Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Capps John Edward
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/31/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Platform Specialty Products Corp [PAH]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORP., 1450 CENTREPARK BLVD, SUITE 210		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, General Counsel & Sec.
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Stock Units   (1)   (1) Common Stock 26,260 $ (1) D  
Restricted Stock Units   (2)   (2) Common Stock 13,130 $ (2) D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3)   (3) Common Stock 25,615 $ 9.52 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Capps John Edward
PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORP.
1450 CENTREPARK BLVD, SUITE 210
WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401		       EVP, General Counsel & Sec.  

Signatures

/s/ John E. Capps 06/10/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Effective June 8, 2016, the reporting person received a target number of 26,260 performance stock units ("PSU"). Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock and will vest upon the achievements of certain performance levels based on the Issuer's (i) return on invested capital, as measured from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018, and (ii) annual compound total shareholder return, as measured from May 31, 2016 to March 15, 2019. The number of shares reported in column 3 may range from zero to a maximum number of 65,650 shares.
(2) Effective June 8, 2016, the reporting person received 13,130 restricted stock units ("RSU"). Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock and will vest on March 15, 2019, subject to continuous service.
(3) Effective June 8, 2016, the reporting person received 25,615 stock options. 1/3 of the option shares will vest annually on March 16 over the next three years, subject to continuous service as of each such date.

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