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Shire plc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/12 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Monday, 2/25/13, at 3:27pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/12   ·   Accession #:  950103-13-1253   ·   File #:  0-29630

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/25/13  Shire plc                         10-K       12/31/12  131:18M                                    Davis Polk & … LLP 01/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.51M 
 2: EX-10.29    Material Contract                                   HTML    214K 
 3: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     59K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     34K 
 5: EX-23.2     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     34K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
 8: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
87: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     62K 
65: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    155K 
82: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     48K 
92: R4          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    139K 
119: R5          Consolidated Statements of Income (Parenthetical)   HTML     48K  
69: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     94K 
81: R7          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     46K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
58: R8          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML    118K 
47: R9          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML     41K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
121: R10         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    201K  
94: R11         Shire Income Access Share Trust Balance Sheet       HTML     52K 
93: R12         Shire Income Access Share Trust Statement of        HTML     44K 
                Income                                                           
101: R13         Shire Income Access Share Trust Statements of       HTML     49K  
                Changes in Equity                                                
102: R14         Shire Income Access Share Trust Statements of       HTML     72K  
                Cashflows                                                        
98: R15         Description of Operations                           HTML     38K 
103: R16         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    121K  
83: R17         Business Combinations                               HTML    112K 
89: R18         Divestment of Product Rights                        HTML     43K 
96: R19         Reorganization Costs                                HTML     45K 
130: R20         Accounts Receivable, Net                            HTML     48K  
112: R21         Inventories                                         HTML     44K  
75: R22         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets           HTML     40K 
95: R23         Investments                                         HTML     44K 
78: R24         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                  HTML     46K 
36: R25         Goodwill                                            HTML     48K 
113: R26         Other Intangible Assets, Net                        HTML     63K  
126: R27         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses               HTML     44K  
52: R28         Other Current Liabilities                           HTML     41K 
51: R29         Convertible Bonds                                   HTML     43K 
56: R30         Other Non-current Liabilities                       HTML     41K 
57: R31         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML    133K 
59: R32         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income              HTML     42K 
24: R33         Financial Instruments                               HTML     64K 
110: R34         Fair Value Measurement                              HTML    128K  
73: R35         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML     67K 
76: R36         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     67K 
41: R37         Segmental Reporting                                 HTML    180K 
129: R38         Other Income (Expense), Net                         HTML     43K  
15: R39         Retirement Benefits                                 HTML     45K 
62: R40         Taxation                                            HTML    137K 
117: R41         Share-based Compensation Plans                      HTML    128K  
38: R42         Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)         HTML     54K 
50: R43         Notes to the Shire Income Access Share Trust        HTML     45K 
                Financial Statements                                             
55: R44         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     57K 
66: R45         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    238K 
                (Policies)                                                       
23: R46         Business Combinations (Tables)                      HTML     58K 
46: R47         Accounts Receivable, Net (Tables)                   HTML     40K 
18: R48         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     40K 
115: R49         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Tables)  HTML     41K  
37: R50         Investments (Tables)                                HTML     39K 
111: R51         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Tables)         HTML     43K  
42: R52         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     46K 
63: R53         Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)               HTML     52K 
17: R54         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Tables)      HTML     43K 
20: R55         Other Current Liabilities (Tables)                  HTML     40K 
54: R56         Other Non-current Liabilities (Tables)              HTML     41K 
28: R57         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     40K 
122: R58         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)     HTML     41K  
71: R59         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML     49K 
99: R60         Fair Value Measurement (Tables)                     HTML    118K 
45: R61         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     71K 
48: R62         Segmental Reporting (Tables)                        HTML    180K 
108: R63         Other Income (Expense), Net (Tables)                HTML     41K  
104: R64         Taxation (Tables)                                   HTML    132K  
74: R65         Share-based Compensation Plans (Tables)             HTML    103K 
106: R66         Quarterly Results of Operations (Tables)            HTML     52K  
43: R67         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
79: R68         Business Combinations (Lotus) (Details)             HTML     46K 
125: R69         Business Combinations (FerroKin and Pervasis)       HTML     78K  
                (Details)                                                        
19: R70         Business Combinations (ABH and Movetis) (Details)   HTML    152K 
35: R71         Divestment of Product Rights (Details)              HTML     45K 
64: R72         Reorganization Costs (Details)                      HTML     43K 
26: R73         Accounts Receivable, Net (Details)                  HTML     47K 
128: R74         Inventories (Details)                               HTML     48K  
39: R75         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets           HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
30: R76         Investments (Details)                               HTML     50K 
34: R77         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Details)        HTML     60K 
21: R78         Goodwill (Details)                                  HTML     64K 
25: R79         Other Intangible Assets, Net (Details)              HTML     96K 
90: R80         Other Intangible Assets, Net (Roll Forward)         HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
32: R81         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Details)     HTML     64K 
123: R82         Other Current Liabilities (Details)                 HTML     51K  
60: R83         Convertible Bonds (Details)                         HTML     60K 
97: R84         Other Non-current Liabilities (Details)             HTML     52K 
105: R85         Commitments and Contingencies (Leases, and LC and   HTML     71K  
                Guarantees ) (Details)                                           
31: R86         Commitments and Contingencies (Collaborative        HTML     78K 
                Arrangements) (Details)                                          
33: R87         Commitments and Contingencies (Commitments and      HTML     47K 
                Loss Contingency) (Details)                                      
120: R88         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details)    HTML     44K  
27: R89         Financial Instruments (Interest Rate and Credit     HTML     52K 
                Risks) (Details)                                                 
91: R90         Financial Instruments (Foreign Exchange Risk and    HTML     50K 
                Its Classification on Balance Sheet) (Details)                   
86: R91         Financial Instruments (Foreign Exchange Risk and    HTML     38K 
                Its Effect on Income Statement) (Details)                        
109: R92         Fair Value Measurement (Assets and Liabilities      HTML     73K  
                That are Measured and Not Measured at Fair Value                 
                on a Recurring Basis) (Details)                                  
85: R93         Fair Value Measurement (Assets and Liabilities      HTML     61K 
                Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using                
                Significant Unobservable Inputs) (Details)                       
70: R94         Fair Value Measurement (Quantitative Information    HTML     72K 
                About Recurring and Non-recurring Level 3 Fair                   
                Value Measurements) (Details)                                    
114: R95         Shareholders' Equity (Details)                      HTML     73K  
67: R96         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML    101K 
40: R97         Segmental Reporting (by Segment) (Details)          HTML    182K 
77: R98         Segmental Reporting (Revenues and Long-lived        HTML     57K 
                Assets by Geographic Location) (Details)                         
72: R99         Segmental Reporting (Revenues and Accounts          HTML     44K 
                Receivable by Major Customers) (Details)                         
53: R100        Segmental Reporting (Revenue by Product) (Details)  HTML     56K 
131: R101        Other Income (Expense), Net (Details)               HTML     52K  
107: R102        Retirement Benefits (Details)                       HTML     35K  
84: R103        Taxation (Pretax Income from Continuing Operations  HTML     94K 
                and Provision for Income Taxes) (Details)                        
22: R104        Taxation (Effective Income Tax Rate                 HTML    113K 
                Reconciliation, and Statutory Tax Rates) (Details)               
116: R105        Taxation (Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (Details)      HTML     72K  
124: R106        Taxation (Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities, and  HTML    103K  
                Valuation Allowances) (Details)                                  
118: R107        Taxation (Operating Loss and Tax Credit             HTML     61K  
                Carryforwards, and Their Expiration Dates)                       
                (Details)                                                        
80: R108        Share-based Compensation Plans (Share-based         HTML     60K 
                Compensation Expense) (Details)                                  
29: R109        Share-based Compensation Plans (by Share-based      HTML     53K 
                Payment Award) (Details)                                         
100: R110        Share-based Compensation Plans (Stock Options and   HTML     99K  
                SARs) (Details)                                                  
44: R111        Share-based Compensation Plans (Performance Share   HTML     71K 
                Awards) (Details)                                                
16: R112        Share-based Compensation Plans (Fair Value          HTML     54K 
                Assumptions) (Details)                                           
68: R113        Quarterly Results of Operations (Details)           HTML     61K 
61: R114        Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
127: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    204K  
49: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS   2.19M 
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11: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- shpgf-20121231_cal              XML    376K 
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13: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- shpgf-20121231_lab                    XML   3.03M 
14: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- shpgf-20121231_pre             XML   2.17M 
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