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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

11th Dec 2018 14:07

RNS Number : 1406K

Societe Generale SA

11 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	10/12/2018
(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: 15,509,008 Shares Interests and 12,965,572 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 540,522 equivalent Shares interests and 71,235 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	16,049,530	1.75	13,036,807	1.42
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,680,260	1.60	15,219,756	1.66
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,700	0.03	246,800	0.03
TOTAL:	31,005,490	3.38	28,503,363	3.11

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	97	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	45	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	93	45.105
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	65	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	186	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	245	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	40	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	68	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	6	45.13
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45
Ordinary	Purchase	209	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	185	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.21
Ordinary	Purchase	142	45.1
Ordinary	Purchase	200	44.83
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	95	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45
Ordinary	Purchase	13	45
Ordinary	Purchase	502	45
Ordinary	Purchase	36	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	105	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	189	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	222	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.035
Ordinary	Purchase	133	45.035
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.13
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.13
Ordinary	Purchase	343	45.165
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.035
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	129	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	502	45
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	109	44.88
Ordinary	Purchase	146	45.02
Ordinary	Purchase	128	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	555	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	65	45.02
Ordinary	Purchase	261	45.19
Ordinary	Purchase	339	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	584	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	65	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	138	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	170	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	403	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	146	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	85	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	138	45.195
Ordinary	Purchase	208	45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,108	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.155
Ordinary	Purchase	105	45.155
Ordinary	Purchase	120	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45
Ordinary	Purchase	162	45
Ordinary	Purchase	107	45
Ordinary	Purchase	325	45
Ordinary	Purchase	24	45
Ordinary	Purchase	300	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	192	45
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.865
Ordinary	Purchase	207	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	77	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	81	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	148	45.21
Ordinary	Purchase	5	45.21
Ordinary	Purchase	300	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	65	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	164	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	217	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	156	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	77	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	197	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	14	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	156	45.135
Ordinary	Purchase	160	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	192	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.21
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.135
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.235
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.235
Ordinary	Purchase	56	45.195
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.21
Ordinary	Purchase	210	45.21
Ordinary	Purchase	157	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	191	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	15	44.98
Ordinary	Purchase	21	44.98
Ordinary	Purchase	12	44.98
Ordinary	Purchase	10	44.98
Ordinary	Purchase	139	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	98	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	51	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	6	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	82	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	16	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.035
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	23	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	79	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	82	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	126	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45
Ordinary	Purchase	81	45
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.035
Ordinary	Purchase	56	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	111	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	212	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	53	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	84	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	200	44.935
Ordinary	Purchase	108	45.23
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	162	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	230	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	273	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	140	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	57	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	65	45
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	23	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	21	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	93	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	98	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	11	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	211	45.02
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	97	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	83	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	89	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	96	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.23
Ordinary	Purchase	135	45.195
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.195
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	83	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.195
Ordinary	Purchase	229	45.195
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	153	45.17
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	134	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	300	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	85	45
Ordinary	Purchase	36	45
Ordinary	Purchase	121	45
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.905
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	45	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	102	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	14	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	208	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	246	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	207	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	1	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.9
Ordinary	Purchase	302	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	127	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	245	45
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.105
Ordinary	Purchase	93	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	45	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.125
Ordinary	Purchase	65	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	39	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	16	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	295	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	76	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	174	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	45	45.035
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	45	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	753	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	115	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	24	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	57	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	29	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	37	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	22	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	169	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	83	45
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.05
Ordinary	Purchase	693	45
Ordinary	Purchase	508	45
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.015
Ordinary	Purchase	82	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	102	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	102	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	286	45.215
Ordinary	Purchase	120	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.1
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.04
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	27	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.97
Ordinary	Purchase	72	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	19	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	115	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	85	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	24	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	306	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	116	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	86	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.1
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	43	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	120	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	80	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.15
Ordinary	Purchase	207	45.16
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	24	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	46	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	147	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	12	44.915
Ordinary	Purchase	149	44.915
Ordinary	Purchase	60	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	4	44.915
Ordinary	Purchase	86	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	86	44.91
Ordinary	Purchase	143	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	64	44.93
Ordinary	Purchase	116	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	190	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	68	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	24	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	44	44.93
Ordinary	Purchase	68	44.945
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.045
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	80	44.925
Ordinary	Purchase	10	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	82	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	167	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	13	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.07
Ordinary	Purchase	157	44.905
Ordinary	Purchase	56	44.945
Ordinary	Purchase	82	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45
Ordinary	Purchase	77	45.025
Ordinary	Purchase	6	45.105
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.105
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45
Ordinary	Purchase	94	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.06
Ordinary	Purchase	182	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45
Ordinary	Purchase	592	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	55	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	203	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	91	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	87	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	165	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	44	45.09
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.035
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.035
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.035
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.03
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	53	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	866	44.92
Ordinary	Purchase	866	45
Ordinary	Purchase	221	44.99
Ordinary	Purchase	55	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	148	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	10,863	45
Ordinary	Purchase	138	45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,074	45
Ordinary	Purchase	261	45
Ordinary	Purchase	154	45
Ordinary	Purchase	41	45.195
Ordinary	Purchase	77	45.195
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	45.34794706
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	47.63722574
Ordinary	Purchase	12,000	45.59535891
Ordinary	Purchase	758,729	45.530276
Ordinary	Purchase	320,000	45.08
Ordinary	Purchase	258,662	45.694256
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	123	170.220488
ADR	Purchase	300	169.87
ADR	Purchase	5,859	170.12
ADR	Purchase	300	170.27
ADR	Purchase	117	170.1
ADR	Purchase	6,900	170.924348
ADR	Purchase	23,100	170.942458
ADR	Purchase	600	170.73
ADR	Purchase	18,297	170.108275
ADR	Purchase	150	170.38
ADR	Purchase	7,494	170.25293
ADR	Purchase	714	170.12
ADR	Purchase	18	170.28
ADR	Purchase	4,080	170.12
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	262	45.115
Ordinary	Sale	133	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	126	45.2
Ordinary	Sale	218	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	42	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	221	45.145
Ordinary	Sale	40	45.145
Ordinary	Sale	29	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	233	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	65	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	43	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	114	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	148	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	260	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	262	44.885
Ordinary	Sale	31	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	221	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	97	45.045
Ordinary	Sale	65	45.055
Ordinary	Sale	17	45.055
Ordinary	Sale	307	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	68	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	75	44.925
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	65	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	65	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	11	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	49	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	25	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	52	45.01
Ordinary	Sale	32	45.01
Ordinary	Sale	26	45.01
Ordinary	Sale	29	45
Ordinary	Sale	25	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	26	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	112	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	26	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	88	45
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	28	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	2	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	49	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	58	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	36	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	27	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	26	45
Ordinary	Sale	44	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	91	45.025
Ordinary	Sale	45	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	62	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	34	45
Ordinary	Sale	2	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	855	45
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	65	45.06
Ordinary	Sale	269	45.06
Ordinary	Sale	65	45.06
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.06
Ordinary	Sale	65	45.05
Ordinary	Sale	299	45.045
Ordinary	Sale	312	45.055
Ordinary	Sale	76	45.055
Ordinary	Sale	20	45.055
Ordinary	Sale	78	45.055
Ordinary	Sale	26	45.055
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.055
Ordinary	Sale	174	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	36	45.015
Ordinary	Sale	161	45.015
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.93
Ordinary	Sale	47	44.93
Ordinary	Sale	394	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	139	45.01
Ordinary	Sale	2	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	103	45.01
Ordinary	Sale	113	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	3	44.97
Ordinary	Sale	292	45
Ordinary	Sale	106	45
Ordinary	Sale	101	45
Ordinary	Sale	4	45
Ordinary	Sale	186	45
Ordinary	Sale	50	45
Ordinary	Sale	108	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	2	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	121	45
Ordinary	Sale	28	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	205	45
Ordinary	Sale	118	45
Ordinary	Sale	2	44.97
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	2	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	368	44.905
Ordinary	Sale	758,729	45.513166
Ordinary	Sale	320,000	45.08
Ordinary	Sale	258,662	45.694256
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	3,600	170.257917
ADR	Sale	132	170.18
ADR	Sale	2,700	170.02
ADR	Sale	1,386	170.12
ADR	Sale	300	170.59
ADR	Sale	99	170.47
ADR	Sale	417	170.12
ADR	Sale	18,000	170.339932
	Total Purchases	1,673,274
	Total Sales	1,375,256

(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	100,000	45.34794706
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	100,000	47.63722574
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	12,000	45.59535891

(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

Selling

25,000

180

American

18/01/2019

1.8

(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:	11/12/2018
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	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	33,900	190	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	140	American options	18/01/2019
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
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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