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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

25th Jun 2018 09:49

RNS Number : 4492S

Societe Generale SA

25 June 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	22/06/2018
(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: 5,398,685 Shares Interests and 3,424,325 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 523,041 equivalent Shares interests and 27,207 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	5,921,726	0.65	3,451,532	0.38
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	5,195,395	0.57	4,559,505	0.50
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,000	0.03	150,000	0.02
TOTAL:	11,392,121	1.25	8,161,037	0.89

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	29	40.83
Ordinary	Purchase	34	40.76
Ordinary	Purchase	30	40.88
Ordinary	Purchase	40	40.79
Ordinary	Purchase	49	41
Ordinary	Purchase	27	41
Ordinary	Purchase	25	41
Ordinary	Purchase	219	41
Ordinary	Purchase	25	41
Ordinary	Purchase	1,727	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	3,453	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	863	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	1,727	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	1,727	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	19	40.595
Ordinary	Purchase	29	40.775
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.65
Ordinary	Purchase	100	40.635
Ordinary	Purchase	99	40.595
Ordinary	Purchase	104	40.63
Ordinary	Purchase	227	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	100	40.7
Ordinary	Purchase	70	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	102	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	99	40.575
Ordinary	Purchase	96	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	90	40.655
Ordinary	Purchase	15	40.65
Ordinary	Purchase	98	40.655
Ordinary	Purchase	146	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.665
Ordinary	Purchase	27	40.85
Ordinary	Purchase	33	40.81
Ordinary	Purchase	26	40.83
Ordinary	Purchase	34	40.785
Ordinary	Purchase	38	40.845
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.895
Ordinary	Purchase	11	40.89
Ordinary	Purchase	95	40.615
Ordinary	Purchase	55	40.615
Ordinary	Purchase	691	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	691	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	691	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	1,727	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	691	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	108	40.675
Ordinary	Purchase	153	40.61
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.61
Ordinary	Purchase	311	40.61
Ordinary	Purchase	184	40.61
Ordinary	Purchase	131	40.595
Ordinary	Purchase	420	40.62
Ordinary	Purchase	225	40.6
Ordinary	Purchase	115	40.6
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.665
Ordinary	Purchase	291	40.63
Ordinary	Purchase	108	40.665
Ordinary	Purchase	326	40.695
Ordinary	Purchase	259	40.69
Ordinary	Purchase	73	40.65
Ordinary	Purchase	108	40.67
Ordinary	Purchase	35	40.65
Ordinary	Purchase	108	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	108	40.63
Ordinary	Purchase	312	40.655
Ordinary	Purchase	221	40.655
Ordinary	Purchase	18	40.67
Ordinary	Purchase	108	40.675
Ordinary	Purchase	276	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	276	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	26	40.65
Ordinary	Purchase	231	40.65
Ordinary	Purchase	232	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	88	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	111	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.615
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.61
Ordinary	Purchase	108	40.665
Ordinary	Purchase	278	40.65
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.61
Ordinary	Purchase	108	40.675
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.63
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.635
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.63
Ordinary	Purchase	89	40.67
Ordinary	Purchase	147	40.67
Ordinary	Purchase	239	40.65
Ordinary	Purchase	89	40.65
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.575
Ordinary	Purchase	111	40.65
Ordinary	Purchase	153	40.65
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.575
Ordinary	Purchase	308	40.6
Ordinary	Purchase	200	40.71
Ordinary	Purchase	43	40.71
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.635
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.565
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.625
Ordinary	Purchase	108	40.635
Ordinary	Purchase	218	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	219	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	39	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	27	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	152	40.615
Ordinary	Purchase	109	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	396	40.615
Ordinary	Purchase	204	40.615
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.615
Ordinary	Purchase	211	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	188	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	104	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	219	40.61
Ordinary	Purchase	136	40.61
Ordinary	Purchase	108	40.625
Ordinary	Purchase	82	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	27	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	59	40.62
Ordinary	Purchase	50	40.62
Ordinary	Purchase	108	40.63
Ordinary	Purchase	55	40.65
Ordinary	Purchase	53	40.65
Ordinary	Purchase	271	40.61
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.6
Ordinary	Purchase	120	40.6
Ordinary	Purchase	151	40.6
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	216	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	216	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	106	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	331	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	858	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	920	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	307	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	245	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	674	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	736	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	797	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	491	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	552	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	552	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	429	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	368	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	675	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	245	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	184	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	184	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	1,888	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.615
Ordinary	Purchase	90	40.695
Ordinary	Purchase	100	40.695
Ordinary	Purchase	90	40.695
Ordinary	Purchase	10	40.695
Ordinary	Purchase	108	40.52
Ordinary	Purchase	165	40.655
Ordinary	Purchase	95	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	131	40.63
Ordinary	Purchase	103	40.62
Ordinary	Purchase	169	40.675
Ordinary	Purchase	196	40.675
Ordinary	Purchase	100	40.705
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.615
Ordinary	Purchase	75	40.67
Ordinary	Purchase	35	40.67
Ordinary	Purchase	165	40.65
Ordinary	Purchase	57	40.6
Ordinary	Purchase	70	40.655
Ordinary	Purchase	88	40.7
Ordinary	Purchase	100	40.65
Ordinary	Purchase	87	40.695
Ordinary	Purchase	96	40.655
Ordinary	Purchase	135	40.71
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	104	40.925
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.635
Ordinary	Purchase	151	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	23	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	128	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	166	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.61
Ordinary	Purchase	106	40.61
Ordinary	Purchase	104	40.625
Ordinary	Purchase	77	40.61
Ordinary	Purchase	57	40.585
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.615
Ordinary	Purchase	22	40.655
Ordinary	Purchase	125	40.695
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.695
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.635
Ordinary	Purchase	25	40.655
Ordinary	Purchase	222	40.655
Ordinary	Purchase	120	40.69
Ordinary	Purchase	138	40.68
Ordinary	Purchase	125	40.675
Ordinary	Purchase	29	40.675
Ordinary	Purchase	29	40.675
Ordinary	Purchase	73	40.675
Ordinary	Purchase	100	40.7
Ordinary	Purchase	100	40.7
Ordinary	Purchase	221	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	125	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	28	40.665
Ordinary	Purchase	13	40.615
Ordinary	Purchase	125	40.615
Ordinary	Purchase	125	40.655
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.575
Ordinary	Purchase	37	40.67
Ordinary	Purchase	72	40.67
Ordinary	Purchase	125	40.575
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.655
Ordinary	Purchase	75	40.595
Ordinary	Purchase	40	40.595
Ordinary	Purchase	170	40.71
Ordinary	Purchase	75	40.575
Ordinary	Purchase	125	40.635
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.66
Ordinary	Purchase	318	40.63
Ordinary	Purchase	215	40.63
Ordinary	Purchase	125	40.675
Ordinary	Purchase	75	40.655
Ordinary	Purchase	124	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	26	40.61
Ordinary	Purchase	56	40.65
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.61
Ordinary	Purchase	169	40.665
Ordinary	Purchase	240	40.68
Ordinary	Purchase	188	40.645
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.64
Ordinary	Purchase	74	40.62
Ordinary	Purchase	46	40.675
Ordinary	Purchase	50	40.82
Ordinary	Purchase	33	40.84
Ordinary	Purchase	581	40.692195
Ordinary	Purchase	10,000	40.640357
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	2,100	161.76429
ADR	Purchase	39	161.85
ADR	Purchase	2,400	161.77375
ADR	Purchase	8,838	161.85
ADR	Purchase	441,162	161.85
ADR	Purchase	831	161.81311
ADR	Purchase	729	161.85025
ADR	Purchase	2,100	161.82286
ADR	Purchase	3,504	161.85
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	53	40.625
Ordinary	Sale	57	40.625
Ordinary	Sale	21	40.575
Ordinary	Sale	27	40.675
Ordinary	Sale	17,267	40.57
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.615
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.65
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.655
Ordinary	Sale	25	40.62
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.61
Ordinary	Sale	151	40.54
Ordinary	Sale	191	40.615
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.605
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.51
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.53
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.625
Ordinary	Sale	27	40.6
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.605
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.615
Ordinary	Sale	94	40.765
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.725
Ordinary	Sale	81	40.6
Ordinary	Sale	55	40.62
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.65
Ordinary	Sale	214	40.6
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.635
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.665
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.67
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.58
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.595
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.575
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.665
Ordinary	Sale	55	40.67
Ordinary	Sale	54	40.67
Ordinary	Sale	82	40.675
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.645
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.635
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.64
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.65
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.625
Ordinary	Sale	4	40.665
Ordinary	Sale	104	40.665
Ordinary	Sale	83	40.62
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.615
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.69
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.61
Ordinary	Sale	92	40.62
Ordinary	Sale	16	40.62
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.625
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.72
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.635
Ordinary	Sale	14	40.765
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.76
Ordinary	Sale	14	40.65
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.615
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.61
Ordinary	Sale	53	40.62
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.695
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.69
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.615
Ordinary	Sale	272	40.6
Ordinary	Sale	24	40.6
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.645
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.625
Ordinary	Sale	199	40.61
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.65
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.73
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.605
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.615
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.62
Ordinary	Sale	112	40.62
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.585
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.61
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.615
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.585
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.6
Ordinary	Sale	108	40.69
Ordinary	Sale	113	40.715
Ordinary	Sale	225	40.66
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.6
Ordinary	Sale	148	40.6
Ordinary	Sale	34,535	40.616401
Ordinary	Sale	85	40.605
Ordinary	Sale	23	40.605
Ordinary	Sale	7	40.635
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	300	161.82
ADR	Sale	444	161.84797
ADR	Sale	1,314	161.85
	Total Purchases	520,957
	Total Sales	62,052

(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	581	40.692195
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	10,000	40.64035747
Ordinary	Euro Medium Term Note	Reducing a short position	1	40.66
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 USD
ADR	Equity Linked Swap	Opening a short position	150,000	161.85

(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:	25/06/2018
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 call-option	Purchase	30,000	40	American options	17/08/2018
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	75,000	41	American options	17/08/2018
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

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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