Elections for Interim Dividend

Elections for Interim Dividend in Respect of the Six Months to December 31, 2014 March 2, 2015 - Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) announced on February 12,2015, an interim dividend of 19.09 US cents per Ordinary Share payable on April14, 2015, to shareholders on the register of members at the close of businesson March 13, 2015. Shareholders are reminded that the final date for submission of elections toreceive UK sourced dividends via the income access share arrangements is March13, 2015. In the absence of any such elections, previous elections or deemed electionswill remain in force. Shareholders who do not elect (or have not been deemed to elect) to receive UKsourced dividends through the income access share arrangements are remindedthat their dividends will be Irish sourced and subject to Irish dividendwithholding tax unless the Company's Registrar is in possession of a validexemption form by 5pm on March 13, 2015. Exemption forms may be submitted byemail to [email protected] Enquiries may be addressed to the Company's Registrar's Dividend Planning Teamon + 44 (0) 1903 854 103. Tony GuthrieDeputy Company Secretary For further information please contact: Investor Relations Sarah Elton-Farr [email protected] +44 1256 894157 NOTES TO EDITORS Shire enables people with life-altering conditions to lead better lives. Our strategy is to focus on developing and marketing innovative specialtymedicines to meet significant unmet patient needs. We focus on providing treatments in Rare Diseases, Neuroscience,Gastrointestinal and Internal Medicine and we are developing treatments forsymptomatic conditions treated by specialist physicians in other targetedtherapeutic areas, such as Ophthalmics. www.shire.com Registered in Jersey, No. 99854, 22 Grenville Street, St Helier, Jersey JE4 8PX Press Release www.shire.com