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| EX-99.5 - EXHIBIT 99.5 - Shire plc | august102018-rule29xexhibi.htm |
| EX-99.4 - EXHIBIT 99.4 - Shire plc | august092018-rule29xexhibi.htm |
| EX-99.3 - EXHIBIT 99.3 - Shire plc | august082018-rule29xexhibi.htm |
| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - Shire plc | august072018-rule29xexhibi.htm |
| 8-K - 8-K - Shire plc | a8-kxaugust102018file.htm |
EXHIBIT 99.2
Press Release |  |
www.shire.com | |
Director/PDMR Shareholding
August 7, 2018 - Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) (the “Company”)
Notification of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities (“PDMR”) / person closely associated with them (“PCA”) | ||
a) | Name | Perry Sternberg | |
2. | Reason for the notification | ||
a) | Position / status | Head of US Commercial - 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 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) | |
Identification code | ISIN: US82481R1068 | ||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Receipt of ADSs following the vesting of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) awarded under the Shire Long Term Incentive Plan 2015 (“LTIP”) on August 5, 2016. In accordance with the rules of the LTIP, upon vesting the number of ADSs to be delivered was increased by an amount equivalent to the value of dividends paid by the Company in respect of the RSUs from the award date to the date of vesting. (Details of related disposal of ADSs are referenced in section 5. below.) | |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
$0 | 1,010 | ||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A (single transaction) | |
e) | Date of the transaction | August 6, 2018 | |
f) | Place of the transaction | N/A | |
5. | 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 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) | |
Identification code | ISIN: US82481R1068 | ||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Automated disposal of ADSs in relation to the vesting of RSUs referenced in section 4. above. The proceeds of this disposal were used to satisfy personal tax liabilities arising from the vesting of the RSUs. | |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
$172.84559 | 341 | ||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A (single transaction) | |
e) | Date of the transaction | August 6, 2018 | |
f) | Place of the transaction | NASDAQ | |
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities (“PDMR”) / person closely associated with them (“PCA”) | ||
a) | Name | Kim Stratton | |
2. | Reason for the notification | ||
a) | Position / status | Head of International Commercial - 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 | Receipt of Ordinary Shares following the vesting of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) awarded under the Shire Long Term Incentive Plan 2015 (“LTIP”) on August 5, 2016. In accordance with the rules of the LTIP, upon vesting the number of Ordinary Shares to be delivered was increased by an amount equivalent to the value of dividends paid by the Company in respect of the RSUs from the award date to the date of vesting. (Details of related disposal of Ordinary Shares are referenced in section 5. below.) | |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
£0 | 3,109 | ||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A (single transaction) | |
e) | Date of the transaction | August 6, 2018 | |
f) | Place of the transaction | N/A | |
5. | 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 | Automated disposal of Ordinary Shares in relation to the vesting of RSUs referenced in section 4. above. The proceeds of this disposal were used to satisfy personal tax liabilities arising from the vesting of the RSUs. | |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
£44.515 | 942 | ||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A (single transaction) | |
e) | Date of the transaction | August 6, 2018 | |
f) | Place of the transaction | LSE / CHIX | |
Oliver Strawbridge
Senior Assistant Company Secretary
For further information please contact:
Investor Relations | ||
Christoph Brackmann | christoph.brackmann@shire.com | +41 41 288 41 29 |
Sun Kim | sun.kim@shire.com | +1 617 588 8175 |
Scott Burrows | scott.burrows@shire.com | +41 41 288 4195 |
Media | ||
Katie Joyce | kjoyce@shire.com | +1 781 482 2779 |
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Shire
Shire is the global biotechnology leader serving patients with rare diseases and specialized conditions. We seek to push boundaries through discovering and delivering new possibilities for patient communities who often have few or no other champions. Relentlessly on the edge of what’s next, we are serial innovators with a diverse pipeline offering fresh thinking and new hope. Serving patients and partnering with healthcare communities in over 100 countries, we strive to be part of the entire patient journey to enable earlier diagnosis, raise standards of care, accelerate access to treatment, and support patients. Our diverse portfolio of therapeutic areas includes Immunology, Hematology, Genetic Diseases, Neuroscience, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmics, and Oncology.
Championing patients is our call to action - it brings the opportunity - and responsibility - to change people’s lives.
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