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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): June 17, 2010
Shire
plc
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(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Jersey, Channel
Islands
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(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-29630 98-0601486
(Commission File
Number) (IRS
Employer Identification No.)
5 Riverwalk,
Citywest Business Campus, Dublin
24, Republic of
Ireland
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(Address of
principal executive
offices) (Zip
code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area
code +353
1 429 7700
________________________________________________________________________________
(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.):
[ ] Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
[ ] Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.f13e-4(c))
Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Agreements of Certain
Officers.
The
Board of Directors of Shire plc (“Shire”) announced on June 17,
2010 that Dr David Ginsburg and Ms Anne Minto OBE will join the Board of
Directors as Non Executive Directors with immediate effect. Dr David
Ginsburg has been appointed to Shire's Science & Technology Committee and Ms
Anne Minto will be a member of Shire’s Remuneration Committee and will assume
the Chair of that Committee at the end of July 2010. Shire has issued the press
release attached as Exhibit 99.01 which is incorporated by reference
herein.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits. The
following exhibit is filed herewith:
99.01 Press
Release dated June 17, 2010
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.
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SHIRE
PLC
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By:
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/s/ A C
Russell
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Name:
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Angus
Russell
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Dated: June 17,
2010
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Number
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Description
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99.01
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Press Release
dated June 17, 2010
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