Director Declaration
May 22, 2018 - Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) (the 'Company') announces that Olivier Bohuon, Senior Independent Director of the Company, is to be appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Smiths Group plc on July 1, 2018.
This disclosure is made pursuant to LR 9.6.14 of the UK Listing Rules.
Oliver Strawbridge Senior Assistant Company Secretary
For further information please contact:
Investor Relations
Christoph Brackmann christoph.brackmann@shire.com +41 795 432 359
Robert Coates rcoates@shire.com +44 203 549 0874
Sun Kim sun.kim@shire.com +1 617 588 8175
Media
Katie Joyce kjoyce@shire.com +1 781 482 2779
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Shire
Shire is the global leader in serving patients with rare diseases. We strive to develop best-in-class therapies across a core of rare disease areas including hematology, immunology, genetic diseases, neuroscience, and internal medicine with growing therapeutic areas in ophthalmics and oncology. Our diversified capabilities enable us to reach patients in more than 100 countries who are struggling to live their lives to the fullest.
We feel a strong sense of urgency to address unmet medical needs and work tirelessly to improve people's lives with medicines that have a meaningful impact on patients and all who support them on their journey.
www.shire.com
This announcement is distributed by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions on behalf of Nasdaq Corporate Solutions clients. The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
Source: Shire plc via GlobeNewswire
B2QKY05R40
Copyright RTT News/dpa-AFX