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) | Â | Full name of discloser: | Â | Barclays PLC. | |
| Â | Â | Â | |||
| (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: | 10 September 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 | ORD | |||||||||
| Â | Interests | Â | Short Positions | ||||||||
| Â | Â | Number | Â | (%) | Number | Â | (%) | ||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 598,895 | 0.28% | 1,006,149 | 0.48% | |||||||
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 1,455,365 | 0.69% | 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: | 2,054,260 | 0.97% | 1,599,027 | 0.76% | |||||||
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 | Â | Â | securities | Â | Â | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 100 | Â | 17.4700 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 167 | Â | 17.1659 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 469 | Â | 17.2500 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 600 | Â | 17.3291 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 600 | Â | 17.3283 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 700 | Â | 17.3857 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 800 | Â | 17.1031 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 840 | Â | 17.2077 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 1,200 | Â | 17.3408 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 1,204 | Â | 17.2605 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 1,300 | Â | 17.1523 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 1,900 | Â | 17.3378 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 2,000 | Â | 17.1995 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 3,416 | Â | 17.1579 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 3,681 | Â | 17.2993 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 3,790 | Â | 17.3273 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 4,648 | Â | 17.3095 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 4,900 | Â | 17.2625 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 4,900 | Â | 17.2743 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 5,099 | Â | 17.3360 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 6,772 | Â | 17.2416 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 7,178 | Â | 17.1005 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 9,027 | Â | 17.2464 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 11,447 | Â | 17.1121 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 12,744 | Â | 17.2749 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 25,276 | Â | 17.2000 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Purchase | Â | 25,700 | Â | 17.8300 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 20 | Â | 17.2100 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 100 | Â | 17.1150 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 100 | Â | 17.3000 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 158 | Â | 17.2700 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 169 | Â | 17.1921 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 178 | Â | 17.1006 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 200 | Â | 17.2750 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 200 | Â | 17.2625 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 300 | Â | 17.2166 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 400 | Â | 17.3125 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 500 | Â | 17.3312 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 546 | Â | 17.2500 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 800 | Â | 17.2300 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 822 | Â | 17.2565 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 950 | Â | 17.2000 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 972 | Â | 17.2499 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 1,000 | Â | 17.2590 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 1,600 | Â | 17.2703 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 1,800 | Â | 17.1933 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 4,100 | Â | 17.2688 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 4,700 | Â | 17.2667 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 24,278 | Â | 17.2002 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 25,700 | Â | 17.8300 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 27,862 | Â | 17.1559 USD | Â |
| ORD | Â | Sale | Â | 39,099 | Â | 17.2902 USD | Â |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of relevant security | Â |
Product description
e.g. CFD |
 |
Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position |
 | Number of reference securities |  | Price per unit |
(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
| 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: |
| 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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
| any derivative is referenced: |
| NONE |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | Â | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 11 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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