FORM 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

19th Apr 2018 11:37

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:		Barclays PLC.
(b)		Owner or controller of interest and short
		positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)		Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose		SHIRE PLC
		relevant securities this form relates:
(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:		18 April 2018
(f)		In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making		YES:
		disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?		TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD

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:				5p ordinary
				Interests				Short Positions
				Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		5,118,996		0.56%		4,508,548		0.49%
(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				642,323		0.07%		2,633,131		0.29%
(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		340,300		0.04%		406,000		0.05%
		TOTAL:		6,101,619		0.67%		7,547,679		0.83%

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		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
ADR		Purchase		1		157.4500 USD
ADR		Purchase		77		160.6600 USD
ADR		Purchase		100		160.6900 USD
ADR		Purchase		100		160.5700 USD
5p ordinary		Purchase		180		37.5492 GBP
ADR		Purchase		196		160.6952 USD
ADR		Purchase		200		160.6350 USD
ADR		Purchase		402		162.5400 USD
5p ordinary		Purchase		423		37.3725 GBP
ADR		Purchase		472		162.0462 USD
5p ordinary		Purchase		524		37.5090 GBP
ADR		Purchase		600		160.2579 USD
ADR		Purchase		603		158.1777 USD
ADR		Purchase		644		160.2288 USD
5p ordinary		Purchase		683		37.4798 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		712		37.5409 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		737		37.5489 GBP
ADR		Purchase		902		160.0160 USD
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,112		37.2475 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,150		37.0125 GBP
ADR		Purchase		1,200		158.9522 USD
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,240		37.6869 GBP
ADR		Purchase		1,412		160.0200 USD
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,612		37.0593 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		2,081		37.4880 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		2,307		37.5400 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		2,426		37.4785 GBP
ADR		Purchase		2,558		160.8900 USD
ADR		Purchase		2,658		160.9900 USD
ADR		Purchase		2,800		160.7215 USD
5p ordinary		Purchase		2,878		36.2459 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		3,233		36.8479 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		3,486		36.9042 GBP
ADR		Purchase		3,688		159.7415 USD
5p ordinary		Purchase		4,131		37.0453 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		4,306		37.0440 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		4,836		36.1610 GBP
ADR		Purchase		5,119		159.7229 USD
5p ordinary		Purchase		5,256		37.3518 GBP
ADR		Purchase		5,500		160.2229 USD
5p ordinary		Purchase		7,022		37.4413 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		7,380		37.3241 GBP
ADR		Purchase		11,500		161.0616 USD
ADR		Purchase		12,520		161.1478 USD
ADR		Purchase		13,338		159.1246 USD
5p ordinary		Purchase		13,434		37.3795 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		14,402		37.1607 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		18,857		37.3214 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		19,489		36.8453 GBP
ADR		Purchase		20,200		160.1789 USD
5p ordinary		Purchase		38,309		36.9641 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		63,151		37.3056 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		70,414		37.1857 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		92,309		37.2908 GBP
ADR		Purchase		93,194		160.1830 USD
ADR		Purchase		114,463		158.9115 USD
5p ordinary		Purchase		168,325		37.1619 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		231,937		37.1561 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		304,804		37.5182 GBP
ADR		Sale		1		157.4500 USD
5p ordinary		Sale		81		36.4696 GBP
ADR		Sale		100		160.4550 USD
ADR		Sale		100		160.5800 USD
ADR		Sale		100		161.1600 USD
ADR		Sale		100		160.2000 USD
ADR		Sale		100		160.3200 USD
ADR		Sale		200		157.4250 USD
ADR		Sale		200		158.4450 USD
ADR		Sale		200		158.9100 USD
ADR		Sale		200		160.8600 USD
ADR		Sale		200		161.4550 USD
ADR		Sale		200		162.4600 USD
ADR		Sale		200		162.7000 USD
ADR		Sale		201		162.5400 USD
ADR		Sale		230		159.9704 USD
ADR		Sale		400		160.3350 USD
ADR		Sale		403		158.0450 USD
ADR		Sale		412		160.4935 USD
ADR		Sale		500		162.5200 USD
ADR		Sale		500		161.9240 USD
ADR		Sale		500		160.2980 USD
ADR		Sale		651		160.2525 USD
5p ordinary		Sale		670		36.1597 GBP
ADR		Sale		673		160.6539 USD
ADR		Sale		698		159.0585 USD
ADR		Sale		700		160.4971 USD
5p ordinary		Sale		750		37.4046 GBP
ADR		Sale		794		160.3396 USD
5p ordinary		Sale		804		37.5175 GBP
ADR		Sale		990		159.3280 USD
ADR		Sale		1,000		161.0845 USD
ADR		Sale		1,297		160.1433 USD
ADR		Sale		1,300		160.1455 USD
ADR		Sale		1,412		160.0200 USD
ADR		Sale		1,500		160.5300 USD
5p ordinary		Sale		1,662		36.6489 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,845		37.6650 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,987		36.9829 GBP
ADR		Sale		2,089		160.9761 USD
5p ordinary		Sale		2,343		37.0600 GBP
ADR		Sale		2,558		160.9900 USD
5p ordinary		Sale		3,233		37.2292 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		3,332		37.3110 GBP
ADR		Sale		3,693		160.1511 USD
5p ordinary		Sale		3,891		37.5150 GBP
ADR		Sale		4,085		160.1325 USD
5p ordinary		Sale		4,656		37.3665 GBP
ADR		Sale		4,800		161.2727 USD
ADR		Sale		5,116		160.8900 USD
5p ordinary		Sale		5,380		37.3336 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		5,546		37.7275 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		5,758		37.7035 GBP
ADR		Sale		6,400		160.6426 USD
ADR		Sale		7,219		160.4461 USD
5p ordinary		Sale		7,309		37.1726 GBP
ADR		Sale		10,400		161.0652 USD
5p ordinary		Sale		11,851		37.6861 GBP
ADR		Sale		12,008		159.8405 USD
5p ordinary		Sale		12,132		37.1542 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		13,191		37.1547 GBP
ADR		Sale		20,780		160.4218 USD
5p ordinary		Sale		24,475		37.3174 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		34,440		37.5416 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		34,552		36.1710 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		35,362		37.0930 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		37,111		37.3560 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		51,829		36.2641 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		59,954		37.1208 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		65,683		37.2925 GBP
ADR		Sale		67,389		160.1410 USD
5p ordinary		Sale		94,332		37.2907 GBP
ADR		Sale		133,333		158.9625 USD
5p ordinary		Sale		177,661		37.1597 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		338,438		37.5400 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		601,973		37.2285 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of		Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security						securities
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		500		37.2716 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,330		37.0458 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		1,688		36.9950 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		1,987		36.9829 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		2,000		37.0303 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		2,500		37.5366 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		3,000		37.2638 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		3,160		37.5232 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		4,037		37.5369 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		4,516		37.4246 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		5,000		37.4660 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		5,000		37.5608 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		5,345		37.0757 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		7,309		37.1726 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		10,126		37.0338 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		19,905		37.5212 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		34,552		36.1710 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		36,440		37.2182 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		51,829		36.2641 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		59,954		37.1209 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		78,978		37.5400 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		336,980		37.2567 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		500		37.0183 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		662		37.5430 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		2,000		37.0811 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		2,500		37.3333 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		2,743		36.8679 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		2,878		36.2459 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		3,000		37.3328 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		3,000		37.3691 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		3,000		37.4604 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		3,300		37.5097 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		4,306		37.0440 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		4,836		36.1609 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		5,000		37.0238 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		5,000		37.3033 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		5,000		37.3073 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		5,379		37.5741 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		10,127		37.1499 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		12,276		37.1868 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		13,434		37.3795 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		14,402		37.1607 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		18,040		37.0106 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		21,161		36.5491 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		22,459		37.5400 GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

ADR

Call Options

Purchasing

1,000

165 USD

American

20 Apr 2018

0.9500 USD

ADR

Call Options

Selling

1,200

163 USD

American

27 Apr 2018

4.0000 USD

ADR

Put Options

Selling

500

130 USD

American

20 Jul 2018

1.5000 USD

ADR

Put Options

Selling

100

155 USD

American

20 Apr 2018

2.0000 USD

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(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)

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”

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”

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?		YES
Date of disclosure:		19 Apr 2018
Contact name:		ELISE TANG
Telephone number:		0207 1163001

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.

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