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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

20th Nov 2018 13:32

RNS Number : 9332H

Societe Generale SA

20 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	19/11/2018
(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: 14,420,885 Shares Interests and 13,852,256 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 475,503 equivalent Shares interests and 70,956 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	14,896,388	1.63	13,923,212	1.52
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,688,672	1.60	13,322,594	1.45
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,700	0.03	221,800	0.02
TOTAL:	29,860,760	3.26	27,467,606	3.00

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	57	46.155
Ordinary	Purchase	49	46.165
Ordinary	Purchase	35	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	23	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	67	46.165
Ordinary	Purchase	200	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	138	46.175
Ordinary	Purchase	57	46.165
Ordinary	Purchase	63	46.155
Ordinary	Purchase	67	46.155
Ordinary	Purchase	171	46.165
Ordinary	Purchase	49	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	30	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	251	46.115
Ordinary	Purchase	175	46.115
Ordinary	Purchase	70	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	111	46.495
Ordinary	Purchase	33	46.4
Ordinary	Purchase	38	46.405
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	20	46.155
Ordinary	Purchase	124	46.03
Ordinary	Purchase	51	46.165
Ordinary	Purchase	89	46.165
Ordinary	Purchase	43	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	34	46.115
Ordinary	Purchase	55	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	37	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	56	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	19	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	74	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	76	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	27	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	27	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	180	46.145
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.145
Ordinary	Purchase	77	46.165
Ordinary	Purchase	10	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	241	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	39	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	200	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	212	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	201	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	24	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	26	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	88	46.155
Ordinary	Purchase	251	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	60	46.155
Ordinary	Purchase	45	46.13
Ordinary	Purchase	92	46.13
Ordinary	Purchase	114	46.13
Ordinary	Purchase	171	46.095
Ordinary	Purchase	80	46.095
Ordinary	Purchase	251	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	248	46.54
Ordinary	Purchase	212	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	89	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	177	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	52	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	212	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	212	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	56	46.11
Ordinary	Purchase	200	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	657	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	140	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	119	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	91	46
Ordinary	Purchase	55	46.105
Ordinary	Purchase	165	46
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	65	46.165
Ordinary	Purchase	83	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	115	46.18
Ordinary	Purchase	50	46.145
Ordinary	Purchase	54	46.18
Ordinary	Purchase	214	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	104	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	63	46.11
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	117	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	85	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	15	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	59	46.16
Ordinary	Purchase	45	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	13	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	681,569	46.7
Ordinary	Purchase	555,555	46.7
Ordinary	Purchase	9,616	46.159865
Ordinary	Purchase	555,555	46.7
Ordinary	Purchase	9,616	46.152942
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	381	175.789134
ADR	Purchase	342	177.222807
ADR	Purchase	300	176.23
ADR	Purchase	66	175.6
ADR	Purchase	15,537	176.473271
ADR	Purchase	2,880	175.6
ADR	Purchase	16,080	175.6
ADR	Purchase	4,560	175.6
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	31	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	237	46
Ordinary	Sale	2,140	46
Ordinary	Sale	91	46.135
Ordinary	Sale	7	46.54
Ordinary	Sale	108	46.04
Ordinary	Sale	37	46.53
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	3	46.07
Ordinary	Sale	50	46.065
Ordinary	Sale	58	46.065
Ordinary	Sale	155	46.685
Ordinary	Sale	120	46.095
Ordinary	Sale	32	46.53
Ordinary	Sale	523	46.54
Ordinary	Sale	73	46.55
Ordinary	Sale	28	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	20	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	42	46.025
Ordinary	Sale	77	46.035
Ordinary	Sale	51	46.035
Ordinary	Sale	270	46.035
Ordinary	Sale	216	46.035
Ordinary	Sale	110	46.035
Ordinary	Sale	475	46.54
Ordinary	Sale	257	46.095
Ordinary	Sale	250	46.2
Ordinary	Sale	500	46.525
Ordinary	Sale	432	46.525
Ordinary	Sale	34	46.01
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.135
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.14
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	155	46.67
Ordinary	Sale	378	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	158	45.975
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.08
Ordinary	Sale	257	46.06
Ordinary	Sale	199	46.015
Ordinary	Sale	252	45.985
Ordinary	Sale	139	46.565
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.11
Ordinary	Sale	132	46.545
Ordinary	Sale	160	46.135
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.01
Ordinary	Sale	251	45.99
Ordinary	Sale	145	46.57
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.52
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.105
Ordinary	Sale	395	46
Ordinary	Sale	57	46
Ordinary	Sale	19,433	46
Ordinary	Sale	165	46
Ordinary	Sale	16,807	46
Ordinary	Sale	419	46
Ordinary	Sale	34	46
Ordinary	Sale	9,957	46
Ordinary	Sale	415	46
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.15
Ordinary	Sale	157	46.145
Ordinary	Sale	107	46.145
Ordinary	Sale	32	46.145
Ordinary	Sale	145	46.145
Ordinary	Sale	129	46.145
Ordinary	Sale	188	46.595
Ordinary	Sale	59	46.08
Ordinary	Sale	69	46.535
Ordinary	Sale	95	46.095
Ordinary	Sale	25	46.095
Ordinary	Sale	663,811	46.7
Ordinary	Sale	9,616	46.152942
Ordinary	Sale	555,555	46.7
Ordinary	Sale	9,616	46.152942
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	300	177.46
ADR	Sale	900	176.546667
ADR	Sale	201	175.860299
ADR	Sale	15,390	177.16755
ADR	Sale	300	176.6
ADR	Sale	900	176.32
ADR	Sale	6	177.585
ADR	Sale	9	176.573333
ADR	Sale	4,140	176.073804
ADR	Sale	18	177.65
ADR	Sale	3	176.01
ADR	Sale	1,467	175.6
ADR	Sale	5,100	176.32
	Total Purchases	1,861,859
	Total Sales	1,326,704

(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

Expiry

555,555

N/A

(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:	20/11/2018
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	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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