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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

5th Dec 2018 11:01

RNS Number : 5325J

Societe Generale SA

05 December 2018

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Société Générale S.A.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Shire Plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	04/12/2018
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	Ordinary shares: 13,652,683 Shares Interests and 12,946,728 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 421,623 equivalent Shares interests and 49,998 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	14,074,306	1.54	12,996,726	1.42
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,680,260	1.60	13,357,195	1.46
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	325,700	0.04	271,800	0.03
TOTAL:	29,080,266	3.18	26,625,721	2.91

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	137	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	147	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	159	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	139	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	516	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	124	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	127	46.075
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.53
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.53
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	58	46.055
Ordinary	Purchase	93	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	274	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	305	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	280	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	183	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	93	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	11	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	207	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	93	45.455
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	72	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	127	45.775
Ordinary	Purchase	102	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	224	45.3225
Ordinary	Purchase	139	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.8
Ordinary	Purchase	84	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	9	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	45	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	93	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	338	46.075
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.075
Ordinary	Purchase	387	46.075
Ordinary	Purchase	10	46.075
Ordinary	Purchase	36	46.075
Ordinary	Purchase	15	46.075
Ordinary	Purchase	144	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	53	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	109	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	81	46
Ordinary	Purchase	96	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	138	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	87	46.045
Ordinary	Purchase	70	46.115
Ordinary	Purchase	45	46.115
Ordinary	Purchase	43	46.115
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.09
Ordinary	Purchase	148	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	239	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	135	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	277	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	22	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	124	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	95	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	12	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	19	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	22	46.11
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	51	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	30	46.2
Ordinary	Purchase	138	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	56	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	67	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	109	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	48	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	149	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	481	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	139	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	53	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	23	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.305
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	14	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	67	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.485
Ordinary	Purchase	339	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	211	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	215	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	108	46.2
Ordinary	Purchase	116	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.585
Ordinary	Purchase	19	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	19	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	75	46.045
Ordinary	Purchase	257	46.055
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.48
Ordinary	Purchase	189	45.48
Ordinary	Purchase	187	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	81	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	64	46.055
Ordinary	Purchase	230	45.34
Ordinary	Purchase	67	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	75	46.045
Ordinary	Purchase	32	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.045
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	76	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	145	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	42	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	32	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	54	46.09
Ordinary	Purchase	109	46.08
Ordinary	Purchase	280	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	153	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	162	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.465
Ordinary	Purchase	603	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	145	45.55
Ordinary	Purchase	105	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	96	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	276	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.55
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.44
Ordinary	Purchase	214	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	98	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	216	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	267	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	122	45.46
Ordinary	Purchase	289	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	1	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	142	46.085
Ordinary	Purchase	139	46.09
Ordinary	Purchase	739	46.09
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.11
Ordinary	Purchase	58	46.11
Ordinary	Purchase	287	45.205
Ordinary	Purchase	275	45.205
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.205
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	322	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	98	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	186	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	139	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	142	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	208	46.2
Ordinary	Purchase	132	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	85	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	265	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	436	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	452	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	148	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	119	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	81	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	201	45.48
Ordinary	Purchase	115	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	122	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	123	46.115
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	132	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	233	45.465
Ordinary	Purchase	139	46.2
Ordinary	Purchase	136	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.835
Ordinary	Purchase	21	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	3	45.74
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	177	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.88
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.775
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.785
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	126	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	210	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.855
Ordinary	Purchase	56	45.96
Ordinary	Purchase	57	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	13	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	191	45.875
Ordinary	Purchase	82	45.795
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.93
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.485
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.485
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	159	45.74
Ordinary	Purchase	179	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	91	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	49	45.765
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.765
Ordinary	Purchase	89	45.935
Ordinary	Purchase	61	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	61	45.79
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	98	46.065
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.795
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.315
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	91	45.455
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	91	45.46
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	118	46.075
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	149	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	11	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	224	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	28	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	39	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	25	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	29	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	29	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	2	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	6	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	6	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	156	45.485
Ordinary	Purchase	31	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	45	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	49	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	139	46.2
Ordinary	Purchase	202	45.44
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.44
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.525
Ordinary	Purchase	96	45.51
Ordinary	Purchase	139	46.075
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.59
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.14
Ordinary	Purchase	298	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	92	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	103	46.095
Ordinary	Purchase	52	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	87	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	292	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	158	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	337	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	29	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	49	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	98	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	121	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	78	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	55	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	61	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	53	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	130	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.845
Ordinary	Purchase	49	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	57	46.115
Ordinary	Purchase	2,069	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	517	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	958	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	693	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	257	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,386	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	10	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	796	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	400	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	52	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	26	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	213	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	346	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	346	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	175	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	346	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	75,000	45.755776
Ordinary	Purchase	12,000	45.96
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	27	173.774444
ADR	Purchase	18	172.716667
ADR	Purchase	8,097	172.443724
ADR	Purchase	321	171.783738
ADR	Purchase	1,050	171.985714
ADR	Purchase	6,900	173.330091
ADR	Purchase	300	174.45
ADR	Purchase	6,048	171.303149
ADR	Purchase	420	174.5
ADR	Purchase	7,680	171.5
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	75	45.5125
Ordinary	Sale	82	45.4875
Ordinary	Sale	122	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	187	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	79	45.93
Ordinary	Sale	55	45.93
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.93
Ordinary	Sale	84	45.83
Ordinary	Sale	198	45.585
Ordinary	Sale	72	45.855
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.85
Ordinary	Sale	57	45.585
Ordinary	Sale	2,468	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	88	45.48
Ordinary	Sale	147	45.46
Ordinary	Sale	78	45.48
Ordinary	Sale	97	45.47
Ordinary	Sale	2,237	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	9	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	3	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	72	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	10	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	97	45.445
Ordinary	Sale	97	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	97	45.425
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.475
Ordinary	Sale	3	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	29	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	68	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.51
Ordinary	Sale	35	45.51
Ordinary	Sale	12,000	45.96
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	21	171.35
ADR	Sale	2,280	171.5
ADR	Sale	5,547	172.938318
ADR	Sale	153	171.5
ADR	Sale	9	173.22
ADR	Sale	2,400	174.55875
ADR	Sale	87	173.22
ADR	Sale	6	171.5
ADR	Sale	627	171.5
ADR	Sale	201	171.325075
ADR	Sale	168	171.5
ADR	Sale	14,454	171.5
ADR	Sale	1,962	171.5
ADR	Sale	14,025	173.051176
ADR	Sale	18	173.45
ADR	Sale	600	172.64
ADR	Sale	10,800	171.5
	Total Purchases	172,980
	Total Sales	72,654

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit GBP

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

75,000

45.755776

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit GBP

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit GBP

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) GBP

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Yes

Date of disclosure:	05/12/2018
Contact name:	Olivier Vero
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making disclosure:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:	Shire Plc

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which option or derivative relates	Exercise price per unit GBP	Type	Expiry date
Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which option or derivative relates		e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	150,000	32	American options	21/12/2018
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	150,000	32	American options	21/12/2018
Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which option or derivative relates	Exercise price per unit USD	Type	Expiry date
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	26,800	175	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	41,800	200	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	15,000	185	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	33,900	190	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	140	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Sale	30,000	170	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	155	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	50,000	180	American options	07/12/2018
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	50,000	175	American options	07/12/2018

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.rns.com.

END

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