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Shire plc

Shire plc
Company nameShire Plc (formerly: Shire Pharmaceuticals Group Plc)
Company typePublic company
IndustryPharmaceuticals
Founded1986
HeadquartersRegistered Office: St Helier, Jersey
Corporate HQ: Dublin, Ireland
UK Operations: Basingstoke, England
Key peopleMatthew Emmens, Chairman
Angus Russell, CEO
Revenue$3,471.1 million (2010)
Operating income$1,071.5 million (2010)
Net income$798.4 million (2010)

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Shire Plc (Lse - SHP; Nasdaq - SHPGY) is a Jersey-registered, Irish-headquartered manufacturer of pharmaceuticals. Originating in and with a large operational base in the United Kingdom, its brands and products include Adderall XR, Carbatrol, Fosrenol, and the recently released Vyvanse.

Shire has its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has a secondary listing on NASDAQ.

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Shire Plc (NASDAQ:SHPGY), the specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced the Federal Drug Administration's ruling for its subsidiary Shire Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Citizen's Petition regarding Pentasa. Pentasa, a brand name of the generic mesalamine, is an anti-inflammatory agent and is commonly used to treat ulcerative colitis. The FDA granted the request that bioequivalence to Pentasa be shown by dissolution testing, but denied the request to show bioequivalence by studies with clinical endpoints. Shire Plc. is currently trading 1.23 percent lower at $65.69.
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Shire plc's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha Tweet this news
Seeking Alpha--Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the -Shire's- 2011 Second Quarter Results Call, hosted by Angus Russell. My name is Phoebe, and I'm your event manager. [Operator Instructions] I'd like to advise all parties thi - Date : Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:55:09 GMT+00:00
Shire Plc (SHPGY) Could Break Through $101.39 Resistance Level - Market Intelligence Center Tweet this news
Market Intelligence Center---Shire Plc- (NASDAQ:SHPGY) closed Tuesday's unfavorable trading session at $97.03. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $63.92 and 52-week high of $105.53. -Shire Plc- (SHPGY) stock has been showing support - Date : Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:08:58 GMT+00:00
Shire plc: Board Changes - Sacramento Bee Tweet this news
Sacramento Bee--By -Shire plc Shire plc- (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that Susan Kilsby will join the Board of Directors on September 1 st , 2011. On joining the Board, Ms Kilsby will become a member - Date : Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:01:40 GMT+00:00
Shire Raises 2011 Forecast as Quarterly Profit Beats Estimates - Bloomberg Tweet this news
Bloomberg---Shire Plc- (SHP) raised its full-year sales forecast after reporting second-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates on higher-than-expected revenue from the attention-deficit pill Adderall XR and ... - Date : Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:11:00 GMT+00:00
Shire Plc (SHPGY) NewsBite - SHPGY Downgraded To Neutral - Market Intelligence Center Tweet this news
Market Intelligence Center---Shire Plc- (SHPGY) was Downgraded today by analysts at JP Morgan and the stock is now at $98.63, down $3.90 (-3.8%) on volume of 607495 shares traded. The stock was lowered to Neutral from Overweight. Over the last 52 weeks th - Date : Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:43:22 GMT+00:00
SHIRE PLC : Director/PDMR Shareholding - 4-traders (press release) Tweet this news
4-traders (press release)--August 3, 2011 - -Shire plc- (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company announces the release on August 2, 2011 of 67200 -Shire plc- ordinary shares (“Shares) to Graham Hetherington, Chief Financ - Date : Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:19:46 GMT+00:00
Shire Q2 Profit Rises - Quick Facts - RTT News Tweet this news
RTT News--(RTTNews) - Biopharmaceutical firm -Shire Plc- (SHPGY: News ,SHP.L: News ) reported that its second- quarter net income rose to $205.5 million from $160.5 million in the same quarter last year. Earnings per ADS for the quarter were $1.08, up fro - Date : Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:48:22 GMT+00:00
National Pharmaceutical Council Welcomes Shire as Its Newest Member - PR Newswire (press release) Tweet this news
PR Newswire (press release)--3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) today welcomed global specialty biopharmaceutical company -Shire plc- as a new member. Dr. Jeffrey M. Jonas, senior vice president, specialty pharma - Date : Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:16:12 GMT+00:00
Potential Shire Plc (SHPGY) Trade Has $95.74 Breakeven - Market Intelligence Center Tweet this news
Market Intelligence Center---Shire Plc- (NASDAQ:SHPGY) closed Thursday's favorable trading session at $101.44. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $63.92 and 52-week high of $101.81. -Shire Plc- (SHPGY) stock has been showing support - Date : Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:13:54 GMT+00:00
Shire plc : Second Quarter 2011 Results Date Notification - July 28, 2011 - MarketWatch (press release) Tweet this news
MarketWatch (press release)--Details can be found on our Investor Relations website http://www.-shire-.com/shireplc/en/investors . -Shire's- strategic goal is to become the leading specialty biopharmaceutical company that focuses on meeting the needs - Date : Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:19:42 GMT+00:00

Name Annual revenue Indication
Adderall XR $1.1B Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Vyvanse $318.9M Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Elaprase $305.1M Hunter syndrome (lysosomal storage disorder)
Pentasa $185.5M Gastrointestinal (Ulcerative colitis)
Replagal $176.1M Fabry disease (lysosomal storage disorder)
Fosrenol $155.4M Renal disease
Lialda/Mezavant $140.4M Gastrointestinal (Ulcerative colitis)
Daytrana $78.7M Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Xagrid (sold as Agrylin in the U.S.) $78.7M Essential thrombocytosis
Carbatrol $75.9M Epilepsy
Calcichew (UK) $52.8M Calcium supplements
Reminyl/Reminyl XL $34.4M Alzheimer's disease
Firazyr $0.5M Cardiovascular (Hereditary angioedema)
Intuniv Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)


Name Annual revenue Indication Licensee
3TC (Lamivudine) $140.2M HIV GlaxoSmithKline
Zeffix (Lamivudine) $40.3M Chronic hepatitis B GlaxoSmithKline

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