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Form 8.3 - Shire PLC

17th Jul 2018 10:39

RNS Number : 8878U

Societe Generale SA

17 July 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	16/07/2018
(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: 13,728,405 Shares Interests and 549,377 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 655,791 equivalent Shares interests and 12,717 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	14,384,196	1.57	562,094	0.06
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	195,395	0.02	11,371,838	1.24
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,000	0.03	150,000	0.02
TOTAL:	14,854,591	1.62	12,083,932	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	54	43.29
Ordinary	Purchase	156	43.29
Ordinary	Purchase	109	43.32
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.265
Ordinary	Purchase	137	43.66
Ordinary	Purchase	155	43.66
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.315
Ordinary	Purchase	105	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.69
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.275
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.28
Ordinary	Purchase	84	43.28
Ordinary	Purchase	188	43.31
Ordinary	Purchase	155	43.31
Ordinary	Purchase	73	43.66
Ordinary	Purchase	108	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	115	43.695
Ordinary	Purchase	120	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.255
Ordinary	Purchase	60	43.245
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.32
Ordinary	Purchase	245	43.32
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.565
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	120	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.35
Ordinary	Purchase	92	43.565
Ordinary	Purchase	155	43.27
Ordinary	Purchase	148	43.265
Ordinary	Purchase	96	43.265
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.26
Ordinary	Purchase	84	43.27
Ordinary	Purchase	115	43.275
Ordinary	Purchase	110	43.29
Ordinary	Purchase	94	43.29
Ordinary	Purchase	265	43.315
Ordinary	Purchase	235	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	91	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	259	43.275
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.28
Ordinary	Purchase	94	43.275
Ordinary	Purchase	110	43.315
Ordinary	Purchase	108	43.31
Ordinary	Purchase	118	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	151	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	60	43.54
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.32
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	78	43.255
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.26
Ordinary	Purchase	95	43.26
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.56
Ordinary	Purchase	232	43.26
Ordinary	Purchase	11	43.27
Ordinary	Purchase	47	43.27
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.195
Ordinary	Purchase	60	43.535
Ordinary	Purchase	36	43.275
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.27
Ordinary	Purchase	89	43.27
Ordinary	Purchase	27	43.275
Ordinary	Purchase	91	43.27
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.28
Ordinary	Purchase	185	43.28
Ordinary	Purchase	135	43.225
Ordinary	Purchase	95	43.24
Ordinary	Purchase	126	43.58
Ordinary	Purchase	175	43.29
Ordinary	Purchase	60	43.29
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.29
Ordinary	Purchase	60	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	60	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	188	43.28
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.32
Ordinary	Purchase	60	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	1	43.255
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.385
Ordinary	Purchase	131	43.27
Ordinary	Purchase	60	43.255
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.28
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.27
Ordinary	Purchase	70	43.275
Ordinary	Purchase	179	43.275
Ordinary	Purchase	69	43.275
Ordinary	Purchase	13	43.325
Ordinary	Purchase	70	43.325
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.59
Ordinary	Purchase	111	43.58
Ordinary	Purchase	32	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	25	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.355
Ordinary	Purchase	133	43.355
Ordinary	Purchase	183	43.35
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.555
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.325
Ordinary	Purchase	62	43.345
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.335
Ordinary	Purchase	101	43.565
Ordinary	Purchase	145	43.26
Ordinary	Purchase	47	43.565
Ordinary	Purchase	78	43.325
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.295
Ordinary	Purchase	52	43.32
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.28
Ordinary	Purchase	140	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	70	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	63	43.26
Ordinary	Purchase	68	43.26
Ordinary	Purchase	56	43.355
Ordinary	Purchase	59	43.27
Ordinary	Purchase	3	43.27
Ordinary	Purchase	3	43.275
Ordinary	Purchase	43	43.245
Ordinary	Purchase	53	43.265
Ordinary	Purchase	72	43.24
Ordinary	Purchase	163	43.24
Ordinary	Purchase	832	43.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,731	43.24
Ordinary	Purchase	899	43.24
Ordinary	Purchase	229	43.24
Ordinary	Purchase	138	43.24
Ordinary	Purchase	321	43.24
Ordinary	Purchase	320	43.24
Ordinary	Purchase	98	43.24
Ordinary	Purchase	229	43.24
Ordinary	Purchase	137	43.24
Ordinary	Purchase	20,000	43.37579868
Ordinary	Purchase	25,000	43.50279164
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	300	172.11
ADR	Purchase	60	172.15
ADR	Purchase	300	172.03
ADR	Purchase	87	172.06
ADR	Purchase	180	172.16
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	195	43.195
Ordinary	Sale	262	43.18
Ordinary	Sale	201	43.2
Ordinary	Sale	104	43.21
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.205
Ordinary	Sale	172	43.2
Ordinary	Sale	201	43.21
Ordinary	Sale	201	43.21
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.255
Ordinary	Sale	59	43.25
Ordinary	Sale	118	43.25
Ordinary	Sale	42	43.25
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.135
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.585
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.25
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.23
Ordinary	Sale	36	43.225
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.595
Ordinary	Sale	164	43.245
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.245
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.38
Ordinary	Sale	184	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.165
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.175
Ordinary	Sale	146	43.165
Ordinary	Sale	148	43.165
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	201	43.25
Ordinary	Sale	201	43.27
Ordinary	Sale	3	43.28
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.16
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.28
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.265
Ordinary	Sale	157	43.305
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.24
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.295
Ordinary	Sale	153	43.305
Ordinary	Sale	191	43.305
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.3
Ordinary	Sale	159	43.295
Ordinary	Sale	105	43.195
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.25
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.285
Ordinary	Sale	181	43.17
Ordinary	Sale	50	43.29
Ordinary	Sale	53	43.29
Ordinary	Sale	124	43.195
Ordinary	Sale	105	43.22
Ordinary	Sale	159	43.17
Ordinary	Sale	167	43.165
Ordinary	Sale	158	43.165
Ordinary	Sale	7	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.245
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.235
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.24
Ordinary	Sale	95	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.275
Ordinary	Sale	121	43.14
Ordinary	Sale	180	43.14
Ordinary	Sale	72	43.14
Ordinary	Sale	108	43.14
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.25
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.165
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.59
Ordinary	Sale	1,032	43.12
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.24
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.25
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.49
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.285
Ordinary	Sale	7	43.2
Ordinary	Sale	60	43.185
Ordinary	Sale	10	43.185
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.185
Ordinary	Sale	60	43.225
Ordinary	Sale	109	43.2
Ordinary	Sale	195	43.2
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.21
Ordinary	Sale	284	43.22
Ordinary	Sale	77	43.235
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.25
Ordinary	Sale	74	43.245
Ordinary	Sale	72	43.38
Ordinary	Sale	318	43.275
Ordinary	Sale	142	43.18
Ordinary	Sale	98	43.255
Ordinary	Sale	87	43.135
Ordinary	Sale	94	43.305
Ordinary	Sale	120	43.295
Ordinary	Sale	78	43.18
Ordinary	Sale	87	43.165
Ordinary	Sale	84	43.17
Ordinary	Sale	64	43.215
Ordinary	Sale	74	43.165
Ordinary	Sale	151	43.165
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.135
Ordinary	Sale	81	43.14
Ordinary	Sale	130	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	151	43.13
Ordinary	Sale	90	43.23
Ordinary	Sale	79	43.225
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.095
Ordinary	Sale	184	43.205
Ordinary	Sale	6	43.22
Ordinary	Sale	82	43.22
Ordinary	Sale	219	43.28
Ordinary	Sale	52	43.285
Ordinary	Sale	159	43.24
Ordinary	Sale	47	43.18
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.2
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.24
Ordinary	Sale	342	43.2
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.2
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.235
Ordinary	Sale	54	43.245
Ordinary	Sale	75	43.305
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.135
Ordinary	Sale	266	43.18
Ordinary	Sale	158	43.195
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.24
Ordinary	Sale	144	43.205
Ordinary	Sale	80	43.22
Ordinary	Sale	81	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	79	43.295
Ordinary	Sale	1	43.385
Ordinary	Sale	3	43.385
Ordinary	Sale	23	43.385
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.235
Ordinary	Sale	229	43.165
Ordinary	Sale	56	43.17
Ordinary	Sale	66	43.23
Ordinary	Sale	55	43.285
Ordinary	Sale	67	43.225
Ordinary	Sale	3,964	43.24
Ordinary	Sale	170	43.24
Ordinary	Sale	302	43.24
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	300	172.19
ADR	Sale	600	172.235
ADR	Sale	24	172.06
	Total Purchases	63,541
	Total Sales	21,421

(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	43.37579868
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	25,000	43.50279164
Ordinary	Euro Medium Term Note	Reducing a short position	2	43.24

(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:	17/07/2018
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

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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