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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

13th Sep 2018 10:41

RNS Number : 6940A

Societe Generale SA

13 September 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	12/09/2018
(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: 9,966,105 Shares Interests and 137,700 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 233,274 equivalent Shares interests and 34,551 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	10,199,379	1.12	172,251	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	3,676,067	0.40	8,834,966	0.97
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	195,000	0.02	175,000	0.02
TOTAL:	14,070,446	1.54	9,182,217	1.00

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	59	43.565
Ordinary	Purchase	77	43.555
Ordinary	Purchase	37	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	64	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	52	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	58	43.585
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.58
Ordinary	Purchase	202	43.585
Ordinary	Purchase	24	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	98	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	58	43.59
Ordinary	Purchase	144	43.59
Ordinary	Purchase	67	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	79	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	177	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	85	43.8
Ordinary	Purchase	62	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	59	43.555
Ordinary	Purchase	41	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	265	43.935
Ordinary	Purchase	220	43.83
Ordinary	Purchase	45	43.83
Ordinary	Purchase	268	43.815
Ordinary	Purchase	265	43.815
Ordinary	Purchase	266	43.785
Ordinary	Purchase	130	43.43
Ordinary	Purchase	266	43.795
Ordinary	Purchase	265	43.83
Ordinary	Purchase	179	43.445
Ordinary	Purchase	126	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	54	43.83
Ordinary	Purchase	211	43.83
Ordinary	Purchase	205	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	62	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	266	43.795
Ordinary	Purchase	1,597	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	29	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	99	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	12	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	721	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	25	43.41
Ordinary	Purchase	146	43.41
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	9	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	157	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	138	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	123	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	1,005	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	1,198	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	492	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	1,848	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	1,530	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	54	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	1,300	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	422	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	2,498	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	31,356	43.553556
Ordinary	Purchase	34,349	43.484918
Ordinary	Purchase	1,265,632	43.45
Ordinary	Purchase	2,600	43.837656
Ordinary	Purchase	17,575	43.234073
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	43.226603
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	1,698	172.74
ADR	Purchase	36	172.89
ADR	Purchase	2,700	171.689389
ADR	Purchase	1,941	172.74
ADR	Purchase	600	172.5
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	9	43.455
Ordinary	Sale	343	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	95	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	224	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	79	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	159	43.435
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.435
Ordinary	Sale	196	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	68	43.935
Ordinary	Sale	84	43.4
Ordinary	Sale	87	43.405
Ordinary	Sale	91	43.435
Ordinary	Sale	111	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	194	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	109	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	160	43.455
Ordinary	Sale	205	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	236	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	46	43.465
Ordinary	Sale	258	43.455
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	159	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	34	43.585
Ordinary	Sale	232	43.585
Ordinary	Sale	229	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	300	43.87
Ordinary	Sale	267	43.54
Ordinary	Sale	127	43.55
Ordinary	Sale	203	43.62
Ordinary	Sale	63	43.62
Ordinary	Sale	267	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	199	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	131	43.555
Ordinary	Sale	209	43.56
Ordinary	Sale	176	43.435
Ordinary	Sale	203	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	80	43.445
Ordinary	Sale	266	43.59
Ordinary	Sale	142	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	173	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	98	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	2	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	180	43.445
Ordinary	Sale	165	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	151	43.41
Ordinary	Sale	192	43.41
Ordinary	Sale	138	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.57
Ordinary	Sale	311	43.905
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	17	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	172	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	122	43.445
Ordinary	Sale	108	43.465
Ordinary	Sale	267	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	267	43.505
Ordinary	Sale	187	43.4
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	105	43.405
Ordinary	Sale	66	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	110	43.505
Ordinary	Sale	231	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	157	43.505
Ordinary	Sale	187	43.445
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.55
Ordinary	Sale	262	43.435
Ordinary	Sale	145	43.435
Ordinary	Sale	66	43.55
Ordinary	Sale	300	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	120	43.435
Ordinary	Sale	287	43.435
Ordinary	Sale	86	43.595
Ordinary	Sale	186	43.595
Ordinary	Sale	168	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	152	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	182	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	147	43.51
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	204	43.51
Ordinary	Sale	267	43.465
Ordinary	Sale	267	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.455
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	172	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	205	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	267	43.455
Ordinary	Sale	179	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	298	43.445
Ordinary	Sale	48	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	161	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	28	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	267	43.425
Ordinary	Sale	4,481	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	171	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	41	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	113	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	47	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	140	43.83
Ordinary	Sale	391	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	172	43.825
Ordinary	Sale	81	43.83
Ordinary	Sale	44	43.83
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.825
Ordinary	Sale	42	43.825
Ordinary	Sale	41	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	176	43.465
Ordinary	Sale	198	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	137	43.91
Ordinary	Sale	154	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	14	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	15	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	88	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	22	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	39	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	82	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	90	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	40	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	40	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	249	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.475
Ordinary	Sale	84	43.475
Ordinary	Sale	50	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	105	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	42	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	160	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	76	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	56	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	19	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	316	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	316	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.55
Ordinary	Sale	114	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	81	43.455
Ordinary	Sale	142	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.455
Ordinary	Sale	83	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	20	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	68	43.735
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.48
Ordinary	Sale	41	43.41
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.41
Ordinary	Sale	84	43.41
Ordinary	Sale	59	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	58	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	20	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	988	43.91
Ordinary	Sale	62	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	110	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	1,200	43.83
Ordinary	Sale	136	43.83
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.835
Ordinary	Sale	209	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	72	43.48
Ordinary	Sale	23	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	65	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	51	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	90	43.455
Ordinary	Sale	56	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	62	43.48
Ordinary	Sale	98	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	6	43.48
Ordinary	Sale	175	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	24	43.44
Ordinary	Sale	284	43.435
Ordinary	Sale	56	43.415
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.42
Ordinary	Sale	12	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	114	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	196	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	272	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	96	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	115	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	28	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	43	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	80	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.455
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.505
Ordinary	Sale	52	43.83
Ordinary	Sale	101	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	131	43.445
Ordinary	Sale	58	43.445
Ordinary	Sale	54	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.455
Ordinary	Sale	419	43.455
Ordinary	Sale	68	43.455
Ordinary	Sale	111	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	40	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	237	43.455
Ordinary	Sale	88	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	68	43.465
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	190	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	61	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	21	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	54	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	105	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	2,385	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	1,530	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	149	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	149	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	161	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	99	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	212	43.63
Ordinary	Sale	119	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	87	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	22	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	245	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	158	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	270	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	33	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	35	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	34	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	287	43.825
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	262	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	262	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	403	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	208	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	343	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	267	43.555
Ordinary	Sale	174	43.455
Ordinary	Sale	286	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	18	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	139	43.445
Ordinary	Sale	16	43.48
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	202	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	172	43.905
Ordinary	Sale	104	43.905
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.825
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.455
Ordinary	Sale	83	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	77	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	153	43.985
Ordinary	Sale	59	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	286	43.83
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.49
Ordinary	Sale	157	43.44
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.44
Ordinary	Sale	184	43.44
Ordinary	Sale	65	43.49
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.89
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	74	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	191	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	124	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.855
Ordinary	Sale	48	43.505
Ordinary	Sale	34	43.51
Ordinary	Sale	157	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	137	43.445
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.445
Ordinary	Sale	208	43.835
Ordinary	Sale	227	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	61	43.485
Ordinary	Sale	95	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	3,497,672	43.2
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	900	171.676667
ADR	Sale	9	172.74
ADR	Sale	1,173	171.97844
ADR	Sale	1,800	171.084667
ADR	Sale	36	172.76
ADR	Sale	1,608	172.74
ADR	Sale	2,160	172.74
	Total Purchases	1,427,341
	Total Sales	3,553,194

(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	31,356	43.553556
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,600	43.837656
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	17,575	43.234073
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	43.226603
Ordinary	Equity Linked Swap	Opening a long position	3,497,672	43.2

(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:	13/09/2018
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 put-option	Sale	20,000	155	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed Call-option	Purchase	25,000	185	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed Call-option	Sale	25,000	175	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.

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.

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