Form 8.3 -DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Barclays PLC
20 July 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:

 

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:

19 Jul 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:

 

 

3,487,192

3.06%

2,025,443

1.78%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,962,772

1.72%

3,384,178

2.97%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,449,964

4.79%

5,409,621

4.75%

(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

1,158

37.1815  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,071

37.2141  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,808

37.1840  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6

37.1600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

123

37.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

825

37.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

82

37.1839  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,733

37.1462  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

369

37.2129  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

369

37.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

335

37.1200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

104

37.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,336

37.2074  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

235

37.2297  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

373

37.2061  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,549

37.2218  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,435

37.0771  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,325

37.1837  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

335

37.1200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,072

37.1912  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

708

37.1821  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

51,000

37.1861  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,160

37.1981  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21

37.1900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

328

37.2661  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,464

37.2010  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,085

37.2335  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,852

37.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

788

37.2251  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

708

37.1784  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

751

37.1174  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6

37.1600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

56

37.2300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

161,321

37.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,351

37.2249  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,030

37.2148  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

500

37.1900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,800

37.1879  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

348

37.2234  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

37.1938  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

644

37.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

369

37.2166  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

367

37.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,775

37.2171  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

788

37.2288  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

190

37.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

230

37.1542  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17

37.1719  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

558

37.1775  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

754

37.2021  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

701

37.1908  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

37,578

37.2024  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

123

37.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

222

37.1778  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,085

37.2372  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

1

37.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

17

37.1719  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

111

37.1933  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

114

37.1928  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

335

37.1200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,142

37.1253  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

51,000

37.1860  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

143,111

37.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17

37.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

33

37.1866  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

67

37.1740  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

328

37.2661  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

373

37.2061  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

388

37.1628  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

389

37.2250  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

2,336

37.2074  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

2,338

37.2334  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,000

37.1938  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,500

37.1827  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

8,105

37.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,110

37.2077  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

22,983

37.2169  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:

20 Jul 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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