19th Jun 2008 15:41
Notification of major interests in shares
Basingstoke, UK and Philadelphia, US - June 18, 2008 - Shire Limited , the global specialty biopharmaceutical company
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Shire Limited
2. Reason for the notification State Yes/No An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify): New Exemption DTR 5.1.3 (4) & DTR Yes 5.1.5 (1)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification The Goldman Sachs obligation:
Group Inc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
Goldman Sachs Financial Markets, L.L.C. Goldman Sachs Execution and Clearing, L.P
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 16 June 2008 threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 18 June 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 3% 8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering
shares the Triggering transaction if possible transaction using the ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting of of of rights rights Shares Voting shares Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB00B0KQX869 115,000 0.021% US82481R1068 17,114,532 3.059% (5,704,844 ADRs) B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of financial date Conversion rights that may be voting instrument Period/ Date acquired if the rights instrument is exercised/converted Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights Below 3%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 16 June 2008, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, no longer has a notifiable interest in shares.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting N/A
rights: 13. Additional information: General Email Contact: [email protected] 14. Contact name: Sean Rogers/Alan Cox
15. Contact telephone number: 0207-552-9205 / 0207-774 -8774
Contact at Shire Limited: Tony Guthrie, Deputy Company Secretary, 01256 894746
For further information please contact:
Investor Relations Clĩa Rosenfeld (Rest of the World) +44 1256 894 160 Eric Rojas (North America) +1 484 595 8252 Media Jessica Mann (Rest of the World) +44 1256 894 280 Matthew Cabrey (North America) +1 484 595 8248 Jessica Cotrone (North America) +1 617 613 4640 Notes to editorsSHIRE LIMITED
Shire's strategic goal is to become the leading specialty biopharmaceutical company that focuses on meeting the needs of the specialist physician. Shire focuses its business on attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), human genetic therapies (HGT), gastrointestinal (GI) and renal diseases. The structure is sufficiently flexible to allow Shire to target new therapeutic areas to the extent opportunities arise through acquisitions. Shire's in-licensing, merger and acquisition efforts are focused on products in niche markets with strong intellectual property protection either in the US or Europe. Shire believes that a carefully selected portfolio of products with strategically aligned and relatively small-scale sales forces will deliver strong results.
For further information on Shire, please visit the Company's website: www.shire.com.
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