Form 8.3 - Shire plc

LONDON--()--

FORM 8.3

AMENDMENT TO s2(a)(2) TO 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:   Millennium International Management LP
(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

  31st December 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:   5p ordinary (JE00B2QKY057) - interest [partially] held via holding of ADRs and ADR Options (US82481R1068)

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   6,241,467   0.680%   -   -
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:   20,911,378   2.278%   453   0.000%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:   730,000   0.080%   120,000   0.013%

TOTAL:

  27,882,845   3.037%   120,453   0.013%

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 (USD)
US82481R1068   Sale   200   173.36
US82481R1068   Sale   200   173.38
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.44
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.45
US82481R1068   Sale   300   173.50
US82481R1068   Sale   300   173.51
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.54
US82481R1068   Sale   400   173.55
US82481R1068   Sale   300   173.56
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.60
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.62
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.63
US82481R1068   Sale   200   173.65
US82481R1068   Sale   200   173.66
US82481R1068   Sale   200   173.67
US82481R1068   Sale   300   173.68
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.70
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.71
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.72
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.73
US82481R1068   Sale   400   173.75
US82481R1068   Sale   300   173.76
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.77
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.79
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.80
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.82
US82481R1068   Sale   200   173.83
US82481R1068   Sale   400   173.85
US82481R1068   Sale   500   173.86
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.87
US82481R1068   Sale   35   173.88
US82481R1068   Sale   200   173.90
US82481R1068   Sale   400   173.92
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.93
US82481R1068   Sale   200   173.94
US82481R1068   Sale   300   173.95
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.96
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.98
US82481R1068   Sale   200   173.99
US82481R1068   Sale   400   174.00
US82481R1068   Sale   100   174.01
US82481R1068   Sale   200   174.02
US82481R1068   Sale   100   174.03
US82481R1068   Sale   365   174.04
US82481R1068   Sale   300   174.05
US82481R1068   Sale   200   174.08
US82481R1068   Sale   100   174.09
US82481R1068   Sale   100   174.10
US82481R1068   Sale   500   174.11
US82481R1068   Sale   300   174.12
US82481R1068   Sale   200   174.13
US82481R1068   Sale   100   174.14
US82481R1068   Sale   300   174.15
US82481R1068   Sale   200   174.16
US82481R1068   Sale   200   174.17
US82481R1068   Sale   100   174.19
US82481R1068   Sale   100   174.20
US82481R1068   Sale   200   174.22
US82481R1068   Sale   200   174.23
US82481R1068   Sale   100   174.29
US82481R1068   Sale   100   174.32
US82481R1068   Sale   100   174.33
US82481R1068   Sale   200   173.40
US82481R1068   Sale   700   173.49
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.50
US82481R1068   Sale   300   173.53
US82481R1068   Sale   400   173.54
US82481R1068   Sale   800   173.55
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.56
US82481R1068   Sale   200   173.59
US82481R1068   Sale   200   173.61
US82481R1068   Sale   200   173.63
US82481R1068   Sale   1,698   173.64
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.70
US82481R1068   Sale   300   173.73
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.74
US82481R1068   Sale   200   173.75
US82481R1068   Sale   800   173.82
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.85
US82481R1068   Sale   558   173.86
US82481R1068   Sale   62   173.87
US82481R1068   Sale   338   173.88
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.89
US82481R1068   Sale   5,188   173.91
US82481R1068   Sale   2,100   173.93
US82481R1068   Sale   1,100   173.94
US82481R1068   Sale   100   173.95
US82481R1068   Sale   600   173.96
US82481R1068   Sale   400   173.97
US82481R1068   Sale   400   173.98
US82481R1068   Sale   300   173.99
US82481R1068   Sale   300   174.00
US82481R1068   Sale   800   174.01
US82481R1068   Sale   300   174.02
US82481R1068   Sale   501   174.04
US82481R1068   Sale   910   174.05
US82481R1068   Sale   1,280   174.06
US82481R1068   Sale   499   174.07
US82481R1068   Sale   150   174.08
US82481R1068   Sale   304   174.09
US82481R1068   Sale   500   174.10
US82481R1068   Sale   200   174.11
US82481R1068   Sale   419   174.12
US82481R1068   Sale   536   174.14
US82481R1068   Sale   300   174.15
US82481R1068   Sale   200   174.16
US82481R1068   Sale   136   174.18
US82481R1068   Sale   100   174.19
US82481R1068   Sale   100   174.21
US82481R1068   Sale   100   174.39
US82481R1068   Purchase   100   173.45
US82481R1068   Purchase   74   173.56
US82481R1068   Purchase   100   173.57
US82481R1068   Purchase   100   173.61
US82481R1068   Purchase   3   173.63
US82481R1068   Purchase   100   173.74
US82481R1068   Purchase   100   173.85
US82481R1068   Purchase   7   173.87
US82481R1068   Purchase   100   173.88
US82481R1068   Purchase   100   173.90
US82481R1068   Purchase   100   173.97
US82481R1068   Purchase   100   173.99
US82481R1068   Purchase   100   174.00
US82481R1068   Purchase   100   174.02
US82481R1068   Purchase   8   174.04
US82481R1068   Purchase   194   174.08
US82481R1068   Purchase   100   174.09
US82481R1068   Purchase   6   174.11
US82481R1068   Purchase   100   174.12
US82481R1068   Purchase   100   174.18
US82481R1068   Purchase   100   174.26

(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)
JE00B2QKY057   CFD   Opening a long position   15,177   45.71
JE00B2QKY057   CFD   Opening a short position   453   45.70

(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

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. call option

  Exercising/ exercised against   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)

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”

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:   2nd January 2019
Contact name:   Myriam Soper
Telephone number:   +44 203 650 8261

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 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 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:   Millennium International Management LP
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   Type

e.g. American, European etc.

  Expiry date
US82481R1068 Call Option Purchased 360,000 180

USD

American 18.1.2019
US82481R1068 Call Option Purchased 120,000 4,400
GBP
American 15.3.2019
US82481R1068 Put Option Purchased 120,000 4,800
GBP
American 15.3.2019
US82481R1068 Call Option Purchased 250,000 5,200
GBP
American 18.1.2018

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 at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 662026
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20190103T175657+0000

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.