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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

1st Oct 2018 13:16

RNS Number : 5525C

Societe Generale SA

01 October 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	28/09/2018
(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: 10,679,706 Shares Interests and 287,663 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 325,416 equivalent Shares interests and 19,932 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	11,005,122	1.20	307,595	0.03
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	3,676,067	0.40	*10,439,032	1.14
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	235,000	0.03	215,000	0.02
TOTAL:	14,916,189	1.63	10,961,627	1.20

\* The change in the holding of 866,658 shares is due to a derivative which is referenced to a basket of securities becoming disclosable for the purpose of the code.

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	77	46.385
Ordinary	Purchase	79	46.455
Ordinary	Purchase	130	46.495
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.495
Ordinary	Purchase	80	46.5
Ordinary	Purchase	249	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	127	46.42
Ordinary	Purchase	23	46.39
Ordinary	Purchase	29	46.39
Ordinary	Purchase	68	46.44
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.46
Ordinary	Purchase	84	46.5
Ordinary	Purchase	83	46.5
Ordinary	Purchase	85	46.365
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.34
Ordinary	Purchase	110	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	116	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	38	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	33	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	61	46.395
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.425
Ordinary	Purchase	66	46.46
Ordinary	Purchase	189	46.32
Ordinary	Purchase	120	46.425
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	70	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	17	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	103	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	49	46.33
Ordinary	Purchase	10	46.33
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	91	46.5
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.5
Ordinary	Purchase	12	46.44
Ordinary	Purchase	61	46.57
Ordinary	Purchase	168	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	21	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	32	46.44
Ordinary	Purchase	39	46.48
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.48
Ordinary	Purchase	102	46.49
Ordinary	Purchase	112	46.445
Ordinary	Purchase	116	46.425
Ordinary	Purchase	103	46.42
Ordinary	Purchase	56	46.505
Ordinary	Purchase	27	46.44
Ordinary	Purchase	119	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	86	46.42
Ordinary	Purchase	59	46.37
Ordinary	Purchase	10	46.37
Ordinary	Purchase	38	46.37
Ordinary	Purchase	15	46.37
Ordinary	Purchase	113	46.36
Ordinary	Purchase	147	46.36
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.425
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.48
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.275
Ordinary	Purchase	37	46.425
Ordinary	Purchase	62	46.425
Ordinary	Purchase	74	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	107	46.34
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.42
Ordinary	Purchase	67	46.265
Ordinary	Purchase	59	46.265
Ordinary	Purchase	31	46.375
Ordinary	Purchase	40	46.445
Ordinary	Purchase	50	46.47
Ordinary	Purchase	78	46.47
Ordinary	Purchase	118	46.47
Ordinary	Purchase	221	46.495
Ordinary	Purchase	144	46.25
Ordinary	Purchase	106	46.25
Ordinary	Purchase	250	46.3
Ordinary	Purchase	249	46.505
Ordinary	Purchase	562	46.42
Ordinary	Purchase	31	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	193	46.4
Ordinary	Purchase	251	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	117	46.285
Ordinary	Purchase	133	46.285
Ordinary	Purchase	70	46.51
Ordinary	Purchase	244	46.51
Ordinary	Purchase	180	46.51
Ordinary	Purchase	103	46.515
Ordinary	Purchase	73	46.49
Ordinary	Purchase	176	46.49
Ordinary	Purchase	142	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	136	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	23	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	105	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	70	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	144	46.25
Ordinary	Purchase	106	46.25
Ordinary	Purchase	191	46.34
Ordinary	Purchase	86	46.34
Ordinary	Purchase	150	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	195	46.42
Ordinary	Purchase	5	46.42
Ordinary	Purchase	252	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	180	46.095
Ordinary	Purchase	74	46.095
Ordinary	Purchase	62	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	192	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	174	46.445
Ordinary	Purchase	324	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	79	46.385
Ordinary	Purchase	198	46.245
Ordinary	Purchase	131	46.245
Ordinary	Purchase	15	46.245
Ordinary	Purchase	71	46.245
Ordinary	Purchase	109	46.44
Ordinary	Purchase	172	46.44
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.47
Ordinary	Purchase	74	46.47
Ordinary	Purchase	290	46.4
Ordinary	Purchase	87	46.5
Ordinary	Purchase	226	46.4
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.435
Ordinary	Purchase	117	46.18
Ordinary	Purchase	1	46.18
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.41
Ordinary	Purchase	53	46.39
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.46
Ordinary	Purchase	67	46.46
Ordinary	Purchase	124	46.395
Ordinary	Purchase	74	46.515
Ordinary	Purchase	88	46.38
Ordinary	Purchase	86	46.075
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.03
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.4
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.5
Ordinary	Purchase	70	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	89	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	295	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	90	46.43
Ordinary	Purchase	82	46.315
Ordinary	Purchase	86	46.36
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.34
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.34
Ordinary	Purchase	59	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	53	46.415
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	50	46.425
Ordinary	Purchase	224	46.025
Ordinary	Purchase	51	46.385
Ordinary	Purchase	45	46.385
Ordinary	Purchase	12	46.385
Ordinary	Purchase	6	46.42
Ordinary	Purchase	216	46.42
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.365
Ordinary	Purchase	53	46.09
Ordinary	Purchase	30	46.365
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.365
Ordinary	Purchase	110	46.365
Ordinary	Purchase	47	46.365
Ordinary	Purchase	13	46.385
Ordinary	Purchase	69	46.385
Ordinary	Purchase	53	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	407	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	3,438	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	1,274	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	46.403465
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	46.30309071
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	66	180.329091
ADR	Purchase	66	180.162727
ADR	Purchase	600	180.8
ADR	Purchase	294	181.11898
ADR	Purchase	600	181.41
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	230	46.465
Ordinary	Sale	5	46.465
Ordinary	Sale	121	46.465
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	97	46.46
Ordinary	Sale	89	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	87	46.45
Ordinary	Sale	54	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	96	46.35
Ordinary	Sale	90	46.43
Ordinary	Sale	99	46.515
Ordinary	Sale	55	46.485
Ordinary	Sale	20	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	38	46.37
Ordinary	Sale	60	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	40	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	115	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	21	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	14	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	124	46.425
Ordinary	Sale	54	46.425
Ordinary	Sale	9	46.425
Ordinary	Sale	62	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	48	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	71	46.425
Ordinary	Sale	21	46.425
Ordinary	Sale	36	46.42
Ordinary	Sale	10	46.44
Ordinary	Sale	6	46.42
Ordinary	Sale	55	46.42
Ordinary	Sale	32	46.42
Ordinary	Sale	31	46.44
Ordinary	Sale	33	46.44
Ordinary	Sale	19	46.44
Ordinary	Sale	16	46.44
Ordinary	Sale	28	46.435
Ordinary	Sale	22	46.435
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	19	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	38	46.44
Ordinary	Sale	24	46.44
Ordinary	Sale	20	46.44
Ordinary	Sale	69	46.075
Ordinary	Sale	35	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	15	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	8	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	96	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	25	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	15	46.3
Ordinary	Sale	19	46.3
Ordinary	Sale	63	46.455
Ordinary	Sale	94	46.3
Ordinary	Sale	38	46.485
Ordinary	Sale	16	46.485
Ordinary	Sale	30	46.465
Ordinary	Sale	142	46.485
Ordinary	Sale	5	46.485
Ordinary	Sale	85	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	5	46.43
Ordinary	Sale	29	46.465
Ordinary	Sale	12	46.43
Ordinary	Sale	80	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	6	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	4	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	28	46.46
Ordinary	Sale	32	46.43
Ordinary	Sale	21	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	117	46.365
Ordinary	Sale	46	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	31	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	17	46.165
Ordinary	Sale	17	46.165
Ordinary	Sale	41	46.165
Ordinary	Sale	15	46.165
Ordinary	Sale	240	46.43
Ordinary	Sale	8	46.165
Ordinary	Sale	23	46.165
Ordinary	Sale	8	46.165
Ordinary	Sale	46	46.165
Ordinary	Sale	13	46.165
Ordinary	Sale	9	46.165
Ordinary	Sale	27	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	7	46.165
Ordinary	Sale	33	46.165
Ordinary	Sale	21	46.435
Ordinary	Sale	5	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	17	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	106	46.43
Ordinary	Sale	87	46.065
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.065
Ordinary	Sale	47	46.39
Ordinary	Sale	34	46.145
Ordinary	Sale	51	46.145
Ordinary	Sale	15	46.365
Ordinary	Sale	79	46.365
Ordinary	Sale	87	46.145
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.145
Ordinary	Sale	19	46.455
Ordinary	Sale	38	46.42
Ordinary	Sale	87	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	10	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	31	46.44
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	72	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	34	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	93	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	5	46.365
Ordinary	Sale	26	46.365
Ordinary	Sale	15	46.365
Ordinary	Sale	14	46.42
Ordinary	Sale	5	46.415
Ordinary	Sale	16	46.415
Ordinary	Sale	12	46.57
Ordinary	Sale	32	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	69	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	36	46.345
Ordinary	Sale	7	46.42
Ordinary	Sale	28	46.465
Ordinary	Sale	56	46.29
Ordinary	Sale	98	46.465
Ordinary	Sale	73	46.435
Ordinary	Sale	61	46.46
Ordinary	Sale	58	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	93	46.3
Ordinary	Sale	90	46.3
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.3
Ordinary	Sale	40	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	23	46.595
Ordinary	Sale	28	46.465
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.43
Ordinary	Sale	144	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	13	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	51	46.595
Ordinary	Sale	28	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	22	46.43
Ordinary	Sale	31	46.445
Ordinary	Sale	9	46.57
Ordinary	Sale	5	46.435
Ordinary	Sale	31	46.445
Ordinary	Sale	195	46.43
Ordinary	Sale	29	46.465
Ordinary	Sale	39	46.345
Ordinary	Sale	21	46.44
Ordinary	Sale	36	46.255
Ordinary	Sale	51	46.185
Ordinary	Sale	31	46.375
Ordinary	Sale	37	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	23	46.465
Ordinary	Sale	37	46.465
Ordinary	Sale	57	46.465
Ordinary	Sale	96	46.46
Ordinary	Sale	96	46.455
Ordinary	Sale	280	46.45
Ordinary	Sale	98	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	96	46.35
Ordinary	Sale	850	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	67	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	89	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	29	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	35	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	87	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	45	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	50	46.355
Ordinary	Sale	172	46.23
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.265
Ordinary	Sale	24	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	117	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	489	46.46
Ordinary	Sale	243	46.345
Ordinary	Sale	51	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	73	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	440	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	57	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	166	46.39
Ordinary	Sale	170	46.375
Ordinary	Sale	546	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	183	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	205	46.35
Ordinary	Sale	95	46.4
Ordinary	Sale	172	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	137	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	92	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.455
Ordinary	Sale	120	46.43
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	200	46.185
Ordinary	Sale	105	46.455
Ordinary	Sale	3	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	1	46.26
Ordinary	Sale	87	46.065
Ordinary	Sale	34	46.115
Ordinary	Sale	6	46.39
Ordinary	Sale	5	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	96	46.03
Ordinary	Sale	36	46.435
Ordinary	Sale	76	46.215
Ordinary	Sale	63	46.13
Ordinary	Sale	76	46.13
Ordinary	Sale	65	46.3375
Ordinary	Sale	119	46.25
Ordinary	Sale	19	46.485
Ordinary	Sale	24	46.485
Ordinary	Sale	44	46.51
Ordinary	Sale	38	46.51
Ordinary	Sale	128	46.5
Ordinary	Sale	114	46.51
Ordinary	Sale	38	46.37
Ordinary	Sale	33	46.465
Ordinary	Sale	232	46.21
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.425
Ordinary	Sale	32	46.485
Ordinary	Sale	2	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	52	46.485
Ordinary	Sale	89	46.3
Ordinary	Sale	175	46.3
Ordinary	Sale	107	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	45	46.42
Ordinary	Sale	86	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	111	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	32	46.12
Ordinary	Sale	210	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	152	46.5
Ordinary	Sale	96	46.125
Ordinary	Sale	24	46.365
Ordinary	Sale	216	46.09
Ordinary	Sale	154	46.085
Ordinary	Sale	142	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	46	46.455
Ordinary	Sale	9	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	28	46.47
Ordinary	Sale	75	46.12
Ordinary	Sale	29	46.4
Ordinary	Sale	161	46.5
Ordinary	Sale	106	46.335
Ordinary	Sale	93	46.41
Ordinary	Sale	229	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	3,366	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	1,655	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	38	46.4
Ordinary	Sale	193	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	227	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	170	46.255
Ordinary	Sale	61	46.465
Ordinary	Sale	60	46.465
Ordinary	Sale	83	46.35
Ordinary	Sale	66	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	97	46.46
Ordinary	Sale	99	46.455
Ordinary	Sale	410	46.455
Ordinary	Sale	230	46.45
Ordinary	Sale	117	46.45
Ordinary	Sale	111	46.45
Ordinary	Sale	354	46.345
Ordinary	Sale	69	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	117	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	147	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	96	46.35
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.35
Ordinary	Sale	80	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	422	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	129	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	98	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	83	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	89	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.43
Ordinary	Sale	69	46.4
Ordinary	Sale	36	46.51
Ordinary	Sale	45	46.51
Ordinary	Sale	66	46.5
Ordinary	Sale	134	46.48
Ordinary	Sale	12	46.48
Ordinary	Sale	145	46.475
Ordinary	Sale	114	46.52
Ordinary	Sale	42	46.515
Ordinary	Sale	129	46.51
Ordinary	Sale	103	46.42
Ordinary	Sale	908	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	122	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	170	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	161	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	140	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.4
Ordinary	Sale	188	46.4
Ordinary	Sale	114	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.39
Ordinary	Sale	140	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	112	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	120	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	53	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	161	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	201	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	58	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	110	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	140	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	22	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	153	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	90	46.365
Ordinary	Sale	6	46.365
Ordinary	Sale	344	46.295
Ordinary	Sale	63	46.45
Ordinary	Sale	28	46.45
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.44
Ordinary	Sale	41	46.3
Ordinary	Sale	92	46.33
Ordinary	Sale	57	46.35
Ordinary	Sale	4	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	46	46.13
Ordinary	Sale	38	46.51
Ordinary	Sale	470	46.3375
Ordinary	Sale	12	46.49
Ordinary	Sale	128	46.345
Ordinary	Sale	66	46.4525
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.435
Ordinary	Sale	9	46.46
Ordinary	Sale	19	46.46
Ordinary	Sale	96	46.3375
Ordinary	Sale	341	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	134	46.415
Ordinary	Sale	58	46.335
Ordinary	Sale	176	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	21	46.41
Ordinary	Sale	28	46.465
Ordinary	Sale	288	46.37
Ordinary	Sale	97	46.23
Ordinary	Sale	97	46.355
Ordinary	Sale	96	46.345
Ordinary	Sale	55	46.35
Ordinary	Sale	43	46.35
Ordinary	Sale	96	46.12
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	45	181.606667
ADR	Sale	33	180.94
ADR	Sale	1,500	181.126
ADR	Sale	33	181.27
ADR	Sale	2,934	181.27
ADR	Sale	351	180.360598
ADR	Sale	300	181.845
ADR	Sale	5,400	181.27
	Total Purchases	123,564
	Total Sales	45,470

(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	46.403465
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	46.30309071
Ordinary	Euro Medium Term Note	Reducing a short position	15,324	46.235

(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:	01/10/2018
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	65,000	185	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	65,000	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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