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)   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: 01 September 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

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:       ORD            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 594,989 0.28% 933,256 0.44%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
933,165 0.44% 592,878 0.28%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 1,528,154 0.72% 1,526,134 0.72%

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:  
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

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   Purchase/sale   Number of   Price per unit
security   securities  
ORD Purchase 83 18.5800 USD
ORD Purchase 100 18.6100 USD
ORD Purchase 100 18.5799 USD
ORD Purchase 126 18.6579 USD
ORD Purchase 174 18.6600 USD
ORD Purchase 200 18.6400 USD
ORD Purchase 300 18.7733 USD
ORD Purchase 300 18.6633 USD
ORD Purchase 313 18.5900 USD
ORD Purchase 500 18.3702 USD
ORD Purchase 800 18.7537 USD
ORD Purchase 1,400 18.3671 USD
ORD Purchase 1,600 18.4180 USD
ORD Purchase 2,900 18.4754 USD
ORD Purchase 3,000 18.5530 USD
ORD Purchase 3,300 18.5893 USD
ORD Purchase 3,800 18.5210 USD
ORD Purchase 3,852 18.2100 USD
ORD Purchase 6,500 18.4191 USD
ORD Purchase 7,570 18.4791 USD
ORD Purchase 7,600 18.5255 USD
ORD Purchase 8,303 18.5714 USD
ORD Purchase 10,817 18.4945 USD
ORD Purchase 11,282 18.7500 USD
ORD Purchase 24,300 18.4329 USD
ORD Purchase 29,801 18.4512 USD
ORD Sale 23 18.1001 USD
ORD Sale 200 18.2800 USD
ORD Sale 300 18.4666 USD
ORD Sale 400 18.2825 USD
ORD Sale 400 18.3250 USD
ORD Sale 400 18.4800 USD
ORD Sale 400 18.4600 USD
ORD Sale 500 18.5040 USD
ORD Sale 700 18.4685 USD
ORD Sale 777 18.4050 USD
ORD Sale 800 18.5050 USD
ORD Sale 900 18.5788 USD
ORD Sale 1,200 18.4483 USD
ORD Sale 1,300 18.4838 USD
ORD Sale 1,400 18.3671 USD
ORD Sale 1,600 18.4180 USD
ORD Sale 1,600 18.4375 USD
ORD Sale 2,097 18.5303 USD
ORD Sale 2,100 18.3322 USD
ORD Sale 2,400 18.4931 USD
ORD Sale 2,700 18.3923 USD
ORD Sale 2,800 18.4175 USD
ORD Sale 2,900 18.3943 USD
ORD Sale 3,400 18.5020 USD
ORD Sale 3,800 18.4965 USD
ORD Sale 3,852 18.2100 USD
ORD Sale 4,913 18.5997 USD
ORD Sale 6,100 18.4201 USD
ORD Sale 7,600 18.5564 USD
ORD Sale 8,101 18.4181 USD
ORD Sale 8,903 18.3780 USD
ORD Sale 11,282 18.7500 USD
ORD Sale 12,400 18.3862 USD
ORD Sale 21,800 18.4345 USD
ORD Sale 34,673 18.5261 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 06/03/2017 Long 25,700 18.3932 USD

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

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security   Product description e.g. call option   Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.   Number of securities to which option relates   Exercise price per unit   Type

e.g. American, European etc.

  Expiry date   Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. call option

  Exercising/ exercised against   Number of securities   Exercise price per unit

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

Class of relevant security   Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

  Details   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?   NO
Date of disclosure: 2 Sep 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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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

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