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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

17th Oct 2018 10:23

RNS Number : 3342E

Societe Generale SA

17 October 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	16/10/2018
(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: 12,324,929 Shares Interests and 154,376 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 396,504 equivalent Shares interests and 41,319 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	12,721,433	1.39	195,695	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	4,951,664	0.54	11,645,198	1.27
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	250,000	0.03	230,000	0.03
TOTAL:	17,923,097	1.96	12,070,893	1.32

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	426	44.065
Ordinary	Purchase	326	44.065
Ordinary	Purchase	2	44.195
Ordinary	Purchase	91	44.21
Ordinary	Purchase	52	44.21
Ordinary	Purchase	73	44.15
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.15
Ordinary	Purchase	9	44.22
Ordinary	Purchase	35	44.22
Ordinary	Purchase	46	44.22
Ordinary	Purchase	21	44.22
Ordinary	Purchase	1,295	44.065
Ordinary	Purchase	2,404	44.065
Ordinary	Purchase	436	44.065
Ordinary	Purchase	824	44.065
Ordinary	Purchase	146	44.065
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.235
Ordinary	Purchase	431	44.235
Ordinary	Purchase	38	44.26
Ordinary	Purchase	194	44.065
Ordinary	Purchase	4	44.215
Ordinary	Purchase	34	44.215
Ordinary	Purchase	41	44.205
Ordinary	Purchase	38	44.205
Ordinary	Purchase	42	44.205
Ordinary	Purchase	27	44.125
Ordinary	Purchase	64	44.12
Ordinary	Purchase	146	44.115
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.14
Ordinary	Purchase	30	44.14
Ordinary	Purchase	55	44.15
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.15
Ordinary	Purchase	39	44.15
Ordinary	Purchase	5	44.215
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.15
Ordinary	Purchase	35	44.15
Ordinary	Purchase	40	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	27	44.15
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	118	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	258	44.23
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	158	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	120	44.215
Ordinary	Purchase	138	44.215
Ordinary	Purchase	113	44.24
Ordinary	Purchase	58	44.24
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.24
Ordinary	Purchase	44	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.24
Ordinary	Purchase	5	44.216
Ordinary	Purchase	68	44.15
Ordinary	Purchase	222	44.22
Ordinary	Purchase	39	44.22
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.23
Ordinary	Purchase	262	44.23
Ordinary	Purchase	91	44.185
Ordinary	Purchase	39	44.125
Ordinary	Purchase	25	44.065
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.065
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	44.11936036
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	44.095203
Ordinary	Purchase	132	44.065
Ordinary	Purchase	766	43.518917
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	5,967	175.51
ADR	Purchase	81	174.996667
ADR	Purchase	153	175.512353
ADR	Purchase	2,163	175.51
ADR	Purchase	2,097	175.116795
ADR	Purchase	600	174.943
ADR	Purchase	33	174.584545
ADR	Purchase	1,500	175.436
ADR	Purchase	14,037	175.348942
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	32	44.175
Ordinary	Sale	9	44.205
Ordinary	Sale	84	44.18
Ordinary	Sale	3,527	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	120	44.085
Ordinary	Sale	27	44.08
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.085
Ordinary	Sale	96	44.085
Ordinary	Sale	149	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	149	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	161	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	161	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	149	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	183	44.205
Ordinary	Sale	154	44.205
Ordinary	Sale	1,731	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	1,154	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	568	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.155
Ordinary	Sale	59	44.025
Ordinary	Sale	43	44.025
Ordinary	Sale	37	44.165
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.155
Ordinary	Sale	83	44.135
Ordinary	Sale	12	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.125
Ordinary	Sale	106	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	153	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.025
Ordinary	Sale	157	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	260	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	144	44.125
Ordinary	Sale	260	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.05
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.03
Ordinary	Sale	21	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	238	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	46	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	249	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	133	44.22
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.025
Ordinary	Sale	78	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	241	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	261	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	265	44.06
Ordinary	Sale	60	44.025
Ordinary	Sale	198	44.04
Ordinary	Sale	62	44.04
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.23
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.085
Ordinary	Sale	29	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	230	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	61	44.16
Ordinary	Sale	198	44.16
Ordinary	Sale	169	43.935
Ordinary	Sale	126	44.165
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.055
Ordinary	Sale	106	44.19
Ordinary	Sale	106	44.19
Ordinary	Sale	259	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	259	44
Ordinary	Sale	130	44.18
Ordinary	Sale	129	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	143	44.18
Ordinary	Sale	235	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.08
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	123	44.15
Ordinary	Sale	25	44.15
Ordinary	Sale	105	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	3	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.045
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	697	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	228	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	260	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	139	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.055
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.1
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.085
Ordinary	Sale	106	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	107	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	152	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	249	44.055
Ordinary	Sale	10	44.055
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.04
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.04
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.15
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.025
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.025
Ordinary	Sale	260	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	140	44.025
Ordinary	Sale	96	44.025
Ordinary	Sale	10	44.025
Ordinary	Sale	218	44
Ordinary	Sale	219	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	176	44.085
Ordinary	Sale	140	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	178	44.2
Ordinary	Sale	179	44.03
Ordinary	Sale	120	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	263	44.25
Ordinary	Sale	119	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	31	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	53	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	56	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	119	43.91
Ordinary	Sale	224	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	35	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	174	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	84	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	94	44.24
Ordinary	Sale	68	44.175
Ordinary	Sale	64	44.175
Ordinary	Sale	118	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	133	44.22
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	88	44.24
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.215
Ordinary	Sale	94	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	144	44.31
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.25
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	262	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	262	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	259	44
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.235
Ordinary	Sale	128	44.18
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	238	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	238	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	44	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	134	44.18
Ordinary	Sale	654	44
Ordinary	Sale	654	44
Ordinary	Sale	654	44
Ordinary	Sale	654	44
Ordinary	Sale	242	44
Ordinary	Sale	108	44
Ordinary	Sale	138	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	28	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	71	44.15
Ordinary	Sale	63	44
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	66	44.03
Ordinary	Sale	61	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	52	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	900	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	2,404	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	223	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	819	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	164	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.155
Ordinary	Sale	51	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	52	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	51	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	31	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	228	44.035
Ordinary	Sale	27	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	39	44.22
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.22
Ordinary	Sale	46	44.245
Ordinary	Sale	30	44.245
Ordinary	Sale	33	44.245
Ordinary	Sale	121	44.245
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.06
Ordinary	Sale	54	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	10	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	33	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	44	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.05
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	28	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	185	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	185	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	220	44.195
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.13
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	43	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.055
Ordinary	Sale	49	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	108	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	32	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	89	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	52	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	210	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	63	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	137	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	36	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	24	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	144	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	144	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	144	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	121	44.105
Ordinary	Sale	47	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	130	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	214	43.91
Ordinary	Sale	14	43.91
Ordinary	Sale	60	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	67	44.27
Ordinary	Sale	88	44.27
Ordinary	Sale	45	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	50	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	31	44.025
Ordinary	Sale	184	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	39	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	59	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	50	44
Ordinary	Sale	91	43.935
Ordinary	Sale	67	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	9	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	21	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	81	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	22,997	43.499402
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	93	175.51
ADR	Sale	117	175.794615
ADR	Sale	11,664	175.51
ADR	Sale	3,672	175.51
	Total Purchases	138,004
	Total Sales	83,360

(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	50,000	44.11936036
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	44.095203
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	766	43.518917
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	22,997	43.499402

(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:	17/10/2018
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	Sale	65,000	175	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	80,000	200	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	15,000	185	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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