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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

16th Nov 2018 14:30

RNS Number : 6580H

Societe Generale SA

16 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	15/11/2018
(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: 13,112,314 Shares Interests and 13,132,621 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 431,679 equivalent Shares interests and 39,834 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	13,543,993	1.48	13,172,455	1.44
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	15,267,641	1.67	13,322,594	1.45
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	305,700	0.03	251,800	0.03
TOTAL:	29,117,334	3.18	26,746,849	2.92

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	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	89	45.745
Ordinary	Purchase	35	46.045
Ordinary	Purchase	49	46.045
Ordinary	Purchase	312	46.175
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.85
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	48	45.85
Ordinary	Purchase	55	46.14
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	149	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	75	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	17	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	52	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	63	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	7	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	42	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	50	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	48	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	156	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	52	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	124	46.07
Ordinary	Purchase	87	46.07
Ordinary	Purchase	169	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	56	45.755
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.8
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	80	46.085
Ordinary	Purchase	51	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	114	46.03
Ordinary	Purchase	54	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	124	46.07
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.875
Ordinary	Purchase	86	45.875
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.88
Ordinary	Purchase	189	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	109	46.065
Ordinary	Purchase	172	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	138	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	591	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	55	46.17
Ordinary	Purchase	13	46.17
Ordinary	Purchase	208	46
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46
Ordinary	Purchase	95	46
Ordinary	Purchase	104	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	529	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	144	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	142	45.93
Ordinary	Purchase	130	45.93
Ordinary	Purchase	106	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	49	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46
Ordinary	Purchase	70	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	159	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	55	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	19	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	188	46.11
Ordinary	Purchase	161	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	123	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	22	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	56	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	141	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	120	46
Ordinary	Purchase	139	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	215	46.045
Ordinary	Purchase	178	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	198	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.96
Ordinary	Purchase	180	46.095
Ordinary	Purchase	122	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	164	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	233	46.09
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.09
Ordinary	Purchase	16	46.09
Ordinary	Purchase	111	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	135	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	204	45.785
Ordinary	Purchase	450	46
Ordinary	Purchase	173	46
Ordinary	Purchase	250	46.055
Ordinary	Purchase	66	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	252	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	155	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	201	46.045
Ordinary	Purchase	250	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	111	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	94	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	300	46.11
Ordinary	Purchase	99	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	50	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	302	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	254	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	127	46
Ordinary	Purchase	171	46
Ordinary	Purchase	56	46
Ordinary	Purchase	94	46
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	58	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	190	46
Ordinary	Purchase	372	46
Ordinary	Purchase	250	46.14
Ordinary	Purchase	106	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	366	45.87
Ordinary	Purchase	98	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	118	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	187	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	118	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	117	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	133	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.745
Ordinary	Purchase	318	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	657	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	789	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	343	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	391	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	658	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	608	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	526	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	134	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	533	46.18
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.18
Ordinary	Purchase	213	46.18
Ordinary	Purchase	140	46.18
Ordinary	Purchase	102	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	60	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.96
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	71	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.89
Ordinary	Purchase	126	46.155
Ordinary	Purchase	10	45.89
Ordinary	Purchase	160	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	263	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	135	46.115
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	116	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	56	46.13
Ordinary	Purchase	85	46.13
Ordinary	Purchase	117	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.96
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	5	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	61	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	62	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	56	45.89
Ordinary	Purchase	121	45.785
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.965
Ordinary	Purchase	243	46
Ordinary	Purchase	172	46.13
Ordinary	Purchase	148	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	74	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	68	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	119	46.035
Ordinary	Purchase	128	46.145
Ordinary	Purchase	16	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.925
Ordinary	Purchase	190	45.945
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	35	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	64	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	183	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	172	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	52	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	136	46
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	373	46
Ordinary	Purchase	101	46.13
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	63	46.075
Ordinary	Purchase	86	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.13
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	295	46.17
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	151	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	143	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	108	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.87
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	15	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	190	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.885
Ordinary	Purchase	250	46.13
Ordinary	Purchase	134	46.085
Ordinary	Purchase	37	46
Ordinary	Purchase	284	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.11
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	86	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	75	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	88	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.745
Ordinary	Purchase	31	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	76	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	32	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	43	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	120	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	54	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	67	46.045
Ordinary	Purchase	8,000	46.0884
Ordinary	Purchase	42,500	45.8944821
Ordinary	Purchase	83,183	46.028386
Ordinary	Purchase	83,183	46.021483
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	4,947	178.99
ADR	Purchase	4,200	177.054286
ADR	Purchase	30	176.809
ADR	Purchase	48	178.99
ADR	Purchase	6,591	178.99
ADR	Purchase	13,995	177.63239
ADR	Purchase	108	178.803333
ADR	Purchase	1,809	178.99
ADR	Purchase	12,000	178.95653
ADR	Purchase	18,720	178.99
ADR	Purchase	10,080	178.99
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	91	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	186	46
Ordinary	Sale	62	46.21
Ordinary	Sale	22	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	444	46.21
Ordinary	Sale	189	45.96
Ordinary	Sale	1,047	46.21
Ordinary	Sale	1,732	46.21
Ordinary	Sale	112	46.21
Ordinary	Sale	112	46.21
Ordinary	Sale	41	46.21
Ordinary	Sale	257	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	175	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	62	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.07
Ordinary	Sale	250	46.065
Ordinary	Sale	250	46.085
Ordinary	Sale	145	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.135
Ordinary	Sale	250	46.09
Ordinary	Sale	157	45.865
Ordinary	Sale	249	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	66	45.865
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	175	46.08
Ordinary	Sale	75	46.08
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.885
Ordinary	Sale	118	46.21
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.21
Ordinary	Sale	34	46.065
Ordinary	Sale	79	46.065
Ordinary	Sale	23	45.895
Ordinary	Sale	25	45.865
Ordinary	Sale	1,300,000	46.25
Ordinary	Sale	6,017	45.882875
Ordinary	Sale	13,458	45.938442
Ordinary	Sale	1,089	45.938825
Ordinary	Sale	1,100,000	46.25
Ordinary	Sale	2,850	45.897021
Ordinary	Sale	83,183	46.021483
Ordinary	Sale	83,183	46.021483
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	3,000	176.792
ADR	Sale	63	179.02
ADR	Sale	600	176.82
ADR	Sale	4,200	177.712857
ADR	Sale	5,280	178.99
	Total Purchases	320,296
	Total Sales	2,610,298

(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	Opening a long position	6,017	45.882875
Ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	13,458	45.938442
Ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	1,089	45.938825
Ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	2,850	45.897021
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	8,000	46.0884
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	42,500	45.8944821
Ordinary	Equity Linked Swap	Increasing a long position	1,300,000	46.25
Ordinary	Equity Linked Swap	Increasing a long position	1,100,000	46.25

(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:	16/11/2018
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	33,900	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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END

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