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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

19th Nov 2018 08:53

RNS Number : 7456H

Societe Generale SA

19 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	16/11/2018
(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: 13,173,959 Shares Interests and 13,129,073 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 435,357 equivalent Shares interests and 42,222 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	13,609,316	1.49	13,171,295	1.44
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	15,244,227	1.66	13,322,594	1.45
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,700	0.03	221,800	0.02
TOTAL:	29,129,243	3.18	26,715,689	2.92

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	4	46.09
Ordinary	Purchase	6,928	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	3,464	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	3	46.07
Ordinary	Purchase	10	45.625
Ordinary	Purchase	3,369	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.81
Ordinary	Purchase	8	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	91	46.09
Ordinary	Purchase	43	46.215
Ordinary	Purchase	37	46.215
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	123	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	71	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	59	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	29	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	7	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.835
Ordinary	Purchase	26	45.8
Ordinary	Purchase	4	46.09
Ordinary	Purchase	1	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	56	45.545
Ordinary	Purchase	138	46.205
Ordinary	Purchase	44	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.18
Ordinary	Purchase	153	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	304	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	190	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	1,985	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	180	46.115
Ordinary	Purchase	206	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	251	46.14
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.205
Ordinary	Purchase	173	46.35
Ordinary	Purchase	103	46.18
Ordinary	Purchase	26	46.115
Ordinary	Purchase	158	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	171	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	155	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	52	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.11
Ordinary	Purchase	109	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	219	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	114	46.085
Ordinary	Purchase	106	46.085
Ordinary	Purchase	122	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	156	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	16	45.835
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	242	46.155
Ordinary	Purchase	16	46.155
Ordinary	Purchase	111	46.055
Ordinary	Purchase	264	45.67
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	184	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.61
Ordinary	Purchase	97	45.61
Ordinary	Purchase	171	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	96	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	56	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	194	46.155
Ordinary	Purchase	222	46.295
Ordinary	Purchase	44	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	52	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	50	46.055
Ordinary	Purchase	18	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	50	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	13	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	211	46.18
Ordinary	Purchase	139	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	120	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	40	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	1,061	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	292	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	633	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	290	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	12	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	110	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	22	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	76	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	208	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	208	46.115
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	117	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	116	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.725
Ordinary	Purchase	230	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	58	46.22
Ordinary	Purchase	138	46.245
Ordinary	Purchase	120	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	208	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	211	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	135	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	13	46.11
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	410	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	59	46.07
Ordinary	Purchase	191	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.73
Ordinary	Purchase	137	46.255
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	104	46.305
Ordinary	Purchase	271	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	54	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	54	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	16	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	70	46.225
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	46	46.09
Ordinary	Purchase	23	46.095
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	73	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	77	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.725
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.6223529
Ordinary	Purchase	54	46.145
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.17
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.17
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.84
Ordinary	Purchase	123	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	143	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.78
Ordinary	Purchase	129	45.815
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.835
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.61
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.59
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.59
Ordinary	Purchase	25	45.8
Ordinary	Purchase	89	45.8
Ordinary	Purchase	126	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.785
Ordinary	Purchase	2,379	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	99	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	81	45.545
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	88	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.815
Ordinary	Purchase	398	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.59
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	61	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.59
Ordinary	Purchase	5	46.09
Ordinary	Purchase	26	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	1,449	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	265	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	89	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	73	46.115
Ordinary	Purchase	21	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	21	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	15	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	194	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	62	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	21	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	145	46.055
Ordinary	Purchase	68	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	122	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.685
Ordinary	Purchase	28	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	31	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.095
Ordinary	Purchase	63	46.09
Ordinary	Purchase	10	46.09
Ordinary	Purchase	92	45.775
Ordinary	Purchase	81	46.08
Ordinary	Purchase	154	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	319	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.805
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.805
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.805
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.805
Ordinary	Purchase	53	46.255
Ordinary	Purchase	114	46.115
Ordinary	Purchase	83	46.295
Ordinary	Purchase	152	45.73
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.14
Ordinary	Purchase	67	46.14
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.115
Ordinary	Purchase	174	46.145
Ordinary	Purchase	52	46.07
Ordinary	Purchase	32	46.055
Ordinary	Purchase	71	46.055
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.055
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.965
Ordinary	Purchase	78	46.295
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.415
Ordinary	Purchase	87	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.755
Ordinary	Purchase	203	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	123	45.845
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	105	46.185
Ordinary	Purchase	222	45.745
Ordinary	Purchase	85	45.805
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45.745
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.745
Ordinary	Purchase	154	46.32
Ordinary	Purchase	85	46.305
Ordinary	Purchase	65	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	188	46.055
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	23	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.61
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.61
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.61
Ordinary	Purchase	37	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	19	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	138	46.285
Ordinary	Purchase	70	46.29
Ordinary	Purchase	157	46.08
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	75	46.2
Ordinary	Purchase	77	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	28	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	234	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	2	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	190	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	98	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.185
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.655
Ordinary	Purchase	158	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	170	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	49	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.585
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.095
Ordinary	Purchase	99	46.08
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	189	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	166	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	93	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	64	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	334	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	136	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	183	46.08
Ordinary	Purchase	301	46.095
Ordinary	Purchase	163	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	142	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	257	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	101	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	152	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.845
Ordinary	Purchase	170	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.17
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	239	45.67
Ordinary	Purchase	156	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	71	46.075
Ordinary	Purchase	34	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	76	46.075
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	94	46.175
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.725
Ordinary	Purchase	117	45.775
Ordinary	Purchase	48	45.775
Ordinary	Purchase	232	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.73
Ordinary	Purchase	65	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	23,414	46.26
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	39	175.786923
ADR	Purchase	14,634	176.007663
ADR	Purchase	600	175.885
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.765
Ordinary	Sale	10	45.68
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.68
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.735
Ordinary	Sale	11	45.81
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.66
Ordinary	Sale	295	45.66
Ordinary	Sale	67	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	10	45.725
Ordinary	Sale	17	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	44	45.67
Ordinary	Sale	34	45.68
Ordinary	Sale	6	45.775
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.765
Ordinary	Sale	3	45.78
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	184	45.825
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.725
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.6
Ordinary	Sale	62	45.725
Ordinary	Sale	28	45.725
Ordinary	Sale	384	45.63
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.63
Ordinary	Sale	163	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	28	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.645
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.725
Ordinary	Sale	67	45.825
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.725
Ordinary	Sale	87	45.805
Ordinary	Sale	8	45.795
Ordinary	Sale	55	45.68
Ordinary	Sale	29	45.78
Ordinary	Sale	66	45.78
Ordinary	Sale	153	45.78
Ordinary	Sale	6	45.68
Ordinary	Sale	66	45.785
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.675
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.675
Ordinary	Sale	26	45.675
Ordinary	Sale	59	45.675
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.625
Ordinary	Sale	81	45.775
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.775
Ordinary	Sale	32	45.775
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.775
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.68
Ordinary	Sale	109	45.735
Ordinary	Sale	236	45.725
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.68
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.76
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.655
Ordinary	Sale	124	45.805
Ordinary	Sale	68	45.81
Ordinary	Sale	111	45.81
Ordinary	Sale	25	45.81
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.675
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.65
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.68
Ordinary	Sale	37	45.72
Ordinary	Sale	46	45.72
Ordinary	Sale	59	45.72
Ordinary	Sale	38	45.72
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	10	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	10	45.775
Ordinary	Sale	110	45.775
Ordinary	Sale	24	45.775
Ordinary	Sale	164	45.775
Ordinary	Sale	76	45.76
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.76
Ordinary	Sale	33	45.76
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.775
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.68
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.775
Ordinary	Sale	194	45.63
Ordinary	Sale	75	45.63
Ordinary	Sale	299	45.63
Ordinary	Sale	1,732	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	693	45.63
Ordinary	Sale	15	45.63
Ordinary	Sale	110	45.63
Ordinary	Sale	1,732	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	71	45.685
Ordinary	Sale	57	45.59
Ordinary	Sale	119	45.66
Ordinary	Sale	13	45.64
Ordinary	Sale	39	45.64
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.73
Ordinary	Sale	37	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	132	45.725
Ordinary	Sale	77	45.64
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	45	176.07
ADR	Sale	2,385	175.59
ADR	Sale	1,500	176.098
ADR	Sale	36	175.59
ADR	Sale	39	175.915385
ADR	Sale	300	175.5
ADR	Sale	75	175.59
ADR	Sale	9,600	176.124063
ADR	Sale	3	175.94
	Total Purchases	92,302
	Total Sales	25,819

(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

Closing a long position

23,414

46.26

(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

ADR

Listed put-option

Expiry

30,000

N/A

American

16/11/2018

N/A

ADR

Listed put-option

Expiry

30,000

N/A

American

16/11/2018

N/A

(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:	19/11/2018
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	33,900	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.

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.

END

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