Shire Files 8K - Entry Into Definitive Agreement

Shire PLC (SHPG) filed a Form 8K - Entry Into a Definitive Agreement - with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19, 2016.

On September 19, 2016, Shire plc (the "Company") and Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC ("SAIIDAC") entered into an underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with Barclays Capital Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed on Schedule II to the Underwriting Agreement (collectively, the "Underwriters"), in connection with the offer and sale of $12,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of debt securities issued by SAIIDAC and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Shire (the "Offering"), consisting of $3,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.900% Senior Notes due 2019, $3,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.400% Senior Notes due 2021, $2,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.875% Senior Notes due 2023 and $3,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.200% Senior Notes due 2026 (together, the "Notes"). The Offering is expected to be completed on September 23, 2016. The Underwriting Agreement includes the terms and conditions for the offering and sale of the debt securities, indemnification and contribution obligations, and other terms and conditions customary in agreements of this type.

The Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-213502) (the "Registration Statement"). The foregoing summary of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01 and into the Registration Statement.

The full text of this SEC filing can be retrieved at: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936402/000095010316016463/dp68792_8k.htm

Any exhibits and associated documents for this SEC filing can be retrieved at: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936402/000095010316016463/0000950103-16-016463-index.htm

Public companies must file a Form 8-K, or current report, with the SEC generally within four days of any event that could materially affect a company's financial position or the value of its shares.

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September 21, 2016 16:44 ET (20:44 GMT)

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