Shire : Form 8.3 -Shire PLC

July 20, 2018 at 06:28 am EDT

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	19/07/2018
(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: 13,910,925 Shares Interests and 573,508 short position ADR(referencing the ordinary): 674,760 equivalent Shares interests and 13,335 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	14,585,685	1.60	586,843	0.06
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	195,395	0.02	11,513,013	1.26
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	275,000	0.03	150,000	0.02
TOTAL:	15,056,080	1.65	12,249,856	1.34

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	199	44.235
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.08
Ordinary	Purchase	37	44.315
Ordinary	Purchase	54	44.315
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.1
Ordinary	Purchase	23	44.1
Ordinary	Purchase	164	44.205
Ordinary	Purchase	203	44.215
Ordinary	Purchase	422	44.3
Ordinary	Purchase	330	44.125
Ordinary	Purchase	86	44.125
Ordinary	Purchase	23	44.12
Ordinary	Purchase	187	44.15
Ordinary	Purchase	91	44.15
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.16
Ordinary	Purchase	23	44.125
Ordinary	Purchase	223	44.24
Ordinary	Purchase	79	44.26
Ordinary	Purchase	71	44.115
Ordinary	Purchase	110	44.115
Ordinary	Purchase	105	44.115
Ordinary	Purchase	52	44.245
Ordinary	Purchase	88	44.24
Ordinary	Purchase	183	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	227	44.17
Ordinary	Purchase	82	44.285
Ordinary	Purchase	97	44.045
Ordinary	Purchase	55	44.285
Ordinary	Purchase	73	44.18
Ordinary	Purchase	61	44.05
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	228	44.27
Ordinary	Purchase	108	44.12
Ordinary	Purchase	13	44.315
Ordinary	Purchase	40	44.315
Ordinary	Purchase	116	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	72	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	185	44.215
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.22
Ordinary	Purchase	116	44.22
Ordinary	Purchase	95	44.28
Ordinary	Purchase	140	44.31
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.315
Ordinary	Purchase	17	44.31
Ordinary	Purchase	200	44.25
Ordinary	Purchase	109	44.26
Ordinary	Purchase	107	44.235
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.1
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.3
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.21
Ordinary	Purchase	242	44.135
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.24
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.235
Ordinary	Purchase	59	44.3
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.27
Ordinary	Purchase	33	44.115
Ordinary	Purchase	172	44.115
Ordinary	Purchase	176	44.16
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.13
Ordinary	Purchase	201	44.115
Ordinary	Purchase	293	44.07
Ordinary	Purchase	84	44.305
Ordinary	Purchase	60	44.095
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.17
Ordinary	Purchase	237	44.045
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.305
Ordinary	Purchase	70	44.305
Ordinary	Purchase	57	44.255
Ordinary	Purchase	64	44.12
Ordinary	Purchase	161	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	180	44.005
Ordinary	Purchase	63	44.23
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.23
Ordinary	Purchase	142	44.31
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.305
Ordinary	Purchase	30	44.25
Ordinary	Purchase	68	44.25
Ordinary	Purchase	210	44.25
Ordinary	Purchase	100	44.31
Ordinary	Purchase	23	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	35	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	13	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	6	44.43
Ordinary	Purchase	1	44.455
Ordinary	Purchase	14	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	8	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	34	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	84	44.505
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	5	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	2	44.49
Ordinary	Purchase	99	44.5
Ordinary	Purchase	30	44.12
Ordinary	Purchase	72	44.235
Ordinary	Purchase	42	44.215
Ordinary	Purchase	335	44.235
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.285
Ordinary	Purchase	201	44.08
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.08
Ordinary	Purchase	354	44.075
Ordinary	Purchase	118	44.05
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.105
Ordinary	Purchase	10	44.145
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.245
Ordinary	Purchase	186	44.1
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.28
Ordinary	Purchase	71	44.27
Ordinary	Purchase	30	44.27
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.21
Ordinary	Purchase	12	44.3
Ordinary	Purchase	177	44.16
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.135
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.175
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.22
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.135
Ordinary	Purchase	43	44.11
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.245
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.23
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.105
Ordinary	Purchase	149	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	97	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	41	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.11
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.25
Ordinary	Purchase	106	44.1
Ordinary	Purchase	84	44.25
Ordinary	Purchase	91	44.11
Ordinary	Purchase	11	44.11
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.29
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.145
Ordinary	Purchase	204	44.165
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.18
Ordinary	Purchase	301	44.16
Ordinary	Purchase	228	44.16
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.215
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.235
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.265
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.195
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.11
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.105
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.175
Ordinary	Purchase	289	44.17
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.115
Ordinary	Purchase	288	44.18
Ordinary	Purchase	274	44.125
Ordinary	Purchase	188	44.045
Ordinary	Purchase	34	44.18
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.255
Ordinary	Purchase	124	44.005
Ordinary	Purchase	124	44.005
Ordinary	Purchase	94	44.005
Ordinary	Purchase	104	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.26
Ordinary	Purchase	34	44.275
Ordinary	Purchase	4	44.21
Ordinary	Purchase	254	44.21
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.195
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.28
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.21
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.19
Ordinary	Purchase	124	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	41	44.18
Ordinary	Purchase	60	44.18
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.23
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.21
Ordinary	Purchase	91	44.21
Ordinary	Purchase	123	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.2
Ordinary	Purchase	146	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.235
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.1
Ordinary	Purchase	101	44.14
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.135
Ordinary	Purchase	30	44.13
Ordinary	Purchase	71	44.13
Ordinary	Purchase	102	44.235
Ordinary	Purchase	9	44.24
Ordinary	Purchase	92	44.24
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.135
Ordinary	Purchase	13	44.21
Ordinary	Purchase	78	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	571	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	2,240	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	908	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	437	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	657	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	634	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	297	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	634	44.445
Ordinary	Purchase	362	44.15
Ordinary	Purchase	50	44.17
Ordinary	Purchase	137	44.17
Ordinary	Purchase	69	44.17
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.22
Ordinary	Purchase	90	44.31
Ordinary	Purchase	91	44.145
Ordinary	Purchase	67	44.275
Ordinary	Purchase	18	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	160	44.22
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	114	44.23
Ordinary	Purchase	36	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	210	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	51	44.23
Ordinary	Purchase	179	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	199	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	145	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	147	44.3
Ordinary	Purchase	68	44.3
Ordinary	Purchase	32	44.255
Ordinary	Purchase	128	44.255
Ordinary	Purchase	221	44.25
Ordinary	Purchase	147	44.25
Ordinary	Purchase	147	44.25
Ordinary	Purchase	74	44.16
Ordinary	Purchase	49	44.26
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.26
Ordinary	Purchase	103	44.27
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.265
Ordinary	Purchase	188	44.26
Ordinary	Purchase	29	44.26
Ordinary	Purchase	295	44.27
Ordinary	Purchase	157	44.26
Ordinary	Purchase	255	44.255
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.17
Ordinary	Purchase	129	44.25
Ordinary	Purchase	241	44.25
Ordinary	Purchase	74	44.25
Ordinary	Purchase	58	44.25
Ordinary	Purchase	221	44.265
Ordinary	Purchase	150	44.285
Ordinary	Purchase	199	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	130	44.265
Ordinary	Purchase	44	44.225
Ordinary	Purchase	47	44.17
Ordinary	Purchase	199	44.22
Ordinary	Purchase	177	44.245
Ordinary	Purchase	36	44.315
Ordinary	Purchase	86	44.275
Ordinary	Purchase	165	44.275
Ordinary	Purchase	43	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	59	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	46	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	4	44.43
Ordinary	Purchase	28	44.43
Ordinary	Purchase	59	44.43
Ordinary	Purchase	14	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	18	44.15
Ordinary	Purchase	125	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	38	44.475
Ordinary	Purchase	39	44.48
Ordinary	Purchase	75	44.125
Ordinary	Purchase	4	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	34	44.455
Ordinary	Purchase	45	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	1	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	3	44.435
Ordinary	Purchase	7	44.485
Ordinary	Purchase	76	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	9	44.125
Ordinary	Purchase	66	44.495
Ordinary	Purchase	25,000	44.24952692
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	30	172.98
ADR	Purchase	1,560	173.02312
ADR	Purchase	1,299	172.8954
ADR	Purchase	723	173.09755
ADR	Purchase	1,089	172.87113
ADR	Purchase	24,225	173.02363
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	90	44.48
Ordinary	Sale	223	44.225
Ordinary	Sale	35	44.135
Ordinary	Sale	26	44.135
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.51
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.315
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.34
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.085
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.08
Ordinary	Sale	8	44.09
Ordinary	Sale	93	44.09
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.3
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.085
Ordinary	Sale	69	44.25
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.03
Ordinary	Sale	102	44.08
Ordinary	Sale	106	44.035
Ordinary	Sale	60	44.21
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.275
Ordinary	Sale	41	44.21
Ordinary	Sale	101	44.16
Ordinary	Sale	1,017	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	2,655	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	2,483	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	475	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	450	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	400	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	375	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	449	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	525	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	550	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	116	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	136	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	375	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	525	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	325	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	250	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	137	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	325	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	137	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	250	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	147	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	136	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	147	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	200	44.445
Ordinary	Sale	127	44.19
Ordinary	Sale	43	44.1
Ordinary	Sale	47	44.085
Ordinary	Sale	55	44.085
Ordinary	Sale	39	44.315
Ordinary	Sale	43	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	150	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	24	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	23	44.29
Ordinary	Sale	86	44.515
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.51
Ordinary	Sale	4	44.485
Ordinary	Sale	27,688	44.26
Ordinary	Sale	100	44.205
Ordinary	Sale	275	44.445
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	600	172.495
ADR	Sale	3	173.3
ADR	Sale	21	172.98
ADR	Sale	7,467	172.99082
ADR	Sale	3	172.98
ADR	Sale	2,940	172.98
ADR	Sale	3,933	173.25314
	Total Purchases	87,667
	Total Sales	58,480

(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	25,000	44.24952692
Ordinary	Listed call warrant	Reducing a short position	100	8.950
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	CFD	Increasing a short position	8,075	173.02363

(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:	20/07/2018
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 atwww.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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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