WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Platform Specialty Products Corporation (NYSE:PAH) ("Platform") announced today that it intends to release its fourth quarter and full year 2016 financial results before the markets open on Tuesday, February 28, 2017.

Platform will host a webcast/dial-in conference call to discuss its financial results at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. Participants on the call will include Rakesh Sachdev, Chief Executive Officer; Sanjiv Khattri, Chief Financial Officer; and Benjamin Gliklich, Executive Vice President – Operations and Strategy.

To listen to the call by telephone, please dial (855) 357-3116 (domestic) or (484) 365-2867 (international) and provide the Conference ID: 74692869. The call will be simultaneously webcast at www.platformspecialtyproducts.com.

A replay of the call will be available for three weeks shortly after completion of the live call at www.platformspecialtyproducts.com.

About Platform

Platform is a global, diversified producer of high-technology specialty chemicals and a provider of technical services. The business involves the formulation of a broad range of solutions-oriented specialty chemicals, which are sold into multiple industries, including agricultural, animal health, electronics, graphic arts, plating, and offshore oil and gas production and drilling. More information on Platform is available at www.platformspecialtyproducts.com.

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                  Investor Relations Contact:
                  
                  Carey Dorman
                  Director – Corporate Development
                  Platform Specialty Products Corporation
                  1-561-406-8465
                  
                  Media Contact:
                  
                  Liz Cohen
                  Weber Shandwick
                  1-212-445-8044