Subsidiaries

The Group's ultimate Parent Company is Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC. A listing of subsidiaries is shown within the financial statements of the Company on Notes to the Company Financial Statements.

Transactions with Key Management Personnel

The details of the remuneration, Long Term Incentive Plans, shareholdings, share options and pension entitlements of individual Directors are included in the Directors' Remuneration Report. The remuneration of key management is disclosed in note 8.

Associates

The Group holds a 48% stake in Medical Ethics Pty Ltd, which is the holding company of Animal Ethics Pty Ltd. There have been no transactions with the Medical Ethics Group during the year. In the prior year, a milestone payment of £1.4 million (AUD 2.5 million) relating to the licensing agreement with Animal Ethics Pty Ltd was made. Refer to note 6 for further information on the results of the associate in the period.