Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4126F

Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc

11 November 2015

 



Notification of major interests in shares

LONDON, 11 November 2015 - 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						FMR LLC
4	Full name of shareholders						See Section 9
5	Date of the Transaction (and date on which the threshold crossed is reached differently)						9th November 2015
6	Date on which the issuer notified						10th November 2015
7	Threshold that is crossed						5%
8	Notified details						See A, B & C below
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		9,972,245	9,972,245		9,966,409			9,966,409		4.99%

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
9,966,409	4.99

9

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

Custodian Day to Day IM Total BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS (C) PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC 6,040 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC 116,750 BNP PARIBAS SEC SVCS LONDON PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY 45,902 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C) FMRC-FMR CO., INC 486 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO FMRC-FMR CO., INC 65,914 FMRIMUK-FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED 44,975 PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC 55,245 PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY 537,558 CIBC MELLON TRUST (C) PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC 13,333 CITIBANK NA, HONG KONG BR (S) PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC 16,382 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C) PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC 9,809 PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY 113,142 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK FMRC-FMR CO., INC 4,089,565 FMRIMUK-FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED 151,087 PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC 34,638 PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY 54,815 MELLON BANK NA (C) PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC 259,991 PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY 72,600 NATIONAL BANK TRUST (C) PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY 14,829 NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING (C) PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC 553 NORTHERN TRUST CO (C) FMRC-FMR CO., INC 200,615 FMRIMUK-FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED 2,598,333 PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC 36,157 PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY 272,510 STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO FMRC-FMR CO., INC 303,042 PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC 470,644 PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY 381,494 Grand Total 9,966,409

Proxy Voting
10	Name of the proxy holder	FMR LLC
11	Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold	5,836
12	Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights	9th November 2015

13	Additional Information
14	Contact name:	Peter Speirs, Company Secretary
15	Contact telephone number:	020 7399 2772

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About Hikma

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC is a fast growing pharmaceutical group focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing a broad range of both branded and non-branded generic and in-licensed products.  Hikma's operations are conducted through three businesses: "Branded", "Injectables" and "Generics" based primarily in the Middle East and North Africa ("MENA") region, where it is a market leader, the United States and Europe.  In 2014, Hikma achieved revenues of $1,489 million and profit attributable to shareholders of $278 million. 

 

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