TIDMBARC 
 
 

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)   Full name of discloser:                                              Barclays PLC. 
(b)   Owner or controller of interest and short 
      positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): 
(c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                         PLATFORM SPECIALTY 
                                                                           PRODS CORPORATION 
      relevant securities this form relates: 
(d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an 
      offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of 
      offeror/offeree: 
(e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:                               03 September 2015 
(f)   In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making    YES: 
      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                   ORD 
security: 
                                    Interests         Short Positions 
                                    Number     (%)    Number     (%) 
(1)                 Relevant 
                    securities 
                    owned 
                    and/or          596,042    0.28%  958,920    0.45% 
                    controlled: 
(2)                 Cash-settled 
                    derivatives: 
                                    958,865    0.45%  592,878    0.28% 
(3)                 Stock-settled 
                    derivatives 
                    (including 
                    options) 
                    and agreements  0          0.00%  0          0.00% 
                    to 
                    purchase/DEALING: 
                    TOTAL:          1,554,907  0.74%  1,551,798  0.74% 
 
 

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: 
Details, including nature of the rights 
concerned and relevant  percentages: 
 
 

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   Purchase/DEALING  Number of   Price per unit 
security                           securities 
ORD                 Purchase       1           18.4800 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       4           18.3300 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       14          18.2900 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       75          18.0600 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       100         18.1100 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       100         18.4300 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       342         18.2000 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       400         18.3705 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       400         18.1825 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       600         18.4258 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       700         18.4010 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       900         18.4266 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       1,000       18.1830 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       1,000       18.3830 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       1,400       18.4285 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       1,400       18.4132 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       1,500       18.4156 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       1,600       18.1075 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       2,000       18.1325 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       2,329       18.2445 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       4,950       18.1705 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       5,200       18.3578 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       5,392       18.1984 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       6,438       18.1132 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       10,092      18.4595 USD 
ORD                 Purchase       16,900      18.2455 USD 
ORD                 Sale           75          18.0600 USD 
ORD                 Sale           100         18.0300 USD 
ORD                 Sale           100         18.0100 USD 
ORD                 Sale           100         18.0400 USD 
ORD                 Sale           100         18.4300 USD 
ORD                 Sale           100         18.3200 USD 
ORD                 Sale           100         18.2001 USD 
ORD                 Sale           100         18.1900 USD 
ORD                 Sale           100         18.1100 USD 
ORD                 Sale           100         18.0700 USD 
ORD                 Sale           182         18.3073 USD 
ORD                 Sale           200         18.1700 USD 
ORD                 Sale           300         18.0900 USD 
ORD                 Sale           300         18.0550 USD 
ORD                 Sale           300         18.2200 USD 
ORD                 Sale           700         18.1800 USD 
ORD                 Sale           700         18.2957 USD 
ORD                 Sale           800         18.3162 USD 
ORD                 Sale           1,000       18.2060 USD 
ORD                 Sale           1,100       18.1418 USD 
ORD                 Sale           1,310       18.2459 USD 
ORD                 Sale           1,350       18.1688 USD 
ORD                 Sale           1,600       18.1731 USD 
ORD                 Sale           2,300       18.1382 USD 
ORD                 Sale           2,596       18.1406 USD 
ORD                 Sale           5,300       18.3759 USD 
ORD                 Sale           5,404       18.1802 USD 
ORD                 Sale           6,100       18.2900 USD 
ORD                 Sale           10,400      18.2061 USD 
ORD                 Sale           13,867      18.1444 USD 
ORD                 Sale           15,800      18.2527 USD 
ORD                 Sale           17,592      18.4401 USD 
 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of   Product       Nature of dealing  Number of   Price per 
relevant   description                      reference   unit 
security                                    securities 
ORD        SWAP Expires  Long               25,700      18.2127 USD 
           09/03/2017 
 
 

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
Class of   Product      Writing,     Number      Exercise  Type       Expiry date  Option 
relevant   description  purchasing,  of          price     e.g.                    money 
security   e.g.         selling,     securities  per unit  American,               paid/ 
           call         varying      to                    European                received 
           option       etc.         which                 etc.                    per 
                                     option                                        unit 
                                     relates 
 
 

(ii) Exercise

 
Class of relevant   Product      Exercising/  Number         Exercise price 
security            description  exercised    of securities  per unit 
                    e.g. call    against 
                    option 
 
 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
Class of relevant   Nature of dealing   Details  Price per unit (if 
security            e.g. subscription,           applicable) 
                    conversion 
 
 

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?     NO 
Date of disclosure:                                     4 Sep 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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

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