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 *
  Benson Scot
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/04/2016
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Platform Specialty Products Corp [PAH]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
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)
President - Perf. Solutions
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
04/08/2016
(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)
Common Stock 9,843
D
 

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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 31,447 $ (1) D  
Restricted Stock Units   (2)   (2) Common Stock 15,723 $ (2) D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3)   (3) Common Stock 30,637 $ (3) D  
Convertible Shares of Platform Delaware Holdings, Inc. (4)   (5)   (5) Common Stock 68,533 $ (5) I By Tartan Holdings, LLC (5)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Benson Scot
1450 CENTREPARK BLVD, SUITE 210
WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401
      President - Perf. Solutions  

Signatures

/s/ Scot R. Benson 04/08/2016
**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) Each performance stock unit 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 March 16, 2016 to March 15, 2019. The number of shares reported in column 3 may range from zero to a maximum number of 78,617 shares.
(2) Each restricted stock unit 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) 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.
(4) This amendment to the Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3, filed on April 8, 2016, is being filed to correct the original Form 3 by adding shares held indirectly by the Reporting Person through his membership in Tartan Holdings, LLC ("Tartan").
(5) The Reporting Person holds membership interests in Tartan. Tartan holds 6,865,976 shares of common stock of Platform Delaware Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of the Issuer ("PDH"). Shares of PDH common stock are convertible, at the option of the holder, into a like number of shares of common stock of the Issuer at any time.

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