Form 8.3 - DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Barclays PLC
10 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:

09 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:

 

 

7,378,586

6.48%

1,907,292

1.67%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,236,471

1.09%

7,276,939

6.39%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

8,615,057

7.56%

9,184,231

8.06%

(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

43,278

37.9558  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,293

37.9551  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,836

37.9239  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,914

38.0146  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,566

37.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,707

37.8875  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,392

37.9313  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,037

37.9200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

928

37.9035  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

898

37.9160  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

838

37.9000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

782

37.9691  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

745

37.8938  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

518

38.0200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

506

37.8958  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

394

37.9060  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

350

37.9813  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

292

37.9944  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

189

37.9600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

72

37.9541  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17

37.8437  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

29,818

37.9130  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

26,481

37.9200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,431

37.9288  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,581

37.8992  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,800

37.9351  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,457

37.9646  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,805

37.8762  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,194

37.9300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,148

37.9190  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,618

37.8885  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

800

37.8800  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

3

37.8752  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,194

37.9300  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,805

37.8762  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,454

37.9647  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,807

37.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,936

37.9233  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

16,000

37.9352  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

18,072

37.9056  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

24,976

37.9200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11

38.0600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17

37.8437  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

72

37.9542  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

302

37.9014  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

322

37.9200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

455

37.9011  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

485

37.9630  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

489

37.9051  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

508

38.0430  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,308

37.9958  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

1,707

37.8875  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,759

37.9511  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

15,293

37.9551  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

43,278

37.9558  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:

10 Oct 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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