SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Investors of an Investigation Regarding Whether the Sale of Shire plc to Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited is Fair to Shareholders

The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:

To: All Persons or Entities who purchased Shire plc ("Shire" or the "Company") SHPG stock prior to May 8, 2018.

You are hereby notified that Levi & Korsinsky, LLP has commenced an investigation into the fairness of the sale of Shire to Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. Under the terms of the transaction, Shire shareholders will receive $30.33 in cash and either 0.839 Takeda shares or 1.678 Takeda American Depositary Shares for each share of Shire they own. To learn more about the action and your rights, go to:

http://www.zlk.com/mna/shire-plc

or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972. There is no cost or obligation to you.

The investigation concerns whether the Board of Shire breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before agreeing to enter into this transaction, and whether Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited is underpaying for Shire shares, thus unlawfully harming Shire shareholders.

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