Shire plc : Director/PDMR Shareholding

Director/PDMR Shareholding

 

August 22, 2017 - 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	Flemming Ornskov
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status	Chief Executive 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)
		£36.6493	8,400
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A (single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	August 22, 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

 

Oliver Strawbridge

Senior Assistant Company Secretary

For further information please contact:

 

Investor Relations
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Robert Coates	[e-mail]	[phone]
Media
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Debbi Ford	[e-mail]	[phone]

 

NOTES TO EDITORS

 

About Shire

 

Shire is the leading global biotechnology company focused on serving people with rare diseases. We strive to develop best-in-class products, many of which are available in more than 100 countries, across core therapeutic areas including Hematology, Immunology, Neuroscience, Ophthalmics, Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Gastrointestinal / Internal Medicine / Endocrine and Hereditary Angioedema; and a growing franchise in Oncology.

 

Our employees come to work every day with a shared mission: to develop and deliver breakthrough therapies for the hundreds of millions of people in the world affected by rare diseases and other high-need conditions, and who lack effective therapies to live their lives to the fullest.

 

www.shire.com

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