Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2013

Jun 13, 2013

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RNS Number : 9633G

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

13 June 2013

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			Dechra Pharmaceuticals Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):		N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		11 June 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		12 June 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		L&G (From 4% to 3%)

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction						Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares			Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares		Number of voting rights			% of  voting rights
Direct		Indirect	Direct			Indirect
GBP 0.01	3,321,930 (As of 27/07/2011)						3,482,767		3,482,767			3.99%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion Period					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion period			Number of voting rights instrument refers to				% of voting rights
													Nominal			Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
3,482,767								3.99%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) ( 4,460,771 - 5.11%= Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  ( 4,460,771 - 5.11%= Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) ( 4,460,771 - 5.11%= Total Position)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 3,482,767 -3.99% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)	Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC)	Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
	Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease

to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold

voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of  87,124,855

14. Contact name:

Angela Hayter (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851

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