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RNS Number : 4029H

Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc

13 March 2015

Notification of major interests in shares

LONDON, 13 March 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                             11 March 2015 
         which the threshold crossed is reached 
         differently) 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 6      Date on which the issuer notified                                13 March 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     9,750,718    9,750,718    -        9,958,877   -          9,958,877   -        5.01 
                  -----------  -----------  -------  ----------  ---------  ----------  -------  ------------- 
 
 
 
 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 
                          ------------------- 
        9,958,877                5.01% 
                          ------------------- 
 
 
 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       Custodian                 Day to Day IM                        Total 
       holder                  BANK OF NEW YORK          PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL 
                                BRUSSELS (C)              ADVISORS, LLC                       8,051 
                               BANK OF NEW YORK          PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL 
                                MELLON                    ADVISORS, LLC                     156,712 
                               BROWN BROTHERS 
                                HARRIMAN AND             FMR UK-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT 
                                CO                        & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC.             23,517 
                                FMRC-FMR CO., INC                                            39,085 
                                PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL 
                                 ADVISORS, LLC                                               68,320 
                                PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS 
                                 TRUST COMPANY                                              853,028 
                               CIBC MELLON TRUST         PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL 
                                (C)                       ADVISORS, LLC                      19,726 
                               CITIBANK NA, 
                                HONG KONG BR             PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL 
                                (S)                       ADVISORS, LLC                      21,821 
                               JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH    PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL 
                                (C)                       ADVISORS, LLC                      13,981 
                                PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS 
                                 TRUST COMPANY                                              207,940 
                               JPMORGAN CHASE            FMR UK-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT 
                                BANK                      & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC.            151,087 
                                FMRC-FMR CO., INC                                         3,377,248 
                                PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL 
                                 ADVISORS, LLC                                               42,456 
                                PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS 
                                 TRUST COMPANY                                               83,696 
                               MELLON BANK NA            PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL 
                                (C)                       ADVISORS, LLC                     388,798 
                               NATIONAL BANK             PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS 
                                TRUST (C)                 TRUST COMPANY                      20,969 
                               NOMURA TRUST              PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL 
                                AND BANKING (C)           ADVISORS, LLC                         261 
                               NORTHERN TRUST            FMR UK-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT 
                                CO (C)                    & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC.          2,694,515 
                                FMRC-FMR CO., INC                                           150,915 
                                PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL 
                                 ADVISORS, LLC                                               31,017 
                                PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS 
                                 TRUST COMPANY                                              340,807 
                               STATE STREET 
                                BANK AND TR CO           FMRC-FMR CO., INC                  243,910 
                                PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL 
                                 ADVISORS, LLC                                              456,774 
                                PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS 
                                 TRUST COMPANY                                              540,997 
                                                         PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL 
                               US BANK NA (C)             ADVISORS, LLC                      23,246 
                               Grand Total                                                9,958,877 
     --------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 11   Number of voting      N/A 
       rights proxy 
       holder will cease 
       to hold 
     --------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 12   Date on which         N/A 
       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 2014, Hikma achieved revenues of $1,489 million and profit attributable to shareholders of $278 million.

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