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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

12th Nov 2018 10:23

RNS Number : 0522H

Societe Generale SA

12 November 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	09/11/2018
(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: 12,983,925 Shares Interests and 4,360,795 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 285,585 equivalent Shares interests and 44,160 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	13,269,510	1.45	4,404,955	0.48
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	7,724,617	0.84	14,196,056	1.55
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	305,700	0.03	251,800	0.03
TOTAL:	21,299,827	2.33	18,852,811	2.06

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	43	45.935
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.79
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.86
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.79
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	166	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.89
Ordinary	Purchase	200	46
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.85
Ordinary	Purchase	87	45.85
Ordinary	Purchase	109	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	86	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	128	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	38	45.695
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.935
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.935
Ordinary	Purchase	116	45.965
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	209	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	180	45.89
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.965
Ordinary	Purchase	374	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.735
Ordinary	Purchase	105	45.815
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.805
Ordinary	Purchase	120	45.815
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	64	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.765
Ordinary	Purchase	107	45.885
Ordinary	Purchase	237	45.835
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.83
Ordinary	Purchase	195	45.83
Ordinary	Purchase	85	45.83
Ordinary	Purchase	121	45.805
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.93
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.775
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.8
Ordinary	Purchase	152	45.765
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.735
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.93
Ordinary	Purchase	188	45.78
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.885
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.78
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.855
Ordinary	Purchase	107	45.855
Ordinary	Purchase	190	45.73
Ordinary	Purchase	92	45.725
Ordinary	Purchase	155	45.725
Ordinary	Purchase	402	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	62	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	19	45.73
Ordinary	Purchase	3	45.73
Ordinary	Purchase	49	45.835
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.805
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.825
Ordinary	Purchase	11	45.825
Ordinary	Purchase	181	45.85
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.85
Ordinary	Purchase	248	45.795
Ordinary	Purchase	116	45.84
Ordinary	Purchase	131	45.84
Ordinary	Purchase	97	45.85
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.85
Ordinary	Purchase	212	45.755
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.82
Ordinary	Purchase	14	45.82
Ordinary	Purchase	248	45.825
Ordinary	Purchase	247	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	248	45.76
Ordinary	Purchase	248	45.86
Ordinary	Purchase	247	45.89
Ordinary	Purchase	154	45.93
Ordinary	Purchase	248	45.805
Ordinary	Purchase	112	45.86
Ordinary	Purchase	185	45.66
Ordinary	Purchase	241	45.81
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45.81
Ordinary	Purchase	195	45.805
Ordinary	Purchase	126	45.87
Ordinary	Purchase	25	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	7	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.69
Ordinary	Purchase	92	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1	45.81
Ordinary	Purchase	220	45.82
Ordinary	Purchase	351	45.865
Ordinary	Purchase	225	45.87
Ordinary	Purchase	197	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.83
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.8
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.8
Ordinary	Purchase	93	45.8
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.93
Ordinary	Purchase	78	45.93
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.93
Ordinary	Purchase	83	45.81
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.805
Ordinary	Purchase	85	45.81
Ordinary	Purchase	88	45.81
Ordinary	Purchase	130	45.86
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.855
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.855
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.795
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	1,200	179.5875
ADR	Purchase	1,200	179.77
ADR	Purchase	300	179.78
ADR	Purchase	300	180.03
ADR	Purchase	2,700	179.708889
ADR	Purchase	72	179.89
ADR	Purchase	5,616	180.31
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	119	46.155
Ordinary	Sale	31	46.205
Ordinary	Sale	38	46.21
Ordinary	Sale	47	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	9	45.905
Ordinary	Sale	104	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	112	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	90	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	1,031	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	1,065	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	346	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	43	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	106	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	148	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	6,270	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	196	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	225	45.715
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.775
Ordinary	Sale	196	45.68
Ordinary	Sale	118	45.85
Ordinary	Sale	117	45.865
Ordinary	Sale	68	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	239	45.725
Ordinary	Sale	96	45.865
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.725
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.73
Ordinary	Sale	243	45.73
Ordinary	Sale	81	45.73
Ordinary	Sale	200	45.835
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	107	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	161	45.72
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.825
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.68
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.8
Ordinary	Sale	152	45.9
Ordinary	Sale	48	45.9
Ordinary	Sale	238	45.905
Ordinary	Sale	123	45.765
Ordinary	Sale	117	45.765
Ordinary	Sale	227	45.765
Ordinary	Sale	212	45.78
Ordinary	Sale	198	45.67
Ordinary	Sale	247	46.1
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.825
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.83
Ordinary	Sale	182	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	18	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	101	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	227	45.875
Ordinary	Sale	200	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	18	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.86
Ordinary	Sale	247	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	214	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	145	45.795
Ordinary	Sale	247	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	247	46.12
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.82
Ordinary	Sale	214	45.865
Ordinary	Sale	215	45.87
Ordinary	Sale	160	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	86	45.795
Ordinary	Sale	247	45.955
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.75
Ordinary	Sale	237	45.845
Ordinary	Sale	247	45.905
Ordinary	Sale	229	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	122	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	216	45.98
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.79
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.815
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.845
Ordinary	Sale	247	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	248	45.67
Ordinary	Sale	120	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	40	45.82
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.865
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.665
Ordinary	Sale	309	45.67
Ordinary	Sale	190	45.835
Ordinary	Sale	4	45.665
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.775
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.905
Ordinary	Sale	99	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	5	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.94
Ordinary	Sale	13	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	61	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	13	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	12	45.795
Ordinary	Sale	95	46.155
Ordinary	Sale	6	45.795
Ordinary	Sale	102	45.795
Ordinary	Sale	148	45.735
Ordinary	Sale	93	45.97
Ordinary	Sale	190	45.8
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.8
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.795
Ordinary	Sale	49	45.925
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	53	45.705
Ordinary	Sale	31	45.74
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.74
Ordinary	Sale	99	45.935
Ordinary	Sale	82	45.715
Ordinary	Sale	3	45.945
Ordinary	Sale	57	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	1,350	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.795
Ordinary	Sale	47	45.795
Ordinary	Sale	23	45.715
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	18	180.61
ADR	Sale	10,908	180.229409
ADR	Sale	300	179.7
ADR	Sale	1,881	180.31
ADR	Sale	900	179.273333
ADR	Sale	57	180.334737
ADR	Sale	8,007	179.616572
ADR	Sale	600	179.9
ADR	Sale	6,183	180.31
ADR	Sale	1,200	179.885
ADR	Sale	12,960	180.31
	Total Purchases	25,127
	Total Sales	68,560

(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

(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

10,000

190

American

18/01/2019

5.65

(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:	12/11/2018
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

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	Purchase	30,000	170	American options	16/11/2018
ADR	Listed put-option	Sale	30,000	140	American options	16/11/2018
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

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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