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Form 8.3 - Shire PLC

18th Sep 2018 12:16

RNS Number : 1328B

Societe Generale SA

18 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	17/09/2018
(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: 10,074,495 Shares Interests and 148,872 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 260,688 equivalent Shares interests and 29,095 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	10,335,183	1.13	177,967	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	3,676,067	0.40	9,826,884	1.07
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	235,000	0.03	215,000	0.02
TOTAL:	14,246,250	1.56	10,219,851	1.12

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	184	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	676	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	676	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	23	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	47	44.76
Ordinary	Purchase	76	44.82
Ordinary	Purchase	107	44.76
Ordinary	Purchase	153	45.15
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.15
Ordinary	Purchase	149	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	195	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	40	44.905
Ordinary	Purchase	37	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.93
Ordinary	Purchase	40	44.905
Ordinary	Purchase	14	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	59	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	62	44.895
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.11
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.84
Ordinary	Purchase	89	44.82
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.59
Ordinary	Purchase	113	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	113	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	67	44.89
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.11
Ordinary	Purchase	187	44.945
Ordinary	Purchase	196	44.82
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.85
Ordinary	Purchase	1,717	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	1,717	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	1,717	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	1,717	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	356	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	10	44.86
Ordinary	Purchase	99	44.86
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.86
Ordinary	Purchase	14	44.86
Ordinary	Purchase	67	44.86
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.845
Ordinary	Purchase	77	44.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,705	44.714214
Ordinary	Purchase	25,000	44.78610195
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	84	176.694286
ADR	Purchase	300	176.88
ADR	Purchase	387	176.248605
ADR	Purchase	441	176.31
ADR	Purchase	600	176.27
ADR	Purchase	2,208	176.377283
ADR	Purchase	1,644	176.31
ADR	Purchase	3,000	172.48
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	179	44.87
Ordinary	Sale	158	44.86
Ordinary	Sale	278	44.86
Ordinary	Sale	162	44.86
Ordinary	Sale	257	45.19
Ordinary	Sale	42	44.86
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.62
Ordinary	Sale	168	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.765
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.825
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.82
Ordinary	Sale	188	44.765
Ordinary	Sale	184	44.77
Ordinary	Sale	182	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	75	44.77
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.655
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.82
Ordinary	Sale	110	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.57
Ordinary	Sale	18	45.11
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.89
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.805
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.8
Ordinary	Sale	58	44.8
Ordinary	Sale	195	44.805
Ordinary	Sale	264	44.81
Ordinary	Sale	66	44.805
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.825
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.815
Ordinary	Sale	130	44.685
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.935
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.845
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.845
Ordinary	Sale	68	44.845
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.68
Ordinary	Sale	86	44.685
Ordinary	Sale	86	44.685
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.84
Ordinary	Sale	257	45.16
Ordinary	Sale	221	44.96
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.815
Ordinary	Sale	40	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	7	44.93
Ordinary	Sale	35	44.93
Ordinary	Sale	123	44.615
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.615
Ordinary	Sale	12	44.615
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.62
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.89
Ordinary	Sale	231	44.875
Ordinary	Sale	8	44.875
Ordinary	Sale	112	45
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.62
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.89
Ordinary	Sale	75	44.94
Ordinary	Sale	133	44.94
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.94
Ordinary	Sale	33	44.9
Ordinary	Sale	107	45.155
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.895
Ordinary	Sale	257	45.205
Ordinary	Sale	61	44.6
Ordinary	Sale	199	44.6
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.895
Ordinary	Sale	212	44.805
Ordinary	Sale	38	45.095
Ordinary	Sale	111	45.095
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.61
Ordinary	Sale	262	44.625
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.825
Ordinary	Sale	28	44.76
Ordinary	Sale	231	44.76
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	254	44.8
Ordinary	Sale	5	44.8
Ordinary	Sale	93	44.9
Ordinary	Sale	165	44.9
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.82
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.83
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.8
Ordinary	Sale	131	45.11
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.8
Ordinary	Sale	309	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	12	44.8
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.845
Ordinary	Sale	115	45.225
Ordinary	Sale	173	44.85
Ordinary	Sale	85	44.85
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.835
Ordinary	Sale	148	44.845
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.575
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.93
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.57
Ordinary	Sale	109	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.895
Ordinary	Sale	113	45.115
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.895
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.87
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.89
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.96
Ordinary	Sale	141	45.225
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.9
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.57
Ordinary	Sale	9	45.09
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.09
Ordinary	Sale	123	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	58	44.91
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.91
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.77
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.78
Ordinary	Sale	155	45.1
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.88
Ordinary	Sale	194	44.55
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.89
Ordinary	Sale	131	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	202	44.775
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.89
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.605
Ordinary	Sale	127	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	263	44.84
Ordinary	Sale	149	44.85
Ordinary	Sale	109	44.85
Ordinary	Sale	103	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	267	44.75
Ordinary	Sale	105	45.21
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.825
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.875
Ordinary	Sale	54	44.685
Ordinary	Sale	1,510	44.685
Ordinary	Sale	5,023	44.685
Ordinary	Sale	3,063	44.685
Ordinary	Sale	1,485	44.685
Ordinary	Sale	459	44.685
Ordinary	Sale	38	44.58263158
Ordinary	Sale	2	44.785
Ordinary	Sale	204	44.825
Ordinary	Sale	78	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	116	45.015
Ordinary	Sale	60	45.105
Ordinary	Sale	14	45.09
Ordinary	Sale	67	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.105
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.94
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.025
Ordinary	Sale	21	45.205
Ordinary	Sale	117	45.205
Ordinary	Sale	100	45
Ordinary	Sale	133	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	56	45.09
Ordinary	Sale	208	45.21
Ordinary	Sale	47	44.805
Ordinary	Sale	11	44.605
Ordinary	Sale	15	44.625
Ordinary	Sale	3	44.59
Ordinary	Sale	26	44.69
Ordinary	Sale	34	44.61
Ordinary	Sale	2	44.785
Ordinary	Sale	11	44.605
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.59
Ordinary	Sale	51	44.645
Ordinary	Sale	43	44.785
Ordinary	Sale	57	44.775
Ordinary	Sale	687	44.685
Ordinary	Sale	2	44.785
Ordinary	Sale	19	44.875
Ordinary	Sale	51	44.845
Ordinary	Sale	59	44.845
Ordinary	Sale	11	44.895
Ordinary	Sale	45	44.895
Ordinary	Sale	83	44.895
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.095
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.095
Ordinary	Sale	13	44.835
Ordinary	Sale	226	44.835
Ordinary	Sale	5	45.095
Ordinary	Sale	212	44.81
Ordinary	Sale	345	44.685
Ordinary	Sale	55	44.86
Ordinary	Sale	128	44.86
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.86
Ordinary	Sale	16	44.86
Ordinary	Sale	410	44.86
Ordinary	Sale	113	44.77
Ordinary	Sale	642	44.77
Ordinary	Sale	85	45.025
Ordinary	Sale	29	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	29	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.12
Ordinary	Sale	96	45.05
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	1,006	44.81
Ordinary	Sale	128	44.81
Ordinary	Sale	190	45.015
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	118	44.845
Ordinary	Sale	109	45
Ordinary	Sale	30	45.21
Ordinary	Sale	40	45.21
Ordinary	Sale	54	45.105
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.09
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.025
Ordinary	Sale	116	45.11
Ordinary	Sale	151	44.9
Ordinary	Sale	710	44.9
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.205
Ordinary	Sale	61	45.1
Ordinary	Sale	81	45.03
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.03
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.025
Ordinary	Sale	64	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.21
Ordinary	Sale	26	44.645
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	93	176.5
ADR	Sale	300	176.72
ADR	Sale	3	176.31
ADR	Sale	396	176.31
	Total Purchases	47,135
	Total Sales	44,442

(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

1,705

44.714214

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

25,000

44.78610195

(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:	18/09/2018
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.

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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