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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

17th Sep 2018 12:35

RNS Number : 9936A

Societe Generale SA

17 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	14/09/2018
(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: 10,089,289 Shares Interests and 158,487 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 258,195 equivalent Shares interests and 34,474 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	10,347,484	1.13	192,961	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	3,676,067	0.40	*9,800,179	1.07
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	235,000	0.03	215,000	0.02
TOTAL:	14,258,551	1.56	10,208,140	1.12

\* The change in the holding of 866,658 shares is due to a derivative which is referenced to a basket of securities becoming disclosable for the purpose of the code

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	66	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	1,385	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	48	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	405	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	1,717	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	2,050	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	6,905	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	195	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	32	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	240	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	173	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	2,567	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	36	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	42	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	123	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	1,450	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	2,439	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	433	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	4,125	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	1,969	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	425	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	82	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	4,426	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	708	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	282	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	9	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	87	45.105
Ordinary	Purchase	21	45.135
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	97	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	71	44.915
Ordinary	Purchase	61	44.555
Ordinary	Purchase	9	44.885
Ordinary	Purchase	61	44.565
Ordinary	Purchase	27	44.615
Ordinary	Purchase	81	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	11	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	206	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	33	44.535
Ordinary	Purchase	200	44.555
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	236	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	259	44.85
Ordinary	Purchase	260	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	240	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	258	45
Ordinary	Purchase	216	44.99
Ordinary	Purchase	42	44.99
Ordinary	Purchase	269	44.98
Ordinary	Purchase	250	44.885
Ordinary	Purchase	259	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	258	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	259	44.86
Ordinary	Purchase	261	44.855
Ordinary	Purchase	261	44.85
Ordinary	Purchase	158	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	259	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	113	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	258	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	258	44.945
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.135
Ordinary	Purchase	117	45.135
Ordinary	Purchase	257	45.155
Ordinary	Purchase	257	45.15
Ordinary	Purchase	258	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	187	44.915
Ordinary	Purchase	200	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	257	45.155
Ordinary	Purchase	156	45.14
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.14
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	88	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	163	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	190	44.755
Ordinary	Purchase	230	44.99
Ordinary	Purchase	257	45.16
Ordinary	Purchase	28	44.99
Ordinary	Purchase	62	44.745
Ordinary	Purchase	462	44.745
Ordinary	Purchase	129	44.745
Ordinary	Purchase	172	44.745
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.165
Ordinary	Purchase	107	45.165
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	117	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	132	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.15
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.15
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.15
Ordinary	Purchase	262	45.15
Ordinary	Purchase	257	45.155
Ordinary	Purchase	161	45.145
Ordinary	Purchase	96	45.145
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.13
Ordinary	Purchase	223	45.13
Ordinary	Purchase	257	45.14
Ordinary	Purchase	258	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	258	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	191	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	131	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.105
Ordinary	Purchase	134	44.59
Ordinary	Purchase	153	44.615
Ordinary	Purchase	95	44.56
Ordinary	Purchase	148	44.58
Ordinary	Purchase	54	44.54
Ordinary	Purchase	48	44.55
Ordinary	Purchase	46	44.525
Ordinary	Purchase	46	44.52
Ordinary	Purchase	155	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	80	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	127	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	126	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	87	44.57
Ordinary	Purchase	135	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	1	44.56
Ordinary	Purchase	49	44.56
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	21	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	88	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	129	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	58	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	538	44.74
Ordinary	Purchase	48	44.74
Ordinary	Purchase	159	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	31	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	43	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	21	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	89	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	129	44.87
Ordinary	Purchase	24	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	133	44.755
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.75
Ordinary	Purchase	43	44.75
Ordinary	Purchase	52	44.855
Ordinary	Purchase	47	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	130	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	16	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	198	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	71	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	116	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	9	44.915
Ordinary	Purchase	42	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	31	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	61	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	58	44.87
Ordinary	Purchase	2	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	55	44.87
Ordinary	Purchase	35	44.87
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.855
Ordinary	Purchase	850	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	118	44.755
Ordinary	Purchase	34	44.755
Ordinary	Purchase	96	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	40	44.86
Ordinary	Purchase	11	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	220	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	82	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	255	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	117	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	13,555	44.64065181
Ordinary	Purchase	35,000	45.13541482
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	90	177.08
ADR	Purchase	258	176.458605
ADR	Purchase	36	177.34
ADR	Purchase	300	177.26
ADR	Purchase	1,797	177.013105
ADR	Purchase	1,500	176.72
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	71	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	45	44.905
Ordinary	Sale	57	45.115
Ordinary	Sale	7,426	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.085
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	27	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	81	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	81	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	91	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	81	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	117	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	117	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	126	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	117	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	126	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	117	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	117	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	117	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	126	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	126	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	117	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	117	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	126	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	117	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	126	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	36	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	214	44.905
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.845
Ordinary	Sale	141	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.03
Ordinary	Sale	247	44.86
Ordinary	Sale	292	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	243	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.97
Ordinary	Sale	132	44.55
Ordinary	Sale	138	45.05
Ordinary	Sale	109	44.56
Ordinary	Sale	139	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	126	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	64	44.73
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.97
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.97
Ordinary	Sale	142	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	214	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	44	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	144	44.54
Ordinary	Sale	229	44.54
Ordinary	Sale	40	44.54
Ordinary	Sale	194	44.97
Ordinary	Sale	145	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	258	45.01
Ordinary	Sale	113	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	260	45.03
Ordinary	Sale	277	44.55
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	180	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	122	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	56	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	48	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	12	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	72	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	236	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	169	44.55
Ordinary	Sale	258	45.08
Ordinary	Sale	189	45.085
Ordinary	Sale	241	44.53
Ordinary	Sale	66	44.525
Ordinary	Sale	258	45.035
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	200	45.115
Ordinary	Sale	261	44.565
Ordinary	Sale	94	45.135
Ordinary	Sale	134	45.135
Ordinary	Sale	257	45.115
Ordinary	Sale	257	45.12
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.125
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	195	44.525
Ordinary	Sale	171	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	105	44.55
Ordinary	Sale	148	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	251	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	130	44.895
Ordinary	Sale	5	44.895
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.57
Ordinary	Sale	133	44.63
Ordinary	Sale	21	44.515
Ordinary	Sale	47	44.515
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.615
Ordinary	Sale	51	44.55
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	25	44.52
Ordinary	Sale	67	44.52
Ordinary	Sale	68	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	22	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	28	44.51
Ordinary	Sale	65	44.6
Ordinary	Sale	26	44.6
Ordinary	Sale	141	44.715
Ordinary	Sale	53	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	63	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	139	44.87
Ordinary	Sale	23	44.565
Ordinary	Sale	45	44.565
Ordinary	Sale	44	44.63
Ordinary	Sale	79	44.63
Ordinary	Sale	76	44.475
Ordinary	Sale	26	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	82	44.52
Ordinary	Sale	19	44.88
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.88
Ordinary	Sale	6	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	110	44.87
Ordinary	Sale	61	44.59
Ordinary	Sale	140	44.55
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	32	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	54	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	201	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	74	44.55
Ordinary	Sale	56	44.63
Ordinary	Sale	40	44.66
Ordinary	Sale	28	44.66
Ordinary	Sale	165	44.515
Ordinary	Sale	181	44.97
Ordinary	Sale	68	44.63
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.625
Ordinary	Sale	28	44.55
Ordinary	Sale	57	44.52
Ordinary	Sale	75	44.52
Ordinary	Sale	83	44.52
Ordinary	Sale	54	44.52
Ordinary	Sale	84	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	29	44.55
Ordinary	Sale	29	44.52
Ordinary	Sale	91	44.52
Ordinary	Sale	109	44.515
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.725
Ordinary	Sale	147	44.725
Ordinary	Sale	81	44.53
Ordinary	Sale	56	44.51
Ordinary	Sale	13	44.51
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.085
Ordinary	Sale	18	45.085
Ordinary	Sale	121	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	167	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	42	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	160	44.56
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.53
Ordinary	Sale	45	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	9	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	36	44.585
Ordinary	Sale	15	44.585
Ordinary	Sale	294	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	26	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	112	44.585
Ordinary	Sale	40	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	29	44.55
Ordinary	Sale	122	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	556	44.9793
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	1,200	176.9735
ADR	Sale	36	175.37
ADR	Sale	900	177.07
ADR	Sale	90	177.31
ADR	Sale	54	177.3
ADR	Sale	189	177.3
ADR	Sale	1,200	176.865
ADR	Sale	3,000	172.48
ADR	Sale	100	172.35
ADR	Sale	200	172.33
ADR	Sale	300	172.21
ADR	Sale	50	172.21
ADR	Sale	50	172.21
ADR	Sale	300	172.25
	Total Purchases	105,199
	Total Sales	33,934

(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

13,555

44.64065181

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

35,000

45.13541482

(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:	17/09/2018
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 rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

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