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Exhibit 99.02
 
Press Release
www.shire.com
 
   

 
Director/PDMR Shareholding
 
April 1, 2011 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company (the “Company”) announces that it was notified today that on March 31, 2011 the Ordinary Shares (“Shares”) and American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) in the Company set out below had been awarded under the Executive Annual Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to the Company’s Executive Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (“PDMRs”). The Shares and ADSs were bought on the market on March 31, 2011 at prices of £18.23 per Share and US$87.5077 per ADS.  The awards are in respect of performance in 2010.

Name of Director
Type of Security
 
Number of
Shares/ADSs purchased
 
Angus Russell
ADSs
 
3,994
 
Graham Hetherington
Shares
 
6,504
 
         
Name of PDMR
Type of security
 
Number of Shares/ADSs purchased
 
Michael Cola
ADSs
 
2,068
 
Barbara Deptula
ADSs
 
1,141
 
Sylvie Gregoire
ADSs
 
2,139
 
Tatjana May
Shares
 
4,450
 

Under the terms of the Plan, the awards will not normally be released to participants for three years.  One ADS is equal to three Shares.

In addition, on April 1, 2011 the Company was notified of the release on March 31, 2011 of the Shares and ADSs awarded in 2008 under the Plan. These awards were in respect of performance in 2007. The ADSs below were awarded to Mr Emmens whilst he held the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

In accordance with the rules of the Plan, the following Shares/ADSs were released:

Name of Director
Type of Security
 
Number of Shares/ADSs released
 
Number of Shares/ADSs sold to satisfy tax liabilities
Matthew Emmens
ADSs
 
12,881
 
4,345
Angus Russell
Shares
 
20,068
 
5,715
           
Name of PDMR
Type of security
 
Number of Shares/ADSs released
 
Number of Shares/ADSs sold to satisfy tax liabilities
Michael Cola
ADSs
 
3,528
 
1,377
Barbara Deptula
ADSs
 
3,098
 
1,020
Sylvie Gregoire
ADSs
 
790
 
321
Tatjana May
Shares
 
11,019
 
5,635

Sufficient Shares or ADSs were sold to satisfy tax liabilities as set out above.  Such Shares or ADSs were sold on March 31, 2011, at prices of £18.1818 per Share and $87.1826 per ADS.
 
This notification is made to satisfy the Company's obligations under 3.1.4(R)(1)(a) of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
 
Tony Guthrie
Deputy Company Secretary
 
Registered in Jersey, No. 99854, 22 Grenville Street, St Helier, Jersey JE4 8PX
 
 

 
 
For further information please contact:

Investor Relations
   
Eric Rojas
erojas@shire.com
+1 781 482 0999

Notes to editors

SHIRE PLC

Shire’s strategic goal is to become the leading specialty biopharmaceutical company that focuses on meeting the needs of the specialist physician.  Shire focuses its business on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), human genetic therapies (HGT) and gastrointestinal (GI) diseases as well as opportunities in other therapeutic areas to the extent they arise through acquisitions.  Shire’s in-licensing, merger and acquisition efforts are focused on products in specialist markets with strong intellectual property protection and global rights.  Shire believes that a carefully selected and balanced portfolio of products with strategically aligned and relatively small-scale sales forces will deliver strong results.

For further information on Shire, please visit the Company’s website: www.shire.com.
 

 
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