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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

13th Nov 2018 09:13

RNS Number : 1751H

Societe Generale SA

13 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	12/11/2018
(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: 13,025,174 Shares Interests and 5,878,295 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 391,605 equivalent Shares interests and 49,059 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	13,416,779	1.47	5,927,354	0.65
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	9,644,227	1.05	14,602,265	1.59
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	305,700	0.03	251,800	0.03
TOTAL:	23,366,706	2.55	20,781,419	2.27

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	25	47.365
Ordinary	Purchase	81	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	60	47.155
Ordinary	Purchase	19	47.155
Ordinary	Purchase	90	47.205
Ordinary	Purchase	1	47.195
Ordinary	Purchase	85	47.045
Ordinary	Purchase	46	47.045
Ordinary	Purchase	60	46.775
Ordinary	Purchase	21	47.225
Ordinary	Purchase	17	47.225
Ordinary	Purchase	25	47.225
Ordinary	Purchase	9	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	4,738	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	5	46.87
Ordinary	Purchase	14	46.87
Ordinary	Purchase	24	46.98
Ordinary	Purchase	5,472	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	646	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	3,908	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,610	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	725	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	73	47.135
Ordinary	Purchase	49	47.135
Ordinary	Purchase	53	47.135
Ordinary	Purchase	71	47.155
Ordinary	Purchase	400	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	413	47.65
Ordinary	Purchase	453	47.65
Ordinary	Purchase	30	47.105
Ordinary	Purchase	232	47.765
Ordinary	Purchase	283	47.105
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	346	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	783	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	105	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	72	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	131	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	239	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	111	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	393	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,090	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	98	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	359	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	185	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,621	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,039	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	346	47.03
Ordinary	Purchase	634	47.765
Ordinary	Purchase	78	47.17
Ordinary	Purchase	210	47.17
Ordinary	Purchase	25	47.17
Ordinary	Purchase	5	47.17
Ordinary	Purchase	97	47.215
Ordinary	Purchase	19	47.22
Ordinary	Purchase	100	47.155
Ordinary	Purchase	78	47.22
Ordinary	Purchase	66	46.775
Ordinary	Purchase	54	47.21
Ordinary	Purchase	74	47.21
Ordinary	Purchase	74	47.21
Ordinary	Purchase	74	47.21
Ordinary	Purchase	19	47.2
Ordinary	Purchase	74	47.2
Ordinary	Purchase	90	47.215
Ordinary	Purchase	86	47.435
Ordinary	Purchase	121	47.355
Ordinary	Purchase	111	46.975
Ordinary	Purchase	34	47.215
Ordinary	Purchase	57	47.215
Ordinary	Purchase	38	47.185
Ordinary	Purchase	50	47.185
Ordinary	Purchase	12	47.185
Ordinary	Purchase	80	47.215
Ordinary	Purchase	203	47.345
Ordinary	Purchase	64	47.13
Ordinary	Purchase	50	47.22
Ordinary	Purchase	63	47.135
Ordinary	Purchase	63	47.155
Ordinary	Purchase	194	46.955
Ordinary	Purchase	123	47.17
Ordinary	Purchase	103	47.005
Ordinary	Purchase	139	47.005
Ordinary	Purchase	103	47.47
Ordinary	Purchase	86	47.155
Ordinary	Purchase	132	47.155
Ordinary	Purchase	239	47.455
Ordinary	Purchase	150	47.205
Ordinary	Purchase	201	46.97
Ordinary	Purchase	12	46.975
Ordinary	Purchase	230	46.975
Ordinary	Purchase	240	47.505
Ordinary	Purchase	239	47.19
Ordinary	Purchase	243	46.865
Ordinary	Purchase	238	47.395
Ordinary	Purchase	68	47.555
Ordinary	Purchase	166	47.555
Ordinary	Purchase	6	47.555
Ordinary	Purchase	323	47.585
Ordinary	Purchase	11	46.97
Ordinary	Purchase	166	46.97
Ordinary	Purchase	65	46.97
Ordinary	Purchase	241	47.35
Ordinary	Purchase	241	47.345
Ordinary	Purchase	36	47.53
Ordinary	Purchase	204	47.53
Ordinary	Purchase	197	47.525
Ordinary	Purchase	240	47.525
Ordinary	Purchase	144	47
Ordinary	Purchase	403	47
Ordinary	Purchase	100	47.02
Ordinary	Purchase	242	47
Ordinary	Purchase	241	47.405
Ordinary	Purchase	238	47.535
Ordinary	Purchase	242	47.04
Ordinary	Purchase	162	47.16
Ordinary	Purchase	139	47.035
Ordinary	Purchase	103	47.035
Ordinary	Purchase	1,542	47.16
Ordinary	Purchase	244	47.03
Ordinary	Purchase	157	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	164	47.1
Ordinary	Purchase	242	46.995
Ordinary	Purchase	242	46.995
Ordinary	Purchase	190	47.28
Ordinary	Purchase	244	47.03
Ordinary	Purchase	244	47.005
Ordinary	Purchase	242	47.01
Ordinary	Purchase	174	47.03
Ordinary	Purchase	242	47.02
Ordinary	Purchase	22	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	182	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	38	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	80	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	162	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	242	47.045
Ordinary	Purchase	138	47.04
Ordinary	Purchase	240	47.515
Ordinary	Purchase	106	47.04
Ordinary	Purchase	242	47.02
Ordinary	Purchase	10	47.015
Ordinary	Purchase	234	47.015
Ordinary	Purchase	155	47.015
Ordinary	Purchase	242	47.045
Ordinary	Purchase	126	47.04
Ordinary	Purchase	68	47.155
Ordinary	Purchase	143	47.01
Ordinary	Purchase	99	47.01
Ordinary	Purchase	97	47.2
Ordinary	Purchase	103	47.215
Ordinary	Purchase	154	47.215
Ordinary	Purchase	97	47.195
Ordinary	Purchase	23	47.195
Ordinary	Purchase	59	47.195
Ordinary	Purchase	80	47.01
Ordinary	Purchase	34	47.01
Ordinary	Purchase	108	47.01
Ordinary	Purchase	28	47.01
Ordinary	Purchase	5	47.01
Ordinary	Purchase	72	47.01
Ordinary	Purchase	17	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	39	47.045
Ordinary	Purchase	8	46.915
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.87
Ordinary	Purchase	33	47.105
Ordinary	Purchase	94	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	82	47.03
Ordinary	Purchase	229	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	60	47.045
Ordinary	Purchase	150	47.09
Ordinary	Purchase	40	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	153	47.02
Ordinary	Purchase	150	47.02
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.975
Ordinary	Purchase	148	47.405
Ordinary	Purchase	1	47.4
Ordinary	Purchase	32	47.4
Ordinary	Purchase	1	47.4
Ordinary	Purchase	237	47.435
Ordinary	Purchase	80	47.52
Ordinary	Purchase	80	47.52
Ordinary	Purchase	22	47.515
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.885
Ordinary	Purchase	183	47.31
Ordinary	Purchase	86	47.39
Ordinary	Purchase	159	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	109	47.025
Ordinary	Purchase	154	46.715
Ordinary	Purchase	232	47.115
Ordinary	Purchase	32	47.49
Ordinary	Purchase	150	47.485
Ordinary	Purchase	105	46.99
Ordinary	Purchase	4	47.195
Ordinary	Purchase	130	46.985
Ordinary	Purchase	95	46.98
Ordinary	Purchase	90	47.37
Ordinary	Purchase	58	47.37
Ordinary	Purchase	109	47.37
Ordinary	Purchase	117	47.37
Ordinary	Purchase	108	47
Ordinary	Purchase	43	46.99
Ordinary	Purchase	54	47.165
Ordinary	Purchase	56	47.16
Ordinary	Purchase	150	47.16
Ordinary	Purchase	125	47.165
Ordinary	Purchase	58	47.165
Ordinary	Purchase	150	47.14
Ordinary	Purchase	95	47.595
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.905
Ordinary	Purchase	3	46.93
Ordinary	Purchase	2	46.775
Ordinary	Purchase	4	46.765
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.985
Ordinary	Purchase	23	46.975
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.87
Ordinary	Purchase	2	46.74
Ordinary	Purchase	9	46.74
Ordinary	Purchase	24	46.735
Ordinary	Purchase	77	47.505
Ordinary	Purchase	27	47.505
Ordinary	Purchase	31	46.985
Ordinary	Purchase	43	47.525
Ordinary	Purchase	3	47.395
Ordinary	Purchase	406,209	45.49
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	46,821	181.95
ADR	Purchase	3	181.67
ADR	Purchase	59,214	181.95
ADR	Purchase	300	181.9
ADR	Purchase	27	181.56
ADR	Purchase	8,100	181.677778
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	63	47.045
Ordinary	Sale	17	47.025
Ordinary	Sale	162	47.505
Ordinary	Sale	158	47.135
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.755
Ordinary	Sale	319	46.82
Ordinary	Sale	50	46.86
Ordinary	Sale	172	47.025
Ordinary	Sale	87	46.845
Ordinary	Sale	224	46.845
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.845
Ordinary	Sale	115	47.065
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.955
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.93
Ordinary	Sale	30	46.895
Ordinary	Sale	50	46.895
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.9
Ordinary	Sale	195	46.965
Ordinary	Sale	64	46.965
Ordinary	Sale	64	46.975
Ordinary	Sale	168	46.975
Ordinary	Sale	238	46.965
Ordinary	Sale	171	46.965
Ordinary	Sale	65	47.2
Ordinary	Sale	83	46.995
Ordinary	Sale	66	47.2
Ordinary	Sale	242	46.95
Ordinary	Sale	242	46.97
Ordinary	Sale	243	46.785
Ordinary	Sale	203	46.825
Ordinary	Sale	243	46.82
Ordinary	Sale	40	46.825
Ordinary	Sale	80	46.835
Ordinary	Sale	200	46.835
Ordinary	Sale	42	46.835
Ordinary	Sale	201	46.835
Ordinary	Sale	250	46.855
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.845
Ordinary	Sale	149	47.045
Ordinary	Sale	80	46.965
Ordinary	Sale	152	46.965
Ordinary	Sale	131	46.965
Ordinary	Sale	94	46.965
Ordinary	Sale	150	47.065
Ordinary	Sale	128	46.915
Ordinary	Sale	242	46.995
Ordinary	Sale	242	47
Ordinary	Sale	140	47.2
Ordinary	Sale	242	47.025
Ordinary	Sale	54	47.025
Ordinary	Sale	188	47.025
Ordinary	Sale	84	47.11
Ordinary	Sale	70	47.12
Ordinary	Sale	238	47.01
Ordinary	Sale	200	46.915
Ordinary	Sale	190	46.915
Ordinary	Sale	46	46.915
Ordinary	Sale	98	47.025
Ordinary	Sale	105	47.025
Ordinary	Sale	98	47.025
Ordinary	Sale	98	47.025
Ordinary	Sale	98	47.025
Ordinary	Sale	5,935	47.025
Ordinary	Sale	1,919,610	45.49
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	576	182.147708
ADR	Sale	15	182.06
ADR	Sale	12,723	181.785522
ADR	Sale	12	181.77
ADR	Sale	18	181.43
	Total Purchases	572,423
	Total Sales	1,947,553

(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

Equity Linked Swap

Increasing a short position

406,209

45.49

Ordinary

Equity Linked Swap

Increasing a long position

1,919,610

45.49

(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

(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:	13/11/2018
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

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	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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