Shire : Form 8.3 - Shire Plc

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	13/12/2018
(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: 16,070,506 Shares Interests and 14,732,167 short position ADR(referencing the ordinary): 444,114 equivalent Shares interests and 44,961 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	16,514,620	1.80	14,777,128	1.61
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	13,818,174	1.51	14,881,158	1.62
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	265,700	0.03	216,800	0.02
TOTAL:	30,598,494	3.34	29,875,086	3.26

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	79	46.205
Ordinary	Purchase	67	46.405
Ordinary	Purchase	61	46.575
Ordinary	Purchase	47	46.575
Ordinary	Purchase	4,103	46.575
Ordinary	Purchase	9,855	46.575
Ordinary	Purchase	400	46.575
Ordinary	Purchase	4,068	46.575
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	100	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	166	46.405
Ordinary	Purchase	68	46.405
Ordinary	Purchase	185	46.405
Ordinary	Purchase	8,182	46.575
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	46.575
Ordinary	Purchase	68	46.425
Ordinary	Purchase	180	46.425
Ordinary	Purchase	252	46.44
Ordinary	Purchase	252	46.535
Ordinary	Purchase	263	46.255
Ordinary	Purchase	92	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	258	46.245
Ordinary	Purchase	193	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	255	46.25
Ordinary	Purchase	68	46.405
Ordinary	Purchase	64	46.405
Ordinary	Purchase	253	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	253	46.235
Ordinary	Purchase	174	46.205
Ordinary	Purchase	252	46.355
Ordinary	Purchase	252	46.37
Ordinary	Purchase	252	46.36
Ordinary	Purchase	252	46.36
Ordinary	Purchase	235	46.27
Ordinary	Purchase	406	46.23
Ordinary	Purchase	570	46.215
Ordinary	Purchase	158	46.345
Ordinary	Purchase	253	46.265
Ordinary	Purchase	252	46.45
Ordinary	Purchase	253	46.325
Ordinary	Purchase	253	46.195
Ordinary	Purchase	96	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	157	46.19
Ordinary	Purchase	172	46.255
Ordinary	Purchase	570	46.35
Ordinary	Purchase	39	46.34
Ordinary	Purchase	213	46.34
Ordinary	Purchase	252	46.335
Ordinary	Purchase	252	46.34
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.46
Ordinary	Purchase	77	46.455
Ordinary	Purchase	55	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	393	46.26
Ordinary	Purchase	125	46.25
Ordinary	Purchase	43	46.405
Ordinary	Purchase	93	46.405
Ordinary	Purchase	116	46.405
Ordinary	Purchase	80	46.345
Ordinary	Purchase	25,000	46.35715655
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	46.68564732
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	46.49091003
Ordinary	Purchase	25,000	46.3571565
Ordinary	Purchase	18,000	46.404595
Ordinary	Purchase	368,176	46.455621
Ordinary	Purchase	180,000	46.5665
Ordinary	Purchase	188,176	46.342609
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Purchase	300	176.73
ADR	Purchase	195	175.908462
ADR	Purchase	13,890	175.841562
ADR	Purchase	87	175.28
ADR	Purchase	222	176.63
ADR	Purchase	4,707	175.888368
ADR	Purchase	300	175.53
ADR	Purchase	1,230	176.69
ADR	Purchase	3,360	176.69
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	57	46.505
Ordinary	Sale	67	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	75	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	35	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	26	46.435
Ordinary	Sale	51	46.315
Ordinary	Sale	41	46.425
Ordinary	Sale	44	46.3975
Ordinary	Sale	60	46.35
Ordinary	Sale	75	46.3825
Ordinary	Sale	25	46.39
Ordinary	Sale	46	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	60	46.425
Ordinary	Sale	80	46.25
Ordinary	Sale	17	46.25
Ordinary	Sale	96	46.48
Ordinary	Sale	19	46.415
Ordinary	Sale	60	46.415
Ordinary	Sale	232	46.23
Ordinary	Sale	48	46.23
Ordinary	Sale	261	46.275
Ordinary	Sale	63	46.23
Ordinary	Sale	67	46.275
Ordinary	Sale	152	46.43
Ordinary	Sale	549	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	52	46.4025
Ordinary	Sale	25	46.36
Ordinary	Sale	40	46.36
Ordinary	Sale	47	46.39
Ordinary	Sale	89	46.46
Ordinary	Sale	4	46.315
Ordinary	Sale	22	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	346	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	346	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	78	46.315
Ordinary	Sale	184	46.25
Ordinary	Sale	2	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	251	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	186	46.4
Ordinary	Sale	85	46.4
Ordinary	Sale	270	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	200	46.33
Ordinary	Sale	193	46.33
Ordinary	Sale	69	46.33
Ordinary	Sale	106	46.33
Ordinary	Sale	104	46.255
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.325
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.33
Ordinary	Sale	200	46.58
Ordinary	Sale	311	46.58
Ordinary	Sale	296	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	182	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	253	46.12
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.275
Ordinary	Sale	103	46.275
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.34
Ordinary	Sale	253	46.135
Ordinary	Sale	255	46.14
Ordinary	Sale	252	46.31
Ordinary	Sale	81	46.14
Ordinary	Sale	10	46.14
Ordinary	Sale	164	46.14
Ordinary	Sale	177	46.25
Ordinary	Sale	76	46.25
Ordinary	Sale	253	46.28
Ordinary	Sale	495	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	18	46.42
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.42
Ordinary	Sale	262	46.44
Ordinary	Sale	38	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	5	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	55	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	61	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	253	46.305
Ordinary	Sale	253	46.25
Ordinary	Sale	191	46.26
Ordinary	Sale	62	46.26
Ordinary	Sale	264	46.375
Ordinary	Sale	253	46.335
Ordinary	Sale	83	46.46
Ordinary	Sale	215	46.46
Ordinary	Sale	172	46.35
Ordinary	Sale	262	46.23
Ordinary	Sale	195	46.505
Ordinary	Sale	104	46.26
Ordinary	Sale	302	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	188	46.47
Ordinary	Sale	185	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	150	46.375
Ordinary	Sale	107	46.305
Ordinary	Sale	80	46.4
Ordinary	Sale	188	46.4
Ordinary	Sale	200	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	68	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	268	46.4
Ordinary	Sale	268	46.395
Ordinary	Sale	200	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	230	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	253	46.305
Ordinary	Sale	7,158	46.575
Ordinary	Sale	4	46.315
Ordinary	Sale	31	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	44	46.415
Ordinary	Sale	74	46.485
Ordinary	Sale	64	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	4	46.315
Ordinary	Sale	18	46.41
Ordinary	Sale	46	46.385
Ordinary	Sale	67	46.245
Ordinary	Sale	66	46.245
Ordinary	Sale	35	46.345
Ordinary	Sale	71	46.245
Ordinary	Sale	142	46.245
Ordinary	Sale	208	46.345
Ordinary	Sale	93	46.4
Ordinary	Sale	280	46.33
Ordinary	Sale	71	46.33
Ordinary	Sale	300	46.33
Ordinary	Sale	69	46.255
Ordinary	Sale	66	46.25
Ordinary	Sale	69	46.255
Ordinary	Sale	260	46.58
Ordinary	Sale	67	46.58
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.31
Ordinary	Sale	40	46.31
Ordinary	Sale	78	46.435
Ordinary	Sale	1,158	46.57
Ordinary	Sale	277	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	11	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	27	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	146	46.58
Ordinary	Sale	31	46.57
Ordinary	Sale	59	46.57
Ordinary	Sale	104	46.485
Ordinary	Sale	42	46.495
Ordinary	Sale	52	46.425
Ordinary	Sale	218	46.425
Ordinary	Sale	131	46.495
Ordinary	Sale	69	46.44
Ordinary	Sale	104	46.46
Ordinary	Sale	40	46.44
Ordinary	Sale	40	46.285
Ordinary	Sale	156	46.285
Ordinary	Sale	81	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	70	46.42
Ordinary	Sale	58	46.215
Ordinary	Sale	135	46.36
Ordinary	Sale	63	46.23
Ordinary	Sale	32	46.23
Ordinary	Sale	111	46.23
Ordinary	Sale	31	46.23
Ordinary	Sale	193	46.23
Ordinary	Sale	120	46.255
Ordinary	Sale	18	46.255
Ordinary	Sale	112	46.275
Ordinary	Sale	13	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	64	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	69	46.435
Ordinary	Sale	111	46.23
Ordinary	Sale	108	46.31
Ordinary	Sale	80	46.275
Ordinary	Sale	58	46.27
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.47
Ordinary	Sale	80	46.375
Ordinary	Sale	100	46.305
Ordinary	Sale	51	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	14	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	52	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	50	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	36	46.24
Ordinary	Sale	125	46.28
Ordinary	Sale	67	46.235
Ordinary	Sale	106	46.26
Ordinary	Sale	49	46.25
Ordinary	Sale	90	46.25
Ordinary	Sale	64	46.495
Ordinary	Sale	7	46.415
Ordinary	Sale	70	46.415
Ordinary	Sale	77	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	83	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	80	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	80	46.38
Ordinary	Sale	99	46.315
Ordinary	Sale	60	46.335
Ordinary	Sale	69	46.405
Ordinary	Sale	18,000	46.333155
Ordinary	Sale	368,176	46.452069
Ordinary	Sale	180,000	46.5665
Ordinary	Sale	188,176	46.342609
Ordinary	Sale	34,244	46.49990283
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
ADR	Sale	300	175.085
ADR	Sale	1,470	175.861429
ADR	Sale	11,100	175.76973
ADR	Sale	171	176.75
ADR	Sale	522	176.69
ADR	Sale	600	175.99
ADR	Sale	3,960	175.957879
ADR	Sale	3,120	176.69
	Total Purchases	1,016,245
	Total Sales	840,854

(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	46.35715655
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	46.68564732
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	100,000	46.49091003
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	25,000	46.3571565
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	32,939	46.49990283
Ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	1,305	46.49990283

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(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 USD

(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'

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Yes

Date of disclosure:	14/12/2018
Contact name:	Olivier Vero
Telephone number:	[phone]

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 [phone].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
					e.g. American, European etc.
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	150,000	32	American options	21/12/2018
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 call-option	Sale	6,800	175	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	41,800	200	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	15,000	185	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Purchase	33,900	190	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	170	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	140	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	155	American options	18/01/2019
ADR	Listed call-option	Sale	25,000	180	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 [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.