Form 8.3 - DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Barclays PLC

05 September 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:			04 Sep 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:				5,903,889	5.18%	2,154,008	1.89%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				2,136,855	1.88%	5,835,780	5.12%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				8,040,744	7.06%	7,989,788	7.02%
(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	24,990	38.0790  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	24,962	38.1190  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	17,316	38.0787  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	14,831	38.0922  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	6,879	38.1061  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	6,545	38.0766  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	6,115	38.0481  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	5,604	38.0689  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	4,103	38.0692  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,842	38.1022  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,456	38.0971  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,246	38.1000  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	24,000	38.0867  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	10,262	38.1000  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	3,490	38.0821  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	2,355	38.0442  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,538	38.0890  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	944	38.2200  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	724	38.0691  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	612	38.0800  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	114	38.0600  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	70	38.1400  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	114	38.0600  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	307	38.0637  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	1,020	38.0866  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	1,538	38.0890  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	2,789	38.1000  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	6,859	38.0886  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	24,000	38.0867  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	10	38.0630  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	338	38.1026  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	3,168	38.1000  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	9,440	38.1013  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	10,609	38.0430  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	15,046	38.0949  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	24,962	38.1190  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	24,990	38.0790  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	25,000	38.0830  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:				05 Sep 2023
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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