Form 8.3 - DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Barclays PLC

22 August 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  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:			21 Aug 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:				4,684,119	4.11%	2,325,142	2.04%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				2,309,851	2.03%	4,615,617	4.05%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				6,993,970	6.14%	6,940,759	6.09%
(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	11,461	37.9900  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	327	37.9973  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	834	37.9954  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	12,777	38.0189  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	9	37.9762  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,349	38.0109  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	27,253	37.9800  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	168,986	38.0000  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	13,867	37.9911  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,008	37.9952  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	5,803	37.9900  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	17,607	37.9774  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	46,016	37.9989  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,400	38.1000  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	50,000	37.9990  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	366	37.9800  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	4,046	37.9980  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,904	38.0017  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	5,455	37.9999  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	158	38.0200  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	11,419	38.0113  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	10,155	38.0000  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,631	37.9961  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,860	38.0165  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,651	38.0099  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	2	37.9962  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	8,305	37.9936  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	327	37.9973  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	1,860	38.0200  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	4,046	37.9980  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	17,607	37.9774  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	24,619	37.9800  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	164,268	38.0000  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	6	37.9800  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	158	38.0200  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	3,349	38.0109  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	3,651	38.0099  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	10,000	38.0106  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	18,494	38.0236  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	46,016	37.9989  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:				22 Aug 2023
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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