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RNS Number : 7547C

Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc

21 January 2015

Notification of major interests in shares

LONDON, 21 January 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   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                           FMR LLC 
         notification obligation 
 4      Full name of shareholders                                        See attached schedule 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 5      Date of the Transaction (and date on                             19 January 2015 
         which the threshold crossed is reached 
         differently) 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 6      Date on which the issuer notified                                20 January 2015 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 7      Threshold that is crossed                                        5% 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 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     10,043,409   10,043,409   -        9,893,409   -          9,893,409   -        4.98 
                  -----------  -----------  -------  ----------  ---------  ----------  -------  ------------- 
 
 
 
 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 
                          ------------------- 
        9,893,409                4.99% 
                          ------------------- 
 
 
 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           Custodian                    Day to Day IM                      Total 
       the proxy         BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS    PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, 
       holder             (C)                          LLC                                   8,051 
                                                      PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, 
                         BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON       LLC                                 156,712 
                         BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN      FMR UK-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & 
                          AND CO                       RESEARCH (U.K.) INC.                 25,001 
                          PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, 
                           LLC                                                              68,425 
                          PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS 
                           TRUST COMPANY                                                   822,664 
                                                      PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, 
                         CIBC MELLON TRUST (C)         LLC                                  19,726 
                         CITIBANK NA, HONG KONG       PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, 
                          BR (S)                       LLC                                  21,821 
                         JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH       PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, 
                          (C)                          LLC                                  13,981 
                          PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS 
                           TRUST COMPANY                                                   219,471 
                                                      FMR UK-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & 
                         JPMORGAN CHASE BANK           RESEARCH (U.K.) INC.                162,476 
                          FMRC-FMR CO., INC                                              3,337,724 
                          PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, 
                           LLC                                                              42,456 
                          PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS 
                           TRUST COMPANY                                                    83,696 
                                                      PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, 
                         MELLON BANK NA (C)            LLC                                 388,798 
                         NATIONAL BANK TRUST          PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS 
                          (C)                          TRUST COMPANY                        20,223 
                         NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING     PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, 
                          (C)                          LLC                                     294 
                                                      FMR UK-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & 
                         NORTHERN TRUST CO (C)         RESEARCH (U.K.) INC.              2,865,472 
                          PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS 
                           TRUST COMPANY                                                   371,824 
                         STATE STREET BANK AND 
                          TR CO                       FMRC-FMR CO., INC                    244,499 
                          PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, 
                           LLC                                                             453,252 
                          PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS 
                           TRUST COMPANY                                                   543,597 
                                                      PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, 
                         US BANK NA (C)                LLC                                  23,246 
                         Grand Total                                                     9,893,409 
     --------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 11   Number          N/A 
       of voting 
       rights 
       proxy holder 
       will cease 
       to hold 
     --------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 12   Date on         N/A 
       which proxy 
       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 2013, Hikma achieved revenues of $1,365 million and profit attributable to shareholders of $212 million.

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