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RNS Number : 7752B
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc
20 April 2012
 



 

 

 

 

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

 

LONDON, 20 April 2012 - Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC ("Hikma") (LSE: HIK) (DIFX: HIK), the fast growing multinational pharmaceuticals group, announces as follows:

 

 

1

Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which the voting rights are attached

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

 

 

 

2

Reason for the notification


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issues to which voting rights are attached

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify): Compliance with the Transparency Directive

No

 

 

3

Full name of the person subject to the notification obligation

Norges Bank

4

Full name of shareholders

N/A

5

Date of the Transaction (and date on which the threshold crossed is reached differently)

19 April 2012

6

Date on which the issuer notified

20 April 2012

7

Threshold that is crossed

4%

 

 

8

Notified details (ABC)

 

A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code)

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares (0.10 GBP)

GB00B0LCW083

7,965,535

7,965,535

7,579,731

0

7,579,731

0

3.87%

0%

 

 

 

 

B. Qualifying Financial instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration Date

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument if exercised/converted

% of voting rights

-

-

-

-

-

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise Price

Expiration Date

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal           

Delta

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Total A+B+C

Number of Voting rights

% of voting rights

7,579,731

3.87%

 

 

9

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable


N/A

 

 

Proxy Voting

10

Name of the proxy holder

Norges Bank

11

Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold

N/A

12

Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights

N/A

 

 

13

Additional Information

None

14

Contact name:

Jeanette Ronne, Norges Bank

15

Contact telephone number:

+47 24 07 33 30

 

- ENDS -



About Hikma

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC is a fast growing multinational pharmaceutical group focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing a broad range of both branded and nonbranded generic and inlicensed products. Hikma's operations are conducted through three businesses: "Branded", "Injectables" and "Generics" based principally in the Middle East and North Africa ("MENA") region, where it is a market leader, the United States and Europe. In 2011, Hikma achieved revenue of $918.0 million and profit attributable to shareholders of $80.1 million.

 


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