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:		14 August 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:		594,986		0.28%		769,570		0.36%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				769,570		0.36%		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:		1,364,556		0.65%		1,362,448		0.65%

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		6		21.7700 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		21.0900 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		21.0950 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		21.0400 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		21.6550 USD
ORD		Purchase		400		21.4625 USD
ORD		Purchase		763		21.1798 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,000		21.6340 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,100		21.3081 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,199		21.2582 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,202		21.0554 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,550		21.1329 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,600		21.6006 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,000		21.6239 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,087		21.2474 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,998		21.3800 USD
ORD		Purchase		5,834		21.5084 USD
ORD		Purchase		6,093		21.3036 USD
ORD		Purchase		6,102		21.3900 USD
ORD		Purchase		6,780		21.3608 USD
ORD		Purchase		6,900		21.1592 USD
ORD		Purchase		7,600		21.1728 USD
ORD		Purchase		7,600		21.5571 USD
ORD		Purchase		8,440		21.3784 USD
ORD		Purchase		10,500		21.4284 USD
ORD		Purchase		10,900		21.4601 USD
ORD		Purchase		10,964		21.5361 USD
ORD		Purchase		14,208		21.3876 USD
ORD		Purchase		43,131		21.4490 USD
ORD		Purchase		158,670		21.0000 USD
ORD		Purchase		434,086		21.1100 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.0900 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.3800 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.4000 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.5950 USD
ORD		Sale		300		21.5033 USD
ORD		Sale		500		21.4490 USD
ORD		Sale		900		21.3733 USD
ORD		Sale		1,000		21.4560 USD
ORD		Sale		1,200		21.3858 USD
ORD		Sale		1,400		21.2096 USD
ORD		Sale		1,600		21.6228 USD
ORD		Sale		1,900		21.1084 USD
ORD		Sale		5,100		21.4537 USD
ORD		Sale		5,700		21.1943 USD
ORD		Sale		6,000		21.1622 USD
ORD		Sale		6,102		21.3900 USD
ORD		Sale		6,902		21.1844 USD
ORD		Sale		12,433		21.3752 USD
ORD		Sale		17,512		21.4128 USD
ORD		Sale		33,608		21.1801 USD
ORD		Sale		60,000		21.6127 USD
ORD		Sale		158,670		21.0000 USD
ORD		Sale		434,086		21.1100 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:		17 Aug 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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