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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

7th Dec 2018 14:25

RNS Number : 8609J

Societe Generale SA

07 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	06/12/2018
(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: 15,051,392 Shares Interests and 13,113,716 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 596,193 equivalent Shares interests and 98,766 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	15,647,585	1.71	13,212,482	1.44
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,680,260	1.60	14,646,237	1.60
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	325,700	0.04	271,800	0.03
TOTAL:	30,653,545	3.35	28,130,519	3.07

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	46.215
Ordinary	Purchase	27	46.095
Ordinary	Purchase	3	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	55	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	252	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	121	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	251	46.28
Ordinary	Purchase	251	46.2
Ordinary	Purchase	143	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	252	46.015
Ordinary	Purchase	120	46.175
Ordinary	Purchase	251	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	148	46.225
Ordinary	Purchase	103	46.225
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	124	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	254	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	253	45.965
Ordinary	Purchase	251	46.175
Ordinary	Purchase	62	46.225
Ordinary	Purchase	49	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	92	45.935
Ordinary	Purchase	105	46.32
Ordinary	Purchase	60	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	61	46.31
Ordinary	Purchase	175	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	34	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	10	46.095
Ordinary	Purchase	153	46.095
Ordinary	Purchase	147	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	59	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	132	46.03
Ordinary	Purchase	148	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	121	46.175
Ordinary	Purchase	66	46.22
Ordinary	Purchase	245	46.23
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.185
Ordinary	Purchase	237	46.23
Ordinary	Purchase	224	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	28	46.185
Ordinary	Purchase	168	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	63	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	58	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	15	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	63	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	63	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	63	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	63	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	63	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	154	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	95	46.21
Ordinary	Purchase	28	46.17
Ordinary	Purchase	84	46.22
Ordinary	Purchase	185	46.17
Ordinary	Purchase	156	46
Ordinary	Purchase	10	46
Ordinary	Purchase	182	46.18
Ordinary	Purchase	176	46.185
Ordinary	Purchase	219	46.2
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.08
Ordinary	Purchase	17,320	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	90,000	45.97217172
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	46.2927532
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	46.02938974
Ordinary	Purchase	150,000	46.18108003
Ordinary	Purchase	150,000	46.67775302
Ordinary	Purchase	40,000	46.1781519
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	46.92003818
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	47.88885222
Ordinary	Purchase	22,000	46.96929061
Ordinary	Purchase	877,924	47.478849
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	45.956
Ordinary	Purchase	120,000	46.120349
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	45.956
Ordinary	Purchase	30,000	46.65
Ordinary	Purchase	300,000	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	813,000	46.120349
Ordinary	Purchase	250,000	45.956
Ordinary	Purchase	250,000	46.506
Ordinary	Purchase	180,000	46.120349
Ordinary	Purchase	60,000	46.65
Ordinary	Purchase	16,000	46.65
Ordinary	Purchase	40,000	46.120349
Ordinary	Purchase	57,000	45.956
Ordinary	Purchase	40,000	46.236273
Ordinary	Purchase	300,000	46.1
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	93	178.122903
ADR	Purchase	3	178.02
ADR	Purchase	900	177.913333
ADR	Purchase	300	177.98
ADR	Purchase	3,798	178.13
ADR	Purchase	27	175.836667
ADR	Purchase	1,200	176.44125
ADR	Purchase	106,644	177.992391
ADR	Purchase	3,804	178.13
ADR	Purchase	41,700	176.900437
ADR	Purchase	2,880	178.13
ADR	Purchase	21	176.03
ADR	Purchase	13,200	178.13
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	75	46.515
Ordinary	Sale	85	46.185
Ordinary	Sale	43	46.065
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	63	46.035
Ordinary	Sale	97	46.035
Ordinary	Sale	33	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	27	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	43	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	1,495	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	6,096	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	174	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	4,906	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	2,284	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	11	45.96
Ordinary	Sale	544	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.96
Ordinary	Sale	21	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	18	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	92	45.96
Ordinary	Sale	49	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	87	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	60	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	96	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	147	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	87	46
Ordinary	Sale	36	45.9675
Ordinary	Sale	33	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	571	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	182	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.15
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.15
Ordinary	Sale	124	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	131	46.39
Ordinary	Sale	715	46.39
Ordinary	Sale	103	46.22
Ordinary	Sale	66	46.22
Ordinary	Sale	182	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.045
Ordinary	Sale	436	46.14
Ordinary	Sale	801	46.58
Ordinary	Sale	258	46.2
Ordinary	Sale	206	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	226	46.015
Ordinary	Sale	26	46.015
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.045
Ordinary	Sale	212	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	110	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	142	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	46	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	40	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	181	46.18
Ordinary	Sale	70	46.18
Ordinary	Sale	44	46.22
Ordinary	Sale	207	46.22
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	42	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	245	45.925
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.92
Ordinary	Sale	8	45.925
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.16
Ordinary	Sale	97	46.18
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.19
Ordinary	Sale	210	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	676	46.03
Ordinary	Sale	371	46
Ordinary	Sale	514	46.05
Ordinary	Sale	161	46.05
Ordinary	Sale	843	46.595
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.91
Ordinary	Sale	159	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	253	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	543	46.595
Ordinary	Sale	139	46.595
Ordinary	Sale	209	46.065
Ordinary	Sale	529	46.595
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.075
Ordinary	Sale	138	46
Ordinary	Sale	339	46.535
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.15
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	181	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.03
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.03
Ordinary	Sale	109	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	143	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	156	46.375
Ordinary	Sale	255	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	94	46.375
Ordinary	Sale	120	45.96
Ordinary	Sale	96	46.15
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	111	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.015
Ordinary	Sale	111	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	229	46.17
Ordinary	Sale	170	46.175
Ordinary	Sale	122	46.175
Ordinary	Sale	272	46.165
Ordinary	Sale	22	46.17
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	181	46.14
Ordinary	Sale	166	46.185
Ordinary	Sale	256	46.2
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.19
Ordinary	Sale	196	45.9
Ordinary	Sale	114	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	387	45.9
Ordinary	Sale	128	45.9
Ordinary	Sale	268	46.595
Ordinary	Sale	190	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	211	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	207	46.515
Ordinary	Sale	54	45.9
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.41
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.415
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.41
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.23
Ordinary	Sale	250	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.505
Ordinary	Sale	18	46.505
Ordinary	Sale	254	46.505
Ordinary	Sale	363	46.495
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	249	46.57
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	278	46.165
Ordinary	Sale	172	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	31	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	10	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	71	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	46	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	213	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	421	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.195
Ordinary	Sale	253	46.01
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.325
Ordinary	Sale	214	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	48	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.32
Ordinary	Sale	518	46.39
Ordinary	Sale	46	46.39
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	253	46.33
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.325
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	253	45.905
Ordinary	Sale	112	46.56
Ordinary	Sale	304	46.57
Ordinary	Sale	190	46.56
Ordinary	Sale	301	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	185	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	103	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	79	45.9725
Ordinary	Sale	71	45.9675
Ordinary	Sale	78	45.9775
Ordinary	Sale	39	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	7	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	78	45.9725
Ordinary	Sale	79	45.9475
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	131	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	4	46
Ordinary	Sale	44	45.9725
Ordinary	Sale	132	46
Ordinary	Sale	135	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	206	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.035
Ordinary	Sale	80	46.035
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	21	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	29	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	11	45.95
Ordinary	Sale	58	45.95
Ordinary	Sale	31	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	56	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	56	46.04
Ordinary	Sale	111	46.17
Ordinary	Sale	102	46
Ordinary	Sale	143	46.515
Ordinary	Sale	308	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	228	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	36	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	37	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	270	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	71	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	49	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	56	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	319	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	55	46.095
Ordinary	Sale	75	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	85	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	59	45.9
Ordinary	Sale	104	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	10,222	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,732	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,732	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,732	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,732	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,732	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	3,464	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	6,928	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	3,464	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,732	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,732	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,834	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	221	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	426	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	18,861	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	9,078	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	355	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	284	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.03
Ordinary	Sale	192	46.03
Ordinary	Sale	167	46.03
Ordinary	Sale	79	46.03
Ordinary	Sale	81	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	352	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	30	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	49	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	4	46
Ordinary	Sale	110	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	145	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	98	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	33	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	57	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	79	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	87	45.95
Ordinary	Sale	87	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	37	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	135	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	38	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	48	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	91	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	74	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	4	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	47	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	32	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	81	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	57	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	94	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	47	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	25	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	96	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	81	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	79	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	54	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	49	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	63	46.01
Ordinary	Sale	180	46.06
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	50	46.135
Ordinary	Sale	189	46.18
Ordinary	Sale	17	46.18
Ordinary	Sale	171	46.18
Ordinary	Sale	131	46.06
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.18
Ordinary	Sale	51	46.36
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.845
Ordinary	Sale	89	46
Ordinary	Sale	97	46
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	173	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	51	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	139	46.59
Ordinary	Sale	34	46.59
Ordinary	Sale	141	46.59
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	57	46.14
Ordinary	Sale	239	46.15
Ordinary	Sale	42	46.375
Ordinary	Sale	70	46
Ordinary	Sale	153	46.375
Ordinary	Sale	84	46.375
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	208	46.14
Ordinary	Sale	58	46.055
Ordinary	Sale	68	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	153	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	40	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	13	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	79	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	416	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	22	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	116	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	154	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	71	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	95	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	165	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	174	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	108	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	116	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.925
Ordinary	Sale	34	46.17
Ordinary	Sale	118	46.17
Ordinary	Sale	91	45.9
Ordinary	Sale	180	45.9
Ordinary	Sale	139	46.59
Ordinary	Sale	50	46.03
Ordinary	Sale	102	46
Ordinary	Sale	20	46.03
Ordinary	Sale	105	46.03
Ordinary	Sale	52	46.525
Ordinary	Sale	69	46.59
Ordinary	Sale	110	45.9
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.9
Ordinary	Sale	36	45.9
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.9
Ordinary	Sale	192	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	275	45.9
Ordinary	Sale	115	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	262	45.88
Ordinary	Sale	36	45.88
Ordinary	Sale	108	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	53	45.88
Ordinary	Sale	65	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	13	46.155
Ordinary	Sale	68	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	85	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	116	46.155
Ordinary	Sale	153	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.14
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.135
Ordinary	Sale	203	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	66	46
Ordinary	Sale	106	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.035
Ordinary	Sale	521	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	32	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	56	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	71	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	151	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	137	46.11
Ordinary	Sale	86	46.11
Ordinary	Sale	75	45.96
Ordinary	Sale	23	45.96
Ordinary	Sale	139	46.39
Ordinary	Sale	135	46.39
Ordinary	Sale	283	46.39
Ordinary	Sale	180	45.885
Ordinary	Sale	119	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	38	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	133	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	55	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	103	45.965
Ordinary	Sale	52	45.93
Ordinary	Sale	66	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	74	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	110	46.16
Ordinary	Sale	69	46.265
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	124	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	119	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	28	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	35	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	17	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	39	45.995
Ordinary	Sale	72	46.525
Ordinary	Sale	80	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	186	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	55	45.895
Ordinary	Sale	50	46.525
Ordinary	Sale	218	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	49	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	17	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	66	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	84	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	85	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	2,144	46.0613
Ordinary	Sale	5,715	46.0468
Ordinary	Sale	19,685	46.0468
Ordinary	Sale	5,000	46.61
Ordinary	Sale	877,924	47.476739
Ordinary	Sale	100,000	46.102644
Ordinary	Sale	250,000	46.102644
Ordinary	Sale	57,000	46.102644
Ordinary	Sale	250,000	46.102644
Ordinary	Sale	813,000	46.262945
Ordinary	Sale	300,000	46.102644
Ordinary	Sale	16,000	46.102644
Ordinary	Sale	120,000	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	30,000	46.102644
Ordinary	Sale	180,000	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	40,000	46.229337
Ordinary	Sale	50,000	46.102644
Ordinary	Sale	60,000	46.102644
Ordinary	Sale	11,500	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	40,000	46.236273
Ordinary	Sale	300,000	46.1
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	42	178.25
ADR	Sale	45	177.111333
ADR	Sale	3,474	177.658411
ADR	Sale	45	178.084667
ADR	Sale	9,507	176.652872
ADR	Sale	22,500	176.741843
ADR	Sale	900	178.16
ADR	Sale	15	176.35
ADR	Sale	12,240	178.13
	Total Purchases	4,385,245
	Total Sales	3,709,024

(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	90,000	45.97217172
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	46.2927532
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	46.02938974
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	150,000	46.18108003
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	150,000	46.67775302
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	40,000	46.1781519
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	46.92003818
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	100,000	47.88885222
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	22,000	46.96929061
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	5,715	46.0468
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	19,685	46.0468
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	5,000	46.61

(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:	07/12/2018
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	Purchase	50,000	180	American options	07/12/2018
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	50,000	175	American options	07/12/2018

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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