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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

7th Aug 2018 10:17

RNS Number : 0579X

Societe Generale SA

07 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	06/08/2018
(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: 10,884,474 Shares Interests and 577,359 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 206,205 equivalent Shares interests and 30,525 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	11,090,679	1.21	607,884	0.07
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	195,395	0.02	6,469,993	0.71
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,000	0.03	150,000	0.02
TOTAL:	11,561,074	1.26	7,227,877	0.79

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	1	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	1,731	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	87	44.425
Ordinary	Purchase	55	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	21	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	91	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	112	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	48	44.63
Ordinary	Purchase	53	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	49	44.64
Ordinary	Purchase	31	44.615
Ordinary	Purchase	1,731	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	966	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	5,077	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	457	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	210	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	158	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	137	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	111	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	112	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	189	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	256	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	511	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	334	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	96	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	121	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	123	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.29
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.28
Ordinary	Purchase	214	44.48
Ordinary	Purchase	162	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.59
Ordinary	Purchase	51	44.59
Ordinary	Purchase	282	44.59
Ordinary	Purchase	81	44.59
Ordinary	Purchase	22	44.285
Ordinary	Purchase	34	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	44	44.6
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.655
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.655
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	147	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	568	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	568	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	147	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.61
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	65	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	188	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	77	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	25	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	47	44.52
Ordinary	Purchase	54	44.52
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.605
Ordinary	Purchase	106	44.54
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.6
Ordinary	Purchase	350	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	598	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.615
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.54
Ordinary	Purchase	53	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	28	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	164	44.66
Ordinary	Purchase	137	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	140	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	141	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	137	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	151	44.285
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	277	44.285
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.48
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	40	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	60	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	110	44.63
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.63
Ordinary	Purchase	10	44.63
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.66
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.635
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.64
Ordinary	Purchase	140	44.655
Ordinary	Purchase	23	44.66
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.655
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.645
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	223	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	235	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	219	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	199	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	86	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.6
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.55
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.555
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.545
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.56
Ordinary	Purchase	152	44.285
Ordinary	Purchase	38	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.455
Ordinary	Purchase	60	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	146	44.54
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.44
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	89	44.605
Ordinary	Purchase	53	44.525
Ordinary	Purchase	41	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.59
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.59
Ordinary	Purchase	207	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	128	44.46
Ordinary	Purchase	148	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	255	44.535
Ordinary	Purchase	157	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	94	44.425
Ordinary	Purchase	73	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.56
Ordinary	Purchase	58	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.605
Ordinary	Purchase	157	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	171	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	161	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	85	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.59
Ordinary	Purchase	201	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	187	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.605
Ordinary	Purchase	184	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	8	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	241	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	32	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	61	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	149	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	29	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	22	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	131	44.54
Ordinary	Purchase	120	44.56
Ordinary	Purchase	200	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	110	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	123	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	56	44.54
Ordinary	Purchase	51	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	142	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	140	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	180	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	190	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	317	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	64	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.395
Ordinary	Purchase	87	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	53	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	74	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	111	44.66
Ordinary	Purchase	20	44.44
Ordinary	Purchase	48	44.44
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.66
Ordinary	Purchase	87	44.32
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.46
Ordinary	Purchase	54	44.425
Ordinary	Purchase	131	44.46
Ordinary	Purchase	1	44.425
Ordinary	Purchase	54	44.425
Ordinary	Purchase	112	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	120	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.34
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	19,612	44.5012
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	288	172.88906
ADR	Purchase	1,575	173.19
ADR	Purchase	300	172.93
ADR	Purchase	12	173.19
ADR	Purchase	2,100	172.91857
ADR	Purchase	3,240	173.19
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	189	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	66	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	96	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	108	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	46	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	3	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	51	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	35	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	52	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	137	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	138	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	189	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	160	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	172	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	2,097	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	121	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	146	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	86	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	112	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	163	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	189	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	86	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	111	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	94	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	34	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	126	44.525
Ordinary	Sale	68	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	147	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	136	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	254	44.595
Ordinary	Sale	23	44.595
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	48	173.225
ADR	Sale	1,527	172.83373
ADR	Sale	153	173.19
ADR	Sale	9,837	173.19
ADR	Sale	570	173.33
	Total Purchases	59,142
	Total Sales	18,165

(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

19,612

44.5012

Ordinary

Euro Medium Term Note

Reducing a short position

346

44.435

(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:	07/08/2018
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

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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