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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2016
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-36272
37-1744899
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1450 Centrepark Boulevard
Suite 210
West Palm Beach, Florida
33401
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (561) 207-9600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 2, 2016, Platform Specialty Products Corporation (“Platform”) held its 2016 annual meeting of stockholders (the "2016 Annual Meeting"). The proposals submitted to a stockholder vote at the 2016 Annual Meeting are described in detail in Platform's Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2016 (the "Proxy Statement"). Stockholders present in person or by proxy represented 209,612,387 shares of common stock (or 91.32% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Platform as of April 6, 2016, the record date for the 2016 Annual Meeting).
At the 2016 Annual Meeting, Platform’s stockholders (i) elected the seven (7) directors specifically named in the Proxy Statement, each for a term of one (1) year, (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid by Platform to its named executive officers (“say-on-pay" vote), (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the frequency of one (1) year for future say-on-pay votes ("say-on-when" vote), and (iv) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Platform’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016. The detailed voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors: Platform's stockholders approved the election of the seven (7) directors specifically named in the Proxy Statement, each of whom to serve until Platform's 2017 annual meeting of stockholders or until his respective successor is duly elected and qualified. The final voting results with respect to the election of directors were as follows:
Nominee
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
Martin E. Franklin
 
194,498,280

 
396,027

 
15,145

 
14,702,935

Rakesh Sachdev
 
194,051,855

 
839,592

 
18,005

 
14,702,935

Ian G.H. Ashken
 
193,796,339

 
1,092,743

 
20,370

 
14,702,935

Nicolas Berggruen
 
191,636,250

 
3,253,682

 
19,520

 
14,702,935

Michael F. Goss
 
193,797,707

 
1,089,975

 
21,770

 
14,702,935

Ryan Israel
 
193,335,818

 
1,551,663

 
21,971

 
14,702,935

E. Stanley O'Neal
 
194,425,955

 
463,127

 
20,370

 
14,702,935

Proposal 2 - Say-on-Pay Vote: Platform's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid by Platform to its named executive officers ("say-on-pay" vote) as follows:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
193,169,909
 
1,671,373
 
68,170
 
14,702,935
Proposal 3 - Say-on-When Vote: Platform's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the frequency of one (1) year for future say-on-pay votes as follows:
1 Year
 
2 Years
 
3 Years
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
181,081,053
 
113,507
 
13,656,383
 
58,509
 
14,702,935
Proposal 4 - Ratification of Auditors: Platform's stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Platform's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 as follows:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
209,476,456
 
103,913
 
32,018
 





SIGNATURE
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.
 
 
PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
 
 
(Registrant)
June 3, 2016

 
/s/ Sanjiv Khattri
(Date)
 
Sanjiv Khattri
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer