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Form 8.3 - Shire PLC

13th Aug 2018 10:50

RNS Number : 6127X

Societe Generale SA

13 August 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	10/08/2018
(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: 11,208,099 Shares Interests and 396,343 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 220,620 equivalent Shares interests and 21,567 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	11,428,719	1.25	417,910	0.05
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	195,395	0.02	6,867,090	0.75
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	300,000	0.03	175,000	0.02
TOTAL:	11,924,114	1.30	7,460,000	0.82

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	219	44.55
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.55
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.725
Ordinary	Purchase	71	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	33	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	142	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	83	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	386	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	2,940	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	544	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,210	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	321	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	6,560	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	34	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	7,626	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	250	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	37	44.74
Ordinary	Purchase	42	44.74
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.74
Ordinary	Purchase	26	44.74
Ordinary	Purchase	76	44.725
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.705
Ordinary	Purchase	99	44.705
Ordinary	Purchase	49	44.625
Ordinary	Purchase	17	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	55	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	39	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	37	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	27	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	37	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	23	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	25	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	67	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	25	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	87	44.765
Ordinary	Purchase	65	44.765
Ordinary	Purchase	91	44.695
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.705
Ordinary	Purchase	33	44.725
Ordinary	Purchase	460	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.74
Ordinary	Purchase	66	44.67
Ordinary	Purchase	225	44.67
Ordinary	Purchase	88	44.67
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.67
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.695
Ordinary	Purchase	51	44.76
Ordinary	Purchase	230	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.76
Ordinary	Purchase	106	44.6
Ordinary	Purchase	210	44.76
Ordinary	Purchase	45	44.76
Ordinary	Purchase	144	44.6
Ordinary	Purchase	135	44.6
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.71
Ordinary	Purchase	28	44.73
Ordinary	Purchase	73	44.73
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.73
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.525
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.645
Ordinary	Purchase	19	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	83	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	68	44.76
Ordinary	Purchase	1	44.57
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.57
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.715
Ordinary	Purchase	129	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	10	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	92	44.76
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	280	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	148	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	174	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.55
Ordinary	Purchase	42	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	208	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	173	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	115	44.625
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.555
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.55
Ordinary	Purchase	67	44.65
Ordinary	Purchase	114	44.625
Ordinary	Purchase	67	44.69
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	34	44.65
Ordinary	Purchase	111	44.62
Ordinary	Purchase	34	44.69
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.695
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.625
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.705
Ordinary	Purchase	120	44.705
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.705
Ordinary	Purchase	215	44.705
Ordinary	Purchase	482	44.72
Ordinary	Purchase	119	44.71
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.72
Ordinary	Purchase	332	44.72
Ordinary	Purchase	54	44.71
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.72
Ordinary	Purchase	117	44.75
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.695
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.695
Ordinary	Purchase	119	44.615
Ordinary	Purchase	88	44.735
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.71
Ordinary	Purchase	259	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	83	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	4	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	105	44.665
Ordinary	Purchase	71	44.54
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.53
Ordinary	Purchase	33	44.54
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.545
Ordinary	Purchase	237	44.71
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.535
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.525
Ordinary	Purchase	52	44.67
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.67
Ordinary	Purchase	37	44.67
Ordinary	Purchase	56	44.67
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.52
Ordinary	Purchase	16	44.695
Ordinary	Purchase	60	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	240	44.695
Ordinary	Purchase	174	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	594	44.675
Ordinary	Purchase	48	44.735
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.735
Ordinary	Purchase	194	44.6
Ordinary	Purchase	179	44.625
Ordinary	Purchase	51	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.525
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.67
Ordinary	Purchase	221	44.67
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.66
Ordinary	Purchase	44	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	260	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	81	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	35	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	107	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	44	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	260	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	18	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	53	44.615
Ordinary	Purchase	464	44.76
Ordinary	Purchase	184	44.695
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.665
Ordinary	Purchase	45	44.695
Ordinary	Purchase	144	44.695
Ordinary	Purchase	61	44.67
Ordinary	Purchase	54	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	61	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	112	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	185	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	162	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	62	44.725
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.555
Ordinary	Purchase	79	44.705
Ordinary	Purchase	364	44.705
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.71
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.72
Ordinary	Purchase	217	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.52
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.71
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	153	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	218	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	76	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	79	44.48
Ordinary	Purchase	284	44.7
Ordinary	Purchase	122	44.69
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.695
Ordinary	Purchase	51	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.69
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.71
Ordinary	Purchase	177	44.665
Ordinary	Purchase	138	44.665
Ordinary	Purchase	118	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	10	44.71
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.655
Ordinary	Purchase	58	44.7
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.67
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.675
Ordinary	Purchase	247	44.675
Ordinary	Purchase	73	44.675
Ordinary	Purchase	59	44.735
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	136	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	60	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	80	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	136	44.6
Ordinary	Purchase	123	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	14	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	105	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	80	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	37	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	33	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	28	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	79	44.48
Ordinary	Purchase	97	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	2	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	157	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	343	44.72
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.725
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	66	44.71
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	51	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	211	44.685
Ordinary	Purchase	46	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	233	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	81	44.665
Ordinary	Purchase	55	44.515
Ordinary	Purchase	365	44.71
Ordinary	Purchase	345	44.71
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.525
Ordinary	Purchase	47	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.675
Ordinary	Purchase	73	44.675
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.695
Ordinary	Purchase	130	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	130	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	140	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	140	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	130	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	38	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	32	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	32	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	24	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	34	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	28	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	32	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	4,098	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	26	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	44.681986
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	30	171.61
ADR	Purchase	639	170.96573
ADR	Purchase	1,800	171.36667
ADR	Purchase	2,592	171.61
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	609	44.7
Ordinary	Sale	44	44.7
Ordinary	Sale	137	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	92	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	95	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	91	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	62	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	99	44.51
Ordinary	Sale	196	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	105	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	75	44.745
Ordinary	Sale	79	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	43	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.475
Ordinary	Sale	85	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.765
Ordinary	Sale	7	44.745
Ordinary	Sale	80	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	18	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	58	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	17	44.51
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	89	44.515
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	276	44.735
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.705
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.715
Ordinary	Sale	124	44.685
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.705
Ordinary	Sale	163	44.71
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.685
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.7
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.69
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.765
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.705
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.735
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.73
Ordinary	Sale	16	44.665
Ordinary	Sale	28	44.745
Ordinary	Sale	253	44.665
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.74
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.58
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.585
Ordinary	Sale	49	44.59
Ordinary	Sale	53	44.59
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.755
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.755
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.695
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.7
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.75
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.76
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.755
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.72
Ordinary	Sale	39	44.72
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.725
Ordinary	Sale	475	44.535
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	56	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.745
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	369	44.695
Ordinary	Sale	37	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	64	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	29	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	71	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	217	44.755
Ordinary	Sale	84	44.77
Ordinary	Sale	25	44.77
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.775
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.78
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.77
Ordinary	Sale	108	44.76
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	145	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	94	44.745
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.75
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.755
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.735
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.74
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.735
Ordinary	Sale	76	44.705
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.76
Ordinary	Sale	23	44.74
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.755
Ordinary	Sale	94	44.76
Ordinary	Sale	7	44.76
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.74
Ordinary	Sale	16	44.74
Ordinary	Sale	49	44.74
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.72
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.725
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.69
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.645
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.77
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.715
Ordinary	Sale	122	44.74
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.745
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.72
Ordinary	Sale	182	44.76
Ordinary	Sale	25	44.705
Ordinary	Sale	143	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	82	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	36	44.665
Ordinary	Sale	137	44.665
Ordinary	Sale	211	44.735
Ordinary	Sale	139	44.77
Ordinary	Sale	156	44.72
Ordinary	Sale	74	44.695
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.68
Ordinary	Sale	39	44.77
Ordinary	Sale	193	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	41	44.72
Ordinary	Sale	264	44.7
Ordinary	Sale	138	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	1,045	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	172	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	162	44.74
Ordinary	Sale	173	44.71
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.75
Ordinary	Sale	130	44.695
Ordinary	Sale	14	44.685
Ordinary	Sale	157	44.7
Ordinary	Sale	77	44.7
Ordinary	Sale	77	44.7
Ordinary	Sale	80	44.7
Ordinary	Sale	140	44.535
Ordinary	Sale	65	44.76
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	65	44.76
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	2,475	171.55849
ADR	Sale	1,047	171.61
ADR	Sale	225	171.27
ADR	Sale	600	171.025
ADR	Sale	36	171.61
ADR	Sale	303	171.23337
ADR	Sale	111	171.61
ADR	Sale	240	171.61
	Total Purchases	104,550
	Total Sales	19,859

(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

44.681986

(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:	13/08/2018
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
ADR	Listed Call-option	Purchase	25,000	185	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed Call-option	Sale	25,000	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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