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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

11th Oct 2018 12:02

RNS Number : 7661D

Societe Generale SA

11 October 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	10/10/2018
(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: 11,829,445 Shares Interests and 159,558 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 357,942 equivalent Shares interests and 41,085 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	12,187,387	1.33	200,643	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	4,951,664	0.54	11,076,227	1.21
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	250,000	0.03	230,000	0.03
TOTAL:	17,389,051	1.90	11,506,870	1.26

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	90	43.87
Ordinary	Purchase	67	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	8	43.87
Ordinary	Purchase	48	43.735
Ordinary	Purchase	92	43.745
Ordinary	Purchase	92	43.745
Ordinary	Purchase	92	43.8
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.795
Ordinary	Purchase	143	43.795
Ordinary	Purchase	9	43.71555556
Ordinary	Purchase	48	43.73
Ordinary	Purchase	14	43.73
Ordinary	Purchase	17	43.87
Ordinary	Purchase	70	43.87
Ordinary	Purchase	12	43.76
Ordinary	Purchase	5	43.75
Ordinary	Purchase	4	43.755
Ordinary	Purchase	156	43.54
Ordinary	Purchase	156	43.54
Ordinary	Purchase	31	43.54
Ordinary	Purchase	156	43.54
Ordinary	Purchase	58	43.7
Ordinary	Purchase	14	43.705
Ordinary	Purchase	149	43.7
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.7
Ordinary	Purchase	16	43.7
Ordinary	Purchase	267	43.7
Ordinary	Purchase	92	43.7
Ordinary	Purchase	779	43.54
Ordinary	Purchase	144	43.54
Ordinary	Purchase	92	43.54
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	27	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	260	43.75
Ordinary	Purchase	260	43.75
Ordinary	Purchase	82	43.71
Ordinary	Purchase	71	43.71
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.705
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.875
Ordinary	Purchase	92	43.75
Ordinary	Purchase	357	43.54
Ordinary	Purchase	116	43.86
Ordinary	Purchase	205	43.86
Ordinary	Purchase	588	43.54
Ordinary	Purchase	49	43.735
Ordinary	Purchase	41	43.755
Ordinary	Purchase	188	43.77
Ordinary	Purchase	151	43.77
Ordinary	Purchase	178	43.81
Ordinary	Purchase	69	43.71
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	131	43.75
Ordinary	Purchase	77	43.745
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.75
Ordinary	Purchase	68	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	189	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.705
Ordinary	Purchase	113	43.705
Ordinary	Purchase	162	43.705
Ordinary	Purchase	1,915	43.54
Ordinary	Purchase	32	43.715
Ordinary	Purchase	28	43.715
Ordinary	Purchase	29	43.71
Ordinary	Purchase	32	43.725
Ordinary	Purchase	14	43.725
Ordinary	Purchase	28	43.745
Ordinary	Purchase	70	43.775
Ordinary	Purchase	98	43.77
Ordinary	Purchase	108	43.76
Ordinary	Purchase	28	43.745
Ordinary	Purchase	8,000	43.81366
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	43.725095
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	132	171.893636
ADR	Purchase	1,956	173.098957
ADR	Purchase	300	173.51
ADR	Purchase	300	173.5
ADR	Purchase	300	172.1199
ADR	Purchase	5,400	171.31
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.74
Ordinary	Sale	462	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	60	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.695
Ordinary	Sale	95	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	99	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	72	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	135	43.7025
Ordinary	Sale	187	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	65	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	5	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	99	43.675
Ordinary	Sale	1	43.655
Ordinary	Sale	7	43.655
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.655
Ordinary	Sale	3,437	43.54
Ordinary	Sale	917	43.54
Ordinary	Sale	1,719	43.54
Ordinary	Sale	801	43.54
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	43.54
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	89	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	76	43.87
Ordinary	Sale	9	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	47	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	124	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	72	43.68
Ordinary	Sale	28	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	6	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	21	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	51	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	21	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	6	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	121	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	155	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	22	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	1	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	28	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	33	43.695
Ordinary	Sale	9	43.695
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	36	43.65
Ordinary	Sale	1	43.65
Ordinary	Sale	113	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	21	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	78	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	120	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	20	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	17	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	6	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	21	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	9	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	14	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	18	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	110	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	126	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	26	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	13	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	33	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	35	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	15	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	123	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.695
Ordinary	Sale	46	43.735
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	12	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	71	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	22	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	37	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	18	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	22	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	5	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.695
Ordinary	Sale	22	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	12	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	32	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	8	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	13	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	58	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	48	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	12	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	19	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	94	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	105	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	12	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	36	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	20	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	21	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	79	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	55	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	21	43.735
Ordinary	Sale	43	43.735
Ordinary	Sale	80	43.735
Ordinary	Sale	8	43.735
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	32	43.735
Ordinary	Sale	77	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	28	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	23	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	9	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	5	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	23	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	300	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	245	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	113	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	259	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.82
Ordinary	Sale	160	43.82
Ordinary	Sale	259	43.905
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	239	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	228	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	12	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	8	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	259	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	177	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	118	43.87
Ordinary	Sale	101	43.83
Ordinary	Sale	309	43.84
Ordinary	Sale	106	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	190	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	52	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	112	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	260	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	136	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	216	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	105	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	163	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	225	43.66
Ordinary	Sale	239	43.66
Ordinary	Sale	248	43.66
Ordinary	Sale	259	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	112	43.79
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	107	43.66
Ordinary	Sale	57	43.84
Ordinary	Sale	275	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	241	43.84
Ordinary	Sale	106	43.84
Ordinary	Sale	155	43.84
Ordinary	Sale	141	43.835
Ordinary	Sale	138	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	112	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	137	43.83
Ordinary	Sale	261	43.695
Ordinary	Sale	248	43.54
Ordinary	Sale	248	43.54
Ordinary	Sale	8	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	280	43.795
Ordinary	Sale	261	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	165	43.695
Ordinary	Sale	96	43.695
Ordinary	Sale	186	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	166	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	173	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	255	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	22	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	142	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	187	43.81
Ordinary	Sale	58	43.81
Ordinary	Sale	261	43.815
Ordinary	Sale	26	43.84
Ordinary	Sale	60	43.84
Ordinary	Sale	173	43.84
Ordinary	Sale	188	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	118	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.715
Ordinary	Sale	23	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	33	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	39	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	9	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	42	43.74
Ordinary	Sale	45	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	177	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	168	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	232	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	293	43.735
Ordinary	Sale	80	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	145	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	60	43.69
Ordinary	Sale	120	43.89
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.89
Ordinary	Sale	94	43.89
Ordinary	Sale	93	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	53	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	95	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	215	43.89
Ordinary	Sale	135	43.81
Ordinary	Sale	17	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	14	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.66
Ordinary	Sale	52	43.66
Ordinary	Sale	22	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	53	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	134	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	17	43.87
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.87
Ordinary	Sale	35	43.87
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.87
Ordinary	Sale	72	43.87
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.79
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	75	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	249	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	268	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	117	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	176	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	144	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	192	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	142	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	107	43.855
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	104	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	15	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	42	43.835
Ordinary	Sale	81	43.835
Ordinary	Sale	113	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	128	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	128	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	81	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	15	43.765
Ordinary	Sale	49	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	43	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	9	43.84
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.84
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.765
Ordinary	Sale	28	43.765
Ordinary	Sale	50	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	185	43.74
Ordinary	Sale	19	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	93	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	90	43.885
Ordinary	Sale	185	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	147	43.735
Ordinary	Sale	161	43.835
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.815
Ordinary	Sale	26	43.815
Ordinary	Sale	244	43.815
Ordinary	Sale	153	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.895
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	58	43.68
Ordinary	Sale	16	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.655
Ordinary	Sale	32	43.655
Ordinary	Sale	305	43.655
Ordinary	Sale	230	43.655
Ordinary	Sale	101	43.655
Ordinary	Sale	111	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	12	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	77	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	99	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.69
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.735
Ordinary	Sale	22	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	230	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	6,525	43.54
Ordinary	Sale	121	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	15	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	15	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	118	43.655
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.73
Ordinary	Sale	20	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	15	43.62
Ordinary	Sale	14	43.62
Ordinary	Sale	14	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	14	43.655
Ordinary	Sale	21	43.675
Ordinary	Sale	10	43.69
Ordinary	Sale	71	43.845
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	8,283	171.31
ADR	Sale	300	171.56
ADR	Sale	207	173.5
ADR	Sale	3,600	171.31
ADR	Sale	8,895	172.234664
ADR	Sale	219	171.514932
ADR	Sale	600	172.295
ADR	Sale	540	173.067889
ADR	Sale	300	173.5
ADR	Sale	378	173.275556
ADR	Sale	30	171.53
ADR	Sale	6,555	171.31351
ADR	Sale	9,720	171.31
	Total Purchases	126,565
	Total Sales	81,859

(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

8,000

43.81366

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

100,000

43.725095

(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:	11/10/2018
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	Sale	65,000	175	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	80,000	200	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	15,000	185	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.

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