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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

10th Oct 2018 10:48

RNS Number : 5964D

Societe Generale SA

10 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	09/10/2018
(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: 11,756,101 Shares Interests and 162,159 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 376,674 equivalent Shares interests and 28,578 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	12,132,775	1.33	190,737	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	4,951,664	0.54	10,968,227	1.20
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	250,000	0.03	230,000	0.03
TOTAL:	17,334,439	1.90	11,388,964	1.25

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	10,422	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	385	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	92	43.935
Ordinary	Purchase	127	43.955
Ordinary	Purchase	96	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	201	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	155	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	284	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	92	44.01
Ordinary	Purchase	28	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	446	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	120	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	168	43.895
Ordinary	Purchase	73	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	6	43.845
Ordinary	Purchase	187	43.845
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.92
Ordinary	Purchase	47	43.92
Ordinary	Purchase	137	43.905
Ordinary	Purchase	72	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	10	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	115	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	241	43.86
Ordinary	Purchase	68	43.86
Ordinary	Purchase	84	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	524	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	126	43.875
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	4,761	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	941	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	747	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	2,513	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	1,718	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	89	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	154	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	99	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	185	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	149	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	161	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	149	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	149	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	161	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	149	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	149	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	149	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	149	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	149	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	64	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	161	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	65	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	20	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	260	43.925
Ordinary	Purchase	40	43.925
Ordinary	Purchase	116	43.925
Ordinary	Purchase	173	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	20,000	43.77302275
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	43.807956
Ordinary	Purchase	25,000	44.00148701
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	1,752	173.43
ADR	Purchase	102	173.36
ADR	Purchase	2,229	171.730363
ADR	Purchase	6	171.8
ADR	Purchase	4,320	173.43
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	244	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.985
Ordinary	Sale	94	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.735
Ordinary	Sale	249	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.175
Ordinary	Sale	28	44.18
Ordinary	Sale	53	44.18
Ordinary	Sale	86	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	127	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	61	43.66
Ordinary	Sale	55	44
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	92	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	8	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	309	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	145	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	98	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	21	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	99	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	12	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	63	44.185
Ordinary	Sale	63	44.185
Ordinary	Sale	87	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	112	44.16
Ordinary	Sale	48	44.16
Ordinary	Sale	112	44.16
Ordinary	Sale	48	44.16
Ordinary	Sale	8	44.06
Ordinary	Sale	45	43.66
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.66
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.06
Ordinary	Sale	140	43.765
Ordinary	Sale	45	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	65	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	206	44
Ordinary	Sale	524	44
Ordinary	Sale	78	43.985
Ordinary	Sale	77	43.985
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.59
Ordinary	Sale	93	43.59
Ordinary	Sale	181	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.06
Ordinary	Sale	55	43.535
Ordinary	Sale	60	43.615
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	155	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	120	43.575
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.625
Ordinary	Sale	52	43.625
Ordinary	Sale	99	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	96	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	110	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	58	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	86	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	86	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	86	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	39	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.67
Ordinary	Sale	101	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	68	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	62	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	17	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	86	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	82	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	20	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	91	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	79	43.655
Ordinary	Sale	344	44
Ordinary	Sale	3,184	43.79
Ordinary	Sale	93	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	114	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	147	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	109	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	165	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.055
Ordinary	Sale	168	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.09
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.08
Ordinary	Sale	260	43.935
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	12	43.67
Ordinary	Sale	153	43.67
Ordinary	Sale	96	43.67
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	260	43.91
Ordinary	Sale	246	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	170	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	62	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	262	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	162	43.67
Ordinary	Sale	260	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	260	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	36	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	81	44
Ordinary	Sale	1,084	44
Ordinary	Sale	36	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	209	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	256	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	109	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	263	43.48
Ordinary	Sale	227	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	188	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	40	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	68	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	233	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	237	43.575
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.055
Ordinary	Sale	177	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.105
Ordinary	Sale	262	43.53
Ordinary	Sale	41	43.54
Ordinary	Sale	221	43.54
Ordinary	Sale	183	43.655
Ordinary	Sale	27	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	95	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	121	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	133	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	22	43.56
Ordinary	Sale	240	43.56
Ordinary	Sale	64	43.765
Ordinary	Sale	260	43.775
Ordinary	Sale	132	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	129	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	129	43.485
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	122	43.485
Ordinary	Sale	262	43.53
Ordinary	Sale	224	43.62
Ordinary	Sale	325	43.615
Ordinary	Sale	289	43.62
Ordinary	Sale	256	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	223	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	130	43.495
Ordinary	Sale	133	43.495
Ordinary	Sale	123	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	186	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	72	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	230	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	177	43.505
Ordinary	Sale	126	43.67
Ordinary	Sale	86	43.505
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	158	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	94	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	160	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	1,535	43.7929737
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	300	173.46
ADR	Sale	1,887	173.43
ADR	Sale	300	173.1275
ADR	Sale	18	173.43
ADR	Sale	768	173.1875
ADR	Sale	45	173.344667
ADR	Sale	2,100	171.956429
ADR	Sale	300	171.6
ADR	Sale	711	173.309662
ADR	Sale	207	173.222174
ADR	Sale	300	172.61
	Total Purchases	133,138
	Total Sales	33,910

(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	43.77302275
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	43.807956
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	25,000	44.00148701

(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

10,000

200

American

18/01/2019

0.92

ADR

Listed call-option

Selling

10,000

185

American

18/01/2019

4.17

(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:	10/10/2018
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.

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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