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Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

14 October 2016

Friday, 14 October 2016

Dechra(R) Pharmaceuticals PLC

(Dechra, Company or the Group)

Dechra complete acquisition in Australia

Further to the announcement on 16 September 2016, Dechra is pleased to announce that the acquisition of the business and assets of Apex Laboratories Pty Ltd has now completed.

 
 Enquiries to: 
 Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC 
 Ian Page, Chief Executive Officer 
 Office: +44 (0) 1606 814 730 
 e-mail: corporate.enquiries@dechra.com 
 
 TooleyStreet Communications Ltd 
 Fiona Tooley, Director 
  Mobile: +44 (0) 7785 703 523 
  e-mail: fiona@tooleystreet.com

About Dechra

Stock Code: Full Listing (Pharmaceuticals): DPH

Dechra is an international specialist veterinary pharmaceuticals and related products business. Its 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.

The Group's Preliminary results for the year ended 30 June 2016 were released on 5 September 2016. For more information, please visit: www.dechra.com.

About Apex

Apex, based in Somersby near Sydney, Australia is a pharmaceutical company which manufactures, markets and sells branded non-proprietary prescription and other related companion animal products in Australia and New Zealand. It will give Dechra direct access to the established and growing Australian companion animal product market and will provide a base from which to support and build Dechra's expansion in the Australasian and Asian regions.

Trademarks

Dechra and the Dechra 'D' logo are registered Trademarks of Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC.

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)

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