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:		27 November 2015
(f)		In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making		NO
Â		disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?		Â

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:		600,029		0.28%		1,103,243		0.52%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,091,775		0.52%		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:		1,691,804		0.80%		1,696,121		0.80%

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		8		12.4000 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		12.3850 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		12.1400 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		12.3100 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		12.3899 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		12.3450 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		12.3600 USD
ORD		Purchase		400		12.2400 USD
ORD		Purchase		400		12.3150 USD
ORD		Purchase		700		12.3685 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,000		12.3000 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,183		12.3582 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,293		12.3677 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,400		12.3283 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,600		12.3327 USD
ORD		Purchase		5,491		12.4002 USD
ORD		Purchase		9,965		12.3805 USD
ORD		Purchase		10,000		12.9600 USD
ORD		Purchase		10,300		12.3240 USD
ORD		Purchase		29,768		12.3632 USD
ORD		Purchase		30,244		12.3300 USD
ORD		Purchase		47,924		12.2975 USD
ORD		Sale		100		12.3901 USD
ORD		Sale		100		12.3900 USD
ORD		Sale		100		12.2400 USD
ORD		Sale		200		12.3750 USD
ORD		Sale		300		12.3666 USD
ORD		Sale		300		12.2000 USD
ORD		Sale		400		12.1750 USD
ORD		Sale		400		12.1575 USD
ORD		Sale		500		12.1380 USD
ORD		Sale		500		12.3360 USD
ORD		Sale		569		12.3486 USD
ORD		Sale		800		12.3562 USD
ORD		Sale		1,500		12.3126 USD
ORD		Sale		1,700		12.3552 USD
ORD		Sale		1,900		12.4452 USD
ORD		Sale		2,100		12.3040 USD
ORD		Sale		2,831		12.3365 USD
ORD		Sale		3,000		12.3223 USD
ORD		Sale		10,000		12.9600 USD
ORD		Sale		18,100		12.3557 USD
ORD		Sale		30,344		12.3300 USD
ORD		Sale		34,100		12.3791 USD
ORD		Sale		51,824		12.2972 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:

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:		30 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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