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:		23 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	ORD
	Â			Interests			Â	Short Positions
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		669,750		0.32%		1,177,334		0.56%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,179,927		0.56%		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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		TOTAL:		1,849,677		0.88%		1,770,212		0.84%

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		12.5300 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		12.7700 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		12.9450 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		12.9100 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		12.5900 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		12.7133 USD
ORD		Purchase		400		12.7250 USD
ORD		Purchase		500		12.5860 USD
ORD		Purchase		589		12.5475 USD
ORD		Purchase		600		11.8400 USD
ORD		Purchase		800		12.5800 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,100		12.7954 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,200		12.6037 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,226		12.6299 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,400		12.6825 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,545		12.7042 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,641		12.5835 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,172		12.7311 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,200		12.7843 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,328		12.7859 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,274		12.5645 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,700		12.7207 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,700		12.7854 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,884		12.7663 USD
ORD		Purchase		5,180		12.7325 USD
ORD		Purchase		5,500		12.7079 USD
ORD		Purchase		5,745		12.7747 USD
ORD		Purchase		9,386		12.7471 USD
ORD		Purchase		13,000		12.7338 USD
ORD		Purchase		20,000		12.7307 USD
ORD		Purchase		27,944		12.4852 USD
ORD		Purchase		49,032		12.7574 USD
ORD		Sale		100		12.8000 USD
ORD		Sale		400		12.7312 USD
ORD		Sale		500		12.7880 USD
ORD		Sale		500		12.6140 USD
ORD		Sale		500		12.6640 USD
ORD		Sale		538		12.2100 USD
ORD		Sale		600		11.8400 USD
ORD		Sale		800		12.7237 USD
ORD		Sale		1,000		12.7200 USD
ORD		Sale		1,206		12.7768 USD
ORD		Sale		1,300		12.8196 USD
ORD		Sale		2,600		12.7494 USD
ORD		Sale		2,800		12.7383 USD
ORD		Sale		2,900		12.6706 USD
ORD		Sale		5,416		12.7981 USD
ORD		Sale		6,099		12.7566 USD
ORD		Sale		7,464		12.7798 USD
ORD		Sale		13,531		12.7173 USD
ORD		Sale		20,900		12.7308 USD
ORD		Sale		27,700		12.6026 USD
ORD		Sale		29,200		12.5979 USD
ORD		Sale		33,192		12.7484 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. CFD

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Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

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Number of reference securities

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Price per unit

(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:		24 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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