Form 8.3 - DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Barclays PLC

24 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:			23 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:				5,447,586	4.78%	2,303,458	2.02%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				2,288,366	2.01%	5,380,371	4.72%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				7,740,801	6.79%	7,683,829	6.75%
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
1p ordinary	Purchase	929	37.9803  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	23,550	37.9797  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	8,727	37.9723  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	14,000	37.9773  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	802	37.9800  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,125	38.0200  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	5,923	38.0000  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	5,294	37.9768  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	22,932	38.0018  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,044	37.9800  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	364	38.0000  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	15,000	38.0061  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,750	38.0165  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	170	37.9600  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	46,800	37.9989  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	4,587	38.0119  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	5,211	38.0155  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	922	37.9802  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	46,800	37.9913  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	7	37.9900  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	43	37.9769  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	183	37.9800  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	1,750	38.0200  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Long	5,857	37.9748  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	13,220	37.9736  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	14,000	37.9773  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	18,621	37.9794  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	211	38.0018  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	1,000	38.0026  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	2,425	37.9837  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	5,982	38.0000  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	6,405	37.9999  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	14,000	38.0064  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	28,306	38.0077  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:				24 Aug 2023
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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