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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

25th Jul 2018 11:10

RNS Number : 7350V

Societe Generale SA

25 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	24/07/2018
(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: 9,291,299 Shares Interests and 562,907 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 217,848 equivalent Shares interests and 13,035 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	9,509,147	1.04	575,942	0.06
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	195,395	0.02	5,404,013	0.59
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,000	0.03	150,000	0.02
TOTAL:	9,979,542	1.09	6,129,955	0.67

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	69	43.765
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.495
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.495
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	88	43.725
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	80	43.695
Ordinary	Purchase	133	43.75
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.645
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.72
Ordinary	Purchase	118	43.865
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.555
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.38
Ordinary	Purchase	24	43.75
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.56
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.495
Ordinary	Purchase	25	43.4
Ordinary	Purchase	118	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.71
Ordinary	Purchase	35	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.53
Ordinary	Purchase	115	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	104	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	82	43.695
Ordinary	Purchase	57	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	32	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	36	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	32	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	22	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	57	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	32	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.83
Ordinary	Purchase	104	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.83
Ordinary	Purchase	79	43.33
Ordinary	Purchase	68	43.725
Ordinary	Purchase	129	43.65
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.65
Ordinary	Purchase	70	43.685
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.56
Ordinary	Purchase	110	43.75
Ordinary	Purchase	79	43.42
Ordinary	Purchase	104	43.695
Ordinary	Purchase	57	43.69
Ordinary	Purchase	40	43.695
Ordinary	Purchase	13	43.71
Ordinary	Purchase	155	43.71
Ordinary	Purchase	9	43.71
Ordinary	Purchase	57	43.55
Ordinary	Purchase	25	43.55
Ordinary	Purchase	144	43.695
Ordinary	Purchase	33	43.55
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	96	43.845
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.565
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.865
Ordinary	Purchase	32	43.83
Ordinary	Purchase	37	43.835
Ordinary	Purchase	137	43.835
Ordinary	Purchase	51	43.75
Ordinary	Purchase	27	43.82
Ordinary	Purchase	40	43.82
Ordinary	Purchase	20	43.82
Ordinary	Purchase	28	43.44
Ordinary	Purchase	30	43.435
Ordinary	Purchase	115	43.705
Ordinary	Purchase	29	43.56
Ordinary	Purchase	17	43.745
Ordinary	Purchase	85	43.745
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.405
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.53
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.565
Ordinary	Purchase	53	43.565
Ordinary	Purchase	69	43.765
Ordinary	Purchase	5	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	45	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	7	43.845
Ordinary	Purchase	751	43.845
Ordinary	Purchase	70	43.845
Ordinary	Purchase	154	43.74
Ordinary	Purchase	68	43.75
Ordinary	Purchase	231	43.74
Ordinary	Purchase	30	43.78
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.78
Ordinary	Purchase	231	43.77
Ordinary	Purchase	233	43.78
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.77
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.78
Ordinary	Purchase	240	43.77
Ordinary	Purchase	140	43.59
Ordinary	Purchase	1,181	43.845
Ordinary	Purchase	117	43.835
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	112	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	201	43.77
Ordinary	Purchase	135	43.58
Ordinary	Purchase	78	43.65
Ordinary	Purchase	164	43.63
Ordinary	Purchase	133	43.765
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.77
Ordinary	Purchase	68	43.765
Ordinary	Purchase	132	43.765
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	105	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	73	43.815
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.7
Ordinary	Purchase	166	43.7
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.69
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.495
Ordinary	Purchase	385	43.495
Ordinary	Purchase	235	43.495
Ordinary	Purchase	152	43.385
Ordinary	Purchase	12	43.385
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.4
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.725
Ordinary	Purchase	1	43.77
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.76
Ordinary	Purchase	111	43.395
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.565
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.77
Ordinary	Purchase	126	43.4
Ordinary	Purchase	135	43.815
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.865
Ordinary	Purchase	88	43.425
Ordinary	Purchase	232	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	136	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.85
Ordinary	Purchase	96	43.845
Ordinary	Purchase	111	43.425
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.84
Ordinary	Purchase	140	43.435
Ordinary	Purchase	161	43.54
Ordinary	Purchase	64	43.54
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.33
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.355
Ordinary	Purchase	30	43.68
Ordinary	Purchase	81	43.68
Ordinary	Purchase	167	43.68
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.845
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.84
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.775
Ordinary	Purchase	130	43.83
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.84
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.77
Ordinary	Purchase	300	43.75
Ordinary	Purchase	64	43.425
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.59
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	127	43.515
Ordinary	Purchase	76	43.735
Ordinary	Purchase	26	43.735
Ordinary	Purchase	104	43.72
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.39
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.385
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.665
Ordinary	Purchase	13	43.39
Ordinary	Purchase	121	43.75
Ordinary	Purchase	138	43.4
Ordinary	Purchase	48	43.38
Ordinary	Purchase	55	43.38
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	233	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	156	43.415
Ordinary	Purchase	231	43.72
Ordinary	Purchase	169	43.565
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.555
Ordinary	Purchase	107	43.865
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.67
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.56
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.735
Ordinary	Purchase	139	43.835
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.73
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.825
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.875
Ordinary	Purchase	148	43.565
Ordinary	Purchase	40	43.44
Ordinary	Purchase	66	43.44
Ordinary	Purchase	194	43.385
Ordinary	Purchase	4,982	43.845
Ordinary	Purchase	2,077	43.845
Ordinary	Purchase	15,000	43.72301
Ordinary	Purchase	471,935	43.59
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	1,503	172.08782
ADR	Purchase	300	172
ADR	Purchase	141	172.73
ADR	Purchase	1,593	172.26284
ADR	Purchase	8,856	172.73
ADR	Purchase	648	172.73
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	161	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	149	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	149	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	214	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	41	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	189	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	2,764	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	131	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	81	43.825
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.725
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.815
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.815
Ordinary	Sale	9	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	663	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	597	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	298	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	332	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	630	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	530	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	564	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	465	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	431	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	497	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	431	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	364	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	332	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	299	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	232	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	232	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	166	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	132	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	133	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	133	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	520	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	6,000,000	43.59
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	1,500	172.15
ADR	Sale	30	172.73
ADR	Sale	618	172.56495
	Total Purchases	527,746
	Total Sales	6,014,621

(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

15,000

43.72301005

Ordinary

Equity Linked Swap

Expiry

6,000,000

N/A

(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:	25/07/2018
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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