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Exhibit 99.1

 

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www.shire.com

 

 

 

Director/PDMR Shareholding

 

March 19, 2018 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG)

 

Notification of transaction by person discharging managerial responsibilities

 

1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities (“PDMR”) / person closely associated them (“PCA”)
a) Name Thomas Dittrich
2. Reason for the notification
a) Position / status Chief Financial Officer - PDMR
b) Initial notification / amendment Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Shire plc
b) LEI 54930005LQRLI2UXRQ59
4. Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Shire plc Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”)

 

Identification code ISIN: JE00B2QKY057
b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of Ordinary Shares
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
£32.2872 9,400
d)

Aggregated information 

- Aggregated volume 

- Price 

N/A (single transaction)
e) Date of the transaction March 15, 2018
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange

 

Oliver Strawbridge

 

Senior Assistant Company Secretary

 

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

Investor Relations    
Christoph Brackmann christoph.brackmann@shire.com +41 795 432 359
Robert Coates rcoates@shire.com +44 203 549 0874
Sun Kim sun.kim@shire.com +1 617 588 8175
Media    
Katie Joyce kjoyce@shire.com   +1 781 482 2779

 

NOTES TO EDITORS

 

About Shire

 

Shire is the global leader in serving patients with rare diseases. We strive to develop best-in-class therapies across a core of rare disease areas including hematology, immunology, genetic diseases, neuroscience, and internal medicine with growing therapeutic areas in ophthalmics and oncology. Our diversified capabilities enable us to reach patients in more than 100 countries who are struggling to live their lives to the fullest.

 

We feel a strong sense of urgency to address unmet medical needs and work tirelessly to improve people’s lives with medicines that have a meaningful impact on patients and all who support them on their journey.

 

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