8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 12, 2015

Shire plc

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Jersey, Channel Islands

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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

0-29630                                                  98-0601486

(Commission File Number)                (IRS Employer Identification No.)

5 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin

24, Republic of Ireland

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(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code               +353 1 429 7700

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01.   Other Events

Shire plc have issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 which is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

                  (d)  Exhibits.  The following exhibit is filed herewith:

99.1 Press Release dated May 12, 2015

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SHIRE PLC
By:	/s/ M Enyedy
	Name:	Mark Enyedy
	Title:	Company Secretary

Dated: May 12, 2015

EXHIBIT INDEX
Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated May 12, 2015

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release

www.shire.com

Block Listing Application

May 12, 2015 - Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) (the “Company”) hereby notifies the market that an application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for a total of 3,000,000 ordinary shares of 5 pence each (the “Shares”) to trade on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List. The Shares are to be reserved under a block listing pursuant to the Shire Long Term Incentive Plan 2015.

When issued, the Shares will rank equally with the existing issued ordinary shares of the Company.

Tony Guthrie

Deputy Company Secretary

For further information please contact:

Investor Relations
Sarah Elton-Farr	seltonfarr@shire.com	+44 1256 894157

NOTES TO EDITORS

Shire enables people with life-altering conditions to lead better lives.

Our strategy is to focus on developing and marketing innovative specialty medicines to meet significant unmet patient needs.

We focus on providing treatments in Rare Diseases, Neuroscience, Gastrointestinal and Internal Medicine and we are developing treatments for symptomatic conditions treated by specialist physicians in other targeted therapeutic areas, such as Ophthalmics.

www.shire.com

Registered in Jersey, No. 99854, 22 Grenville Street, St Helier, Jersey JE4 8PX