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 “Codeâ€)
1. KEY INFORMATION
| (a) Full name of discloser: | Â |
Barclays PLC. |
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(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed,
if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. |
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities
this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
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PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODS CORPORATION |
| (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: | Â | Â |
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure |
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4 September 2015 |
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(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A†|
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YES 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 | Â | Â | ORD | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Interests | Â | Short Positions | Â | ||||||||
| Â | Â | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 596,383 | 0.28% | 984,565 | 0.47% | |||||||
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 984,565 | 0.47% | 592,878 | 0.28% | ||||||||
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 1,580,948 | 0.75% | 1,577,443 | 0.75% |
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 | Â | ||
| security | Â | securities | Â | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 18.0540 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 700 | 17.9957 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 700 | 18.0085 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 900 | 18.1511 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 904 | 17.8700 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,100 | 18.0954 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,600 | 18.0216 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,692 | 17.8884 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,100 | 18.0079 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 21,998 | 17.9966 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 25,700 | 18.2000 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 200 | 18.0100 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 400 | 17.9675 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 490 | 18.0351 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 508 | 17.8700 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 700 | 17.9757 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 700 | 18.0185 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 800 | 18.0437 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 978 | 17.9696 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,000 | 18.0220 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,265 | 17.9637 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,600 | 18.0050 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,700 | 17.9750 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,764 | 17.9994 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,245 | 17.9777 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,200 | 17.9745 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,303 | 17.9996 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,400 | 18.0484 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,518 | 18.0012 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,835 | 17.9914 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,200 | 18.0052 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,600 | 17.9925 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,400 | 18.0117 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,692 | 17.9384 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 25,700 | 18.2000 USD | ||||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | Â | Â | Â | |||||
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | Â | Â | securities | Â | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 10/03/2017 | Long | 25,700 | 17.9900 USD |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
| Class of relevant security | Â | Product description e.g. call option | Â | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Â | Number of securities to which option relates | Â | Exercise price per unit | Â |
Type
e.g. American, European etc. |
 | Expiry date |  | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
| Class of relevant security | Â |
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 | Â |
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion |
 | Details |  | Price per unit (if applicable) |
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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
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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: | Â |
7 September 2015 |
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| Contact name: |
Jay Supaya |
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| 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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