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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

28th Nov 2018 09:48

RNS Number : 7630I

Societe Generale SA

28 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	27/11/2018
(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: 13,333,139 Shares Interests and 12,938,658 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 482,124 equivalent Shares interests and 44,610 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	13,815,263	1.51	12,983,268	1.42
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,685,897	1.60	13,072,385	1.43
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	325,700	0.04	271,800	0.03
TOTAL:	28,826,860	3.15	26,327,453	2.87

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	31	45.3925
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.4025
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	222	45.33
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.265
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	115	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	130	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	13	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	99	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.455
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.51
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45.51
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.515
Ordinary	Purchase	83	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	96	45.535
Ordinary	Purchase	81	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	566	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	2,156	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	82	45.44
Ordinary	Purchase	133	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.53
Ordinary	Purchase	192	45.625
Ordinary	Purchase	84	45.44
Ordinary	Purchase	127	45.44
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.44
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.44
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	142	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.37
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	176	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	164	45.8
Ordinary	Purchase	117	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	83	45.795
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.815
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.795
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.815
Ordinary	Purchase	147	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	143	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	97	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	142	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	87	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.685
Ordinary	Purchase	118	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	118	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.51
Ordinary	Purchase	167	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	144	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	147	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	77	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	8	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	178	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	26	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	161	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.51
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	2	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	25	45.365
Ordinary	Purchase	121	45.365
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.755
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	158	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.46
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	151	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	216	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	86	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.37
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	23	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.665
Ordinary	Purchase	139	45.645
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.645
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	287	45.48
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.67
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	138	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	149	45.67
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.685
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.33
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.47
Ordinary	Purchase	197	45.47
Ordinary	Purchase	113	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.745
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	126	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	158	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.81
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.81
Ordinary	Purchase	169	45.8
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	139	45.845
Ordinary	Purchase	118	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	48	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	467	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	130	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	241	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	26	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	16	45.44
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.44
Ordinary	Purchase	249	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	245	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	179	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	1	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.755
Ordinary	Purchase	113	45.685
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.685
Ordinary	Purchase	249	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	156	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	99	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	140	45.48
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.665
Ordinary	Purchase	213	45.365
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	175	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	195	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	256	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	248	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	107	45.755
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	154	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	6	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	31	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	45	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	31	45.3975
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	87	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	89	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.33
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.735
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	102	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.645
Ordinary	Purchase	115	45.645
Ordinary	Purchase	114	45.355
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	122	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	92	45.325
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.48
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.685
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.515
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	139	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	6	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	84	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	2	45.645
Ordinary	Purchase	5	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	5	45.755
Ordinary	Purchase	1	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	102	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	115	45.225
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.66
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.665
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.67
Ordinary	Purchase	139	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	693	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	2,775	45.433377
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	5,700	173.79363
ADR	Purchase	123	172.22
ADR	Purchase	60	172.097
ADR	Purchase	7,845	172.57068
ADR	Purchase	6,534	172.2166
ADR	Purchase	3	172.22
ADR	Purchase	300	173.55
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	1,732	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	124	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	8,362	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	2,399	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	208	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	4,984	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	1,473	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	131	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	325	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	46	45.355
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	192	45.425
Ordinary	Sale	18	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	62	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.375
Ordinary	Sale	74	45.375
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.375
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.44
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.44
Ordinary	Sale	75	45.425
Ordinary	Sale	55	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	146	45.355
Ordinary	Sale	48	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	74	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	3	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	220	45.495
Ordinary	Sale	46	45.44
Ordinary	Sale	208	45.44
Ordinary	Sale	76	45.36
Ordinary	Sale	105	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.36
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	105	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.36
Ordinary	Sale	160	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.375
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.445
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.355
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.31
Ordinary	Sale	89	45.32
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.35
Ordinary	Sale	43	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	161	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	105	45.27
Ordinary	Sale	108	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	37	45.31
Ordinary	Sale	218	45.31
Ordinary	Sale	146	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	61	45.45
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	57	172.14263
ADR	Sale	1,200	173.3275
ADR	Sale	18	171.96
ADR	Sale	3,891	173.73547
ADR	Sale	900	172.33
ADR	Sale	96	174.02688
	Total Purchases	50,574
	Total Sales	30,697

(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

Equity Linked Swap

Reducing a long position

2,775

45.433377

(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:	28/11/2018
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	Sale	30,000	170	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	155	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	50,000	180	American options	07/12/2018
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	50,000	175	American options	07/12/2018

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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END

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