Form 8.3 - Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc

Societe Generale SA

04 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	01/12/2023
(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:	6,569,274	5.77	8,544	0.01
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	5,278,730	4.63
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	6,569,274	5.77	5,287,274	4.64

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	10	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	22	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	37	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	44	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	68	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	192	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	200	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	219	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	219	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	371	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	439	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	439	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	439	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	439	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	439	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	6	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	10	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	47	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	59	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	62	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	70	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	78	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	91	38.26
1p ordinary	Purchase	94	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	111	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	117	38.26
1p ordinary	Purchase	220	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	282	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	600	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	621	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	14	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	43	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	60	38.26
1p ordinary	Purchase	77	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	94	38.28
1p ordinary	Purchase	97	38.16
1p ordinary	Purchase	113	38.16
1p ordinary	Purchase	149	38.26
1p ordinary	Purchase	945	38.26
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,880	38.26
1p ordinary	Sale	113	38.26
1p ordinary	Sale	43	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	43	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	43	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	43	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	371	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	403	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	439	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	439	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	523	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	1,382	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	1	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	1	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	1	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	2	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	14	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	20	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	24	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	26	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	31	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	51	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	63	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	87	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	87	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	87	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	87	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	191	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	242	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	243	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	272	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	332	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	347	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	504	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	805	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	1,000	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	1,104	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	1,390	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	1,460	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	3,223	38.28
1p ordinary	Sale	8,401	38.28

(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:	04/12/2023
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.

 

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