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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

4th Dec 2018 11:19

RNS Number : 3906J

Societe Generale SA

04 December 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	03/12/2018
(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: 13,527,718 Shares Interests and 12,944,586 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 437,184 equivalent Shares interests and 43,062 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	13,964,902	1.52	12,987,648	1.42
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,714,504	1.61	13,316,439	1.45
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	325,700	0.04	271,800	0.03
TOTAL:	29,005,106	3.17	26,575,887	2.90

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	104	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	200	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	114	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	220	46
Ordinary	Purchase	220	46
Ordinary	Purchase	220	46
Ordinary	Purchase	173	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	200	46
Ordinary	Purchase	107	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	96	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	54	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	343	46
Ordinary	Purchase	115	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	86	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	190	45.9825
Ordinary	Purchase	28	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	123	46
Ordinary	Purchase	228	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	58	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	134	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	3	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	188	46
Ordinary	Purchase	98	46
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	173	46
Ordinary	Purchase	200	46
Ordinary	Purchase	200	46
Ordinary	Purchase	487	46
Ordinary	Purchase	174	45.9575
Ordinary	Purchase	178	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	98	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	99	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	506	46
Ordinary	Purchase	176	46
Ordinary	Purchase	123	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	124	45.96
Ordinary	Purchase	557	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	574	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	118	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	58	46.0025
Ordinary	Purchase	231	45.9875
Ordinary	Purchase	102	46.0025
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	35	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	16	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	201	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	8	45.935
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.935
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	252	46.0025
Ordinary	Purchase	58	46.0025
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.9525
Ordinary	Purchase	198	45.9575
Ordinary	Purchase	693	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	346	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	127	45.71
Ordinary	Purchase	11	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	75	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	47	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	49	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	65	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	105	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	98	45.88
Ordinary	Purchase	84	46
Ordinary	Purchase	312	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	143	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	70	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.96
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	122	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	82	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	57	45.85
Ordinary	Purchase	98	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	349	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	83	46
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.96
Ordinary	Purchase	400	45.96
Ordinary	Purchase	163	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	190	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	85	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	67	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	13	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	136	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	74	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	51	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,208	45.9825
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	13	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	97	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	70	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	105	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	11	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.91
Ordinary	Purchase	94	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	321	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.965
Ordinary	Purchase	142	45.865
Ordinary	Purchase	137	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	288	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	80	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	80	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	243	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.9525
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.91
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.91
Ordinary	Purchase	87	46
Ordinary	Purchase	79	46
Ordinary	Purchase	61	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	237	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	615	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.9575
Ordinary	Purchase	130	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	329	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	243	46
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	173	46
Ordinary	Purchase	104	46
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	1,223	46
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	208	46
Ordinary	Purchase	236	46
Ordinary	Purchase	85	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	49	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	81	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	45	45.965
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.075
Ordinary	Purchase	4	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	107	46.0025
Ordinary	Purchase	58	46.0025
Ordinary	Purchase	107	45.93
Ordinary	Purchase	77	45.945
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.96
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45.965
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.965
Ordinary	Purchase	9	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.88
Ordinary	Purchase	93	45.91
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	172	46
Ordinary	Purchase	78	46
Ordinary	Purchase	138	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	167	45.875
Ordinary	Purchase	86	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	263	46
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	205	46
Ordinary	Purchase	51	46
Ordinary	Purchase	44	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	120	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46
Ordinary	Purchase	74	46
Ordinary	Purchase	191	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	62	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	23	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	50	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	84	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	191	46
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	88	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	21	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	41	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	54	46
Ordinary	Purchase	30	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	82	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	16	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	47	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	60	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	55	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	50	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	59	46
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	19	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	59	46
Ordinary	Purchase	126	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	50	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	191	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	107	46.03
Ordinary	Purchase	44	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	55	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	41	46
Ordinary	Purchase	10	46
Ordinary	Purchase	56	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	110	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	107	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	92	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	59	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	44	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	47	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	160	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	42	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	31	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	30	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	105	45.945
Ordinary	Purchase	59	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	32	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.055
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	92	46.055
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	77	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	83	45.935
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.935
Ordinary	Purchase	45	45.935
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.935
Ordinary	Purchase	85	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	133	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	67	46.03
Ordinary	Purchase	30	46.08
Ordinary	Purchase	113	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	5	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	290	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	92	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.095
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	68	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	29	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	52	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	45	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	23	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	74	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	32	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	65	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46
Ordinary	Purchase	102	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.965
Ordinary	Purchase	91	45.965
Ordinary	Purchase	178	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	52	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	9	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	208	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	115	46
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.045
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	84	45.91
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45.91
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.03
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	57	46.055
Ordinary	Purchase	49	46.045
Ordinary	Purchase	57	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	63	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	57	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	73	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	96	45.96
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	5,715	45.9995
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	95	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	45.977977
Ordinary	Purchase	19,685	45.9995
Ordinary	Purchase	150,000	45.6905
Ordinary	Purchase	300,000	45.9349
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	3,900	175.664615
ADR	Purchase	2,112	175.94
ADR	Purchase	5,562	175.94
ADR	Purchase	3	175.9
ADR	Purchase	1,563	175.94
ADR	Purchase	3,120	175.94
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	180	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	72	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.01
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.905
Ordinary	Sale	200	45.905
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.08
Ordinary	Sale	167	46.085
Ordinary	Sale	18	46.085
Ordinary	Sale	228	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	230	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.92
Ordinary	Sale	10	46.01
Ordinary	Sale	143	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	108	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	23	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	200	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.01
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	122	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	75	46.03
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	222	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	30	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.12
Ordinary	Sale	191	46.13
Ordinary	Sale	64	46.13
Ordinary	Sale	158	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	242	46.03
Ordinary	Sale	131	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	123	45.865
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.015
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.05
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.035
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.01
Ordinary	Sale	118	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.92
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	130	45.865
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.96
Ordinary	Sale	65	46
Ordinary	Sale	187	46
Ordinary	Sale	177	46.03
Ordinary	Sale	86	46
Ordinary	Sale	251	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	126	46
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	191	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	68	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	185	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	265	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	107	46.06
Ordinary	Sale	229	46.01
Ordinary	Sale	252	46
Ordinary	Sale	58	46
Ordinary	Sale	194	46
Ordinary	Sale	23	46.01
Ordinary	Sale	252	46
Ordinary	Sale	143	46.06
Ordinary	Sale	6	46.01
Ordinary	Sale	48	46.01
Ordinary	Sale	221	46.04
Ordinary	Sale	106	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	146	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	31	46.04
Ordinary	Sale	248	46.145
Ordinary	Sale	46	45.96
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.905
Ordinary	Sale	218	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.015
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	158	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	94	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	168	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	130	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	140	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	140	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	140	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	589	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	3,222	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	3,222	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	3,464	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	14,720	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	3,222	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	8,100	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	346	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	400	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	179	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	799	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	812	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	121	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	346	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	200	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	953	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	33	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	90	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	223	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	31	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	26	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	156	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	21	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	23	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	201	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	161	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	72	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	59	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	133	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	353	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	98	46.04
Ordinary	Sale	156	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	275	46.095
Ordinary	Sale	139	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	100	46
Ordinary	Sale	74	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	741	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	37	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	53	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	67	46.085
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	3	45.905
Ordinary	Sale	25	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	31	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	63	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	189	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	48	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	266	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	3,683	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	43	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	144	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	552	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	46.0362
Ordinary	Sale	34,244	45.97334094
Ordinary	Sale	150,000	45.6905
Ordinary	Sale	300,000	45.9349
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	981	175.94
ADR	Sale	300	176.03
ADR	Sale	1,200	175.9825
ADR	Sale	300	176.01
ADR	Sale	6,114	175.94
ADR	Sale	3,300	175.91
ADR	Sale	21	175.824286
ADR	Sale	13,797	175.701626
ADR	Sale	12,720	175.94
ADR	Sale	37,170	175.850753
	Total Purchases	627,182
	Total Sales	628,718

(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	5,715	45.9995
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	100,000	45.977977
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	19,685	45.9995
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,000	46.0362
Ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	34,244	45.97334094
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	Reducing a short position	12,390	175.850753

(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:	04/12/2018
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.

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