Form 8.3 - DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Barclays PLC

23 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:			22 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:				5,082,166	4.46%	2,307,243	2.03%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				2,292,154	2.01%	5,014,464	4.40%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				7,374,320	6.48%	7,321,736	6.43%
(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	Sale	1,748	37.9900  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	751	37.9953  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	27,990	37.9912  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	4,628	38.0106  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,876	38.0200  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	316	38.0200  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,637	38.0031  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	485	38.0038  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,564	37.9950  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	7,000	37.9973  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	7,979	38.0138  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	5,577	38.0076  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	19	38.0036  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	13,850	37.9833  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	6,381	37.9956  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,064	37.9914  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	4,793	37.9897  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	4,000	38.0134  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	191,314	38.0000  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,388	37.9953  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	5,447	37.9961  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,688	38.0000  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	20,600	37.9982  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	155,063	38.0190  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	2,500	38.0165  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	7,000	37.9999  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	18,948	38.0122  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	698	37.9947  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
1p ordinary	CFD	Long	910	37.9948  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	2,500	38.0165  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	7,000	37.9973  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	10,687	37.9811  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	15,793	37.9855  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	19,243	37.9950  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	2,120	38.0038  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	4,000	38.0134  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Short	5,577	38.0076  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	7,000	37.9999  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	31,515	38.0142  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	155,063	38.0190  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	178,482	38.0000  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:				23 Aug 2023
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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