The press release furnished herewith contains financial measures that are not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). For purposes of Regulation G, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding amounts, that are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the statements of income, balance sheets or statements of cash flows (or equivalent statements) of the company, or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are excluded from the most directly comparable measure so calculated and presented. Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G, Platform has provided reconciliations within the press release of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

To supplement its consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, Platform uses non-GAAP measures, including adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, and adjusted diluted earnings per share. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided because management of Platform uses such measures in monitoring and evaluating Platform's ongoing financial results, as well as to reflect Platform's acquisitions, such as the acquisition of MacDermid, Incorporated ("MacDermid") on October 31, 2013. Management believes these measures provide a more complete understanding of Platform's operational results and a meaningful comparison of Platform's performance between periods. These non-GAAP measures, however, may not reflect the actual financial results Platform would have achieved absent the acquisition of MacDermid, and may not be indicative of the results that Platform would expect to recognize for future periods. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, not a substitute for, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information contained in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of Platform, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing.