Form 8.3 - DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Barclays PLC
26 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:

25 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:

6,935,526

6.09%

1,977,955

1.74%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,312,259

1.15%

6,841,895

6.01%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

8,247,785

7.24%

8,819,850

7.74%

(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

15,000

37.9647  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,720

37.9689  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,389

37.9947  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,000

37.9787  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,679

37.9831  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,644

37.9769  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,258

37.9600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,195

37.9800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,165

37.9872  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,121

37.9906  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,991

37.9806  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,575

37.9781  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

856

37.9780  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

690

37.9859  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

378

37.9900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

248

38.0100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13

37.9707  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3

37.9433  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,751

37.9636  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,616

37.9696  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,827

37.9682  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,432

37.9782  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,885

37.9600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,030

37.9735  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,625

37.9741  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,157

37.9800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

987

37.9770  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

796

37.9812  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

761

37.9699  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

624

38.0400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

165

37.9561  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5

37.9760  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

37.9762  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

165

37.9562  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

244

37.9548  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

373

37.9800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

624

38.0400  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,550

37.9600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,301

37.9650  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,318

37.9648  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,181

37.9668  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

16,000

37.9693  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3

37.9447  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

20

38.0800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

30

38.0200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

690

37.9859  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

856

37.9780  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,000

37.9787  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,389

37.9947  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,000

37.9647  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,000

37.9646  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,483

37.9721  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,191

37.9858  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:

26 Sep 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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