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Form 8.3 - Shire PLC

13th Dec 2018 09:48

RNS Number : 3885K

Societe Generale SA

13 December 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	12/12/2018
(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: 15,888,657 Shares Interests and 14,722,661 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 441,249 equivalent Shares interests and 45,144 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	16,329,906	1.78	14,767,805	1.61
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	13,816,869	1.51	14,714,097	1.61
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	265,700	0.03	216,800	0.02
TOTAL:	30,412,475	3.32	29,698,702	3.24

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	69	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	89	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	380	45.47
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.32
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	697	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	1,686	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	574	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	1,020	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	712	45.4
Ordinary	Purchase	179	45.485
Ordinary	Purchase	270	45.51
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.59
Ordinary	Purchase	115	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	120	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	259	45.495
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	261	45.585
Ordinary	Purchase	195	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	162	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	169	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	115	45.455
Ordinary	Purchase	258	45.345
Ordinary	Purchase	241	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	292	45.38
Ordinary	Purchase	258	45.29
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	259	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	357	45.49
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	86	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	259	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	1	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	223	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	120	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	32	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	91	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	105	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	189	45.485
Ordinary	Purchase	87	45.485
Ordinary	Purchase	400	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.315
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.5
Ordinary	Purchase	337	45.47
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	45.23559739
Ordinary	Purchase	103,234	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	758,729	45.530276
Ordinary	Purchase	306,500	45.592397
Ordinary	Purchase	122,500	45.6015
Ordinary	Purchase	60,000	45.579
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	39	172.53
ADR	Purchase	36	171.84
ADR	Purchase	4,500	172.438667
ADR	Purchase	300	172.48
ADR	Purchase	3,900	171.883846
ADR	Purchase	2,070	172.48
ADR	Purchase	960	172.48
ADR	Purchase	240	172.48
ADR	Purchase	13,200	172.48
ADR	Purchase	2,880	172.48
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	41	45.525
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.525
Ordinary	Sale	81	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	25	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	35	45.365
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.425
Ordinary	Sale	195	45.43
Ordinary	Sale	153	45.495
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.525
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	45	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	68	45.48
Ordinary	Sale	166	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	71	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	369	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	44	45.345
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.345
Ordinary	Sale	76	45.345
Ordinary	Sale	111	45.47
Ordinary	Sale	126	45.47
Ordinary	Sale	200	45.47
Ordinary	Sale	178	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	169	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	554	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	163	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	20	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	62	45.48
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.355
Ordinary	Sale	210	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	190	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	278	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	3,383	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	76	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	195	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	8,776	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	114	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	2,056	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	123	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	142	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	10	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	241	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	2	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	59	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	173	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	34	45.5
Ordinary	Sale	28	45.475
Ordinary	Sale	231	45.475
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.375
Ordinary	Sale	234	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	258	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.47
Ordinary	Sale	258	45.56
Ordinary	Sale	223	45.365
Ordinary	Sale	258	45.36
Ordinary	Sale	31	45.46
Ordinary	Sale	228	45.46
Ordinary	Sale	490	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.43
Ordinary	Sale	258	45.355
Ordinary	Sale	258	45.365
Ordinary	Sale	757	45.46
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	258	45.315
Ordinary	Sale	84	45.55
Ordinary	Sale	98	45.55
Ordinary	Sale	257	45.445
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.515
Ordinary	Sale	257	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.445
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.48
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.445
Ordinary	Sale	258	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	136	45.445
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.445
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	261	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	159	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	314	45.365
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.475
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.535
Ordinary	Sale	259	45.54
Ordinary	Sale	149	45.335
Ordinary	Sale	184	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	122	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	59	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	58	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.4
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.505
Ordinary	Sale	20	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	165	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	310	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	53	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	123	45.48
Ordinary	Sale	57	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	90	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	73	45.475
Ordinary	Sale	149	45.475
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.44
Ordinary	Sale	96	45.44
Ordinary	Sale	50	45.36
Ordinary	Sale	2	45.425
Ordinary	Sale	102	45.425
Ordinary	Sale	9	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	102	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	79	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	47	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	47	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	85	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	185	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	48	45.46
Ordinary	Sale	334	45.46
Ordinary	Sale	42	45.48
Ordinary	Sale	49	45.48
Ordinary	Sale	74	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	307	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	25	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	309	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	119	45.55
Ordinary	Sale	47	45.55
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.48
Ordinary	Sale	455	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	231	45.33
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.365
Ordinary	Sale	190	45.495
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.495
Ordinary	Sale	61	45.405
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.48
Ordinary	Sale	325,000	45.55
Ordinary	Sale	1,265,632	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	758,729	45.521152
Ordinary	Sale	306,500	45.587993
Ordinary	Sale	122,500	45.6015
Ordinary	Sale	60,000	45.579
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	1,800	171.818333
ADR	Sale	3,900	172.048462
ADR	Sale	300	172.27
ADR	Sale	4,800	172.29
ADR	Sale	18	172.72
ADR	Sale	100,914	172.48
ADR	Sale	135	172.630222
	Total Purchases	1,440,965
	Total Sales	2,985,578

(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

45.23559739

(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 put-option	Purchasing	100	170	American	18/01/2019	3.3
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchasing	1,200	170	American	18/01/2019	3.35
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchasing	900	170	American	18/01/2019	3.37
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchasing	4,500	170	American	18/01/2019	3.39
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchasing	100	170	American	18/01/2019	3.43
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchasing	600	170	American	18/01/2019	3.48
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchasing	500	170	American	18/01/2019	3.53
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchasing	1,500	170	American	18/01/2019	3.59
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchasing	200	170	American	18/01/2019	3.6
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchasing	200	170	American	18/01/2019	3.61
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchasing	200	170	American	18/01/2019	3.62
ADR	Listed put-option	Selling	1,300	140	American	18/01/2019	0.15
ADR	Listed put-option	Selling	900	140	American	18/01/2019	0.17
ADR	Listed put-option	Selling	4,500	140	American	18/01/2019	0.19
ADR	Listed put-option	Selling	100	140	American	18/01/2019	0.23
ADR	Listed put-option	Selling	600	140	American	18/01/2019	0.28
ADR	Listed put-option	Selling	200	140	American	18/01/2019	0.3
ADR	Listed put-option	Selling	200	140	American	18/01/2019	0.31
ADR	Listed put-option	Selling	200	140	American	18/01/2019	0.32
ADR	Listed put-option	Selling	500	140	American	18/01/2019	0.33
ADR	Listed put-option	Selling	1,500	140	American	18/01/2019	0.39

(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:	13/12/2018
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	6,800	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	33,900	190	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	170	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	140	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	155	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	25,000	180	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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