0-29630
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98-0601486
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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+353 1 429 7700
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.f13e-4(c))
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Item 8.01.
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Other Events
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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99.1
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Press Release dated October 16, 2014
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SHIRE PLC
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By:
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/s/ T May | |||
Name: | Tatjana May | |||
Title: | General Counsel |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release dated October 16, 2014
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For immediate release
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16 October 2014
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Shire
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Shire Media Relations:
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Stephanie Fagan
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+1 201 572 9581
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Shire Investor Relations | |
Jeff Poulton
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+1 781 482 0945
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Sarah Elton-Farr
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+44 1256 894157
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FTI Consulting (Media Adviser to the Company)
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Andrew Lorenz (London)
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+44 77 7564 1807
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Ben Atwell (London)
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+44 20 3727 1000
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David B. Roady (New York)
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+1 212 850 5600
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Robert Stanislaro (New York)
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+1 212 850 5600
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Evercore (Financial Adviser to the Company)
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Francois Maisonrouge
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+44 20 7653 6000
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Edward Banks
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Morgan Stanley (Financial Adviser to the Company)
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Michele Colocci
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+44 20 7425 8000
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Colm Donlon
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Peter Moorhouse (Corporate Broking)
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Deutsche Bank (Financial Adviser to the Company)
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Nick Bowers (Corporate Broking)
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+44 20 7545 8000
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Ben Lawrence (Corporate Broking)
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Citi (Financial Adviser to the Company)
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Christopher Hite
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+1 212 816 1818
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Goldman Sachs (Financial Adviser to the Company)
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Raj Shah
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+44 20 7774 1000
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The announcement contains financial measures not prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
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These Non GAAP financial measures are used by Shire’s management to make operating decisions because they facilitate internal comparisons of the Company’s performance to historical results and to competitors’ results. They should not be considered in isolation from, as substitutes for, or superior to financial measures prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
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The following items are excluded from these Non GAAP financial measures:
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Amortization and asset impairments:
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Intangible asset amortization and impairment charges; and
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Other than temporary impairment of investments.
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Acquisitions and integration activities:
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Upfront payments and milestones in respect of in-licensed and acquired products;
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Costs associated with acquisitions, including transaction costs, and fair value adjustments on contingent consideration and acquired inventory;
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Costs associated with the integration of companies; and
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Non-controlling interest in consolidated variable interest entities.
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Divestments, re-organizations and discontinued operations:
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Gains and losses on the sale of non-core assets;
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Costs associated with restructuring and re-organization activities;
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Termination costs; and
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Income / (losses) from discontinued operations.
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Legal and litigation costs:
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Net legal costs related to the settlement of litigation, government investigations and other disputes (excluding internal legal team costs).
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A reconciliation of these Non GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable measure under US GAAP can be found within the Investor’s section on Shire’s website at www.shire.com.
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