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:		08 September 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:		594,991		0.28%		1,005,365		0.48%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,455,365		0.69%		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:		2,050,356		0.97%		1,598,243		0.76%

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		200		18.2700 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		18.0266 USD
ORD		Purchase		500		18.1320 USD
ORD		Purchase		700		18.1888 USD
ORD		Purchase		709		17.8700 USD
ORD		Purchase		800		18.0225 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,300		18.1068 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,418		18.0906 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,800		18.0144 USD
ORD		Purchase		5,500		17.9770 USD
ORD		Purchase		22,959		18.2600 USD
ORD		Purchase		29,800		17.9715 USD
ORD		Purchase		93,723		17.9290 USD
ORD		Sale		100		17.9501 USD
ORD		Sale		200		17.8050 USD
ORD		Sale		200		17.9550 USD
ORD		Sale		200		17.8250 USD
ORD		Sale		200		18.2700 USD
ORD		Sale		200		17.9200 USD
ORD		Sale		200		17.8750 USD
ORD		Sale		300		17.8800 USD
ORD		Sale		300		17.9100 USD
ORD		Sale		400		17.9150 USD
ORD		Sale		400		17.9875 USD
ORD		Sale		400		17.8375 USD
ORD		Sale		500		18.1644 USD
ORD		Sale		500		17.8200 USD
ORD		Sale		600		17.9516 USD
ORD		Sale		709		17.8700 USD
ORD		Sale		900		18.0500 USD
ORD		Sale		1,100		18.0554 USD
ORD		Sale		1,100		18.0371 USD
ORD		Sale		1,418		18.0906 USD
ORD		Sale		1,500		17.9646 USD
ORD		Sale		1,600		17.9625 USD
ORD		Sale		1,800		18.0073 USD
ORD		Sale		1,893		17.9272 USD
ORD		Sale		2,600		18.0819 USD
ORD		Sale		2,947		17.9350 USD
ORD		Sale		3,020		17.9088 USD
ORD		Sale		3,400		18.0347 USD
ORD		Sale		4,003		17.8551 USD
ORD		Sale		4,410		17.9402 USD
ORD		Sale		7,682		18.0377 USD
ORD		Sale		9,300		17.9806 USD
ORD		Sale		9,535		17.9468 USD
ORD		Sale		12,121		17.9220 USD
ORD		Sale		13,069		17.9232 USD
ORD		Sale		14,334		18.2600 USD
ORD		Sale		18,400		17.9500 USD
ORD		Sale		28,000		17.9692 USD
ORD		Sale		32,360		17.9341 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 13/03/2017		Long		20,800		17.9939 USD
ORD		SWAP Expires 11/12/2015		Long		450,000		23.5100 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:

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:		9 Sep 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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