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: 10 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

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: 834,986 0.40% 610,900 0.29%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,060,900 0.51% 592,878 0.28%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 1,895,886 0.91% 1,203,778 0.58%

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 22.8000 USD
ORD Purchase 473 23.1285 USD
ORD Purchase 500 23.0960 USD
ORD Purchase 600 23.0200 USD
ORD Purchase 700 23.3257 USD
ORD Purchase 800 23.2600 USD
ORD Purchase 1,572 23.2379 USD
ORD Purchase 2,600 22.9880 USD
ORD Purchase 3,000 23.0375 USD
ORD Purchase 7,800 23.3983 USD
ORD Purchase 20,500 22.9986 USD
ORD Purchase 54,565 22.4800 USD
ORD Purchase 615,055 23.5100 USD
ORD Sale 10 23.4100 USD
ORD Sale 100 22.6200 USD
ORD Sale 100 22.8950 USD
ORD Sale 300 23.4117 USD
ORD Sale 400 22.9950 USD
ORD Sale 500 23.0580 USD
ORD Sale 600 22.9900 USD
ORD Sale 700 23.3121 USD
ORD Sale 800 22.8900 USD
ORD Sale 1,000 23.1160 USD
ORD Sale 1,004 23.0852 USD
ORD Sale 1,100 23.1418 USD
ORD Sale 1,200 23.0641 USD
ORD Sale 1,400 22.9207 USD
ORD Sale 1,500 23.1826 USD
ORD Sale 1,500 23.4010 USD
ORD Sale 2,908 23.0990 USD
ORD Sale 4,600 23.3863 USD
ORD Sale 4,794 22.8986 USD
ORD Sale 5,500 23.3871 USD
ORD Sale 5,566 22.9935 USD
ORD Sale 6,373 23.0455 USD
ORD Sale 7,800 23.3983 USD
ORD Sale 8,300 23.3845 USD
ORD Sale 21,036 23.3866 USD
ORD Sale 27,392 23.3916 USD
ORD Sale 29,979 23.3911 USD
ORD Sale 54,565 22.4800 USD
ORD Sale 1,065,055 23.5100 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 11/09/2015 Long 450,000 23.5100 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: 11 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 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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