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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

27th Nov 2018 09:14

RNS Number : 6078I

Societe Generale SA

27 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	26/11/2018
(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: 13,329,587 Shares Interests and 12,940,580 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 469,575 equivalent Shares interests and 46,464 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	13,799,162	1.51	12,987,044	1.42
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,688,672	1.60	13,072,385	1.43
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	325,700	0.04	271,800	0.03
TOTAL:	28,813,534	3.15	26,331,229	2.88

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	5,786	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	149	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	62	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	18	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	99	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	248	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	160	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	159	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	139	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	165	46
Ordinary	Purchase	832	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	720	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	184	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	303	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	3	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	369	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	24	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.13
Ordinary	Purchase	84	46.13
Ordinary	Purchase	306	45.96
Ordinary	Purchase	99	45.96
Ordinary	Purchase	150	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	251	45.96
Ordinary	Purchase	200	46
Ordinary	Purchase	119	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	250	46.07
Ordinary	Purchase	70	46.045
Ordinary	Purchase	191	46.045
Ordinary	Purchase	201	46
Ordinary	Purchase	56	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	194	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	250	46
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	126	46.13
Ordinary	Purchase	250	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	103	46.06
Ordinary	Purchase	251	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	52	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	198	46.12
Ordinary	Purchase	107	46.18
Ordinary	Purchase	107	46
Ordinary	Purchase	173	45.945
Ordinary	Purchase	282	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	113	46
Ordinary	Purchase	200	46
Ordinary	Purchase	134	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	198	46
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	249	46.18
Ordinary	Purchase	249	46.155
Ordinary	Purchase	122	46
Ordinary	Purchase	171	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	344	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	250	46.085
Ordinary	Purchase	132	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	278	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	201	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	32	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	106	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	200	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	866	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	346	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	346	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	346	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	346	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	866	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	186	46.03
Ordinary	Purchase	205	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	106	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	190	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	5,852	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	72	46
Ordinary	Purchase	86	46
Ordinary	Purchase	54	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	84	45.9
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	52	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	66	46.13
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.91
Ordinary	Purchase	2	45.91
Ordinary	Purchase	19	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	86	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.94
Ordinary	Purchase	110	46.07
Ordinary	Purchase	77	46
Ordinary	Purchase	422	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	17	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	29	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	17,320	46.134375
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	1,379	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	410	45.77
Ordinary	Purchase	49	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	90	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	54	45.91
Ordinary	Purchase	102	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	69	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	86	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	81	46.02
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	53	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	211	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	75	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	166	45.905
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	55	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	194	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	94	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.95
Ordinary	Purchase	546	46
Ordinary	Purchase	200	46
Ordinary	Purchase	180	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	270	45.935
Ordinary	Purchase	56	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	282	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	37	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	80	46.135
Ordinary	Purchase	140	45.975
Ordinary	Purchase	81	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	196	45.965
Ordinary	Purchase	203	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	84	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	91	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	77	45.895
Ordinary	Purchase	151	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	53	45.965
Ordinary	Purchase	35	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	51	46.15
Ordinary	Purchase	46	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	92	45.96
Ordinary	Purchase	60	46.05
Ordinary	Purchase	110	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	226	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	80	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	97	46.13
Ordinary	Purchase	139	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	177	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	4	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	82	45.98
Ordinary	Purchase	56	45.99
Ordinary	Purchase	152	46.1
Ordinary	Purchase	140	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	52	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	280	45.945
Ordinary	Purchase	272	45.97
Ordinary	Purchase	12	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	63	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	173	46
Ordinary	Purchase	120	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	125	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.005
Ordinary	Purchase	50	45.955
Ordinary	Purchase	58	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	25	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	36	46.01
Ordinary	Purchase	130	45.92
Ordinary	Purchase	110	46
Ordinary	Purchase	200	46
Ordinary	Purchase	200	46
Ordinary	Purchase	75	46.03
Ordinary	Purchase	104	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	86	46
Ordinary	Purchase	64	46
Ordinary	Purchase	40	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.915
Ordinary	Purchase	72	45.995
Ordinary	Purchase	186	46
Ordinary	Purchase	106	46
Ordinary	Purchase	79	45.985
Ordinary	Purchase	119	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	25	46.04
Ordinary	Purchase	81	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	41	46.125
Ordinary	Purchase	60	45.93
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	3,000	177.188
ADR	Purchase	174	177.75655
ADR	Purchase	3,534	177.85
ADR	Purchase	3,375	177.55156
ADR	Purchase	9	177.85
ADR	Purchase	393	177.85
ADR	Purchase	87	177.85
ADR	Purchase	5,040	177.85
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	17	46.175
Ordinary	Sale	73	46.175
Ordinary	Sale	250	46.005
Ordinary	Sale	104	46.045
Ordinary	Sale	67	46.05
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.08
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.08
Ordinary	Sale	64	46.085
Ordinary	Sale	153	46.085
Ordinary	Sale	86	46.09
Ordinary	Sale	166	46.09
Ordinary	Sale	146	46.045
Ordinary	Sale	185	46.05
Ordinary	Sale	250	46.145
Ordinary	Sale	90	46
Ordinary	Sale	129	46
Ordinary	Sale	162	46
Ordinary	Sale	250	45.905
Ordinary	Sale	94	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	107	46.02
Ordinary	Sale	425	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	28	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	302	46.175
Ordinary	Sale	201	46.18
Ordinary	Sale	48	46.175
Ordinary	Sale	83	45.86
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.035
Ordinary	Sale	520	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.045
Ordinary	Sale	1	45.905
Ordinary	Sale	33	46.085
Ordinary	Sale	124	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	122	45.77
Ordinary	Sale	57	45.95
Ordinary	Sale	72	46
Ordinary	Sale	67	46
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	12	177.82
ADR	Sale	300	177.75
ADR	Sale	57	177.37632
ADR	Sale	4,560	177.85
	Total Purchases	76,512
	Total Sales	9,955

(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

(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:	27/11/2018
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
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	50,000	180	American options	07/12/2018
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	50,000	175	American options	07/12/2018

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.

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.rns.com.

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