Form 8.3 - DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Barclays PLC

18 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:			15 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:				7,034,664	6.18%	1,201,766	1.06%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				1,183,641	1.04%	6,923,312	6.08%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				8,218,305	7.22%	8,125,078	7.13%
(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	431,406	38.1200  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	150,017	38.2000  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	78,955	38.1190  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	5,748	38.1384  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,792	38.1026  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,165	38.1757  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,298	38.1752  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	285	38.1188  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	218	38.0800  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	207	38.1000  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	176	38.1209  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	61	38.1100  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	46	38.1195  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	26	38.1600  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3	38.1283  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3	38.1233  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	380,435	38.1200  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	59,281	38.1184  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	22,743	38.0996  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	10,792	38.1173  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	10,580	38.1077  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	6,228	38.1000  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	2,813	38.2000  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	2,758	38.1192  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	919	38.1035  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	712	38.1571  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	683	38.1100  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	545	38.1573  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	207	38.1161  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	72	38.1162  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	26	38.1600  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	13	38.1007  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	8	38.0962  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	8	38.0961  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	13	38.1008  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Long	165	38.1200  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	279	38.1161  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	545	38.1573  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	712	38.1571  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	2,758	38.1192  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	2,813	38.1969  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	10,580	38.1077  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	10,792	38.1173  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	22,300	38.1105  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	22,743	38.0996  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	23,995	38.1134  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	29,202	38.1200  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	39,835	38.1193  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	110	38.1230  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	218	38.0800  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	2,560	38.1200  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	3,399	38.1187  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	3,792	38.1026  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	9,862	38.1109  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	25,000	38.1190  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	54,194	38.1271  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	69,081	38.1238  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	150,017	38.2000  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:				18 Sep 2023
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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