Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

FORM 8.3 Amendment To Purchase

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:

11 Aug 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:

3,434,715

3.02%

1,800,343

1.58%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,782,764

1.57%

3,195,524

2.81%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

5,217,479

4.58%

4,995,867

4.39%

(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

Sale

270

37.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,452

37.9455 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,136

37.9400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,850

37.9749 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,463

37.9781 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

37.9837 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2

37.9600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,720

37.9357 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,200

37.9486 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,888

37.9400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,552

37.9378 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2

37.9162 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,173

37.9726 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,000

37.9510 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18

37.9500 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,407

37.9278 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

93,599

37.9589 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

37.9484 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,000

37.9628 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

147

37.9600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,547

37.9243 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,277

38.0929 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

631

37.9642 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,449

37.9745 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19

37.9500 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,918

37.9800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

59,240

37.9381 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,024

37.9803 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,915

37.9513 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

253

37.9439 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

456

37.9567 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

186,177

37.9800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7

37.9490 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

1

37.9800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,452

37.9455 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,215

37.9400 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,000

37.9411 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

13,000

37.9548 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

23,025

37.9429 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25,083

37.9375 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

34,736

37.9331 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

175,571

37.9800 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

13

37.9800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,066

37.9830 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,452

37.9800 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

3,407

37.9278 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,000

37.9628 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,850

37.9749 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

20,857

37.9884 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

188,322

37.9541 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 Aug 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213