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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

2nd Nov 2018 09:56

RNS Number : 1805G

Societe Generale SA

02 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	01/11/2018
(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: 12,919,062 Shares Interests and 2,391,286 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 342,174 equivalent Shares interests and 38,364 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	13,261,236	1.45	2,429,650	0.27
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	6,370,610	0.70	12,781,244	1.40
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	295,700	0.03	251,800	0.03
TOTAL:	19,927,546	2.18	15,462,694	1.69

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	49	45.945
Ordinary	Purchase	23	45.935
Ordinary	Purchase	45	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	1	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	93	46.625
Ordinary	Purchase	91	46.365
Ordinary	Purchase	29	46.345
Ordinary	Purchase	65	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	25	46.295
Ordinary	Purchase	36	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	22	46.33
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.83
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	21	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.255
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	44	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	134	46.265
Ordinary	Purchase	166	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	138	46.265
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.265
Ordinary	Purchase	6	45.91
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.84
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.255
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.265
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	109	46.35
Ordinary	Purchase	154	46.28
Ordinary	Purchase	89	46.34
Ordinary	Purchase	61	46.34
Ordinary	Purchase	36	46.305
Ordinary	Purchase	58	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	28	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	40	46.305
Ordinary	Purchase	18	46.305
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.34
Ordinary	Purchase	94	46.335
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.63
Ordinary	Purchase	94	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	94	46.27
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	40	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	92	45.85
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.85
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.775
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.725
Ordinary	Purchase	22	46.725
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.685
Ordinary	Purchase	112	46.6
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.65
Ordinary	Purchase	92	45.755
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.39
Ordinary	Purchase	124	46.39
Ordinary	Purchase	8	46.395
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.62
Ordinary	Purchase	45,013	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	286	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	82	46.655
Ordinary	Purchase	6	46.205
Ordinary	Purchase	38	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	9	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	12	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	2	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	2	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	213	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	123	45.845
Ordinary	Purchase	4	46.655
Ordinary	Purchase	37	46.315
Ordinary	Purchase	3,380	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	112	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	104	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	112	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	112	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	112	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	112	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	250	46.03
Ordinary	Purchase	187	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	63	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	210	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	40	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	249	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	247	46.445
Ordinary	Purchase	223	45.875
Ordinary	Purchase	251	45.825
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	117	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	248	46.435
Ordinary	Purchase	234	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	118	46.27
Ordinary	Purchase	135	46.27
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.96
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.875
Ordinary	Purchase	234	45.84
Ordinary	Purchase	235	45.855
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.965
Ordinary	Purchase	143	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	238	45.875
Ordinary	Purchase	250	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	251	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	250	46.03
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	14	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	136	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.345
Ordinary	Purchase	664	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	24	46.31
Ordinary	Purchase	4	46.655
Ordinary	Purchase	4	46.655
Ordinary	Purchase	24	46.115
Ordinary	Purchase	6	46.075
Ordinary	Purchase	50	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	26	46.28
Ordinary	Purchase	162	46.28
Ordinary	Purchase	62	46.28
Ordinary	Purchase	45	46.28
Ordinary	Purchase	92	46.27
Ordinary	Purchase	24	46.27
Ordinary	Purchase	11	46.265
Ordinary	Purchase	99	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	50	46.48
Ordinary	Purchase	15	46.48
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	25	46.03
Ordinary	Purchase	7,000	46.22729
Ordinary	Purchase	6,000	45.926246
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	207	180.268406
ADR	Purchase	4,749	180.414576
ADR	Purchase	9	180.94
ADR	Purchase	300	180.46
ADR	Purchase	900	180.423333
ADR	Purchase	8,343	180.94
ADR	Purchase	900	180.003333
ADR	Purchase	5,184	180.94
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	99	45.925
Ordinary	Sale	39	46.195
Ordinary	Sale	7	46.305
Ordinary	Sale	65	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	1,732	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	346	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	175	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	171	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	346	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	346	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	57	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	289	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	183	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	175	46.065
Ordinary	Sale	82	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	289	45.86
Ordinary	Sale	248	46.085
Ordinary	Sale	174	46.04
Ordinary	Sale	172	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	150	46
Ordinary	Sale	178	46.28
Ordinary	Sale	25	46.28
Ordinary	Sale	74	46.195
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.305
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	256	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	35	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	110	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	37	46.25
Ordinary	Sale	109	46.25
Ordinary	Sale	180	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	11	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	556	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	142	46.295
Ordinary	Sale	248	46.365
Ordinary	Sale	36	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	263	46.285
Ordinary	Sale	168	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	174	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	174	45.96
Ordinary	Sale	250	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	101	46.25
Ordinary	Sale	600	46.2
Ordinary	Sale	160	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	248	46.135
Ordinary	Sale	251	45.825
Ordinary	Sale	107	46.495
Ordinary	Sale	250	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	24	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	249	46.14
Ordinary	Sale	61	46.58
Ordinary	Sale	213	45.82
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	127	46.215
Ordinary	Sale	24	46.215
Ordinary	Sale	242	46.23
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.22
Ordinary	Sale	24	46.215
Ordinary	Sale	258	46.215
Ordinary	Sale	82	46.22
Ordinary	Sale	223	45.875
Ordinary	Sale	177	46.19
Ordinary	Sale	248	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	174	46.2
Ordinary	Sale	48	46.58
Ordinary	Sale	170	45.84
Ordinary	Sale	48	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	138	46.2
Ordinary	Sale	183	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	133	46.31
Ordinary	Sale	248	46.44
Ordinary	Sale	248	46.45
Ordinary	Sale	154	46.3
Ordinary	Sale	37	46.2
Ordinary	Sale	120	45.895
Ordinary	Sale	74	46.2
Ordinary	Sale	278	46.59
Ordinary	Sale	105	46.185
Ordinary	Sale	179	45.74
Ordinary	Sale	248	46.39
Ordinary	Sale	335	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	82	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	57	46.31
Ordinary	Sale	101	46.31
Ordinary	Sale	248	46.275
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.2
Ordinary	Sale	30	46.2
Ordinary	Sale	33	46.2
Ordinary	Sale	163	46.2
Ordinary	Sale	56	46.01
Ordinary	Sale	128	45.75
Ordinary	Sale	83	46.35
Ordinary	Sale	89	46.215
Ordinary	Sale	62	46.39
Ordinary	Sale	75	45.87
Ordinary	Sale	87	46.32
Ordinary	Sale	48	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	1,980	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	2,500	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	28	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	1,590	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	112	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	1,824	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	1,066	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	208	46.4
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.29
Ordinary	Sale	80	46.275
Ordinary	Sale	90	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	81	46.35
Ordinary	Sale	58	46.225
Ordinary	Sale	74	45.87
Ordinary	Sale	21	46.5
Ordinary	Sale	99	46.5
Ordinary	Sale	52	46.5
Ordinary	Sale	24	46.46
Ordinary	Sale	32	46.46
Ordinary	Sale	32	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	40	46.285
Ordinary	Sale	196	46.285
Ordinary	Sale	173	46.415
Ordinary	Sale	62	45.835
Ordinary	Sale	20	45.835
Ordinary	Sale	123	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	68	46.205
Ordinary	Sale	71	46.44
Ordinary	Sale	145	46.195
Ordinary	Sale	110	46.28
Ordinary	Sale	122	46.585
Ordinary	Sale	77	46.31
Ordinary	Sale	37	46.195
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	33	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	133	46.195
Ordinary	Sale	86	46.31
Ordinary	Sale	59	46.3
Ordinary	Sale	369	46.28
Ordinary	Sale	111	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	61	46.29
Ordinary	Sale	180	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	28	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	27	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.04
Ordinary	Sale	266	45.95
Ordinary	Sale	24	45.735
Ordinary	Sale	91	46.675
Ordinary	Sale	6	46.195
Ordinary	Sale	79	46.195
Ordinary	Sale	8	46.195
Ordinary	Sale	48	46.195
Ordinary	Sale	130	46.31
Ordinary	Sale	30	46.195
Ordinary	Sale	13	46.195
Ordinary	Sale	32	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.015
Ordinary	Sale	36	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	106	46.25
Ordinary	Sale	66	46.495
Ordinary	Sale	131	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	122	45.895
Ordinary	Sale	18	46.28
Ordinary	Sale	84	46.255
Ordinary	Sale	51	46.14
Ordinary	Sale	36	46.14
Ordinary	Sale	85	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	152	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	123	45.805
Ordinary	Sale	70	46.22
Ordinary	Sale	81	46.35
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.195
Ordinary	Sale	361	46.345
Ordinary	Sale	88	46.225
Ordinary	Sale	58	46.225
Ordinary	Sale	98	46.58
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.225
Ordinary	Sale	272	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	27	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	50	46.195
Ordinary	Sale	25	46.775
Ordinary	Sale	10	46.775
Ordinary	Sale	31	46.775
Ordinary	Sale	104	46.795
Ordinary	Sale	91	46.2
Ordinary	Sale	36	46.195
Ordinary	Sale	25	46.195
Ordinary	Sale	50	46.2
Ordinary	Sale	72	46.6
Ordinary	Sale	98	46.6
Ordinary	Sale	78	46.31
Ordinary	Sale	105	45.755
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.185
Ordinary	Sale	19	46.19
Ordinary	Sale	22	46.185
Ordinary	Sale	27	45.74
Ordinary	Sale	236	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	30	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	114	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	31	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	27	46.5
Ordinary	Sale	102	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	458	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	6,000	46.371556
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	51	180.94
ADR	Sale	300	180.35
ADR	Sale	900	179.563333
ADR	Sale	2,592	180.94
ADR	Sale	3,240	180.94
	Total Purchases	95,342
	Total Sales	47,749

(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	7,000	46.22729
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	6,000	45.926246
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	6,000	46.371556

(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:	02/11/2018
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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