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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

18th Jul 2018 12:24

RNS Number : 0510V

Societe Generale SA

18 July 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	17/07/2018
(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: 13,777,057 Shares Interests and 554,173 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 660,831 equivalent Shares interests and 13,626 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	14,437,888	1.58	567,799	0.06
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	195,395	0.02	11,410,152	1.25
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,000	0.03	150,000	0.02
TOTAL:	14,908,283	1.63	12,127,951	1.33

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	35	43.645
Ordinary	Purchase	7	43.645
Ordinary	Purchase	94	43.665
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.515
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.615
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	116	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	429	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.485
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	167	43.295
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.515
Ordinary	Purchase	242	43.29
Ordinary	Purchase	182	43.29
Ordinary	Purchase	419	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	30	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	201	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.54
Ordinary	Purchase	106	43.51
Ordinary	Purchase	76	43.625
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.27
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.205
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.38
Ordinary	Purchase	105	43.39
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.345
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.265
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	25	43.39
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.235
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.565
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.45
Ordinary	Purchase	104	43.445
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.495
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	156	43.665
Ordinary	Purchase	104	43.51
Ordinary	Purchase	117	43.665
Ordinary	Purchase	162	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.615
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.56
Ordinary	Purchase	60	43.535
Ordinary	Purchase	63	43.53
Ordinary	Purchase	42	43.53
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.54
Ordinary	Purchase	44	43.535
Ordinary	Purchase	50	43.32
Ordinary	Purchase	86	43.32
Ordinary	Purchase	91	43.59
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	104	43.46
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.21
Ordinary	Purchase	16	43.575
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.295
Ordinary	Purchase	15	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	26	43.58
Ordinary	Purchase	86	43.575
Ordinary	Purchase	32	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	29	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	34	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	63	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	76	43.58
Ordinary	Purchase	26	43.575
Ordinary	Purchase	128	43.38
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.2
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	2	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.495
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.295
Ordinary	Purchase	86	43.295
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.66
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.66
Ordinary	Purchase	484	43.665
Ordinary	Purchase	109	43.665
Ordinary	Purchase	26	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	5	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	11	43.59
Ordinary	Purchase	14	43.295
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.375
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.65
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	32	43.585
Ordinary	Purchase	32	43.585
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	104	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	104	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	54	43.58
Ordinary	Purchase	48	43.58
Ordinary	Purchase	234	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	91	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.295
Ordinary	Purchase	122	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.285
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	164	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	131	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	10	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	141	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	49	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	120	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	185	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	54	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	172	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	152	43.255
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	110	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	132	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	106	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	106	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.345
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.615
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.205
Ordinary	Purchase	28	43.625
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.255
Ordinary	Purchase	221	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	221	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.265
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.245
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	2	43.205
Ordinary	Purchase	101	43.205
Ordinary	Purchase	166	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.295
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.22
Ordinary	Purchase	39	43.22
Ordinary	Purchase	20	43.295
Ordinary	Purchase	11	43.34
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.24
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.505
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	99	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	63	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	69	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	104	43.48
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.23
Ordinary	Purchase	98	43.235
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.35
Ordinary	Purchase	108	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	146	43.285
Ordinary	Purchase	5	43.235
Ordinary	Purchase	109	43.645
Ordinary	Purchase	71	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	49	43.65
Ordinary	Purchase	40	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	8	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	58	43.645
Ordinary	Purchase	42	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	92	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	10	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	38	43.645
Ordinary	Purchase	16	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	13	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	14	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	49	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	3	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	93	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	265	43.665
Ordinary	Purchase	29	43.665
Ordinary	Purchase	73	43.665
Ordinary	Purchase	75	43.255
Ordinary	Purchase	17	43.295
Ordinary	Purchase	89	43.295
Ordinary	Purchase	83	43.295
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.315
Ordinary	Purchase	130	43.245
Ordinary	Purchase	12	43.245
Ordinary	Purchase	140	43.295
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.29
Ordinary	Purchase	104	43.15
Ordinary	Purchase	38	43.15
Ordinary	Purchase	148	43.475
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.235
Ordinary	Purchase	79	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	71	43.39
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.355
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.355
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.39
Ordinary	Purchase	16	43.625
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.63
Ordinary	Purchase	138	43.32
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.44
Ordinary	Purchase	69	43.19
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.53
Ordinary	Purchase	171	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	191	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	69	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	246	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	70	43.25
Ordinary	Purchase	41	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	80	43.205
Ordinary	Purchase	41	43.205
Ordinary	Purchase	80	43.23
Ordinary	Purchase	75	43.585
Ordinary	Purchase	82	43.585
Ordinary	Purchase	69	43.215
Ordinary	Purchase	73	43.215
Ordinary	Purchase	71	43.585
Ordinary	Purchase	189	43.585
Ordinary	Purchase	75	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	76	43.575
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	51	43.575
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.575
Ordinary	Purchase	218	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.515
Ordinary	Purchase	89	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.66
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.66
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	74	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	110	43.27
Ordinary	Purchase	254	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	244	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	110	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	73	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	67	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	81	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	250	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	77	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	149	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	41	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	81	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	81	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	40	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	199	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	73	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	75	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	58	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.225
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.225
Ordinary	Purchase	250	43.625
Ordinary	Purchase	86	43.275
Ordinary	Purchase	71	43.285
Ordinary	Purchase	84	43.275
Ordinary	Purchase	70	43.53
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	54	43.39
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.35
Ordinary	Purchase	54	43.23
Ordinary	Purchase	60	43.575
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.275
Ordinary	Purchase	4	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	16	43.65
Ordinary	Purchase	16	43.65
Ordinary	Purchase	51	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	4	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	30	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	54	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.65
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.63
Ordinary	Purchase	46	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	49	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	84	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	65	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	77	43.3
Ordinary	Purchase	39	43.25
Ordinary	Purchase	121	43.25
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.29
Ordinary	Purchase	80	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.35
Ordinary	Purchase	59	43.2
Ordinary	Purchase	80	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	76	43.22
Ordinary	Purchase	110	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	264	43.295
Ordinary	Purchase	199	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	7	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	141	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	51	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	55	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.22
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.275
Ordinary	Purchase	35	43.575
Ordinary	Purchase	41	43.575
Ordinary	Purchase	35	43.585
Ordinary	Purchase	3	43.585
Ordinary	Purchase	33	43.575
Ordinary	Purchase	29	43.575
Ordinary	Purchase	41	43.575
Ordinary	Purchase	93	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	35	43.625
Ordinary	Purchase	4	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	15	43.625
Ordinary	Purchase	30,144	43.601476
Ordinary	Purchase	8,139	43.601469
Ordinary	Purchase	31	43.595967
Ordinary	Purchase	20,219	43.22551
Ordinary	Purchase	20,219	43.22551
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	183	172.75066
ADR	Purchase	2,865	172.54628
ADR	Purchase	2,625	172.54
ADR	Purchase	1,200	172.375
ADR	Purchase	300	172.75
ADR	Purchase	63	172.54
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.655
Ordinary	Sale	84	43.645
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.225
Ordinary	Sale	104	43.22
Ordinary	Sale	68	43.215
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.215
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	18	43.645
Ordinary	Sale	8,237	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	45	43.205
Ordinary	Sale	568	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	587	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	743	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	626	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	430	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	118	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	381	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	470	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	822	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	391	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	274	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	117	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	744	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	665	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	705	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	587	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	392	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	195	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	509	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	313	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	196	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	274	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	35	43.215
Ordinary	Sale	13	43.125
Ordinary	Sale	66	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	156	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	156	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	156	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	168	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	156	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	156	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	65	43.225
Ordinary	Sale	78	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	13	43.245
Ordinary	Sale	83	43.25
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.245
Ordinary	Sale	11	43.545
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.545
Ordinary	Sale	189	43.25
Ordinary	Sale	5	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	90	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	79	43.255
Ordinary	Sale	26	43.545
Ordinary	Sale	127	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.285
Ordinary	Sale	75	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.56
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.57
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.15
Ordinary	Sale	204	43.26
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.255
Ordinary	Sale	260	43.665
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.19
Ordinary	Sale	120	43.24
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.22
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.48
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.225
Ordinary	Sale	136	43.125
Ordinary	Sale	197	43.125
Ordinary	Sale	20,219	43.22551
Ordinary	Sale	20,219	43.22551
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	21	172.61857
ADR	Sale	207	172.55
ADR	Sale	6	172.2
ADR	Sale	900	171.87
ADR	Sale	1,752	172.54
ADR	Sale	219	172.54
	Total Purchases	114,765
	Total Sales	66,778

(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	30,144	43.601476
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	8,139	43.601469
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	31	43.595967

(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:	18/07/2018
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

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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