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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

9th Aug 2018 10:32

RNS Number : 3441X

Societe Generale SA

09 August 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	08/08/2018
(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: 11,042,355 Shares Interests and 399,258 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 226,404 equivalent Shares interests and 19,056 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	11,268,759	1.23	418,314	0.05
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	195,395	0.02	6,722,264	0.74
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	300,000	0.03	175,000	0.02
TOTAL:	11,764,154	1.29	7,315,578	0.80

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	79	44.785
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	51	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	55	44.945
Ordinary	Purchase	89	44.945
Ordinary	Purchase	121	45
Ordinary	Purchase	133	45
Ordinary	Purchase	230	45
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45
Ordinary	Purchase	25	45
Ordinary	Purchase	37	45
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45
Ordinary	Purchase	23	45
Ordinary	Purchase	23	45
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45
Ordinary	Purchase	32	45
Ordinary	Purchase	25	45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,731	45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,731	45
Ordinary	Purchase	346	45
Ordinary	Purchase	361	45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,731	45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,731	45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,731	45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,024	45
Ordinary	Purchase	183	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	163	45
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	198	44.86
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	23	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.885
Ordinary	Purchase	198	44.93
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.83
Ordinary	Purchase	48	44.82
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.82
Ordinary	Purchase	105	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	198	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	758	45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,217	45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,038	45
Ordinary	Purchase	514	45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,731	45
Ordinary	Purchase	692	45
Ordinary	Purchase	973	45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,731	45
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.02
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.105
Ordinary	Purchase	68	44.52
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.87
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	120	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	33	44.52
Ordinary	Purchase	137	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	137	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	115	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	80	44.54
Ordinary	Purchase	45	44.54
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.86
Ordinary	Purchase	709	45
Ordinary	Purchase	168	44.87
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.945
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.79
Ordinary	Purchase	160	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	470	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.99
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.7
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.59
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.625
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.8
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.57
Ordinary	Purchase	709	45
Ordinary	Purchase	209	44.965
Ordinary	Purchase	148	44.9
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.605
Ordinary	Purchase	1,222	45.0975
Ordinary	Purchase	207	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	43	44.99
Ordinary	Purchase	58	44.99
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	165	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	137	45
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.81
Ordinary	Purchase	42	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	58	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	136	44.63
Ordinary	Purchase	245	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	122	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	22	44.785
Ordinary	Purchase	196	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	67	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	35	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	346	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	215	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	486	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	381	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	290	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	84	44.85
Ordinary	Purchase	151	44.85
Ordinary	Purchase	7	44.85
Ordinary	Purchase	179	45.14
Ordinary	Purchase	102	45.105
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	8	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	92	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	170	45
Ordinary	Purchase	121	44.98
Ordinary	Purchase	220	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	256	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	142	45.11
Ordinary	Purchase	157	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	232	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	227	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	195	44.8
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.14
Ordinary	Purchase	122	45.14
Ordinary	Purchase	1,035	45.0975
Ordinary	Purchase	200	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	170	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	6	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	13	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	112	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	66	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.54
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	73	44.54
Ordinary	Purchase	155	44.87
Ordinary	Purchase	62	44.74
Ordinary	Purchase	71	44.945
Ordinary	Purchase	117	44.945
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.945
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	73	44.78
Ordinary	Purchase	60	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	76	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	380	44.9
Ordinary	Purchase	93	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	66	44.93
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	20	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	82	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	6	44.915
Ordinary	Purchase	55	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	108	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	111	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	75	44.86
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	8	44.825
Ordinary	Purchase	532	44.825
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.825
Ordinary	Purchase	37	44.825
Ordinary	Purchase	65	44.84
Ordinary	Purchase	65	44.84
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.12
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.13
Ordinary	Purchase	26	45.12
Ordinary	Purchase	2,400	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	157	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	1,200	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.89
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	110	44.965
Ordinary	Purchase	62	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	62	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	62	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	3,461	45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,759	45
Ordinary	Purchase	88	45
Ordinary	Purchase	588	45
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	88	44.9
Ordinary	Purchase	138	44.775
Ordinary	Purchase	96	45.105
Ordinary	Purchase	55	44.86
Ordinary	Purchase	108	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	533	44.85
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.135
Ordinary	Purchase	313	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	66	44.79
Ordinary	Purchase	151	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	217	45
Ordinary	Purchase	124	45
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	49	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	140	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	185	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	51	44.535
Ordinary	Purchase	51	44.535
Ordinary	Purchase	228	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	174	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.945
Ordinary	Purchase	8	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	151	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	3	44.675
Ordinary	Purchase	175	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.675
Ordinary	Purchase	160	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	73	44.78
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.115
Ordinary	Purchase	129	45.115
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.61
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.135
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.14
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.105
Ordinary	Purchase	2,350	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	137	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	98	44.85
Ordinary	Purchase	110	44.85
Ordinary	Purchase	121	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	35	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	65	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.855
Ordinary	Purchase	129	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	22	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	238	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	300	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	210	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	118	44.98
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.82
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.12
Ordinary	Purchase	179	45.14
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	68	44.845
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	180	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	151	45.12
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.12
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	128	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	135	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	204	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.115
Ordinary	Purchase	59	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	177	44.82
Ordinary	Purchase	220	45.135
Ordinary	Purchase	29	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.105
Ordinary	Purchase	65	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	30	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	177	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	128	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	110	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	36	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	121	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.775
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.775
Ordinary	Purchase	50	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	35,000	44.966001
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	4,653	172.66
ADR	Purchase	300	172.95
ADR	Purchase	2,100	173.99143
ADR	Purchase	177	172.66
ADR	Purchase	2,994	173.03302
ADR	Purchase	600	173.02
ADR	Purchase	198	173.00924
ADR	Purchase	12,900	173.98048
ADR	Purchase	5,439	172.66
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	11	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	29	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	15	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	21	45.075
Ordinary	Sale	65	45.055
Ordinary	Sale	23	45.085
Ordinary	Sale	77	45.085
Ordinary	Sale	162	45
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.76
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.755
Ordinary	Sale	102	45.105
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.01
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.075
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.72
Ordinary	Sale	8	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	93	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	96	44.76
Ordinary	Sale	5	44.76
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.96
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.88
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.765
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.8
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.805
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.085
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	56	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	10	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.125
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.78
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.83
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.74
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.785
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.085
Ordinary	Sale	222	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.73
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.77
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.7
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.75
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.755
Ordinary	Sale	22	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	235	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	270	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	137	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	169	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	139	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.88
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.875
Ordinary	Sale	138	44.78
Ordinary	Sale	96	44.785
Ordinary	Sale	44	44.785
Ordinary	Sale	136	44.79
Ordinary	Sale	135	44.795
Ordinary	Sale	156	44.765
Ordinary	Sale	137	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	334	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.76
Ordinary	Sale	20	44.87
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.115
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.8
Ordinary	Sale	36	44.805
Ordinary	Sale	93	44.82
Ordinary	Sale	100	45
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.065
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.075
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.045
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.05
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.05
Ordinary	Sale	37	44.87
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.83
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.835
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.83
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.06
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.75
Ordinary	Sale	120	45.035
Ordinary	Sale	36	44.76
Ordinary	Sale	65	44.76
Ordinary	Sale	32	44.83
Ordinary	Sale	117	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	71	44.83
Ordinary	Sale	20	45.035
Ordinary	Sale	88	45.035
Ordinary	Sale	455	45
Ordinary	Sale	163	45
Ordinary	Sale	27	45
Ordinary	Sale	30	45
Ordinary	Sale	437	45
Ordinary	Sale	34	44.805
Ordinary	Sale	22	44.805
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.035
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.035
Ordinary	Sale	7,926	44.917893
Ordinary	Sale	135	44.943747
Ordinary	Sale	27,848	44.915787
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	2,400	173.1375
ADR	Sale	255	173.27765
	Total Purchases	129,744
	Total Sales	48,334

(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	35,000	44.96600094
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	7,926	44.917893
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	135	44.943747
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	27,848	44.915787

(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

ADR

Listed call-option

Purchasing

25,000

185

American

18/01/2019

0.05

ADR

Listed call-option

Selling

25,000

175

American

18/01/2019

0.10

(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:	09/08/2018
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
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.

END

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