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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

7th Nov 2018 10:17

RNS Number : 6333G

Societe Generale SA

07 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	06/11/2018
(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: 12,977,754 Shares Interests and 3,737,746 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 325,743 equivalent Shares interests and 37,353 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	13,303,497	1.45	3,775,099	0.41
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	7,724,617	0.84	12,836,198	1.40
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	295,700	0.03	251,800	0.03
TOTAL:	21,323,814	2.33	16,863,097	1.84

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	53	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.55
Ordinary	Purchase	14	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.48
Ordinary	Purchase	11	45.48
Ordinary	Purchase	24	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	65	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	301	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	9	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	235	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	606	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	211	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	105	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	127	45.645
Ordinary	Purchase	158	45.645
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.645
Ordinary	Purchase	146	45.645
Ordinary	Purchase	156	45.645
Ordinary	Purchase	162	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	131	45.515
Ordinary	Purchase	240	45.515
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.375
Ordinary	Purchase	209	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	201	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.375
Ordinary	Purchase	132	45.55
Ordinary	Purchase	19	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	137	45.645
Ordinary	Purchase	137	45.645
Ordinary	Purchase	175	45.635
Ordinary	Purchase	174	45.635
Ordinary	Purchase	132	45.635
Ordinary	Purchase	136	45.635
Ordinary	Purchase	56	45.645
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	185	45.635
Ordinary	Purchase	133	45.635
Ordinary	Purchase	171	45.515
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.515
Ordinary	Purchase	178	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	118	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	133	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	26	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	161	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	175	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	149	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	128	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.375
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.515
Ordinary	Purchase	57	45.525
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.525
Ordinary	Purchase	141	45.525
Ordinary	Purchase	142	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	10	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	129	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	86	45.325
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.325
Ordinary	Purchase	108	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	118	45.565
Ordinary	Purchase	61	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	123	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	441	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	139	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	208	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	48	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	202	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	135	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.655
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	183	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.53
Ordinary	Purchase	235	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	147	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.585
Ordinary	Purchase	102	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.57
Ordinary	Purchase	57	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	61	45.51
Ordinary	Purchase	160	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.455
Ordinary	Purchase	106	45.615
Ordinary	Purchase	140	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	48	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	49	45.485
Ordinary	Purchase	65	45.585
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.655
Ordinary	Purchase	48	45.655
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	548	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	77	45.525
Ordinary	Purchase	183	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	523	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	164	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	2,073	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	365	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	2,322	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	356	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	7,066	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	1,544	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	92	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	25,000	45.55012396
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	1,035	179.15
ADR	Purchase	2,997	178.741131
ADR	Purchase	585	178.863333
ADR	Purchase	12	179.15
ADR	Purchase	600	178.92
ADR	Purchase	87	178.48
ADR	Purchase	4,200	179.11
ADR	Purchase	60	179.19
ADR	Purchase	2,808	179.15
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.495
Ordinary	Sale	42	45.6
Ordinary	Sale	9	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.46
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.545
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.355
Ordinary	Sale	57	45.525
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.68
Ordinary	Sale	3	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	42	45.68
Ordinary	Sale	39	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	30	45.615
Ordinary	Sale	7	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	64	45.495
Ordinary	Sale	39	45.47
Ordinary	Sale	32	45.585
Ordinary	Sale	9	45.51
Ordinary	Sale	43	45.64
Ordinary	Sale	20	45.58
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.64
Ordinary	Sale	38	45.615
Ordinary	Sale	28	45.64
Ordinary	Sale	11	45.64
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	29	45.445
Ordinary	Sale	66	45.565
Ordinary	Sale	29	45.445
Ordinary	Sale	31	45.445
Ordinary	Sale	38	45.65
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	10	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	36	45.64
Ordinary	Sale	66	45.54
Ordinary	Sale	31	45.67
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.545
Ordinary	Sale	28	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	21	45.445
Ordinary	Sale	31	45.43
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.735
Ordinary	Sale	124	45.645
Ordinary	Sale	41	45.565
Ordinary	Sale	177	45.565
Ordinary	Sale	56	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	76	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	68	45.51
Ordinary	Sale	67	45.51
Ordinary	Sale	199	45.575
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.575
Ordinary	Sale	250	45.515
Ordinary	Sale	191	45.755
Ordinary	Sale	179	45.545
Ordinary	Sale	250	45.46
Ordinary	Sale	250	45.57
Ordinary	Sale	222	45.64
Ordinary	Sale	200	45.58
Ordinary	Sale	249	45.595
Ordinary	Sale	71	45.51
Ordinary	Sale	510	45.57
Ordinary	Sale	61	45.51
Ordinary	Sale	118	45.51
Ordinary	Sale	84	45.51
Ordinary	Sale	147	45.585
Ordinary	Sale	166	45.51
Ordinary	Sale	250	45.555
Ordinary	Sale	250	45.59
Ordinary	Sale	250	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	135	45.73
Ordinary	Sale	102	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	193	45.525
Ordinary	Sale	144	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	106	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	250	45.59
Ordinary	Sale	190	45.545
Ordinary	Sale	166	45.51
Ordinary	Sale	84	45.51
Ordinary	Sale	126	45.67
Ordinary	Sale	88	45.67
Ordinary	Sale	250	45.595
Ordinary	Sale	250	45.575
Ordinary	Sale	170	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	105	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	145	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	480	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	145	45.705
Ordinary	Sale	76	45.705
Ordinary	Sale	191	45.755
Ordinary	Sale	173	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	340	45.35
Ordinary	Sale	43	45.595
Ordinary	Sale	36	45.41
Ordinary	Sale	25	45.665
Ordinary	Sale	48	45.65
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.545
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.705
Ordinary	Sale	55	45.565
Ordinary	Sale	218	45.615
Ordinary	Sale	11	45.585
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.595
Ordinary	Sale	85	45.545
Ordinary	Sale	57	45.375
Ordinary	Sale	59	45.415
Ordinary	Sale	3	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	77	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	59	45.535
Ordinary	Sale	93	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	96	45.505
Ordinary	Sale	44	45.455
Ordinary	Sale	24	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	24	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.46
Ordinary	Sale	36	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	16	45.515
Ordinary	Sale	37	45.42
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	102	178.95
ADR	Sale	1,200	178.915
ADR	Sale	2,871	178.916844
ADR	Sale	600	178.265
ADR	Sale	51	179.128824
ADR	Sale	2,376	179.15
ADR	Sale	3,846	178.875242
	Total Purchases	66,512
	Total Sales	22,010

(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

45.55012396

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

1,282

178.875242

(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:	07/11/2018
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	23,900	190	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	140	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	170	American options	16/11/2018
ADR	Listed put-option	Sale	30,000	140	American options	16/11/2018
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

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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