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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

24th Sep 2018 09:45

RNS Number : 6845B

Societe Generale SA

24 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	21/09/2018
(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: 9,985,772 Shares Interests and 8,275,313 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 275,613 equivalent Shares interests and 32,730 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	10,261,385	1.12	8,308,043	0.91
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	11,676,067	1.28	8,939,491	0.98
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	235,000	0.03	215,000	0.02
TOTAL:	22,172,452	2.42	17,462,534	1.91

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	110	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	124	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	98	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	85	45.535
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.315
Ordinary	Purchase	37	45.27
Ordinary	Purchase	16	45.27
Ordinary	Purchase	32	45.27
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.27
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.27
Ordinary	Purchase	14	45.315
Ordinary	Purchase	140	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.22
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.515
Ordinary	Purchase	120	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.53
Ordinary	Purchase	11	45.53
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.53
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.53
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	82	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.24
Ordinary	Purchase	172	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	172	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.545
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.545
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.545
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.195
Ordinary	Purchase	85	45.185
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	280	45.565
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.565
Ordinary	Purchase	1,861	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.195
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.555
Ordinary	Purchase	31	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.205
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.205
Ordinary	Purchase	190	45.21
Ordinary	Purchase	257	45.24
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	257	45.225
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	86	45.23
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.23
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.23
Ordinary	Purchase	129	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.21
Ordinary	Purchase	130	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.24
Ordinary	Purchase	232	45.24
Ordinary	Purchase	133	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	118	45.57
Ordinary	Purchase	144	45.32
Ordinary	Purchase	49	45.265
Ordinary	Purchase	488	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	6,055	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	13,445	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	488	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	408	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	4,030	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	287	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	3,435	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	671	45.305
Ordinary	Purchase	1,717	45.305
Ordinary	Purchase	1,046	45.305
Ordinary	Purchase	3,435	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	6	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	284	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	24	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	109	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	124	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	44	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	37	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	260	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	348	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.3
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	135	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	2	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	134	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	211	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	197	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	201	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	206	45.3
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	162	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	84	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	128	45.3
Ordinary	Purchase	230	45.27
Ordinary	Purchase	248	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	316	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	174	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	213	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	326	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	117	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	213	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	133	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	162	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	387	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	394	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	478	45.27
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.265
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.27
Ordinary	Purchase	123	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	153	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.3
Ordinary	Purchase	65	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	386	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	213	45.27
Ordinary	Purchase	86	45.27
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.27
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	10	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.27
Ordinary	Purchase	57	45.26
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	97	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	44	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	121	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	464	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	141	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	332	45.3
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	348	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.3
Ordinary	Purchase	142	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	106	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	348	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.27
Ordinary	Purchase	127	45.27
Ordinary	Purchase	10	45.265
Ordinary	Purchase	106	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	184	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	26	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	211	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	137	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	14	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	135	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	292	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	320	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	98	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	348	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.28
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	89	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	29	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	21	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	19	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	81	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	25	45.265
Ordinary	Purchase	37	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	11	45.265
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45.265
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	29	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	21	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	21	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.305
Ordinary	Purchase	8	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.565
Ordinary	Purchase	23	45.565
Ordinary	Purchase	23	45.565
Ordinary	Purchase	1	45.565
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45.27
Ordinary	Purchase	16	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	61	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.22
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	136	45.47
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.515
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	25	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.285
Ordinary	Purchase	106	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	219	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	127	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	45.46784267
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	834	178.955576
ADR	Purchase	3	178.38
ADR	Purchase	3	178.38
ADR	Purchase	33	178.38
ADR	Purchase	15,231	178.44
ADR	Purchase	3	179.19
ADR	Purchase	600	178.725
ADR	Purchase	345	178.606087
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	108	45.22
Ordinary	Sale	220	45.235
Ordinary	Sale	175	45.175
Ordinary	Sale	26	45.175
Ordinary	Sale	26	45.175
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.195
Ordinary	Sale	190	45.195
Ordinary	Sale	16	45.195
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.19
Ordinary	Sale	28	45.19
Ordinary	Sale	6	45.19
Ordinary	Sale	115	45.19
Ordinary	Sale	21	45.225
Ordinary	Sale	30	45.225
Ordinary	Sale	93	45.085
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.09
Ordinary	Sale	23	45.085
Ordinary	Sale	178	45.09
Ordinary	Sale	11	45.27
Ordinary	Sale	90	45.07
Ordinary	Sale	132	45.105
Ordinary	Sale	118	45.105
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.245
Ordinary	Sale	43	45.27
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.27
Ordinary	Sale	185	45.13
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.135
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.495
Ordinary	Sale	192	45.495
Ordinary	Sale	98	45.175
Ordinary	Sale	33	45.235
Ordinary	Sale	21	45.3
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.3
Ordinary	Sale	105	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	14	45.16
Ordinary	Sale	111	45.16
Ordinary	Sale	90	45.225
Ordinary	Sale	20	45.225
Ordinary	Sale	83	45.225
Ordinary	Sale	18	45.225
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.23
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.225
Ordinary	Sale	57	45.235
Ordinary	Sale	157	45.23
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	210	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	94	45.325
Ordinary	Sale	149	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.22
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.22
Ordinary	Sale	54	45.245
Ordinary	Sale	90	45.24
Ordinary	Sale	86	45.63
Ordinary	Sale	196	45.625
Ordinary	Sale	318	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	145	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	107	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	328	45.615
Ordinary	Sale	322	45.615
Ordinary	Sale	121	45.615
Ordinary	Sale	27	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	120	45.615
Ordinary	Sale	143	45.615
Ordinary	Sale	90	45.3
Ordinary	Sale	87	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	103	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	91	45.27
Ordinary	Sale	173	45.19
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	28	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	119	45.23
Ordinary	Sale	92	45.285
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.245
Ordinary	Sale	64	45.195
Ordinary	Sale	54	45.285
Ordinary	Sale	55	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	24	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.19
Ordinary	Sale	200	45.235
Ordinary	Sale	200	45.235
Ordinary	Sale	18	45.235
Ordinary	Sale	155	45.175
Ordinary	Sale	256	45.635
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	8	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	8	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	16	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	39	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	103	45.27
Ordinary	Sale	121	45.27
Ordinary	Sale	23	45.27
Ordinary	Sale	72	45.185
Ordinary	Sale	16	45.19
Ordinary	Sale	257	45.525
Ordinary	Sale	54	45.185
Ordinary	Sale	129	45.105
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.195
Ordinary	Sale	257	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	61	45.27
Ordinary	Sale	71	45.27
Ordinary	Sale	117	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	212	45.135
Ordinary	Sale	131	45.3
Ordinary	Sale	52	45.3
Ordinary	Sale	113	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	117	45.655
Ordinary	Sale	138	45.22
Ordinary	Sale	324	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.245
Ordinary	Sale	168	45.23
Ordinary	Sale	77	45.27
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.27
Ordinary	Sale	147	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	232	45.23
Ordinary	Sale	116	45.19
Ordinary	Sale	62	45.19
Ordinary	Sale	211	45.29
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.29
Ordinary	Sale	257	45.225
Ordinary	Sale	220	45.12
Ordinary	Sale	73	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	134	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.595
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.63
Ordinary	Sale	9	45.63
Ordinary	Sale	3	45.625
Ordinary	Sale	99	45.105
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.135
Ordinary	Sale	9	45.245
Ordinary	Sale	17	45.305
Ordinary	Sale	1,717	45.305
Ordinary	Sale	5,824	45.305
Ordinary	Sale	1,046	45.305
Ordinary	Sale	77	45.6
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.595
Ordinary	Sale	3,435	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.235
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.235
Ordinary	Sale	939	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	385	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	453	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	337	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.25
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.595
Ordinary	Sale	46	45.655
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.635
Ordinary	Sale	130	45.175
Ordinary	Sale	120	45.205
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.285
Ordinary	Sale	4,765	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	16	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	74	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	27	45.195
Ordinary	Sale	8	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	97	45.27
Ordinary	Sale	88	45.195
Ordinary	Sale	75	45.29
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	60	45.19
Ordinary	Sale	90	45.235
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.205
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.29
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.245
Ordinary	Sale	103	45.215
Ordinary	Sale	2	45.215
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	29	45.275
Ordinary	Sale	31	45.195
Ordinary	Sale	34,349	45.3
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	76	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.69
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.175
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	36	178.38
ADR	Sale	3	178.95
ADR	Sale	63	178.7
ADR	Sale	600	178.735
ADR	Sale	273	178.695275
ADR	Sale	9	178.72
ADR	Sale	2,769	178.44
ADR	Sale	300	179.11
ADR	Sale	132	178.38
	Total Purchases	130,853
	Total Sales	74,245

(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

45.46784267

(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:	24/09/2018
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.

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