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Form 8.3 - Shire PLC

21st Sep 2018 12:29

RNS Number : 5779B

Societe Generale SA

21 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	20/09/2018
(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: 9,924,244 Shares Interests and 8,257,526 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 260,202 equivalent Shares interests and 30,186 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	10,184,446	1.11	8,287,712	0.91
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	11,676,067	1.28	*8,889,491	0.97
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	235,000	0.03	215,000	0.02
TOTAL:	22,095,513	2.42	17,392,203	1.90

\* The change in the holding of 866,658 shares is due to a derivative which is referenced to a basket of securities ceasing to be disclosable for the purpose of the code.

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	71	45.165
Ordinary	Purchase	29	45.165
Ordinary	Purchase	49	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	20	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	252	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	36	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	53	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	38	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	33	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	326	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	61	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	97	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	133	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	154	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	62	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	6	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	13	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	11	45.14
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.14
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45
Ordinary	Purchase	29	45
Ordinary	Purchase	140	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	206	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.035
Ordinary	Purchase	115	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.175
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.175
Ordinary	Purchase	130	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	135	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	26	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	82	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	22	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	68	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.16
Ordinary	Purchase	134	45.16
Ordinary	Purchase	137	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.14
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.14
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45
Ordinary	Purchase	14	45
Ordinary	Purchase	81	45
Ordinary	Purchase	130	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.305
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.305
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.305
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	29	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	206	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	83	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	58	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	199	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	244	45.175
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.175
Ordinary	Purchase	4	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	201	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	179	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	146	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	71	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	39	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	41	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	177	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	169	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	256	45.11
Ordinary	Purchase	229	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	174	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.19
Ordinary	Purchase	257	45.02
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.26
Ordinary	Purchase	257	45.34
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	257	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.3
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.24
Ordinary	Purchase	197	45.24
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	201	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	181	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	141	45.16
Ordinary	Purchase	256	45.13
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	256	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.26
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	256	45.14
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.305
Ordinary	Purchase	10	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	105	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	230	45.17
Ordinary	Purchase	25	45.17
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	256	45.17
Ordinary	Purchase	256	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.17
Ordinary	Purchase	187	45.17
Ordinary	Purchase	50	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	200	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.19
Ordinary	Purchase	256	45.165
Ordinary	Purchase	56	45.175
Ordinary	Purchase	106	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	81	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	39	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	71	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	11	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	117	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	114	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	8,032	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	37	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	1,005	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	800	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	3,115	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	326	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	1,232	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	149	45.105
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.105
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.105
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	44	45.195
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	170	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	229	45.355
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.315
Ordinary	Purchase	16	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	37	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	97	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.165
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.165
Ordinary	Purchase	145	45.165
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.165
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.165
Ordinary	Purchase	201	45.165
Ordinary	Purchase	83	45.3
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	123	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.18
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.18
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	8	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	107	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.33
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.335
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.325
Ordinary	Purchase	25	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	44	45.415
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	131	45.415
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.31
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	196	45.255
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45.31
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.31
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.185
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.415
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	20,000	45.13508072
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	177	180
ADR	Purchase	1,800	179.675
ADR	Purchase	600	179.5225
ADR	Purchase	108	179.98
ADR	Purchase	636	179.98
ADR	Purchase	297	179.709293
ADR	Purchase	72	179.835
ADR	Purchase	2,091	179.944735
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	26	45.29
Ordinary	Sale	77	45.285
Ordinary	Sale	21	45.285
Ordinary	Sale	32	45.285
Ordinary	Sale	49	45.31
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.31
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.18
Ordinary	Sale	153	45.185
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.185
Ordinary	Sale	68	45.305
Ordinary	Sale	211	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	90	45.335
Ordinary	Sale	18	45.315
Ordinary	Sale	86	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	143	45.295
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.305
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.305
Ordinary	Sale	98	45.3
Ordinary	Sale	23	45.3
Ordinary	Sale	96	45.3
Ordinary	Sale	195	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.295
Ordinary	Sale	132	45.16
Ordinary	Sale	90	45.28
Ordinary	Sale	161	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	28	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.25
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	83	45.12
Ordinary	Sale	141	45.12
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	120	45.31
Ordinary	Sale	103	45.3
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.35
Ordinary	Sale	121	45.335
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	234	45.3
Ordinary	Sale	941	45.09
Ordinary	Sale	1,579	45.09
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.285
Ordinary	Sale	183	45.15
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.41
Ordinary	Sale	46	45.41
Ordinary	Sale	200	45.285
Ordinary	Sale	65	45.33
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.375
Ordinary	Sale	77	45.325
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.305
Ordinary	Sale	73	45.285
Ordinary	Sale	59	45.305
Ordinary	Sale	14	45.29
Ordinary	Sale	82	45.29
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.175
Ordinary	Sale	93	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	82	45.285
Ordinary	Sale	207	45.285
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	7	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.31
Ordinary	Sale	32	45.29
Ordinary	Sale	71	45.125
Ordinary	Sale	55	45.24
Ordinary	Sale	35	45.065
Ordinary	Sale	2	45.07
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.155
Ordinary	Sale	3	45.285
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.285
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.31
Ordinary	Sale	151	45.315
Ordinary	Sale	32	45.31
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.18
Ordinary	Sale	107	45.18
Ordinary	Sale	256	45.145
Ordinary	Sale	107	45.18
Ordinary	Sale	231	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	149	45.145
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.145
Ordinary	Sale	82	45.36
Ordinary	Sale	68	45.36
Ordinary	Sale	34	45.36
Ordinary	Sale	82	45.36
Ordinary	Sale	8	45.36
Ordinary	Sale	136	45.335
Ordinary	Sale	369	45.325
Ordinary	Sale	109	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	388	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	204	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	93	45.28
Ordinary	Sale	64	45.28
Ordinary	Sale	119	45.31
Ordinary	Sale	151	45.28
Ordinary	Sale	118	45.295
Ordinary	Sale	40	45.16
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.16
Ordinary	Sale	221	45.065
Ordinary	Sale	200	45.28
Ordinary	Sale	241	45.105
Ordinary	Sale	139	45.365
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.175
Ordinary	Sale	56	45.175
Ordinary	Sale	106	45.365
Ordinary	Sale	186	45.355
Ordinary	Sale	446	45.09
Ordinary	Sale	376	45.09
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	500	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	25	45.06
Ordinary	Sale	34	45.055
Ordinary	Sale	76	45.055
Ordinary	Sale	146	45.055
Ordinary	Sale	138	45.31
Ordinary	Sale	68	45.31
Ordinary	Sale	138	45.32
Ordinary	Sale	96	45.31
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.14
Ordinary	Sale	66	45.13
Ordinary	Sale	164	45.13
Ordinary	Sale	159	45.13
Ordinary	Sale	132	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.09
Ordinary	Sale	223	45.295
Ordinary	Sale	52	45.36
Ordinary	Sale	90	45.36
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.08
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.34
Ordinary	Sale	39	45.1175
Ordinary	Sale	36	45.2825
Ordinary	Sale	27	45.1325
Ordinary	Sale	21	45.1425
Ordinary	Sale	17	45.05
Ordinary	Sale	15	45.13
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	747	45.09
Ordinary	Sale	153	45.09
Ordinary	Sale	1,192	45.09
Ordinary	Sale	43	45.295
Ordinary	Sale	40	45.08
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.175
Ordinary	Sale	46	44.9975
Ordinary	Sale	42	45.03
Ordinary	Sale	34	45.15
Ordinary	Sale	58	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.085
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.28
Ordinary	Sale	87	45.185
Ordinary	Sale	5	45.195
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.105
Ordinary	Sale	97	44.935
Ordinary	Sale	65	45.09
Ordinary	Sale	97	45.015
Ordinary	Sale	60	45.26
Ordinary	Sale	67	45.05
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.155
Ordinary	Sale	37	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	33	45.155
Ordinary	Sale	48	45.27
Ordinary	Sale	34	45.085
Ordinary	Sale	39	45.095
Ordinary	Sale	43	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	2,200	45.276414
Ordinary	Sale	231,000	44.81228321
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	27	179.98
ADR	Sale	60	179.85
ADR	Sale	300	180
ADR	Sale	177	180.34
	Total Purchases	60,533
	Total Sales	253,654

(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	20,000	45.13508072
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2,200	45.276414
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	231,000	44.81228321
Ordinary	Euro Medium Term Note	Reducing a short position	64	45.09

(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 USD

(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:	21/09/2018
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	65,000	185	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	65,000	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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