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Form 8.3 - Shire PLC

3rd Sep 2018 13:07

RNS Number : 6021Z

Societe Generale SA

03 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	31/08/2018
(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: 8,919,742 Shares Interests and 7,066,898 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:	9,178,984	1.00	7,083,716	0.77
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,316,367	1.13	8,190,991	0.90
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	195,000	0.02	175,000	0.02
TOTAL:	19,690,351	2.15	15,449,707	1.69

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	55	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	23	45.005
Ordinary	Purchase	328	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	6,960	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	3,533	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	141	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	99	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	194	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	6	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	273	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	148	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	155	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	1,520	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	647	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	186	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	207	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	8	45.195
Ordinary	Purchase	694	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	158	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.225
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	148	45.12
Ordinary	Purchase	81	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	64	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	52	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	74	45.2
Ordinary	Purchase	151	45.01
Ordinary	Purchase	143	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	21	45.12
Ordinary	Purchase	71	45.1
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.1
Ordinary	Purchase	9	45.1
Ordinary	Purchase	113	45.1
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.055
Ordinary	Purchase	169	44.97502959
Ordinary	Purchase	4	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	5	44.94
Ordinary	Purchase	1	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.075
Ordinary	Purchase	61	45.085
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.095
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.065
Ordinary	Purchase	1,731	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	1,731	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	1,731	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	330	45.13
Ordinary	Purchase	346	45.13
Ordinary	Purchase	16	45.13
Ordinary	Purchase	15	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	49	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	133	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	94	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	68	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	126	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	156	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	71	44.985
Ordinary	Purchase	138	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	75	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	73	44.995
Ordinary	Purchase	4	44.96
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	99	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	99	44.955
Ordinary	Purchase	99	44.98
Ordinary	Purchase	96	44.975
Ordinary	Purchase	99	44.95
Ordinary	Purchase	95	44.945
Ordinary	Purchase	75,000	44.96705189
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	44.990593
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	702	174.81291
ADR	Purchase	1,497	175.02006
ADR	Purchase	27	175.27
ADR	Purchase	6	175.27
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	87	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	93	45.045
Ordinary	Sale	31	45.015
Ordinary	Sale	92	45.045
Ordinary	Sale	165	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.965
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	149	45
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.915
Ordinary	Sale	71	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	30	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	231	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	17	45
Ordinary	Sale	138	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	212	44.915
Ordinary	Sale	129	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.935
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.96
Ordinary	Sale	8	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	209	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.94
Ordinary	Sale	174	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	165	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	71	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	30	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	335	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	18	44.96
Ordinary	Sale	82	44.96
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.18
Ordinary	Sale	121	45
Ordinary	Sale	100	45
Ordinary	Sale	277	45.1825
Ordinary	Sale	227	45
Ordinary	Sale	244	45
Ordinary	Sale	234	45
Ordinary	Sale	196	45
Ordinary	Sale	162	44.97
Ordinary	Sale	98	45.01
Ordinary	Sale	2	45.01
Ordinary	Sale	74	44.955
Ordinary	Sale	54	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	153	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	13	44.97
Ordinary	Sale	48	44.93
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	205	45
Ordinary	Sale	243	45
Ordinary	Sale	73	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	103	45.175
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	238	45.015
Ordinary	Sale	329	45.1725
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.915
Ordinary	Sale	1,195	45
Ordinary	Sale	1,899	45
Ordinary	Sale	255	44.915
Ordinary	Sale	360	45
Ordinary	Sale	290	45
Ordinary	Sale	173	45
Ordinary	Sale	148	44.915
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.18
Ordinary	Sale	105	45
Ordinary	Sale	205	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.91
Ordinary	Sale	119	44.91
Ordinary	Sale	143	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	283	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	252	44.88
Ordinary	Sale	94	44.88
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.905
Ordinary	Sale	242	45
Ordinary	Sale	30	45
Ordinary	Sale	117	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	235	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	52	44.93
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.905
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.89
Ordinary	Sale	143	44.915
Ordinary	Sale	200	45
Ordinary	Sale	113	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	123	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.19
Ordinary	Sale	121	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	88	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	329	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.175
Ordinary	Sale	390	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	213	44.81
Ordinary	Sale	156	44.81
Ordinary	Sale	612	44.81
Ordinary	Sale	464	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	130	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	435	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.185
Ordinary	Sale	425	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.875
Ordinary	Sale	229	44.875
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.83
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.015
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.9
Ordinary	Sale	163	44.9
Ordinary	Sale	52	44.88
Ordinary	Sale	48	44.88
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	115	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	140	45.07
Ordinary	Sale	62	44.93
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.93
Ordinary	Sale	169	44.93
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	14	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	86	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	697	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	151	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.955
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.9
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	520	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	92	44.965
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	154	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	160	44.965
Ordinary	Sale	16	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	203	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	312	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.905
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.91
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.97
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.955
Ordinary	Sale	228	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	41	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	82	45
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	62	44.965
Ordinary	Sale	7	44.965
Ordinary	Sale	142	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	14	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	55	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	100	45
Ordinary	Sale	138	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	66	44.97
Ordinary	Sale	52	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	85	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	320	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	41	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	23	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	52	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	87	45
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	62	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	71	44.955
Ordinary	Sale	66	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	140	44.86
Ordinary	Sale	70	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	63	45.225
Ordinary	Sale	42	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	54	45
Ordinary	Sale	100	45
Ordinary	Sale	229	45
Ordinary	Sale	113	45.01
Ordinary	Sale	312	45.01
Ordinary	Sale	24	45.01
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.01
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	100	45
Ordinary	Sale	62	44.955
Ordinary	Sale	27	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	25	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	97	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	138	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	29	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	40	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	40	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	72	45
Ordinary	Sale	71	45
Ordinary	Sale	138	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.96
Ordinary	Sale	40	44.96
Ordinary	Sale	51	44.96
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.91
Ordinary	Sale	126	44.93
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.175
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	30	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	129	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	70	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	97	45
Ordinary	Sale	69	45
Ordinary	Sale	28	45
Ordinary	Sale	108	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	84	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	49	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	75	44.835
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.825
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	53	45
Ordinary	Sale	70	45
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.905
Ordinary	Sale	236	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	53	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	35	44.915
Ordinary	Sale	83	44.865
Ordinary	Sale	77	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	23	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	79	44.955
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.175
Ordinary	Sale	61	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	91	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	320	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	384	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	142	45
Ordinary	Sale	511	45
Ordinary	Sale	146	45
Ordinary	Sale	369	45
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.955
Ordinary	Sale	58	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	86	44.955
Ordinary	Sale	70	45
Ordinary	Sale	186	45
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.955
Ordinary	Sale	237	44.955
Ordinary	Sale	37	44.93
Ordinary	Sale	20	44.93
Ordinary	Sale	173	44.89
Ordinary	Sale	134	45
Ordinary	Sale	175	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	193	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	76	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	51	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	70	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	59	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.225
Ordinary	Sale	138	45.225
Ordinary	Sale	41	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	110	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	77	44.85
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	20	45
Ordinary	Sale	102	45
Ordinary	Sale	92	45
Ordinary	Sale	2	45
Ordinary	Sale	137	45.015
Ordinary	Sale	3	45.015
Ordinary	Sale	71	45.015
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	53	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	41	45
Ordinary	Sale	100	45
Ordinary	Sale	60	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.955
Ordinary	Sale	75	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	78	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	75	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	173	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	39	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	108	45
Ordinary	Sale	17	45
Ordinary	Sale	56	45
Ordinary	Sale	82	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	103	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	95	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	454	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	75	45.005
Ordinary	Sale	125	45
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.155
Ordinary	Sale	21	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	144	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	159	45
Ordinary	Sale	44	44.875
Ordinary	Sale	30	44.97
Ordinary	Sale	39	44.97
Ordinary	Sale	138	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.965
Ordinary	Sale	201	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	43	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	120	45
Ordinary	Sale	230	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	105	45
Ordinary	Sale	133	44.89
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.915
Ordinary	Sale	190	44.915
Ordinary	Sale	217	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	32	44.975
Ordinary	Sale	251	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	56	44.91
Ordinary	Sale	346	45
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.89
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	110	45
Ordinary	Sale	49	44.96
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.96
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.97
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.065
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	86	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.165
Ordinary	Sale	21	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	131	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	76	44.99
Ordinary	Sale	129	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	23	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	74	44.89
Ordinary	Sale	165	44.875
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.01
Ordinary	Sale	44	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.995
Ordinary	Sale	188	45.18
Ordinary	Sale	91	45.07
Ordinary	Sale	44	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	209	45.17
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.81
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.065
Ordinary	Sale	175	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.875
Ordinary	Sale	57	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	53	44.985
Ordinary	Sale	41	45.045
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.085
Ordinary	Sale	53	45.045
Ordinary	Sale	12	45.045
Ordinary	Sale	206	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	153	44.9
Ordinary	Sale	68	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	26	44.945
Ordinary	Sale	86	45.07
Ordinary	Sale	29	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	264	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.04
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.93
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.93
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.925
Ordinary	Sale	161	45.045
Ordinary	Sale	56	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	56	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	67	45
Ordinary	Sale	56	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	126	45
Ordinary	Sale	129	45
Ordinary	Sale	60	45
Ordinary	Sale	57	44.94
Ordinary	Sale	24	44.94
Ordinary	Sale	141	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	166	44.98
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.955
Ordinary	Sale	220	44.965
Ordinary	Sale	170	44.965
Ordinary	Sale	97	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	145	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	48	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	107	45.02
Ordinary	Sale	55	44.92
Ordinary	Sale	70	44.95
Ordinary	Sale	1,013,980	45.13
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	99	175.03
ADR	Sale	600	175.28
ADR	Sale	300	175.32
ADR	Sale	2,001	175.14394
ADR	Sale	36	175.27
ADR	Sale	1,500	175.314
ADR	Sale	300	174.55
ADR	Sale	3,888	175.27
	Total Purchases	152,038
	Total Sales	1,070,008

(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	75,000	44.96705189
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	44.990593
Ordinary	Equity Linked Swap	Reducing a short position	1,013,980	45.13

(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:	03/09/2018
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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