Director/PDMR Shareholding

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

("the Company")

25 February 2011

Director / PDMR Shareholding

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC ("the Company") has been notified that on 24 February 2011 Neil Warner, Non-Executive Director, via a nominee account, purchased 1,500 shares in the Company at a price of 499.998p.

Following this acquisition Neil Warner's interest in the Company is 4,191 shares (0.006% of current issued share capital).

For further information

Zoe Goulding, Company Secretary

Telephone number: 01782 771100