Form 8.3 - Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc

Barclays PLC
24 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:

23 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:

 

 

7,606,421

6.68%

2,121,482

1.86%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,448,620

1.27%

7,511,676

6.60%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

9,055,041

7.95%

9,633,158

8.46%

(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

16,519

37.8855  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,088

37.8086  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,006

37.8000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,814

37.8338  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,579

37.8343  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,349

37.8647  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,433

37.8839  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,429

37.9025  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,348

37.8519  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

961

37.8835  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

831

37.9191  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

684

37.8822  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

516

37.8005  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

494

37.8929  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

425

37.8759  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

379

37.8546  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

350

37.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

335

37.9000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

307

37.9200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

275

37.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

269

37.9198  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

234

37.9300  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

231

37.8200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

203

37.9100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4

37.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34,747

37.8000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,623

37.8647  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,501

37.8124  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,501

37.8623  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,000

37.8233  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,106

37.8798  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

787

37.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

515

37.8769  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

486

37.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

349

37.9000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

308

37.8919  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

269

37.8915  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

43

37.8651  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

335

37.9000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,898

37.8652  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,000

37.8757  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,000

37.7971  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,864

37.8845  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,682

37.8000  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

11,501

37.8124  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

11,501

37.8623  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,303

37.8571  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

16,839

37.8000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6

37.8333  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

100

37.8200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

142

37.8430  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

164

37.8018  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

425

37.8759  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

516

37.8005  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,295

37.8626  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,828

37.8592  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,273

37.8964  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,349

37.8647  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,579

37.8343  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,236

37.8255  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

11,752

37.8000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

16,519

37.8855  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:

24 Oct 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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