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RNS Number : 1313B

Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc

27 February 2014

Notification of major interests in shares

LONDON, 27 February 2014 - 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 of voting        Yes 
      rights 
    ------------------------------------------  ---- 
     An acquisition or disposal of financial     No 
      instruments which may result in the 
      acquisition of shares already issues 
      to which voting rights are attached 
    ------------------------------------------  ---- 
     An event changing the breakdown of voting   No 
      rights 
    ------------------------------------------  ---- 
     Other (please specify): Compliance with     No 
      the Transparency Directive 
    ------------------------------------------  ---- 
 
 
 3               Full name of the person subject                     The Capital Group Companies, 
                  to the notification obligation                      Inc 
--------------  --------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 4               Full name of shareholders                           Capital Research and Management 
                                                                      Company New World Fund, Inc 
--------------  --------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 5               Date of the Transaction (and                        25 February 2014 
                  date on which the threshold 
                  crossed is reached differently) 
--------------  --------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 6               Date on which the issuer notified                   26 February 2014 
--------------  --------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 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 
  of shares         to the triggering         triggering transaction 
  (if possible      transaction 
  using the 
  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     19,807,981   19,807,981     0      19,232,981      0       19,232,981     0%      9.719% 
----------------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 
 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 
------------------------  ------------------- 
       19,232,981                9.719 
------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 9   Chain of controlled undertakings through which 
      the voting rights and/or the financial instruments 
      are effectively held, if applicable 
    ---------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 Proxy Voting 
------------------------------------------------------------- 
 10   Name of the proxy holder   The Capital Group Companies, 
                                  Inc 
---  -------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 11   Number of voting rights    N/A 
       proxy holder will cease 
       to hold 
---  -------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 12   Date on which proxy        N/A 
       holder 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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