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:

02 Aug 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:

3,119,084

2.74%

1,519,225

1.33%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,496,645

1.31%

3,035,598

2.67%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,615,729

4.05%

4,554,823

4.00%

(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

Sale

49,752

37.2564 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,633

37.0321 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

594

36.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,652

37.2095 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,920

37.0804 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

65,661

37.4400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,731

37.4400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

57

37.2475 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

127

37.2600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,500

37.1814 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

132

37.3400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

37.0962 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,211

37.2544 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,905

37.2297 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,522

37.1383 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

334

37.3246 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

149

37.2600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,255

37.3844 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

37.1400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,000

37.1385 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

568

36.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

266

37.0800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

472

37.2241 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

47,500

37.2760 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

32,025

37.2034 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,000

36.9385 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,026

37.2243 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,000

37.0270 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,483

37.2005 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,397

37.2069 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

132

37.3400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100

37.2188 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

625

37.2159 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,155

37.2276 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

290

37.2461 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,562

37.1789 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,299

37.1115 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100

37.2900 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,000

37.2641 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

204

37.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

204

37.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19

37.2936 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

93,174

37.2822 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

876

37.2837 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

27,348

37.1489 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,694

37.2177 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

37.1400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,380

37.2788 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39,981

37.1239 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,000

36.9585 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100

37.2200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19

37.2899 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

572

37.2805 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22

37.2646 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

407

37.3000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10

37.2282 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100

37.2200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,961

37.1073 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

31,489

37.1563 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

890

37.2771 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

819

37.1886 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

511

37.0560 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,303

37.3987 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

43,008

37.2627 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,000

37.0222 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,717

37.1978 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,273

37.2583 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

296

37.3966 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

139

37.3662 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

568

36.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,000

36.9239 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,600

37.4400 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,600

37.1979 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,780

37.3545 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,000

37.0957 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,764

37.3839 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,780

37.0772 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,000

37.3813 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25,000

37.1814 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25,000

37.2813 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

27,348

37.1489 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

30,540

37.2701 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

39,981

37.1239 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

41,502

37.2458 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

49,863

37.2609 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12

37.4133 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

290

37.2461 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

404

37.4073 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

795

37.4400 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

948

36.9800 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

2,255

37.3844 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

2,574

37.2072 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

6,425

37.2287 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,000

37.0222 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

15,000

37.2641 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

20,000

36.9584 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

20,000

36.9384 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

25,000

37.1385 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

31,489

37.1563 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

42,253

37.1943 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

64,249

37.4400 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

100,000

37.0962 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:

03 Aug 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213