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Form 8.3 - Shire PLC

23rd Jul 2018 08:57

RNS Number : 4222V

Societe Generale SA

23 July 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	20/07/2018
(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: 14,757,335 Shares Interests and 555,103 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 673,668 equivalent Shares interests and 13,095 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	15,431,003	1.69	568,198	0.06
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	195,395	0.02	11,533,013	1.26
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,000	0.03	150,000	0.02
TOTAL:	15,901,398	1.74	12,251,211	1.34

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	226	43.83
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	128	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	116	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	94	44.13
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.14
Ordinary	Purchase	86	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.81
Ordinary	Purchase	338	43.81
Ordinary	Purchase	48	43.81
Ordinary	Purchase	11	44.195
Ordinary	Purchase	167	43.81
Ordinary	Purchase	110	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	40	43.96
Ordinary	Purchase	39	43.96
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.96
Ordinary	Purchase	41	43.895
Ordinary	Purchase	49	44.175
Ordinary	Purchase	3	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	73	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	91	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	83	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	75	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	147	44.165
Ordinary	Purchase	260	44.165
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.915
Ordinary	Purchase	65	43.78
Ordinary	Purchase	38	43.78
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.915
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.915
Ordinary	Purchase	171	43.8075
Ordinary	Purchase	171	43.8075
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.08
Ordinary	Purchase	62	43.895
Ordinary	Purchase	105	43.92
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.915
Ordinary	Purchase	158	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	172	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	250	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	313	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.91
Ordinary	Purchase	177	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	232	43.86
Ordinary	Purchase	162	43.86
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.86
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.865
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.065
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.8
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.81
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.815
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.93
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.925
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.065
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.8
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.795
Ordinary	Purchase	454	43.81
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.195
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.13
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.915
Ordinary	Purchase	544	43.96
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.96
Ordinary	Purchase	104	43.96
Ordinary	Purchase	166	43.96
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.915
Ordinary	Purchase	78	43.96
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.905
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.75
Ordinary	Purchase	844	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	513	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	768	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	586	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	695	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	806	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	622	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	549	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	256	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	403	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	476	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	330	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	475	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	366	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	329	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	1,630	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	1,673	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	733	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	659	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	991	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	149	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	149	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	149	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	161	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	117	43.915
Ordinary	Purchase	63	43.99
Ordinary	Purchase	2	43.99
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.785
Ordinary	Purchase	73	43.83
Ordinary	Purchase	71	43.8
Ordinary	Purchase	153	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	153	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	53	44.18
Ordinary	Purchase	109	44.21
Ordinary	Purchase	249	44.175
Ordinary	Purchase	50	44.18
Ordinary	Purchase	156	44.16
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.175
Ordinary	Purchase	391	44.165
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.16
Ordinary	Purchase	48	44.16
Ordinary	Purchase	360	44.16
Ordinary	Purchase	112	44.16
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.125
Ordinary	Purchase	187	44.185
Ordinary	Purchase	190	43.92
Ordinary	Purchase	50	44.18
Ordinary	Purchase	281	44.185
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.18
Ordinary	Purchase	98	44.185
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.18
Ordinary	Purchase	156	44.16
Ordinary	Purchase	162	44.16
Ordinary	Purchase	360	44.16
Ordinary	Purchase	139	44.16
Ordinary	Purchase	360	44.16
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.175
Ordinary	Purchase	65	44.22
Ordinary	Purchase	198	44.205
Ordinary	Purchase	203	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	49	44.17
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.22
Ordinary	Purchase	124	44.17
Ordinary	Purchase	272	44.205
Ordinary	Purchase	82	44.29
Ordinary	Purchase	1,689	44.29
Ordinary	Purchase	1,690	44.29
Ordinary	Purchase	346	44.29
Ordinary	Purchase	43	44.165
Ordinary	Purchase	13	44.185
Ordinary	Purchase	21	44.185
Ordinary	Purchase	93	43.955
Ordinary	Purchase	96	44.14
Ordinary	Purchase	41	43.785
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.87
Ordinary	Purchase	83	43.87
Ordinary	Purchase	239	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	473	44.165
Ordinary	Purchase	305	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	850,000	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	20,000	44.095451
Ordinary	Purchase	15,000	44.125
Ordinary	Purchase	8,309	44.12425
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	900	171.16667
ADR	Purchase	60	171.25
ADR	Purchase	60	171.75
ADR	Purchase	480	172.11638
ADR	Purchase	330	172.53364
ADR	Purchase	300	171
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	23	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	407	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	988	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	314	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,731	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	685	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	406	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	35	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	6	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,690	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,324	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,731	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,046	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	211	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,731	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	927	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	803	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	593	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,731	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	928	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,731	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	692	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,731	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	719	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	802	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	210	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	16	44.13
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	91	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	77	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	24	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	75	43.89
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.89
Ordinary	Sale	120	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.27
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	289	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	269	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	140	44.13
Ordinary	Sale	144	43.91
Ordinary	Sale	20	44.13
Ordinary	Sale	216	44.135
Ordinary	Sale	163	44.13
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	179	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.91
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	14	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.78
Ordinary	Sale	5	43.77
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	65	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	35	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.77
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	17	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	10	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	28	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	76	43.765
Ordinary	Sale	394	43.825
Ordinary	Sale	49	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	49	43.91
Ordinary	Sale	49	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	64	43.91
Ordinary	Sale	157	43.91
Ordinary	Sale	207	43.905
Ordinary	Sale	83	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	55	43.775
Ordinary	Sale	35	43.775
Ordinary	Sale	83	43.765
Ordinary	Sale	49	44.175
Ordinary	Sale	53	44.175
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.145
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	144	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	144	44.145
Ordinary	Sale	87	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	53	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.095
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.1
Ordinary	Sale	113	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	148	44.185
Ordinary	Sale	14	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	134	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.095
Ordinary	Sale	86	44.215
Ordinary	Sale	172	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.13
Ordinary	Sale	65	44.13
Ordinary	Sale	89	44.13
Ordinary	Sale	5	44.2
Ordinary	Sale	61	44.2
Ordinary	Sale	350	44.15
Ordinary	Sale	158	44.15
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.195
Ordinary	Sale	245	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	52	44.305
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.105
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.18
Ordinary	Sale	223	44.13
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.215
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.15
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.1
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	158	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	120	44.13
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	61	44.2
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.11
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	152	44.185
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.77
Ordinary	Sale	114	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	870	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.135
Ordinary	Sale	90	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	562	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	308	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	108	43.825
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.77
Ordinary	Sale	49	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	90	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	152	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	80	44.165
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.13
Ordinary	Sale	231	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	80	44.165
Ordinary	Sale	248	43.765
Ordinary	Sale	42	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	33	43.77
Ordinary	Sale	56	43.77
Ordinary	Sale	250	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.775
Ordinary	Sale	40	43.765
Ordinary	Sale	18	43.765
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.74
Ordinary	Sale	49	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	126	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	41	43.77
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.145
Ordinary	Sale	79	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	23	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	15,000	44.125
Ordinary	Sale	8,309	44.12425
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	300	172.59
ADR	Sale	30	171.53
ADR	Sale	900	171.87333
ADR	Sale	105	171.25
ADR	Sale	333	171.25
ADR	Sale	1,314	171.25
	Total Purchases	930,695
	Total Sales	66,732

(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

20,000

44.09545127

(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:	23/07/2018
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 call-option	Purchase	30,000	40	American options	17/08/2018
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	75,000	41	American options	17/08/2018
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 put-option	Sale	20,000	155	American options	18/01/2019

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.

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END

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