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Form 8.3 - Shire PLC

16th Jul 2018 13:32

RNS Number : 7719U

Societe Generale SA

16 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	13/07/2018
(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: 13,687,462 Shares Interests and 550,551 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 655,788 equivalent Shares interests and 12,717 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	14,343,250	1.57	563,268	0.06
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	195,395	0.02	11,326,840	1.24
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,000	0.03	150,000	0.02
TOTAL:	14,813,645	1.62	12,040,108	1.32

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	126	43.665
Ordinary	Purchase	129	43.63
Ordinary	Purchase	9	43.585
Ordinary	Purchase	93	43.585
Ordinary	Purchase	23	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	126	43.4
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.615
Ordinary	Purchase	297	43.615
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.525
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.525
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.515
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	138	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.525
Ordinary	Purchase	139	43.535
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.53
Ordinary	Purchase	176	43.515
Ordinary	Purchase	442	43.645
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.56
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.705
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.69
Ordinary	Purchase	114	43.615
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.56
Ordinary	Purchase	104	43.55
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.71
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.625
Ordinary	Purchase	78	43.625
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	504	43.4
Ordinary	Purchase	104	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	180	43.725
Ordinary	Purchase	201	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	123	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	504	43.4
Ordinary	Purchase	67	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.53
Ordinary	Purchase	35	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	106	43.615
Ordinary	Purchase	69	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	34	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	201	43.615
Ordinary	Purchase	398	43.695
Ordinary	Purchase	198	43.695
Ordinary	Purchase	201	43.695
Ordinary	Purchase	261	43.725
Ordinary	Purchase	64	43.535
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	2,022	43.59
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.555
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.545
Ordinary	Purchase	273	43.615
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	1	43.695
Ordinary	Purchase	54	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	54	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.685
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.69
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.685
Ordinary	Purchase	237	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.625
Ordinary	Purchase	87	43.645
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.63
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	58	43.7
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.645
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.645
Ordinary	Purchase	66	43.55
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	256	43.4
Ordinary	Purchase	61	43.575
Ordinary	Purchase	3,178	43.4
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.525
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.51
Ordinary	Purchase	158	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	16	43.525
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.535
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	33	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	36	43.445
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	61	43.51
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.645
Ordinary	Purchase	12	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	49	43.57
Ordinary	Purchase	362	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	110	43.71
Ordinary	Purchase	85	43.67
Ordinary	Purchase	185	43.67
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.625
Ordinary	Purchase	92	43.63
Ordinary	Purchase	51	43.7
Ordinary	Purchase	7	43.7
Ordinary	Purchase	48	43.67
Ordinary	Purchase	36	43.555
Ordinary	Purchase	33	43.56
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	72	43.71
Ordinary	Purchase	27	43.445
Ordinary	Purchase	34	43.575
Ordinary	Purchase	45	43.575
Ordinary	Purchase	57	43.725
Ordinary	Purchase	136	43.555
Ordinary	Purchase	60	43.56
Ordinary	Purchase	390	43.56
Ordinary	Purchase	200	43.56
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.56
Ordinary	Purchase	200	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	160	43.55
Ordinary	Purchase	74	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	70	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.485
Ordinary	Purchase	64	43.555
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.53
Ordinary	Purchase	10	43.535
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.535
Ordinary	Purchase	78	43.515
Ordinary	Purchase	76	43.625
Ordinary	Purchase	69	43.5
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	6	172.88
ADR	Purchase	1,500	172.718
ADR	Purchase	276	172.98402
ADR	Purchase	216	172.88
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	5	43.615
Ordinary	Sale	298	43.4
Ordinary	Sale	193	43.4
Ordinary	Sale	94	43.4
Ordinary	Sale	21	43.4
Ordinary	Sale	346	43.4
Ordinary	Sale	346	43.4
Ordinary	Sale	156	43.4
Ordinary	Sale	9	43.4
Ordinary	Sale	36	43.595
Ordinary	Sale	15	43.555
Ordinary	Sale	2	43.61
Ordinary	Sale	7	43.585
Ordinary	Sale	252	43.4
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.62
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.595
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.645
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.65
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.64
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.65
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.6
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.735
Ordinary	Sale	95	43.74
Ordinary	Sale	7	43.74
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.74
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.6
Ordinary	Sale	119	43.65
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.605
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.625
Ordinary	Sale	2	43.625
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.49
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.62
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.625
Ordinary	Sale	52	43.625
Ordinary	Sale	120	43.49
Ordinary	Sale	147	43.475
Ordinary	Sale	23	43.62
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.63
Ordinary	Sale	24	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	78	43.72
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.67
Ordinary	Sale	113	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	119	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	350	43.4
Ordinary	Sale	212	43.63
Ordinary	Sale	239	43.48
Ordinary	Sale	8	43.48
Ordinary	Sale	5	43.48
Ordinary	Sale	14	43.6
Ordinary	Sale	39	43.61
Ordinary	Sale	8	43.61
Ordinary	Sale	105	43.495
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.65
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	60	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	140	43.47
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.455
Ordinary	Sale	2	43.61
Ordinary	Sale	35	43.555
Ordinary	Sale	2	43.61
Ordinary	Sale	39	43.575
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.55
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.555
Ordinary	Sale	199	43.69
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	80	43.635
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	105	172.68229
ADR	Sale	1,800	172.76833
ADR	Sale	300	172.91
ADR	Sale	1,470	172.88
	Total Purchases	22,754
	Total Sales	10,628

(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

Euro Medium Term Note

Reducing a short position

43.40

(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:	16/07/2018
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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