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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

30th Oct 2018 10:43

RNS Number : 7158F

Societe Generale SA

30 October 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	29/10/2018
(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: 12,755,884 Shares Interests and 838,008 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 356,061 equivalent Shares interests and 42,330 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	13,111,945	1.43	880,338	0.10
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	5,507,219	0.60	12,655,540	1.38
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	295,700	0.03	251,800	0.03
TOTAL:	18,914,864	2.07	13,787,678	1.51

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	138	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	48	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	152	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	257	45.48
Ordinary	Purchase	11	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	13	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.465
Ordinary	Purchase	198	45.46
Ordinary	Purchase	227	45.455
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	196	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.465
Ordinary	Purchase	131	45
Ordinary	Purchase	13	45
Ordinary	Purchase	115	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	121	45.37
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.465
Ordinary	Purchase	61	45.34
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.34
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.465
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.255
Ordinary	Purchase	84	45.26
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.26
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.55
Ordinary	Purchase	32	45.27
Ordinary	Purchase	204	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	256	45.545
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.54
Ordinary	Purchase	56	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.54
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.52
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.3
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.3
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.3
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	196	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	185	45.315
Ordinary	Purchase	227	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	225	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	188	45.315
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	121	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	132	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.485
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.46
Ordinary	Purchase	264	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	196	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	240	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	159	45.35
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.47
Ordinary	Purchase	255	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	146	45.315
Ordinary	Purchase	257	45.485
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.31
Ordinary	Purchase	122	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	494	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.415
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.415
Ordinary	Purchase	336	45.365
Ordinary	Purchase	292	45.315
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45.425
Ordinary	Purchase	56	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	363	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	821	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	693	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	548	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	263	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	220	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	165	45.335
Ordinary	Purchase	230	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	138	45.47
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.46
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	45	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	87	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	1	45.355
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.395
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	13	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	210	45.32
Ordinary	Purchase	147	45.465
Ordinary	Purchase	130	45.46
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.46
Ordinary	Purchase	234	45.33
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	115	45.365
Ordinary	Purchase	1	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.47
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.315
Ordinary	Purchase	122	45.455
Ordinary	Purchase	82	45.455
Ordinary	Purchase	19	45.455
Ordinary	Purchase	292	45.455
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.34
Ordinary	Purchase	128	45.26
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	240	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	167	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	49	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.47
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.455
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.3
Ordinary	Purchase	11	45.295
Ordinary	Purchase	236	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	165	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.47
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.375
Ordinary	Purchase	260	45.48
Ordinary	Purchase	247	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	102	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	21	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	247	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	161	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	98	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	132	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	276	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	91	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	216	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	220	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	246	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.435
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	88	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.405
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.44
Ordinary	Purchase	140	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	11	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	81	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.47
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.46
Ordinary	Purchase	3	45.47
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.41
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	229	45.485
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	24	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	212	45.315
Ordinary	Purchase	57	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	81	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	743	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	29	45.465
Ordinary	Purchase	31	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	2,112	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	2,611	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	5,216	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	2,450	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	6,797	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.43
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	84	45.32
Ordinary	Purchase	105	45.335
Ordinary	Purchase	130	45.375
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.42
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.37
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.39
Ordinary	Purchase	31	45.415
Ordinary	Purchase	130	45.315
Ordinary	Purchase	238	45.275
Ordinary	Purchase	120	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	256	45.465
Ordinary	Purchase	92	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	135	45.36
Ordinary	Purchase	114	45.445
Ordinary	Purchase	120	45.315
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	300	174.78
ADR	Purchase	300	174.9
ADR	Purchase	300	174.74
ADR	Purchase	900	173.936667
ADR	Purchase	30,903	174.30532
ADR	Purchase	3,240	174.9
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.375
Ordinary	Sale	451	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	451	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	451	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	212	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	11	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	451	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	239	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	451	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	281	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	2	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	42	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	200	45.455
Ordinary	Sale	300	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	58	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.37
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	37	45.31
Ordinary	Sale	86	45.46
Ordinary	Sale	136	45.48
Ordinary	Sale	192	45.31
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.34
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.35
Ordinary	Sale	24	45.345
Ordinary	Sale	10	45.345
Ordinary	Sale	159	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	42	45.32
Ordinary	Sale	119	45.34
Ordinary	Sale	67	45.34
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.415
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	10	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	188	45.44
Ordinary	Sale	62	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	92	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	168	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	64	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.48
Ordinary	Sale	200	45.455
Ordinary	Sale	191	45.33
Ordinary	Sale	151	45.37
Ordinary	Sale	90	45.47
Ordinary	Sale	250	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	146	45.495
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	76	45.495
Ordinary	Sale	32	45.495
Ordinary	Sale	154	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	256	45.37
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.565
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.46
Ordinary	Sale	187	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.54
Ordinary	Sale	87	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	168	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	16	45.43
Ordinary	Sale	239	45.43
Ordinary	Sale	243	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	14	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.545
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.47
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.475
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	154	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.34
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.445
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	105	45.48
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.48
Ordinary	Sale	165	45.47
Ordinary	Sale	155	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.365
Ordinary	Sale	260	45.375
Ordinary	Sale	241	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.6
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.46
Ordinary	Sale	152	45.305
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.305
Ordinary	Sale	256	45.31
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.59
Ordinary	Sale	237	44.94
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	105	45.43
Ordinary	Sale	166	45.345
Ordinary	Sale	226	45
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.43
Ordinary	Sale	141	45.345
Ordinary	Sale	115	45.345
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	254	45.595
Ordinary	Sale	14,769	45.43
Ordinary	Sale	85	45.305
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	31	45.345
Ordinary	Sale	5	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	31	45.325
Ordinary	Sale	123	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	62	45.43
Ordinary	Sale	124	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	71	45.43507042
Ordinary	Sale	43	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	49	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	12	45.56
Ordinary	Sale	35	45.55
Ordinary	Sale	20	45.37
Ordinary	Sale	59	45.59
Ordinary	Sale	46	45.35
Ordinary	Sale	15	45.48
Ordinary	Sale	37	45.48
Ordinary	Sale	5	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	65	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.415
Ordinary	Sale	53	45.365
Ordinary	Sale	61	45.43
Ordinary	Sale	73	45.43
Ordinary	Sale	11	45.35
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	300	174.27
ADR	Sale	3	173.99
ADR	Sale	393	174.571756
ADR	Sale	900	174.9
ADR	Sale	900	174.533333
ADR	Sale	32,811	174.498373
ADR	Sale	300	174.89
ADR	Sale	87	173.438276
ADR	Sale	45,000	174.123336
ADR	Sale	5,775	174.9
ADR	Sale	51	174.9
ADR	Sale	3,405	174.9
	Total Purchases	84,187
	Total Sales	123,472

(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

(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
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchasing	38,000	175	American	18/01/2019	9.9
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchasing	200	175	American	18/01/2019	9.79
ADR	Listed call-option	Selling	38,000	200	American	18/01/2019	1.9
ADR	Listed call-option	Selling	200	200	American	18/01/2019	1.79

(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:	30/10/2018
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 call-option	Sale	26,800	175	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	41,800	200	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	15,000	185	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	23,900	190	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	140	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	170	American options	16/11/2018
ADR	Listed put-option	Sale	30,000	140	American options	16/11/2018
ADR	Listed put-option	Sale	30,000	170	American options	18/01/2019
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.

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