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RNS Number : 2018R

Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc

23 October 2013

Notification of major interests in shares

LONDON, 23 October 2013 - 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   Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 
      issuer of existing shares to which the 
      voting rights are attached 
    -----------------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 
 
 2   Reason for the notification 
    ---------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
     An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                Yes 
    ---------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
     An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments        No 
      which may result in the acquisition of shares already 
      issues to which voting rights are attached 
    ---------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
     An event changing the breakdown of voting rights           No 
    ---------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
     Other (please specify): Compliance with the Transparency   No 
      Directive 
    ---------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
 
 
 3      Full name of the person subject to the                            The Capital Group Companies, 
         notification obligation                                           Inc 
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 4      Full name of shareholders                                         Capital Research and Management 
                                                                           Company SMALLCAP World 
                                                                           Fund, Inc & Capital Research 
                                                                           and Management Company 
                                                                           New World Fund, Inc 
-----  ----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 5      Date of the Transaction (and date on                              21 October 2013 
         which the threshold crossed is reached 
         differently) 
-----  ----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 6      Date on which the issuer notified                                 23 October 2013 
-----  ----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 7      Threshold that is crossed                                         10% 
-----  ----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 8      Notified details                                                  See A, B & C below 
-----  ----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 
 A. Voting rights attached to shares 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Class type        Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of shares         to the triggering         transaction 
  (if possible      transaction 
  using the 
  ISIN code) 
----------------  ------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                   Number       Number       Number of shares      Number of voting        % of voting 
                    of shares    of voting                          rights                  rights 
                                 rights 
-----  ---------  -----------  -----------  --------------------  ----------------------  --------------------- 
                                             Direct   Indirect     Direct     Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
-----  ---------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -------  ------------ 
 Ordinary 
  Shares (0.10 
  GBP) 
  GB00B0LCW083     19,807,981   19,807,981     0      19,807,981      0       19,807,981     0%       10.016% 
----------------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 B. Qualifying Financial instruments 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting          % of voting rights 
  instrument          Date         Period/Date           rights that may 
                                                         be acquired if 
                                                         the instrument 
                                                         if exercised/converted 
------------------  -----------  --------------------  ------------------------  ------------------- 
 -                   -            -                     -                         - 
------------------  -----------  --------------------  ------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Type of       Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting     % of voting rights 
  financial     Price      Date         Period/Date           rights instrument 
  instrument                                                  refers to 
------------  ---------  -----------  --------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
                                                                                  Nominal      Delta 
------------  ---------  -----------  --------------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
 -             -          -            -                     -                    -            - 
------------  ---------  -----------  --------------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
 
 
 Total A+B+C 
--------------------------------------------- 
 Number of Voting rights   % of voting rights 
------------------------  ------------------- 
       19,807,981               10.016% 
------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 9   Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights 
      and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable 
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 Proxy Voting 
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 10   Name of the proxy holder        The Capital Group Companies, Inc 
---  ------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 11   Number of voting rights proxy   N/A 
       holder will cease to hold 
---  ------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 12   Date on which proxy holder      N/A 
       will cease to hold voting 
       rights 
---  ------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 
 
 13   Additional Information 
---  --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 14   Contact name:               Peter Speirs, Company Secretary 
---  --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 15   Contact telephone number:   020 7399 2772 
---  --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 

- ENDS -

 
 
 

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 2012, Hikma achieved revenues of $1,108.7 million and profit attributable to shareholders of $100.3 million.

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