15 Jan 2024 13:57
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: | Â | Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | Â | |||||
 | 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 | Â | |||||
 | offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
 | offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 12 Jan 2024 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO | Â | Â | |||
 | 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 | Â | |||||
 | 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 6,702,714 | 5.88% | 552,736 | 0.49% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 549,639 | 0.48% | 6,630,646 | 5.82% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and agreements to purchase/sell: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | TOTAL: |  |  | 7,252,353 | 6.37% | 7,183,382 | 6.31% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive | Â | |||||
 | options) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of relevant security in relation to | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
which subscription right exists | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
Details, including nature of the rights | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
concerned and relevant percentages: | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
security | Â | securities | Â | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 265,492 | 38.6439 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 60,173 | 38.6400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 43,037 | 38.6434 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 31,128 | 38.6593 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,484 | 38.6500 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,736 | 38.6429 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,196 | 38.6534 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,974 | 38.6592 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,254 | 38.6600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 91 | 38.6418 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 379,534 | 38.6406 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 91,558 | 38.6484 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 63,223 | 38.6400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 13,277 | 38.6443 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,736 | 38.6419 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,128 | 38.6500 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,293 | 38.6200 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 977 | 38.6600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7 | 38.6357 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | Â | |||||
Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
relevant | description | Â | reference | unit | |||
security | Â | Â | securities | Â | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 1,668 | 38.6472 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7 | 38.6361 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 529 | 38.6561 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,042 | 38.6442 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,179 | 38.6400 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,731 | 38.6370 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 379,534 | 38.6406 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 91 | 38.6418 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,468 | 38.6496 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,910 | 38.6507 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 5,575 | 38.6593 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,544 | 38.6510 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,147 | 38.6400 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 25,553 | 38.6593 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 263,024 | 38.6438 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 15,488 | 38.6400 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 16,144 | 38.6545 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | Â | |||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | Â | |||||
Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price | Â | date | money |
relevant | Â | selling, | securities | per unit | Â | Â | paid/ |
security | Â | varying etc | to which | Â | Â | Â | received |
 |  |  | option |  |  |  | per unit |
 |  |  | relates |  |  |  |  |
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(ii) | Exercising | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
security | Â | Â | securities | unit | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | Â | |||||
Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
security | Â | Â | applicable) | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | Â | |||||
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | Â | Â | |||||
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal | Â | Â | |||||
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party | Â | ||||||
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: | Â | Â | Â | ||||
NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives | Â | |||||
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | Â | Â | |||||
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: | Â | Â | |||||
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or | Â | Â | Â | ||||
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which | Â | Â | |||||
any derivative is referenced: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 15 Jan 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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