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: 02 November 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: 605,310 0.29% 1,807,723 0.86%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
2,362,721 1.12% 592,878 0.28%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 2,968,031 1.41% 2,400,601 1.14%

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 100 10.5600 USD
ORD Purchase 100 11.1900 USD
ORD Purchase 350 10.9914 USD
ORD Purchase 400 11.0675 USD
ORD Purchase 400 11.2675 USD
ORD Purchase 500 11.2200 USD
ORD Purchase 500 11.2620 USD
ORD Purchase 600 10.7800 USD
ORD Purchase 600 11.2025 USD
ORD Purchase 700 11.2328 USD
ORD Purchase 800 11.1587 USD
ORD Purchase 900 11.3477 USD
ORD Purchase 1,300 11.1092 USD
ORD Purchase 1,450 10.9720 USD
ORD Purchase 1,594 11.1211 USD
ORD Purchase 1,600 11.2299 USD
ORD Purchase 1,790 10.8536 USD
ORD Purchase 2,338 11.0600 USD
ORD Purchase 2,779 11.1169 USD
ORD Purchase 3,500 11.1777 USD
ORD Purchase 3,800 11.1143 USD
ORD Purchase 3,900 11.1064 USD
ORD Purchase 3,900 11.2323 USD
ORD Purchase 4,150 11.0799 USD
ORD Purchase 4,300 11.2503 USD
ORD Purchase 4,300 11.2060 USD
ORD Purchase 4,500 11.2069 USD
ORD Purchase 4,597 11.1070 USD
ORD Purchase 4,900 11.2160 USD
ORD Purchase 5,031 11.1501 USD
ORD Purchase 5,067 11.3144 USD
ORD Purchase 6,794 11.0928 USD
ORD Purchase 12,000 11.0798 USD
ORD Purchase 13,800 11.1423 USD
ORD Purchase 31,978 10.8910 USD
ORD Purchase 32,719 11.2754 USD
ORD Purchase 42,173 10.6780 USD
ORD Sale 7 11.2800 USD
ORD Sale 14 11.2900 USD
ORD Sale 100 11.0550 USD
ORD Sale 100 11.1100 USD
ORD Sale 100 11.2810 USD
ORD Sale 100 11.3400 USD
ORD Sale 200 11.2400 USD
ORD Sale 200 11.2700 USD
ORD Sale 300 11.3100 USD
ORD Sale 341 11.2963 USD
ORD Sale 400 11.2950 USD
ORD Sale 500 11.0318 USD
ORD Sale 509 11.1501 USD
ORD Sale 700 11.1671 USD
ORD Sale 1,149 11.2738 USD
ORD Sale 1,700 11.2123 USD
ORD Sale 1,900 11.2363 USD
ORD Sale 1,909 11.2911 USD
ORD Sale 2,000 11.2299 USD
ORD Sale 3,700 11.1076 USD
ORD Sale 4,215 11.1500 USD
ORD Sale 7,419 11.1962 USD
ORD Sale 10,212 11.3114 USD
ORD Sale 10,489 11.2874 USD
ORD Sale 11,500 11.0819 USD
ORD Sale 14,000 11.1415 USD
ORD Sale 15,641 11.1026 USD
ORD Sale 20,353 11.2548 USD
ORD Sale 88,314 10.8130 USD
ORD Sale 567,136 11.0600 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 07/12/2015 Long 564,998 11.0600 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: 3 Nov 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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