Form 8.3 - DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Barclays PLC

31 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:			30 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:				5,746,503	5.05%	2,155,157	1.89%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				2,134,555	1.87%	5,677,240	4.98%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				7,881,058	6.92%	7,832,397	6.88%
(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	3,703	38.1003  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	6,531	38.1000  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	88	38.1976  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	521	38.0317  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	269	38.0600  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	6,056	38.0935  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	252	38.0000  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,257	38.0972  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	9,192	38.1170  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	471	38.0371  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	17	38.1170  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,177	38.0800  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	2,056	38.0939  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	826	38.0906  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,692	38.0922  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	2,036	38.0900  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	5,168	38.0873  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,367	38.1162  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	23,761	38.1014  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,059	38.0823  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	743	38.0828  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	160	38.0982  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	3,983	38.1174  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	303,589	38.1000  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	519	38.0600  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	169	38.0900  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	275	38.0800  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	17	38.1170  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	231	38.0800  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Long	798	38.1000  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	1,471	38.0842  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	3,983	38.1174  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	6,274	38.0855  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	743	38.0828  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	2,225	38.0949  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	2,705	38.0932  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	3,257	38.0972  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	9,926	38.1011  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	11,198	38.1158  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	15,196	38.1037  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	300,303	38.1000  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:				31 Aug 2023
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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