Director/PDMR Shareholding

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC
29 February 2008


29 February 2008
                           Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC
                                (the 'Company')


The Company announces that the following Directors / PDMRs have today been
granted options to subscribe for ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company
in accordance with the terms of the Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC Long Term
Incentive Plan (the Plan):

Name of Director / PDMR                              Number of Options Granted

Ian Page                                             37,975
Simon Evans                                          22,152
Ed Torr                                              20,253
Martin Riley                                         13,924
Mike Annice                                          12,362
Peter Graham                                         10,795
Giles Coley                                          10,127
Mike Eldred                                          12,226
Susan Longhofer                                      12,658


The vesting of the options is subject to the achievement of performance targets,
based on TSR over a three year measurement period and compared to the TSR of all
other companies within the FTSE Small Cap Index.


Enquiries:
Zoe Bamford
Company Secretary
01782 771100

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