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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

6th Nov 2018 11:36

RNS Number : 5035G

Societe Generale SA

06 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	05/11/2018
(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: 12,931,941 Shares Interests and 3,735,097 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 326,676 equivalent Shares interests and 39,624 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	13,258,617	1.45	3,774,721	0.41
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	7,724,617	0.84	12,812,480	1.40
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	295,700	0.03	251,800	0.03
TOTAL:	21,278,934	2.32	16,839,001	1.84

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	699	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.235
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	238	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.235
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.375
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.14
Ordinary	Purchase	191	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	3	45.37
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	159	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	191	45.225
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.34
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.31
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45.31
Ordinary	Purchase	130	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.325
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	251	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	149	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	159	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.13
Ordinary	Purchase	106	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	1	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	149	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	128	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	251	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.14
Ordinary	Purchase	123	45.325
Ordinary	Purchase	128	45.325
Ordinary	Purchase	109	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	14	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	485	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	32	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	186	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	116	45.325
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.155
Ordinary	Purchase	128	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	44	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	486	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	109	45.385
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.37
Ordinary	Purchase	81	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	25	45.325
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.33
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	128	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	20,000	45.36338638
Ordinary	Purchase	135,495	46.4953
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	9	177.23
ADR	Purchase	99	178.148788
ADR	Purchase	78	177.12
ADR	Purchase	588	178.97
ADR	Purchase	2,400	177.35125
ADR	Purchase	4,320	178.97
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	28	45.115
Ordinary	Sale	25	45.11
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.14
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.115
Ordinary	Sale	79	45.11
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.14
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	62	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	73	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	11	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	77	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	33	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	3,222	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	2,348	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	1,843	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	98	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	169	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	128	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	117	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	130	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.415
Ordinary	Sale	18	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	11	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	55	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	65	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	79	45.135
Ordinary	Sale	27	45.135
Ordinary	Sale	29	45.125
Ordinary	Sale	3	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	53	45.125
Ordinary	Sale	61	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	925	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	87	45.135
Ordinary	Sale	554	45.38750903
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	110	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	115	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	185	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	35	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	103	45.375
Ordinary	Sale	201	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	44	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	38	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	14	45.375
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.375
Ordinary	Sale	43	45.41
Ordinary	Sale	39	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	62	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	64	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	81	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	42	45.375
Ordinary	Sale	71	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	177	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	105	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	78	45.11
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.11
Ordinary	Sale	242	45.11
Ordinary	Sale	208	45.125
Ordinary	Sale	237	45.13
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.135
Ordinary	Sale	121	45.43
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.43
Ordinary	Sale	181	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	251	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	250	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	240	45.125
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.095
Ordinary	Sale	424	45.35
Ordinary	Sale	16	45.125
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.245
Ordinary	Sale	102	45.245
Ordinary	Sale	109	45.265
Ordinary	Sale	151	45.265
Ordinary	Sale	218	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	16	45.115
Ordinary	Sale	228	45.115
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	130	45.3875
Ordinary	Sale	211	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	122	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	216	45.43
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.33
Ordinary	Sale	87	45.1
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.27
Ordinary	Sale	190	45.27
Ordinary	Sale	72	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	9	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	120	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	39	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	137	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.125
Ordinary	Sale	137	45.34
Ordinary	Sale	110	45.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,354,007	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	135,495	46.520192
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	9	178.97
ADR	Sale	15	177.48
ADR	Sale	1,020	178.97
ADR	Sale	75	178.97
ADR	Sale	81	178.75
ADR	Sale	1,287	178.97
ADR	Sale	3,177	178.140014
ADR	Sale	2,160	178.97
	Total Purchases	173,786
	Total Sales	1,515,404

(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

45.36338638

Ordinary

Equity Linked Swap

Increasing a long position

1,354,007

45.79

(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:	06/11/2018
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.

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.

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