PDMR Share Dealing

6th Mar 2012 12:00

PDMR Share Dealing

March 6, 2012 - Shire plc , the global specialty biopharmaceutical company was notified today that on March 5, 2012, Barbara Deptula sold 5,209 American Depository Shares ("ADSs") at a price of $105.5147 per ADS. One ADS is equal to three Shire ordinary shares.

This notification relates to disclosures made in accordance with 3.1.4(R)(1)(a) of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Tony GuthrieDeputy Company Secretary

For further information please contact:

Investor Relations Eric Rojas [email protected] +1 781 482 0999 Sarah Elton-Farr [email protected] +44 1256 894157 Notes to editorsSHIRE PLC

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 hyperactivity disorder, human genetic therapies, gastrointestinal diseases and regenerative medicine as well as opportunities in other therapeutic areas to the extent they arise through acquisitions. Shire's in-licensing, merger and acquisition efforts are focused on products in specialist markets with strong intellectual property protection and global rights. Shire believes that a carefully selected and balanced 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.

Registered in Jersey, No. 99854, 22 Grenville Street, St Helier, Jersey JE4 8PX

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