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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

23rd Nov 2018 11:39

RNS Number : 3597I

Societe Generale SA

23 November 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	22/11/2018
(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: 13,220,341 Shares Interests and 12,949,617 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 462,843 equivalent Shares interests and 46,350 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	13,683,184	1.49	12,995,967	1.42
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,688,672	1.60	13,012,385	1.42
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	325,700	0.04	271,800	0.03
TOTAL:	28,697,556	3.13	26,280,152	2.87

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	43	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	99	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	191	45.945
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.795
Ordinary	Purchase	87	45.945
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.795
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	97	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	61	45.615
Ordinary	Purchase	140	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	548	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	351	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.66
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.965
Ordinary	Purchase	118	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	115	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.945
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.945
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.945
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.71
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.78
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.815
Ordinary	Purchase	195	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	312	45.755
Ordinary	Purchase	29	45.795
Ordinary	Purchase	351	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	611	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	673	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	143	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.86
Ordinary	Purchase	174	45.875
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.875
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	117	45.8
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.565
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	91	45.73
Ordinary	Purchase	84	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	169	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	99	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	158	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	140	45.745
Ordinary	Purchase	208	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	151	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	213	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.745
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	154	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	223	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	115	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	138	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.665
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.88
Ordinary	Purchase	236	45.88
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	207	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	31	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	99	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	124	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	139	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.755
Ordinary	Purchase	212	45.55
Ordinary	Purchase	206	45.945
Ordinary	Purchase	6	45.55
Ordinary	Purchase	122	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	202	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	460	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.635
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.83
Ordinary	Purchase	107	45.83
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.83
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.655
Ordinary	Purchase	32	45.55
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.565
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.74
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.835
Ordinary	Purchase	3,091	45.785
Ordinary	Purchase	222	45.85
Ordinary	Purchase	234	45.89
Ordinary	Purchase	160	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.635
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.73
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.635
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	1,060	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	45.7
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	-	-
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	333	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	23	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	61	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	49	45.675
Ordinary	Sale	406,209	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	167	45.545
Ordinary	Sale	42	45.58
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.58
Ordinary	Sale	78	45.685
Ordinary	Sale	113	45.685
Ordinary	Sale	43	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.685
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.655
Ordinary	Sale	44	45.655
Ordinary	Sale	385	45.655
Ordinary	Sale	127	45.895
Ordinary	Sale	39	45.685
Ordinary	Sale	132	45.68
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.685
Ordinary	Sale	132	45.685
Ordinary	Sale	18	45.685
Ordinary	Sale	180	45.685
Ordinary	Sale	227	45.685
Ordinary	Sale	10	45.685
Ordinary	Sale	235	45.675
Ordinary	Sale	159	45.675
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.665
Ordinary	Sale	92	45.655
Ordinary	Sale	179	45.675
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.55
Ordinary	Sale	72	45.525
Ordinary	Sale	32	45.525
Ordinary	Sale	21	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	295	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.495
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	21	45.595
Ordinary	Sale	75	45.595
Ordinary	Sale	256	45.725
Ordinary	Sale	36	45.575
Ordinary	Sale	33	45.58
Ordinary	Sale	218	45.58
Ordinary	Sale	49	45.51
Ordinary	Sale	90	45.505
Ordinary	Sale	54	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.555
Ordinary	Sale	42	45.56
Ordinary	Sale	86	45.56
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.57
Ordinary	Sale	68	45.555
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.535
Ordinary	Sale	34	45.535
Ordinary	Sale	66	45.535
Ordinary	Sale	102	45.71
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.71
Ordinary	Sale	68	45.55
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.55
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.55
Ordinary	Sale	300	45.685
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.565
Ordinary	Sale	75	45.74
Ordinary	Sale	54	45.645
Ordinary	Sale	126	45.895
Ordinary	Sale	17	45.655
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.655
Ordinary	Sale	56	45.655
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.655
Ordinary	Sale	89	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.68
Ordinary	Sale	13	45.525
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.685
Ordinary	Sale	39	45.685
Ordinary	Sale	83	45.545
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.645
Ordinary	Sale	35	45.895
Ordinary	Sale	88	45.895
Ordinary	Sale	71	45.53
Ordinary	Sale	20	45.685
Ordinary	Sale	279	45.675
Ordinary	Sale	283	45.665
Ordinary	Sale	360	45.665
Ordinary	Sale	143	45.655
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.655
Ordinary	Sale	182	45.53
Ordinary	Sale	249	45.555
Ordinary	Sale	160	45.525
Ordinary	Sale	136	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	262	45.725
Ordinary	Sale	244	45.725
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.65
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.51
Ordinary	Sale	237	45.55
Ordinary	Sale	114	45.55
Ordinary	Sale	155	45.55
Ordinary	Sale	500	45.55
Ordinary	Sale	228	45.525
Ordinary	Sale	299	45.685
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.905
Ordinary	Sale	366	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	15	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	3,318	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	15	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	6,646	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	866	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	693	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	7,440	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	9,115	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	2,344	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	346	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	346	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	346	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	2,538	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.7
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	-	-
	Total Purchases	22,980
	Total Sales	453,181

(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

Equity linked Swap

Expiry

406,209

N/A

(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:	23/11/2018
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 call-option	Sale	26,800	175	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	41,800	200	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	15,000	185	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	33,900	190	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	140	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Sale	30,000	170	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	155	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	50,000	180	American options	07/12/2018
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	50,000	175	American options	07/12/2018

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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