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): October 13, 2015

Shire plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Jersey, Channel Islands

(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

(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code	+353 1 429 7700

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

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

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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 October 13, 2015

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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/ B Mordan
	Name:	Bill Mordan
	Title:	Company Secretary

Dated: October 16, 2015

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated  October 13, 2015

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release
www.shire.com

Shire to announce third quarter 2015 results

Dublin, Ireland – October 13, 2015 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG), will announce third quarter 2015 earnings on Friday October 23, 2015.

Results press release will be issued at:	12:00 BST / 07:00 EDT
Investor conference call time:	14:00 BST / 09:00 EDT

Live conference call for investors:

Flemming Ornskov, Chief Executive Officer and Jeff Poulton, Chief Financial Officer will host the investor and analyst conference call at 14:00 BST/9:00 EDT.

The details of the conference call are as follows:

UK dial in:	0808 237 0030 or 020 3139 4830
US dial in:	1 866 928 7517 or 1 718 873 9077
International Access Numbers:	Click here
Password/Conf ID:	25841912#
Live Webcast:	Click here

Replay:

A replay of the presentation will be available for two weeks by phone and by webcast for three months. Details can be found on our Investor Relations website http://investors.shire.com/.

For further information please contact:

Investor Relations
Matthew Osborne	mattosborne@shire.com	+1 781 482 9502
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