Form 8.3 - DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Barclays PLC
31 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:

30 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:

 

 

7,511,421

6.60%

2,803,259

2.46%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,311,213

1.15%

7,419,159

6.51%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

8,822,634

7.75%

10,222,418

8.98%

(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

23,515

37.8860  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,485

38.0000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,502

37.8187  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,769

37.8893  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,816

37.9131  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,852

37.8817  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

918

37.8679  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

839

37.8950  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

693

37.9019  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

544

37.9061  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

515

37.8658  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

440

37.8904  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

385

37.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

334

37.8737  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

260

37.9079  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

203

37.9000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

119

37.8075  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,504

37.9580  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,800

37.9971  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,678

38.0000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,441

37.8990  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,369

37.8609  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

506

37.8176  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

385

37.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

296

37.8014  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

385

37.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

506

37.8176  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,441

37.8990  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,346

37.8634  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,800

37.9971  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,438

37.9688  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1

38.0038  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

119

37.8075  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

693

37.9019  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,422

37.9046  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

2,816

37.9131  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,992

37.9932  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,098

38.0000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,502

37.8187  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

7,467

37.8780  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,202

37.8930  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

12,710

38.0000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,494

37.8883  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:

31 Oct 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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