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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

1st May 2018 13:28

RNS Number : 7660M

Societe Generale SA

01 May 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	30/04/2018
(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: 7,407,821 Shares Interests and 396,044 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 48,915 equivalent Shares interests and 14,760 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	7,456,736	0.82	410,804	0.04
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	178,395	0.02	1,532,896	0.17
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,000	0.03	300,000	0.03
TOTAL:	7,910,131	0.87	2,243,700	0.25

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	65	38.615
Ordinary	Purchase	58	38.625
Ordinary	Purchase	119	38.63
Ordinary	Purchase	112	38.625
Ordinary	Purchase	19	38.51
Ordinary	Purchase	103	38.5
Ordinary	Purchase	101	38.58
Ordinary	Purchase	13	38.62
Ordinary	Purchase	68	38.62
Ordinary	Purchase	32	38.615
Ordinary	Purchase	2	38.55
Ordinary	Purchase	34	38.595
Ordinary	Purchase	8	38.59
Ordinary	Purchase	114	38.585
Ordinary	Purchase	9	38.63
Ordinary	Purchase	19	38.63
Ordinary	Purchase	4	38.635
Ordinary	Purchase	40	39.145
Ordinary	Purchase	67	39.15
Ordinary	Purchase	67	39.16
Ordinary	Purchase	84	39.15
Ordinary	Purchase	50	39.05
Ordinary	Purchase	38	39.05
Ordinary	Purchase	44	39.185
Ordinary	Purchase	20	39.185
Ordinary	Purchase	62	39.04
Ordinary	Purchase	95	38.625
Ordinary	Purchase	317	38.785
Ordinary	Purchase	150	39.065
Ordinary	Purchase	79	39.2
Ordinary	Purchase	79	39.2
Ordinary	Purchase	151	39.075
Ordinary	Purchase	23	38.63
Ordinary	Purchase	15	38.59
Ordinary	Purchase	66	38.51
Ordinary	Purchase	5	38.59
Ordinary	Purchase	5	38.615
Ordinary	Purchase	70	38.55
Ordinary	Purchase	73	38.58
Ordinary	Purchase	43	38.615
Ordinary	Purchase	57	38.63
Ordinary	Purchase	16	38.62
Ordinary	Purchase	113	38.62
Ordinary	Purchase	68	38.635
Ordinary	Purchase	5	38.615
Ordinary	Purchase	5	38.59
Ordinary	Purchase	84	38.505
Ordinary	Purchase	15	38.525
Ordinary	Purchase	21	38.55
Ordinary	Purchase	585	38.55
Ordinary	Purchase	354	38.55
Ordinary	Purchase	124	38.55
Ordinary	Purchase	352	38.55
Ordinary	Purchase	16	38.9
Ordinary	Purchase	47	38.9
Ordinary	Purchase	38	38.9
Ordinary	Purchase	300	38.9
Ordinary	Purchase	299	38.9
Ordinary	Purchase	300	38.9
Ordinary	Purchase	46	38.55
Ordinary	Purchase	539	38.55
Ordinary	Purchase	800	38.81
Ordinary	Purchase	200	38.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	38.6
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.065
Ordinary	Purchase	68	39.035
Ordinary	Purchase	137	39.035
Ordinary	Purchase	205	39.04
Ordinary	Purchase	90	39.035
Ordinary	Purchase	135	39.04
Ordinary	Purchase	104	39.07
Ordinary	Purchase	21	39.075
Ordinary	Purchase	71	39.075
Ordinary	Purchase	4,342	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	795	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	4,170	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	2,858	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	318	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	150	39.205
Ordinary	Purchase	150	39.205
Ordinary	Purchase	137	39.16
Ordinary	Purchase	39	39.16
Ordinary	Purchase	91	38.515
Ordinary	Purchase	160	39.15
Ordinary	Purchase	202	39.15
Ordinary	Purchase	123	39.15
Ordinary	Purchase	123	39.15
Ordinary	Purchase	115	39.04
Ordinary	Purchase	114	38.68
Ordinary	Purchase	5	39.02
Ordinary	Purchase	94	39.15
Ordinary	Purchase	150	39.15
Ordinary	Purchase	12	39.045
Ordinary	Purchase	187	39.045
Ordinary	Purchase	298	39.15
Ordinary	Purchase	131	38.635
Ordinary	Purchase	207	39.185
Ordinary	Purchase	114	39.04
Ordinary	Purchase	18	39.185
Ordinary	Purchase	137	39.04
Ordinary	Purchase	114	38.84
Ordinary	Purchase	114	38.835
Ordinary	Purchase	3	39.2
Ordinary	Purchase	611	39.2
Ordinary	Purchase	47	39.04
Ordinary	Purchase	29	39.17
Ordinary	Purchase	105	39.17
Ordinary	Purchase	173	39.175
Ordinary	Purchase	135	39.185
Ordinary	Purchase	399	39.085
Ordinary	Purchase	234	39.085
Ordinary	Purchase	154	39.125
Ordinary	Purchase	138	39.055
Ordinary	Purchase	17	39.13
Ordinary	Purchase	108	39.13
Ordinary	Purchase	850	39.2
Ordinary	Purchase	172	39.155
Ordinary	Purchase	138	39.155
Ordinary	Purchase	207	39.155
Ordinary	Purchase	250	39.14
Ordinary	Purchase	95	39.14
Ordinary	Purchase	380	39.14
Ordinary	Purchase	179	39.045
Ordinary	Purchase	87	39.15
Ordinary	Purchase	47	38.575
Ordinary	Purchase	76	39.185
Ordinary	Purchase	31	39.185
Ordinary	Purchase	75	39.175
Ordinary	Purchase	142	39.025
Ordinary	Purchase	15	39.025
Ordinary	Purchase	82	39.15
Ordinary	Purchase	104	39.175
Ordinary	Purchase	92	39.035
Ordinary	Purchase	4	38.585
Ordinary	Purchase	5	38.615
Ordinary	Purchase	74	38.605
Ordinary	Purchase	59	39.185
Ordinary	Purchase	1,637	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	690	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	140	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	690	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	582	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	453	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	517	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	484	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	356	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	517	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	582	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	22	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	430	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	388	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	388	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	188	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	127	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	291	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	226	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	291	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	1	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	128	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	226	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	212	38.66
Ordinary	Purchase	290	38.66
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	600	160.66
ADR	Purchase	78	159.43
ADR	Purchase	600	159.745
ADR	Purchase	2,400	159.24375
ADR	Purchase	84	159.43
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	3	39.195
Ordinary	Sale	79	39.185
Ordinary	Sale	69	38.625
Ordinary	Sale	543	39.08
Ordinary	Sale	150	39.075
Ordinary	Sale	83	39.08
Ordinary	Sale	86	39.06
Ordinary	Sale	250	38.6
Ordinary	Sale	100	38.6
Ordinary	Sale	250	38.6
Ordinary	Sale	250	38.6
Ordinary	Sale	100	38.6
Ordinary	Sale	100	38.6
Ordinary	Sale	73	38.61
Ordinary	Sale	101	38.61
Ordinary	Sale	35	38.705
Ordinary	Sale	17	39.185
Ordinary	Sale	47	38.845
Ordinary	Sale	7	38.845
Ordinary	Sale	145	38.625
Ordinary	Sale	146	39.075
Ordinary	Sale	584	39.08
Ordinary	Sale	264	39.04
Ordinary	Sale	1	38.6
Ordinary	Sale	76	38.6
Ordinary	Sale	73	38.595
Ordinary	Sale	174	38.6
Ordinary	Sale	84	38.6
Ordinary	Sale	24	38.585
Ordinary	Sale	61	38.845
Ordinary	Sale	932	38.66
Ordinary	Sale	117	39.135
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.11
Ordinary	Sale	114	39.115
Ordinary	Sale	120	39.18
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.185
Ordinary	Sale	124	39.19
Ordinary	Sale	122	39.195
Ordinary	Sale	8	38.675
Ordinary	Sale	120	38.69
Ordinary	Sale	111	38.675
Ordinary	Sale	34	38.675
Ordinary	Sale	156	38.685
Ordinary	Sale	124	38.695
Ordinary	Sale	11	38.7
Ordinary	Sale	114	38.68
Ordinary	Sale	114	39.145
Ordinary	Sale	103	38.7
Ordinary	Sale	38	38.705
Ordinary	Sale	34	38.705
Ordinary	Sale	8	38.705
Ordinary	Sale	96	39.185
Ordinary	Sale	204	39.075
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.2
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.195
Ordinary	Sale	113	38.89
Ordinary	Sale	242	39.04
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.145
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.195
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.14
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.19
Ordinary	Sale	61	39.16
Ordinary	Sale	52	39.16
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.195
Ordinary	Sale	34	38.89
Ordinary	Sale	82	38.89
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.12
Ordinary	Sale	10	38.885
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.15
Ordinary	Sale	117	39.175
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.06
Ordinary	Sale	22	38.705
Ordinary	Sale	74	38.705
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.2
Ordinary	Sale	122	39.19
Ordinary	Sale	34	39.185
Ordinary	Sale	113	38.87
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.19
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.18
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.18
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.16
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.2
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.205
Ordinary	Sale	3	38.6
Ordinary	Sale	229	38.595
Ordinary	Sale	129	39.15
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.135
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.185
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.185
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.185
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.15
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.195
Ordinary	Sale	115	38.84
Ordinary	Sale	16	39.11
Ordinary	Sale	61	38.86
Ordinary	Sale	55	38.86
Ordinary	Sale	103	38.91
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.14
Ordinary	Sale	114	38.885
Ordinary	Sale	143	39.095
Ordinary	Sale	114	39.19
Ordinary	Sale	114	38.715
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.16
Ordinary	Sale	115	38.72
Ordinary	Sale	18	38.705
Ordinary	Sale	34	38.71
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.195
Ordinary	Sale	106	39.175
Ordinary	Sale	115	38.815
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.15
Ordinary	Sale	113	39.16
Ordinary	Sale	584	39.08
Ordinary	Sale	247	38.6
Ordinary	Sale	118	38.6
Ordinary	Sale	247	38.6
Ordinary	Sale	1	39.175
Ordinary	Sale	816	38.66
Ordinary	Sale	621	38.66
Ordinary	Sale	41	38.66
Ordinary	Sale	1,205	38.66
Ordinary	Sale	7,539	38.66
Ordinary	Sale	51	38.66
Ordinary	Sale	51	38.66
Ordinary	Sale	2,200,000	38.9
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	387	159.17667
ADR	Sale	696	159.43
ADR	Sale	900	158.65333
ADR	Sale	27	159.43
ADR	Sale	2,475	159.43
	Total Purchases	43,251
	Total Sales	2,228,835

(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	Reducing a short position	2,200,000	38.9
Ordinary	Euro Medium Term Note	Increasing a short position	4,365	38.66
Ordinary	Listed call warrant	Increasing a short position	600	4.39
Ordinary	Listed call warrant	Increasing a short position	110	4.39

(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:	01/05/2018
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	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 call-option	Sale	150,000	38	American options	15/06/2018
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	30,000	40	American options	17/08/2018
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	75,000	41	American options	17/08/2018
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	150,000	32	American options	21/12/2018
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.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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