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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

8th Nov 2018 11:46

RNS Number : 8004G

Societe Generale SA

08 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	07/11/2018
(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: 13,012,162 Shares Interests and 4,347,047 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 320,805 equivalent Shares interests and 35,619 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	13,332,967	1.46	4,382,666	0.48
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	7,724,617	0.84	12,855,190	1.40
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	295,700	0.03	251,800	0.03
TOTAL:	21,353,284	2.33	17,489,656	1.91

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	53	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	21	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	11	45.355
Ordinary	Purchase	37	45.355
Ordinary	Purchase	29	45.365
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.345
Ordinary	Purchase	87	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	93	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.375
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.375
Ordinary	Purchase	77	45.375
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	91	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.875
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.745
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.865
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	175	45.33
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.415
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	32	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	97	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	26	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	164	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	195	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	48	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.44
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.44
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	190	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	48	45.415
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.355
Ordinary	Purchase	130	45.32
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	248	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.355
Ordinary	Purchase	116	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	24	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	92	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	277	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	190	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	190	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	24	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	243	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.415
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.7
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	108	45.355
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.355
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	31	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	117	45.375
Ordinary	Purchase	142	45.375
Ordinary	Purchase	16	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	88	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	120	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.685
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	57	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.375
Ordinary	Purchase	118	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	109	45.365
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.375
Ordinary	Purchase	164	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.415
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	26	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	44	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.375
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.415
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	157	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.415
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	190	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	190	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	194	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	114	45.37
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.365
Ordinary	Purchase	212	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.37
Ordinary	Purchase	197	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	81	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	247	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	216	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	124	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	216	45.375
Ordinary	Purchase	124	45.37
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	185	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	247	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	155	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	362	45.37
Ordinary	Purchase	154	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	557	45.375
Ordinary	Purchase	92	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	226	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	24	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	377	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.37
Ordinary	Purchase	124	45.37
Ordinary	Purchase	248	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	85	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	251	45.325
Ordinary	Purchase	669	45.86
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.745
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.74
Ordinary	Purchase	248	45.875
Ordinary	Purchase	48	45.74
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.735
Ordinary	Purchase	116	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	131	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	133	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	226	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	14	45.745
Ordinary	Purchase	309	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	258	45.795
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45.355
Ordinary	Purchase	443	45.355
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	77	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	356	45.745
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	10	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	278	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.84
Ordinary	Purchase	170	45.84
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.89
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.86
Ordinary	Purchase	192	45.86
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	109	45.865
Ordinary	Purchase	113	45.875
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.875
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.86
Ordinary	Purchase	5,668	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	605	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	61	45.855
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	88	45.87
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.88
Ordinary	Purchase	88	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	83	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	115	45.87
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.87
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.87
Ordinary	Purchase	113	45.87
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	23	45.875
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.875
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.44
Ordinary	Purchase	230	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	220	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	185	45.355
Ordinary	Purchase	327	45.415
Ordinary	Purchase	190	45.74
Ordinary	Purchase	258	45.74
Ordinary	Purchase	133	45.86
Ordinary	Purchase	14	45.86
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.74
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.735
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	161	45.74
Ordinary	Purchase	84	45.74
Ordinary	Purchase	106	45.745
Ordinary	Purchase	181	45.795
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.415
Ordinary	Purchase	20,000	45.85125661
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	300	181.25
ADR	Purchase	900	181.093333
ADR	Purchase	3,915	180.95
ADR	Purchase	10,677	180.813335
ADR	Purchase	2,040	180.95
ADR	Purchase	3	180.66
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	29	45.355
Ordinary	Sale	79	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	75	45.645
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	84	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	91	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	3,804	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	2	45.775
Ordinary	Sale	134	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	249	45.675
Ordinary	Sale	160	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	12	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	164	45.41
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.41
Ordinary	Sale	121	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	31	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	123	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.355
Ordinary	Sale	250	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	108	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	90	45.645
Ordinary	Sale	37	45.82
Ordinary	Sale	68	45.82
Ordinary	Sale	62	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	60	45.375
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	73	45.355
Ordinary	Sale	5,603	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	1,732	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	191	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	3,464	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	3,464	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	1,541	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	1,039	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	1,732	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	1,732	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	52	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	2	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	2	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	149	45.65
Ordinary	Sale	84	45.365
Ordinary	Sale	84	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	88	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	136	45.365
Ordinary	Sale	72	45.645
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.83
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	81	45.37
Ordinary	Sale	74	45.355
Ordinary	Sale	103	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	40	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	84	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	64	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.86
Ordinary	Sale	600,000	45.395
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	6	180.69
ADR	Sale	1,236	180.746505
ADR	Sale	1,500	180.97
ADR	Sale	168	180.95
ADR	Sale	5,100	180.498235
ADR	Sale	3	180.95
ADR	Sale	7,626	180.744844
ADR	Sale	3,024	180.795516
ADR	Sale	2,376	180.95
	Total Purchases	72,628
	Total Sales	650,725

(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

20,000

45.85125661

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

Reducing a short position

1,008

180.795516

(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:	08/11/2018
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	23,900	190	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	140	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	170	American options	16/11/2018
ADR	Listed put-option	Sale	30,000	140	American options	16/11/2018
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

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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