Form 8.3 - SHIRE PLC

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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)   Identity of the person whose positions/dealings   Barclays PLC.
  are being disclosed:  
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
  positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):  
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

SHIRE PLC

  relevant securities this form relates:  
(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: 22 September 2014
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are YES:
they today disclosing, under the Code in respect ABBVIE INC
  of any other party to this offer?  

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:       ORD
Interests   Short Positions
    Number   (%) Number   (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 10,275,713 1.74% 4,695,360 0.80%
           
(2) Derivatives (other than
options): 2,117,384 0.36% 3,682,062 0.62%
           
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell: 1,314,900 0.22% 1,854,000 0.31%
           
 
TOTAL: 13,707,997 2.32% 10,231,422 1.73%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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 executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

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.

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant   Purchase/sale   Number of   Price per unit
security   securities  
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 24 256.2300 USD
ORD Purchase 69 52.3750 GBP
ORD Purchase 69 52.5250 GBP
ORD Purchase 69 52.6500 GBP
ORD Purchase 69 52.8000 GBP
ORD Purchase 69 52.8750 GBP
ORD Purchase 69 52.9500 GBP
ORD Purchase 149 52.8500 GBP
ORD Purchase 212 52.7035 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 222 256.3500 USD
ORD Purchase 273 53.0000 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 300 255.9400 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 300 256.1400 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 300 256.3600 USD
ORD Purchase 389 52.7000 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 447 256.2949 USD
ORD Purchase 453 52.9000 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 600 256.6000 USD
ORD Purchase 604 52.6276 GBP
ORD Purchase 677 52.5281 GBP
ORD Purchase 694 52.4000 GBP
ORD Purchase 799 52.4691 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 900 256.0500 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 900 256.2216 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 900 256.4190 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 1,299 257.1062 USD
ORD Purchase 1,331 52.5500 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,390 52.5272 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,511 52.5691 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,562 52.6519 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 1,800 256.5500 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 1,800 257.7366 USD
ORD Purchase 2,095 52.3500 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 2,100 256.0413 USD
ORD Purchase 2,569 52.6000 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,629 52.6286 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 2,688 255.9889 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 2,766 256.3527 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 3,000 256.0870 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 3,000 256.3132 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 3,000 258.2741 USD
ORD Purchase 3,239 52.5351 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,549 52.5000 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 4,200 258.1962 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 5,121 257.6184 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 5,487 256.4087 USD
ORD Purchase 6,973 52.5824 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 7,200 256.0579 USD
ORD Purchase 8,816 52.5597 GBP
ORD Purchase 9,996 52.5083 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 10,206 255.9854 USD
ORD Purchase 15,000 52.4276 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 16,500 255.8422 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 18,600 256.2437 USD
ORD Purchase 19,373 52.4462 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 30,639 256.0407 USD
ORD Purchase 40,743 52.4203 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 43,767 256.0620 USD
ORD Purchase 49,816 52.5316 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 64,926 256.8899 USD
ORD Purchase 67,997 52.4342 GBP
ORD Purchase 100,058 52.3000 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 117,300 256.0170 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Purchase 117,300 256.2730 USD
ORD Sale 5 52.3560 GBP
ORD Sale 11 52.3554 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 24 256.2300 USD
ORD Sale 69 52.3750 GBP
ORD Sale 69 52.5250 GBP
ORD Sale 69 52.6000 GBP
ORD Sale 69 52.6500 GBP
ORD Sale 69 52.8000 GBP
ORD Sale 69 52.8750 GBP
ORD Sale 69 52.9500 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 75 259.4440 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 90 258.9400 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 105 258.9671 USD
ORD Sale 130 52.5000 GBP
ORD Sale 149 52.8500 GBP
ORD Sale 279 52.3552 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 300 256.2400 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 300 258.4120 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 330 257.6901 USD
ORD Sale 389 52.7000 GBP
ORD Sale 583 52.9000 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 600 255.8400 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 600 255.9438 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 600 256.3700 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 600 257.7160 USD
ORD Sale 694 52.4000 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 900 256.3466 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 900 258.2433 USD
ORD Sale 1,152 52.3801 GBP
ORD Sale 1,331 52.5500 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 1,401 256.3887 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 1,500 258.2741 USD
ORD Sale 1,726 52.6490 GBP
ORD Sale 1,762 52.3000 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 1,800 256.5500 USD
ORD Sale 2,525 52.4192 GBP
ORD Sale 2,756 52.3232 GBP
ORD Sale 3,220 52.5305 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 3,300 256.0127 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 3,300 256.4627 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 3,600 257.8530 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 3,741 258.2399 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 3,759 256.3750 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 3,900 258.1796 USD
ORD Sale 4,334 52.5589 GBP
ORD Sale 5,125 52.5141 GBP
ORD Sale 5,408 52.4907 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 7,800 256.2023 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 8,520 257.5062 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 8,922 256.3842 USD
ORD Sale 9,172 52.4353 GBP
ORD Sale 10,020 52.3634 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 11,436 257.0908 USD
ORD Sale 11,961 52.3553 GBP
ORD Sale 12,612 52.2979 GBP
ORD Sale 17,270 52.3769 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 17,400 255.8720 USD
ORD Sale 17,542 52.3007 GBP
ORD Sale 18,107 52.4043 GBP
ORD Sale 19,710 52.4082 GBP
ORD Sale 21,630 52.3172 GBP
ORD Sale 25,285 52.3500 GBP
ORD Sale 27,724 52.3051 GBP
ORD Sale 32,863 52.4101 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 33,549 257.0052 USD
ORD Sale 35,955 52.4516 GBP
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 117,300 256.0170 USD
ORD (traded as ADR) Sale 234,600 256.2730 USD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of   Product   Nature of dealing   Number of   Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
ORD SWAP Long 2,266 52.4633 GBP
ORD CFD Long 3,717 52.2500 GBP
ORD CFD Long 2,525 52.4192 GBP
ORD CFD Long 16,993 52.4185 GBP
ORD CFD Short 129 52.4052 GBP
ORD CFD Short 604 52.6276 GBP
ORD CFD Short 799 52.4691 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 2,524 52.5315 GBP
ORD CFD Short 3,717 52.4742 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 63,716 52.4541 GBP

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class   Product   Writing,   Number   Exercise   Type   Expiry   Option
of description purchasing, of price date money
relevant selling, securities per unit paid/
security varying etc to which received
option per unit
      relates        
ADR Call Options Selling 100 260 USD American 17 Jan 2015 16.9000 USD
ADR Call Options Selling 1,000 270 USD American 17 Jan 2015 10.0000 USD
ADR Put Options Selling 100 280 USD American 17 Apr 2015 31.0000 USD

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. call option

  Number of securities   Exercise price per unit

(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)

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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.

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:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

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”

NONE

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  

YES

Date of disclosure: 23 Sep 2014
Contact name: Rajesh Muthanna
Telephone number: 020 3555 4634

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing 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 OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings   Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:  
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose SHIRE PLC
relevant securities this from relates:  

2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class   Product   Writing,   Number   Exercise   Type   Expiry
of description purchasing, of price date
relevant selling, securities per unit
security varying etc to which
option
      relates      
ADR Put Options Purchased -300 160.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Purchased -2,100 160.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Put Options Purchased -2,900 185.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Put Options Purchased -900 210.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Put Options Purchased -60,000 220.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Purchased -200 220.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Put Options Purchased -1,600 240.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Purchased -1,000 260.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Purchased -300 265.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Put Options Purchased -600 270.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Put Options Purchased -1,000 275.0000 American 17 Apr 2015
ADR Put Options Purchased -2,000 285.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Put Options Purchased -1,000 290.0000 American 17 Apr 2015
ADR Put Options Purchased -1,100 300.0000 American 17 Apr 2015
ADR Put Options Written 1,000 100.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Put Options Written 100 130.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Put Options Written 100 140.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Written 300 145.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Written 300 150.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Written 1,100 165.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Written 500 170.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Written 6,100 175.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Written 300 180.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Written 1,500 190.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Written 100 190.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Put Options Written 700 195.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Written 5,100 200.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Written 300 205.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Written 13,100 215.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Put Options Written 1,700 230.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Written 2,700 230.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Put Options Written 100 235.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Written 100 235.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Put Options Written 2,200 245.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Written 300 275.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Written 300 280.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Put Options Written 100 280.0000 American 17 Apr 2015
ADR Call Options Purchased 1,800 165.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Purchased 1,000 215.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Purchased 15,900 225.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Purchased 2,800 225.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Purchased 6,000 230.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Purchased 3,600 235.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Purchased 1,000 250.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Purchased 200 255.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Purchased 8,300 260.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Purchased 15,600 260.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Purchased 3,000 265.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Purchased 10,300 265.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Purchased 100 270.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Purchased 325,200 270.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Purchased 3,300 275.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Purchased 1,800 280.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Purchased 100 285.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Purchased 100 300.0000 American 17 Apr 2015
ADR Call Options Purchased 100 305.0000 American 17 Apr 2015
ADR Call Options Written -1,200 155.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Written -2,200 160.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Written -5,800 175.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Written -200 180.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Written -200 180.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Written -200 185.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Written -1,100 190.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Written -2,300 195.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Written -200 195.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Written -2,000 200.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Written -200 210.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Written -300 210.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Written -57,600 220.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Written -300 220.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Written -8,400 225.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Written -1,900 230.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Written -3,500 230.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Written -1,000 235.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Written -2,800 235.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Written -100 240.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ADR Call Options Written -99,200 240.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Written -4,800 245.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Written -23,700 250.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Written -323,300 255.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Written -100 320.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ADR Call Options Written -400 330.0000 American 17 Jan 2015

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 contracts for differences (“CFDs”) or spread bets.

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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 434139
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20140923T141948+0100

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