Form 8.3 - PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORPORATION

Form 8.3 - PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS 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 PRODUCTS 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:		18 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:		617,495		0.29%		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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(4)
		TOTAL:		1,387,065		0.66%		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		100		20.1300 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		20.3100 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		20.6300 USD
ORD		Purchase		101		20.5309 USD
ORD		Purchase		102		20.1900 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		20.4500 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		20.4866 USD
ORD		Purchase		400		20.2350 USD
ORD		Purchase		400		20.2774 USD
ORD		Purchase		400		20.3375 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,000		20.4690 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,400		20.1492 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,714		20.2966 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,743		20.3265 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,000		20.3276 USD
ORD		Purchase		6,327		20.3415 USD
ORD		Purchase		6,843		20.0096 USD
ORD		Purchase		7,500		20.3775 USD
ORD		Purchase		8,500		20.3446 USD
ORD		Purchase		9,022		20.3228 USD
ORD		Purchase		9,077		20.4259 USD
ORD		Purchase		9,200		20.3605 USD
ORD		Purchase		9,200		20.4876 USD
ORD		Purchase		10,960		20.3521 USD
ORD		Purchase		15,666		20.4679 USD
ORD		Purchase		20,948		20.4613 USD
ORD		Purchase		26,101		20.4772 USD
ORD		Purchase		29,061		20.3842 USD
ORD		Purchase		37,500		20.4600 USD
ORD		Purchase		49,308		20.5000 USD
ORD		Purchase		100,000		20.4804 USD
ORD		Sale		100		20.4300 USD
ORD		Sale		100		20.5450 USD
ORD		Sale		300		20.3733 USD
ORD		Sale		300		20.4833 USD
ORD		Sale		300		20.5100 USD
ORD		Sale		300		20.5200 USD
ORD		Sale		300		20.5266 USD
ORD		Sale		302		20.3654 USD
ORD		Sale		400		20.5400 USD
ORD		Sale		400		20.5500 USD
ORD		Sale		500		20.3140 USD
ORD		Sale		500		20.4320 USD
ORD		Sale		592		20.4729 USD
ORD		Sale		700		20.4228 USD
ORD		Sale		800		20.3050 USD
ORD		Sale		800		20.3912 USD
ORD		Sale		800		20.4606 USD
ORD		Sale		1,000		20.2710 USD
ORD		Sale		1,101		19.9600 USD
ORD		Sale		2,080		20.5501 USD
ORD		Sale		2,160		20.2953 USD
ORD		Sale		2,200		20.3747 USD
ORD		Sale		3,900		20.3764 USD
ORD		Sale		5,200		20.4650 USD
ORD		Sale		5,900		20.4625 USD
ORD		Sale		6,700		20.3307 USD
ORD		Sale		7,400		20.3768 USD
ORD		Sale		15,959		20.0447 USD
ORD		Sale		29,463		20.3384 USD
ORD		Sale		37,600		20.4600 USD
ORD		Sale		62,500		20.4760 USD
ORD		Sale		74,708		20.5000 USD
ORD		Sale		79,400		20.4588 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:		19 Aug 2015
Contact name:		RAJESH MUTHANNA
Telephone number:		020 3555 4634

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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