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 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:		1,201,810		0.57%		1,792,723		0.85%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,010,141		0.95%		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:		3,211,951		1.52%		2,385,601		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		100		11.3500 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		10.9850 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		11.0500 USD
ORD		Purchase		173		11.2956 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		11.2216 USD
ORD		Purchase		500		11.2440 USD
ORD		Purchase		500		11.1180 USD
ORD		Purchase		625		11.1376 USD
ORD		Purchase		700		11.0828 USD
ORD		Purchase		873		11.0636 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,000		11.1740 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,811		10.9907 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,151		11.2313 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,400		11.1754 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,685		11.1549 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,700		11.0300 USD
ORD		Purchase		4,797		11.0105 USD
ORD		Purchase		5,728		11.1435 USD
ORD		Purchase		7,300		11.1895 USD
ORD		Purchase		8,505		11.1632 USD
ORD		Purchase		9,807		10.9617 USD
ORD		Purchase		10,911		11.1736 USD
ORD		Purchase		19,889		11.0410 USD
ORD		Purchase		21,300		11.1691 USD
ORD		Purchase		28,100		11.1212 USD
ORD		Purchase		29,300		11.2822 USD
ORD		Purchase		31,443		11.1819 USD
ORD		Purchase		39,500		11.1339 USD
ORD		Purchase		51,126		11.1802 USD
ORD		Purchase		96,602		11.2210 USD
ORD		Sale		11		11.2001 USD
ORD		Sale		43		11.2083 USD
ORD		Sale		100		10.9700 USD
ORD		Sale		100		10.9050 USD
ORD		Sale		300		11.1966 USD
ORD		Sale		600		11.2025 USD
ORD		Sale		600		11.1775 USD
ORD		Sale		700		11.0914 USD
ORD		Sale		873		11.0636 USD
ORD		Sale		1,000		11.1915 USD
ORD		Sale		1,720		11.1028 USD
ORD		Sale		2,200		11.3009 USD
ORD		Sale		2,300		11.1904 USD
ORD		Sale		2,600		11.2073 USD
ORD		Sale		2,800		11.2269 USD
ORD		Sale		3,700		11.0300 USD
ORD		Sale		5,330		11.0694 USD
ORD		Sale		6,440		11.1663 USD
ORD		Sale		7,100		11.2477 USD
ORD		Sale		9,300		11.1821 USD
ORD		Sale		10,490		11.1659 USD
ORD		Sale		14,663		11.0774 USD
ORD		Sale		25,300		11.1095 USD
ORD		Sale		41,100		11.1335 USD
ORD		Sale		41,969		11.2401 USD
ORD		Sale		53,510		11.2850 USD
ORD		Sale		142,177		11.1373 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 16/02/2016		Long		158,670		13.6300 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:		12 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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