Form 8.3 - DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Barclays PLC
21 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:

20 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:

7,105,991

6.24%

1,245,850

1.09%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,228,101

1.08%

7,003,791

6.15%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

8,334,092

7.32%

8,249,641

7.24%

(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

237,093

38.0400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,366

38.0651  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,945

38.0594  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,000

38.0491  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,819

38.0200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,227

38.0540  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,949

38.0949  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,770

38.0911  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,055

38.1000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,657

38.0600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

475

38.0741  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

315

38.0800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

102

38.0388  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

66

38.0683  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,159

38.0649  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,106

38.0227  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,348

38.0544  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,952

38.0539  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,433

38.0664  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,263

38.0358  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,955

38.0723  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,590

38.0600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,284

38.0200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

794

38.0810  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

102

38.0400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5

38.0360  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

5

38.0361  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

23

38.0400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

29

38.0317  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

49

38.0330  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,955

38.0723  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,849

38.0925  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,614

38.0461  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,106

38.0227  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,996

38.0520  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

66

38.0683  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

315

38.0800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

475

38.0741  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

678

38.0600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,815

38.0830  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,700

38.0438  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,857

38.0398  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,227

38.0540  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,366

38.0651  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,535

38.0200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

14,102

38.0676  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

15,000

38.0491  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

20,047

38.0736  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

234,089

38.0400  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:

21 Sep 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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