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RNS Number : 4465V

Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc

13 December 2013

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

LONDON, 13 December 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    Hikma Pharmaceuticals 
      underlying issuer of existing    PLC 
      shares to which the voting 
      rights are attached 
    -------------------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 
 2   Reason for the notification 
    -----------------------------------  ---- 
     An acquisition or disposal           Yes 
      of voting rights 
    -----------------------------------  ---- 
     An acquisition or disposal           No 
      of financial instruments which 
      may result in the acquisition 
      of shares already issues to 
      which voting rights are attached 
    -----------------------------------  ---- 
     An event changing the breakdown      No 
      of voting rights 
    -----------------------------------  ---- 
     Other (please specify): Compliance   No 
      with the Transparency Directive 
    -----------------------------------  ---- 
 
 
 3   Full name of the person subject     Norges Bank 
      to the notification obligation 
    ----------------------------------  ----------------- 
 4   Full name of shareholders           N/A 
    ----------------------------------  ----------------- 
 5   Date of the Transaction (and        11 December 2013 
      date on which the threshold 
      crossed is reached differently) 
    ----------------------------------  ----------------- 
 6   Date on which the issuer notified   12 December 2013 
    ----------------------------------  ----------------- 
 7   Threshold that is crossed           Below 3% 
    ----------------------------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 8   Notified details (ABC) 
    ----------------------- 
 
 
 A. Voting rights attached to shares 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Class type       Situation                 Resulting situation after the 
  of shares        previous to               triggering transaction 
  (if possible     the triggering 
  using the        transaction 
  ISIN code) 
---------------  ------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
                  Number       Number       Number of              Number of              % of voting 
                   of shares    of voting    shares                 voting rights          rights 
                                rights 
---------------  -----------  -----------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ------------------ 
                                            Direct      Indirect   Direct      Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
---------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
  (0.10 GBP) 
  GB00B0LCW083    6,014,263    6,014,263    5,891,555      0       5,891,555      0       2.98%       0% 
---------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 B. Qualifying Financial instruments 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of       Expiration   Exercise/Conversion   Number of                 % of voting 
  financial     Date         Period/Date           voting rights             rights 
  instrument                                       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        % of voting 
  financial     Price      Date         Period/Date           voting rights    rights 
  instrument                                                  instrument 
                                                              refers to 
------------  ---------  -----------  --------------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
                                                                              Nominal   Delta 
------------  ---------  -----------  --------------------  ---------------  --------  ------ 
 -             -          -            -                     -                -         - 
------------  ---------  -----------  --------------------  ---------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 Total A+B+C 
--------------------------------------------- 
 Number of Voting rights   % of voting rights 
------------------------  ------------------- 
 5,891,555                 2.98% 
------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 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       N/A 
       holder will cease to hold 
---  ----------------------------------  ------------ 
 12   Date on which proxy holder          N/A 
       will cease to hold voting rights 
---  ----------------------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 13   Additional Information      None 
---  --------------------------  --------------------- 
 14   Contact name:               Stanislav Boiadjiev, 
                                   Norges Bank 
---  --------------------------  --------------------- 
 15   Contact telephone number:   +47 24 07 3142 
---  --------------------------  --------------------- 
 

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

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