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Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

27th Jul 2018 11:03

RNS Number : 0213W

Societe Generale SA

27 July 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	26/07/2018
(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: 10,350,386 Shares Interests and 553,772 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 224,784 equivalent Shares interests and 13,035 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	10,575,170	1.16	566,807	0.06
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	195,395	0.02	5,464,545	0.60
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,000	0.03	150,000	0.02
TOTAL:	11,045,565	1.21	6,181,352	0.68

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	35	43.485
Ordinary	Purchase	17	43.485
Ordinary	Purchase	51	43.485
Ordinary	Purchase	77	43.485
Ordinary	Purchase	41	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	37	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	19	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	21	43.665
Ordinary	Purchase	3	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	51	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	51	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	58	43.58
Ordinary	Purchase	80	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	34	43.685
Ordinary	Purchase	37	43.63
Ordinary	Purchase	28	43.56
Ordinary	Purchase	22	43.66
Ordinary	Purchase	107	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	104	43.445
Ordinary	Purchase	60	43.435
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.63
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.46
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.445
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.33
Ordinary	Purchase	75	43.33
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.47
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.435
Ordinary	Purchase	32	43.435
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.45
Ordinary	Purchase	235	43.38
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.415
Ordinary	Purchase	135	43.415
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.455
Ordinary	Purchase	107	43.385
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.4
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.44
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.44
Ordinary	Purchase	133	43.405
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.45
Ordinary	Purchase	152	43.41
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	149	43.48
Ordinary	Purchase	227	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	42	43.485
Ordinary	Purchase	98	43.495
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.47
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.49
Ordinary	Purchase	227	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	162	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	235	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	92	43.455
Ordinary	Purchase	105	43.455
Ordinary	Purchase	102	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	396	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	150	43.425
Ordinary	Purchase	206	43.485
Ordinary	Purchase	170	43.475
Ordinary	Purchase	111	43.63
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.63
Ordinary	Purchase	270	43.525
Ordinary	Purchase	201	43.42
Ordinary	Purchase	8	43.45
Ordinary	Purchase	118	43.45
Ordinary	Purchase	4	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	30	43.69
Ordinary	Purchase	2	43.685
Ordinary	Purchase	32	43.62
Ordinary	Purchase	39	43.695
Ordinary	Purchase	1	43.695
Ordinary	Purchase	135	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	116	43.635
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	80	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	7	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	4	43.625
Ordinary	Purchase	101	43.625
Ordinary	Purchase	70	43.41
Ordinary	Purchase	11	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	110	43.305
Ordinary	Purchase	92	43.51
Ordinary	Purchase	66	43.315
Ordinary	Purchase	277	43.31
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	69	43.335
Ordinary	Purchase	87	43.36
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	69	43.44
Ordinary	Purchase	8	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	127	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.42
Ordinary	Purchase	69	43.375
Ordinary	Purchase	70	43.37
Ordinary	Purchase	78	43.37
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.455
Ordinary	Purchase	70	43.35
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.52
Ordinary	Purchase	66	43.56
Ordinary	Purchase	20	43.695
Ordinary	Purchase	39	43.695
Ordinary	Purchase	100	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	121	43.655
Ordinary	Purchase	4	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	35	43.63
Ordinary	Purchase	22	43.63
Ordinary	Purchase	4	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	5	43.6
Ordinary	Purchase	9	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	14	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	17	43.64
Ordinary	Purchase	42	43.68
Ordinary	Purchase	38	43.63
Ordinary	Purchase	37	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	20	43.61
Ordinary	Purchase	50	43.69
Ordinary	Purchase	55	43.555
Ordinary	Purchase	11	43.585
Ordinary	Purchase	14	43.615
Ordinary	Purchase	21	43.615
Ordinary	Purchase	39	43.555
Ordinary	Purchase	42	43.595
Ordinary	Purchase	47	43.685
Ordinary	Purchase	60	43.605
Ordinary	Purchase	80	43.46
Ordinary	Purchase	80	43.46
Ordinary	Purchase	130	43.4
Ordinary	Purchase	52	43.415
Ordinary	Purchase	60	43.395
Ordinary	Purchase	90	43.505
Ordinary	Purchase	59	43.335
Ordinary	Purchase	38	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	75	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	73	43.505
Ordinary	Purchase	39	43.71
Ordinary	Purchase	38	43.715
Ordinary	Purchase	10	43.495
Ordinary	Purchase	13	43.495
Ordinary	Purchase	47	43.495
Ordinary	Purchase	36	43.45
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.45
Ordinary	Purchase	52	43.335
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	103	43.355
Ordinary	Purchase	69	43.405
Ordinary	Purchase	71	43.46
Ordinary	Purchase	118	43.47
Ordinary	Purchase	141	43.465
Ordinary	Purchase	78	43.37
Ordinary	Purchase	19	43.355
Ordinary	Purchase	36	43.36
Ordinary	Purchase	83	43.63
Ordinary	Purchase	57	43.46
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.42
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.47
Ordinary	Purchase	125	43.565
Ordinary	Purchase	33	43.47
Ordinary	Purchase	52	43.41
Ordinary	Purchase	44	43.5
Ordinary	Purchase	19	43.515
Ordinary	Purchase	48	43.515
Ordinary	Purchase	171	43.515
Ordinary	Purchase	123	43.425
Ordinary	Purchase	1,013,980	43.25
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	43.59301
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	60	172.24
ADR	Purchase	810	172.25567
ADR	Purchase	3,000	171.525
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	3	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	1,731	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	1,731	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	436	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	249	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.415
Ordinary	Sale	34	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	68	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	104	43.71
Ordinary	Sale	86	43.42
Ordinary	Sale	17	43.42
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.43
Ordinary	Sale	13	43.52
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.515
Ordinary	Sale	90	43.52
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.46
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.505
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.51
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.68
Ordinary	Sale	65	43.68
Ordinary	Sale	106	43.45
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.415
Ordinary	Sale	103	43.42
Ordinary	Sale	136	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	156	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	427	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	100	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	19	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	35	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	152	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	2	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	440	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	366	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	256	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	309	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	404	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	294	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	367	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	257	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	183	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	184	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	110	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	110	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	322	43.635
Ordinary	Sale	150	43.68
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.69
Ordinary	Sale	48	43.69
Ordinary	Sale	29	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	119	43.685
Ordinary	Sale	125	43.69
Ordinary	Sale	57	43.69
Ordinary	Sale	80	43.44
Ordinary	Sale	196	43.44
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	1,500	172.151
ADR	Sale	4,575	172.12279
ADR	Sale	1,668	172.24
ADR	Sale	300	172.17
ADR	Sale	741	172.20126
ADR	Sale	60	172.28
ADR	Sale	45	172.24
ADR	Sale	1,680	172.24
ADR	Sale	864	172.24
	Total Purchases	1,081,983
	Total Sales	22,698

(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

43.5930096

(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:	27/07/2018
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.

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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