Form 8.3 - Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc

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

DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

28 Jun 2023

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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:

1,730,298

1.52%

1,379,030

1.21%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,291,893

1.13%

1,609,479

1.41%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

3,022,191

2.65%

2,988,509

2.62%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

36.4600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

125

36.5900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,000

36.5387 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

105

36.6500 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,204

36.5388 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,069

36.5597 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,011

36.5802 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

218

36.5800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,492

36.5285 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

36.5200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,260

36.6400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

36.5400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

255

36.5600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,500

36.4709 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4

36.5136 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

433

36.5615 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,512

36.5800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,349

36.6400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,825

36.5358 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

121

36.4600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,005

36.6375 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,839

36.6047 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,745

36.6381 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

854

36.4726 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,259

36.4472 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,011

36.4953 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

105

36.6800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,633

36.5962 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

105

36.6800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

646

36.4686 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,241

36.6000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,442

36.5737 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

219

36.5600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

105

36.6500 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

88

36.5500 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

177

36.6357 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

141

36.5965 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

40,387

36.5882 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

90

36.4500 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

101

36.6600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,384

36.6000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

305

36.5727 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

296

36.5900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

694

36.5386 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

909

36.4466 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

242

36.6203 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

310

36.5967 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

700

36.5960 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,000

36.5387 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

12,269

36.6400 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,486

36.4883 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

18,161

36.5967 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

23,175

36.5953 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9

36.6222 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11

36.5000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12

36.6166 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

44

36.5649 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

92

36.5391 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

643

36.5468 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

1,259

36.4472 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,933

36.6400 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

8,256

36.6400 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

19,539

36.5547 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

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 exempt principal trader 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:

29 Jun 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213