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Exhibit 99.01
 
 
Press Release
 
www.shire.com
 
 
Notification of major interests in shares
 
November 13, 2013 - Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG)
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
 
Shire plc
2. Reason for the notification
State
Yes/No
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
 
No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
 
Yes
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
No
Other (please specify):
No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
BlackRock Inc.
 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
N/A
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed
or reached if different):
8 November 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
12 November 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 10%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
 
Class/type of shares
 if possible using the ISIN CODE
Situation previous to
the Triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
 
Number
of
shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting
rights
Direct
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
 
JE00B2QKY057
 
 
54,260,621
 
54,260,621
N/A
N/A
 
54,247,601
 
N/A
 
9.79%
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 
Type of
financial
instrument
Expiration
date
Exercise/Conversion
Period/ Date
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if  the instrument
is exercised/converted
% of voting
rights
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
 
Registered in Jersey, No. 99854, 22 Grenville Street, St Helier, Jersey JE4 8PX
 
 
 

 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise
price
Expiration
date
Exercise/
Conversion
period
Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to
% of voting rights
 
CFD
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
1,006,840
 
Nominal
Delta
 
0.18%
 
0.18%
 
 
Total (A+B+C)
 
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
55,254,441
9.98%
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
 
 BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – 55,254,441 (9.98%)
 
 
 
 
Proxy Voting:
 
10. Name of the proxy holder:
 
 
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A

13. Additional information:
BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name:
Duncan Murray
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7743 3334

Contact at Shire plc: Tony Guthrie, Deputy Company Secretary, 01256 894746
 
 
 

 

 
For further information please contact:

Investor Relations
   
Eric Rojas
erojas@shire.com
+1 781 482 0999
Sarah Elton-Farr
seltonfarr@shire.com
+44 1256 894157


NOTES TO EDITORS

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