FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1) Barclays PLC.
Company dealt in

CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC

Class of relevant security to which the $0.01 common shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 16 September 2014

2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security: $0.01 common shares
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
625,389 1.33% 1,536 0.00%
(2) Derivatives (other than options):
0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell: 12,400 0.03% 8,500 0.02%
TOTAL:
637,789 1.36% 10,036 0.02%
Class of relevant security: 4.25% convertible senior notes due 2016
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
2,000 0.00% 0 0.00%
(2) Derivatives (other than options):
0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL:
2,000 0.00% 0 0.00%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
other than the class dealt in
Class of relevant security: Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options):
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell:
TOTAL:

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security: Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of relevant securities Price per unit
Purchase 8,000 100.1250 USD
Purchase 39,000 100.2500 USD
Sale 14,000 100.1250 USD
Sale 26,000 100.2500 USD
Purchase 6 13.8600 USD
Purchase 100 13.8790 USD
Purchase 100 13.9100 USD
Purchase 100 13.9200 USD
Purchase 200 13.7950 USD
Purchase 300 13.8500 USD
Purchase 340 13.8700 USD
Purchase 500 13.8580 USD
Purchase 900 13.8677 USD
Purchase 1,000 13.8200 USD
Purchase 1,600 13.8581 USD
Purchase 1,700 13.8588 USD
Purchase 2,600 13.8446 USD
Purchase 8,600 13.8658 USD
Sale 34 13.9200 USD
Sale 100 13.7900 USD
Sale 100 13.9100 USD
Sale 500 13.8580 USD
Sale 8,600 13.8658 USD
Sale 8,600 13.8659 USD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product name, e.g. CFD

Nature of transaction

(Note 6)

Number of relevant securities

(Note 7)

Price per unit

(Note 5)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc. Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7) Exercise price Type, e.g. American, European etc. Expiry date Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction

(Note 8)

Details Price per unit

(if applicable) (Note 5)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? YES
Date of disclosure: 17 Sep 2014
Contact name: Rajesh Muthanna
Telephone number: 020 3555 4634
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1 AND RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

(This form should be attached to Form 8.1(a) & (b)(i), Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

Product name Written or Number of Exercise Type Expiry
purchased relevant securities price date
to which the option
or derivative
relates
Call Options Purchased 10,700 14.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
Call Options Purchased 100 14.0000 American 20 Feb 2015
Call Options Purchased 100 15.0000 American 20 Feb 2015
Call Options Purchased 100 17.0000 American 20 Feb 2015
Call Options Written -2,500 11.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
Put Options Purchased -400 12.0000 American 20 Feb 2015
Put Options Purchased -2,700 13.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
Put Options Purchased -2,000 13.0000 American 20 Feb 2015
Put Options Purchased -500 14.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
Put Options Purchased -400 16.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
Put Options Written 1,400 13.0000 American 18 Oct 2014

Notes

1.Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell must also be given on this form.

2.For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Rules. If in doubt, consult the Panel.

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