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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

12th Jul 2018 11:14

RNS Number : 4690U

Societe Generale SA

12 July 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	11/07/2018
(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: 13,634,716 Shares Interests and 549,197 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 646,719 equivalent Shares interests and 12,117 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	14,281,435	1.56	561,314	0.06
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	195,395	0.02	11,301,842	1.24
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,000	0.03	150,000	0.02
TOTAL:	14,751,830	1.61	12,013,156	1.31

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	46	43.085
Ordinary	Purchase	168	43.16
Ordinary	Purchase	161	43.16
Ordinary	Purchase	2	43.185
Ordinary	Purchase	215	43.185
Ordinary	Purchase	4	43.16
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.26
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.08
Ordinary	Purchase	288	43.15
Ordinary	Purchase	250	43.15
Ordinary	Purchase	111	43.15
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.09
Ordinary	Purchase	226	43.1
Ordinary	Purchase	465	43.19
Ordinary	Purchase	17,899	43.19
Ordinary	Purchase	62	43.175
Ordinary	Purchase	95	43.185
Ordinary	Purchase	18	43.105
Ordinary	Purchase	60	43.105
Ordinary	Purchase	46	43.205
Ordinary	Purchase	93	43.145
Ordinary	Purchase	71	43.2
Ordinary	Purchase	70	43.205
Ordinary	Purchase	80	43.095
Ordinary	Purchase	170	43.1
Ordinary	Purchase	68	43.175
Ordinary	Purchase	67	43.185
Ordinary	Purchase	68	43.1
Ordinary	Purchase	66	43.15
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.205
Ordinary	Purchase	1	43.205
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.205
Ordinary	Purchase	115	43.205
Ordinary	Purchase	25,000	42.966507
Ordinary	Purchase	6,000,000	42.8
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500	43.005902
Ordinary	Purchase	71,740	43.38773
Ordinary	Purchase	25,000	42.9221
Ordinary	Purchase	25,000	42.9221
Ordinary	Purchase	66,555	42.93427
Ordinary	Purchase	66,555	42.92783
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	600	170.68
ADR	Purchase	201	172.14791
ADR	Purchase	1,086	172.0563
ADR	Purchase	5,622	172.11
ADR	Purchase	2,100	171.30429
ADR	Purchase	1,533	172.11
ADR	Purchase	2,808	172.11
ADR	Purchase	2,940	172.11
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	29	42.885
Ordinary	Sale	150	42.9
Ordinary	Sale	139	43.035
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.88
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.875
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.885
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.88
Ordinary	Sale	76	42.885
Ordinary	Sale	34	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	198	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	78	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	66	42.99
Ordinary	Sale	101	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	103	43
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.885
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.885
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.86
Ordinary	Sale	103	42.98
Ordinary	Sale	105	42.99
Ordinary	Sale	45	42.99
Ordinary	Sale	150	42.99
Ordinary	Sale	216	43.21
Ordinary	Sale	109	43.21
Ordinary	Sale	3	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	26	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	105	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.875
Ordinary	Sale	323	43.215
Ordinary	Sale	127	42.975
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.885
Ordinary	Sale	88	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	150	42.995
Ordinary	Sale	103	42.915
Ordinary	Sale	250	43.22
Ordinary	Sale	74	43.22
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.87
Ordinary	Sale	103	42.985
Ordinary	Sale	41	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.905
Ordinary	Sale	105	42.9
Ordinary	Sale	103	42.965
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.97
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.04
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	95	42.99
Ordinary	Sale	103	42.985
Ordinary	Sale	8	42.99
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.87
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.04
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.25
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.095
Ordinary	Sale	17	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	133	42.87
Ordinary	Sale	21	42.87
Ordinary	Sale	52	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	94	42.925
Ordinary	Sale	22	42.905
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	63	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	103	42.975
Ordinary	Sale	213	42.84
Ordinary	Sale	223	42.84
Ordinary	Sale	106	42.985
Ordinary	Sale	78	42.995
Ordinary	Sale	32	43.005
Ordinary	Sale	60	42.93
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	20	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	102	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	301	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	44	42.93
Ordinary	Sale	253	42.88
Ordinary	Sale	591	42.88
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.925
Ordinary	Sale	103	42.915
Ordinary	Sale	215	42.88
Ordinary	Sale	123	42.88
Ordinary	Sale	106	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.86
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.915
Ordinary	Sale	103	42.955
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.885
Ordinary	Sale	186	43.035
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.905
Ordinary	Sale	105	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	105	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	70	42.9
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.035
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.005
Ordinary	Sale	110	43.015
Ordinary	Sale	138	42.98
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.905
Ordinary	Sale	1,095	43.15
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.155
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.16
Ordinary	Sale	150	42.905
Ordinary	Sale	150	42.905
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	267	42.99
Ordinary	Sale	150	42.87
Ordinary	Sale	150	42.87
Ordinary	Sale	103	42.87
Ordinary	Sale	124	42.99
Ordinary	Sale	88	42.87
Ordinary	Sale	1,038	43.15
Ordinary	Sale	104	43.15
Ordinary	Sale	72	42.87
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.92
Ordinary	Sale	6	42.925
Ordinary	Sale	103	42.915
Ordinary	Sale	104	42.88
Ordinary	Sale	26	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	4,805	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	62	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	16	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	533	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	613	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	640	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	81	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	549	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	62	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	467	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	162	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	107	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	320	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	412	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	457	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	365	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	34	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	247	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	163	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	34	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	162	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	229	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	139	42.885
Ordinary	Sale	13	42.995
Ordinary	Sale	284	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	125	42.9
Ordinary	Sale	115	42.98
Ordinary	Sale	59	42.98
Ordinary	Sale	26	42.98
Ordinary	Sale	106	42.975
Ordinary	Sale	156	42.995
Ordinary	Sale	97	42.99
Ordinary	Sale	77	42.91
Ordinary	Sale	73	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	111	43
Ordinary	Sale	25	43
Ordinary	Sale	64	43
Ordinary	Sale	72	42.855
Ordinary	Sale	90	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.245
Ordinary	Sale	90	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	125	42.88
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.245
Ordinary	Sale	25	42.975
Ordinary	Sale	90	42.975
Ordinary	Sale	12	42.995
Ordinary	Sale	180	42.995
Ordinary	Sale	105	42.995
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.225
Ordinary	Sale	120	42.995
Ordinary	Sale	81	42.99
Ordinary	Sale	61	43.065
Ordinary	Sale	90	43.03
Ordinary	Sale	125	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	100	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	8	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	94	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	102	42.98
Ordinary	Sale	139	42.965
Ordinary	Sale	70	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	95	42.975
Ordinary	Sale	42	42.975
Ordinary	Sale	26	42.915
Ordinary	Sale	70	42.995
Ordinary	Sale	138	42.995
Ordinary	Sale	88	42.885
Ordinary	Sale	15	42.885
Ordinary	Sale	100	42.87
Ordinary	Sale	170	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	150	42.86
Ordinary	Sale	71	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	67	42.905
Ordinary	Sale	37	42.905
Ordinary	Sale	75	42.885
Ordinary	Sale	29	42.885
Ordinary	Sale	100	42.995
Ordinary	Sale	200	42.9
Ordinary	Sale	96	42.9
Ordinary	Sale	337	43.07
Ordinary	Sale	223	43.07
Ordinary	Sale	100	42.9
Ordinary	Sale	4	42.9
Ordinary	Sale	105	43.25
Ordinary	Sale	64	43.035
Ordinary	Sale	81	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	226	42.84
Ordinary	Sale	140	42.84
Ordinary	Sale	97	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	31	42.89
Ordinary	Sale	67	42.865
Ordinary	Sale	107	42.87
Ordinary	Sale	100	42.87
Ordinary	Sale	60	42.895
Ordinary	Sale	9	42.925
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.085
Ordinary	Sale	27	42.995
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.005
Ordinary	Sale	83	42.865
Ordinary	Sale	21	42.865
Ordinary	Sale	5	42.995
Ordinary	Sale	97	42.925
Ordinary	Sale	71,740	43.38447
Ordinary	Sale	25,000	42.91008
Ordinary	Sale	25,000	42.91038
Ordinary	Sale	66,555	42.92783
Ordinary	Sale	66,555	42.92783
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	30	171.2
ADR	Sale	2,763	171.37941
ADR	Sale	600	171.645
ADR	Sale	900	171.02
ADR	Sale	3,438	172.11
ADR	Sale	78	172.11
	Total Purchases	6,319,734
	Total Sales	295,641

(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	25,000	42.96650725
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,500	43.005902
Ordinary	Equity Linked Swap	Opening a short position	6,000,000	42.8

(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:	12/07/2018
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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