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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

17th Aug 2018 11:14

RNS Number : 1669Y

Societe Generale SA

17 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	16/08/2018
(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: 8,136,101 Shares Interests and 1,489,422 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 260,892 equivalent Shares interests and 25,572 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	8,396,993	0.92	1,514,994	0.17
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	4,713,637	0.52	7,284,864	0.80
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	300,000	0.03	175,000	0.02
TOTAL:	13,410,630	1.47	8,974,858	0.98

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	125	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	214	44.315
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.585
Ordinary	Purchase	193	44.315
Ordinary	Purchase	135	44.55
Ordinary	Purchase	91	44.575
Ordinary	Purchase	50	44.29
Ordinary	Purchase	39	44.29
Ordinary	Purchase	61	44.45508197
Ordinary	Purchase	35	44.245
Ordinary	Purchase	85	44.265
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	106	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.215
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	536	44.575
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.575
Ordinary	Purchase	589	44.575
Ordinary	Purchase	173	44.575
Ordinary	Purchase	269	44.575
Ordinary	Purchase	138	44.575
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.275
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.545
Ordinary	Purchase	810	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,090	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	19	44.52
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.51
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.535
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.45
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	45	44.54
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	198	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.32
Ordinary	Purchase	175	44.23
Ordinary	Purchase	21	44.23
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.23
Ordinary	Purchase	105	44.25
Ordinary	Purchase	30	44.245
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.245
Ordinary	Purchase	160	44.3
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.57
Ordinary	Purchase	114	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	200	44.22
Ordinary	Purchase	124	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	135	44.43
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.3
Ordinary	Purchase	200	44.3
Ordinary	Purchase	122	44.3
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.28
Ordinary	Purchase	199	44.28
Ordinary	Purchase	140	44.265
Ordinary	Purchase	194	44.265
Ordinary	Purchase	152	44.265
Ordinary	Purchase	54	44.265
Ordinary	Purchase	130	44.265
Ordinary	Purchase	121	44.43
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	44.443311
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	44.443311
Ordinary	Purchase	10,000	44.4738
Ordinary	Purchase	10,000	44.4738
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.345
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.345
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.345
Ordinary	Purchase	165	44.345
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	165	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	118	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	41	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	119	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	130	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	14	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	43	44.36
Ordinary	Purchase	151	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.345
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	117	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	61	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	126	44.34
Ordinary	Purchase	115	44.345
Ordinary	Purchase	140	44.345
Ordinary	Purchase	160	44.345
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	140	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	160	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	140	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	127	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.34
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	256	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	130	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	213	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	107	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	86	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	140	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	22,779	44.37
Ordinary	Purchase	84	44.375
Ordinary	Purchase	210	44.37
Ordinary	Purchase	147	44.37
Ordinary	Purchase	26	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	14	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	66	44.365
Ordinary	Purchase	59	44.365
Ordinary	Purchase	40	44.395
Ordinary	Purchase	75	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	30	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	4	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	41	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	52	44.395
Ordinary	Purchase	40	44.395
Ordinary	Purchase	42	44.395
Ordinary	Purchase	68	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	47	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	56	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	131	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	55	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	56	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	87	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	13	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	60	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	9	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	11	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	50	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	66	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	44	44.39
Ordinary	Purchase	52	44.38
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.385
Ordinary	Purchase	12	44.385
Ordinary	Purchase	112	44.39
Ordinary	Purchase	53	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	30	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	59	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	35	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	26	44.405
Ordinary	Purchase	111	44.39
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.39
Ordinary	Purchase	75	44.395
Ordinary	Purchase	29	44.395
Ordinary	Purchase	65	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	27	44.395
Ordinary	Purchase	36	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	31	44.4
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.395
Ordinary	Purchase	46	44.38
Ordinary	Purchase	89	44.375
Ordinary	Purchase	58	44.38
Ordinary	Purchase	87	44.37
Ordinary	Purchase	59	44.365
Ordinary	Purchase	193	44.365
Ordinary	Purchase	34	44.36
Ordinary	Purchase	15	44.36
Ordinary	Purchase	127	44.365
Ordinary	Purchase	37	44.36
Ordinary	Purchase	75	44.375
Ordinary	Purchase	39	44.375
Ordinary	Purchase	53	44.37
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.365
Ordinary	Purchase	53	44.36
Ordinary	Purchase	44	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	56	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	91	44.375
Ordinary	Purchase	54	44.365
Ordinary	Purchase	40	44.365
Ordinary	Purchase	109	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	39	44.37
Ordinary	Purchase	46	44.37
Ordinary	Purchase	28	44.365
Ordinary	Purchase	59	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	41	44.355
Ordinary	Purchase	58	44.345
Ordinary	Purchase	50	44.33
Ordinary	Purchase	33	44.34
Ordinary	Purchase	96	44.325
Ordinary	Purchase	92	44.315
Ordinary	Purchase	124	44.325
Ordinary	Purchase	76	44.325
Ordinary	Purchase	110	44.325
Ordinary	Purchase	52	44.335
Ordinary	Purchase	34	44.335
Ordinary	Purchase	41	44.32
Ordinary	Purchase	89	44.325
Ordinary	Purchase	55	44.32
Ordinary	Purchase	31	44.315
Ordinary	Purchase	39	44.31
Ordinary	Purchase	31	44.31
Ordinary	Purchase	40	44.305
Ordinary	Purchase	68	44.3
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.31
Ordinary	Purchase	1	44.31
Ordinary	Purchase	27	44.31
Ordinary	Purchase	28	44.31
Ordinary	Purchase	27	44.305
Ordinary	Purchase	25	44.305
Ordinary	Purchase	24	44.295
Ordinary	Purchase	43	44.295
Ordinary	Purchase	25	44.305
Ordinary	Purchase	29	44.305
Ordinary	Purchase	48	44.31
Ordinary	Purchase	22	44.31
Ordinary	Purchase	86	44.315
Ordinary	Purchase	15	44.315
Ordinary	Purchase	27	44.325
Ordinary	Purchase	65	44.32
Ordinary	Purchase	22	44.335
Ordinary	Purchase	30	44.335
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.345
Ordinary	Purchase	10	44.345
Ordinary	Purchase	32	44.36
Ordinary	Purchase	27	44.36
Ordinary	Purchase	86	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	37	44.345
Ordinary	Purchase	87	44.35
Ordinary	Purchase	25	44.345
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	300	168.43
ADR	Purchase	5,100	170.76
ADR	Purchase	993	171.450644
ADR	Purchase	165	171.5
ADR	Purchase	5,298	171.5
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	111	44.545
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.545
Ordinary	Sale	114	44.295
Ordinary	Sale	134	44.295
Ordinary	Sale	136	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	147	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	75	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	11	44.265
Ordinary	Sale	91	44.265
Ordinary	Sale	57	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	140	44.335
Ordinary	Sale	210	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	346	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	97	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	62	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	78	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	152	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	77	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	54	44.465
Ordinary	Sale	79	44.34
Ordinary	Sale	17	44.465
Ordinary	Sale	27	44.47
Ordinary	Sale	130	44.465
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	80	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	99	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	22	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	138	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	9	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.465
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.46
Ordinary	Sale	10	44.295
Ordinary	Sale	74	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	51	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	78	44.295
Ordinary	Sale	81	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.465
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.325
Ordinary	Sale	9	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	14	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	77	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	77	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	30	44.315
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.465
Ordinary	Sale	138	44.31
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.31
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.44
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	195	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	54	44.265
Ordinary	Sale	72	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	210	44.44
Ordinary	Sale	124	44.265
Ordinary	Sale	6	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	108	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	52	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	86	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	23	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	82	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	139	44.25
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	15	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	168	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	132	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.335
Ordinary	Sale	77	44.335
Ordinary	Sale	77	44.335
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	211	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	56	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	269	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	60	44.475
Ordinary	Sale	5	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	19	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	23	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	14	44.475
Ordinary	Sale	17	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	53	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	30	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	144	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	18	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	16	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	15	44.455
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	76	44.475
Ordinary	Sale	79	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	65	44.44
Ordinary	Sale	16	44.44
Ordinary	Sale	52	44.375
Ordinary	Sale	94	44.38
Ordinary	Sale	98	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	125	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	53	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	43	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	155	44.295
Ordinary	Sale	29	44.425
Ordinary	Sale	18	44.425
Ordinary	Sale	26	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	79	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	170	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.335
Ordinary	Sale	1,731	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	1,731	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	346	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	27	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	203	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	79	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	235	44.33
Ordinary	Sale	84	44.275
Ordinary	Sale	84	44.275
Ordinary	Sale	128	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	117	44.455
Ordinary	Sale	70	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	23	44.35
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	48	44.35
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	55	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	173	44.455
Ordinary	Sale	22	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	22	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	32	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	83	44.395
Ordinary	Sale	169	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	33	44.545
Ordinary	Sale	55	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	85	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	85	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.415
Ordinary	Sale	65	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	43	44.455
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	55	44.455
Ordinary	Sale	27	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	62	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.465
Ordinary	Sale	41	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	55	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	184	44.465
Ordinary	Sale	208	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	158	44.31
Ordinary	Sale	67	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	51	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	52	44.295
Ordinary	Sale	84	44.27
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.265
Ordinary	Sale	78	44.28
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.28
Ordinary	Sale	67	44.515
Ordinary	Sale	89	44.215
Ordinary	Sale	3	44.215
Ordinary	Sale	1,206	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	75	44.39
Ordinary	Sale	26	44.39
Ordinary	Sale	46	44.455
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	215	44.415
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.415
Ordinary	Sale	123	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	75	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	265	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	10	44.215
Ordinary	Sale	142	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	281	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	217	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	171	44.465
Ordinary	Sale	46	44.31
Ordinary	Sale	55	44.31
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.34
Ordinary	Sale	62	44.34
Ordinary	Sale	43	44.44
Ordinary	Sale	20	44.295
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.46
Ordinary	Sale	176	44.34
Ordinary	Sale	21	44.34
Ordinary	Sale	218	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	70	44.465
Ordinary	Sale	276	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	147	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	161	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	140	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	129	44.34
Ordinary	Sale	19	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	139	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	173	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.335
Ordinary	Sale	42	44.475
Ordinary	Sale	131	44.475
Ordinary	Sale	207	44.47
Ordinary	Sale	135	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	161	44.335
Ordinary	Sale	138	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	166	44.325
Ordinary	Sale	138	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	54	44.465
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	139	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	173	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.46
Ordinary	Sale	173	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	217	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.465
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.55
Ordinary	Sale	15	44.44
Ordinary	Sale	160	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	108	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	134	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	111	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	244	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	51	44.46
Ordinary	Sale	97	44.28
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.44
Ordinary	Sale	36	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	360	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	74	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	52	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	172	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	157	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.455
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	55	44.44
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.44
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.61
Ordinary	Sale	173	44.525
Ordinary	Sale	60	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	44	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.425
Ordinary	Sale	61	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	213	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	177	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	64	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	127	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	45	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.425
Ordinary	Sale	13	44.26
Ordinary	Sale	139	44.25
Ordinary	Sale	455	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	42	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	1	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	12	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	38	44.335
Ordinary	Sale	161	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	320	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	173	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	222	44.46
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.46
Ordinary	Sale	250	44.385
Ordinary	Sale	703	44.27
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	146	44.335
Ordinary	Sale	171	44.335
Ordinary	Sale	52	44.335
Ordinary	Sale	66	44.335
Ordinary	Sale	91	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.46
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.275
Ordinary	Sale	227	44.39
Ordinary	Sale	70	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.49
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	142	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	34	44.515
Ordinary	Sale	146	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	109	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	8	44.44
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	111	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	53	44.45
Ordinary	Sale	233	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	75	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	65	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	40	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.275
Ordinary	Sale	495	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	16	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	49	44.46
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.355
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.44
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.255
Ordinary	Sale	108	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	136	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	40	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	49	44.46
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.245
Ordinary	Sale	211	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	2	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	22	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	7	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	12	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	28	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	211	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.36
Ordinary	Sale	106	44.44
Ordinary	Sale	139	44.38
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.345
Ordinary	Sale	127	44.37
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.38
Ordinary	Sale	103	44.44
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.505
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.44
Ordinary	Sale	104	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	119	44.435
Ordinary	Sale	74	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	88	44.33
Ordinary	Sale	50	44.33
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.395
Ordinary	Sale	138	44.32
Ordinary	Sale	161	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	196	44.495
Ordinary	Sale	151	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	72	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.5
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	149	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	28	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.41
Ordinary	Sale	52	44.4
Ordinary	Sale	172	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	224	44.555
Ordinary	Sale	181	44.39
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.39
Ordinary	Sale	169	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	130	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	73	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	75	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	35	44.42
Ordinary	Sale	39	44.295
Ordinary	Sale	70	44.265
Ordinary	Sale	70	44.265
Ordinary	Sale	195	44.265
Ordinary	Sale	57	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	14,877	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	119	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	3,193	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	578	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	31	44.405
Ordinary	Sale	1,572	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	311	44.43
Ordinary	Sale	2,259,121	44.265
Ordinary	Sale	2,259,121	44.265
Ordinary	Sale	10,000	44.310508
Ordinary	Sale	10,000	44.4738
Ordinary	Sale	35,490	44.35
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	1,500	169.666
ADR	Sale	789	170.7927
ADR	Sale	300	170.27
	Total Purchases	176,728
	Total Sales	4,638,216

(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	44.443311
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	44.443311
Ordinary	Equity Linked Swap	Opening a long position	4,518,242	44.265

(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:	17/08/2018
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
ADR	Listed Call-option	Purchase	25,000	185	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed Call-option	Sale	25,000	175	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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