Total Voting Rights – Amendment
Total Voting Rights – Amendment
March 1, 2017 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) (the “Company”) announces that the Total Voting Rights announcement, released earlier today, has been amended to reflect that the number of ordinary shares of 5 pence each of the Company with voting rights is 905,168,199 instead of 905,443,530 as previously announced.
The full amended announcement is below; all other details remain the same.
March 1, 2017 - Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) (the “Company”), in accordance with 5.6.1R of the Financial Conduct Authority's (the “FCA”) Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules, notifies the market of the following:
As at February 28, 2017, the Company’s issued ordinary share capital comprised 905,168,119 ordinary shares of 5 pence each with voting rights and a further 7,971,461 ordinary shares held in treasury.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 905,168,119. This is the figure which should be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules.
Sarah Rixon
Company Secretarial Assistant
For further information please contact:
| Investor Relations | ||
| Ian Karp | [email protected] | +1 781 482 9018 |
| Robert Coates | [email protected] | +44 1256 894874 |
| Media | ||
| Lisa Adler | [email protected] | +1 617 588 8607 |
| Debbi Ford | [email protected] | +1 617 949 9083 |
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.