Holding(s) in Company

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC
08 July 2005


                   Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC ('the Company')


                             Holding(s) in Company



The Company was notified on 7 July 2005 by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers
Group Limited that the Merrill Lynch British Smaller Companies Trust Plc ceases
to have a notifiable interest in the current issued share capital of the
Company.



8 July 2005






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