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Form 8.3 - Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc

17th Apr 2023 13:53

RNS Number : 4692W

Societe Generale SA

17 April 2023

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	14/04/2023
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	NO

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	1p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	1,169,045	1.03	19,219	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,478	0.00	554,550	0.49
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	1,170,523	1.03	573,769	0.50

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	89	38.14
1p ordinary	Purchase	80	37.38
1p ordinary	Purchase	97	37.12
1p ordinary	Purchase	241	37.14
1p ordinary	Purchase	17	37.02
1p ordinary	Purchase	54	37.02
1p ordinary	Purchase	61	38.14
1p ordinary	Purchase	144	36.48
1p ordinary	Purchase	11	37.26
1p ordinary	Purchase	15	37.1
1p ordinary	Purchase	11	37.12
1p ordinary	Purchase	119	37.24
1p ordinary	Purchase	191	38.4
1p ordinary	Purchase	101	37.96
1p ordinary	Purchase	65	37.38
1p ordinary	Purchase	120	37.08
1p ordinary	Purchase	194	37.1
1p ordinary	Purchase	118	37.6
1p ordinary	Purchase	337	37.72
1p ordinary	Purchase	217	37.68
1p ordinary	Purchase	62	37.68
1p ordinary	Purchase	214	38.08
1p ordinary	Purchase	60	38.08
1p ordinary	Purchase	26	38.22
1p ordinary	Purchase	338	38.22
1p ordinary	Purchase	67	38.22
1p ordinary	Purchase	116	38.16
1p ordinary	Purchase	119	37.24
1p ordinary	Purchase	116	38.2
1p ordinary	Purchase	67	38.14
1p ordinary	Purchase	253	37.68
1p ordinary	Purchase	334	37.7
1p ordinary	Purchase	79	36.94
1p ordinary	Purchase	60	37.04
1p ordinary	Purchase	334	37.72
1p ordinary	Purchase	341	37.74
1p ordinary	Purchase	342	37.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	337	38.2
1p ordinary	Purchase	79	37.4
1p ordinary	Purchase	122	37
1p ordinary	Purchase	304	37.04
1p ordinary	Purchase	80	37.02
1p ordinary	Purchase	120	37.04
1p ordinary	Purchase	40	37.02
1p ordinary	Purchase	73	37.06
1p ordinary	Purchase	349	37.7
1p ordinary	Purchase	60	37.68
1p ordinary	Purchase	163	37.5
1p ordinary	Purchase	158	37.5
1p ordinary	Purchase	232	37.5
1p ordinary	Purchase	68	37.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	132	37.5
1p ordinary	Purchase	118	37.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	110	36.88
1p ordinary	Purchase	38	36.88
1p ordinary	Purchase	126	37.16
1p ordinary	Purchase	11	36.82
1p ordinary	Purchase	53	36.82
1p ordinary	Purchase	190	36.82
1p ordinary	Purchase	103	37
1p ordinary	Purchase	148	36.92
1p ordinary	Purchase	137	37.32
1p ordinary	Purchase	47	38.08
1p ordinary	Purchase	132	37.3
1p ordinary	Purchase	124	37.64
1p ordinary	Purchase	215	36.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	118	37.6
1p ordinary	Purchase	239	37.96
1p ordinary	Purchase	119	37.3
1p ordinary	Purchase	90	37.38
1p ordinary	Purchase	62	36.62
1p ordinary	Purchase	49	36.62
1p ordinary	Purchase	320	36.7
1p ordinary	Purchase	3	38.08
1p ordinary	Purchase	266	38.3
1p ordinary	Purchase	180	36.7
1p ordinary	Purchase	188	38.08
1p ordinary	Purchase	75	37.08
1p ordinary	Purchase	15	37.1
1p ordinary	Purchase	238	37.38
1p ordinary	Purchase	60	37.38
1p ordinary	Purchase	70	37.38
1p ordinary	Purchase	176	37.38
1p ordinary	Purchase	15	37.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	250	37.12
1p ordinary	Purchase	250	37.12
1p ordinary	Purchase	250	37.1
1p ordinary	Purchase	94	37.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	250	37.1
1p ordinary	Purchase	206	37.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	500	37.36
1p ordinary	Purchase	71	37.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	71	37.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	12	37.24
1p ordinary	Purchase	300	36.6
1p ordinary	Purchase	11	37.12
1p ordinary	Purchase	390	37.36
1p ordinary	Purchase	12	37.38
1p ordinary	Purchase	35	37.36
1p ordinary	Purchase	184	37.38
1p ordinary	Purchase	9,539	37.05521
1p ordinary	Purchase	6,422	37.090717
1p ordinary	Purchase	31,504	37.090717
1p ordinary	Purchase	41,294	37.090717
1p ordinary	Purchase	561	36.954795
1p ordinary	Purchase	735	36.954789
1p ordinary	Purchase	10	37.249
1p ordinary	Purchase	60,977	36.967892
1p ordinary	Purchase	79,926	36.967892
1p ordinary	Purchase	6,722	37.0073
1p ordinary	Purchase	114	36.954737
1p ordinary	Purchase	12,432	36.967892
1p ordinary	Purchase	47,721	37.109664
1p ordinary	Purchase	62,550	37.109664
1p ordinary	Purchase	43,220	37.0073
1p ordinary	Purchase	32,973	37.0073
1p ordinary	Purchase	9,729	37.109664
1p ordinary	Purchase	46,790	37.055209
1p ordinary	Purchase	61,331	37.05521
1p ordinary	Sale	99	37.5
1p ordinary	Sale	80	36.94
1p ordinary	Sale	80	36.94
1p ordinary	Sale	1,454	36.94
1p ordinary	Sale	3,757	36.94
1p ordinary	Sale	919	36.94
1p ordinary	Sale	87	37.04
1p ordinary	Sale	91	36.98
1p ordinary	Sale	36	37.08
1p ordinary	Sale	204	37.46
1p ordinary	Sale	68	37.02
1p ordinary	Sale	69	37.02
1p ordinary	Sale	69	37.02
1p ordinary	Sale	61	36.88
1p ordinary	Sale	60	36.88
1p ordinary	Sale	103	37.54
1p ordinary	Sale	69	36.84
1p ordinary	Sale	173	37.54
1p ordinary	Sale	92	36.9
1p ordinary	Sale	525	36.94
1p ordinary	Sale	953	36.94

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	9,539	37.0552096
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	6,422	37.090717
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	31,504	37.090717
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	41,294	37.090717
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	561	36.954795
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	735	36.954789
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	10	37.249
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	60,977	36.9678921
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	79,926	36.9678921
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	6,722	37.0073
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	114	36.954737
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	12,432	36.9678922
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	47,721	37.1096641
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	62,550	37.109664
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	43,220	37.0073
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	32,973	37.0073
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	9,729	37.1096639
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	46,790	37.0552095
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	61,331	37.0552096
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	525	36.94
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	953	36.94

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	17/04/2023
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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