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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

14th Aug 2018 11:24

RNS Number : 7672X

Societe Generale SA

14 August 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	13/08/2018
(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: 11,325,082 Shares Interests and 393,057 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 222,144 equivalent Shares interests and 21,198 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	11,547,226	1.26	414,255	0.05
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	195,395	0.02	6,974,982	0.76
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	300,000	0.03	175,000	0.02
TOTAL:	12,042,621	1.32	7,564,237	0.83

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	223	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	140	44.535
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	94	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	86	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	94	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	500	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	135	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	650	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	338	44.58
Ordinary	Purchase	17	44.56
Ordinary	Purchase	123	44.56
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.525
Ordinary	Purchase	339	44.58
Ordinary	Purchase	82	44.575
Ordinary	Purchase	85	44.57
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.575
Ordinary	Purchase	52	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	266	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	31	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	110	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	356	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	220	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	29	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	133	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	122	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	130	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	106	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	37	44.52
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	120	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	29	44.52
Ordinary	Purchase	11	44.52
Ordinary	Purchase	36	44.52
Ordinary	Purchase	199	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	88	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	208	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	88	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	86	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	327	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	141	44.48
Ordinary	Purchase	95	44.48
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	132	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.46
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	114	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	317	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.525
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	250	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	128	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.575
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.575
Ordinary	Purchase	196	44.44
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.43
Ordinary	Purchase	222	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	135	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	210	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	2	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	137	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	212	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	28	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	85	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	259	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	253	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	173	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	71	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.48
Ordinary	Purchase	34	44.425
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.48
Ordinary	Purchase	89	44.46
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.48
Ordinary	Purchase	29	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	27	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	45	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	105	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	28	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	28	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	371	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	30	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	95	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	37	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	1	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	7	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	252	44.53
Ordinary	Purchase	340	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	110	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	27	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	78	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	200	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	310	44.455
Ordinary	Purchase	25	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	110	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	75	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	129	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	288	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	35	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	105	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	250	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	158	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	207	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	243	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	239	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	258	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	173	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	314	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	315	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	316	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	85	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	108	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	99	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	212	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	58	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	390	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	116	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	197	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	15	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	47	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	77	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	68	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	2	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	122	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	81	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	49	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	85	44.575
Ordinary	Purchase	81	44.575
Ordinary	Purchase	601	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	61	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	113	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	110	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	121	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	143	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	140	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	1,731	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	181	44.47
Ordinary	Purchase	27	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	27	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	144	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	91	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	1	44.525
Ordinary	Purchase	67	44.425
Ordinary	Purchase	3	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	49	44.465
Ordinary	Purchase	14	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	35	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	247	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	180	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	92	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	131	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	42	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	161	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	224	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	120	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	33	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	36	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	55	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	281	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	16	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	215	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	48	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	139	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	68	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	87	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	65	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,128	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	31	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	40,297	44.522958
Ordinary	Purchase	20,000	44.506627
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	44.523238
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	1,500	170.372
ADR	Purchase	27	169.72
ADR	Purchase	1,620	169.80926
ADR	Purchase	606	169.91827
ADR	Purchase	72	169.72
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	595	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	198	44.475
Ordinary	Sale	82	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	27	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	149	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	119	44.47
Ordinary	Sale	247	44.545
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.51
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.56
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.565
Ordinary	Sale	184	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.71
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.62
Ordinary	Sale	99	44.7
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.625
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.525
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.52
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.56
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.67
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.665
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.47
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.525
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.51
Ordinary	Sale	34	44.475
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.725
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.64
Ordinary	Sale	26	44.73
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.725
Ordinary	Sale	74	44.73
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	71	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	31	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.515
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.725
Ordinary	Sale	107	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.56
Ordinary	Sale	207	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	58	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.51
Ordinary	Sale	225	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	209	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	228	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.515
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.74
Ordinary	Sale	231	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	120	44.475
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.585
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.56
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.715
Ordinary	Sale	31	44.7
Ordinary	Sale	11	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.75
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.765
Ordinary	Sale	198	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	84	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.535
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.535
Ordinary	Sale	206	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	151	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	381	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	821	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.565
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.62
Ordinary	Sale	126	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	1,358	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.55
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.55
Ordinary	Sale	28	44.55
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.615
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.47
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.57
Ordinary	Sale	111	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	67	44.475
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.675
Ordinary	Sale	44	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	156	44.465
Ordinary	Sale	71	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	96	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	88	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	91	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	74	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	25	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	108	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	5	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	158	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	132	44.535
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	202	44.535
Ordinary	Sale	84	44.475
Ordinary	Sale	70	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	140	44.46
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.46
Ordinary	Sale	207	44.46
Ordinary	Sale	127	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	216	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	94	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	92	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.47
Ordinary	Sale	178	44.745
Ordinary	Sale	79	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	137	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.545
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.675
Ordinary	Sale	88	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	62	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	77	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	95	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	66	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	106	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	97	44.475
Ordinary	Sale	2,405	44.454948
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	600	170.595
ADR	Sale	600	170.58285
ADR	Sale	300	169.79
ADR	Sale	432	169.72
	Total Purchases	142,022
	Total Sales	19,860

(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	40,297	44.522958
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	20,000	44.50662651
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	44.523238
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2,405	44.454948

(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:	14/08/2018
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 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
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	25,000	185	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed Call-option	Sale	25,000	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.

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