Form 8-K Shire plc For: Apr 23

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 23, 2018

 

SHIRE PLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Jersey, Channel Islands	0-29630	98-0601486
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

Block 2

Miesian Plaza

50-58 Baggot Street Lower

Dublin 2

Republic of Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +353 1 609 6000

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):

 

o

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

Item 8.01. Other Events

 

Shire plc has issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:

 

99.1       Press Release dated April 23, 2018

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated April 23, 2018

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Shire plc
By:	/s/ W R Mordan
	Name:	Bill Mordan
	Title:	Company Secretary

Date: April 23, 2018

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THAT JURISDICTION.

 

23 April 2018

 

Shire plc (“Shire” or the “Company”)

 

Rule 2.9 Announcement

 

In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, the Company confirms that, as at the close of business on 20 April 2018, being the last business day prior to the date of this announcement, it had 919,650,644 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in issue and admitted to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. Shire holds 7,357,283 ordinary shares in treasury. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in Shire is 912,293,361. The International Securities Identification Number (“ISIN”) for Shire’s ordinary shares is JE00B2QKY057.

 

Shire has an American Depositary Share (“ADS”) programme for which Citibank, N.A. acts as depositary. One ADS represents three ordinary shares of 5 pence each, with ISIN US2481R1068. The ADSs trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

 

Enquiries:

 

Shire plc

 

Christoph Brackmann (Investor Relations)	+41 795 432 359
Sun Kim (Investor Relations)	+1 617 588 8175
Katie Joyce (Media)	+1 781 482 2779

 

 

---

Serious News for Serious Traders! Try StreetInsider.com Premium Free!

---

You May Also Be Interested In

• SPACEMOBILE ALERT: Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Announces that a Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and Encourages Investors to Contact the Firm
• Living Well Digitally: Global Initiative Launched by NUS Centre for Trusted Internet and Community and Powered by DQ
• La Jolla Institute for Immunology and RevolKa started a Research Collaboration