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Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

19th Jun 2018 11:43

RNS Number : 8748R

Societe Generale SA

19 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	18/06/2018
(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: 5,330,511 Shares Interests and 3,673,941 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 74,028 equivalent Shares interests and 28,809 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	5,404,539	0.59	3,702,750	0.41
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	5,195,395	0.57	4,284,074	0.47
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,000	0.03	150,000	0.02
TOTAL:	10,874,934	1.19	8,136,824	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	234	40
Ordinary	Purchase	234	40
Ordinary	Purchase	234	40
Ordinary	Purchase	176	40
Ordinary	Purchase	234	40
Ordinary	Purchase	234	40
Ordinary	Purchase	309	40
Ordinary	Purchase	85	39.995
Ordinary	Purchase	25	39.995
Ordinary	Purchase	395	40
Ordinary	Purchase	2,642	40
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	40
Ordinary	Purchase	115	40
Ordinary	Purchase	400	40
Ordinary	Purchase	60	40
Ordinary	Purchase	195	40
Ordinary	Purchase	1,036	40
Ordinary	Purchase	345	40.29
Ordinary	Purchase	1,132	40
Ordinary	Purchase	714	40
Ordinary	Purchase	656	40
Ordinary	Purchase	477	40
Ordinary	Purchase	239	40
Ordinary	Purchase	1,013	40
Ordinary	Purchase	536	40
Ordinary	Purchase	476	40
Ordinary	Purchase	466	40
Ordinary	Purchase	953	40
Ordinary	Purchase	302	40
Ordinary	Purchase	357	40
Ordinary	Purchase	238	40
Ordinary	Purchase	1,012	40
Ordinary	Purchase	834	40
Ordinary	Purchase	655	40
Ordinary	Purchase	473	40
Ordinary	Purchase	834	40
Ordinary	Purchase	1,072	40
Ordinary	Purchase	298	40
Ordinary	Purchase	417	40
Ordinary	Purchase	178	40
Ordinary	Purchase	179	40
Ordinary	Purchase	360	40
Ordinary	Purchase	68	40
Ordinary	Purchase	3	39.985
Ordinary	Purchase	1	39.905
Ordinary	Purchase	67	39.945
Ordinary	Purchase	43	39.945
Ordinary	Purchase	83	39.945
Ordinary	Purchase	27	39.945
Ordinary	Purchase	91	39.905
Ordinary	Purchase	111	39.94
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.945
Ordinary	Purchase	55	39.94
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.935
Ordinary	Purchase	107	39.985
Ordinary	Purchase	111	40.02
Ordinary	Purchase	101	39.99
Ordinary	Purchase	9	39.99
Ordinary	Purchase	115	40.005
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.945
Ordinary	Purchase	55	39.94
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.975
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.985
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.005
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.91
Ordinary	Purchase	20	39.905
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.92
Ordinary	Purchase	111	40.015
Ordinary	Purchase	130	40.05
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.915
Ordinary	Purchase	8	40.05
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.905
Ordinary	Purchase	116	39.905
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.93
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.93
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.94
Ordinary	Purchase	37	39.94
Ordinary	Purchase	175	40.055
Ordinary	Purchase	10	40.06
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.94
Ordinary	Purchase	144	40.06
Ordinary	Purchase	109	39.9
Ordinary	Purchase	114	40.035
Ordinary	Purchase	103	40.03
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.945
Ordinary	Purchase	114	40.025
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.015
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.94
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.04
Ordinary	Purchase	111	40.035
Ordinary	Purchase	96	40.03
Ordinary	Purchase	14	40.03
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.06
Ordinary	Purchase	133	40.005
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.11
Ordinary	Purchase	173	40.12
Ordinary	Purchase	162	39.92
Ordinary	Purchase	272	39.92
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.12
Ordinary	Purchase	1	39.9
Ordinary	Purchase	111	39.895
Ordinary	Purchase	110	39.88
Ordinary	Purchase	55	39.93
Ordinary	Purchase	158	40
Ordinary	Purchase	158	40
Ordinary	Purchase	233	40.12
Ordinary	Purchase	150	40.12
Ordinary	Purchase	134	40.05
Ordinary	Purchase	10	40.02
Ordinary	Purchase	10	40.02
Ordinary	Purchase	10	40.02
Ordinary	Purchase	2	40.02
Ordinary	Purchase	10	40.02
Ordinary	Purchase	10	40.02
Ordinary	Purchase	10	40.02
Ordinary	Purchase	36	40
Ordinary	Purchase	71	40
Ordinary	Purchase	120	40.135
Ordinary	Purchase	110	40.05
Ordinary	Purchase	104	40.05
Ordinary	Purchase	262	40.065
Ordinary	Purchase	150	39.995
Ordinary	Purchase	100	40.065
Ordinary	Purchase	96	39.915
Ordinary	Purchase	100	40.11
Ordinary	Purchase	67	40.115
Ordinary	Purchase	2	40.115
Ordinary	Purchase	186	40.115
Ordinary	Purchase	69	40.14
Ordinary	Purchase	73	39.925
Ordinary	Purchase	22	39.925
Ordinary	Purchase	52	39.925
Ordinary	Purchase	402	40.11
Ordinary	Purchase	65	40.185
Ordinary	Purchase	65	39.875
Ordinary	Purchase	96	40.11
Ordinary	Purchase	82	40.115
Ordinary	Purchase	150	39.945
Ordinary	Purchase	244	39.945
Ordinary	Purchase	287	40.02
Ordinary	Purchase	90	40.02
Ordinary	Purchase	253	40.02
Ordinary	Purchase	241	40.02
Ordinary	Purchase	230	40
Ordinary	Purchase	334	40
Ordinary	Purchase	230	40
Ordinary	Purchase	78	40
Ordinary	Purchase	34,829	39.959204
Ordinary	Purchase	10,000	40.03629
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	300	160.04
ADR	Purchase	3	159.01
ADR	Purchase	300	158.52
ADR	Purchase	795	160.05
ADR	Purchase	1,017	160.06115
ADR	Purchase	2,100	158.88571
ADR	Purchase	9,198	160.05
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	11	39.985
Ordinary	Sale	99	39.985
Ordinary	Sale	11	39.915
Ordinary	Sale	214	40.115
Ordinary	Sale	56	40
Ordinary	Sale	96	39.845
Ordinary	Sale	42	39.86
Ordinary	Sale	34	39.845
Ordinary	Sale	35	39.825
Ordinary	Sale	31	39.835
Ordinary	Sale	5	39.835
Ordinary	Sale	26	39.84
Ordinary	Sale	29	39.83
Ordinary	Sale	35	39.83
Ordinary	Sale	51,802	39.995
Ordinary	Sale	12	39.89
Ordinary	Sale	97	39.86
Ordinary	Sale	20	39.835
Ordinary	Sale	19	40.075
Ordinary	Sale	91	40.075
Ordinary	Sale	111	39.8
Ordinary	Sale	28	40
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.01
Ordinary	Sale	68	39.95
Ordinary	Sale	44	39.95
Ordinary	Sale	111	39.975
Ordinary	Sale	327	39.92
Ordinary	Sale	40	39.92
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.985
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.06
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.98
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.95
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.965
Ordinary	Sale	83	40
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.005
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.865
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.025
Ordinary	Sale	111	40.035
Ordinary	Sale	362	40.045
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.97
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.99
Ordinary	Sale	111	39.995
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.96
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.965
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.015
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.965
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.97
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.095
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.98
Ordinary	Sale	28	39.985
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.955
Ordinary	Sale	116	39.845
Ordinary	Sale	62	40.035
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.98
Ordinary	Sale	64	40.035
Ordinary	Sale	142	39.98
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.945
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.96
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.965
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.95
Ordinary	Sale	110	40
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.97
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.05
Ordinary	Sale	98	39.915
Ordinary	Sale	12	39.915
Ordinary	Sale	33	40.04
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.965
Ordinary	Sale	77	40.04
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.995
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.835
Ordinary	Sale	15	39.84
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.94
Ordinary	Sale	139	39.9
Ordinary	Sale	95	39.84
Ordinary	Sale	209	39.955
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.945
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.95
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.995
Ordinary	Sale	110	40
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.885
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.92
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.035
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.065
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.165
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.945
Ordinary	Sale	88	39.995
Ordinary	Sale	22	39.995
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.875
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.975
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.99
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.005
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.985
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.99
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.975
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.98
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.925
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.135
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.13
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.985
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.015
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.85
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.935
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.975
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.93
Ordinary	Sale	8	39.975
Ordinary	Sale	102	39.975
Ordinary	Sale	100	39.99
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.98
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.985
Ordinary	Sale	4	39.985
Ordinary	Sale	108	39.985
Ordinary	Sale	11	39.99
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.855
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.965
Ordinary	Sale	109	40.13
Ordinary	Sale	72	40.14
Ordinary	Sale	37	40.14
Ordinary	Sale	111	39.99
Ordinary	Sale	111	39.98
Ordinary	Sale	111	39.805
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.99
Ordinary	Sale	200	39.975
Ordinary	Sale	32	40.01
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.955
Ordinary	Sale	78	40.01
Ordinary	Sale	62	39.84
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.955
Ordinary	Sale	49	39.84
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.92
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.98
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.985
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.93
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.935
Ordinary	Sale	112	39.865
Ordinary	Sale	111	40.07
Ordinary	Sale	32	39.905
Ordinary	Sale	101	39.975
Ordinary	Sale	112	39.92
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.905
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.91
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.915
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.97
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.925
Ordinary	Sale	110	39.975
Ordinary	Sale	111	40.105
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.1
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.09
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.095
Ordinary	Sale	110	40.005
Ordinary	Sale	150	39.955
Ordinary	Sale	165	40
Ordinary	Sale	120	40
Ordinary	Sale	9	39.975
Ordinary	Sale	273	39.92
Ordinary	Sale	610	40.13
Ordinary	Sale	343	40.13
Ordinary	Sale	39	40.13
Ordinary	Sale	511	40.13
Ordinary	Sale	83	39.905
Ordinary	Sale	42	39.92
Ordinary	Sale	72	39.92
Ordinary	Sale	138	40.02
Ordinary	Sale	58	39.985
Ordinary	Sale	138	40.025
Ordinary	Sale	150	39.975
Ordinary	Sale	10	39.975
Ordinary	Sale	69	39.985
Ordinary	Sale	190	39.99
Ordinary	Sale	40	40
Ordinary	Sale	100	40
Ordinary	Sale	165	39.945
Ordinary	Sale	104	39.995
Ordinary	Sale	70	39.995
Ordinary	Sale	93	39.845
Ordinary	Sale	130	39.84
Ordinary	Sale	5,000,000	40.18
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
ADR	Sale	300	158.895
ADR	Sale	1,500	159.012
ADR	Sale	4,200	159.60714
ADR	Sale	96	160.05
ADR	Sale	5,913	160.05
	Total Purchases	92,676
	Total Sales	5,081,922

(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	34,829	39.9592038
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	10,000	40.03628952
Ordinary	Equity Linked Swap	Opening a long position	5,000,000	40.18
Ordinary	Euro Medium Term Note	Reducing a short position	5	40

(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:	19/06/2018
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	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
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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