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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

16th Oct 2018 10:20

RNS Number : 1889E

Societe Generale SA

16 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	15/10/2018
(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: 12,282,209 Shares Interests and 155,215 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 384,117 equivalent Shares interests and 40,017 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	12,666,326	1.38	195,232	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	4,951,664	0.54	11,567,429	1.26
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	250,000	0.03	230,000	0.03
TOTAL:	17,867,990	1.95	11,992,661	1.31

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	77	43.665
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.695
Ordinary	Purchase	27	43.65
Ordinary	Purchase	1	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	111	43.65
Ordinary	Purchase	200	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	199	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	128	43.36
Ordinary	Purchase	164	43.37
Ordinary	Purchase	264	43.38
Ordinary	Purchase	264	43.51
Ordinary	Purchase	264	43.475
Ordinary	Purchase	264	43.39
Ordinary	Purchase	264	43.475
Ordinary	Purchase	167	43.355
Ordinary	Purchase	265	43.35
Ordinary	Purchase	264	43.51
Ordinary	Purchase	38	43.36
Ordinary	Purchase	263	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	346	43.58
Ordinary	Purchase	411	43.58
Ordinary	Purchase	750	43.58
Ordinary	Purchase	44	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	4	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	96	43.665
Ordinary	Purchase	56	43.665
Ordinary	Purchase	29	43.575
Ordinary	Purchase	5	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	43	43.6475
Ordinary	Purchase	43	43.6475
Ordinary	Purchase	133	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	43	43.6475
Ordinary	Purchase	62	43.6075
Ordinary	Purchase	378	43.58
Ordinary	Purchase	64	43.66
Ordinary	Purchase	1	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	84	43.66
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	196	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	81	43.665
Ordinary	Purchase	65	43.665
Ordinary	Purchase	106	43.68
Ordinary	Purchase	153	43.695
Ordinary	Purchase	5	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	82	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	21	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	110	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	43.497506
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	43.5694287
Ordinary	Purchase	94	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	96	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	93	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	42.88061758
Ordinary	Purchase	38,907	42.82872178
Ordinary	Purchase	25,000	43.17328354
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	300	171.79
ADR	Purchase	3,240	172.224352
ADR	Purchase	1,737	172.17
ADR	Purchase	18	172.17
ADR	Purchase	117	172.194615
ADR	Purchase	21	172.25
ADR	Purchase	23,790	171.721378
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.575
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	108	43.56
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.245
Ordinary	Sale	92	43.585
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.585
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.485
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.66
Ordinary	Sale	59	43.585
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.495
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.485
Ordinary	Sale	43	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	58	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	22	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.54
Ordinary	Sale	68	43.415
Ordinary	Sale	84	43.325
Ordinary	Sale	68	43.285
Ordinary	Sale	14	43.59
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.56
Ordinary	Sale	138	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.36
Ordinary	Sale	37	43.36
Ordinary	Sale	23	43.28
Ordinary	Sale	43	43.28
Ordinary	Sale	81	43.65
Ordinary	Sale	74	43.43
Ordinary	Sale	13	43.22
Ordinary	Sale	52	43.22
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	104	43.355
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.375
Ordinary	Sale	33	43.375
Ordinary	Sale	115	43.55
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.56
Ordinary	Sale	21	43.53
Ordinary	Sale	24	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	33	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.5
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.5
Ordinary	Sale	117	43.445
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.33
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.355
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.375
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.54
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.295
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.345
Ordinary	Sale	72	43.32
Ordinary	Sale	56	43.33
Ordinary	Sale	65	43.32
Ordinary	Sale	95	43.69
Ordinary	Sale	68	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	14	43.54
Ordinary	Sale	21	43.33
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.33
Ordinary	Sale	66	43.33
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.675
Ordinary	Sale	49	43.32
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.37
Ordinary	Sale	37	43.37
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.32
Ordinary	Sale	48	43.32
Ordinary	Sale	78	43.335
Ordinary	Sale	101	43.335
Ordinary	Sale	42	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	66	43.67
Ordinary	Sale	49	43.37
Ordinary	Sale	58	43.655
Ordinary	Sale	23	43.37
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.695
Ordinary	Sale	53	43.245
Ordinary	Sale	22	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	87	43.53
Ordinary	Sale	15	43.435
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.325
Ordinary	Sale	83	43.66
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.335
Ordinary	Sale	129	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	9	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	174	43.32
Ordinary	Sale	36	43.515
Ordinary	Sale	62	43.515
Ordinary	Sale	215	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.265
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	64	43.425
Ordinary	Sale	6	43.425
Ordinary	Sale	39	43.235
Ordinary	Sale	140	43.55
Ordinary	Sale	36	43.57
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.33
Ordinary	Sale	106	43.375
Ordinary	Sale	98	43.375
Ordinary	Sale	62	43.57
Ordinary	Sale	39	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	14	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.265
Ordinary	Sale	47	43.33
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.33
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.62
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.62
Ordinary	Sale	35	43.315
Ordinary	Sale	34	43.315
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.555
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.435
Ordinary	Sale	66	43.3
Ordinary	Sale	32	43.555
Ordinary	Sale	24	43.415
Ordinary	Sale	51	43.52
Ordinary	Sale	57	43.52
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.52
Ordinary	Sale	13	43.52
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.51
Ordinary	Sale	39	43.415
Ordinary	Sale	37	43.305
Ordinary	Sale	110	43.3
Ordinary	Sale	28	43.3
Ordinary	Sale	61	43.285
Ordinary	Sale	9	43.285
Ordinary	Sale	72	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.235
Ordinary	Sale	84	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	99	43.255
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.675
Ordinary	Sale	68	43.355
Ordinary	Sale	300	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.49
Ordinary	Sale	327	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	67	43.32
Ordinary	Sale	105	43.675
Ordinary	Sale	109	43.675
Ordinary	Sale	52	43.475
Ordinary	Sale	140	43.54
Ordinary	Sale	170	43.675
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	77	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	5	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	82	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	20	43.63
Ordinary	Sale	110	43.625
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.625
Ordinary	Sale	60	43.36
Ordinary	Sale	57	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	241	43.145
Ordinary	Sale	241	43.145
Ordinary	Sale	108	43.33
Ordinary	Sale	138	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	24	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	93	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	146	43.505
Ordinary	Sale	90	43.355
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.43
Ordinary	Sale	28	43.465
Ordinary	Sale	53	43.465
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.355
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.3
Ordinary	Sale	119	43.57
Ordinary	Sale	99	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.49
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.505
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.505
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	35	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	2	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	12	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	2	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	13	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	1	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	3	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.515
Ordinary	Sale	12	43.515
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.495
Ordinary	Sale	120	43.525
Ordinary	Sale	32	43.525
Ordinary	Sale	82	43.525
Ordinary	Sale	47	43.515
Ordinary	Sale	34	43.51
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.51
Ordinary	Sale	13	43.5
Ordinary	Sale	39	43.5
Ordinary	Sale	58	43.365
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.52
Ordinary	Sale	33	43.285
Ordinary	Sale	36	43.285
Ordinary	Sale	221	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	58	43.245
Ordinary	Sale	33	43.52
Ordinary	Sale	51	43.52
Ordinary	Sale	350	43.355
Ordinary	Sale	79	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.495
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.355
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	127	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	162	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	163	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	163	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	175	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	163	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	162	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	36	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	162	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	162	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	12	43.54
Ordinary	Sale	3,440	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	51	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	204	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	72	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	246	43.24
Ordinary	Sale	221	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	16	43.355
Ordinary	Sale	247	43.255
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	127	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	208	43.355
Ordinary	Sale	153	43.485
Ordinary	Sale	17	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	106	43.51
Ordinary	Sale	14	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	127	43.43
Ordinary	Sale	183	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	155	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.36
Ordinary	Sale	155	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	96	43.375
Ordinary	Sale	54	43.375
Ordinary	Sale	50	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	128	43.38
Ordinary	Sale	136	43.38
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.385
Ordinary	Sale	223	43.29
Ordinary	Sale	256	43.295
Ordinary	Sale	256	43.3
Ordinary	Sale	255	43.305
Ordinary	Sale	120	43.31
Ordinary	Sale	120	43.31
Ordinary	Sale	7	43.31
Ordinary	Sale	74	43.63
Ordinary	Sale	228	43.63
Ordinary	Sale	84	43.335
Ordinary	Sale	130	43.335
Ordinary	Sale	108	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	122	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	18	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	104	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	104	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	111	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	122	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	110	43.52
Ordinary	Sale	122	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	62	43.445
Ordinary	Sale	13	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	67	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	173	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	104	43.7
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	127	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	19	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	122	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	108	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.375
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.375
Ordinary	Sale	152	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	259	43.29
Ordinary	Sale	26	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	261	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	50	43.445
Ordinary	Sale	12	43.48
Ordinary	Sale	84	43.48
Ordinary	Sale	21	43.48
Ordinary	Sale	21	43.48
Ordinary	Sale	109	43.53
Ordinary	Sale	124	43.545
Ordinary	Sale	140	43.545
Ordinary	Sale	126	43.55
Ordinary	Sale	138	43.55
Ordinary	Sale	15	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.25
Ordinary	Sale	122	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	78	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	96	43.55
Ordinary	Sale	96	43.55
Ordinary	Sale	158	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.36
Ordinary	Sale	84	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.645
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	111	43.645
Ordinary	Sale	77	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	32	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	3	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	115	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	155	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	111	43.645
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.325
Ordinary	Sale	239	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	264	43.57
Ordinary	Sale	264	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	130	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.495
Ordinary	Sale	155	43.5
Ordinary	Sale	41	43.5
Ordinary	Sale	264	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	57	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	117	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	81	43.52
Ordinary	Sale	95	43.52
Ordinary	Sale	67	43.375
Ordinary	Sale	8,081	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	79	43.005
Ordinary	Sale	346	43.005
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.005
Ordinary	Sale	654	43.005
Ordinary	Sale	1	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	2	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.265
Ordinary	Sale	33	43.265
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.48
Ordinary	Sale	3	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	2	43.56
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	27	43.255
Ordinary	Sale	90	43.69
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.325
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	62	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	33	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	204	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	18	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	40	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	22	43.68
Ordinary	Sale	12	43.68
Ordinary	Sale	139	43.68
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	657	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	1,467	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	5,178	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	60	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.005
Ordinary	Sale	587	43.005
Ordinary	Sale	346	43.58
Ordinary	Sale	47	43.525
Ordinary	Sale	1	43.555
Ordinary	Sale	10	43.55
Ordinary	Sale	6	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	33	43.63
Ordinary	Sale	3	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	9	43.485
Ordinary	Sale	6	43.55
Ordinary	Sale	9	43.53
Ordinary	Sale	1	43.63
Ordinary	Sale	9	43.615
Ordinary	Sale	68	43.66
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.66
Ordinary	Sale	5	43.57
Ordinary	Sale	67	43.57
Ordinary	Sale	91	43.485
Ordinary	Sale	51	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.53
Ordinary	Sale	40	43.5
Ordinary	Sale	55	43.36
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.36
Ordinary	Sale	19	43.5
Ordinary	Sale	58	43.545
Ordinary	Sale	105	43.25
Ordinary	Sale	77	43.25
Ordinary	Sale	66	43.01
Ordinary	Sale	57	43.695
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	56	43.675
Ordinary	Sale	55	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	75	43.655
Ordinary	Sale	56	43.655
Ordinary	Sale	127	43.35
Ordinary	Sale	54	43.645
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.33
Ordinary	Sale	21	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	119	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	94	43.33
Ordinary	Sale	32	43.62
Ordinary	Sale	118	43.62
Ordinary	Sale	188	43.62
Ordinary	Sale	77	43.535
Ordinary	Sale	62	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	51	43.52
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.285
Ordinary	Sale	123	43.675
Ordinary	Sale	122	43.675
Ordinary	Sale	60	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.55
Ordinary	Sale	22	43.55
Ordinary	Sale	95	43.145
Ordinary	Sale	114	43.145
Ordinary	Sale	54	43.145
Ordinary	Sale	155	43.145
Ordinary	Sale	48	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.565
Ordinary	Sale	56	43.5
Ordinary	Sale	34	43.53
Ordinary	Sale	90	43.5
Ordinary	Sale	52	43.495
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.53
Ordinary	Sale	44	43.505
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.505
Ordinary	Sale	53	43.55
Ordinary	Sale	131	43.34
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.485
Ordinary	Sale	82	43.52
Ordinary	Sale	138,907	42.83224905
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	54	172.42
ADR	Sale	300	172.035
ADR	Sale	1,974	172.17
ADR	Sale	1,806	172.25314
ADR	Sale	12	172.34
ADR	Sale	903	172.098837
ADR	Sale	1,770	172.17
	Total Purchases	300,276
	Total Sales	200,273

(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	50,000	43.497506
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	43.5694287
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	100,000	42.88061758
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	38,907	42.82872178
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	25,000	43.17328354
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	138,907	42.83224905

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 USD

ADR

CFD

Increasing a short position

7,930

171.721378

(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:	16/10/2018
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.

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