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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

9th Oct 2018 13:55

RNS Number : 4537D

Societe Generale SA

09 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	08/10/2018
(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: 11,669,029 Shares Interests and 172,842 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 380,643 equivalent Shares interests and 34,020 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	12,049,672	1.32	206,862	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	4,951,664	0.54	10,873,227	1.19
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	305,000	0.03	285,000	0.03
TOTAL:	17,306,336	1.89	11,365,089	1.24

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	76	43.965
Ordinary	Purchase	179	43.965
Ordinary	Purchase	687	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	1,259	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	31	44.01
Ordinary	Purchase	292	44.005
Ordinary	Purchase	452	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	118	44.125
Ordinary	Purchase	278	44.125
Ordinary	Purchase	89	44.1
Ordinary	Purchase	152	44.1
Ordinary	Purchase	18	44.1
Ordinary	Purchase	80	44.01
Ordinary	Purchase	52	44.005
Ordinary	Purchase	248	44
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.135
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.15
Ordinary	Purchase	116	44.125
Ordinary	Purchase	234	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	82	43.935
Ordinary	Purchase	16	43.93
Ordinary	Purchase	80	44.055
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.095
Ordinary	Purchase	222	44.125
Ordinary	Purchase	7	44.065
Ordinary	Purchase	76	44.065
Ordinary	Purchase	280	44.095
Ordinary	Purchase	107	44.08
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.125
Ordinary	Purchase	99	43.935
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.105
Ordinary	Purchase	199	43.98
Ordinary	Purchase	203	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	85	44.06
Ordinary	Purchase	105	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	118	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	143	43.88
Ordinary	Purchase	41	44.005
Ordinary	Purchase	1,343,625	44.1
Ordinary	Purchase	852	44
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	43.995097
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	45.873672
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	15,000	172.324196
ADR	Purchase	87	172.377586
ADR	Purchase	3,300	172.260909
ADR	Purchase	19,446	172.252206
ADR	Purchase	3,009	172.84
ADR	Purchase	144	172.478333
ADR	Purchase	1,254	172.4
ADR	Purchase	1,800	172.581667
ADR	Purchase	267	172.331348
ADR	Purchase	12,312	172.353358
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	58	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	41	44.09
Ordinary	Sale	5	44.055
Ordinary	Sale	21	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	156	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	82	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	10	44.06
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.055
Ordinary	Sale	51	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	97	44.055
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	83	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.21
Ordinary	Sale	261	43.87
Ordinary	Sale	261	43.855
Ordinary	Sale	261	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	227	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	50	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	110	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	260	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	45	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	66	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	270	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	261	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	198	44.16
Ordinary	Sale	250	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.035
Ordinary	Sale	225	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	215	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	260	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.085
Ordinary	Sale	173	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	45	44.1
Ordinary	Sale	54	44.1
Ordinary	Sale	49	44.16
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.125
Ordinary	Sale	7	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.125
Ordinary	Sale	147	44.09
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	76	44.04
Ordinary	Sale	49	44.04
Ordinary	Sale	52	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	172	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	46	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.04
Ordinary	Sale	35	44.04
Ordinary	Sale	127	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	165	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	38	44.11
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.095
Ordinary	Sale	22	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	298	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	112	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	145	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	218	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.075
Ordinary	Sale	253	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	7	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	234	44.095
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.06
Ordinary	Sale	209	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	137	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	112	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	127	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	268	44.095
Ordinary	Sale	150	44
Ordinary	Sale	260	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	215	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	25	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.27
Ordinary	Sale	36	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	217	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	26	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	36	44.2
Ordinary	Sale	254	44.095
Ordinary	Sale	55	44.2
Ordinary	Sale	134	44.2
Ordinary	Sale	240	44.2
Ordinary	Sale	105	44.245
Ordinary	Sale	261	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	52	44.1
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	267	43.935
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.09
Ordinary	Sale	138	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	270	43.935
Ordinary	Sale	121	44.105
Ordinary	Sale	260	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	18	44.085
Ordinary	Sale	218	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	72	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.13
Ordinary	Sale	240	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	26	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	27	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	59	44.11
Ordinary	Sale	54	44.18
Ordinary	Sale	135	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.185
Ordinary	Sale	157	44.06
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	62	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	217	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.205
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	68	44.125
Ordinary	Sale	51	44.095
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.095
Ordinary	Sale	110	44.09
Ordinary	Sale	57	44.12
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.08
Ordinary	Sale	53	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	266	44.045
Ordinary	Sale	68	44.1
Ordinary	Sale	138	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	68	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	119	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.09
Ordinary	Sale	101	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	231	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	97	44.045
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	67	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	2	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	2	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	66	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	68	44.135
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	139	44
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.16
Ordinary	Sale	60	44.27
Ordinary	Sale	151	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	36	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.11
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.09
Ordinary	Sale	120	44.1
Ordinary	Sale	286	44
Ordinary	Sale	29	44
Ordinary	Sale	240	44
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.115
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.185
Ordinary	Sale	101	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	1,390	44
Ordinary	Sale	103	44
Ordinary	Sale	303	44.095
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	60	44.245
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	178	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	105	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	49	44.095
Ordinary	Sale	35	44.095
Ordinary	Sale	907	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	1,813	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	105	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	65	44.095
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	193	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	182	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	44	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	324	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	3,437	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	152	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	232	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	859	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	3,437	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	172	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	971	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	200	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	10	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	3,437	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	1,340	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	23	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	3,437	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	1,358	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	706	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	360	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	837	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	1,486	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	400	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	31	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	2	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	80	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	75	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	30	44.14
Ordinary	Sale	63	44.265
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	266	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	68	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	255	44.095
Ordinary	Sale	68	44.135
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	51	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	148	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.2
Ordinary	Sale	67	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	95	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.055
Ordinary	Sale	32	44.07
Ordinary	Sale	30	44.06
Ordinary	Sale	48	44.08
Ordinary	Sale	58	44.055
Ordinary	Sale	61	44.035
Ordinary	Sale	61	44.055
Ordinary	Sale	47	44.1
Ordinary	Sale	44	44.08
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	48	172.84
ADR	Sale	33	172.290909
ADR	Sale	4,107	172.84
ADR	Sale	129	172.48
ADR	Sale	900	172.37
ADR	Sale	600	172.9
ADR	Sale	309	172.110874
ADR	Sale	3,000	172.255
	Total Purchases	1,507,958
	Total Sales	72,853

(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	43.995097
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	45.873672
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 USD
ADR	CFD	Increasing a short position	4,104	172.353358

(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

70,000

200

American

18/01/2019

1.09

ADR

Listed call-option

Selling

70,000

185

American

18/01/2019

4.34

(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:	09/10/2018
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 put-option	Sale	20,000	155	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	65,000	185	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	65,000	175	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	70,000	200	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	70,000	185	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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