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Just looking at some of the large amount of shares bought at the end of trading 1.6 million shares bought i hope this signals a firm takeover bid this week maybe tomorrow.

Hope so

Back to normal now and the price has dropped

Something big is happening right now. The share price was rocketing upwards and reached �38 but suddenly everything has frozen and for the last 20 mins there has been nothing. Does anybody have any idea what is happening?

Maybe takeda are only buying a portion of shire, after all it�s long been talked about that shire was going to be split into two. Just a thought

I actually hate these shares and i can�t wait to sell them so i just hope takeda put a bid in soon and end this shire nightmare! 😃

Seems to be a lot of this going on recently Forms 8.3 and 8.5 are disclosure forms required by the Takeover Panel to clarify material interests in the share register of a UK-listed company that is in a bid situation. Any person or institution that has an interest of more than 1% of the share capital of a company in a bid situation (on both sides of the transaction) must disclose any dealings in those shares and their resultant position. Form 8.3 should be completed by the shareholder to clarify what they have bought or sold and the resultant size of their stake. Form 8.5, meanwhile, should be completed by any principal trader that has dealt in the shares. These disclosure forms are required as part of the Takeover Code which aims to ensure an orderly framework within which takeovers can be conducted fairly and appropriately.

�35.50 after conversion slightly down after trading on nasdaq today

I�m no expert but i think they have to own 1% of the shares before they can make an offer but maybe somebody else can confirm this?

Lets hope they borrow �55B then so i can get rid of these crap shares!

I have read that it would be more of a merger than an actual takeover. if that happened it would make it a lot more difficult for one of the massive pharma companies to come in at a later date to try and buy it. Do you have any idea what a merger would do to the share price?

I�m wondering whether this is all being staged to try and flush out a potential big pharma company into entering the bidding because like you say takeda can�t afford to buy shire, it seems ridiculous to even attempt to. None of it makes much sense and we could all end up with a share price right down to �25 if it doesn�t come off. Then i will be ****ed off!

Considering shire is the subject of a possible takeover this share price is an absolute pittance but then again nothing surprises me with this company.

Takeda have until 5pm on the 25th april to make an offer or to go away so expect a rollercoaster ride for the shares in the next few weeks

Takeda believes that a potential transaction with Shire presents an opportunity to advance Takeda�s stated Vision 2025, build on its current strong momentum, and create a truly global, value-based Japanese biopharmaceutical leader. In particular, a transaction with Shire would: � strengthen Takeda�s core therapeutic areas of oncology, GI and neuroscience � accelerate Takeda�s vision to be a leader in specialized medicines that are transformative to patients through the addition of Shire�s leading global rare disease franchise � further enhance Takeda�s robust R&D strategy, concentrating on key therapeutic areas � reinforce a strong and large-molecule focused late-stage pipeline within Takeda�s core therapeutic areas to complement Takeda�s own pipeline and discovery capabilities � balance Takeda�s geographic focus to align with the market opportunity in the U.S. � drive financial value from a strong combined financial profile Clearly defined strategic and financial objectives are core to Takeda�s disciplined approach to acquisitions, including in relation to its dividend policy and credit rating, which are well-established. Any potential offer for Shire, if made, would have to align with this strict investment criteria.

Oh no sorry you are right

Are you sure it is not �32,000? I do not see any dealings that high from a director

If the stock market was a horror movie then shire would be the one that is locked in the basement starved of food with no sunlight and then somebody would unlock the door let a bit of sunlight in and give it a bit of food and just as it was starting to feel better about itself a gang would run in and give it a good kicking before locking the door and then next day repeating the process all over again! I�ve never known anything like this garbage!

Somebody should write that on the side of a big articulated lorry using massive numbers and park it right outside ormskov�s front door!

It�s exactly why i chose that name i wouldn�t trust a broker as far as i could throw them!