Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc

Jun 01 2023 11:08 BSTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 3444B

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

01 June 2023

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:	Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	EQT (EQT X EUR SCSp and EQT X USD SCSp)
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	31 May 2023
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	N/A

2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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

Purchases/ sales

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

1p ordinary

SALES

388,844

34.2000 GBP

33.2074 GBP

1p ordinary

PURCHASES

229,692

34.2400 GBP

33.2400 GBP

(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
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	11,639	33.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	61,157	33.4332 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	243	33.4797 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10,311	33.5545 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,707	33.5713 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2	33.6400 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,747	33.6986 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	300	33.7000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10,689	33.7002 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	895	33.7352 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	661	33.7388 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	583	33.8374 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	539	33.9907 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	100	33.9990 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	500	34.0000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,355	34.0133 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	215	34.0800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	492	34.1104 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	200	34.1590 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	529	34.1800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,098	33.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	696	33.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,192	33.4951 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	95	33.6135 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,144	33.6371 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,700	33.6504 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	361	33.7000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	793	33.7025 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	25,000	33.7454 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16,000	33.7536 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,842	33.7539 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	93	33.3626 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	44	33.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,094	33.7000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	583	33.7554 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	877	33.7859 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	500	33.9800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14	33.2074 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	22	33.2074 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8	33.2074 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,114	33.2074 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2	33.2074 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	220	33.2800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	33.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,144	33.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2	33.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	100	33.4797 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	11,403	33.6299 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,408	33.6299 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,000	33.6733 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	525	33.6805 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,063	33.6805 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	783	33.6805 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	16,998	33.7000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,857	33.7040 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	460	33.7040 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	481	33.7046 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	592	33.7046 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,934	33.7184 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,066	33.7184 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,934	33.7251 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,066	33.7251 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,000	33.7400 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31,000	33.7538 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,021	33.7538 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	956	33.8583 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	69	33.9077 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	576	33.9077 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	476	33.9301 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	310	33.9301 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	86	33.9301 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,283	33.9301 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	55	33.9301 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,206	33.9301 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	402	33.9490 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	18	33.9490 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	158	33.9490 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,428	33.9490 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	28	33.9490 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	103	33.9490 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	44	34.0200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	533	34.1639 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,467	34.1639 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	303	34.1711 GBP

(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

N/A

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

N/A

(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)

N/A

3. 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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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

Date of disclosure:	01 June 2023
Contact name:	Craig Horsley
Telephone number:	+44 141 245-7736

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