BASINGSTOKE, England and PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) will announce second quarter 2006 earnings on Friday 28 July 2006. Results press release will be issued at: 12:00 BST / 07:00 EDT. Investor conference call time: 14:00 BST / 09:00 EDT.