Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1053E

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

03 May 2017

 

3 May 2017

Dechra^® Pharmaceuticals PLC

(Dechra or the Company) 

In accordance with article 19(1) of the Market Abuse Regulations, the Company announces that on 2 May 2017 Ian Page exercised options under the Company's Save As Year Earn Option Scheme over 1,630 ordinary shares each at an option price of £5.52 per share.

Ian Page subsequently sold, on 3 May 2017, all of the 1,630 shares at a price of £17.15 per share. Following this transaction, Ian Page retains a beneficial interest in 811,308 shares, which represents 0.871% of the current issued share capital.

The Notification of Dealing Forms set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

Notification of Dealing Form

1.	Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")/person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)	Name	Ian Page
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director
b)	Initial notification/ amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the Issuer
a)	Name	Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC
b)	LEI code	N/A
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each ISIN: GB0009633180
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of 1,630 options under the Company's Save as Your Earn Option Scheme
c)	Price(s) and volumes(s)	Price(s) £5.52	Volume(s) 1,630
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregate volume -   Price	1,630 £5.52
e)	Date of the transaction	2017.05.02
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each ISIN: GB0009633180
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of shares following the exercise of 1,630 options under the Company's Save As Your Earn Option Scheme
c)	Price(s) and volumes(s)	Price(s) £17.15	Volume(s) 1,630
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregate volume -   Price	1,630 £17.15
e)	Date of the transaction	2017.05.03
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

For further information, please contact:

Suzana Cross, Company Secretary           

Telephone number: 01606 814730

About Dechra

Dechra is an international specialist veterinary pharmaceuticals and related products business.  Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, and sales and marketing of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide. Dechra's business is unique as the majority of its products are used to treat medical conditions for which there is no other effective solution or have a clinical or dosing advantage over competitor products.  For more information please visit: www.dechra.com

Trademarks

Dechra and the Dechra "D" logo are registered trademarks of Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC.

 

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