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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

29th Oct 2018 13:11

RNS Number : 5608F

Societe Generale SA

29 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	26/10/2018
(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: 12,724,434 Shares Interests and 821,255 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 411,285 equivalent Shares interests and 43,572 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	13,135,719	1.44	864,827	0.09
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	5,507,219	0.60	12,655,540	1.38
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	333,900	0.04	290,000	0.03
TOTAL:	18,976,838	2.07	13,810,367	1.51

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	82	44
Ordinary	Purchase	163	44
Ordinary	Purchase	162	44
Ordinary	Purchase	175	44
Ordinary	Purchase	162	44
Ordinary	Purchase	163	44
Ordinary	Purchase	35	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	1	43.765
Ordinary	Purchase	3,464	44
Ordinary	Purchase	36	43.95
Ordinary	Purchase	8	43.95
Ordinary	Purchase	117	43.95
Ordinary	Purchase	34	43.95
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.95
Ordinary	Purchase	1	43.95
Ordinary	Purchase	17,320	43.91
Ordinary	Purchase	166	44
Ordinary	Purchase	97	44
Ordinary	Purchase	261	44.17
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	345	43.765
Ordinary	Purchase	169	44.105
Ordinary	Purchase	262	44.075
Ordinary	Purchase	261	44.175
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.96
Ordinary	Purchase	171	43.985
Ordinary	Purchase	34	44.375
Ordinary	Purchase	36	44.375
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.375
Ordinary	Purchase	323	44
Ordinary	Purchase	266	43.965
Ordinary	Purchase	191	44.125
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.95
Ordinary	Purchase	227	43.955
Ordinary	Purchase	244	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	141	43.995
Ordinary	Purchase	2	43.87
Ordinary	Purchase	261	43.87
Ordinary	Purchase	79	43.9
Ordinary	Purchase	263	43.875
Ordinary	Purchase	184	43.9
Ordinary	Purchase	263	43.89
Ordinary	Purchase	266	43.95
Ordinary	Purchase	323	44
Ordinary	Purchase	267	43.845
Ordinary	Purchase	251	44.05
Ordinary	Purchase	263	43.89
Ordinary	Purchase	262	44.095
Ordinary	Purchase	262	44.085
Ordinary	Purchase	264	43.855
Ordinary	Purchase	273	44.06
Ordinary	Purchase	123	44.06
Ordinary	Purchase	263	43.9
Ordinary	Purchase	263	43.905
Ordinary	Purchase	143	44.025
Ordinary	Purchase	56	44.085
Ordinary	Purchase	116	44.085
Ordinary	Purchase	301	44.095
Ordinary	Purchase	244	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.075
Ordinary	Purchase	34	44.075
Ordinary	Purchase	213	44.075
Ordinary	Purchase	119	44.025
Ordinary	Purchase	188	44.115
Ordinary	Purchase	263	43.96
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.01
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.085
Ordinary	Purchase	165	44.21
Ordinary	Purchase	110	44.08
Ordinary	Purchase	6	44.08
Ordinary	Purchase	117	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	263	43.86
Ordinary	Purchase	161	44.075
Ordinary	Purchase	262	44.075
Ordinary	Purchase	254	44.05
Ordinary	Purchase	21	44.12
Ordinary	Purchase	237	44.12
Ordinary	Purchase	250	44.085
Ordinary	Purchase	119	44.09
Ordinary	Purchase	188	44.155
Ordinary	Purchase	262	44.095
Ordinary	Purchase	12	44.085
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.155
Ordinary	Purchase	84	44.155
Ordinary	Purchase	264	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	262	44.055
Ordinary	Purchase	263	43.955
Ordinary	Purchase	24	44.19
Ordinary	Purchase	93	44.19
Ordinary	Purchase	299	44.19
Ordinary	Purchase	104	43.805
Ordinary	Purchase	207	44.11
Ordinary	Purchase	64	44.11
Ordinary	Purchase	262	44.025
Ordinary	Purchase	111	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	109	44.035
Ordinary	Purchase	153	44.015
Ordinary	Purchase	109	44.015
Ordinary	Purchase	264	44.01
Ordinary	Purchase	230	44
Ordinary	Purchase	38	44
Ordinary	Purchase	262	44.085
Ordinary	Purchase	119	44.08
Ordinary	Purchase	263	43.95
Ordinary	Purchase	86	44.08
Ordinary	Purchase	3,408	44
Ordinary	Purchase	1,203	44
Ordinary	Purchase	1	44
Ordinary	Purchase	1,713	44
Ordinary	Purchase	218	44
Ordinary	Purchase	534	44
Ordinary	Purchase	91	43.77
Ordinary	Purchase	80	44.215
Ordinary	Purchase	121	44.215
Ordinary	Purchase	76	44.215
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.36
Ordinary	Purchase	18	43.935
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.335
Ordinary	Purchase	19	43.78
Ordinary	Purchase	11	43.78
Ordinary	Purchase	23	43.78
Ordinary	Purchase	17	43.78
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.05
Ordinary	Purchase	91	44.06
Ordinary	Purchase	84	44.06
Ordinary	Purchase	77	44.095
Ordinary	Purchase	18	44.19
Ordinary	Purchase	77	44.19
Ordinary	Purchase	83	43.935
Ordinary	Purchase	76	43.765
Ordinary	Purchase	857	44
Ordinary	Purchase	461	44
Ordinary	Purchase	575	44
Ordinary	Purchase	849	44
Ordinary	Purchase	692	44
Ordinary	Purchase	5,321	44
Ordinary	Purchase	692	44
Ordinary	Purchase	831	44
Ordinary	Purchase	667	44
Ordinary	Purchase	548	44
Ordinary	Purchase	862	44
Ordinary	Purchase	284	44
Ordinary	Purchase	120	43.76
Ordinary	Purchase	79	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	63	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	18	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	74	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	12	43.935
Ordinary	Purchase	62	43.935
Ordinary	Purchase	140	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	110	44.215
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.215
Ordinary	Purchase	82	43.93
Ordinary	Purchase	110	44.375
Ordinary	Purchase	218	43.97
Ordinary	Purchase	105	43.995
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.99
Ordinary	Purchase	228	44.085
Ordinary	Purchase	309	44.06
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.06
Ordinary	Purchase	197	44.06
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.135
Ordinary	Purchase	315	44.05
Ordinary	Purchase	47	44.135
Ordinary	Purchase	36	43.82
Ordinary	Purchase	45	44.085
Ordinary	Purchase	28	44.075
Ordinary	Purchase	60	44.095
Ordinary	Purchase	149	44.075
Ordinary	Purchase	228	44.11
Ordinary	Purchase	45	43.82
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.105
Ordinary	Purchase	129	44.21
Ordinary	Purchase	356	44.11
Ordinary	Purchase	10	44.11
Ordinary	Purchase	62	44
Ordinary	Purchase	67	44.12
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.085
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.115
Ordinary	Purchase	138	44.115
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.155
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.1
Ordinary	Purchase	112	44.1
Ordinary	Purchase	13	44.1
Ordinary	Purchase	23	44.14
Ordinary	Purchase	169	44.19
Ordinary	Purchase	95	44.145
Ordinary	Purchase	67	44.185
Ordinary	Purchase	97	44.01
Ordinary	Purchase	207	43.77
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.08
Ordinary	Purchase	99	43.76
Ordinary	Purchase	18	43.76
Ordinary	Purchase	231	44.08
Ordinary	Purchase	80	43.96
Ordinary	Purchase	138	43.95
Ordinary	Purchase	198	43.96
Ordinary	Purchase	133	43.97
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.085
Ordinary	Purchase	173	44.11
Ordinary	Purchase	82	43.78
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.78
Ordinary	Purchase	140	43.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,940	43.77
Ordinary	Purchase	409	43.77
Ordinary	Purchase	639	44
Ordinary	Purchase	1,381	44
Ordinary	Purchase	2,129	44
Ordinary	Purchase	639	44
Ordinary	Purchase	2,611	44
Ordinary	Purchase	448	43.77
Ordinary	Purchase	17,122	44.01403165
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	44.931748
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	43.636902
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	12	168.849375
ADR	Purchase	8,661	168.922255
ADR	Purchase	207	169.25
ADR	Purchase	16,125	169.059894
ADR	Purchase	6	169.25
ADR	Purchase	552	169.25
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	77	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	1,422	44
Ordinary	Sale	831	44
Ordinary	Sale	3,146	44
Ordinary	Sale	323	44
Ordinary	Sale	482	44
Ordinary	Sale	862	44
Ordinary	Sale	1,979	44
Ordinary	Sale	857	44
Ordinary	Sale	692	44
Ordinary	Sale	163	44
Ordinary	Sale	6	44
Ordinary	Sale	284	44
Ordinary	Sale	162	44
Ordinary	Sale	323	44
Ordinary	Sale	684	44
Ordinary	Sale	41	44
Ordinary	Sale	692	44
Ordinary	Sale	225	44
Ordinary	Sale	711	44
Ordinary	Sale	531	44
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	67	44.315
Ordinary	Sale	53	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	97	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	153	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	114	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	341	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	177	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	165	44.275
Ordinary	Sale	219	44.125
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	171	44.2
Ordinary	Sale	176	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	87	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	76	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	106	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	257	44.31
Ordinary	Sale	33	44.31
Ordinary	Sale	225	43.775
Ordinary	Sale	134	44.315
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.15
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.15
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	186	44.275
Ordinary	Sale	262	44.105
Ordinary	Sale	262	44.065
Ordinary	Sale	263	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	262	44.09
Ordinary	Sale	574	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.2
Ordinary	Sale	47	44.2
Ordinary	Sale	210	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	160	44.285
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	263	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	263	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	264	43.77
Ordinary	Sale	264	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	270	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	96	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	39	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	77	44.15
Ordinary	Sale	113	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.305
Ordinary	Sale	264	43.775
Ordinary	Sale	190	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	207	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	111	44.15
Ordinary	Sale	267	43.695
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.135
Ordinary	Sale	162	44.135
Ordinary	Sale	189	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	25	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	48	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	174	44.155
Ordinary	Sale	250	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	264	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	113	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	262	44.085
Ordinary	Sale	264	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	264	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	142	43.765
Ordinary	Sale	67	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.21
Ordinary	Sale	83	43.775
Ordinary	Sale	360	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	104	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	78	44.305
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	166	44.125
Ordinary	Sale	34	44.125
Ordinary	Sale	190	44
Ordinary	Sale	98	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.125
Ordinary	Sale	158	44.125
Ordinary	Sale	42	44.125
Ordinary	Sale	201	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	58	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	168	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.2
Ordinary	Sale	58	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	89	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	111	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	74	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	89	44.31
Ordinary	Sale	56	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	72	43.795
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	96	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	93	44.33
Ordinary	Sale	82	43.78
Ordinary	Sale	84	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.77
Ordinary	Sale	15	43.77
Ordinary	Sale	74	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	253	44.275
Ordinary	Sale	81	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	220	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	260	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	80	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	43	44.125
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	155	44.13
Ordinary	Sale	286	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	77	44.05
Ordinary	Sale	132	44.05
Ordinary	Sale	494	44.13
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	153	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	81	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	106	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	145	43.87
Ordinary	Sale	55	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	43.96133
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	6,900	169.430457
ADR	Sale	3,900	169.530769
ADR	Sale	600	168.9625
ADR	Sale	300	169.75
ADR	Sale	19,029	169.056229
ADR	Sale	6	169.31
ADR	Sale	552	169.25
ADR	Sale	1,200	168.6475
ADR	Sale	552	169.25
ADR	Sale	8,856	169.25
	Total Purchases	170,211
	Total Sales	75,818

(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

17,122

44.01403165

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

50,000

44.931748

(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

(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:	29/10/2018
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
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	23,900	190	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	140	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	170	American options	16/11/2018
ADR	Listed put-option	Sale	30,000	140	American options	16/11/2018
ADR	Listed put-option	Sale	30,000	170	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.

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