TIDMDPH TIDMAV.

RNS Number : 6554X

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

23 February 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                       Dechra Pharmaceuticals 
  the underlying issuer                                              plc 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                      Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                 Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                                Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                Limited 
                                                                2,070,968* 
 
                                                                Chase Nominees Limited 
                                                                21,988* 
                                                                HSBC Global Custody Nominee 
                                                                (UK) Limited 
                                                                494,541* 
 
                                                                Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                227,684* 
                                                                Available Upon Request 
                                                                7,446* 
                                                                * denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     21 February 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        22 February 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    <3% to >3% Change at Direct 
  crossed or                                                     Interest Level 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous              Resulting situation after the 
  of              to the triggering               triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number           Number         Number       Number of voting           % of voting 
                  of               of             of shares    rights                     rights (x) 
                  Shares           Voting 
                                   Rights 
--------------  ---------------  -------------  -----------  -------------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                 Direct       Direct      Indirect       Direct   Indirect 
                                                               (xi)        (xii) 
--------------   --------------   ------------  -----------  ----------  -------------  -------  ------------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
                 Below            Below                                       Not                     Not 
  GB0009633180   Threshold        Threshold      2,822,627    2,822,627   Disclosable    3.03%    Disclosable 
                ---------------  -------------  -----------  ----------  -------------  -------  ------------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Expiration       Exercise/                  Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial         date             Conversion                 rights that                rights 
 instrument        (xiii)           Period (xiv)               may be 
                                                               acquired if 
                                                               the 
                                                               instrument 
                                                               is 
                                                               exercised/ 
                                                               converted. 
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 RIGHT TO                                                            159,637 * 
  RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES   N/A              N/A                            * Direct Interest      0.17% 
---------------  ---------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
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                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 2,982,264                 3.20% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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      The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva 
       Investors Global Services Limited and Friends Provident 
       International Limited, with the following chains of 
       controlled undertakings:- 
 
       Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
        *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
        *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
             of Aviva plc) 
 
 
        *    Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned 
             subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
        *    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned 
             subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
 
 
 
       Friends Provident International Limited: 
        *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
        *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
             of Aviva plc) 
 
 
        *    Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned 
             subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                     See Section 4 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:      Figures are based on a total 
                                   number of voting rights of 
                                   93,059,190 as per the Company's 
                                   Total Voting Rights Announcement 
                                   of 31 January 2017. 
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 14. Contact name:                Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:    01603 684420 
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