UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION
UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number001-37896
Shire plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Block 2, Miesian Plaza,50-58 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
+353 1 609 6000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
American Depositary Shares, each representing three Ordinary Shares 5 pence par value per share
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
Guarantees of 1.900% Senior Notes due 2019; 2.400% Senior Notes due 2021; 2.875% Senior Notes due 2023;
3.200% Senior Notes due 2026 of Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland Designated Activity Company
(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
| Rule12g-4(a)(1) | ☒ | |
| Rule12g-4(a)(2) | ☐ | |
| Rule12h-3(b)(1)(i) | ☒ | |
| Rule12h-3(b)(1)(ii) | ☐ | |
| Rule15d-6 | ☐ | |
| Rule15d-22(b) | ☐ |
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: One (1).
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Shire plc has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
Date: February 7, 2019 | Shire plc | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Amitabh Singh | |||||||
| Name: | Amitabh Singh | |||||||
| Title: | Director | |||||||
