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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

22nd Nov 2018 11:08

RNS Number : 2222I

Societe Generale SA

22 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	21/11/2018
(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: 13,248,452 Shares Interests and 12,547,527 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:	13,711,295	1.50	12,593,877	1.38
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,688,672	1.60	13,418,594	1.47
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	325,700	0.04	271,800	0.03
TOTAL:	28,725,667	3.14	26,284,271	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	56	45.685
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	495	45.83
Ordinary	Purchase	14	45.82
Ordinary	Purchase	48	45.745
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.745
Ordinary	Purchase	19	45.855
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.86
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.685
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.685
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.66
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.795
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.815
Ordinary	Purchase	14	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	65	45.66
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	87	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.91
Ordinary	Purchase	37	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	44	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.805
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.815
Ordinary	Purchase	16	45.82
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.825
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.78
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	109	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	147	45.755
Ordinary	Purchase	96	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	180	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	48	45.93
Ordinary	Purchase	2	45.785
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.785
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	24	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.725
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.725
Ordinary	Purchase	122	45.965
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.945
Ordinary	Purchase	190	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.82
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.795
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.85
Ordinary	Purchase	19	45.825
Ordinary	Purchase	82	45.825
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.855
Ordinary	Purchase	164	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.945
Ordinary	Purchase	121	45.635
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.875
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.73
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.73
Ordinary	Purchase	77	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	128	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.945
Ordinary	Purchase	61	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.91
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.88
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.71
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.91
Ordinary	Purchase	84	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	170	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	256	45.725
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.805
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.78
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.78
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.755
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.93
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	140	45.85
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.725
Ordinary	Purchase	136	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	118	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	186	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.8
Ordinary	Purchase	32	45.85
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.795
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.795
Ordinary	Purchase	117	45.84
Ordinary	Purchase	126	45.84
Ordinary	Purchase	126	45.84
Ordinary	Purchase	19	45.84
Ordinary	Purchase	126	45.84
Ordinary	Purchase	1,542	45.84
Ordinary	Purchase	31	45.855
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	49	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.685
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.685
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.71
Ordinary	Purchase	32	45.71
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.725
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	21	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45.725
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	19	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	88	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	49	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	106	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	26	45.67
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	19	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45.67
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	32	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.67
Ordinary	Purchase	24	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.67
Ordinary	Purchase	24	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	37	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.665
Ordinary	Purchase	1	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.685
Ordinary	Purchase	346	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	45.84
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.725
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.82
Ordinary	Purchase	25	45.635
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	23	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	118	45.81
Ordinary	Purchase	132	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	89	45.81
Ordinary	Purchase	3	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.795
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	1	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	1	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	129	45.82
Ordinary	Purchase	61	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	147	45.84
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	105	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	32	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	120	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	146	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	137	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	149	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	689	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.67
Ordinary	Purchase	152	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	2	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	162	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.67
Ordinary	Purchase	180	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	176	45.73
Ordinary	Purchase	98	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	165	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	210	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	171	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.71
Ordinary	Purchase	56	45.71
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	147	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	174	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	105	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.67
Ordinary	Purchase	131	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	109	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	153	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	218	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	126	45.665
Ordinary	Purchase	2	45.665
Ordinary	Purchase	180	45.665
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	195	45.665
Ordinary	Purchase	107	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	257	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	226	45.665
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	81	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	2,144	46.3139
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	549	176.5
ADR	Purchase	300	176.3
ADR	Purchase	264	176.307386
ADR	Purchase	5,628	175.630352
ADR	Purchase	30,000	176.593239
ADR	Purchase	600	176.345
ADR	Purchase	960	176.98
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	198	45.84
Ordinary	Sale	4,341	45.84
Ordinary	Sale	89	45.785
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.625
Ordinary	Sale	149	45.82
Ordinary	Sale	11	46
Ordinary	Sale	8	46
Ordinary	Sale	8	46
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	73	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	159	45.875
Ordinary	Sale	68	45.96
Ordinary	Sale	71	45.87
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.87
Ordinary	Sale	151	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	25	45.705
Ordinary	Sale	239	45.78
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	266	45.775
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.9
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.655
Ordinary	Sale	106	45.695
Ordinary	Sale	221	45.785
Ordinary	Sale	118	45.785
Ordinary	Sale	9	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	200	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	175	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	258	45.96
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.795
Ordinary	Sale	113	45.725
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.755
Ordinary	Sale	46	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.665
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.76
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.76
Ordinary	Sale	83	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	230	45.805
Ordinary	Sale	256	45.8
Ordinary	Sale	142	46
Ordinary	Sale	150	46
Ordinary	Sale	152	45.875
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	121	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	14	45.71
Ordinary	Sale	240	45.71
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.72
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.705
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.805
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	66	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.695
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.88
Ordinary	Sale	156	45.885
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.93
Ordinary	Sale	225	45.805
Ordinary	Sale	225	45.81
Ordinary	Sale	128	45.92
Ordinary	Sale	216	45.73
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.765
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.76
Ordinary	Sale	177	45.795
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.725
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.905
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.905
Ordinary	Sale	107	45.87
Ordinary	Sale	151	45.87
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.87
Ordinary	Sale	285	45.87
Ordinary	Sale	285	45.87
Ordinary	Sale	218	45.71
Ordinary	Sale	36	45.71
Ordinary	Sale	26	45.705
Ordinary	Sale	44	45.75
Ordinary	Sale	210	45.75
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.745
Ordinary	Sale	136	45.795
Ordinary	Sale	196	45.765
Ordinary	Sale	68	45.705
Ordinary	Sale	190	45.755
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.755
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.755
Ordinary	Sale	49	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	170	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	37	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.765
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.95
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.765
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.765
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.95
Ordinary	Sale	219	45.71
Ordinary	Sale	298	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	229	45.705
Ordinary	Sale	72	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	4,414	45.84
Ordinary	Sale	509	45.84
Ordinary	Sale	422	45.625
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.825
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.73
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.735
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.74
Ordinary	Sale	123	45.84
Ordinary	Sale	77	45.795
Ordinary	Sale	59	45.675
Ordinary	Sale	23	45.725
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.755
Ordinary	Sale	97	45.885
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.625
Ordinary	Sale	293	45.695
Ordinary	Sale	158	45.775
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.675
Ordinary	Sale	96	45.675
Ordinary	Sale	108	45.84
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	2,619	176.9748
ADR	Sale	24	175.59
ADR	Sale	132	176.98
ADR	Sale	396	176.98
ADR	Sale	5,700	175.841579
ADR	Sale	285	176.632316
ADR	Sale	300	175.18
ADR	Sale	1,500	176.087
ADR	Sale	300	175.28
ADR	Sale	96	175.77
ADR	Sale	2,400	176.98
	Total Purchases	68,516
	Total Sales	42,570

(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

(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	12,500	180	American	07/12/2018	5.03
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchasing	25,000	180	American	07/12/2018	5.00
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchasing	12,500	180	American	07/12/2018	6.90
ADR	Listed call-option	Selling	25,000	175	American	07/12/2018	7.90
ADR	Listed call-option	Selling	12,500	175	American	07/12/2018	9.80
ADR	Listed call-option	Selling	12,500	175	American	07/12/2018	7.93

(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:	22/11/2018
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.

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