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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

29th Aug 2018 10:11

RNS Number : 1222Z

Societe Generale SA

29 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	28/08/2018
(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: 8,712,838 Shares Interests and 6,065,803 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 260,967 equivalent Shares interests and 14,913 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	8,973,805	0.98	6,080,716	0.66
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,316,367	1.13	8,926,767	0.98
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	195,000	0.02	175,000	0.02
TOTAL:	19,485,172	2.13	15,182,483	1.66

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	15	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	51	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	47	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	144	45.625
Ordinary	Purchase	11	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	49	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	19	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	82	45.46
Ordinary	Purchase	42	45.475
Ordinary	Purchase	70	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	76	45.465
Ordinary	Purchase	221	45.67
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.47
Ordinary	Purchase	77	45.48
Ordinary	Purchase	3	45.675
Ordinary	Purchase	195	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.635
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.735
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.625
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.705
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	30	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	306	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.625
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	101	45.635
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.46
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.645
Ordinary	Purchase	84	45.585
Ordinary	Purchase	979	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	1,501	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	156	45.465
Ordinary	Purchase	96	45.465
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.655
Ordinary	Purchase	327	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.625
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	441	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.615
Ordinary	Purchase	145	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	146	45.47
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	155	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	155	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	187	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	115	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	111	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	160	45.545
Ordinary	Purchase	130	45.45
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.535
Ordinary	Purchase	57	45.59
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.505
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.585
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.59
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.59
Ordinary	Purchase	392	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	196	45.61
Ordinary	Purchase	15	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	81	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.66
Ordinary	Purchase	196	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	136	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.625
Ordinary	Purchase	105	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	157	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	136	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	66	45.74
Ordinary	Purchase	196	45.655
Ordinary	Purchase	120	45.715
Ordinary	Purchase	62	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	167	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	167	45.645
Ordinary	Purchase	315	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	80	45.65
Ordinary	Purchase	95	45.61
Ordinary	Purchase	8	45.61
Ordinary	Purchase	415	45.575
Ordinary	Purchase	175	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	106	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.525
Ordinary	Purchase	115	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	25	45.565
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.565
Ordinary	Purchase	543	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	9	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.565
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.595
Ordinary	Purchase	33	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.56
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.655
Ordinary	Purchase	170	45.66
Ordinary	Purchase	178	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	143	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	172	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	73	45.62
Ordinary	Purchase	408	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.635
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.58
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.465
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.6
Ordinary	Purchase	172	45.72
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	304	45.64
Ordinary	Purchase	67	45.605
Ordinary	Purchase	61	45.615
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.655
Ordinary	Purchase	20	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	28	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	100	45.75
Ordinary	Purchase	122	45.68
Ordinary	Purchase	77	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	3	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	103	45.63
Ordinary	Purchase	75,000	45.70606355
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	300	176.63
ADR	Purchase	2,013	176.497556
ADR	Purchase	336	176.485893
ADR	Purchase	21	176.56
ADR	Purchase	2,400	176.6075
ADR	Purchase	426	176.121972
ADR	Purchase	39	176.31
ADR	Purchase	300	176.13
ADR	Purchase	1,800	176.211667
ADR	Purchase	720	175.918333
ADR	Purchase	888	176.31
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	5	45.565
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.655
Ordinary	Sale	119	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	111	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	119	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	32	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	110	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	779	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	346	45.445
Ordinary	Sale	291	45.445
Ordinary	Sale	55	45.445
Ordinary	Sale	23	45.585
Ordinary	Sale	71	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	29	45.485
Ordinary	Sale	77	45.55506494
Ordinary	Sale	59	45.615
Ordinary	Sale	41	45.615
Ordinary	Sale	32	45.56
Ordinary	Sale	133	45.555
Ordinary	Sale	99	45.6
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.6
Ordinary	Sale	47	45.72
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.72
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.72
Ordinary	Sale	47	45.72
Ordinary	Sale	182	45.705
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.435
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.625
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.715
Ordinary	Sale	66	45.625
Ordinary	Sale	34	45.625
Ordinary	Sale	69	45.72
Ordinary	Sale	32	45.72
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.63
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.54
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.495
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.515
Ordinary	Sale	272	45.49
Ordinary	Sale	105	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	16	45.46
Ordinary	Sale	93	45.46
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.46
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.625
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.63
Ordinary	Sale	157	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.475
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.705
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.565
Ordinary	Sale	72	45.585
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.455
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	56	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.545
Ordinary	Sale	2	45.585
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.6
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.58
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.515
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.525
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.59
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.41
Ordinary	Sale	61	45.7
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.55
Ordinary	Sale	99	45.63
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.63
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.555
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.63
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.56
Ordinary	Sale	287	45.535
Ordinary	Sale	269	45.545
Ordinary	Sale	61	45.54
Ordinary	Sale	225	45.54
Ordinary	Sale	70	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	30	45.38
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	121	45.51
Ordinary	Sale	56	45.51
Ordinary	Sale	44	45.53
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.445
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.625
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.55
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	92	45.61
Ordinary	Sale	8	45.61
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.455
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.455
Ordinary	Sale	40	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	109	45.45
Ordinary	Sale	86	45.57
Ordinary	Sale	17	45.57
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.385
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.395
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.39
Ordinary	Sale	92	45.525
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.475
Ordinary	Sale	141	45.465
Ordinary	Sale	84	45.56
Ordinary	Sale	27	45.58
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.58
Ordinary	Sale	73	45.58
Ordinary	Sale	130	45.515
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.58
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.575
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.475
Ordinary	Sale	80	45.58
Ordinary	Sale	20	45.58
Ordinary	Sale	100	45.58
Ordinary	Sale	44	45.59
Ordinary	Sale	119	45.52
Ordinary	Sale	58	45.59
Ordinary	Sale	101	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	102	45.61
Ordinary	Sale	103	45.615
Ordinary	Sale	86	45.715
Ordinary	Sale	103	45.605
Ordinary	Sale	90	45.715
Ordinary	Sale	150	45.715
Ordinary	Sale	174	45.715
Ordinary	Sale	84	45.535
Ordinary	Sale	177	45.655
Ordinary	Sale	13	45.525
Ordinary	Sale	19	45.535
Ordinary	Sale	1,288	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,347	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,211	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	59	45.535
Ordinary	Sale	52	45.535
Ordinary	Sale	73	45.525
Ordinary	Sale	25	45.54
Ordinary	Sale	44	45.555
Ordinary	Sale	12	45.565
Ordinary	Sale	125	45.54
Ordinary	Sale	184	45.715
Ordinary	Sale	211	45.715
Ordinary	Sale	53	45.715
Ordinary	Sale	72	45.715
Ordinary	Sale	1,889	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	5	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,260	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,628	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,324	45.62
Ordinary	Sale	3,935	45.6315
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	2,100	176.71075
ADR	Sale	300	176.71
ADR	Sale	42	176.31
ADR	Sale	411	176.179051
ADR	Sale	300	176.56
ADR	Sale	1,071	175.93521
ADR	Sale	300	176.08
	Total Purchases	103,599
	Total Sales	31,774

(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

75,000

45.70606355

(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:	29/08/2018
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 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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END

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