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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

3rd Aug 2018 13:03

RNS Number : 8076W

Societe Generale SA

03 August 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	02/08/2018
(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: 11,566,418 Shares Interests and 564,637 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 206,193 equivalent Shares interests and 26,814 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	11,772,611	1.29	591,451	0.06
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	195,395	0.02	6,220,006	0.68
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,000	0.03	150,000	0.02
TOTAL:	12,243,006	1.34	6,961,457	0.76

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	29	43.945
Ordinary	Purchase	47	43.955
Ordinary	Purchase	457,332	43.895
Ordinary	Purchase	1,136	43.97
Ordinary	Purchase	5,901	43.97
Ordinary	Purchase	34	43.845
Ordinary	Purchase	72	43.845
Ordinary	Purchase	101	43.83
Ordinary	Purchase	3	43.83
Ordinary	Purchase	106	44
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.945
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.975
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.97
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.795
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.835
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.82
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.98
Ordinary	Purchase	87	43.96
Ordinary	Purchase	44	43.84
Ordinary	Purchase	15	43.96
Ordinary	Purchase	135	43.945
Ordinary	Purchase	129	43.96
Ordinary	Purchase	39	43.86
Ordinary	Purchase	73	43.86
Ordinary	Purchase	26	43.945
Ordinary	Purchase	22	43.945
Ordinary	Purchase	865	43.97
Ordinary	Purchase	624	43.97
Ordinary	Purchase	865	43.97
Ordinary	Purchase	865	43.97
Ordinary	Purchase	206	43.97
Ordinary	Purchase	35	43.97
Ordinary	Purchase	346	43.97
Ordinary	Purchase	865	43.97
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	44.01380333
Ordinary	Purchase	2,917	43.908187
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	43.13
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	837	172.286846
ADR	Purchase	1,536	172.69
ADR	Purchase	300	172.49
ADR	Purchase	300	172.44
ADR	Purchase	198	172.69
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	7	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	33	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.785
Ordinary	Sale	71	43.815
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.815
Ordinary	Sale	87	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	3	43.935
Ordinary	Sale	99	43.935
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	3	43.985
Ordinary	Sale	86	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	80	43.705
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.985
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	101	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	111	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	28	43.775
Ordinary	Sale	48	43.775
Ordinary	Sale	70	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	207	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	71	43.78
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	82	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	14	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	128	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	107	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	66	43.77
Ordinary	Sale	2	43.81
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.82
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.81
Ordinary	Sale	142	43.89
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.84
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	207	43.91
Ordinary	Sale	163	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.865
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.87
Ordinary	Sale	158	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	222	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	101	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	101	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	281	44.03
Ordinary	Sale	224	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.905
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.775
Ordinary	Sale	131	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	152	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	132	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	195	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.83
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	110	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.005
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	104	43.935
Ordinary	Sale	34	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.765
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.83
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.795
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.81
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.815
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.02
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.78
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.78
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	101	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	73	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	151	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	90	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	131	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	138	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.025
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.015
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	97	43.79
Ordinary	Sale	5	43.79
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.795
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.755
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.765
Ordinary	Sale	64	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	80	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	99	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	117	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	30	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	72	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	246	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	10	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	18	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.985
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	131	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	223	43.935
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	151	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	220	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.76
Ordinary	Sale	39	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.86
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.9
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.89
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.795
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.79
Ordinary	Sale	60	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	52	43.935
Ordinary	Sale	50	43.935
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.74
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	226	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.805
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.745
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.96
Ordinary	Sale	265	43.87
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.87
Ordinary	Sale	106	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	60	43.825
Ordinary	Sale	42	43.825
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	104	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	104	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	171	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.79
Ordinary	Sale	224	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	82	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	112	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	38	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	227	44.03
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	89	44.03
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	97	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	76	43.795
Ordinary	Sale	218	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.775
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.985
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	28	43.795
Ordinary	Sale	140	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	101	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.94
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	263	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.815
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	120	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	74	43.88
Ordinary	Sale	101	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	65	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	37	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	957	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	101	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	679	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	114	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	109	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	175	43.995
Ordinary	Sale	101	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	285	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	188	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	72	43.79
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	106	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.83
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.83
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.825
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.035
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.825
Ordinary	Sale	102	43.83
Ordinary	Sale	121	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	180	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	319	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	48	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	9	43.985
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	398	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	375	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	211	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	421	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	468	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	444	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	492	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	374	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	328	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	234	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	210	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	281	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	304	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	281	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	164	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	117	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	94	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	163	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	12	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	37	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	346	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	104	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	177	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	16	43.85
Ordinary	Sale	65	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	1,909	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	2,585	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	693	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	3	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	59	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	113	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	109	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	6	43.975
Ordinary	Sale	58	43.98
Ordinary	Sale	4	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	79	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	111	43.97
Ordinary	Sale	1	43.985
Ordinary	Sale	67	43.99
Ordinary	Sale	21	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	87	43.835
Ordinary	Sale	54	44.01
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	400	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.945
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	108	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	109	43.8
Ordinary	Sale	212	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	36	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	7	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	42	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	31	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	223	43.925
Ordinary	Sale	128	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	33	43.92
Ordinary	Sale	151	44.035
Ordinary	Sale	47	44.035
Ordinary	Sale	225	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	69	43.965
Ordinary	Sale	141	43.935
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.875
Ordinary	Sale	107	43.845
Ordinary	Sale	151	43.955
Ordinary	Sale	242	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	376	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	270	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	148	43.95
Ordinary	Sale	212	43.735
Ordinary	Sale	41	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	280	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	55	44.085
Ordinary	Sale	55	44.1
Ordinary	Sale	153	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	230	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	124	43.75
Ordinary	Sale	153	43.93
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.915
Ordinary	Sale	10,200	43.93925
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	300	172.45
ADR	Sale	813	172.404797
ADR	Sale	6,480	172.69
	Total Purchases	577,805
	Total Sales	60,784

(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	44.01380333
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,917	43.908187
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,000	43.13

(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:	03/08/2018
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 call-option	Purchase	30,000	40	American options	17/08/2018
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	75,000	41	American options	17/08/2018
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

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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