Holding(s) in Company

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC
03 November 2003


                   DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC (the 'Company')

                             Holding(s) in Company


On 30 October 2003 the Company was informed by Legal & General Group Plc
Companies that, as a result of a purchase in the market of 145,000 ordinary
shares of 1p each in the Company on 29 October 2003, they have a notifiable
interest in the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as follows:

Registered owner                                                        Shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245                        214,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206                      1,172,163
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381                        100,440
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203                         50,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509                         42,529

                                                         TOTAL       1,579,132


This total interest represents 3.09 per cent. of the issued ordinary share
capital of the Company.



3 November 2003






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