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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

14th Sep 2018 10:23

RNS Number : 8283A

Societe Generale SA

14 September 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	13/09/2018
(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: 9,996,833 Shares Interests and 140,984 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 258,438 equivalent Shares interests and 31,029 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	10,255,271	1.12	172,013	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	3,676,067	0.40	8,884,966	0.97
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	235,000	0.03	215,000	0.02
TOTAL:	14,166,338	1.55	9,271,979	1.01

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	73	43.755
Ordinary	Purchase	7	43.755
Ordinary	Purchase	351	44.005
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.9
Ordinary	Purchase	251	43.9
Ordinary	Purchase	351	44
Ordinary	Purchase	351	44.04
Ordinary	Purchase	45	43.99
Ordinary	Purchase	251	43.99
Ordinary	Purchase	55	43.99
Ordinary	Purchase	204	43.98
Ordinary	Purchase	138	43.98
Ordinary	Purchase	9	43.98
Ordinary	Purchase	34	43.86
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.86
Ordinary	Purchase	167	43.86
Ordinary	Purchase	254	43.86
Ordinary	Purchase	351	43.94
Ordinary	Purchase	116	43.86
Ordinary	Purchase	351	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	188	44.005
Ordinary	Purchase	84	44.005
Ordinary	Purchase	255	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	96	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	180	43.995
Ordinary	Purchase	351	44.015
Ordinary	Purchase	171	43.995
Ordinary	Purchase	351	43.955
Ordinary	Purchase	38	44.045
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.04
Ordinary	Purchase	111	43.955
Ordinary	Purchase	240	43.955
Ordinary	Purchase	163	44.045
Ordinary	Purchase	332	43.975
Ordinary	Purchase	327	43.99
Ordinary	Purchase	24	43.99
Ordinary	Purchase	351	44.05
Ordinary	Purchase	83	43.885
Ordinary	Purchase	814	43.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,090	43.9
Ordinary	Purchase	335	43.9
Ordinary	Purchase	9	43.98
Ordinary	Purchase	71	43.82
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.795
Ordinary	Purchase	66	44.005
Ordinary	Purchase	28	44.005
Ordinary	Purchase	250	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	61	43.99
Ordinary	Purchase	47	43.98
Ordinary	Purchase	121	43.755
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.78
Ordinary	Purchase	62	43.98
Ordinary	Purchase	119	43.775
Ordinary	Purchase	115	43.69
Ordinary	Purchase	37	43.69
Ordinary	Purchase	56	43.81
Ordinary	Purchase	119	44.05
Ordinary	Purchase	9	43.98
Ordinary	Purchase	71	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	409	43.9
Ordinary	Purchase	13	43.98
Ordinary	Purchase	60	43.98
Ordinary	Purchase	9	43.98
Ordinary	Purchase	9	43.98
Ordinary	Purchase	53	44.01
Ordinary	Purchase	40	43.79
Ordinary	Purchase	129	43.96
Ordinary	Purchase	56	43.98
Ordinary	Purchase	200	43.82
Ordinary	Purchase	65	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	36	43.805
Ordinary	Purchase	54	43.805
Ordinary	Purchase	87	43.795
Ordinary	Purchase	4	43.895
Ordinary	Purchase	4	43.895
Ordinary	Purchase	92	43.9
Ordinary	Purchase	4	43.895
Ordinary	Purchase	55	43.965
Ordinary	Purchase	67	43.945
Ordinary	Purchase	79	44.005
Ordinary	Purchase	19	43.975
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	43.856119
Ordinary	Purchase	9,776	43.8624663
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	3,042	172.48
ADR	Purchase	15,708	172.514351
ADR	Purchase	8,292	172.133032
ADR	Purchase	300	172.28
ADR	Purchase	2,298	172.341384
ADR	Purchase	924	172.48
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	51	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	26	43.855
Ordinary	Sale	18	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	32	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	40	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	137	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	56	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	60	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	137	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	1	43.835
Ordinary	Sale	19	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	54	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	719	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	227	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.775
Ordinary	Sale	105	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	131	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	106	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	23	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	86	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	238	43.985
Ordinary	Sale	48	43.985
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	207	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	50	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	294	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	270	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	351	44.04
Ordinary	Sale	82	44.04
Ordinary	Sale	88	44.04
Ordinary	Sale	104	43.78
Ordinary	Sale	161	43.78
Ordinary	Sale	264	43.91
Ordinary	Sale	264	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	550	44.05
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.05
Ordinary	Sale	130	44.05
Ordinary	Sale	145	44.05
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.815
Ordinary	Sale	92	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.83
Ordinary	Sale	224	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	146	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	168	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	144	44.1
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.84
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.84
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.795
Ordinary	Sale	236	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	137	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	32	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	122	43.795
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.795
Ordinary	Sale	413	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	168	43.84
Ordinary	Sale	72	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	156	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	134	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	255	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	44.05
Ordinary	Sale	268	43.775
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.79
Ordinary	Sale	123	44.08
Ordinary	Sale	27	44.08
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	83	43.81
Ordinary	Sale	84	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	264	43.835
Ordinary	Sale	85	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	85	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	14	43.89
Ordinary	Sale	28	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	218	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	126	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	1,030	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	206	44.05
Ordinary	Sale	63	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.055
Ordinary	Sale	241	44.05
Ordinary	Sale	243	44.05
Ordinary	Sale	179	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	94	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	192	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	899	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	120	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	169	43.695
Ordinary	Sale	43	43.77
Ordinary	Sale	228	43.77
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	98	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	168	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	156	43.81
Ordinary	Sale	153	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	137	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	6	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	24	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	126	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	138	43.795
Ordinary	Sale	138	43.795
Ordinary	Sale	108	44.045
Ordinary	Sale	187	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	95	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	108	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	17	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	28	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	159	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	68	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	75	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.825
Ordinary	Sale	51	43.855
Ordinary	Sale	26	43.855
Ordinary	Sale	182	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	160	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	209	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	56	43.775
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.91
Ordinary	Sale	60	44
Ordinary	Sale	80	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	85	43.82
Ordinary	Sale	111	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	89	43.81
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.81
Ordinary	Sale	96	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	57	44
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.08
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.78
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.78
Ordinary	Sale	44	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	25	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	76	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	39	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	33	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	54	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	90	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	144	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	85	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.795
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.795
Ordinary	Sale	140	43.795
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.055
Ordinary	Sale	66	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	166	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	59	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	96	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	76	43.855
Ordinary	Sale	137	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	137	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	22	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	47	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	109	43.78
Ordinary	Sale	209	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	54	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	15	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	67	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	69	44
Ordinary	Sale	112	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	151	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	68	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	119	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	116	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	81	43.81
Ordinary	Sale	68	44.04
Ordinary	Sale	55	43.985
Ordinary	Sale	14	43.985
Ordinary	Sale	231	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	115	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	59	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	117	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	78	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.045
Ordinary	Sale	110	43.82
Ordinary	Sale	57	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	66	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	64	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	98	43.81
Ordinary	Sale	6	43.81
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	35	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	90	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.03
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	120	44.045
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.045
Ordinary	Sale	99	44.045
Ordinary	Sale	58	44.045
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.03
Ordinary	Sale	3	43.89666667
Ordinary	Sale	2	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	71	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.04
Ordinary	Sale	65	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	62	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.03
Ordinary	Sale	169	44.03
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.03
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.03
Ordinary	Sale	72	44.03
Ordinary	Sale	66	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	137	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.78
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.78
Ordinary	Sale	89	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	144	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.795
Ordinary	Sale	70	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	52	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	67	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	88	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	2	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.06
Ordinary	Sale	137	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	241	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	18	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	50	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	35	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.825
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	53	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	98	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	66	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	128	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	77	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	62	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	66	43.985
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.79
Ordinary	Sale	99	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,904	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,626	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	5,140	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	610	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,361	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	2	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	67	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	64	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	53	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	92	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	143	43.9
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	1,287	172.383403
ADR	Sale	81	172.328704
ADR	Sale	510	172.317212
	Total Purchases	102,768
	Total Sales	46,638

(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

50,000

43.856119

(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

40,000

185

American

18/01/19

4.05

ADR

Listed call-option

Selling

40,000

175

American

18/01/19

8.45

(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:	14/09/2018
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	Purchase	65,000	185	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	65,000	175	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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