Become a Member

Track your favourite stocks
Create & monitor portfolios
Daily portfolio value

Company	Chg	Chg %
Quickpicks
£	%
Add shares to your quickpicks to display them here!

Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

24th Aug 2018 09:47

RNS Number : 8210Y

Societe Generale SA

24 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	23/08/2018
(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: 8,528,943 Shares Interests and 3,826,792 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 261,684 equivalent Shares interests and 17,442 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	8,790,627	0.96	3,844,234	0.42
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	8,094,145	0.89	7,733,403	0.85
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	195,000	0.02	175,000	0.02
TOTAL:	17,079,772	1.87	11,752,637	1.29

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	39	44.375
Ordinary	Purchase	65	44.375
Ordinary	Purchase	15	44.375
Ordinary	Purchase	692	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	692	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	346	44.235
Ordinary	Purchase	24	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	187	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.255
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	74	44.315
Ordinary	Purchase	226	44.415
Ordinary	Purchase	154	44.33
Ordinary	Purchase	123	44.28
Ordinary	Purchase	209	44.37
Ordinary	Purchase	58	44.33
Ordinary	Purchase	162	44.425
Ordinary	Purchase	177	44.23
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.415
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.425
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.39
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.325
Ordinary	Purchase	161	44.29
Ordinary	Purchase	107	44.285
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.27
Ordinary	Purchase	43	44.25
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.24
Ordinary	Purchase	59	44.25
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.215
Ordinary	Purchase	136	44.32
Ordinary	Purchase	82	44.265
Ordinary	Purchase	1	44.27
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.27
Ordinary	Purchase	58	44.325
Ordinary	Purchase	65	44.39
Ordinary	Purchase	58	44.39
Ordinary	Purchase	141	44.39
Ordinary	Purchase	28	44.385
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.385
Ordinary	Purchase	14	44.385
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.42
Ordinary	Purchase	597	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	164	44.33
Ordinary	Purchase	143	44.41
Ordinary	Purchase	66	44.41
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.39
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.33
Ordinary	Purchase	75	44.33
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.37
Ordinary	Purchase	146	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.37
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.37
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.37
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	291	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	46	44.32
Ordinary	Purchase	146	44.32
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.32
Ordinary	Purchase	224	44.32
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	44.389362
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	44.43464
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	2,400	170.5475
ADR	Purchase	870	170.33276
ADR	Purchase	6	170.42
ADR	Purchase	189	170.63302
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	63	44.245
Ordinary	Sale	25	44.415
Ordinary	Sale	67	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	99	44.355
Ordinary	Sale	63	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	37	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	95	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	53	44.325
Ordinary	Sale	21	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	720	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	3,022	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	518	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	761	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	30	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	23	44.37
Ordinary	Sale	207	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	48	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	36	44.355
Ordinary	Sale	38	44.34
Ordinary	Sale	64	44.34
Ordinary	Sale	140	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	191	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	170	44.355
Ordinary	Sale	52	44.355
Ordinary	Sale	140	44.355
Ordinary	Sale	242	44.27
Ordinary	Sale	53	44.27
Ordinary	Sale	198	44.27
Ordinary	Sale	64	44.27
Ordinary	Sale	300	44.25
Ordinary	Sale	3	44.25
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.245
Ordinary	Sale	176	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	117	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	92	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.34
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	109	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.33
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.415
Ordinary	Sale	326	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	326	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	168	44.35
Ordinary	Sale	44	44.35
Ordinary	Sale	215	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	151	44.36
Ordinary	Sale	46	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	2	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	121	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	66	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	70	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	108	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	196	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	173	44.25
Ordinary	Sale	211	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	127	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	119	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	92	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	119	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.415
Ordinary	Sale	36	44.415
Ordinary	Sale	38	44.415
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.215
Ordinary	Sale	28	44.38
Ordinary	Sale	176	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	114	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	118	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.38
Ordinary	Sale	183	44.38
Ordinary	Sale	68	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	18	44.38
Ordinary	Sale	181	44.38
Ordinary	Sale	63	44.38
Ordinary	Sale	205	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	56	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	158	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.38
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.34
Ordinary	Sale	169	44.36
Ordinary	Sale	91	44.21
Ordinary	Sale	3,988	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	1,374	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	80	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.22
Ordinary	Sale	224	44.23
Ordinary	Sale	72	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.35
Ordinary	Sale	70	44.27
Ordinary	Sale	16	44.395
Ordinary	Sale	40	44.395
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.355
Ordinary	Sale	70	44.35
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.39
Ordinary	Sale	153	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	55	44.38
Ordinary	Sale	128	44.37
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.355
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.39
Ordinary	Sale	163	44.295
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.21
Ordinary	Sale	378	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	72	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	282	44.37
Ordinary	Sale	134	44.35
Ordinary	Sale	189	44.355
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.325
Ordinary	Sale	314	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	563	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	191	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	171	44.38
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.21
Ordinary	Sale	63	44.39
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	38	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	95	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	40	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	71	44.37
Ordinary	Sale	135	44.355
Ordinary	Sale	76	44.355
Ordinary	Sale	54	44.34
Ordinary	Sale	39	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	37	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	110	44.395
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.325
Ordinary	Sale	114	44.36
Ordinary	Sale	42	44.36
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.27
Ordinary	Sale	31	44.27
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	214	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	42	44.37
Ordinary	Sale	110	44.37
Ordinary	Sale	85	44.34
Ordinary	Sale	91	44.36
Ordinary	Sale	141	44.35
Ordinary	Sale	96	44.35
Ordinary	Sale	208	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	174	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	124	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	58	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	117	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.39
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	24	44.39
Ordinary	Sale	37	44.39
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.35
Ordinary	Sale	263	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	186	44.35
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.415
Ordinary	Sale	87	44.415
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.35
Ordinary	Sale	180	44.38
Ordinary	Sale	84	44.36
Ordinary	Sale	34	44.36
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.325
Ordinary	Sale	117	44.325
Ordinary	Sale	136	44.325
Ordinary	Sale	42	44.325
Ordinary	Sale	85	44.395
Ordinary	Sale	153	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.325
Ordinary	Sale	210	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	75	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	68	44.245
Ordinary	Sale	177	44.345
Ordinary	Sale	238	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	98	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	110	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.38
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.415
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.415
Ordinary	Sale	98	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	295	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	115	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	266	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	299	44.395
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	135	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	37	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	140	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	40	44.39
Ordinary	Sale	45	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	143	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	63	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	70	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	77	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	81	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.37
Ordinary	Sale	143	44.38
Ordinary	Sale	42	44.38
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.395
Ordinary	Sale	37	44.36
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.36
Ordinary	Sale	130	44.36
Ordinary	Sale	223	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	210	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	82	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	39	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	91	44.355
Ordinary	Sale	5	44.21
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.17
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.2
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.22
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.22
Ordinary	Sale	53	44.22
Ordinary	Sale	61	44.22
Ordinary	Sale	89	44.225
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	51	170.74059
ADR	Sale	90	170.38
ADR	Sale	900	171.09333
	Total Purchases	112,055
	Total Sales	35,928

(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

44.389362

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

50,000

44.43463965

(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:	24/08/2018
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 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.

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

RETEAPPLALLPEEF

Related Shares:

FTSE 100 Latest

Value8,463.46

Change0.00