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:

29 Sep 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:

 

 

7,014,020

6.16%

1,876,778

1.65%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,205,307

1.06%

6,913,292

6.07%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

8,219,327

7.22%

8,790,070

7.72%

(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

37,929

37.9936Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,071

37.9166Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,620

38.0282Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,006

37.8807Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,949

38.0213Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,601

37.8800Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,474

38.0582Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,144

37.8875Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

850

37.9992Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

458

37.9859Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

302

37.9400Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

264

38.0554Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

229

37.9600Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

189

37.9960Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

182

38.0400Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

168

37.9800Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

144

38.1200Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

98

37.9700Â GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8

37.9637Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,991

37.9328Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,778

37.9462Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,075

37.8800Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,842

37.9013Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,978

37.9102Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

926

37.8893Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

764

37.8794Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

722

37.9600Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

556

37.9286Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

393

37.9748Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

267

37.9582Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

129

38.0400Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

120

37.9400Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

110

37.9700Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

98

37.9437Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

65

37.9900Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

46

37.9800Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22

37.9436Â GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10

38.0000Â GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12

37.8800Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

764

37.8794Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,612

37.9311Â GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,749

37.8800Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,688

37.9179Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,842

37.9013Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,778

37.9462Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

19,991

37.9328Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8

37.9637Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

304

37.9440Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

455

37.9048Â GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

1,144

37.8875Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,474

38.0582Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,949

38.0213Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,006

37.8807Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,174

37.8883Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,576

37.9153Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,620

38.0282Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,579

37.9439Â GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

37,929

37.9936Â 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)Â 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:

02 Oct 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213