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:		11 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:		599,432		0.28%		1,007,978		0.48%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,164,035		0.55%		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:		1,763,467		0.84%		1,600,856		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
security		Â		securities		Â
ORD		Purchase		100		16.8000 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		17.1800 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		16.8850 USD
ORD		Purchase		252		17.0853 USD
ORD		Purchase		545		16.9265 USD
ORD		Purchase		800		16.8800 USD
ORD		Purchase		900		16.7844 USD
ORD		Purchase		900		17.0877 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,400		16.6878 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,500		17.1690 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,164		17.1813 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,500		17.1533 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,740		16.7908 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,915		16.8434 USD
ORD		Purchase		4,163		17.1143 USD
ORD		Purchase		4,568		17.1551 USD
ORD		Purchase		4,596		16.9535 USD
ORD		Purchase		5,300		17.1748 USD
ORD		Purchase		11,200		16.9613 USD
ORD		Purchase		12,718		17.1007 USD
ORD		Purchase		18,100		17.1172 USD
ORD		Purchase		20,400		17.0483 USD
ORD		Purchase		21,451		17.2000 USD
ORD		Purchase		25,583		17.0087 USD
ORD		Purchase		31,900		17.0000 USD
ORD		Purchase		50,000		17.0198 USD
ORD		Purchase		68,387		17.1017 USD
ORD		Sale		100		17.0300 USD
ORD		Sale		182		17.1276 USD
ORD		Sale		200		17.1350 USD
ORD		Sale		300		16.9266 USD
ORD		Sale		500		16.9960 USD
ORD		Sale		500		17.0420 USD
ORD		Sale		500		17.0650 USD
ORD		Sale		600		17.0933 USD
ORD		Sale		896		16.9667 USD
ORD		Sale		900		16.9983 USD
ORD		Sale		1,029		17.0279 USD
ORD		Sale		1,064		17.0942 USD
ORD		Sale		1,100		17.0018 USD
ORD		Sale		1,182		17.0707 USD
ORD		Sale		1,287		17.1014 USD
ORD		Sale		1,500		17.0131 USD
ORD		Sale		1,500		17.1046 USD
ORD		Sale		1,600		17.0081 USD
ORD		Sale		2,000		16.8990 USD
ORD		Sale		2,100		17.0416 USD
ORD		Sale		2,100		17.0066 USD
ORD		Sale		3,700		17.1347 USD
ORD		Sale		3,700		17.1010 USD
ORD		Sale		3,900		17.0417 USD
ORD		Sale		4,083		16.8072 USD
ORD		Sale		4,200		17.0083 USD
ORD		Sale		4,348		17.0109 USD
ORD		Sale		4,500		17.0041 USD
ORD		Sale		6,600		17.0500 USD
ORD		Sale		7,300		17.0271 USD
ORD		Sale		8,352		17.0538 USD
ORD		Sale		9,600		16.8083 USD
ORD		Sale		10,700		16.9575 USD
ORD		Sale		13,100		17.0297 USD
ORD		Sale		19,200		17.0453 USD
ORD		Sale		21,451		17.2000 USD
ORD		Sale		32,900		17.0000 USD
ORD		Sale		118,000		17.1122 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 16/11/2015		Long		158,670		23.2700 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:		14 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 [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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