BlackRock Group Form 8.3 - Platform Specialty Products Corp. (8527Z)
September 22 2015 - 10:20AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMPAH
RNS Number : 8527Z
BlackRock Group
22 September 2015
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")
4. (c) Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser: BlackRock, Inc.
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(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions N/A
disclosed, if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is
insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s),
settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant MacDermid Performance Acquisitions Limited (a wholly
securities this form relates: owned subsidiary of Platform Specialty
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree Products Corporation)
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(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of offeror/offeree:
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 21 September 2015
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest
practicable date prior to the disclosure
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(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the Yes, Alent PLC
discloser making disclosures in respect
of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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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: USD 0.01 Common Stock
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Interests Short positions
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Number % Number %
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 6,587,193 3.12% 1,198 0.00%
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 0 0.00% 8,881 0.00%
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 239,000 0.11%
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TOTAL: 6,587,193 3.12% 249,079 0.11%
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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:
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:
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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 security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference Price per unit
security e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a securities
long/short position,
increasing/reducing a
long/short position
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type Expiry date Option money
relevant description purchasing, securities price per e.g. paid/
security e.g. call selling, to which unit American, received per
option varying etc. option European unit
relates etc.
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant Product description Exercising/ exercised Number of securities Exercise price per
security e.g. call option against unit
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
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USD 0.01 Common Stock Transfer In of Shares 1,159 USD 16.2900
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USD 0.01 Common Stock Transfer In of Shares 700
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USD 0.01 Common Stock Transfer Out of Shares 753 USD 16.2900
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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"
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None.
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(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"
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None.
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? Yes
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Date of disclosure: 22 September 2015
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