Form 8.3 -DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Barclays PLC
15 November 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:

14 Nov 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:

 

 

7,481,960

6.57%

1,708,544

1.50%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,044,260

0.92%

7,411,673

6.51%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

8,526,220

7.49%

9,120,217

8.01%

(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

108,961

37.7800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,390

37.8631  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,954

37.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,818

37.8469  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,057

37.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,816

37.8390  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

815

37.8200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

643

37.8278  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

544

37.8466  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

519

37.8507  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

456

37.8324  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

300

37.8655  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

280

37.8290  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

279

37.8481  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

211

37.8342  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

154

37.9000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

146

37.8209  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

87

37.8227  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

36

37.8288  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,488

37.8529  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,205

37.8378  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

904

37.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

604

37.7800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

525

37.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

446

37.8426  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

197

37.8563  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

158

37.8200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

108

37.8362  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

108

37.8362  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

197

37.8563  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

427

37.8394  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

458

37.7800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,545

37.8550  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,089

37.8504  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

530

37.8656  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

544

37.8466  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

868

37.9051  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,985

37.8390  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,570

37.8368  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,818

37.8469  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,042

37.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,712

37.8699  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

14,224

37.8535  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

108,961

37.7800  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:

15 Nov 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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