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Form 8.3 - Shire PLC

4th Sep 2018 12:30

RNS Number : 7329Z

Societe Generale SA

04 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	03/09/2018
(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: 9,058,098 Shares Interests and 1,400,137 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 259,242 equivalent Shares interests and 16,818 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	9,317,340	1.02	1,416,955	0.15
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	3,575,903	0.39	8,290,951	0.91
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	195,000	0.02	175,000	0.02
TOTAL:	13,088,243	1.43	9,882,906	1.08

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	101	44.86
Ordinary	Purchase	192	45.035
Ordinary	Purchase	177	44.965
Ordinary	Purchase	2	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	58	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	102	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45
Ordinary	Purchase	10	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.845
Ordinary	Purchase	13	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	88	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.815
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.81
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.81
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.02
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	11	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.11
Ordinary	Purchase	174	45.02
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	40	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	149	44.98
Ordinary	Purchase	156	44.98
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45
Ordinary	Purchase	144	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	98	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	44	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45
Ordinary	Purchase	102	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	98	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	216	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	195	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	99	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	14	44.945
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	31	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	117	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	138	44.89
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.905
Ordinary	Purchase	78	44.905
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	163	44.915
Ordinary	Purchase	220	44.915
Ordinary	Purchase	202	44.915
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	130	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	117	45.115
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.895
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.965
Ordinary	Purchase	41	44.89
Ordinary	Purchase	60	44.89
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.905
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.895
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.915
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.915
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	12	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.905
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	177	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	4	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.035
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	50	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	6	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	17	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	99	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	121	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.115
Ordinary	Purchase	87	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	194	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	807	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	1	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	1,744	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	4,564	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	153	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	1,109	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	201	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	799	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	3,744	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	6,776	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	98	45.035
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.035
Ordinary	Purchase	45	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.02
Ordinary	Purchase	178	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.02
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	10	44.895
Ordinary	Purchase	118	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	77	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	77	44.93
Ordinary	Purchase	62	44.93
Ordinary	Purchase	64	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	145	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	62	44.98
Ordinary	Purchase	9	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	217	44.99
Ordinary	Purchase	9	44.99
Ordinary	Purchase	73	44.895
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.11
Ordinary	Purchase	183	44.815
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.815
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	232	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	14	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.93
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.12
Ordinary	Purchase	59	44.915
Ordinary	Purchase	10	44.915
Ordinary	Purchase	166	44.915
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	47	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	37	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	15	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	25	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	14	44.805
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.805
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	12	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	61	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	87	44.945
Ordinary	Purchase	1	44.905
Ordinary	Purchase	97	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	43	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	99	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	91	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	23	44.905
Ordinary	Purchase	37	44.945
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	133	44.965
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.965
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.965
Ordinary	Purchase	22	44.965
Ordinary	Purchase	78	44.965
Ordinary	Purchase	227	45.11
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.815
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45
Ordinary	Purchase	134	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	148	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	126	45.12
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45
Ordinary	Purchase	171	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	474	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	211	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	692	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	346	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	7	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	1,229	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	502	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	1,731	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	692	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	119	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	62	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	131	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	56	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.16
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.175
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	120	44.99
Ordinary	Purchase	186	45.18
Ordinary	Purchase	113	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	76	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.11
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	202	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	113	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.16
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.11
Ordinary	Purchase	37	45.105
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	45.02293
Ordinary	Purchase	2,222,222	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	4,518,242	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	45.01417711
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.035
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.055
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.12
Ordinary	Sale	109	45.05
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.895
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.905
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.89
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.055
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.875
Ordinary	Sale	103	45.065
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.06
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.16
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.16
Ordinary	Sale	88	45
Ordinary	Sale	13	45
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.135
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.13
Ordinary	Sale	58	45.145
Ordinary	Sale	42	45.145
Ordinary	Sale	54	44.85
Ordinary	Sale	96	44.85
Ordinary	Sale	170	44.85
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.125
Ordinary	Sale	5	45.13
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.13
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.13
Ordinary	Sale	11	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	89	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.94
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.025
Ordinary	Sale	100	45
Ordinary	Sale	64	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.075
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.05
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.06
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.03
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	132	45.14
Ordinary	Sale	209	44.965
Ordinary	Sale	102	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.175
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.11
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	94	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.12
Ordinary	Sale	38	45.06
Ordinary	Sale	43	45.06
Ordinary	Sale	20	45.06
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.1
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.14
Ordinary	Sale	31	45.05
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.05
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	189	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.16
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.18
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.935
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.11
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.115
Ordinary	Sale	17	45.03
Ordinary	Sale	24	45.015
Ordinary	Sale	27	45.035
Ordinary	Sale	33	45.035
Ordinary	Sale	43	45.085
Ordinary	Sale	40	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	43	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	3	44.965
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.965
Ordinary	Sale	5	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	63	44.97
Ordinary	Sale	56	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	12	45.03
Ordinary	Sale	27	45.03
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	25	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	20	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	40	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	39	45.105
Ordinary	Sale	23	45.105
Ordinary	Sale	11	45.105
Ordinary	Sale	5	45.075
Ordinary	Sale	112	44.88
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	96	45.01
Ordinary	Sale	102	45.015
Ordinary	Sale	58	45.11
Ordinary	Sale	48	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	14	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	38	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	38	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	28	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	20	44.97
Ordinary	Sale	34	45.12
Ordinary	Sale	48	45.095
Ordinary	Sale	83	45.035
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.85
Ordinary	Sale	40	45.16
Ordinary	Sale	24	45.16
Ordinary	Sale	88	44.85
Ordinary	Sale	210	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	56	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	241	44.965
Ordinary	Sale	233	44.965
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.035
Ordinary	Sale	37	45.125
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.125
Ordinary	Sale	727	44.88
Ordinary	Sale	90	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	37	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	91	45.035
Ordinary	Sale	7	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	471,935	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	600,000	44.975
	Total Purchases	6,886,186
	Total Sales	1,081,069

(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	45.02293
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	45.01417711
Ordinary	Equity Linked Swap	Reducing a long position	4,518,242	44.975
Ordinary	Equity Linked Swap	Expiry	2,222,222	N/A
Ordinary	Listed call warrant	Reducing a short position	40	17.16

(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:	04/09/2018
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	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.

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