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:		06 November 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	Â	Â	ORD
				Interests			Â	Short Positions
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		1,191,810		0.57%		1,797,723		0.85%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,866,471		0.89%		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:		3,058,281		1.45%		2,390,601		1.13%

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		171		11.8067 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		11.7475 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		11.8974 USD
ORD		Purchase		233		11.6771 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		11.6800 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		11.6933 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		11.6000 USD
ORD		Purchase		333		11.6909 USD
ORD		Purchase		500		11.6440 USD
ORD		Purchase		500		11.6900 USD
ORD		Purchase		600		11.6600 USD
ORD		Purchase		700		11.7542 USD
ORD		Purchase		837		11.6623 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,000		11.6590 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,037		11.6735 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,138		11.8839 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,366		11.6748 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,400		11.6510 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,400		11.7500 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,567		11.6853 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,830		11.6995 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,100		11.7519 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,000		11.7525 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,323		11.6998 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,804		11.7055 USD
ORD		Purchase		5,200		11.7942 USD
ORD		Purchase		5,300		11.6922 USD
ORD		Purchase		5,438		11.6967 USD
ORD		Purchase		7,570		11.7035 USD
ORD		Purchase		9,126		11.7018 USD
ORD		Purchase		9,700		11.7908 USD
ORD		Purchase		9,961		11.8214 USD
ORD		Purchase		10,000		11.4646 USD
ORD		Purchase		11,100		11.7401 USD
ORD		Purchase		11,400		11.7754 USD
ORD		Purchase		14,400		11.5900 USD
ORD		Purchase		15,010		11.8271 USD
ORD		Purchase		18,800		11.7454 USD
ORD		Purchase		20,926		11.8027 USD
ORD		Purchase		21,208		11.7477 USD
ORD		Purchase		40,184		11.7718 USD
ORD		Purchase		40,584		11.7697 USD
ORD		Purchase		107,138		11.7233 USD
ORD		Purchase		613,099		11.8900 USD
ORD		Sale		200		11.6900 USD
ORD		Sale		200		11.8300 USD
ORD		Sale		200		11.4400 USD
ORD		Sale		400		11.4675 USD
ORD		Sale		400		11.5550 USD
ORD		Sale		461		11.8656 USD
ORD		Sale		545		11.5336 USD
ORD		Sale		600		11.8433 USD
ORD		Sale		632		11.8841 USD
ORD		Sale		700		11.8351 USD
ORD		Sale		1,000		11.7900 USD
ORD		Sale		1,200		11.7758 USD
ORD		Sale		1,300		11.8284 USD
ORD		Sale		1,300		11.3284 USD
ORD		Sale		1,555		11.4778 USD
ORD		Sale		2,000		11.8575 USD
ORD		Sale		4,500		11.8255 USD
ORD		Sale		5,300		11.7300 USD
ORD		Sale		5,368		11.7394 USD
ORD		Sale		5,400		11.7351 USD
ORD		Sale		6,800		11.7344 USD
ORD		Sale		9,000		11.7873 USD
ORD		Sale		12,000		11.7962 USD
ORD		Sale		14,500		11.5900 USD
ORD		Sale		28,464		11.6991 USD
ORD		Sale		31,194		11.8265 USD
ORD		Sale		39,584		11.7654 USD
ORD		Sale		118,700		11.8138 USD
ORD		Sale		118,975		11.6662 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Â	Product	Â	Nature of dealing	Â	Number of	Â	Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
ORD		SWAP Expires 11/01/2016		Long		100,555		11.8900 USD

(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:		9 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 [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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