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Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

05 September 2017

5 September 2017

Dechra(R) Pharmaceuticals PLC

(Dechra or the Company)

Availability of 2017 Annual Report and Accounts

The 2017 Annual Report and Accounts is now available to view at www.dechra.com.

The following documents are scheduled to be mailed to registered shareholders of the Company on 18 September 2017:

   --      2017 Annual Report and Accounts 
   --      Notice of the 2017 Annual General Meeting; and 
   --      Proxy Form for the 2017 Annual General Meeting. 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1 a copy of each of these documents will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing shortly after posting.

The information below, which is extracted from the 2017 Annual Report and Accounts, is included solely for the purpose of complying with DTR 6.3.5. This information should be read in conjunction with the Company's 4 September 2017 announcement of its 2017 Preliminary Results (available at www.dechra.com). This material is not a substitute for reading the full 2017 Annual Report and Accounts. All page numbers and cross-references in the extracted information below refer to page numbers and notes to the financial statements, in the 2017 Annual Report and Accounts.

Key Performance Indicators

The Group utilises the following KPIs to assess our progress against our strategic, financial and operational objectives. Their relevance to our strategy and their definitions are explained below.

Some KPIs are also used as a measure in the long term incentive arrangements for the remuneration of the Executives.

These are identified with an asterisk.

 
              Definition                                      Relevance to                Strategic 
KPI            and Performance        Commentary               Strategy                    Link 
------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------------  ------------------ 
Sales         Year-on-year            Dechra delivered        A key driver                     Pipeline 
 Growth        sales growth            GBP269.6 million        of our strategy                  Delivery 
 6.5%          including new           from its existing       is to deliver                    Portfolio 
               products and            business,               sustainable                      Focus 
               excluding revenue       an increase             sales growth                     Geographical 
               from acquired           of 6.5% from            through delivering               Expansion 
               businesses.             market penetration      our pipeline,                    Acquisition 
               2017GBP269.6m           and new product         maximising 
               2016 GBP225.9m          launches.               our existing 
               2015 GBP203.5m                                  portfolio and 
                                                               expanding geographically. 
------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------------  ------------------ 
Underlying    Underlying              The increase            Underlying                       Pipeline 
 Diluted       profit after            reflects growth         EPS is a key                     Delivery 
 EPS Growth*   tax divided             from the existing       indicator of                     Portfolio 
 35.1%         by the diluted          and acquired            our performance                  Focus 
               average number          businesses,             and the return                   Geographical 
               of shares,              increased               we generate                      Expansion 
               calculated              finance charges         for our shareholders.            Acquisition 
               on the same             from the increased      It is one of 
               basis as note           debt to fund            the performance 
               11 to the Accounts.     acquisitions,           conditions 
               2017 64.33p             and the change          of the Long 
               2016 42.65p             in mix to               Term Incentive 
               2015 39.90p             the applicable          Plan (LTIP's). 
                                       tax rates. 
------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------------  ------------------ 
Return        Underlying              ROCE grew               As we look                       Pipeline 
 on Capital    operating profit        as the returns          to grow the                      Delivery 
 Employed*     expressed as            from the 2016           business, it                     Portfolio 
 160bps        a percentage            acquisitions            is important                     Focus 
               of the average          (in particular          that we use                      Geographical 
               of the opening          Putney, acquired        our capital                      Expansion 
               and closing             in April 2016)          efficiently                      Acquisition 
               operating assets        were manifest           to generate 
               (excluding              in the Group's          returns superior 
               cash/debt and           results.                to our cost 
               net tax liabilities).                           of capital 
                                                               in the medium 
               2017 17.7%                                      to long term. 
               2016 16.1%                                      It underpins 
               2015 20.0%                                      the performance 
                                                               conditions 
                                                               of the LTIPs. 
------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------------  ------------------ 
Underlying    Cash generated          The Group               Our stated                       Pipeline 
 Cash          from operations         enjoyed strong          aim is to be                     Delivery 
 Conversion    before tax              underlying              a cash generative                Portfolio 
 910 bps       and interest            cash conversion         business.                        Focus 
               payments as             during the                                               Geographical 
               a percentage            year. With                                               Expansion 
               of underlying           the EBITDA 
               operating profit.       margin strengthening 
                                       from 23.4% 
                                       to 24.5%, 
               2017 115.9%             and working 
               2016 106.8%             capital shrinking 
               2015 105.9%             by GBP6.9 
                                       million. 
------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------------  ------------------ 
New Product   Revenue from            The decline             This measure                     Pipeline 
 Sales         new products            arose from              shows the delivery               Delivery 
 (620          as a percentage         the increase            of sales in                      Portfolio 
 bps)          of total Group          in new product          each year from                   Focus 
               revenue. A              revenue from            new products                     Acquisition 
               new product             acquisitions.           launched in 
               is defined              We continue             the prior five 
               as any molecule         to invest               years, on a 
               launched in             in our pipeline         rolling basis. 
               the last five           to develop              It shows the 
               financial years.        new products            performance 
               2017 8.2%               and plan to             of our R&D 
               2016 14.4%              increase this           and sales and 
               2015 13.8%              investment.             marketing organisations 
                                                               when launching 
                                                               newly developed 
                                                               or in-licensed 
                                                               products. 
------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------------  ------------------ 
Lost          All accidents           The LTAFR               The safety                       Manufacturing 
 Time          resulting in            decreased               of our employees                 and Supply 
 Accident      the absence             from 0.35               is core to                       Chain 
 Frequency     or inability            to 0.26. None           everything 
 Rate          of employees            of these incidents      we do. We are 
 (LTAFR)       to conduct              related in              committed to 
               the full range          a work-related          a strong culture 
               of their normal         fatality or             of safety in 
               working activities      disability.             all our workplaces. 
               for a period 
               of more than 
               three working 
               days after 
               the day when 
               the incident 
               occurred, normalised 
               per 100,000 
               hours worked. 
 (25.7%)                                                                                        People 
               2017 0.26 
               2016 0.35 
               2015 0.07 
------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------------  ------------------ 
Employee      Number of leavers       The figure              Attracting                       People 
 Turnover      during the              for the 2017            and retaining 
 260 bps       period as a             financial               the best employees 
               percentage              year includes           is critical 
               of the average          the employees           to the successful 
               total number            from Genera,            execution of 
               of employees            Brovel and              our strategy. 
               in the period.          Putney, whereas 
                                       the previous 
               2017 15.7%              year excludes 
               2016 13.1%+/-           them. The 
               2015 12.2%+/-           increase relates 
               +/- excludes            to streamlining 
               Apex, Brovel,           of operations 
               Genera and              within the 
               Putney                  acquired businesses 
                                       and the restructuring 
                                       of our manufacturing 
                                       team. 
------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------------  ------------------ 
 

How the Business Manages Risk

Effective risk management and control is key to the delivery of our business strategy and objectives. Our risk management and control processes are designed to identify, assess, mitigate and monitor significant risks, and can only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance that the Group will be successful in delivering its objectives.

The Board is responsible for overseeing how the Group's strategic, operational, financial and compliance risks are managed, and for assessing the effectiveness of the risk management and internal control framework.

Our Senior Executive Team (SET) owns the risk management process and is responsible for managing specific Group risks.

The SET is also responsible for embedding sound risk management in strategy, planning, budgeting, performance management, and operational processes within their respective Operating Segments and business units.

The Board and the SET together set the tone and decide the level of risk and control to be taken in achieving the Group's objectives.

Risk Management Process

Our strategy informs the setting of the objectives across the business and is widely communicated. Strategic risks and opportunities are identified as an integral part of the strategy setting process.

The SET is responsible for evaluating and managing risk from both a bottom up and top down level and acts as a link between the Board and the business units to ensure management of operational risks is embedded in the business.

Each SET member owns one or more Group risks and is responsible for identifying how the risks are currently controlled, what additional mitigating actions are required, what monitoring and assurance mechanisms are in place, assessing the effectiveness of key control processes, and addressing any weaknesses identified.

The Board conducts a review of the risk management and internal control framework and SET members present their risks, controls and mitigation plans to the Board for review on a rolling programme throughout the year. The Audit Committee reviews the effectiveness of internal financial controls annually.

Internal Control Framework

Our internal control framework is designed to ensure:

   --      proper financial records are maintained; 
   --      the Company's assets are safeguarded; 
   --      compliance with laws and regulations; and 
   --      effective and efficient operation of business processes. 

The Dechra Values are the foundation of the control framework and it is the Board's aim that these values should drive the behaviours and actions of all employees. The key elements of the control framework are described below:

   --      Management Structure 

Our management structure has clearly defined reporting lines, accountabilities and authority levels.

The Group is organised as business units. Each business unit is led by a SET member and has its own management team.

   --     Policies and Procedures 

Our key financial, legal and compliance policies that apply across the Group are:

   --      Code of Business Conduct; 
   --      Delegation of Authorities; 
   --      Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption; 
   --      Whistleblowing; 
   --      Sanctions; and 
   --      Charitable Donations. 
   --      Strategy and Business Planning 

We have a five year strategic plan which is updated and reviewed by the Board annually. Business objectives and performance measures are defined annually together with budgets and forecasts. Monthly business performance reviews are conducted at both Group and business unit levels.

The product pipeline is reviewed regularly to:

   --           assess whether products in development are progressing according to schedule; 
   --           identify new product ideas and assess fit with our product portfolio; and 
   --           assess the expected commercial return on new products. 
   --     Operational Controls 

Our key operational control processes are as follows:

-- Quality Assurance: All our manufacturing sites have an established Quality Management System. These systems are designed to ensure that our products are manufactured to a high standard and in compliance with the relevant regulatory requirements.

-- Pharmacovigilance: Our regulatory team operates a robust system with a view to ensuring that any adverse reactions related to the use of our products are reported and dealt with promptly.

-- Information Technology: Our business units currently use a number of different local financial, manufacturing and warehouse management systems to support their operations. We are in the process of implementing Oracle across the Group.

-- Financial Controls: Our financial controls are designed to prevent and detect financial misstatement or fraud and operate at three levels:

o Entity Level Controls performed by senior managers at Group and business unit level;

o Month-end and Year-end procedures performed as part of our regular financial reporting and management processes; and

o Transactional Level Controls operated on a day-to-day basis.

Internal Audit provides independent and objective assurance and advice on the design and operation of the Group's internal control framework. The internal audit plan seeks to provide balanced coverage of the Group's material financial, operational and compliance control processes

   --     Improvements in 2017 

We have continued to strengthen and improve a number of key control processes and the following changes have been implemented:

-- a number of portfolio and project management improvements have been implemented in our product development processes;

-- the manufacturing Quality Management Systems in all our recent acquisitions have been assessed and improvements implemented to ensure they meet relevant regulatory standards;

-- a risk assessment of the key contract manufacturing organisations (CMOs) that our supply chain is dependent upon has been completed and quality audits have also been conducted on the top 35 CMOs; and

-- our standard financial control framework has been updated and rolled out across the Group, including all recent acquisitions, in response to a number of improvement opportunities identified from internal audit reviews.

   --      Plans for 2018 

We will continue to refine and strengthen our internal control framework where required in response to changes in our risk profile and improvement opportunities identified by business management, quality assurance and internal audit.

We are planning to review our key corporate compliance processes and training activities including our Group Code of Conduct, key Group Policies and our Third Party Principles Policy in order to improve our ability to comply with existing and emerging legislation.

Understanding Our Key Risks

Dechra is one of only a handful of listed veterinary pharmaceuticals companies in the FTSE. We therefore believe it is important to summarise the key distinctions between the animal and human pharmaceutical industries in order to provide a better understanding of our risk profile.

The business of developing and marketing animal pharmaceuticals shares a number of characteristics with human pharmaceutical businesses. These similarities include the need to conduct clinical trials to prove product safety and efficacy, obtain regulatory approval for new products, complex and highly regulated product manufacturing, and to market products based on approved clinical claims. However, there are also significant differences between animal and human pharmaceutical businesses, including:

-- Product development is generally faster, cheaper and more predictable and sustainable: Development of animal medicines typically requires fewer clinical studies with fewer subjects and is conducted directly in the target species. Decisions on product safety, efficacy and likelihood of success can therefore be made more quickly.

-- Diversified product portfolios: Animal pharmaceuticals businesses are generally less reliant on a small number of 'blockbuster' products. Animal health products are sold across different regions which may have distinct product requirements. As a result, animal health products often have a smaller market size and the performance of any single product typically has less impact on overall business performance.

-- Stronger customer relationships and brand loyalty: Companion Animal Products are often directly prescribed and dispensed by veterinarians which contributes to brand loyalty, which often continues after the loss of patent protection or regulatory exclusivity.

-- Lower pricing pressure: Livestock producers and pet owners generally pay for animal healthcare themselves. Pricing decisions are not influenced by government payors that are involved in product and pricing decisions for human medicines.

-- Less price erosion by generic competition: Generic competition in animal healthcare, whilst playing an important role, has a lower impact on prices compared to human pharmaceuticals because of the smaller average market size of each product opportunity, stronger customer relationships and brand loyalty.

The SET has identified and agreed key risks with the Board. Of these, a number are deemed to be generic risks facing every business including failure to comply with financial reporting regulation, foreign exchange, IT systems failure and non-compliance with legislation. The table below therefore details the ten principal risks that are specific to our business and provides information on:

   --     how they link to Group strategy; 
   --     their potential impact on the business; and 
   --     what controls are in place to mitigate them. 
 
  Link to           Risk               Potential Impact                                               Controls and      Trend 
   Strategic                                                                                          Mitigating 
   Pillar                                                                                             Actions 
   and Enabler 
-----------------  -----------------  ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------- 
     Pipeline        Competitor        Revenues and                                                   We focus on       Increased 
     Delivery        Risk:              margins may be                                                lifecycle         Risk 
     Portfolio       Competitor         adversely affected                                            management        Competitor 
     Focus           products           should competitors                                            strategies        product 
     Geographical    launched           launch a novel                                                for our key       launches 
     Expansion       against one        or generic product                                            products          against some 
                     of our leading     that competes                                                 to ensure they    of our key 
                     brands             with one of our                                               fulfil evolving   products 
                     (e.g. generics     unique products                                               customer 
                     or                 upon the expiry                                               requirements. 
                     a superior         or early loss                                                 Product patents 
                     product            of patents.                                                   are monitored 
                     profile).          Costs may increase                                            and defensive 
                     We depend on       due to defensive                                              strategies are 
                     data               marketing activity.                                           developed 
                     exclusivity                                                                      towards 
                     periods                                                                          the end of the 
                     or patents to                                                                    patent life or 
                     have                                                                             the data 
                     exclusive                                                                        exclusivity 
                     marketing                                                                        period. 
                     rights for some                                                                  We monitor 
                     of                                                                               market 
                     our products.                                                                    activity prior 
                     Although we                                                                      to competitor 
                     maintain                                                                         products being 
                     a broad                                                                          launched, and 
                     portfolio                                                                        develop a 
                     of products,                                                                     marketing 
                     our unique                                                                       response 
                     products like                                                                    strategy 
                     Vetoryl                                                                          to mitigate 
                     and Felimazole                                                                   competitor 
                     have                                                                             impact. 
                     built a market 
                     which 
                     may be 
                     attractive 
                     to competitors. 
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  Portfolio            Market Risk:    The emergence                                                  We manage and     No Change 
   Focus               The emergence    of corporate                                                  monitor our 
                       of veterinary    customers and                                                 national 
                       buying groups    buying groups                                                 and European 
                       and              represents an                                                 pricing policies 
                       corporate        opportunity to                                                to ensure 
                       customers.       increase sales                                                equitable 
                       We sell and      volumes and revenue                                           pricing for each 
                       promote          but may result                                                customer group. 
                       primarily to     in reduced margins.                                           Our 
                       veterinary       Our reputation                                                relationships 
                       practices and    and relationships                                             with larger 
                       distribute       with veterinary                                               customers 
                       our products     practices could                                               are managed by 
                       through          also be adversely                                             key account 
                       wholesaler       affected.                                                     managers. 
                       and                                                                            Our marketing 
                       distributor                                                                    strategy is 
                       networks in                                                                    designed 
                       most markets.                                                                  to support 
                       In a number                                                                    veterinarians 
                       of mature                                                                      in retaining 
                       markets,                                                                       customers by 
                       veterinarians                                                                  promoting the 
                       are                                                                            benefits of our 
                       establishing                                                                   product 
                       buying                                                                         portfolio 
                       groups to                                                                      in our major 
                       consolidate                                                                    therapeutic 
                       their                                                                          areas. 
                       purchasing, 
                       and corporate 
                       customers 
                       are also 
                       emerging. 
-----------------  -----------------  ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------- 
   Acquisition       Acquisition        Failure to identify                                           We have defined   Decreased 
                     Risk:               or secure suitable                                           criteria for       risk 
                     Identification      targets could                                                screening          Successful 
                     of                  slow the pace                                                acquisition        integration 
                     acquisition         at which we can                                              targets and we     of recent 
                     candidates          expand into new                                              conduct            acquisition. 
                     and their           markets or grow                                              commercial, 
                     potential           our portfolio.                                               clinical, 
                     integration.        Acquisitions                                                 financial 
                     Identification      could deliver                                                and legal due 
                     of                  lower profits                                                diligence. 
                     suitable            than expected                                                The Board 
                     candidates          or result in                                                 reviews 
                     and securing a      intangible assets                                            acquisition 
                     successful          impairment.                                                  plans 
                     approach                                                                         and progress 
                     involves                                                                         regularly and 
                     a high degree                                                                    approves all 
                     of uncertainty.                                                                  potential 
                     Acquired                                                                         transactions. 
                     products                                                                         The SET manages 
                     or businesses                                                                    post-acquisition 
                     may                                                                              integration and 
                     fail to deliver                                                                  monitors the 
                     expected                                                                         delivery of 
                     returns due to                                                                   benefits 
                     over-valuation                                                                   and returns. 
                     or integration 
                     challenges. 
-----------------  -----------------  ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------- 
  Pipeline          Product            A succession                                                   Potential new     No Change 
   Delivery         Development         of clinical trial                                             development 
                    Risk:               failures could                                                candidates 
                    Failure to          adversely affect                                              are assessed 
                    deliver             our ability to                                                from a 
                    major products      deliver shareholder                                           commercial, 
                    either              expectations                                                  financial and 
                    due to pipeline     and could also                                                scientific 
                    delays              damage our reputation                                         perspective 
                    or newly            and relationship                                              by a 
                    launched            with veterinarians.                                           multi-functional 
                    products not        Our market position                                           team to allow 
                    meeting             in key therapeutic                                            senior 
                    revenue             areas could be                                                management 
                    expectations.       affected, resulting                                           to make 
                    The development     in reduced revenues                                           decisions 
                    of                  and profits.                                                  on which ones 
                    pharmaceutical      Where we are                                                  to progress. 
                    products            unable to recoup                                              The pipeline 
                    is a complex,       the costs incurred                                            is discussed 
                    risky               in developing                                                 regularly by 
                    and lengthy         and launching                                                 senior 
                    process             a product this                                                management, 
                    involving           would result                                                  including the 
                    significant         in impairment                                                 Chief Executive 
                    financial, R&D      of intangible                                                 Officer and 
                    and                 assets.                                                       Chief 
                    other resources.                                                                  Financial 
                    Products that                                                                     Officer. 
                    initially                                                                         Regular updates 
                    appear promising                                                                  are also 
                    may                                                                               provided 
                    be delayed or                                                                     to the Board. 
                    fail                                                                              Each development 
                    to meet expected                                                                  project is 
                    clinical                                                                          managed 
                    or commercial                                                                     by co-project 
                    expectations                                                                      leaders who 
                    or face delays                                                                    chair 
                    in                                                                                project team 
                    regulatory                                                                        meetings. 
                    approval.                                                                         Before costly 
                    It can also be                                                                    pivotal studies 
                    difficult                                                                         are initiated, 
                    to predict                                                                        smaller proof 
                    whether                                                                           of concept pilot 
                    newly launched                                                                    studies are 
                    products                                                                          conducted 
                    will meet                                                                         to assess the 
                    commercial                                                                        effects of the 
                    expectations.                                                                     drug on target 
                                                                                                      species and for 
                                                                                                      the target 
                                                                                                      indication. 
                                                                                                      In respect of 
                                                                                                      all new product 
                                                                                                      launches a 
                                                                                                      detailed 
                                                                                                      marketing plan 
                                                                                                      is established 
                                                                                                      and progress 
                                                                                                      against that 
                                                                                                      plan is 
                                                                                                      regularly 
                                                                                                      monitored. 
                                                                                                      The Group 
                                                                                                      ensures 
                                                                                                      that it has a 
                                                                                                      detailed market 
                                                                                                      knowledge and 
                                                                                                      retains close 
                                                                                                      contact with 
                                                                                                      customers 
                                                                                                      through 
                                                                                                      its management 
                                                                                                      and sales teams 
                                                                                                      which are 
                                                                                                      trained 
                                                                                                      to a high 
                                                                                                      standard. 
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     Pipeline       Regulatory Risk:   Delays in regulatory                                           The Group         No Change 
     Delivery       Failure to meet     reviews and approvals                                         strives 
     Portfolio      regulatory          could impact                                                  to exceed 
     Focus          requirements.       the timing of                                                 regulatory 
     Geographical   We conduct our      a product launch                                              requirements 
     Expansion      business            and have a material                                           and ensures that 
                    in a highly         effect on sales                                               its employees 
                    regulated           and margins.                                                  have detailed 
                    environment,        Any changes made                                              experience and 
                    which               to the manufacturing,                                         knowledge of 
                    is designed to      distribution,                                                 the regulations. 
                    ensure              marketing and                                                 Manufacturing 
                    the safety,         safety surveillance                                           and Regulatory 
                    efficacy            processes of                                                  have established 
                    quality, and        our products                                                  quality systems 
                    ethical             may require additional                                        and standard 
                    promotion of        regulatory approvals,                                         operating 
                    pharmaceutical      resulting in                                                  procedures 
                    products.           additional costs                                              in place. 
                    Failure to          and/or delays.                                                Regular contact 
                    adhere              Non-compliance                                                is maintained 
                    to regulatory       with regulatory                                               with all 
                    standards           requirements                                                  relevant 
                    or to implement     may result in                                                 regulatory 
                    changes             delays to production                                          bodies 
                    in those            or lost sales.                                                in order to 
                    standards                                                                         build 
                    could affect our                                                                  and strengthen 
                    ability                                                                           relationships 
                    to register,                                                                      and ensure good 
                    manufacture                                                                       communication 
                    or promote our                                                                    lines. 
                    products.                                                                         The regulatory 
                                                                                                      and legal teams 
                                                                                                      keep updated 
                                                                                                      in respect of 
                                                                                                      changes with 
                                                                                                      a view to 
                                                                                                      ensuring 
                                                                                                      that the 
                                                                                                      business 
                                                                                                      is equipped to 
                                                                                                      deal with, and 
                                                                                                      adhere to, such 
                                                                                                      changes. 
                                                                                                      Where changes 
                                                                                                      are identified 
                                                                                                      which could 
                                                                                                      affect 
                                                                                                      our ability to 
                                                                                                      market and sell 
                                                                                                      any of our 
                                                                                                      products, 
                                                                                                      a response team 
                                                                                                      is created in 
                                                                                                      order to 
                                                                                                      mitigate 
                                                                                                      the risk. 
                                                                                                      External 
                                                                                                      consultants 
                                                                                                      are used to 
                                                                                                      audit 
                                                                                                      our 
                                                                                                      manufacturing 
                                                                                                      quality systems. 
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  Portfolio         Regulatory Risk:   Reduction in                                                   Regular contact   Increased 
   Focus            Continuing          sales of our                                                  is maintained      Risk 
   Geographical     pressure            antimicrobial                                                 with relevant      Antibiotic 
   Expansion        on reducing         product range.                                                veterinary         decline has 
                    antibiotic          Our reputation                                                authorities        increased 
                    use.                could be adversely                                            to ensure that     in the UK 
                    The issue of the    impacted if we                                                we have a          and Denmark 
                    potential           do not respond                                                comprehensive 
                    transfer of         appropriately                                                 understanding 
                    increased           to government                                                 of regulatory 
                    antibacterial       recommendations.                                              changes. 
                    resistance                                                                        We strive to 
                    from food                                                                         develop new 
                    producing                                                                         products 
                    animals to                                                                        and minimise 
                    humans                                                                            antimicrobial 
                    is subject to                                                                     resistance 
                    regulatory                                                                        concerns. 
                    discussions. 
                    In some 
                    countries 
                    this has led to 
                    government 
                    recommendations 
                    on 
                    reducing the use 
                    of 
                    antibiotics in 
                    food 
                    producing 
                    animals. 
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  Pipeline          Reliance on        Raw material                                                   We monitor the    No Change 
   Delivery         Third              supply failures                                                performance of 
   Portfolio        Parties Risk:      may cause:                                                     our key 
   Focus            A supply failure    *    increased product costs due to difficulties in           suppliers 
   Manufacturing    on                       obtaining scarce materials on commercially acceptable    and act promptly 
   and Supply       a key product            terms;                                                   to source from 
   Chain            may                                                                               alternative 
                    affect our                                                                        suppliers 
                    ability             *    product shortages due to manufacturing delays;           where potential 
                    to develop,                                                                       issues are 
                    make,                                                                             identified. 
                    or sell our         *    delays in clinical trials due to shortage of trial       The top ten 
                    products.                products.                                                Group 
                    We rely on third                                                                  products are 
                    parties                                                                           regularly 
                    for the supply     Shortages in                                                   reviewed 
                    of                 manufactured                                                   in order to 
                    all raw            products and                                                   identify 
                    materials          third party supply                                             the key 
                    for products       failures on finished                                           suppliers 
                    that               products may                                                   of materials 
                    we manufacture     result in lost                                                 or finished 
                    in-house.          sales.                                                         products. 
                    We also purchase                                                                  We maintain 
                    many                                                                              buffer 
                    of our finished                                                                   stocks and dual 
                    products                                                                          sourcing 
                    from third party                                                                  arrangements 
                    manufacturers.                                                                    for key 
                                                                                                      products. 
                                                                                                      All contracts 
                                                                                                      with suppliers 
                                                                                                      are reviewed 
                                                                                                      from both a 
                                                                                                      commercial 
                                                                                                      and legal 
                                                                                                      perspective 
                                                                                                      to try to ensure 
                                                                                                      that assignment 
                                                                                                      of the contract 
                                                                                                      is allowed 
                                                                                                      should 
                                                                                                      there be a 
                                                                                                      change 
                                                                                                      of control of 
                                                                                                      either of the 
                                                                                                      contracting 
                                                                                                      parties. 
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  Portfolio         Reliance on        Loss of a key                                                  The DPM sales     Decrease 
   Focus            Third               customer can                                                  team maintains    Risk 
   Manufacturing    Parties Risk:       impact manufacturing                                          relationships     Strategy 
   and Supply       Loss of key         revenues and                                                  with key          to reduce 
   Chain            third               lead to an increase                                           customers.        third party 
                    party               in the cost of                                                Robust supply     manufacturing 
                    manufacturing       goods of the                                                  agreements are    contracts 
                    customers from      remaining portfolio.                                          in place with 
                    DPM.                                                                              each of our key 
                    Other sales,                                                                      customers and 
                    relating                                                                          are regularly 
                    to third party                                                                    reviewed. 
                    manufacturing                                                                     Monthly customer 
                    and other                                                                         service level 
                    non-core                                                                          monitoring and 
                    activities,                                                                       reporting is 
                    represents                                                                        in place. 
                    approximately 
                    9.2% 
                    of Group 
                    revenues. 
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  Portfolio         People Risk:       Loss of key skills                                             The Nomination    Decreased 
   Focus            Failure to          and experience                                                Committee         Risk 
   Pipeline         retain              could erode our                                               oversees          Board and 
   Delivery         high calibre,       competitive advantage                                         succession        SET 
   People           talented            and could have                                                planning          succession 
                    senior managers     an adverse impact                                             for the Board     planning 
                    and                 on results.                                                   and the SET.      managed 
                    other key roles     Inability to                                                  Succession plans  successfully 
                    in                  attract and retain                                            are in place 
                    the business.       key personnel                                                 for the SET 
                    Our growth plans    may weaken succession                                         together 
                    and                 planning.                                                     with development 
                    future success                                                                    plans for key 
                    are                                                                               senior managers. 
                    dependent on                                                                      Key person 
                    retaining                                                                         insurance 
                    knowledgeable                                                                     is in place 
                    and                                                                               where 
                    experienced                                                                       appropriate. 
                    senior                                                                            Remuneration 
                    managers and key                                                                  packages are 
                    staff.                                                                            reviewed on an 
                                                                                                      annual basis 
                                                                                                      in order to help 
                                                                                                      ensure that the 
                                                                                                      Group can 
                                                                                                      continue 
                                                                                                      to retain, 
                                                                                                      incentivise 
                                                                                                      and motivate 
                                                                                                      its employees. 
-----------------  -----------------  ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------- 
  Geographical      People Risk:       Failure to recruit                                             The Group HR      Decreased 
   Expansion        Failure to          or develop good                                               Director reviews  Risk 
   Acquisition      resource            quality people                                                the               Successful 
   People           the business to     could result                                                  organisational    recruitment 
                    achieve             in:                                                           structure with    of DPM 
                    our strategic        *    capability gaps in new markets;                         the SET twice     management 
                    ambitions,                                                                        a year to aim     team 
                    particularly on                                                                   to ensure that 
                    geographical         *    challenges in integrating new acquisitions; or          the organisation 
                    expansion and                                                                     is fit for 
                    acquisition.                                                                      purpose 
                    As Dechra            *    overstretched resources                                 and to assess 
                    expands                                                                           the resourcing 
                    into new markets                                                                  implications 
                    and                 This could delay                                              of planned 
                    acquires new        implementation                                                changes 
                    businesses          of our strategy                                               or strategic 
                    or science we       and we may not                                                imperatives. 
                    recognise           meet shareholders'                                            A development 
                    that we may need    expectations.                                                 programme is 
                    new                                                                               in place to 
                    people with                                                                       identify 
                    different                                                                         opportunities 
                    skills,                                                                           to recruit new 
                    experience                                                                        talent and 
                    and cultural                                                                      develop 
                    knowledge                                                                         existing 
                    to execute our                                                                    potential. 
                    strategy 
                    successfully in 
                    those 
                    markets and 
                    business 
                    areas. 
-----------------  -----------------  ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------- 
 

Directors' Responsibility Statement Required under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules

The responsibility statement below has been prepared in connection with the Company's full Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2017. Certain parts of that Report are not included with this announcement.

We confirm to the best of our knowledge:

a) the Company Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 101 'Reduced Disclosure Framework', and applicable law), give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the Company;

b) the Group Financial Statements, prepared in accordance with the IFRSs as adopted by the EU, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of Group; and

c) the Strategic Report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Group and Company, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.

Approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by:

 
 Ian Page                  Richard Cotton 
 Chief Executive Officer   Chief Financial Officer 
 4 September 2017          4 September 2017 
 

For further information, please contact:

Melanie Hall, Company Secretary

Telephone number: 01606 814730

About Dechra

Dechra is an international specialist veterinary pharmaceuticals and related products business. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, and sales and marketing of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide. Dechra's business is unique as the majority of its products are used to treat medical conditions for which there is no other effective solution or have a clinical or dosing advantage over competitor products. For more information please visit: www.dechra.com

Trademarks

Trademarks appear throughout this document in italics. Dechra and the Dechra "D" logo are registered trademarks of Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC.

Forward Looking Statement

This document contains certain forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements reflect the knowledge and information available to the Company during the preparation and up to the publication of this document. By their very nature, these statements depend upon circumstances and relate to events that may occur in the future thereby involve a degree of uncertainty. Therefore, nothing in this document should be construed as a profit forecast by the Company.

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