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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

28th Sep 2018 13:34

RNS Number : 3746C

Societe Generale SA

28 September 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	27/09/2018
(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: 10,586,551 Shares Interests and 281,572 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 333,684 equivalent Shares interests and 19,230 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	10,920,235	1.19	300,802	0.03
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	3,676,067	0.40	9,487,698	1.04
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	235,000	0.03	215,000	0.02
TOTAL:	14,831,302	1.62	10,003,500	1.09

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	67	46.245
Ordinary	Purchase	91	46.305
Ordinary	Purchase	95	46.305
Ordinary	Purchase	79	46.305
Ordinary	Purchase	73	46.265
Ordinary	Purchase	41	46.295
Ordinary	Purchase	33	46.225
Ordinary	Purchase	41	46.155
Ordinary	Purchase	3	46.295
Ordinary	Purchase	33	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	64	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	96	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	127	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	298	46.17
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.17
Ordinary	Purchase	213	46.295
Ordinary	Purchase	34	46.295
Ordinary	Purchase	183	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	151	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	105	46.275
Ordinary	Purchase	252	46.205
Ordinary	Purchase	507	46.32
Ordinary	Purchase	218	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	65	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.265
Ordinary	Purchase	101	46.265
Ordinary	Purchase	120	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	268	46.185
Ordinary	Purchase	144	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	80	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	118	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	14	46.31
Ordinary	Purchase	236	46.31
Ordinary	Purchase	251	46.23
Ordinary	Purchase	251	46.275
Ordinary	Purchase	190	46.28
Ordinary	Purchase	250	46.29
Ordinary	Purchase	114	46.27
Ordinary	Purchase	17	46.27
Ordinary	Purchase	27	46.27
Ordinary	Purchase	58	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	58	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	78	46.155
Ordinary	Purchase	40	46.27
Ordinary	Purchase	83	46.27
Ordinary	Purchase	251	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	50	46.33
Ordinary	Purchase	118	46.33
Ordinary	Purchase	140	46.205
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.205
Ordinary	Purchase	127	46.295
Ordinary	Purchase	255	46.22
Ordinary	Purchase	200	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	128	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	172	46.355
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	622	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	52	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	218	46.295
Ordinary	Purchase	101	46.305
Ordinary	Purchase	129	46.25
Ordinary	Purchase	12	46.32
Ordinary	Purchase	132	46.32
Ordinary	Purchase	516	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	137	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	251	46.33
Ordinary	Purchase	200	46.17
Ordinary	Purchase	24	46.22
Ordinary	Purchase	112	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	9	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	251	46.215
Ordinary	Purchase	101	46.245
Ordinary	Purchase	80	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	51	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	89	46.265
Ordinary	Purchase	52	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	7	46.185
Ordinary	Purchase	114	46.185
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.31
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.265
Ordinary	Purchase	23	46
Ordinary	Purchase	133	46
Ordinary	Purchase	112	46.255
Ordinary	Purchase	104	46.255
Ordinary	Purchase	77	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	86	46.295
Ordinary	Purchase	49	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	70	46.255
Ordinary	Purchase	99	46.205
Ordinary	Purchase	486	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	345	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	212	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,719	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,578	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,719	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,031	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,031	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	141	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	58	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	4	46.2
Ordinary	Purchase	61	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	108	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	32	46.245
Ordinary	Purchase	127	46.175
Ordinary	Purchase	68	46.275
Ordinary	Purchase	117	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	311	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	70	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.145
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.205
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.165
Ordinary	Purchase	40	46.165
Ordinary	Purchase	83	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	107	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	96	46.225
Ordinary	Purchase	241	46.32
Ordinary	Purchase	105	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	89	46.27
Ordinary	Purchase	105	46.29
Ordinary	Purchase	84	46.29
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	5,930	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	262	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,794	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	387	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	104	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	99	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	4	46.2
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.25
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.32
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	336	46.27
Ordinary	Purchase	33	46.265
Ordinary	Purchase	86	46.31
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.29
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.145
Ordinary	Purchase	8	46.145
Ordinary	Purchase	58	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	63	46.185
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	3	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	71	46.25
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.205
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.29
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.14
Ordinary	Purchase	70	46.155
Ordinary	Purchase	33	46.155
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.205
Ordinary	Purchase	78	46.215
Ordinary	Purchase	20	46.2
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.215
Ordinary	Purchase	19	46.215
Ordinary	Purchase	95	46.215
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	21	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	13	46.18
Ordinary	Purchase	94	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	122	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	4	46.2
Ordinary	Purchase	101	46.25
Ordinary	Purchase	75	46.255
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.265
Ordinary	Purchase	199	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	54	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	191	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	137	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	87	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	59	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	63	46.23
Ordinary	Purchase	52	46.22
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.31
Ordinary	Purchase	72	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.29
Ordinary	Purchase	25	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	40	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	186	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	131	46.27
Ordinary	Purchase	66	46.23
Ordinary	Purchase	57	46.295
Ordinary	Purchase	103	46.295
Ordinary	Purchase	121	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	109	46.185
Ordinary	Purchase	8	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	119	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	115	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	15	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	200	46.32
Ordinary	Purchase	74	46.28
Ordinary	Purchase	60	46.305
Ordinary	Purchase	119	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	87	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	143	46.205
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.29
Ordinary	Purchase	490	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	408	46.14
Ordinary	Purchase	224	46.14
Ordinary	Purchase	103	46.315
Ordinary	Purchase	27	46.315
Ordinary	Purchase	56	46.315
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	30	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	96	46.185
Ordinary	Purchase	67	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	66	46.185
Ordinary	Purchase	92	46.2
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.2
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	46.260786
Ordinary	Purchase	25,000	46.25717449
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.17
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.175
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.2
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.205
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.215
Ordinary	Purchase	68	46.225
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.24
Ordinary	Purchase	63	46.16
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	240	182.01625
ADR	Purchase	300	181.32
ADR	Purchase	8,058	181.22
ADR	Purchase	2,301	181.22
ADR	Purchase	579	181.346684
ADR	Purchase	1,500	181.518
ADR	Purchase	15	182.06
ADR	Purchase	141	181.82766
ADR	Purchase	72	181.3
ADR	Purchase	432	181.22
ADR	Purchase	8,640	181.22
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	225	46.16
Ordinary	Sale	27	46.16
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.17
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.18
Ordinary	Sale	198	46.14
Ordinary	Sale	117	46.17
Ordinary	Sale	134	46.17
Ordinary	Sale	102	46.16
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.16
Ordinary	Sale	14	46.145
Ordinary	Sale	238	46.145
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.15
Ordinary	Sale	80	46.15
Ordinary	Sale	172	46.15
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.175
Ordinary	Sale	45	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	91	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	98	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	98	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	98	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	98	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	98	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	98	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	669	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	3,715	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	90	46.14
Ordinary	Sale	66	46.13
Ordinary	Sale	68	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	72	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	3,204	46.171647
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	114	181.22
ADR	Sale	36	181.2
ADR	Sale	72	181.385
ADR	Sale	300	182.02
	Total Purchases	137,862
	Total Sales	11,593

(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	46.260786
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	25,000	46.25717449
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	3,204	46.171647

(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:	28/09/2018
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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