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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

2nd Oct 2018 10:27

RNS Number : 6878C

Societe Generale SA

02 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	01/10/2018
(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: 11,302,315 Shares Interests and 196,081 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 356,589 equivalent Shares interests and 23,577 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	11,658,904	1.27	219,658	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	3,676,067	0.40	10,492,123	1.15
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	235,000	0.03	215,000	0.02
TOTAL:	15,569,971	1.70	10,926,781	1.19

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	1,504	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	3,960	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	2,579	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.585
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.84
Ordinary	Purchase	226	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	226	45.515
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	120	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	202	45.465
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.465
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.535
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.55
Ordinary	Purchase	234	45.55
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	196	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	172	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.515
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.515
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.585
Ordinary	Purchase	156	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	211	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.93
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	169	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	65	45.525
Ordinary	Purchase	148	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	85	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	309	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	216	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	108	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	124	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	172	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	222	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	32	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	240	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	214	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	442	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	16	45.885
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	14	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	44	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.93
Ordinary	Purchase	4	46
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	37	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.845
Ordinary	Purchase	2	45.845
Ordinary	Purchase	37	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	87	45.885
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.47
Ordinary	Purchase	98	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	6	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.525
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	57	45.525
Ordinary	Purchase	11	45.525
Ordinary	Purchase	16	45.535
Ordinary	Purchase	190	45.535
Ordinary	Purchase	65	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	23	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	133	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	219	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	37	45.9275
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	45	45.9125
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.9275
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	16	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	82	46
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	65	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	49	45.88
Ordinary	Purchase	99	45.91
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.91
Ordinary	Purchase	96	45.885
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.88
Ordinary	Purchase	130	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	223	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	48	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	116	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	191	45.85
Ordinary	Purchase	192	45.57
Ordinary	Purchase	115	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.865
Ordinary	Purchase	56	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.89
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.535
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	88	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	710,082	46
Ordinary	Purchase	35,000	45.574004
Ordinary	Purchase	3,000	46.39142
Ordinary	Purchase	5,000	46.360804
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	603	178.828557
ADR	Purchase	288	178.19
ADR	Purchase	369	177.954065
ADR	Purchase	39	178.06
ADR	Purchase	72	177.8225
ADR	Purchase	30,273	178.022628
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	529	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	201	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	296	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	330	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.95
Ordinary	Sale	78	46.085
Ordinary	Sale	238	46.085
Ordinary	Sale	99	45.91
Ordinary	Sale	14	45.91
Ordinary	Sale	239	45.91
Ordinary	Sale	55	45.91
Ordinary	Sale	233	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	112	46.06
Ordinary	Sale	110	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	66	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	252	46
Ordinary	Sale	98	45.91
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.915
Ordinary	Sale	118	46
Ordinary	Sale	142	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	27	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	224	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	142	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	162	46.075
Ordinary	Sale	74	46.075
Ordinary	Sale	92	46.075
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	140	46.01
Ordinary	Sale	150	46
Ordinary	Sale	20	46.01
Ordinary	Sale	150	46
Ordinary	Sale	252	46
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	148	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	60	45.925
Ordinary	Sale	82	45.925
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.015
Ordinary	Sale	35	45.89
Ordinary	Sale	218	45.89
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.915
Ordinary	Sale	168	45.84
Ordinary	Sale	252	46
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.035
Ordinary	Sale	154	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.84
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.905
Ordinary	Sale	94	46.09
Ordinary	Sale	66	46.06
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	100	46
Ordinary	Sale	3,417	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	754	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	170	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	377	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	2,642	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	2,232	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	448	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	87	46.015
Ordinary	Sale	61	46.095
Ordinary	Sale	209	46.095
Ordinary	Sale	6	46.095
Ordinary	Sale	195	46.095
Ordinary	Sale	190	46.095
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.91
Ordinary	Sale	113	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	8	45.915
Ordinary	Sale	109	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	160	46
Ordinary	Sale	51	46
Ordinary	Sale	97	46
Ordinary	Sale	39	46.015
Ordinary	Sale	114	46.015
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	14	46.01
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.89
Ordinary	Sale	145	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	98	46.09
Ordinary	Sale	300	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	4,982	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	232	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	10,441	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	6	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	4,704	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	4,665	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	296	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	12,806	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	8	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	759	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	96	46.09
Ordinary	Sale	2	46.095
Ordinary	Sale	96	46.095
Ordinary	Sale	222	46.055
Ordinary	Sale	13	46.055
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	48	178.22
ADR	Sale	600	178.8
ADR	Sale	30	178.99
ADR	Sale	300	178.25
ADR	Sale	144	178.19
ADR	Sale	72	178.015
ADR	Sale	30	178.19
ADR	Sale	2,892	178.19
	Total Purchases	806,803
	Total Sales	65,084

(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	35,000	45.574004
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,000	46.39142
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	5,000	46.360804
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	10,091	178.022628

(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:	02/10/2018
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	Purchase	65,000	185	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	65,000	175	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.

END

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