Form 8.3 - DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC Amend

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:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

 

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

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:

20 Sep 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?

NO

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:

7,071,665

6.21%

1,245,850

1.09%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,228,101

1.08%

7,003,791

6.15%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

  TOTAL: 

8,299,766

7.29%

8,249,641

7.24%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive 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

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

Purchase

237,093

38.0400Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,366

38.0651Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,945

38.0594Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,000

38.0491Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,819

38.0200Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,227

38.0540Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,949

38.0949Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,770

38.0911Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,055

38.1000Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,657

38.0600Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

475

38.0741Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

315

38.0800Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

102

38.0388Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

66

38.0683Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39,547

38.0686Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,159

38.0649Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,106

38.0227Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,348

38.0544Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,952

38.0539Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,433

38.0664Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,263

38.0358Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,955

38.0723Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,590

38.0600Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,284

38.0200Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

794

38.0810Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

102

38.0400Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5

38.0360Â GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5

38.0361Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

23

38.0400Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

29

38.0317Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

49

38.0330Â GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,955

38.0723Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,849

38.0925Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,614

38.0461Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,106

38.0227Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,996

38.0520Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

66

38.0683Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

315

38.0800Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

475

38.0741Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

678

38.0600Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,815

38.0830Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,700

38.0438Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,857

38.0398Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,227

38.0540Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,366

38.0651Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,535

38.0200Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

14,102

38.0676Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

15,000

38.0491Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

20,047

38.0736Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

234,089

38.0400Â GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

04 Oct 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213