Element Solutions Inc — Earnings Release 2018

Aug 2, 2018

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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): August 2, 2018

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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

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 2, 2018 , Platform Specialty Products Corporation ("Platform") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 . A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

To supplement the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"), within the press release, Platform has provided the following non-GAAP financial measures: EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA guidance, adjusted earnings (loss) per share and organic sales growth. Platform also evaluates and presents its results of operations on a constant currency basis. Investors are encouraged to refer to section IV. Non-GAAP Measures of the press release for Platform's definitions of the non-GAAP measures, descriptions of non-GAAP adjustments and reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

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, and 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.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release, dated August 2, 2018 , relating to Platform's financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 (furnished only).

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)
August 2, 2018	/s/ John P. Connolly
(Date)	John P. Connolly
	Chief Financial Officer