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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

27th Jun 2018 10:58

RNS Number : 7530S

Societe Generale SA

27 June 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	26/06/2018
(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: 5,393,404 Shares Interests and 3,398,783 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 578,787 equivalent Shares interests and 26,529 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	5,972,191	0.65	3,425,312	0.37
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	5,202,462	0.57	4,654,951	0.51
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,000	0.03	150,000	0.02
TOTAL:	11,449,653	1.25	8,230,263	0.90

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	188	40.22
Ordinary	Purchase	6	40.225
Ordinary	Purchase	63	40.235
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.385
Ordinary	Purchase	734	40.4
Ordinary	Purchase	135	40.4
Ordinary	Purchase	358	40.32
Ordinary	Purchase	68	40.34
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.235
Ordinary	Purchase	33	40.31
Ordinary	Purchase	77	40.31
Ordinary	Purchase	76	40.255
Ordinary	Purchase	42	40.405
Ordinary	Purchase	68	40.405
Ordinary	Purchase	50	40.305
Ordinary	Purchase	86	40.555
Ordinary	Purchase	114	40.555
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.33
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.495
Ordinary	Purchase	74	40.255
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.26
Ordinary	Purchase	311	40.275
Ordinary	Purchase	92	40.325
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.27
Ordinary	Purchase	224	40.28
Ordinary	Purchase	124	40.28
Ordinary	Purchase	2	40.225
Ordinary	Purchase	214	40.275
Ordinary	Purchase	118	40.28
Ordinary	Purchase	162	40.28
Ordinary	Purchase	57	40.28
Ordinary	Purchase	94	40.28
Ordinary	Purchase	44	40.28
Ordinary	Purchase	185	40.275
Ordinary	Purchase	156	40.28
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.325
Ordinary	Purchase	242	40.3
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.3
Ordinary	Purchase	155	40.3
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.345
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.275
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.5
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.305
Ordinary	Purchase	157	40.31
Ordinary	Purchase	8	40.31
Ordinary	Purchase	271	40.31
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.125
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.31
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.465
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.31
Ordinary	Purchase	188	40.34
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.46
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.265
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.255
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.42
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.255
Ordinary	Purchase	87	40.26
Ordinary	Purchase	23	40.26
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.265
Ordinary	Purchase	115	40.34
Ordinary	Purchase	163	40.155
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.515
Ordinary	Purchase	64	40.52
Ordinary	Purchase	221	40.52
Ordinary	Purchase	111	40.255
Ordinary	Purchase	121	40.165
Ordinary	Purchase	34	40.165
Ordinary	Purchase	200	40.695
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.27
Ordinary	Purchase	171	40.345
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.32
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.315
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.345
Ordinary	Purchase	127	40.72
Ordinary	Purchase	290	40.72
Ordinary	Purchase	151	40.335
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.32
Ordinary	Purchase	111	40.54
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.5
Ordinary	Purchase	252	40.335
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.235
Ordinary	Purchase	157	40.585
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.17
Ordinary	Purchase	112	40.34
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.495
Ordinary	Purchase	113	40.46
Ordinary	Purchase	243	40.49
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.315
Ordinary	Purchase	111	40.36
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.335
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.465
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.5
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.605
Ordinary	Purchase	121	40.605
Ordinary	Purchase	77	40.6
Ordinary	Purchase	195	40.605
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.41
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.5
Ordinary	Purchase	217	40.32
Ordinary	Purchase	191	40.325
Ordinary	Purchase	242	40.325
Ordinary	Purchase	698	40.6
Ordinary	Purchase	152	40.435
Ordinary	Purchase	114	40.435
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.435
Ordinary	Purchase	96	40.435
Ordinary	Purchase	62	40.435
Ordinary	Purchase	42	40.34
Ordinary	Purchase	127	40.585
Ordinary	Purchase	127	40.29
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.225
Ordinary	Purchase	23	40.325
Ordinary	Purchase	15	40.335
Ordinary	Purchase	87	40.335
Ordinary	Purchase	23	40.335
Ordinary	Purchase	57	40.225
Ordinary	Purchase	53	40.255
Ordinary	Purchase	1	40.345
Ordinary	Purchase	5	40.345
Ordinary	Purchase	5	40.265
Ordinary	Purchase	100	40.265
Ordinary	Purchase	206	40.535
Ordinary	Purchase	226	40.585
Ordinary	Purchase	432	40.23
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.555
Ordinary	Purchase	121	40.56
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.435
Ordinary	Purchase	65	40.205
Ordinary	Purchase	31	40.245
Ordinary	Purchase	77	40.205
Ordinary	Purchase	28	40.425
Ordinary	Purchase	81	40.425
Ordinary	Purchase	3	40.205
Ordinary	Purchase	5	40.345
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.26
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.205
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.385
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.35
Ordinary	Purchase	5	40.175
Ordinary	Purchase	19	40.34
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.365
Ordinary	Purchase	49	40.38
Ordinary	Purchase	60	40.38
Ordinary	Purchase	63	40.16
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.41
Ordinary	Purchase	48	40.225
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.26
Ordinary	Purchase	15	40.245
Ordinary	Purchase	65	40.39
Ordinary	Purchase	44	40.39
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.245
Ordinary	Purchase	125	40.33
Ordinary	Purchase	284	40.555
Ordinary	Purchase	138	40.555
Ordinary	Purchase	84	40.555
Ordinary	Purchase	138	40.275
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.29
Ordinary	Purchase	130	40.275
Ordinary	Purchase	65	40.145
Ordinary	Purchase	155	40.215
Ordinary	Purchase	153	40.215
Ordinary	Purchase	63	40.155
Ordinary	Purchase	52	40.52
Ordinary	Purchase	146	40.52
Ordinary	Purchase	26	40.52
Ordinary	Purchase	67	40.165
Ordinary	Purchase	44	40.165
Ordinary	Purchase	120	40.26
Ordinary	Purchase	77	40.145
Ordinary	Purchase	160	40.695
Ordinary	Purchase	68	40.225
Ordinary	Purchase	68	40.225
Ordinary	Purchase	100	40.22
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.72
Ordinary	Purchase	98	40.535
Ordinary	Purchase	279	40.72
Ordinary	Purchase	29	40.535
Ordinary	Purchase	51	40.535
Ordinary	Purchase	89	40.535
Ordinary	Purchase	15	40.54
Ordinary	Purchase	42	40.545
Ordinary	Purchase	12	40.545
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.5
Ordinary	Purchase	131	40.565
Ordinary	Purchase	63	40.21
Ordinary	Purchase	79	40.215
Ordinary	Purchase	10	40.565
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.585
Ordinary	Purchase	125	40.585
Ordinary	Purchase	155	40.585
Ordinary	Purchase	374	40.585
Ordinary	Purchase	135	40.585
Ordinary	Purchase	125	40.49
Ordinary	Purchase	137	40.49
Ordinary	Purchase	44	40.49
Ordinary	Purchase	136	40.5
Ordinary	Purchase	65	40.355
Ordinary	Purchase	19	40.29
Ordinary	Purchase	106	40.29
Ordinary	Purchase	72	40.6
Ordinary	Purchase	65	40.615
Ordinary	Purchase	66	40.295
Ordinary	Purchase	311	40.6
Ordinary	Purchase	21	40.43
Ordinary	Purchase	65	40.43
Ordinary	Purchase	125	40.38
Ordinary	Purchase	198	40.43
Ordinary	Purchase	277	40.435
Ordinary	Purchase	76	40.435
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.435
Ordinary	Purchase	108	40.435
Ordinary	Purchase	88	40.325
Ordinary	Purchase	204	40.215
Ordinary	Purchase	2,054	40.535
Ordinary	Purchase	54	40.17
Ordinary	Purchase	28	40.33
Ordinary	Purchase	121	40.33
Ordinary	Purchase	54	40.33
Ordinary	Purchase	12	40.225
Ordinary	Purchase	90	40.23
Ordinary	Purchase	65	40.28
Ordinary	Purchase	2	40.14
Ordinary	Purchase	40	40.265
Ordinary	Purchase	126	40.365
Ordinary	Purchase	56	40.2
Ordinary	Purchase	173	40.535
Ordinary	Purchase	61	40.16
Ordinary	Purchase	10	40.39
Ordinary	Purchase	65	40.39
Ordinary	Purchase	77	40.23
Ordinary	Purchase	44	40.245
Ordinary	Purchase	154	40.35
Ordinary	Purchase	52	40.2
Ordinary	Purchase	869	40.535
Ordinary	Purchase	176	40.535
Ordinary	Purchase	91	40.535
Ordinary	Purchase	91	40.535
Ordinary	Purchase	4	40.345
Ordinary	Purchase	61	40.305
Ordinary	Purchase	13	40.265
Ordinary	Purchase	97	40.265
Ordinary	Purchase	120	40.45
Ordinary	Purchase	59	40.215
Ordinary	Purchase	127	40.56
Ordinary	Purchase	250	40.29
Ordinary	Purchase	76	40.6
Ordinary	Purchase	57	40.555
Ordinary	Purchase	57	40.26
Ordinary	Purchase	57	40.26
Ordinary	Purchase	73	40.265
Ordinary	Purchase	72	40.275
Ordinary	Purchase	295	40.505
Ordinary	Purchase	72	40.215
Ordinary	Purchase	100	40.52
Ordinary	Purchase	1,238	40.52
Ordinary	Purchase	66	40.52
Ordinary	Purchase	291	40.52
Ordinary	Purchase	32	40.52
Ordinary	Purchase	237	40.52
Ordinary	Purchase	116	40.72
Ordinary	Purchase	292	40.72
Ordinary	Purchase	83	40.535
Ordinary	Purchase	417	40.51
Ordinary	Purchase	100	40.585
Ordinary	Purchase	59	40.49
Ordinary	Purchase	103	40.5
Ordinary	Purchase	100	40.61
Ordinary	Purchase	111	40.43
Ordinary	Purchase	66	40.295
Ordinary	Purchase	100	40.3
Ordinary	Purchase	80	40.435
Ordinary	Purchase	475	40.435
Ordinary	Purchase	172	40.435
Ordinary	Purchase	24	40.44
Ordinary	Purchase	57	40.44
Ordinary	Purchase	3,444	40.285655
Ordinary	Purchase	20,000	40.607044
Ordinary	Purchase	42,779	40.430925
Ordinary	Purchase	7,096	40.680728
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	27	161.7
ADR	Purchase	660	161.80264
ADR	Purchase	3,195	161.7
ADR	Purchase	600	161.12
ADR	Purchase	150	161.7
ADR	Purchase	1,812	161.42834
ADR	Purchase	53,019	161.67663
ADR	Purchase	4,818	161.7
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	62	40.535
Ordinary	Sale	345	40.35
Ordinary	Sale	576	40.535
Ordinary	Sale	575	40.535
Ordinary	Sale	320	40.535
Ordinary	Sale	512	40.535
Ordinary	Sale	640	40.535
Ordinary	Sale	448	40.535
Ordinary	Sale	384	40.535
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.44
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.435
Ordinary	Sale	1	40.44
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.23
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.485
Ordinary	Sale	70	40.48
Ordinary	Sale	39	40.48
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.625
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.63
Ordinary	Sale	2	40.635
Ordinary	Sale	107	40.635
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.455
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.5
Ordinary	Sale	151	40.5
Ordinary	Sale	134	40.5
Ordinary	Sale	220	40.5
Ordinary	Sale	130	40.5
Ordinary	Sale	297	40.42
Ordinary	Sale	138	40.42
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.345
Ordinary	Sale	220	40.475
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.165
Ordinary	Sale	66	40.375
Ordinary	Sale	209	40.375
Ordinary	Sale	68	40.405
Ordinary	Sale	106	40.365
Ordinary	Sale	4	40.365
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.235
Ordinary	Sale	21	40.565
Ordinary	Sale	222	40.535
Ordinary	Sale	31	40.615
Ordinary	Sale	10	40.615
Ordinary	Sale	21	40.48
Ordinary	Sale	1	40.475
Ordinary	Sale	39	40.47
Ordinary	Sale	2	40.475
Ordinary	Sale	21	40.625
Ordinary	Sale	1	40.57
Ordinary	Sale	31	40.425
Ordinary	Sale	81	40.38
Ordinary	Sale	61	40.395
Ordinary	Sale	137	40.47
Ordinary	Sale	81	40.425
Ordinary	Sale	158	40.465
Ordinary	Sale	127	40.465
Ordinary	Sale	150	40.465
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.465
Ordinary	Sale	88	40.54
Ordinary	Sale	58	40.625
Ordinary	Sale	183	40.345
Ordinary	Sale	221	40.43
Ordinary	Sale	125	40.43
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.465
Ordinary	Sale	178	40.345
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.545
Ordinary	Sale	450	40.535
Ordinary	Sale	3	40.46
Ordinary	Sale	36	40.475
Ordinary	Sale	83	40.535
Ordinary	Sale	29	40.535
Ordinary	Sale	1	40.48
Ordinary	Sale	300	40.425
Ordinary	Sale	150	40.58
Ordinary	Sale	85	40.58
Ordinary	Sale	32	40.59
Ordinary	Sale	16	40.59
Ordinary	Sale	169	40.59
Ordinary	Sale	19	40.59
Ordinary	Sale	235	40.45
Ordinary	Sale	124	40.5
Ordinary	Sale	213	40.5
Ordinary	Sale	398	40.5
Ordinary	Sale	151	40.5
Ordinary	Sale	47	40.5
Ordinary	Sale	150	40.43
Ordinary	Sale	85	40.43
Ordinary	Sale	3	40.37
Ordinary	Sale	39	40.53
Ordinary	Sale	33	40.53
Ordinary	Sale	100	40.365
Ordinary	Sale	100	40.395
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.25
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.25
Ordinary	Sale	7,067	40.495083
Ordinary	Sale	7,096	40.489543
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	900	161.28667
ADR	Sale	2,100	161.42429
ADR	Sale	615	161.51683
ADR	Sale	657	161.7
	Total Purchases	173,038
	Total Sales	31,107

(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	Euro Medium Term Note	Reducing a short position	1	40.535
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	20,000	40.60704444
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	42,779	40.43092464
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	7,096	40.680728
Ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	7,067	40.495083
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	7,096	40.489543
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 USD
ADR	CFD	Increasing a short position	17,673	161.676626

(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:	27/06/2018
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.

END

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