sale		48,688		17.9105 USD
ORD		Sale		137,895		18.8100 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: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		25 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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