Massachusetts And Basingstoke

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts and BASINGSTOKE, England, February 28, 2011 - Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced its support of World Rare Disease Day, joining patients, physicians, and patient organizations around the world to support a day that focuses attention on rare diseases as a public health issue and highlights the need for more understanding and awareness about these diseases.

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts and BASINGSTOKE, England, March 1, 2010 - Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced it will actively support Rare Disease Day across the world by generating media coverage in many countries to raise awareness and understanding of rare diseases.