Exhibit 99.01 | |
Hampshire International Business Park Chineham Basingstoke Hampshire RG24 8EP United Kingdom Tel +44 (0)1256 894000 Fax +44 (0)1256 894708 www.shire.com | ![]() |
Press Release | |
13 September 2006
Shire plc (the “Company”)
The Company announces that, on 12 September 2006 the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility were granted options over ordinary 5p shares in the Company at an exercise price of £6.99. The options were granted pursuant to The Shire plc Sharesave Scheme.
Name | Number of Ordinary 5p Shares |
Angus Russell (Executive Director) | 2,342 |
Tatjana May | 1,351 |
T May
Company Secretary
For further information please contact:
Investor Relations | Cléa Rosenfeld (Rest of the World) | +44 1256 894 160 |
Brian Piper (North America) | +1 484 595 8252 |
Notes to editors
SHIRE PLC
Shire’s strategic goal is to become the leading specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on meeting the needs of the specialist physician. Shire focuses its business on attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), human genetic therapies (HGT), gastrointestinal (GI) and renal diseases. The structure is sufficiently flexible to allow Shire to target new therapeutic areas to the extent opportunities arise through acquisitions. Shire believes that a carefully selected portfolio of products with a strategically aligned and relatively small-scale sales force will deliver strong results.
Shire’s focused strategy is to develop and market products for specialty physicians. Shire’s in-licensing, merger and acquisition efforts are focused on products in niche markets with strong intellectual property protection either in the US or Europe.
For further information on Shire, please visit the Company’s website:www.shire.com.
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