UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

 Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 2, 2014

 

Platform Specialty Products Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-36272   37-1744899
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

5200 Blue Lagoon Drive
Suite 855
Miami, Florida
33126
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 575-5850

 

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 2014, Platform Specialty Products Corporation (“Platform”) entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Nalozo S.à.r.l. (the “Seller”) pursuant to which Platform agreed to acquire Arysta LifeScience Limited for approximately $3.51 billion, consisting of $2.91 billion in cash, subject to working capital and other adjustments, and $600 million of new Series B convertible preferred stock of Platform (the “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock”).

 

On December 2, 2014, Platform and the Seller entered into an amendment to the Agreement (the “Amendment”) pursuant to which, among other things, the parties agreed that the redemption price for each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock at maturity must be paid only in shares of common stock of Platform (rather than, at the option of Platform, cash or shares of common stock of Platform).

 

The foregoing summary of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Title
2.1 Amendment Agreement dated December 2, 2014, between Nalozo S.à.r.l. and Platform Specialty Products Corporation.

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

December 4, 2014 PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
   
   
   
  By: /s/ Frank J. Monteiro
  Name:  Frank J. Monteiro
 

Title:    Senior Vice President and
     Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 
 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Title
2.1 Amendment Agreement dated December 2, 2014, between Nalozo S.à.r.l. and Platform Specialty Products Corporation.