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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

8th Oct 2018 14:14

RNS Number : 3159D

Societe Generale SA

08 October 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	05/10/2018
(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: 10,941,170 Shares Interests and 832,595 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 335,280 equivalent Shares interests and 36,150 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	11,276,450	1.23	868,745	0.09
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	4,951,664	0.54	10,769,123	1.18
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	235,000	0.03	215,000	0.02
TOTAL:	16,463,114	1.80	11,852,868	1.30

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	152	44.655
Ordinary	Purchase	68	44.57
Ordinary	Purchase	92	44.635
Ordinary	Purchase	179	44.705
Ordinary	Purchase	724	44.705
Ordinary	Purchase	72	44.705
Ordinary	Purchase	238	44.565
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.565
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.65
Ordinary	Purchase	196	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	126	44.605
Ordinary	Purchase	22	44.605
Ordinary	Purchase	257	44.66
Ordinary	Purchase	257	44.655
Ordinary	Purchase	257	44.675
Ordinary	Purchase	295	44.7
Ordinary	Purchase	209	44.795
Ordinary	Purchase	258	44.535
Ordinary	Purchase	119	44.57
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.57
Ordinary	Purchase	139	44.74
Ordinary	Purchase	257	44.665
Ordinary	Purchase	258	44.545
Ordinary	Purchase	40	44.61
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.61
Ordinary	Purchase	149	44.54
Ordinary	Purchase	81	44.54
Ordinary	Purchase	89	44.54
Ordinary	Purchase	137	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	136	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	136	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	73	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	9,989	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	31	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	136	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	137	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	137	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	136	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	64	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	1,718	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	137	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	203	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	77	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	147	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	228	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	136	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	61	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	43	44.655
Ordinary	Purchase	86	44.655
Ordinary	Purchase	89	44.705
Ordinary	Purchase	38	44.605
Ordinary	Purchase	109	44.615
Ordinary	Purchase	110	44.605
Ordinary	Purchase	73	44.635
Ordinary	Purchase	78	44.635
Ordinary	Purchase	96	44.655
Ordinary	Purchase	121	44.675
Ordinary	Purchase	71	44.55
Ordinary	Purchase	89	44.67
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.695
Ordinary	Purchase	83	44.7
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.7
Ordinary	Purchase	163	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	61	44.7
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000,000	45.0850152
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	44.448654
Ordinary	Purchase	35,000	44.39014324
Ordinary	Purchase	147	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	45.354022
Ordinary	Purchase	374	44.20913
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	300	175.1
ADR	Purchase	1,200	175.090838
ADR	Purchase	66	173.133636
ADR	Purchase	18	172.83
ADR	Purchase	300	174.16
ADR	Purchase	2,400	173.915
ADR	Purchase	639	173.242958
ADR	Purchase	3,672	173.4
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	67	44.425
Ordinary	Sale	254	44.465
Ordinary	Sale	635	44.635
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.61
Ordinary	Sale	92	44.61
Ordinary	Sale	142	44.61
Ordinary	Sale	209	44.565
Ordinary	Sale	237	44.545
Ordinary	Sale	142	44.57
Ordinary	Sale	129	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	225	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	108	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	142	44.51
Ordinary	Sale	230	44.51
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.195
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.2
Ordinary	Sale	66	44.395
Ordinary	Sale	107	44.905
Ordinary	Sale	243	44.68
Ordinary	Sale	172	44.395
Ordinary	Sale	245	44.675
Ordinary	Sale	245	44.67
Ordinary	Sale	61	44.68
Ordinary	Sale	21	44.68
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.67
Ordinary	Sale	92	44.67
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.67
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	142	44.54
Ordinary	Sale	13	44.54
Ordinary	Sale	225	44.64
Ordinary	Sale	67	44.64
Ordinary	Sale	134	44.645
Ordinary	Sale	139	44.64
Ordinary	Sale	75	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	19	44.64
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.64
Ordinary	Sale	152	44.64
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	107	44.395
Ordinary	Sale	219	44.425
Ordinary	Sale	202	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	163	44.44
Ordinary	Sale	7	44.44
Ordinary	Sale	259	44.195
Ordinary	Sale	165	44.53
Ordinary	Sale	258	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	378	44.55
Ordinary	Sale	5	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	2,137	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	110	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,719	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	190	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	131	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	3,437	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,906	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,719	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	8,546	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,588	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	3,437	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,529	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	194	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,719	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,609	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,719	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	29	44.395
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.395
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.61
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.61
Ordinary	Sale	138	44.565
Ordinary	Sale	17	44.54
Ordinary	Sale	120	44.54
Ordinary	Sale	10	44.535
Ordinary	Sale	205	44.535
Ordinary	Sale	17	44.895
Ordinary	Sale	52	44.895
Ordinary	Sale	16	44.395
Ordinary	Sale	27	44.395
Ordinary	Sale	18	44.395
Ordinary	Sale	9	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	11	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	26	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	31	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	20	44.83
Ordinary	Sale	78	44.455
Ordinary	Sale	75	44.51
Ordinary	Sale	161	44.51
Ordinary	Sale	33	44.895
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.535
Ordinary	Sale	21	44.835
Ordinary	Sale	17	44.835
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.645
Ordinary	Sale	36	44.645
Ordinary	Sale	12	44.64
Ordinary	Sale	43	44.64
Ordinary	Sale	88	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	222	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	42	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	15	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	46	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	145	44.365
Ordinary	Sale	21	44.62
Ordinary	Sale	162	44.62
Ordinary	Sale	77	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	16	44.535
Ordinary	Sale	35	44.535
Ordinary	Sale	52	44.535
Ordinary	Sale	11	44.62
Ordinary	Sale	16	44.62
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.62
Ordinary	Sale	30	44.535
Ordinary	Sale	3	44.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,000,000	45.085
Ordinary	Sale	17,810	44.68
Ordinary	Sale	160	44.545
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	374	44.20913
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	153	173.56
ADR	Sale	3,000	173.90435
ADR	Sale	90	173.292
ADR	Sale	5,400	174.148889
ADR	Sale	528	173.4
ADR	Sale	1,200	173.3025
ADR	Sale	3,000	173.4
ADR	Sale	5,667	173.4
ADR	Sale	5,694	173.4
ADR	Sale	354	173.4
	Total Purchases	1,164,607
	Total Sales	1,106,663

(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	50,000	44.448654
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	35,000	44.39014324
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	45.354022

(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:	08/10/2018
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 put-option	Sale	20,000	155	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	65,000	185	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	65,000	175	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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