Form 8.3 - Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc

Societe Generale SA

15 December 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:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor, and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc
(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:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	14/12/2023
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	NO

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(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:	6,371,992	5.59	1,600	0.00
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	4,659,769	4.09
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	6,371,992	5.59	4,661,369	4.09

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee 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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	219	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	439	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	439	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	439	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	9	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	37	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	57	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	58	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	66	38.48
1p ordinary	Purchase	101	38.5
1p ordinary	Purchase	105	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	146	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	200	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	200	38.48
1p ordinary	Purchase	230	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	261	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	300	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	302	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	733	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	800	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	113	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	120	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,200	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	3	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	3	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	5	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	26	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	30	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	97	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	123	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	133	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	180	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	224	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	233	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	265	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	316	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	371	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	424	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	439	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	439	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	439	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	460	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	471	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	474	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	483	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	488	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	659	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,031	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,090	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,141	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,215	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,245	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,589	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,916	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,024	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,062	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,102	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,435	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	14,042	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,414	38.46
1p ordinary	Purchase	10	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	38	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	347	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,485	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,529	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	20	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	229	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	3	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	8	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	10	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	12	38.44
		14	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	30	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	32	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	39	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	41	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	49	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	50	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	52	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	52	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	52	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	53	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	53	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	53	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	53	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	53	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	53	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	53	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	56	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	69	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	75	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	99	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	120	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	122	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	131	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	140	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	150	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	194	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	203	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	300	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	300	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	306	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	313	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	355	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	631	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	763	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	800	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,000	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,051	38.42
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,091	38.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,323	38.42
1p ordinary	Sale	439	38.46
1p ordinary	Sale	4,386	38.44087
1p ordinary	Sale	439	38.46
1p ordinary	Sale	10,964	38.4559
1p ordinary	Sale	439	38.46
1p ordinary	Sale	21,929	38.44632
1p ordinary	Sale	123	38.46
1p ordinary	Sale	8,772	38.44321
1p ordinary	Sale	316	38.46
1p ordinary	Sale	20	38.4
1p ordinary	Sale	20	38.4
1p ordinary	Sale	20	38.4
1p ordinary	Sale	20	38.4
1p ordinary	Sale	30	38.4
1p ordinary	Sale	67	38.42
1p ordinary	Sale	86	38.44
1p ordinary	Sale	112	38.4
1p ordinary	Sale	144	38.4
1p ordinary	Sale	158	38.4
1p ordinary	Sale	242	38.42
1p ordinary	Sale	351	38.4
1p ordinary	Sale	411	38.44
1p ordinary	Sale	121	38.42
1p ordinary	Sale	200	38.42
1p ordinary	Sale	520	38.44
1p ordinary	Sale	51	38.42
1p ordinary	Sale	513	38.4
1p ordinary	Sale	95	38.54
1p ordinary	Sale	122	38.42
1p ordinary	Sale	144	38.4
1p ordinary	Sale	152	38.42
1p ordinary	Sale	234	38.4
1p ordinary	Sale	318	38.4
1p ordinary	Sale	414	38.42
1p ordinary	Sale	428	38.46
1p ordinary	Sale	471	38.4
1p ordinary	Sale	659	38.46
1p ordinary	Sale	1,322	38.42
1p ordinary	Sale	1,323	38.42

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit GBP

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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 person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:	15/12/2023
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number:	[phone]

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

END