Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

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 relevant securities this form relates:

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:

21 Sep 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?

NO

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:

6,946,630

6.10%

1,931,161

1.70%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,269,730

1.11%

6,854,914

6.02%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

8,216,360

7.21%

8,786,075

7.71%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

Purchase

88,223

38.0000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

36,416

38.0063 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,197

38.0047 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,891

38.0516 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,148

38.0200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,073

38.0390 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,494

38.0511 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,630

38.0613 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,615

38.0211 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,923

38.0791 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,153

38.0203 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,000

38.0300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,857

38.0787 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,642

38.0400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,253

38.0600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,100

38.1200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

654

38.0800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

376

38.0700 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

29

38.0489 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

656,857

38.0600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

293,662

38.0000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

49,954

38.0200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,411

38.0125 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,896

38.0336 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,376

38.0303 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,129

38.0400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,970

38.0461 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,472

38.0307 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,000

38.0185 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,655

38.0469 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,533

38.0238 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

894

38.0221 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

762

37.9961 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

626

38.0300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

522

37.9993 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

313

38.0478 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

522

37.9993 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

629

38.0400 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

762

37.9962 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,000

38.0185 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,707

38.0113 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

11,411

38.0125 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

13,537

38.0306 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25,892

38.0304 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

32,047

38.0209 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

58,956

38.0000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

234,089

38.0000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11

38.0238 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

18

38.0643 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,950

38.0608 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,321

38.0287 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,073

38.0390 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,537

38.0622 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17,927

38.0230 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

18,197

38.0047 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

18,375

38.0588 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

25,000

38.0030 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

81,961

38.0000 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if 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 person 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:

22 Sep 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213