Form 8.3 - DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Barclays PLC
13 October 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

DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

12 Oct 2023

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

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:

 

 

7,427,758

6.52%

1,918,301

1.68%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,247,955

1.10%

7,330,672

6.44%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

8,675,713

7.62%

9,248,973

8.12%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,802

37.8958  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,013

37.9082  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,349

37.9189  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,599

37.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,356

37.9169  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,000

37.9026  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,938

37.8637  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

766

37.9200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

717

37.8786  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

704

37.8817  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

576

37.9246  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

476

37.9000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

405

37.9262  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

247

37.8972  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

221

37.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

112

37.9057  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

97

37.9191  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

47

37.9400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26

37.9300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

44,501

37.8834  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,116

37.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,579

37.9393  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,443

37.8760  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,241

37.8894  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,759

37.8971  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,110

37.8994  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,997

37.8825  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,197

37.8923  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,052

37.8990  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

915

37.9094  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

257

37.9000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

257

37.9037  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

242

37.8842  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

221

37.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

178

37.8537  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100

37.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

32

37.8762  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

32

37.8762  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

178

37.8537  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

977

37.8548  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,759

37.8971  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,241

37.8894  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,703

37.8801  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,579

37.9393  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,298

37.8866  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

34,063

37.8820  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

71

37.8487  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

303

37.8750  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

405

37.9262  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

453

37.8830  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

455

37.8734  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

531

37.9066  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

957

37.9251  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,938

37.8637  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,000

37.9026  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,349

37.9189  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

15,013

37.9082  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

21,492

37.8996  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

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 exempt principal trader 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:

13 Oct 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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