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what Makes  
the Difference?

hikma pharmaceuticals plc 
annual report 2010

 
 
 
 
 
2010 hikMa photostory

by george brooks

Portugal

Portugal

Egypt

Tunisia

Jordan

Tunisia

Jordan

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US

Egypt

Portugal

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Portugal

Jordan

Egypt

Jordan

Egypt

Portugal

Portugal

in 2010, george brooks visited our operations in egypt, tunisia, Jordan and portugal.  
we thank all who took part in those photographs.

produced and designed by radley yeldar www.ry.com

This report is printed on “look!” paper. This paper is made from virgin wood fibre from well-managed forest independently certified  
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Qualit y

Makes the Difference

hikMa pharMaceuticals plc

since hikMa was founDeD, we have grown into a successful  

Multinational pharMaceutical group. our business toDay  

is Diverse in its proDuct line anD the breaDth of its geographic  

coverage. this Diversification will ensure that we Maintain  

our track recorD of strong growth.

for more information, visit our website  
www.hikma.com

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Annual report 2010

Contents:

Section One
How Have we performed?

4_How we Performed in 2010
6_CHAirmAn’s stAtement
8_GroUP At A GLAnCe

Section Two
How are we delivering  
on our strategy?

12_CHief exeCUtive offiCer’s review
16_BUsiness And finAnCiAL review
29_PrinCiPAL risKs And UnCertAinties

Section Three
How do we act responsibly?

34_ensUrinG tHe sUstAinABiLity of oUr BUsiness

Section Four
governance

42_BoArd of direCtors
44_senior mAnAGement
46_CorPorAte GovernAnCe rePort
52_direCtors’ rePort
55_remUnerAtion Committee rePort
69_direCtors’ resPonsiBiLities

Section Five
financial statements

72_indePendent AUditors’ rePort
73_ConsoLidAted finAnCiAL stAtements
78_notes to tHe ConsoLidAted finAnCiAL stAtements
120_ComPAny finAnCiAL stAtements
123_notes to tHe ComPAny finAnCiAL stAtements
127_sHAreHoLder informAtion
128_PrinCiPAL GroUP ComPAnies – Advisers

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Annual report 2010

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Section One: How have we performed? 

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Section One
How Have  
we performed? 

4_How we Performed in 2010

6_CHAirmAn’s stAtement

8_GroUP At A GLAnCe

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How we Performed in 2010

AnotHer sUCCessfUL yeAr

HiKmA onCe AGAin deLivered roBUst GrowtH  

in revenUe And Profit

2010   

revenUe

2005-10   

2010   

revenUe CAGr

oPerAtinG mArGin

$730.9m

+22.8%

18.5%

2010   

2010   

2010   

ProdUCts mArKeted

oPerAtinG CAsH fLow

emPLoyees

423

$144.8m

5,396

2010

2010

REVENUE BY REGION

REVENUE BY SEGMENT

EUROPE 
AND REST OF 
THE WORLD
10.9%

US
28.0%

MENA*
61.1%

GENERICS
23.9%

*Middle East and North Africa region (“MENA”).

INJECTABLES
21.5%

4

OTHERS
0.7%

BRANDED
53.9%

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2010 HiGHLiGHts

2010

2009

2008

2010

2009

2008

2010

2009

2008

135.1

107.3

80.7

OPERATING PROFIT
($ million) 

+25.9%

98.8

77.7

57.1

PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO
SHAREHOLDERS
($ million)

+27.2%

13.0

11.0

7.5

DIVIDEND PER SHARE
(Cents)

+18.2%

2010

2009

2008

2010

2009

2008

2010

2009

2008

730.9

636.9

580.7

REVENUE
($ million) 

 +14.8%

173.5

141.4

113.8

EBITDA1
($ million)

+22.7%

50.2

40.1

29.6

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
(Cents) 

+25.2%

1 Reported profit before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.

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CHAirmAn's stAtement

A stronG PerformAnCe

in 2010, HiKmA onCe AGAin deLivered A stronG 

PerformAnCe, inCreAsinG revenUe By 14.8% And 

diLUted eArninGs Per sHAre By 25.2%

samih darwazah Non-Executive Chairman

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HIKMA 
PHARMACEUTICALS
PLC

FTSE 250

FTSE 350
PHARMACEUTICALS
& BIOTECHNOLOGY

120

100

80

60

40

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JAN 07

JUL 08

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HIKMA’S TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN FROM JANUARY 2006 (%)

We made significant progress on a number 
of fronts in 2010. We delivered very robust 
organic growth in revenues and profits. We 
announced the important MSI acquisition in 
the US and transactions in both Algeria and 
Tunisia. The strength of our global, diversified 
business model has enabled us to deliver an 
excellent performance and we are confident 
that the business is positioned to deliver 
continued growth in the short, medium 
and long term. 

samih darwazah Non-Executive Chairman

Our success is underpinned by our diverse 
business model, which combines our extensive 
presence and experience in the Middle East 
and North Africa (“MENA”) markets, a strong 
business in the US generic market and a 
growing global Injectables business.

In 2010, the MENA pharmaceutical market 

continued to grow at a pace well above the 
global average. Rising life expectancy and 
changing lifestyles are creating new healthcare 
needs, particularly for the treatment of diabetes 
and cancer and increasing demand for 
pharmaceuticals.

We expect the present turbulence in the 

MENA will improve the living standards of 
the people in the region, driving increased 
affluence and greater government support 
for healthcare services. We remain committed 
to the region and to continuing to play a 
key role in improving healthcare standards  
by providing high quality affordable medicines. 
Our expanding presence in the US and 
Europe complements and strengthens our 
activities in MENA, providing access to 
different market opportunities, technologies, 
products and customers. At the same time, 
our businesses in the US and Europe are 
benefitting from our MENA manufacturing 
capabilities and associated cost synergies.

Our reputation for quality and high service 
levels has increased our potential for further 
growth in the US market. This has given us 
the confidence to expand our operations in 
the US through an agreement to acquire the 
US injectables business of Baxter Healthcare, 
Multi-Source Injectables (“MSI”). This acquisition, 
expected to complete in April 2011, will 
transform our global injectables business by 
giving us greater scale and reach. We have 
aspirations to be a global leader in generic 
injectables and believe that bringing together 
MSI’s broad product portfolio, strong sales 
platform and customer relationships with 
Hikma’s growing pipeline and leading 
manufacturing facilities in Europe, is an 
extremely powerful combination.

The Board is recommending a final 
dividend of 7.5 cents per share (approximately 
4.7 pence per share), which will make a 
dividend for the full year of 13.0 cents per 
share, an increase of 18.2% on 2009. 
The proposed final dividend will be paid 
on 26 May 2011 to shareholders on the 
register on 15 April 2011, subject to 
approval by shareholders at the Annual 
General Meeting.

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GroUP At A GLAnCe

wHAt we do And wHere

we deveLoP, mAnUfACtUre And mArKet GeneriC And  

in-LiCensed PHArmACeUtiCAL ProdUCts witHin tHree  

Core BUsinesses. oUr oPerAtions sPAn 49 CoUntries And  

foCUs on Key tHerAPeUtiC AreAs sUCH As Anti-infeCtives, 

CArdiovAsCULAr, ALimentAry trACt And Cns

generics
selling generic products  
across the us

2010   

revenUe

$174.5m
+29.2%

Thirteenth largest generic company  
in the Us market
focus on quality manufacturing  
and high service levels
Quality is increasingly a key  
competitive advantage
Leveraging our efficient and lower cost 
manufacturing facilities in menA
50 products in 117 dosage strengths 
and forms

GeoGrAPHiCAL AreA: 
Us

toP ProdUCts:

Cephalexin 
digoxin 
isosorbide mononitrate

Lithium Carbonate
doxycycline

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inJectables
selling specialised injectable 
products globally

2010   

revenUe

$157.4m
+ 9.3%

Leading manufacturer for quality 
sterile injectables
Us fdA approved manufacturing 
facilities in Portugal and Germany
developing oncology platform 
for manufacturing and sales
transforming our global platform with 
the agreement to acquire Baxter’s Us 
generic injectables business 
120 products in 215 dosage strengths 
and forms

GeoGrAPHiCAL AreA: 
eUroPe, menA, Us

toP ProdUCts:

Ceftriaxone 
vancomycin 
Paclitaxel 

Cefizox
Gemcitabine

branded
selling branded generics 
and patented products across 
17 mena markets

2010   

revenUe

$394.2m
+11.8%

fifth largest pharmaceutical company  
in the menA region
40% of sales from in-licensed products 
1,600 reps targeting physicians and 
pharmacists across the region 
strong anti-infectives franchise  
and increasing focus on cardiovascular, 
diabetes and Cns products
Leading markets are Algeria, egypt, 
Jordan and saudi Arabia 
253 products in 485 dosage strengths 
and forms

GeoGrAPHiCAL AreA: 
menA

toP ProdUCts:

Actos® 
Blopress® 
suprax® 

Amoclan
Prograf®

Key:

Manufacturing plants R&D

R&D plants

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Section Two
How are we  
delivering on  
our strategy? 

12_CHief exeCUtive offiCer’s review

16_BUsiness And finAnCiAL review

29_PrinCiPAL risKs And UnCertAinties

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CHief exeCUtive offiCer’s review

GrowtH tHroUGH diversifiCAtion

in 2010, HiKmA ContinUed its trACK reCord of doUBLinG  

sALes every foUr yeArs. tHis sUCCess rests on tHe HArd  

worK of HiKmA emPLoyees GLoBALLy And HiKmA’s 

diversified BUsiness modeL

said darwazah Chief Executive Officer

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oUr strAteGy for GrowtH

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strengthen  
our leading  
position in  
the menA 
region

develop  
our global  
product 
range 
in growing  
therapeutic  
areas

extend  
our reach and 
diversity as a 
partner of  
choice in  
the menA  
region

increase  
the scale  
of our 
speciality 
injectables 
business

Leverage  
our expertise 
and capacity 
in the Us 
market

Build on our 
world-class 
manufacturing 
and APi  
sourcing 
capabilities

extending our reach and diversity  
through partnerships
We continue to deliver a strong performance 
from our in-licensed products, which grew by 
14.7% in 2010, reinforcing our position as the 
licensing partner of choice in the MENA region. 
The development of our in-licensed portfolio 
is an integral part of our growth strategy and is 
a key lever for developing our capabilities in 
new product areas.

The strategic partnership with Celltrion 

that we agreed in 2010 was a major 
achievement. Through this partnership, we 
plan to introduce nine biosimilar products, 
including four in oncology, into the MENA 
markets. With Celltrion’s unique biosimilar 
portfolio and our strong reputation for quality, 
we will be in an excellent position to lead 
the market in these important products in 
the MENA region.

strengthening our leading position  
in the menA region
Our position as the leading regional company 
in the fast growing MENA pharmaceutical 
market continued to offer excellent opportunities 
in 2010. We delivered a strong performance 
in our top markets, continued to develop our 
product portfolio, made further investment 
in sales and marketing and successfully 
completed two acquisitions.

Across all our 17 MENA markets, we 
remained focused on developing our local 
presence. By providing jobs, bringing technical 
skills, raising quality standards and training staff, 
we are helping to build global pharmaceutical 
industries in each of our local markets, while  
at the same time creating new opportunities 
for Hikma.

developing our global product range  
in growing therapeutic areas
Our product portfolio continues to grow with 
22 new compounds and 38 new dosage 
strengths and forms marketed and sold in 
2010. A further 230 approvals across all 
regions and markets will enable us to maintain 
a steady stream of new product launches in 
2011. Our portfolio also continues to develop 
in new therapeutic areas, with new launches 
in oncology, central nervous system, diabetes 
and respiratory.

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CHief exeCUtive offiCer’s review
Continued

strenGtHen oUr  
LoCAL PresenCe  
tHroUGH ACQUisition
Tunis, Tunisia

in march 2010, we took a controlling 
equity interest in the tunisian 
pharmaceutical company ibn Al Baytar, 
enabling us to accelerate our 
penetration of the local market.

increasing the scale of our speciality 
injectables business
The acquisition of Baxter’s Multi-Source 
Injectables business, agreed in October 2010, 
will be transformational for our Injectables 
business, significantly enhancing the scale  
and scope of our global Injectables platform. 
MSI will add a high-quality, complementary 
injectables portfolio including excellent critical 
care products and DEA controlled substances.  
It will position Hikma as the second largest 
generic injectables supplier by volume in the 
US with a combined market share of more 
than 15%. It will bring well qualified and 
experienced operational and sales teams 
with excellent technical skills and customer 
relationships and will increase our high quality 
injectables manufacturing capacity and 
distribution capabilities.

Leveraging our expertise and capacity  
in the Us market
For a second consecutive year, the performance 
of our Generics business has exceeded our 
expectations. Through our commitment to 
quality and service, we have continued to 
grow our core business in the US and to take 
market share from our competitors. At the 
same time, we have been well positioned to 

take advantage of some exceptional market 
opportunities. While the level of competition 
in the US remains high, we believe this 
market will continue to offer exciting 
opportunities and we are committed to 
pursuing these opportunities.

maintaining our world class  
manufacturing capabilities
Quality remains a key differentiating factor 
across our business. In 2010, our commitment 
to upholding the highest quality standards 
in manufacturing helped to create new 
opportunities in the very competitive US 
market, both for our Generics and Injectables 
businesses, and in both the US and Europe for 
contract manufacturing. We continued our 
track record of successful regulatory inspections 
in 2010, most notably by receiving FDA 
approval for our oncology manufacturing 
facility in Germany.

strengthening our organisational structure
In January 2011, we announced some important 
changes to the senior management team. 
Bassam Kanaan, Chief Financial Officer, was 
appointed President and Chief Operating 
Officer for the MENA and EU regions.  

Khalid Nabilsi, VP Finance, has taken over 
as Chief Financial Officer. Michael Raya, 
Corporate Vice President and CEO West-Ward, 
assumed the responsibility of Executive 
Vice President and CEO of the USA, with 
responsibility for all the activities of the 
Group in this region and Riad Mishlawi, 
Vice President European Operations, assumed 
the position of EU Vice President and Global 
Head of Injectables. These appointments reflect 
the increasing scale and internationalisation 
of the Group and will support Hikma’s 
continued growth.

Looking ahead
On the back of these strong results, we entered 
2011 with good momentum across all our 
businesses. The events of early 2011 in the 
MENA region have led us to be more cautious 
on the short-term outlook for our Branded 
business. We are very optimistic about the 
longer-term opportunities that economic 
reform can bring and our commitment to the 
MENA region has not changed. We continue 
to believe in the excellent long-term growth 
potential of the MENA region and we will 
continue to invest in building our unique 
local presence, both organically and 
through acquisitions.

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We are confident that we can continue to 
deliver strong performances in our Injectables 
and Generics businesses. We have made 
significant investments in these businesses  
in recent years, we now have very experienced 
management teams in place and we see 
numerous opportunities for growth. We also 
have the integration of the MSI business 
to look forward to and the transformation 
this business will bring to both our global 
Injectables and US businesses.

Overall, we are very positive on the 
potential for 2011 and for the longer-term 
prospects for the Group and expect to 
continue our track record of doubling Group 
sales every four years.

said darwazah Chief Executive Officer

HiKmA’s Key PerformAnCe indiCAtors

KPis

definition

2009

2010

Revenue growth 

Operating profit growth/ 
revenue growth

Total working  
capital days

Return on  
invested capital

Percentage increase 
or decrease in the 
current year’s revenue 
compared to the prior 
year’s revenue

measures how 
revenue growth 
translates into growth 
in operating profit 

measures the average 
number of days to 
convert working 
capital into revenue 

measures the Group’s 
efficiency in allocating 
capital to profitable 
investments

+9.7%

+14.8%

3.4x

1.7x

230

205

10.6%

12.4%

New product launches

new pharmaceutical 
compounds launched 
across the Group

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BrAnded

A foCUs on QUALity sALes is deLiverinG  

resULts ACross oUr PortfoLio of  

BrAnded GeneriC And in-LiCensed ProdUCts

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2010 HiGHLiGHts
strong second half performance across the 
menA region delivers full year revenue 
growth of 12.9% in constant currency
successful completion of acquisitions in 
tunisia and Algeria, strengthening our 
presence and capabilities in the menA region
excellent progress in the roll-out of key  
in-licensed products

overview of the marketplace
The pharmaceutical markets in the MENA 
region tend to be branded markets in which 
products, either generic or patented, are 
marketed under specific brand names.

According to IMS, pharmaceutical sales in 

the private retail market in the MENA region 
reached $8.4 billion in 2010, an increase of 
8.4% over 2009. In recent years, MENA 
pharmaceutical market growth has consistently 
exceeded global market growth thanks to 
positive demographic trends, improving 
health awareness and increases in healthcare 
coverage. We expect that these trends, 
the increasing incidence of chronic diseases 
and the continuous expansion of government 
spending on healthcare will continue to drive 
future growth.

Branded performance
Branded revenues increased by 11.8% in 2010 
to $394.2 million, compared to $352.7 million 
in 2009. In constant currency, Branded 
revenues increased by 12.9%. Ibn Al Baytar, 
the Tunisian business acquired at the end of 
March 2010, contributed $11.4 million in sales 
during the period. 

During the year we continued to focus on new 
product promotion, developing our market 
position in leading products and therapeutic 
areas, and improving the credit quality of our 
customer base. These efforts are delivering 
results across our portfolio of branded generic 
and in-licensed products.

We successfully completed two acquisitions1 

in 2010, strengthening our presence and 
capabilities in the MENA region. In March, 
we took a controlling equity interest in the 
Tunisian pharmaceutical company Société 
D’Industries Pharmaceutiques Ibn Al Baytar, 
enabling us to accelerate our penetration of 
the Tunisian market. In April, the Group agreed 
to acquire the remaining 50% of the issued 
share capital that we did not already own of 
Al Dar Al Arabia in Algeria. The Al Dar Al 
Arabia plant is expected to be completed by 
the end of 2011. It will double Hikma’s local 
manufacturing capacity in Algeria and will 
significantly enhance our competitive position 
in the Algerian market.

1   For more details on these acquisitions, please see note 39 

of the consolidated financial statements.

tHe menA2 PHArmACeUtiCAL mArKet

Top 9 MENA markets
egypt
saudi Arabia
Algeria
morocco
UAe
Lebanon
tunisia
Jordan
Kuwait

2010 
value 
$m

8,356
2,072
1,829
1,681
894
629
481
437
195
139

2010 vs 2009 
Growth

+8.4%
+12.4%
+11.0%
+7.1%
–2.0%
+9.3%
+12.5%
+3.3%
+10.0%
+6.3%

2   All market data sourced from IMS Health MAT December 

2010. Figures reflect private retail sales only.

deveLoP oUr GLoBAL 
ProdUCt rAnGe in GrowinG 
tHerAPeUtiC AreAs
Amman, Jordan

The anti-psychotic therapeutic class is one 
of the fastest growing in the menA region. 
According to ims, respirox®, our leading 
anti-psychotic drug, doubled its sales in 2010 
and is now ranked number five, compared 
to number eight at the end of 2009.

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BrAnded Continued

As expected, our business in Algeria picked up 
strongly in the second half of the year. We are 
successfully managing the recent regulatory 
changes by increasing the number of products 
manufactured locally (from 54 in 2009 to 
67 at the end of 2010) and by successfully 
promoting our higher value branded generics 
as well as our in-licensed products.

Our other key markets also performed 
well. We delivered strong revenue growth 
in Egypt, where sales were driven by 
newly launched products and by our new 
cardiovascular sales team. We achieved 
excellent growth in Iraq, where investment 
in the salesforce and our focus on promotion 
in the private market is delivering results in 
this developing market. Good performances 
were also achieved in Saudi Arabia and across 

the GCC (Gulf Co-Operation Council) 
countries. While sales in Jordan continued 
to be impacted by the restructuring of our 
distribution channels, we are now moving 
towards more optimal direct distribution to 
our pharmacist customers and we believe 
that this positions us well for 2011. 

Revenue from in-licensed products grew 

by 14.7%1 to $159.2 million, representing 
40.4% of Branded sales, up from 39.4% in 
2009. Key in-licensed products such as Blopress® 
and Actos® have performed extremely well, 
particularly in Algeria, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
We continue to develop our portfolio of 
in-licensed products, demonstrating our position 
as the partner of choice in the MENA region. 

1   2009 in-licensed sales were $138.9 million reflecting a 

reclassification of products.

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extend oUr reACH  
As A PArtner  
of CHoiCe in menA
South Korea

in April 2010 we signed an exclusive 
licensing agreement with the south Korean 
company Celltrion to distribute and market 
nine biosimilar products, that are currently 
under development, throughout the 
menA region.

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Gross profit in the Branded business increased 
by 8.4% to $203.4 million, compared to 
$187.6 million in 2009. The Branded business 
gross margin declined to 51.6%, compared to 
53.2% in 2009. This reflects price declines on 
locally manufactured products in Algeria and 
the strengthening of the Japanese Yen, which 
increased raw material costs.

Operating profit in the Branded business 

increased by 7.9% to $98.7 million, compared 
to $91.4 million in 2009. Operating margin 
was 25.0%, compared to 25.9% in 2009. 
This includes a non-recurring gain of $7.2 million 
arising from the revaluation of the previously 
held interests in the Tunisian company Ibn 
Al Baytar and the Algerian company Al Dar 
Al Arabia and $7.7 million in foreign 
exchange losses.

1   All market data sourced from IMS Health, YTD December 

2010. Private retail sales only include Algeria, Jordan, 
Kuwait, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, UAE, Lebanon and 
Saudi Arabia.

The strategic partnership with Celltrion 
that we agreed in April 2010 was a major 
achievement. Through this partnership, 
we will introduce nine biosimilar products, 
including four for oncology, into the MENA 
markets. With Celltrion’s unique biosimilar 
portfolio and our strong reputation for quality, 
we will be in an excellent position to lead the 
market in these important products in the 
MENA region. 

In addition, we signed a further three 

licensing agreements: with Piramal Healthcare 
for sevoflurane, an inhalation anaesthetic,  
and with Sirao for Infasurf®, their leading 
respiratory product, both for the MENA region; 
and with Engelhard Arzneimittel for Prospan® 
cough medicine for Algeria, Tunisia, Sudan 
and Libya.

As a result of all of our efforts during  
the year, Hikma remains the largest regional 
pharmaceutical company and the fifth1 
largest pharmaceutical company overall in the 
MENA region, with a market share of 3.7% 
for the 12 months through December 2010.

In 2010, the Branded business launched a 
total of 61 products across all markets, including 
8 new compounds and 14 new dosage forms 
and strengths. The Branded business also 
received 95 regulatory approvals across the 
region, including 16 for new compounds. 

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inJeCtABLes

As sALes ACCeLerAte ACross oUr  

inJeCtABLes BUsiness, we Are seeinG tHe  

Benefits of eConomies of sCALe

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2010 HiGHLiGHts:
injectables revenues up 12.1% in constant 
currency driven by excellent growth  
in the Us
excellent improvement in injectables 
operating margin, to 15.1% from 10.6% 
transformation of our global injectables 
business through an agreement to acquire  
the Us generic injectables business of 
Baxter Healthcare

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inCreAse tHe sCALe  
of oUr sPeCiALity 
inJeCtABLes BUsiness
New Jersey, USA

on 29 october 2010, we signed an agreement 
to acquire Baxter Healthcare Corporation’s 
Us generic injectables business. This acquisition 
will double the size of our global injectables 
business and at the same time double our 
total sales in the Us market.

overview of the marketplace
Injectable products comprise the second 
largest segment of the global pharmaceutical 
market in terms of delivery mechanism after 
oral products and have grown at a 20.9% 
CAGR between 2002 and 2008. Injectable 
products are produced in either liquid, 
powder or lyophilized (freeze-dried) forms. 
The manufacture of injectable products 
requires specialised and sterile manufacturing 
facilities and techniques. Regulatory authorities 
impose strict standards. All of these factors have 
led to a market with high barriers to entry and, 
as a result, a limited number of competitors. 

Going forward, the injectables market is 

expected to benefit from the key drivers of 
generic growth as well as from the patent 
expiries of a number of injectable products.

injectables performance
Revenue in our global Injectables business 
increased by 9.3% to $157.4 million compared 
to $144.1 million in 2009. In constant currency, 
Injectables revenues increased by 12.1%.

US Injectables sales reached $29.9 million, up 
75.9% from $17.0 million in 2009. This excellent 
performance was driven primarily by the 
successful launch of new products and good 
demand for existing products. An increased 
demand for contract manufacturing also 
contributed to this performance.

In 2010, our injectable manufacturing 
facility in Germany, which produces lyophilized 

and liquid injectable products for both oncology 
and non-oncological uses, was inspected and 
approved by the US FDA. This represents an 
important step in the process of registering our 
oncology products in the US and reinforces 
our excellent track record for quality. This was 
followed in December by an FDA approval for 
irinotecan – our first oncology ANDA approval 
for the US.

In the MENA region, Injectables sales picked 
up in the second half of 2010, enabling us to close 
the year up 4.1% with sales of $64.9 million 
compared to $62.3 million in 2009. This increase 
is attributed to strong growth in Algeria, our 
newly launched oncology products and a good 
performance in the tender market in the second 
half of the year.

European Injectables sales decreased by 
3.2% to $62.7 million in 2010 compared to 
$64.8 million. In constant currency, European 
sales increased slightly to $65.9 million, 
reflecting our ability to offset significant price 
declines in most of our European markets, 
including declines driven by the supplementary 
reimbursement scheme implemented in 
Germany, with increased volumes from 
existing products and from new contract 
manufacturing opportunities.

In 2010, the Injectables business launched 
a total of 36 products across all markets, including 
12 new compounds and 21 new dosage forms 
and strengths. The Injectables business also 
received a total of 131 regulatory approvals 

across all regions and markets, including 
44 in MENA, 77 in Europe and 10 in the US. 
Injectables gross profit grew by 12.9%  
to $71.0 million, compared to $62.9 million in 
2009, with gross margin increasing to 45.1%, 
compared to 43.7% in 2009. The increase 
in margin reflects growth in our own product 
sales and in contract manufacturing and 
increasing economies of scale.

Injectables operating profit increased 
by 54.7% to $23.7 million, compared to 
$15.3 million in 2009. Injectables operating 
margin improved to 15.1% in 2010, up from 
10.6% in 2009. This increase reflects our 
strong performance in the US and a better 
control of costs in Europe, and was achieved 
despite an increased investment in R&D.

In 2010, we agreed to acquire Baxter 
Healthcare’s Multi-Source Injectables business  
for a cash consideration of $112 million.  
This acquisition will transform our Injectables 
business, and positioning Hikma, through  
our wholly-owned subsidiary West-Ward 
Pharmaceuticals Corp. (“West-Ward”), as  
the second largest supplier by volume of generic 
injectables in the US market. The Multi-Source 
Injectables business will bring a portfolio of  
41 products including several DEA controlled 
substances and is estimated to have generated 
in excess of $180 million in annual revenue  
in 2010.

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GeneriCs

tHis yeAr we HAve exPAnded oUr mArKet sHAre in tHe Us 

GeneriCs mArKet tHroUGH A ContinUinG foCUs on imProvinG 

serviCe LeveLs And By LeverAGinG oUr QUALity rePUtAtion

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The Generics segments gross profit increased 
by 55.7% to $81.8 million, compared to 
$52.5 million in 2009. Gross margin 
reached 46.9%, up from 38.9% in 2009. 
Consequently, the Generics segment achieved 
an operating profit of $51.1 million compared 
to $25.0 million in 2009. Generic operating 
margin grew from 18.5% to 29.3% in 2010. 
This significant improvement in both the 
gross and operating profit reflects the 
exceptional performance of colchicine as 
well as a good performance from our core 
product portfolio. 

In 2010, the Generics business launched  

2 new compounds in 3 new dosage forms  
and strengths and received 4 new product 
approvals. 

other businesses 
Other businesses primarily comprise Arab 
Medical Containers, a manufacturer of 
pharmaceutical packaging, and International 
Pharmaceuticals Research Centre, which 
conducts bio-equivalency studies. These 
businesses, which supply Group operations 
and third parties, had aggregate revenues 
of $4.8 million, compared with aggregate 
revenue of $5.1 million in 2009.

These Other businesses delivered an 

operating loss of $2.9 million in 2010, 
compared to an operating loss of $2.3 million 
in 2009. The slight increase in loss can be 
attributed to an increase in overheads in 
our Chemicals division.

2010 HiGHLiGHts
Generics revenues up 29.2% to $174.5 million
robust demand across the core product  
portfolio supports the underlying business
specific market opportunities enhance 
segment results 

LeverAGe oUr  
exPertise And CAPACity  
in tHe Us mArKet
New Jersey, USA

Through our commitment to quality and 
service, we have taken market share 
from our competitors and are now the 
thirteenth largest generic company in 
the Us market in terms of number of 
prescriptions written.

overview of the marketplace
The US represents the world’s largest generic 
market, accounting for nearly 45% of the 
global generic market. The total number of 
US oral generic prescriptions dispensed grew 
by 6.9% in 2010. Generics now account  
for nearly 75% of all prescriptions dispensed  
in the US. Generics now account for nearly 
75% of all prescriptions dispensed in the US. 
The increase in generic prescriptions has been 
driven by the greater availability of generic 
options and the efforts of both public 
and private healthcare payers to use lower-cost 
alternatives. The US generic pharmaceutical 
industry is very competitive and has experienced 
significant pricing pressure in recent years. 

Going forward we expect that expanded 
health coverage and significant patent expiries 
will offset pricing pressures and drive future 
generic market growth. 

Generics performance
Revenue in our Generics business increased  
by 29.2% to $174.5 million, compared to 
$135.1 million in 2009. This performance 
reflects strong demand for our core products 
as well as a substantial increase in sales 
resulting from our ability to take advantage  
of specific market opportunities. 

Since mid-2008 we have focused on 
improving service levels, leveraging our quality 
reputation and optimising our manufacturing 
capacity to meet market needs. In 2010, these 
actions enabled us to deliver solid growth in 
revenues from our core product portfolio.

We were also able to take advantage of 

some specific market opportunities. The most 
notable relates to the sale of colchicine, an  
oral drug recommended for the treatment 
of gout. This opportunity was finite and on 
30 September 2010, West-Ward discontinued 
sales of oral colchicine to comply with 
regulatory requirements of the US Food and 
Drug Administration.

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GroUP PerformAnCe

oUr sUCCess is UnderPinned By oUr diverse BUsiness modeL, 

wHiCH ComBines oUr extensive PresenCe in tHe menA mArKets, 

A stronG BUsiness in tHe Us GeneriCs mArKet And A GrowinG 

GLoBAL inJeCtABLes BUsiness

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sUmmAry Profit And Loss
$ million
Net sales
Gross profit
Gross margin
Operating profit
Operating margin
Profit before tax
tax
Effective tax rate
Profit attributable to shareholders

2010 

730.9
357.3
48.9%
135.1
18.5%
121.0
(21.5)
17.7%
98.8

2009

636.9
304.4
47.8%
107.3
16.8%
94.8
(15.5)
16.3%
77.7

Change

+14.8%
+17.4%
+1.1
+25.9%
+1.7
+27.6%
+38.7%
+1.4
+27.2%

Group performance
Revenue for the Group increased by 14.8%  
to $730.9 million, compared to $636.9 million 
in 2009. On a constant currency basis, Group 
revenues increased by 16.0%. During the year, 
our US generics business performed extremely 
well driven by a strong performance in its core 
business and exceptionally strong sales from 
specific market opportunities. Our Branded 
business continued to deliver double-digit 
growth and we made good progress in our 
Injectables business, particularly in the US. 
The Group’s gross profit increased by 

17.4% to $357.3 million, compared to 
$304.4 million in 2009. Group gross margin 
was 48.9%, compared to 47.8% in 2009. 
This improvement primarily reflects the 
exceptional improvement in gross profit 
in our Generics business. 

Group operating expenses grew by 
12.7% to $222.2 million, compared to 
$197.1 million in 2009. As a percentage of 
sales, Group operating expenses decreased 
slightly to 30.4% compared to 31.0% in 2009. 

In line with our strategy to increase investment 
in R&D across the Group, R&D grew by 40.2% 
to $23.6 million. Total investment in R&D 
represented 3.2% of Group revenue, compared 
to 2.6% in 2009. This reflects increased 
investment in product development for the US 
market and for our global Injectables portfolio. 
We expect to continue to increase our 
investment in R&D as a percentage of sales as we 
work to develop our global product portfolio.

Other net operating expenses declined on 
a reported basis by $8.3 million to $7.2 million 
in 2010. Increases in provisions for slow moving 
items and foreign exchange losses were more 
than offset by non-recurring gains arising from 
the revaluation of the previously held interests in 
the Tunisian company Ibn Al Baytar and the 
Algerian company Al Dar Al Arabia, gains on 
the sale of intangible assets, and other product 
related income.

Operating profit for the Group increased 

by 25.9% to $135.1 million, compared to 
$107.3 million in 2009. Group operating 
margin improved by nearly two percentage 
points to 18.5%, compared to 16.8% in 2009.   

The following paragraphs address the Group’s 
main operating expenses. 

Group sales and marketing expenses grew 

more slowly than Group revenue during the 
year, increasing by 8.8% to $106.7 million, 
compared to $98.1 million in 2009. 
Consequently sales and marketing expenses 
decreased as a percentage of sales to 14.6% in 
2010, compared to 15.4% in 2009. This reflects 
the strong performance in our Generics 
business with its relatively lower sales and 
marketing expenses as a percentage of sales, 
and economies of scale and reduced costs 
in our global Injectables business.

General and administrative expenses 
increased by 27.1% to $84.8 million. As a 
percentage of sales, general and administrative 
expenses increased to 11.6% in 2010, compared 
to 10.5% in 2009. Excluding $7.7 million in 
one-off costs related to the acquisition of the 
Tunisian company Ibn Al Baytar, the Algerian 
company Al Dar Al Arabia and Baxter’s 
Multi Source Injectables business, general  
and administrative expenses were flat as a 
percentage of sales at 10.5%. This was 
achieved through good control of costs across 
the Group and despite an increase in corporate 
expenses related to the strengthening of the 
corporate management team and an increase 
in employee benefits.

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net finance expense
Net finance expense increased to  
$13.5 million, compared to $12.3 million 
in 2009. The increase reflects higher bank 
charges related to requirements in Algeria 
to sell through confirmed letters of credit.

Profit before tax
Profit before tax for the Group increased 
by 27.6% to $121.0 million, compared to 
$94.8 million in 2009.

tax
The Group incurred a tax expense of $21.5 million 
in 2010, compared to $15.5 million in 2009. 
The effective tax rate was 17.7%, compared  
to 16.3% in 2009, reflecting the impact of the 
significant increase in profitability in the US. 

Profit for the year
The Group’s profit attributable to equity 
holders of the parent increased by 27.2% 
to $98.8 million. 

earnings per share 
Diluted earnings per share for the year  
to 31 December 2010 were 50.2 cents,  
up 25.2% from 40.1 cents in 2009. 

dividend
The Board has recommended a final dividend 
of 7.5 cents per share (approximately 4.7 pence 
per share), which will make a dividend for 
the full year of 13.0 cents per share, up from 
11.0 cents per share in 2009, an increase of 
18.2%. The proposed final dividend will be 
paid on 26 May 2011 to shareholders on 
the register on 15 April 2011, subject to 
approval by shareholders at the Annual 
General Meeting.

net cash flow from operating activities 
and investment
The Group continued to deliver significant 
improvements in working capital in 2010, 
reducing its overall working capital cycle by 
25 days. This reflects our commitment to 
improve collections, increase the factoring of 
receivables and optimise our supply chain. 
Over the year, Group receivable days decreased 
by 16 days to 100 days as at 31 December 
2010. Inventory days increased by 1 day to 
178 days and payable days improved by 
10 days to 73 days. 

Working capital improvements coupled with 
improved profitability led to a significant 
increase in operating cash flow, particularly in 
the MENA region and the US. Overall Group 
net cash flow from operating activities grew 
by 21.7% to $144.8 million in 2010, compared 
to $119.0 million in 2009.

Capital expenditures increased to 
$49.1 million, compared to $37.0 million 
in 2009. In 2010, expenditure was focused 
on the completion of our new lyophilisation 
plant in Portugal, the expansion of our 
manufacturing capacity in Algeria and Egypt, 
continuous investment in IT infrastructure 
and overall maintenance capex across all 
of our facilities. We expect to increase capital 
expenditure in 2011 as we continue to expand 
our manufacturing capacity in the MENA 
region to support demand for our global 
products.

During the year, other Group investing 
activities included investments of $4.4 million 
and $18.6 million for the acquisitions of Ibn Al 
Baytar and Al Dar Al Arabia, respectively, and 
advanced payments related to the acquisition 
of products and product related technologies.

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BUiLd on oUr worLd CLAss 
mAnUfACtUrinG
Viennenburg, Germany

we continually seek to improve our 
production facilities. in April 2010, our 
injectable facility in Germany, which 
manufactures lyophilized and liquid 
injectables for both oncological and 
non-oncological uses, was inspected 
and approved by the Us fdA.

Balance sheet
As a result of working capital improvements, 
net debt decreased from $116.9 million as at 
31 December 2009 to $101.1 million as at  
31 December 2010 keeping the Group in a 
very strong financing position. 

We expect to fund the purchase of MSI 
and associated working capital requirements 
with new debt financing. This financing 
has already been arranged and will increase 
our total debt by around $140 million.

research & development1 
The Group’s product portfolio continues 
to grow. In 2010 we launched 22 new 
compounds, expanding the Group portfolio 
to 423 compounds in 817 dosage forms and 
strengths. We manufacture and/or sell 46 of 
these compounds under-license.

Across all businesses and markets, a total 

of 100 products were launched. In addition, 
the Group received 230 approvals.

To ensure the continuous development  

of our product pipeline, we submitted 267 
regulatory filings in 2010 across all regions  
and markets. As of 31 December 2010, we 
had a total of 633 pending approvals across 
all regions and markets.

At 31 December 2010, we had a total 
of 102 new products under development, 
the majority of which should receive several 
marketing authorisations for differing strengths 
and/or product forms over the next few years.

HiKmA’s ProdUCt PortfoLio

total marketed products

Products launched in 2010

Branded
injectables
Generics
Group

Compounds 

dosage forms  
and strengths

new compounds

253
120
50
423

485
215
117
817

8
12
2
22

new dosage 
forms and 
strengths

total launches
across all
countries
in 20102

14
21
3
38

61
36
3
100

HiKmA’s ProdUCt PiPeLine

Products approved in 2010

Products pending approval  
as at 31 december 2010

new 
compounds

new dosage 
forms and 
strengths 

16
11
4
31

30
21
4
55

Branded
injectables
Generics
Group

total 
approvals 
across all 
countries
in 20102

95
131
4
230

new 
compounds

new dosage 
forms and 
strengths

51
43
25
119

112
55
34
201

total pending 
approvals 
across all 
countries as of  
31 december
 20102

313
286
34
633

1   Products are defined as pharmaceutical compounds sold by 
the Group. New compounds are defined as pharmaceutical 
compounds not yet launched by the Group and existing 
compounds being introduced into a new segment.

2   Totals include all compounds and formulations that are either 
launched, approved or pending approval across all markets.

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2011 outlook (at constant currency)
We expect to deliver Group revenue growth 
of around 7% in 2011 and gross margin of 
around 47%, excluding the Multi-Source 
Injectables business.

We started 2011 with double digit growth 
expectations for our Branded business. Recent 
events in the MENA region, particularly in 
Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, now require us to 
be more cautious in our ability to achieve this. 
To date, we have experienced disruptions 
in manufacturing, sales and distribution. 
While our focus in each affected market is 
on returning to ‘business as usual’ as soon 
as possible, it is very difficult to fully assess 
the potential for further disruptions. With this 
in mind, we now anticipate Branded revenue 
growth of around 7% for the year, which 

takes into consideration the disruption we 
have experienced to date and assumes the 
affected markets return to normal by the 
middle of 2011. We continue to believe in 
the excellent long-term growth potential of 
the MENA region.

We are confident that we can continue 
to deliver a strong performance in our global 
Injectables business and we are excited about 
the opportunities that the MSI business will 
bring. We now anticipate this acquisition to 
close by the end of April.

We expect that our Generics business will 
perform well in 2011 and that our commitment 
to quality and service will continue to 
differentiate us in the competitive US market. 
We estimate 2011 Generics sales of around 
$160 million and mid-teens operating margin.

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BUsiness And finAnCiAL review

PrinCiPAL risKs And UnCertAinties

tHe seCtion BeLow inCLUdes tHe PrinCiPAL risKs And 

UnCertAinties tHAt tHe GroUP Considers CoULd HAve A 

siGnifiCAnt effeCt on its finAnCiAL Condition, resULts of 

oPerAtions or fUtUre PerformAnCe. tHe List is not set oUt in 

order of Priority And otHer risKs, CUrrentLy UnKnown or 

not Considered mAteriAL, CoULd HAve A simiLAr effeCt

oPerAtionAL risKs

risK

PotentiAL imPACt

mitiGAtion 

Compliance with cGMP 

non-compliance with manufacturing 
standards (often referred to as  
“Current Good manufacturing 
Practices” or cGmP)

delays in supply or an  
inability to market or develop  
the Group’s products

Commitment to maintain the  
highest levels of quality across 
all manufacturing facilities

delayed or denied approvals for the 
introduction of new products

strong global compliance function  
that oversees across the Group

Product complaints or recalls

Bans on product sales or importation

disruptions to operations

Litigation

remuneration and reward structure that 
helps retain experienced personnel

Continuous staff training

Regulation 

Unanticipated legislative and other 
regulatory actions and developments 
concerning various aspects of the 
Group’s operations and products

restrictions on the sale of one or more 
of our products

Local operations in most of our  
key markets

restrictions on our ability to sell 
our products at a profit

Unexpected additional costs required to 
produce, market or sell our products

increased compliance costs

strong oversight of local regulatory 
requirements to help anticipate potential 
changes to the regulatory environments 
in which we operate

representation and/or affiliation with 
local industry bodies

slowdown in revenue growth  
from new products

inability to deliver a positive  
return on investments in r&d, 
manufacturing and sales  
and marketing

Commercialisation of new products

delays in the receipt of marketing 
approvals, the authorisation of price and 
reimbursement

Lack of approval and acceptance of new 
products by physicians, patients and 
other key decision-makers

 inability to confirm safety,  
efficacy, convenience and/or cost- 
effectiveness of our products as 
compared to competitive products

inability to participate in tender sales

experienced regulatory teams able to 
accelerate submission processes across  
all of our markets

Highly qualified sales and marketing 
teams across all markets

A diversified product pipeline with 63 new 
compounds pending approval, covering a 
broad range of therapeutic areas

A systematic commitment to quality 
that helps to secure approval and 
acceptance of new products and 
mitigate potential safety issues

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risK 

Product development 

failure to secure new products or  
compounds for development, either 
through internal research and 
development efforts, in-licensing, 
or acquisition

PotentiAL imPACt

mitiGAtion 

inability to grow sales and  
increase profitability for the Group

experienced and successful in-house 
research and development team

Lower return on investment in research 
and development

strong business development team

track record of building  
in-licensed brands

Partnerships

inability to renew or extend in-licensing 
or other partnership agreements with a 
third-party

Liability of products from  
our portfolio

inability to market existing products  
as planned

failure to recoup sales and 
marketing and business 
development costs

Long-term relationships with existing 
in-licensing partners

experienced legal team capable of 
negotiating appropriate agreements  
with licensing partners

Continuous development of new 
licensing partners

diverse revenue model with in-house 
research and development capabilities

Disruptions in the manufacturing 
supply chain 

inability to develop and/or 
commercialise new products

Alternate approved suppliers of  
active ingredients

inability to procure active ingredients 
from approved sources

inability to market existing products  
as planned

Long-term relationships with reliable 
raw material suppliers

inability to procure active ingredients 
on commercially viable terms

inability to procure the quantities 
of active ingredients needed to meet 
market requirements

inability to supply finished product to 
our customers in a timely fashion

Economic and political and 
unforeseen events

The failure of control, a change in the 
economic conditions or political 
environment or sustained civil unrest  
in any particular market or country

Unforeseen events such as fire or 
flooding could cause disruptions to 
manufacturing or supply

Lost revenue streams on short notice

reduced service levels and damage  
to customer relationships

Corporate auditing team  
continuously monitors regulatory 
compliance of APi suppliers

focus on improving service levels  
and optimising our supply chain

disruptions to manufacturing 
and marketing plans

Lost revenue streams

inability to supply products

Geographic diversification, with  
9 manufacturing facilities and sales  
in more than 40 countries

Product diversification, with 
423 products and 817 dosage strengths 
and forms

Litigation

Commercial, product liability and other 
claims brought against the Group

financial impact on Group  
results from damages awards

reputational damage

in-house legal counsel with relevant 
jurisdictional experience

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finAnCiAL risKs

risK

Foreign exchange risk

exposure to foreign exchange 
movements, primarily in the european, 
Algerian, sudanese and egyptian 
currencies

PotentiAL imPACt

mitiGAtion 

fluctuations in the Group’s net asset 
values and profits upon translation into 
Us dollars

entering into currency derivative 
contracts where possible

foreign currency borrowing

matching foreign currency revenues  
to costs

Interest rate risk 

volatility in interest rates

fluctuating impact on profits before 
taxation

optimisation of fixed and variable rate 
debt as a proportion of our total debt

Use of interest rate swap agreements

Credit Risk 

reduced working capital funds

inability to recover trade receivables

risk of bad debt or default

Concentration of significant trade 
balances with key customers in the 
menA region and the Us 

Clear credit terms for settlement of sales 
invoices 

 Group Credit policy limiting credit 
exposures

Use of various financial instruments 
such as letters of credit, factoring and 
credit insurance arrangements

Liquidity Risk

insufficient free cash flow and 
borrowings headroom

reduced liquidity and working capital 
funds

Continual evaluation of headroom and 
borrowing

inability to meet short-term working 
capital needs and, therefore, to execute 
our long-term strategic plans

Committed debt facilities 

diversity of institution, subsidiary and 
geography of borrowings

Tax

Changes to tax laws and regulations in 
any of the markets in which we operate

negative impact on the Group’s effective 
tax rate

Costly compliance requirements

Close observation of any intended or 
proposed changes to tax rules, both in 
the UK and in other key countries 
where the Group operates

Basis of preparation and 
forward-looking statements
This business and financial review has been 
prepared solely to provide additional 
information to shareholders to assess the 
Company’s strategies and the potential for 
those strategies to succeed, and should not 
be relied on by any other party or for any 
other purpose. Certain statements in the 
above review are forward-looking statements 
– using words such as “intends”, “believes”, 
“anticipates” and “expects”. Where included, 
these have been made by the Directors in 

good faith based on the information available 
to them up to the time of their approval 
of this report. By their nature, forward-looking 
statements are based on assumptions and 
involve inherent risks and uncertainties that 
could cause actual results or events to differ 
materially from those expressed or implied 
by the forward-looking statements, and 
should be treated with caution. These risks, 
uncertainties or assumptions could adversely 
affect the outcome and financial effects 
of the plans and events described in this 
review. Forward-looking statements contained 

in this review regarding past trends or activities 
should not be taken as a representation  
that such trends or activities will continue  
in the future. You should not place undue 
reliance on forward-looking statements, which 
speak as only of the date of the approval of 
this report. 

Except as required by law, the Company is 
under no obligation to update or keep current 
the forward-looking statements contained 
in this announcement or to correct any 
inaccuracies which may become apparent in 
such forward-looking statements.

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3

Section Three
How do we  
act responsibly?

34_ensUrinG tHe sUstAinABiLity of oUr BUsiness

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ensUrinG tHe sUstAinABiLity of oUr BUsiness

one of tHe virtUes we vALUe most At HiKmA is QUALity,  

not JUst ProdUCt QUALity, BUt QUALity in everytHinG we do

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HiKmA’s dAy  
AGAinst diABetes
Amman, Jordan

The aim of the campaign is to raise public 
awareness about diabetes and to promote 
a healthy lifestyle to combat the spread 
of one of the most challenging 
health conditions.

Since the Company was founded in 1979, 
we have been committed to honesty, 
integrity and the highest possible standards 
in everything we do. We are dedicated to 
the welfare and education of our employees, 
committed to the communities in which 
we work and determined to preserve and 
protect the environment in which we operate. 
These principles have guided us for the 
past 30 years and will continue to do so in 
the future. 

Our five-year Corporate Responsibility 
(“CR”) plan, which takes us from 2010 to 
2015, revolves around two broad themes, 
wellbeing and education, and four key 
platforms, our people, our community, 
our environment and ethics. These platforms 
reflect Hikma’s genuine commitment to 
its stakeholders and its dedication to fully 
integrate CR within its business strategy.

We believe the CR Strategy in place will 
further enhance Hikma’s reputation, support 
both the global health and environment 
agendas, and support a culture of global 
community engagement. We continuously 
aim for Hikma to be internationally 
acknowledged as a committed and 
responsible global business.

reporting 
For the fourth year, we continued to use the 
Global Reporting Initiative’s G3 guidelines as 
a benchmark tool. We remain focused on 
indicators relevant to our business and our 
stakeholders; these indicators cover community 
investment, environmental impacts, employees 
and labour practices. 

People
We have always recognized that our people 
are our most important asset. We have a 
talented and diverse workforce, which 
reached approximately 5,400 employees in 
2010. To successfully grow our business, we 
are continuously seeking new ways to develop 
and reward our people.

Developing our people
With our commitment to maintaining the 
highest quality standards and cGMP (current 
good manufacturing practices), technical 
training continued to be a top priority across 
the Group in 2010. Our Continuing Education 
Scheme, which supports employees in 
fully-funded further education programmes, 
also continued successfully in 2010, as did our 
ongoing graduate development programmes 
and management rotation plans.

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Continued

Rewarding our people
During 2010, we continued to develop our 
remuneration plans for the Group. We are 
working with the Hay Group and other 
international consultancy firms to improve 
employee compensation, benefits and  
working conditions. In 2010, our employees 
benefited from an employee savings fund, 
share-based LTIP and MIP incentive programmes, 
medical and life insurance and bonus schemes, 
where possible.

Health and Safety Policy
We cannot operate successfully and deliver 
quality products without ensuring the 
health and wellbeing of our employees. 
Communication of Hikma’s Health and 
Safety policy – to meet and, where possible, 
exceed all the labour laws and regulations 
with regards to workplace health and safety 
in all the countries in which we operate – 
continued to be a priority in 2010.

Communication
As our business grows, both in terms of 
the number of employees and across new 
geographies, we are continuously working 
to improve our internal communications. 
Through bi-annual management briefings, 
Hikma’s internal quarterly magazine and our 
“Ask your CEO” initiative, we are able to relay 
key messages regarding the strategy and 
performance of the business, articulate the 
short- and long-term business priorities, 
recognise employee achievements and 
address any employee questions or concerns. 
Through these tools, and our “open-door” 
policy, we have been able to maintain our 
close family culture of openness and respect.

Health awareness
As a leading pharmaceutical company, 
Hikma aspires to prepare its employees to 
be leaders in health. By raising awareness 
about obesity and other diseases and by 
setting an example for healthy nutrition and 
lifestyle, Hikma hopes to lead the way for all 
its employees.

In 2010, significant events were organised to 
raise health awareness including:

“you Are Hikma” campaign
raising awareness within the Group 
regarding health, safety, and the environment 
at Hikma and in the broader community
Hikma’s day against Breast Cancer
events and activities focused on awareness, 
early detection and health screening
Hikma’s world Heart day 
 raising awareness about heart diseases and 
prevention in conjunction with the world 
Heart federation’s world Heart day
Hikma Anti-obesity campaign
Awareness campaign and obesity screening

Community
In 2010, we continued to seek new ways  
for our employees to engage with their  
local communities.

Hikma’s Global Volunteering Day
The Hikma Global Volunteering Day, held in 
April each year, aims to encourage more and 
more employees in our different units to invest 
time in their local communities. This year, 
Hikma celebrated its global volunteering day 
by supporting cancer patients. Over 1,300 
employees in 10 Hikma locations participated 
in mid-April 2010 by donating blood, 
cleaning and painting hospitals and grounds, 
fundraising, spending time with patients, 
entertaining children and organising awareness 
campaigns and lectures for Hikma employees.

Development and education
We are active in our communities throughout 
the year through a number of other initiatives, 
including providing funding for students in 
the fields of Technical Pharmacy and Applied 
Medical Sciences. The time, interest and 
funding that we provide to local students is  
a real indication of our ongoing commitment 
to the communities in which we work.  
Over the long term, these efforts should also 
help to ensure that we can continue to attract 
well-trained employees in each of the markets 
in which we are operating. 

HiKmA’s GLoBAL 
voLUnteerinG dAy
Amman, Jordan

in 2010, Hikma celebrated its global 
volunteering day by supporting 
cancer patients. on the occasion, 
Jordanian employees planted seedlings 
at The King Hussein Cancer Centre. 

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NATIONALITY HEADCOUNT
AS AT DECEMBER 2010

44%

14%

3%
4%

9%

26%

Jordanian  
GCC 

African 
Levant 

European
Other 

Giving
Across the Group, we continued in 2010 to 
give generously to local causes, to donate 
medicines to NGOs and to support communities 
in crisis. Examples include donating in kind to 
the World Economic Forum’s Disaster Relief 
Network, sponsoring the 2010 King Hussein 
Cancer Center summer camp, supporting 
the Children’s Museum Jordan, sponsoring 
SOS Children’s Villages, and donating to 
the Palestinian Association for Children’s 
Encouragement of Sports (PACES). 

Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
Hikma continues to support the Global Fund 
to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. In December 
2010, the MENA Chapter launched its first 
awareness and advocacy campaign. 

The campaign’s objective was to raise 
awareness about infectious disease and 
preserving human rights for infected patients 
within the community.

environment
In 2010, we continued to work on reducing 
our impact on the environment across our 
businesses, while at the same time meeting  
our corporate and business requirements  
to reduce costs and operate more efficiently.

Hikma’s Environmental Policy
This year, we focused on disseminating our 
Environmental Policy through awareness 
campaigns and “You are Hikma” training sessions.

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Continued

Hikma’s Environmental Policy’s five key pledges: 

1.  To integrate our environmental policy  

across the Group; 

2.  To reduce our impact on climate change; 

3.  To comply with environmental legislation 
and regulation in every country in which 
we operate; 

4.  To strive for continuous improvement in 

our environmental protection; and 

5.  To implement and develop ISO 14001 

or its equivalent at every production site 
across the Company. 

Measuring our impact
During the year, we successfully obtained a 
continuity certification for ISO 14001 in our 

main units in Jordan and Saudi Arabia and/or 
equivalent accreditations elsewhere. We also 
performed a thorough assessment of carbon 
emissions in our operations in Jordan. This analysis 
is based on the Carbon Disclosure Project 
framework and will provide valuable insights on 
how to measure emissions and on which steps 
to take to reduce emissions across the Group 
in the coming years. GRI data collection also 
helped to heighten awareness of energy 
usage in 2010 and helped to identify areas 
for improvement.

ethics
Hikma is committed to the highest ethical 
principles and we endeavour to ensure that all 
our employees conform to the highest possible 
standards of integrity and honesty. 

We are members of the Global Compact, a 
UN-sponsored initiative for businesses committed 
to aligning their operations and strategies with 
ten universally accepted principles in the areas 
of human rights, labour, environment and 
anti-corruption. Hikma remains committed to 
upholding these principles and embedding 
them into its operations. We submitted our 
Communication on Progress Report for the 
second consecutive year in December 2010 
ensuring our active membership in the United 
Nations Global Compact.

We have updated our Supplier practices 
audit to become more comprehensive and in 
line with international best practice. Suppliers 
Audit questionnaires relate to the environment, 
human rights, child labour, anti bribery 
measures and other relevant issues.

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oUr PLAtforms

CommUnity 

PeoPLe

environment

etHiCs

we do not exist in isolation. 
we wish to engage in our local 
communities, recognising the 
importance of establishing a 
strong community footprint in 
all countries of operation.

our people are our greatest asset. 
They are ambassadors for the 
company and we aim to support 
them as fully as possible through 
training, welfare and recognition 
and by supporting diversity.

Limiting our environmental impact 
is a priority. we are working to 
establish a sustainable presence 
in our communities through 
recycling, waste reduction and 
energy efficiency. 

we are committed to the highest 
ethical principles and encourage 
all our counterparties to conduct 
business at the highest possible 
standards. 

Aim 

Aim 

Aim 

Aim 

Building our brand

making us stronger

efficient use of resources

Preferred partner for business

ACtinG resPonsiBLy

– Global volunteering day

–  Professional and technical training 

–  you are Hikma

–  member of Un Global Compact

–  Partnership with the Jordan river 
foundation fundraising for local 
homeless groups, disadvantaged 
families and the elderly

and development

–  transparent remuneration 
structure with job grading 
and levelling

–  Compliance with health and 

safety regulation

–  energy and water conservation, 
recycling and waste management

–  solvency recovery pilot

– Carbon disclosure Project

– member of PACi

–  Audit of main suppliers’ 
employment practices

weLLBeinG

–  Partnering with the Global 
fund to fight Aids, tB 
and malaria

–  distribution of free medicines

–  Local fundraising for research 

and treatment of chronic diseases

edUCAtion

–  funding students in the fields 
of technical Pharmacy and 
Applied medical sciences

–  educational bursaries

–  Hikma’s day against 

Breast Cancer

–  Hikma’s day against diabetes

–  free breast exams and 

mammograms for all employees

–  Local clean water initiatives

–  stakeholder engagement

–  focus on hazardous  

waste reduction

–  Adherence to highest  

quality standards across 
our global business

–  staff education seminars

–  environmental awareness 

–  Awareness sessions on key 

diseases 

lectures

–  Awareness campaigns

–  Health and safety training for 

–  staff training

–  staff training on Global 
Compact principles

–  Community open days at Hikma

all employees

–  internships and work experience

Gri rePortinG

–  eC1 – direct economic value 

generated (including revenues, 
costs, donations, investments)

–  eC8 – development and impact 
of infrastructure investments 
for public benefit

–  LA7 – rates of injury, disease, 

–  en3 – direct energy 

lost days, absenteeism

consumption

–  LA10 – Average hours of training 

–  en8 – total water withdrawal

per employee per category

–  so3 – Percentage of employees 

trained in anti-corruption policies

–  en22 – total weight of waste

–  Pr1 – Life cycle stages in which 
H&s impact of products are 
measured for improvements

–  Hr2 – Percentage of suppliers/
contractors undergone human 
rights screening

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Section Four
Governance

42_BoArd of direCtors
44_senior mAnAGement
46_CorPorAte GovernAnCe rePort
52_direCtors’ rePort
55_remunerAtion Committee rePort
69_direCtors’ resPonsiBiLities

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BoArd of direCtors

1. samih darwazah
Non-Executive Chairman, 80

Samih Darwazah is founder and Chairman of Hikma 
Pharmaceuticals PLC. Samih was employed at Eli Lilly 
from 1964 to 1976 before establishing Hikma 
Pharmaceuticals in Jordan in 1977. Between 1995 
and 1996 he served as Minister of Energy and Mineral 
Resources in Jordan. He also founded the Jordan 
Exporters’ Association and served as a member of  
the Senate of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
A Fullbright scholar, Samih holds a Masters 

Degree in Industrial Pharmacy from the St. Louis 
College of Pharmacy, Missouri which he obtained in 
1964, and from which he was awarded an honorary 
Doctor of Science degree in 2010. He obtained  
his BSc Degree in Pharmacy from the American 
University of Beirut in 1954. In January 2011, the 
Samih Darwazah Center for Innovation Management 
and Entrepreneurship was established at the Olayan 
School of Business at the American University of Beirut.

2. said darwazah
Chief Executive Officer, 53

Said was appointed Chief Executive Officer in  
July 2007. He joined Hikma in 1981, and was 
Chairman and Chief Executive of the Group holding 
company from 1994–2003.

Said played a key role in the development of  
the Group strategy during his tenure, including  
the acquisition of West-Ward Pharmaceuticals  
in the USA and the development of the Injectables 
business in Europe and the MENA region. During 
this period the Company’s facilities in the USA, 
Jordan, and Portugal received FDA approval.  
Said was Minister of Health for the Hashemite 
Kingdom of Jordan from 2003–2006. He is currently 
Vice Chairman of the Capital Bank of Jordan. He is 
also Chairman of the Dead Sea Touristic and Real 
Estate Investments and Chairman of the Health Care 
Accreditation Council of Jordan. He has a degree in 
industrial engineering from Purdue University (USA) 
and an MBA from INSEAD.

3. mazen darwazah • #
Executive Vice Chairman, CEO of MENA, 52 

Mazen Darwazah was appointed Executive Vice 
Chairman in 2005. Since joining Hikma in 1985 he 
has held various positions within the Group, including 
Chairman and CEO of Hikma Pharmaceuticals 
Limited (Jordan).

Mazen was recently appointed as a Senator of 
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Mazen is also 
the Chairman of the Jordan International Insurance 
Company and holds a number of non-executive 

directorships of various non-governmental and 
educational organisations. He has previously served 
as the President of the Jordanian Association of 
Manufacturers of Pharmaceuticals and Medical 
Appliances. Mazen holds a BA in Business 
Administration from the Lebanese American 
University and an Advanced Management 
Programme from INSEAD.

4. sir david rowe-Ham *†•
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, 75

Sir David Rowe-Ham was appointed to the Board 
in October 2005 as senior independent director. 
He also holds the position of Chairman of the 
Nomination Committee.

Sir David brings to Hikma wide experience 
in financial matters, corporate governance, public 
affairs and the development of listed companies. 
He is also Chairman of Olayan Europe Ltd. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

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5. Ali Al-Husry
Non-Executive Director, 53 

6. michael Ashton *†•
Independent Non-Executive Director, 65

8. dr. ronald Goode *†#
Independent Non-Executive Director, 67

Ali Al-Husry was appointed as a Non-Executive 
Director in 2005. He joined Hikma as Director of 
Hikma Pharma Limited in 1991 and has held various 
directorships within the Group.

In 1995 Ali was a founder of The Capital Bank 

of Jordan. He was Chief Executive Officer of the 
Bank until 2007 and continues to be a Director. He is 
chairman of Endeavour Jordan, a director of the 
Microfund for Women and a member of the Board 
of Trustees of the Jordan Museum. He brings great 
financial experience to the Board as well as an 
in-depth knowledge of the MENA region and Hikma 
Pharmaceuticals. Ali has a degree in Mechanical 
Engineering from the University of Southern 
California and an MBA from INSEAD.

Michael Ashton was appointed to the Board in 
October 2005 and is Chairman of the Remuneration 
Committee.

Michael has over 30 years’ experience in the 
pharmaceutical industry, having previously held 
positions with Pfizer and Merck. He was formerly 
Chairman, President and Chief Executive of 
Faulding and Chief Executive of Skyepharma PLC. 
He is also a non-executive director at Transition 
Therapeutics, Proximagen Neuroscience plc and 
Phosphagenics Limited.

7. Breffni Byrne *†#
Independent Non-Executive Director, 65

Breffni Byrne was appointed to the Board in October 
2005 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee. 

As a chartered accountant with over 30 years of 

experience in public practice, including significant 
international responsibilities, he has extensive 
experience in financial reporting, international 
operations, corporate governance and general 
financial and commercial matters. Breffni is 
Chairman of NCB Stockbrokers, a non-executive 
director of Irish Life and Permanent plc, Cpl 
Resources plc, Coillte Teoranta (the Irish state  
forestry company) and other companies.

Ronald Goode was appointed to the Board in 
December 2006 and holds the position of  
Chairman of the Compliance, Responsibility and 
Ethics Committee. 

Ron has spent over 30 years in the international 

pharmaceutical industry, including senior positions 
with Pfizer and Searle. He is currently the Chairman 
of The Goode Group, advisers to the pharmaceutical 
industry, on the Advisory Board of ART Recherches et 
Technologies Avancées Inc. (a TSX-listed company), a 
director of Mercy Ships International and a trustee of 
Thunderbird School of Global Management. He was 
formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of 
Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and eXegenics Inc.

Board Committee membership key  
*  Audit Committee  
†  Remuneration Committee  
•  Nomination Committee
#  Compliance, Responsibility and Ethics Committee

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

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senior mAnAGement

1. Bassam Kanaan
President and Chief Operating Officer  
for the MENA and EU regions

Bassam joined Hikma as Chief Financial Officer in 
2001, playing a leading role in the IPO in 2005.  
He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1989  
with Deloitte & Touche (USA) where he held a variety 
of roles prior to joining PADICO in 1994 as CFO.  
In February 2009, Bassam assumed the additional 
responsibility for Operations, Manufacturing and 
Supply Chain management in Europe & MENA. 
In January 2011, Bassam relinquished his CFO role 
and became President and Chief Operating Officer 
for the MENA and EU regions. He currently holds 
non-executive directorships in Zara Holding, Aqaba 
Development Co. and Capital Bank of Jordan. Bassam 
has an Executive MBA from Northwestern University 
and a BA from Claremont McKenna College, USA.

2. michael raya
Executive Vice President and CEO of the 
USA 

Michael joined Hikma’s US subsidiary West-Ward 
in 1992 from Vitarine Pharmaceuticals where he 
had worked from 1984 until 1992 in various roles, 
including Vice President, Quality Control. Prior to this, 
Michael worked at Schering-Plough and Hoffman 

LaRoche. Michael has previously been responsible 
for all West-Ward’s operations as well as quality/
compliance for all worldwide Hikma facilities until his 
appointment as CEO of West-Ward in 2008. Michael 
holds a Masters degree in Industrial Pharmacy from 
Long Island University and a Bachelor’s degree in 
Chemistry from St. Francis College. Michael is also a 
graduate of INSEAD’s International Executive Program.

3. Khalid nabilsi
Chief Financial Officer

Khalid joined Hikma in 2001 and was a member of 
the IPO team in 2005. Prior to assuming his current 
role Khalid held several senior positions in the Finance 
department including Corporate Vice President, 
Finance. Following qualification as a CPA he held a 
variety of roles in financial accounting, reporting and 
financial advisory services, and with Atlas Investment 
Group (now AB Invest) where he was involved in 
merger and acquisition advisory services. Prior to 
Atlas, Khalid had managed several multinational 
audit engagements at Arthur Andersen in Amman, 
Jordan. Khalid is a founder and board member 
of the Jordan Association for Management 
Accountants and a board member of the Jordan 
Armed Forces and Security Apparatuses Credit 
Union. Khalid has an MBA from the University 
of Hull, UK. 

4. riad mechlaoui
EU Vice President and Global Head 
of Injectables

Riad joined Hikma in 1990 as a Project Engineer in 
the engineering department where he was involved 
in the construction of Hikma’s facility in Portugal. 
Riad spent a significant period in the manufacturing 
operations of West-Ward, was general manager 
of Hikma Italy and became Head of Injectables 
Manufacturing Operations before assuming his 
current role. Riad has a BSc in Engineering and a 
Masters in Engineering and Administration from 
George Washington University.

5. majda Labadi 
Corporate Vice President, Human Resources

Majda joined the Company in 1985 and has held 
a variety of roles including Purchasing Manager at 
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Limited, Strategy Manager 
at Hikma Investment, General Manager of Hikma 
Farmaceutica and from 2007, Vice President of 
Injectables. In February 2009 Majda assumed 
her current position as Corporate Vice President, 
Human Resources. 

1. 

4. 

3. 

2. 

5. 

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She has been responsible for establishing a central 
HR function and implementing and consolidating 
a number of group-wide HR initiatives including a 
compensation structure and performance evaluation 
process. Majda holds a Masters degree in Health 
Economics and a BA from the American University of 
Beirut. She is currently enrolled in the DBA program 
at Instituto De Impressa, Madrid. 

6. Henry Knowles
General Counsel and Company Secretary 

Henry joined the Company as General Counsel and 
Company Secretary in September 2005. Before 
joining Hikma, he worked for the international law 
firm, Ashurst, where he specialised in corporate law. 
Since joining Hikma, Henry has advised on all aspects 
of the Group’s business, including commercial 
negotiations, supervising corporate governance and 
compliance and contributing to the execution of the 
Group’s acquisition strategy. Henry is admitted as a 
solicitor in England and Wales and holds an MA in 
Social and Political Science from Cambridge University. 

7. susan ringdal
Vice President, Investor Relations  
and Group Goal Compliance

9. fadi nassar
Corporate Vice President, Active 
Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API)

Susan joined the Company as Investor Relations 
Director in November 2005, having previously 
worked for the pharmaceutical distribution and retail 
pharmacy group Alliance UniChem plc as Investor 
Relations Manager. She also has experience as an 
equity analyst at Morgan Stanley in London. Susan 
holds a BA in History from Cornell University and an 
MBA from London Business School.

Fadi joined Hikma in 1988 and has worked in  
various roles within the Group including Operations, 
Purchasing and Business Development. He was 
promoted to Corporate Vice President, API in 2007. 
Fadi holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering from 
Newcastle University and an MA in Chemical 
Engineering from Leeds University. Fadi is also 
a graduate of INSEAD’s International Executive 
Program. 

8. dr. ibrahim Jalal 
Senior Corporate Vice President,  
Technical Affairs

Ibrahim joined Hikma in June 1979 as Technical 
Director and has held a variety of roles including 
Corporate Technical Vice President for Compliance 
and Senior Corporate Vice President for R&D.  
He has played a leading role in Hikma securing  
FDA approval for its manufacturing units. Ibrahim 
holds a PhD in Pharmacy from the University of 
Wisconsin-Madison (USA).

10. ragheb Al-shakhshir 
Corporate Vice President, 
Research and Development

Ragheb joined Hikma in 2000 as a Research & 
Development Manager. Prior to joining Hikma he 
held a variety of roles as Senior Scientist at Novartis 
Pharmaceuticals, and at Alcon Labs in the United 
States. From 2003–2008 Ragheb led the Hikma R&D 
Injectable team and from February 2009 assumed the 
responsibility of Corporate Vice President, Research 
& Development. Ragheb has a PhD in Industrial and 
Physical Pharmacy from Purdue University, MS in 
Engineering from the University of Massachusetts-
Amherst and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the 
University of Wisconsin-Madison.

6. 

8. 

7. 

9. 

10. 

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Corporate Governance Principles
The Board is responsible for, and committed to, meeting the standards 
of good corporate governance set out in the Combined Code on 
Corporate Governance published by the Financial Reporting Council  
in June 2008 (the “Combined Code”) and the corporate governance 
principles set out in the Markets Law of the Dubai Financial Services 
Authority (the “Markets Law”) (together the “Corporate Governance 
Principles”). This report, the Audit Committee report set out on pages 
49 to 51 and the Directors’ Remuneration Report set out on pages 55 to 
68 describe how the Board applied the Corporate Governance Principles 
during the year under review. 

The Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority and the Markets 

Law require the Group to report on its application of the principles of 
good governance and the extent of its compliance with the Corporate 
Governance Principles. This statement provides details on how the 
Group has applied these principles.

During the year under review, the Company applied the principles set 
out in Section 1 of the Combined Code, including both the main principles 
and the supporting principles, and the Corporate Governance Principles. 
Throughout the year and up until the date of this report the Company 
was in full compliance with the Corporate Governance Principles. 

The Combined Code has been replaced with the UK Governance 

Code (“UK Code”), which comes into effect for financial years 
beginning on or after 30 June 2010. The Board is conscious of the 
need to have regard for the new principles set out in the UK Code and 
acknowledges that there are many similarities between the two codes. 
Whilst the Company is only required to comply or explain its position in 
relation to the Combined Code, where the UK Code is different from 
the Combined Code the Board has, in addition, sought to explain its 
position in relation to the UK Code in this report.

The Board
The Group is led and controlled by the Board of Directors.

The Board is responsible for setting the strategic direction and 
monitoring the financial performance of the Group against its targets. 
The Board also promotes good corporate governance within the Group, 
and ensures that the Group meets its responsibilities to shareholders, 
employees, suppliers, customers and other stakeholders. There is a 
formal Schedule of Matters Reserved to the Board for consideration and 
decision, which is reviewed and, if necessary updated, annually. This 
includes approval of strategic plans, approval of financial statements and 
the annual Group budget, approval of material investment decisions, 
acquisitions and divestments, and review of the effectiveness of the 
Group’s systems of internal control. The Schedule of Matters Reserved 
to the Board was reviewed and updated during 2010.

The Board delegates its powers to the CEO who is responsible for 
delivering the Company’s strategic objectives and is assisted in this task 
by the executive management team. 

The executive management team who report directly to the CEO 
meet with him to discuss strategy and key objectives for their areas of 
responsibility. The CEO reports on operational progress in these areas to 
the Board and the key senior management team present to the Board, 
as appropriate, to highlight and debate developments in their areas 
of responsibility. 

Composition of the Board
The Board comprises eight members, half of whom are independent: a 
Non-Executive Chairman, five Non-Executive Directors, one of whom is 
not classified as independent for the purposes of the Combined Code 
and two Executive Directors. The Board reviewed and considered the 
independence of the Non-Executive Directors during the year as part of 
the annual corporate governance review that takes place in December 
each year.

The names of the Directors and their biographical details are set  
out on pages 42 to 43. The Chairman and the Executive Vice-Chairman 
were appointed to the Board at the incorporation of the Company on  
8 September 2005. The Chief Executive Officer was appointed to the 
Board on 1 July 2007, and save for Ronald Goode, who joined the 
Board on 12 December 2006, each of the Non-Executive Directors 
joined the Board on 14 October 2005. The Non-Executive Directors have 
diverse business backgrounds, skills and experience and as such bring 
independent judgement to bear on issues of strategy, performance, 
resources, key appointments, standards of conduct and other matters 
presented to the Board.

In 2011, Said Darwazah, offers himself for re-election at the  
Annual General Meeting. His biographical details are on page 42. 
The other Directors retired and sought re-election at either the 2009 or 
2010 AGM and, in compliance with the current governance guidelines, 
will retire every three years. The Board is aware that the UK Code will 
require all Directors to seek re-election every year and that this 
requirement comes into force for the Group in 2012. Non-executive 
Directors are appointed for an initial term of three years, which can be 
renewed and extended for not more than two further three-year terms.
The roles of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer are separate, 

and the Board has approved a statement of their respective 
responsibilities in writing. These guidelines were reviewed during 
2010 as part of the annual corporate governance review. Prior to the 
appointment of the current Chief Executive Officer the Board undertook 
consultation with its major shareholders and external advisers regarding 
the continuation of Samih Darwazah in his role as Chairman. The Board 
concluded that his former executive role should not prevent him from 
remaining as Chairman, especially as he has an in-depth understanding 
of the Group and the business and is able to provide a valuable 
contribution in his capacity as Non-Executive Chairman. The Chairman’s 
external commitments have changed during the year. The Board has 
reviewed these and considers that the changes do not affect his ability 
to perform his role.

Sir David Rowe-Ham, Michael Ashton, Ronald Goode and 

Breffni Byrne are considered by the Board to be independent. The Board 
does not classify Ali Al-Husry as an Independent Director for the 
purposes of the Combined Code as a result of his involvement with 
Darhold Limited, the Company’s largest shareholder. He was also a 
Director of Hikma Pharmaceuticals Limited prior to the Company’s 
listing. However, he continues to bring his broad financial experience to 
the Board as well as a detailed knowledge of the MENA region which 
is significant to the Group’s business.

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Company organised training for directors by external parties on the 
changing legal and regulatory landscape. The Company’s brokers and 
financial advisers also presented industry and market updates to the 
Board on several occasions in 2010. These sessions are in addition to the 
written briefings on areas of regulatory and legislative change presented 
at each board meeting in the form of a Corporate Governance Paper. 
This year briefings took place on the Bribery Act 2010, UK Governance 
Code, UK Stewardship Code, ICSA guidance review, market abuse, 
and various aspects of the Listing Rules. A tailored induction programme 
would be made available to new directors joining the Board.

Board meetings
During the year under review the Board held eight scheduled meetings 
and one unscheduled meeting. The Company Secretary attended all 
Board meetings and committee meetings. A table showing attendance 
at the Board and committee meetings is set out below. To the extent 
Directors are unable to attend additional meetings called on short notice, 
or are prevented from doing so by prior commitments, they receive and 
read the papers for consideration at that meeting, relay their comments 
in advance and, where necessary, follow up with the Chairman on the 
decisions taken.

director
samih darwazah
said darwazah
mazen darwazah
Ali Al-Husry
sir david rowe-Ham
Breffni Byrne
michael Ashton
dr. ronald Goode
Total meetings held

Board  Audit  remuneration  nomination  Compliance
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
6
1
6
–
6
1
6
1
6

–
–
3
–
3
–
3
–
3

–
–
–
–
9
9
9
9
9

9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9

Board performance evaluation 
As required by the Combined Code, a formal evaluation of the 
performance of the Board was undertaken during the period 
under review. 

During 2009 the Board reviewed its approach to board evaluations 
and approved a three year evaluation process, which included seeking 
external consultation every third year. During 2010 the Board decided to 
advance the move towards external facilitation and appointed Lintstock 
to conduct an independently moderated evaluation of the Board and 
its Committees. As in previous years the process was overseen by the 
senior independent director. Lintstock prepared online questionnaires 
designed to assess key governance and management themes. Lintstock 
managed the process and reported independently to the Chairman and 
the senior independent director, following which Lintstock presented the 
results and findings to the full Board. The report for each committee was 
reviewed by the relevant Committee.

The Senior Independent Director is Sir David Rowe-Ham who remains 
available to shareholders should they have concerns that they do not 
wish to raise with the Chairman. Sir David is also Chairman of the 
Nomination Committee and is responsible for chairing meetings  
of the Non-Executive Directors conducted without the presence of 
the Chairman or executive management. 

The Board continues to discuss its composition and the skills and 
business experience of its members. All of the Directors believe in the 
necessity for challenge and debate in the Boardroom and consider  
that Board dynamics encourage honest and open debate with the 
Executive Directors. The Directors believe that the Board’s decision 
making process is inclusive, and is not dominated by any individual  
or group of individuals.

information flow
Board and committee papers are circulated to members in advance 
of the meetings. In addition to formal meetings, the Chairman and 
non-executive directors maintain regular contact with each other and 
strong relationships with executive management outside the formal 
timetabled board meetings, as well as visiting subsidiary companies 
regularly in order to discharge their obligations. The Chairman also holds 
informal meetings with non-executive directors without the executive 
management present to discuss issues affecting the Group. At the 
discretion of the Board or relevant committee, senior executives are 
invited to attend meetings and make presentations on the results and 
strategies of their business units. 

This year the Board received presentations from the CEO and COO 

of the MENA region, the CEO of the US business, the Chief Financial 
Officer, the General Counsel, the Head of Treasury, and the Corporate 
Vice President for HR. Strategic presentations were received on human 
resources, sales, compliance, supply chain management, finance and 
operations. Each of the senior executives will update the Board on their 
initiatives in their areas of responsibility during the course of 2011.

All directors have access to the advice and services of the Company 
Secretary, who under the Chairman’s direction is responsible for ensuring 
good information flow to the Board and its committees, that sound 
board procedures are followed, assisting with training and induction 
for directors and for advising the Board through the Chairman on all 
matters of corporate governance. The appointment and removal of the 
Company Secretary is a matter reserved for the Board. The Directors 
are able to obtain independent professional advice at the Company’s 
expense in the performance of their duties as directors and the Board 
has approved a formal policy in this regard.

Board training/Continuing Professional development
The Directors maintain a close dialogue between board meetings, 
ensuring that, amongst other things, the non-executive directors are 
kept up to date with major developments in the Group’s business. 
The Board is also encouraged to visit the major business units and to 
meet the senior management teams in order to facilitate a better 
understanding of the key issues facing the business. During 2010 the 

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The report to the Board included the aggregated data, the comments 
from all completed questionnaires and the trends emerging from them. 
Lintstock presented these results including the context of the review and 
provided clear and independent feedback. From these results the Board 
resolved certain action points to enhance performance. The results of 
the evaluation process formed part of the Chairman’s appraisal of the 
overall effectiveness of the Board and its members. Overall the review 
concluded that the Board functions well, with good communication, 
an inclusive and constructive approach to the consultation and debate, 
all of which promotes effective decision-making.

During 2011 the Board will continue to review the overall process 

and the areas on which it focuses in light of issues arising and make 
enhancements in respect of the next evaluation. In 2012 the Board 
will consider whether to undergo a fully moderated evaluation with 
independent face-to-face Director interviews and Board meeting review. 
The Board considers that the new process should assist in its development 
and direction, with the aim of adding value to the Board’s operations. 
In addition to the matters set out above in respect of all Directors, 
the Senior Independent Director met with the Non-Executive Directors 
to undertake a formal appraisal of the performance of the Chairman. 
This review addressed the effectiveness of his leadership, the setting 
of the Board agenda, communication with shareholders, internal 
communication and Board efficiency. The Non-Executives concluded 
that the Chairman gave clear leadership and direction to the Board, 
and that the Board is run in an appropriate and effective manner. 

directors’ service arrangements and terms of appointment
Details of the Executive Directors’ service arrangements and  
Non-Executive Directors’ letters of appointment are contained in the 
Remuneration Report on pages 64 and 66. The terms of appointment  
of all Directors are made available for inspection before the Annual 
General Meeting and during business hours at the Company’s registered 
office at 13 Hanover Square, London.

directors’ remuneration
Details of the remuneration of the Executive and Non-Executive Directors 
are contained in the Remuneration Report set out on pages 55 to 68.

Board committees
In accordance with the principles of good corporate governance and in 
compliance with the Combined Code and the Markets Law, the Board 
maintains three committees – the Audit Committee, Nomination 
Committee and Remuneration Committee. During 2010, in response  
to the expanding compliance requirements in all areas of the Group’s 
business, the Board formalised its oversight in this critical area by 
forming a new committee, the Compliance, Responsibility and Ethics 
Committee (“CREC”).

Each of the three Combined Code committees and the CREC has 

terms of reference, which were reviewed during the year. Copies are 
published on the Group’s website at www.hikma.com and are available 
for inspection at the registered office. The Chairmen give regular reports 
of the Committees’ business to the Board.

Nomination Committee
The Nomination Committee consists of two Independent Non-Executive 
Directors – Sir David Rowe-Ham (Committee Chairman) and Michael 
Ashton – and the Executive Vice Chairman, Mazen Darwazah.  
As required by the Corporate Governance Principles, the majority  
of the members of the Committee are Independent Non-Executive 
Directors and an Independent Non-Executive Director holds the 
Chairmanship of the committee. 

The Nomination Committee is responsible for succession planning, 

including progressive refreshing of the Board, and for ensuring that  
all appointments to the Board are made on objective criteria and  
that candidates have sufficient time to devote to their prospective 
responsibilities. In accordance with its terms of reference, the Committee 
is required to take into account the skills, knowledge and experience of 
the Board in making its decisions and is able to use external search firms 
or open advertising to compile shortlists of candidates for the Board.  
It is also charged with reviewing the appropriateness of the size, 
structure and composition of the Board.

The Nomination Committee met three times during the year, with 

full attendance. It met to discuss and review Board and Committee 
composition, director and executive succession planning and to discuss 
the performance evaluation and appraisal system for the Board. 

Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee consists of the Company’s four 
Independent Non-Executive Directors – Michael Ashton (Committee 
Chairman), Breffni Byrne, Sir David Rowe-Ham and Ronald Goode.  
The Remuneration Committee therefore complies with the membership 
requirements set out in the Corporate Governance Principles.

The Committee met six times during the year with full attendance.  

The Committee is responsible for setting and reviewing executive 
remuneration and that of the Company Secretary and is able to take 
advice from external consultants when required. A full report on 
the role of the Remuneration Committee is set out in the Directors’ 
Remuneration Report on pages 55 to 68. During the year under review, 
there has been close co-operation between the Corporate Vice President 
for HR and the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. This close 
co-operation seeks to ensure that executive remuneration policies and 
structure are appropriate and adequately reflect the remuneration 
structures and policies in place for the Group’s employees as a whole. 

Audit Committee
The Audit Committee consists of four Independent Non-Executive 
Directors – Breffni Byrne (Committee Chairman), Michael Ashton,  
Sir David Rowe-Ham and Ronald Goode. The Audit Committee 
therefore complies with the membership requirements set out in  
the Corporate Governance Principles. 

The Committee met nine times during the year with full 

attendance. A full report of the role of the Audit Committee and details 
of how it carried out its duties is set out in the Audit Committee report 
on pages 49 to 51.

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Compliance, Responsibility and Ethics Committee
The Committee was formed in August 2010 and met once during the 
year under review. The programme of meetings is scheduled to expand 
over the course of 2011. 

The Compliance, Responsibility and Ethics Committee (“CREC”) is 

chaired by Ronald Goode. The other members are the Executive Vice 
Chairman, Mazen Darwazah, and the Audit Committee Chairman, 
Breffni Byrne. The key functions of the Committee are to oversee the 
Group’s approach to compliance-related issues including the Group 
compliance function, anti-corruption, whistleblowing, statements and 
policies on ethics, conduct, values and principles and at Board level to set 
and review Group policy in the area of Corporate Responsibility (“CR”). 
The responsibilities and functions of the Ethics Committee were passed 
to the CREC on its formation. Therefore the Ethics Committee has been 
disbanded. The CREC has responsibility for CR issues at Board level and is 
supported by the CR Steering Committee.

internal control
The Board has overall responsibility for the Group’s systems of internal 
control and risk management and has complied with the requirements of 
the Corporate Governance Principles in establishing a continuous process 
for identifying, evaluating and managing the risks the Group faces. 

The Board is responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of these 
systems on an ongoing basis and, at least annually, conducting a formal 
review of the Group’s policies on internal control. The system of internal 
control provides reasonable but not absolute assurance against material 
misstatement or loss.

The key elements are as follows:

a reporting structure with clear procedures, authorisation limits, 
segregation of duties and delegated authorities;
annual budgets, updated forecasting, and long-term business plans  
for the Group that identify risks and opportunities which are reviewed 
and approved by the Board;
a comprehensive system of internal financial reporting which includes 
regular comparison of financial results and key performance 
indicators against budget and forecast, informed by management 
commentary;
a clearly defined process for controlling capital expenditure and other 
financial commitments, including appropriate authorisation levels, 
which are monitored and approved by the Board as appropriate;
written policies and procedures for all material functional areas with 
specific responsibility allocated to individual managers. 

During the year under review, Ernst & Young continued its management 
and execution of the Group’s internal audit function on a global basis 
under a three-year contract which commenced in 2009. This involves a 
risk-driven approach to internal audit which is overseen by the Audit 
Committee. The internal audit process focuses on reviewing areas of 
business risk, internal controls, financial reporting and other systems in 
the Company’s main subsidiaries and at the corporate level, with regular 
reports of its findings made to the Audit Committee. Ernst & Young 
have direct access to the Audit Committee and the Board Chairman.

The Board confirms that, in accordance with the requirements of the 
Corporate Governance Principles, a review of the effectiveness of the 
Group’s systems of internal controls was conducted during the year 
under review and that it accords with the relevant guidance.

Whistleblowing
The Group Whistleblowing Policy contains arrangements for the 
Chairman of the Compliance, Responsibility and Ethics Committee,  
the Senior Independent Director, and the Chairman of the Audit 
Committee to receive, in confidence, complaints on accounting,  
risk issues, internal control and other instances of allegedly improper 
behaviour by Group employees.

Insurance
The Company maintains an appropriate level of Directors’ and Officers’ 
insurance in respect of any actions brought against Directors.

Audit Committee report
The Combined Code requires that this Annual Report separately 
describes the work of the Audit Committee and how it discharges  
its responsibilities.

Terms of reference
The Audit Committee terms of reference include all matters indicated 
by the Corporate Governance Principles and clearly set out its 
authority and duties. These can be found on the Company’s website 
at www.hikma.com and are summarised as follows:

 monitor the integrity of the financial statements and any other formal 
announcement relating to the Group’s financial performance and review 
summary financial statements and interim management statements;
review and challenge accounting policies and accounting for  
significant or unusual transactions;
review and challenge the adoption of accounting standards, estimates 
and judgements and the clarity of disclosure in financial reports;
review and challenge compliance with stock exchange, uK Listing 
Authority and legal requirements including the requirements of the 
Combined Code and markets Law;
monitor and review the internal financial controls and the Group’s  
overall risk identification and management systems;
consider and approve the remit and effectiveness of the internal  
audit function, its annual plan, its resources and access to information 
and its freedom from management or other restrictions;
review and monitor management’s responsiveness to the findings  
and recommendations of the internal auditors;
consider and make recommendations for appointment, reappointment 
and removal of the Company’s external auditor, and oversee the 
relationship with the external auditor;
review and monitor the quality, independence and objectivity of 
the external auditor (accounting for relevant uK and professional 
regulatory requirements) and approve their remuneration and 
terms of engagement;

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review and monitor the directors’ potential conflicts of interest and make 
recommendations to the Board for the management of those interests and;
develop and implement a policy on the supply by the external auditor  
of non-audit services, taking into account relevant ethical guidance  
and potential conflicts of interest.

The Audit Committee’s terms of reference were reviewed by the Audit 
Committee during the period under review and were subsequently 
reviewed and approved by the Board.

Composition
Hikma’s Audit Committee comprises four members – Breffni Byrne, 
Michael Ashton, Sir David Rowe-Ham, and Ronald Goode – all of whom 
are Independent Non-Executive directors, and whose biographical details 
are set out on pages 42 to 43. The Committee is chaired by Breffni Byrne, 
who is a chartered accountant and who is considered by the Board to 
have recent and relevant financial experience. No members of the 
Committee have links with the Company’s external auditors. The Company 
therefore considers that it complies with the Corporate Governance 
Principles regarding the composition of the Audit Committee. 
The Committee Chairman receives additional remuneration to 
compensate him for his additional responsibilities.

Responsibilities
The Audit Committee assists the Board in discharging its responsibilities 
with regard to financial reporting, external and internal audit and internal 
control. This includes reviewing the Company’s Annual Report, financial 
statements, Interim Report, Interim Management Statements and trading 
updates, reviewing and monitoring the extent of non-audit work 
undertaken by external auditors, and monitoring the effectiveness and 
output of the Company’s internal audit activities, internal controls and 
risk management systems. The Audit Committee is also responsible 
for making recommendations to the Board on the appointment, 
reappointment and removal of the external auditors, as well as the 
effectiveness of the audit process. The ultimate responsibility for 
reviewing and approving the Annual Report and financial statements 
and the half-yearly reports remains with the Board. The Board has also 
delegated responsibility for the operation of the Company’s policies on 
monitoring Directors’ conflicts of interest to the Audit Committee and 
thus has been included in the Audit Committee’s terms of reference. 

Meetings 
The Audit Committee met nine times during the year under review, with 
the Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Vice President for Finance, the 
Company Secretary and the Deputy Secretary in attendance. The Audit 
Committee reviewed the 2009 Annual Report & financial statements, 
the 2010 interim report, the two Interim Management Statements 
released by the Company and each of the regulatory statements made 
by the Company in respect of trading and results issued during the year. 
The Committee also reviewed and approved the audit plans for 2010 for 
both internal and external auditors and the related scope of internal 
audit work to be undertaken. The Committee reviewed the effectiveness 
of the Group’s internal controls and risk management processes and the 

disclosures made in the annual report & financial statements on these 
matters and reported on these to the Board. The Committee also 
reviewed its own terms of reference and general effectiveness, both 
specifically and in the context of the overall annual review of corporate 
governance matters conducted by the Company.

The Group’s external auditors, Deloitte LLP, attended three Audit 
Committee meetings for the purposes of presenting their 2009 audit 
results and findings, the results of the 2010 interim review and their audit 
plan for 2011. The internal auditors, Ernst & Young presented the results 
of their audit programme for 2010 to the Audit Committee together 
with their proposed audit plan for 2011. The Audit Committee continues 
to review the response by management, proposed action plans and the 
overall effectiveness of the internal audit function. In accordance with the 
Combined Code, the Audit Committee also met with the Group’s external 
auditor and internal auditor without executive management present. 

In addition, during 2010, the Audit Committee Chairman met with 

the external auditors in the USA and Jordan. The Audit Committee 
Chairman also met with Ernst & Young in Jordan to discuss the results of 
the 2010 internal audit programme and the risk assessment and proposal 
for 2011. 

Attendance of members at Audit Committee meetings is shown on 

page 47 of the report on corporate governance.

External auditors
The Audit Committee is responsible for the development, implementation 
and monitoring of the Group’s policy on external audit, which is led by 
Deloitte LLP in the UK. Oversight and responsibility for monitoring the 
independence and objectivity of the external auditors lies with the Audit 
Committee. The Audit Committee is also the point of primary contact 
with the Board. The Group has adopted a policy in relation to the 
provision of non-audit services by the external auditors. The policy also 
sets out the categories of non-audit services which the external auditors 
will and will not be allowed to provide to the Group.

During the period under review the Group used members of the 
global Deloitte network in certain jurisdictions for non-audit services. The 
non-audit fees incurred of $3.9 million were higher than in previous 
years (2009: $1.3 million) principally due to the performance of work 
by Deloitte Consulting LLP in the United States related to assisting the 
Group with the development of a post-merger integration (“PMI”) 
plan for West-Ward’s acquisition of Baxter’s multi-source injectables 
(“MSI”) business. 

The appointment of Deloitte Consulting LLP in the United States was 
made after a competitive tender process. A detailed Request For Proposal 
was prepared and five international consulting firms were invited to tender. 
Each firm produced a proposal and made presentations to West-Ward’s 
executive management whereby their capabilities were assessed. The US 
team recommended Deloitte Consulting LLP because of its strengths and 
greater experience above other firms in relation to carve-out integrations 
and the pharmaceutical industry, its capabilities in the integration areas 
that were most likely to represent a challenge to the MSI acquisition and 
the characteristics of the team. The appointment of Deloitte Consulting 
LLP by West-Ward enabled them to obtain the most appropriate advice 
and team for the work in a cost-effective manner. 

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dialogue with shareholders
Ongoing communication with shareholders is a high priority. The Company 
undertakes a continuous programme of meetings with institutional 
shareholders in the UK, Europe, the United States and the MENA region. 
This programme includes but is not limited to one-to-one meetings, 
investor days, conference calls and presentations at investor conferences. 
In addition the Company makes formal presentations at the time of its 
annual and interim results which are webcast and disseminated on the 
Company’s website. The Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice Chairman, 
Chief Financial Officer and other senior corporate executives have all 
participated in the investor programme during the period under review.
The principal ongoing communication with shareholders is through 
the publication of the Company’s Annual Report and Accounts, Interim 
Results and Interim Management Statements, together with the opportunity 
to question the Board and Committees at the Annual General Meeting. 
Shareholders are encouraged to attend the AGM and if unable to do so 
are encouraged to vote by proxy. Copies of presentations made at the 
AGM are available on the website after the event together with the 
results of the voting. The full Board is present at the AGM. The Company 
maintains a website (www.hikma.com) which is updated regularly. 
Additionally, the Company presents a balanced view of the Group’s 
performance and prospects through the release of appropriate press 
announcements and other updates. 

The Board is kept updated on the views of shareholders and the 

market in general through the feedback from the investor meeting 
programme and results presentations. Analysts’ reports are circulated to 
the Board members together with monthly Investor Relations reports. 
The Investor Relations Director also presents an annual investor relations 
review to the Board and regularly provides feedback from institutional 
investors and analysts. 

Procedures to deal with conflicts of interests
The Company has implemented procedures to deal with Directors’ 
conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest. Responsibility has 
been delegated to the Audit Committee to operate, monitor and review 
the procedures, which have operated effectively during the year.

Breffni Byrne
Chairman of the Audit Committee

The Audit Committee held extensive discussions with Deloitte LLP,  
the UK-based Group auditors, regarding the safeguards that have been 
put in place to ensure continued audit independence. These include 
completely separate teams undertaking audit and non-audit work and 
regular UK audit partner and US audit partner review of the nature of 
the non-audit work being performed in the United States, together with 
an independent US partner review of the local audit engagement in the 
United States. The Committee is satisfied that, whilst fees charged for 
this non-audit work in the United States are higher than those charged 
for the audit work during the year, adequate controls remain in place 
to safeguard auditor independence. In accordance with the Group’s 
non-audit services policy, none of the work for the MSI acquisition 
undertaken in the United States by Deloitte Consulting LLP was of a 
financial information systems design, valuation, executive recruitment or 
advocacy nature. The assistance has not involved undertaking decisions 
that are the responsibility of management. The Committee continues 
to keep the position under review. The UK-led audit team continues to 
provide an appropriately high level of audit challenge to management 
and constructively raise issues with the Committee. Should shareholders 
wish to discuss the situation with the Company, the Chairman of the 
Audit Committee will be happy to make himself available.

Fees paid in respect of audit, audit-related and non-audit services are 
outlined in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Audit-related 
services are services carried out by the external auditor by virtue of its role 
as auditor and principally include assurance-related work.

The Group also maintains a policy whereby prior approval by the 
Audit Committee is required before the recruitment of a senior member 
of the audit team or the recruitment of an employee of the external 
auditors to a senior finance position within the Group.

There are no contractual provisions that restrict the Committee’s 
choice of auditors. It is also the Committee’s policy to consider every year 
whether there should be an audit tender process and whether using 
auditors from one audit network continues to enhance the quality of  
the audit. As part of its review of the effectiveness of the auditors, the 
Committee gave extensive consideration to this issue during the year and 
concluded that the existing team continue to conduct an effective audit, 
the team’s knowledge of the Group, particularly the Group’s diverse 
international operations, is advantageous in terms of its ability to identify 
issues of importance and that there is a strong and open relationship 
between the audit team leadership and the Audit Committee. 
The Committee recommended to the Board the re-appointment of 
the existing external auditor, who has been in place since the Company 
listed in 2005

Overview
Consequently, the Audit Committee concludes that it has acted in 
accordance with its terms of reference and ensured the independence  
of the external auditors. The Chairman of the Audit Committee will be 
available at the Annual General Meeting to answer questions on the 
work of the Committee.

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direCtors’ rePort

tHe direCtors suBmit tHeir rePort toGetHer witH tHe Audited finAnCiAL 

stAtements for tHe 52 weeKs ended 31 deCemBer 2010. 

This report forms the management report for the purposes of the 
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Business review
The Company is required by the Companies Act 2006 to set out a fair 
review of the business during the year and a description of the principal 
risks and uncertainties facing the Company, noting the performance and 
development of the Company during the year and the position at the 
year end. The information that fulfils these requirements and which is 
incorporated in this report by reference, is included in the following 
sections of the Annual Report:

a review of the business and strategy and expected future developments 
is set out in the Chairman’s statement on pages 6 to 7, the Chief 
executive’s review on pages 12 to 15 and the financial review on  
pages 16 to 28; 
the principal risks and uncertainties are set out on pages 29 to 31 
and financial risks are described on page 31;
key financial performance indicators are described on page 15;
information on environmental, social and community issues is set  
out in our Corporate responsibility report on pages 33 to 39 
which also provides key performance indicators in this area; and
the principal operating subsidiaries are set out on page 128.

Principal activity
The principal activities of the Group are the development,  
manufacture and marketing of a broad range of generic and 
in-licensed pharmaceutical products in solid, semi-solid, liquid and 
injectable final dosage forms. The Group’s operations are conducted 
through three business segments: Branded Pharmaceuticals,  
Injectable Pharmaceuticals, and Generic Pharmaceuticals. The majority 
of the Group’s operations are in the MENA region, the United States 
and Europe. The Group does not have overseas branches within 
the meaning of the Companies Act 2006.

The Group’s net sales, gross profit and operating profit are shown 
by business segment in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements.

Results and dividends
The Group’s profit for the year attributable to shareholders in 2010 
was $99 million (2009: $79 million). The Board is recommending a 
final dividend of 7.5 cents per share (approximately 4.7 pence) (2009: 
6.5 cents). The proposed final dividend will be paid on 26 May 2011 to 
shareholders on the register on 15 April 2011, subject to approval at the 
Annual General Meeting on 12 May 2011.

An interim dividend of 5.5 cents per share was paid on 14 October 
2010 (approximately 3.6 pence per Ordinary Share) (2009: 4.5 cents) 
which together with the final dividend, will make a total of 13 cents 
per share for the period (2009: 11.0 cents).

Directors and their interests
The names of the Directors as at the date of this report, together with 
details of their roles, backgrounds and abilities, are set out in the 
Directors’ biographies on pages 42 and 43. Details of the independence  
of Non-Executive Directors are set out in the report on corporate 
governance on page 46.

The Executive and Non-Executive Directors served the Company 

throughout the year. All of the Directors have been re-elected  
by shareholders within the last two years with the exception of  
Mr. Said Darwazah. At the 2011 Annual General Meeting, Said 
Darwazah will retire in accordance with Article 110 of the Articles  
of Association and, being eligible, will offer himself for re-election.  
The explanatory notes to the Notice of Annual General Meeting sets  
out why the Board believes Said Darwazah should be re-elected. 

Details of Directors’ share-based incentives and interests in the 

Ordinary Shares of the Company are provided in the Directors’ 
Remuneration Report on pages 67 to 68.

Creditor payment policy
The Company’s policy, which is also applied by the Group and will 
continue in respect of the 2011 financial year, is to settle terms of 
payment with suppliers when agreeing the terms of each transaction, 
ensure that suppliers are made aware of and abide by the terms of 
payment. Trade creditors of the Company at 31 December 2010 were 
equivalent to 73 days’ purchases (2009: 63 days), based on the average 
daily amount invoiced by suppliers during the year.

Charitable and political contributions
During the year the Group made charitable donations of approximately 
$2.5 million (2009: $1.2 million), principally to local charities serving the 
communities in which the Group operates. Donations of medicines 
accounted for approximately $1,662,000 (2009: $108,000) of total 
donations made.

The Group does not make political donations.

Research and Development (R&D)
The Group’s investment in Research & Development (“R&D”) during 
2010 represented 3.2% of group revenue (2009: 2.6%). Further details 
on the Group’s R&D activities can be found on page 27.

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Going concern
Although the current economic and political conditions may affect 
short-term demand for the Company’s products, as well as place pressure 
on our customers and suppliers, the Directors believe that the Group’s 
geographic spread, product diversity and large customer and supplier 
base substantially mitigate these risks. In addition, the Group operates 
in the relatively defensive generic pharmaceuticals industry which the 
Directors expect to be less affected compared to other industries.
The Group has reduced its year end net debt position to 
$101 million (2009: $117 million) following strong cash generation 
from operations. Operating cash flow in 2010 was $145 million. 
The Group has $265 million of undrawn banking facilities having 
allowed for the US acquisition. These facilities are well diversified 
across the operating subsidiaries of the Group and are with a number 
of financial institutions. The Group’s forecasts, taking into account 
reasonable possible changes in trading performance, facility renewal 
sensitivities and maturities of long-term debt, show that the Group 
should be able to operate well within the levels of its facilities and 
their related covenants.

After making enquiries, the Directors believe that the Group 

is adequately placed to manage its business and financing risks 
successfully despite the current uncertain economic and political 
outlook. The Directors have formed a judgement that there is 
reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources 
to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 
The Directors therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis 
in preparing the financial statements.

Capital structure 
Details of the issued share capital, together with movements in the 
issued share capital during the year can be found in Note 31 to the 
financial statements. The Company has one class of Ordinary Shares 
which carries no right to fixed income. Each share carries the right to 
one vote at general meetings of the Company. As at 31 December 2010 
the Company had 193,516,989 shares of 10 pence each in issue. 
During 2010 the Company issued 1,889,382 Ordinary Shares pursuant 
to the exercise of options under the Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 2004 
Stock Option Plan and 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

There are no specific restrictions on the size of a holding or on  

the transfer of shares, which are both governed by the general 
provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association and prevailing 
legislation. The Directors are not aware of any agreements between 
holders of the Company’s shares that may have resulted in restrictions 
on the transfer of securities or on voting rights. No person has any 
special rights with regard to the control of the Company’s share capital 
and all issued shares are fully paid.

Details of any significant shareholdings in the Company can be 

found on page 54 of this report.

Details of the employee share schemes are set out in Note 36 to the 
financial statements. Shares are also held by the Hikma Pharmaceuticals 
Employee Benefit Trust (“EBT”) and are detailed in Note 33 to the 
financial statements. The EBT has waived its right to vote on the shares 

it holds and also to its entitlement to a dividend. No other shareholder 
has waived the right to a dividend. During the year, the Company did 
not acquire any of its own shares by direct purchase, nominee purchase 
or any other means nor did it dispose of such shares previously acquired. 
The Company does not have a lien over its own shares.

At the Annual General Meeting on 13 May 2010, the Directors 
were authorised to issue relevant securities up to an aggregate nominal 
amount of £6,424,770, and to be empowered to allot equity securities 
for cash on a non pre-emptive basis up to an aggregate nominal amount 
of £963,715, at any time up to the earlier of the date of the Annual 
General Meeting in 2011 or 30 June 2011. The Directors propose to 
renew these authorities at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 
12 May 2011 for a further year. In the year ahead, other than in respect 
of the Company’s obligations to satisfy rights granted to employees 
under its various share-based incentive arrangements, the Directors have 
no present intention of issuing any share capital of the Company. 
The powers of the Directors are determined by its Articles of 
Association, the Combined Code and other relevant UK legislation. 
The Directors powers are detailed in the Corporate Governance Report 
starting on page 46. The Articles give the Directors the power to appoint 
and remove directors and they also provide for re-election at three-yearly 
intervals. The power to issue and allot shares contained in the Articles is 
subject to shareholder approval at each annual general meeting. The 
Articles, which are available on the website, may only be amended by 
special resolution of the shareholders.

significant agreements and contracts
Due to the nature of the Group’s business, members of the Group are 
party to agreements that could alter or be terminated upon a change 
of control of the Group following a takeover. However, none of these 
agreements is individually deemed to be significant in terms of its 
potential impact on the business of the Group taken as a whole. 
The Directors are not aware of any agreements between the Company 
and its Directors or employees that provide for compensation for loss 
of office or employment that occurs because of a takeover bid.

There are no persons, with whom the Company has contractual or 

other arrangements, who are deemed to be essential to the business 
of the Company.

Pre-emptive issue of ordinary shares
During the year under review, and in the period since 1 November 2005, 
the date of the Company’s IPO, the Company did not issue any Ordinary 
Shares pursuant to an authority given by shareholders at an Annual 
General Meeting to issue Ordinary Shares for cash on a non pre-emptive 
basis, other than in respect of the placing undertaken on 17 January 2008. 

directors’ indemnities
The Company has made qualifying third party indemnity provisions for 
the benefit of its Directors which were in force during the year and as at 
the date of this report. These indemnities are uncapped in amount in 
relation to losses and liabilities which Directors may incur to third parties 
in the course of the performance of their duties.

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substantial shareholdings
As at the date of this document, the Company had been notified 
pursuant to sections 89A to 89L of the Financial Services and Markets 
Act 2000 and Rule 5 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the 
UKLA of the following interests in the voting rights attaching to the 
share capital of the Company: 

aggregate, options over 5,000 Ordinary Shares under the 2004 Plan 
during the same period, all of which were sold. 

Auditors
Each person who was a Director of the Company at the date when this 
report was approved confirms that: 

name of shareholder
darhold Limited*
sectoral Asset management

number of shares
57,183,028
6,222,574

Percentage held
29.549%
3.216%

* Messrs Samih Darwazah, Said Darwazah, Mazen Darwazah and Ali Al-Husry, each being a 

Director and shareholder of the Company, are shareholders in the capital of Darhold Limited 
and are also Directors of Darhold Limited.

so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information 
of which the Company’s auditors are unaware; and 
the director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a 
director to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and 
to establish that the Company’s auditors are aware of that 
information.

This confirmation is given and should be interpreted in accordance with 
the provisions of section 418 of the Companies Act 2006.

Deloitte LLP have expressed their willingness to continue in office  
as auditors and a resolution to reappoint them will be proposed at the 
forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

Annual General meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 
The Westbury, Bond Street, Mayfair, London W1S 2YF on Thursday, 
12 May 2011, starting at 11.00 a.m. The Notice convening the meeting 
is given in a separate document accompanying this document, and 
includes a commentary on the business of the AGM, and notes to help 
shareholders exercise their rights at the meeting. 

Approved by the Board of Directors on 15 March 2011 and signed on 
its behalf by

Henry Knowles  
Company Secretary 

15 March 2011

The takeover Code – rule 9 
At the Annual General Meeting held on 13 May 2010, a vote of the 
independent shareholders of the Company approved the award of up  
to an aggregate of 175,200 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Company’s 
2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan to Said Darwazah and Mazen Darwazah 
(the “LTIP Holders”) and 4,500 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the 
Management Incentive Plan to Hana Ramadan (the “MIP Holder”). 
Because of the relationship of the LTIP Holders and the MIP Holder with 
Darhold Limited, who at the time of the Annual General Meeting held 
57,183,028 Ordinary Shares (at 9 April 2010 representing 29.56% of 
the issued share capital of the Company, and as at 15 March 2011 
being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this 
document, holding 57,183,028 Ordinary Shares, representing 29.55% 
of the issued share capital of the Company), each of the LTIP Holders 
and the MIP holder (together with certain other identified individuals at 
that date) was treated as acting in concert with Darhold Limited for 
the purposes of the Takeover Code (the “Concert Party”). As at 9 April 
2010, the Concert Party held, in aggregate, interests in 65,969,712 
Ordinary Shares in the capital of Hikma (then representing 34.46% 
of the then issued share capital of the Company). As at 15 March 2011 
being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this 
document, the Concert Party held, in aggregate, interests in 64,453,907 
Ordinary Shares in the capital of Hikma (representing 33.30% of the 
then issued share capital of the Company). On full exercise of the 
options under the Hikma Pharmaceuticals 2004 Stock Option Plan  
(the “2004 Plan”) and full vesting of the LTIPs and the MIPs, the Concert 
Party would potentially have, in aggregate, interests in 65,238,707 
Shares in the capital of the Company (representing 33.57% of the 
enlarged issued share capital of the Company, on the basis that no 
Ordinary Shares were issued other than pursuant to the exercise of  
such options or vesting of LTIPs/MIPs). 

During the period from the Annual General Meeting in 2010 to 
15 March 2011, the LTIP/MIP Holders together with other members of 
the Concert Party who hold options over Ordinary Shares pursuant to 
the Company’s 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Option Holders”) 
exercised, in aggregate, options over 100,000 Ordinary Shares in the 
capital of the Company, all of which Ordinary Shares were retained 
by the Option Holder. Additionally the LTIP/MIP Holders exercised, in 

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introduction
This report has been prepared in accordance with The Large & Medium-
Sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, 
(the “Regulations”). The report also meets the relevant requirements of 
the Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority and describes how 
the Board has applied the principles and complied with the provisions of 
the UK Governance Code and the Markets Law relating to Directors’ 
remuneration. As required by the Regulations, an advisory resolution to 
approve this report will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting of 
the Company at which the financial statements will be approved. 

The auditors are required to report on the “auditable part” of this 
report and to state whether, in their opinion, that part of the report has 
been properly prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 
and the Regulations. The report is therefore divided into separate 
sections for unaudited and audited information. 

unaudited information 
Remuneration Committee 
The Directors who were members of the Committee during the  
year under review are set out on pages 42 to 43 in the Directors’ Report.  
The Committee is composed entirely of Independent Non-Executive 
Directors and is chaired by Michael Ashton.

The responsibility for the establishment of a remuneration policy 
and approval of the aggregate remuneration cost is a matter for the 
full Board, on the advice of the Remuneration Committee. The ongoing 
recommendations of the Remuneration Committee have been approved 
without amendment by the Board for submission to shareholders. 

The following chart shows how the Remuneration Committee spent 
its time during the year:

20%

35%

20%

25%

Executive remuneration
Performance metrics including bonus
Oversight of share-based incentives
Other including best practice updates

The Remuneration Committee is responsible for developing policy on 
remuneration for Executive Directors and senior management and for 
determining specific remuneration packages for each of the Executive 
Directors. The Remuneration Committee members have no personal 
financial interest other than as shareholders in matters to be decided, 
no potential conflicts of interests arising from cross directorships and 
no day-to-day involvement in running the business.

The Remuneration Committee sought the assistance of the 
Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice Chairman and 
the Corporate VP, Human Resources on matters relating to Directors’ 
performance and remuneration in respect of the period under review. 
The Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice Chairman and 
General Counsel may attend meetings of the Remuneration Committee 
by invitation, except when their individual remuneration arrangements 
are discussed. No Director takes part in discussions relating to his own 
remuneration or benefits. As detailed below, during the year the 
Remuneration Committee received independent advice on executive 
compensation from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. With the exception of 
certain corporate taxation advice, only services relating to human resource 
practices were provided to the Company by PricewaterhouseCoopers 
LLP during the year under review. 

The Remuneration Committee is formally constituted with written 
terms of reference with the full remit of the committee role described. 
The terms of reference were reviewed and updated during the year and 
are available on the Company’s website or on request by shareholders 
in writing from the Company Secretary whose contact details are set 
out on page 128 of the Annual Report. 

Philosophy behind Remuneration Committee’s approach
The Company’s remuneration policy is designed to incentivise, reward 
and retain executives and the Remuneration Committee believes that 
shareholders’ interests are best served by remuneration packages which 
have a large emphasis on performance-related pay, thus encouraging 
executives to focus on delivering the Group’s business strategy. 
By providing meaningful incentives to executives the Company’s 
policy ensures that the appropriate balance between fixed and 
performance-related pay is maintained.

Performance-related pay and risk profile
The Remuneration Committee ensures that a significant proportion 
of the remuneration package varies with the financial performance 
of the Group and that targets are aligned with the Group’s stated 
business objectives. 

In applying its policy, the Committee is mindful of the Association 

of British Insurers’ Guidelines on Responsible Investment Disclosure, 
and seeks to ensure that the incentive structure for Executive Directors 
and the wider senior executive management team takes account of 
corporate performance on environmental, social and governance 
issues, and will not raise environmental, social or governance risks 
by inadvertently motivating irresponsible behaviour. More generally, 
with regard to the overall remuneration structure, there is no restriction 
on the Remuneration Committee which prevents it from taking into 
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of issues of general operational risk when structuring incentives. Performance-related pay targets are reviewed to ensure they are consistent with 
the general principles of effective risk management set by the Company and do not encourage short-term risk taking at the expense of long-term 
objectives. In assessing the extent to which annual bonus and LTIP performance targets have been achieved, the audited results of the Company 
are used and performance criteria are independently reviewed by the Company’s advisers.

remuneration policy 2010
Overall policy
The Remuneration Committee’s policy during the year under review was to set the main elements of the remuneration package at the following 
quartiles in comparison to the Company’s Comparator Group: 

Annual bonus  
potential
upper Quartile 

Pension

Base salary
Lower Quartile  
to median
This supports the performance-based culture of the Company. fixed costs are minimised and 
total short-term remuneration will only reach and exceed the median if the performance-based 
bonus is earned for the relevant financial year.

Lower Quartile 
to median

Potential total short-term 
remuneration available
median to  
upper Quartile

Benefits  
in kind

Potential annual  
share awards
upper Quartile

Potential total  
compensation value
median to  
upper Quartile

The policy in respect of long-term incentives 
and potential compensation value is an 
extension of the policy on total short-term 
remuneration. executives will only receive  
a market competitive package if the annual 
bonus and long-term incentives are earned.

Background
There have been several general statements from shareholder bodies and institutional investors clarifying their expectations for remuneration in 
2010 and 2011 and a subsequent revised UK Corporate Governance Code has been issued.

In formulating the application of its policy for 2010 and future years, the Remuneration Committee has been cognisant of the evolving landscape in 
remuneration developments. The Remuneration Committee also believe that many of the principles proposed by the Walker Review, UK Corporate 
Governance Code and by institutional shareholders and their representative bodies are already in operation or embedded within the Company’s 
remuneration framework, namely:

the terms of reference for the remuneration Committee include the responsibility for setting the over-arching parameters of incentive reward 
for all senior employees, including those who could have a material impact on the risk profile of the Group; 
the remuneration Committee has amended the performance conditions for the LtiP (following full shareholder consultation) to include key 
financial performance metrics to encourage consistent and sustainable levels of Company performance and has ensured when selecting the 
targeted level of performance that it is consistent with the risk profile set by the Board for the Company and therefore does not encourage 
inappropriate risk taking by the executives (see later for full details of the new performance conditions for the LtiP). 

The overall economic environment, the business background and the principal risks facing the Company are described in detail in the Business 
Review on pages 11 and 31.

In assessing the performance priorities set for annual bonus the Remuneration Committee takes into account the general performance of the 

Company and the prevailing economic environment. 

The key highlights of the Company for 2010 include:

sales Growth of 14.8% from 2009.
Profit after tax of $98.8 million an increase of 27.2% from 2009.
ePs Growth of 25% from 2009; and
return on invested Capital of 12.4% (2009 10.6%).

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The Remuneration Committee feels that this level of performance in 2010 justifies the maximum on target bonus of 100% of salary for the 
Executive Directors. Further, the Remuneration Committee has determined to award an additional bonus of 100% of salary to each of the Executive 
Directors (total 200% of salary) to recognise the exceptional performance of the Company during 2010 in relation to the above measures and also 
to recognise the achievement of the following important strategic goals by the executive team during 2010:

Continuation of the menA consolidation strategy;
transformation of the global injectables business through the agreement to acquire Baxter’s multi –source injectables business
successful implementation of a partnership for entry into the biosimilars market;
development and implementation of key executive management responsibilities in line with the strategic direction; and
ongoing improvement of financial processes.

2010 Comparator Group 
During 2009 the Company reviewed its Comparator Group to ensure that it remained appropriate for the Company on an ongoing basis, reflecting 
the increase in size of the Company and further internationalisation of the business. The only amendment to the Comparator Group during the year 
was the removal of Sepracor Inc. due to its merger with Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd, another entity.

The constituents of the Company’s Comparator Group for benchmarking remuneration during 2010 were as follows:

name
Amylin Pharmaceuticals inc
AstraZeneca PLC
BtG PLC
Crucell nv
endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings 
forest Laboratories inc 
Grilfols sA

name
Hospira inc. 
impax Labs inc
King Pharmaceuticals inc.
merck KgaA
mylan inc
novartis AG
Prostraken Group PLC

name
sanofi Aventis
shire Pharmaceuticals PLC
uCB sA
valeant Pharmaceutical international
watson Pharmaceuticals inc

Factors the Remuneration Committee took into account when selecting the current Comparator Group included:

the industry within which the Company operates, specifically taking into account both the international nature of the Company’s business  
and its competitors;
the international nature of the Company’s current executive team and potential recruits to that team;
the market capitalisation, turnover and number of employees of the Company; 
the consolidation in the pharmaceutical industry affecting the number of uK comparable companies; and
the uK listing environment.

Throughout this report, references to quartiles are to quartiles in the Comparator Group.

The Comparator Group was used as the comparator group in respect of the total shareholder return (“TSR”) performance condition for 
awards granted in 2010 under the Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) and will also be used in respect of the 
TSR condition for the 2011 LTIP Awards. The Company has historically used the same comparators for both benchmarking remuneration and the 
TSR performance condition aspect of awards granted during the relevant year, and will continue to do so in 2011. Awards made under the LTIP 
in 2010 also have financial performance criteria (details of which are set out on pages 60 to 61 of this report) in addition to the TSR criterion. 
The Committee intends to continue this practice in respect of future grants. 

Ongoing review 
The Remuneration Committee continues to review the remuneration policy on an annual basis to ensure it remains appropriate. This includes 
reviewing overall remuneration practices to ensure that they achieve the strategic aims of the Group and to confirm and ensure that, after taking 
account of all employment conditions, the remuneration of all employees, management and directors remains aligned. In this way the policy for 
remuneration of executive directors is examined within the context of employment and remuneration polices across the Group. In particular the 
Company has focused on increasing share ownership throughout the Group with wide access at management level to the Management Incentive Plan. 

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Factors taken into account by the Remuneration Committee include:

market conditions affecting the Company;
the recruitment market in the Company’s sector;
changing market practice;
changing views of institutional shareholders and their representative bodies; and
the current economic climate.

The Remuneration Committee has oversight of the main reward structures throughout the Group. In addition, in respect of the Committee’s specific 
review for executive directors, the Committee is satisfied that the Group’s incentive structures are consistent with the risk profile of the Company set 
by the Board and also encourage a long-term sustainable view to be taken by participants. One of the features of the Group’s remuneration which 
the Committee believes is particularly relevant in this context is the availability of plans encouraging wide share ownership at all levels of management.
The Management Incentive Plan is used to incentivise management below the most senior level and provide share ownership. Approximately 

300 employees are eligible to participate in the plan. Participants come from all levels of management (excluding those who participate in the Long 
Term Incentive Plan) and are based in many of the Group’s geographical areas of operation, as the table below demonstrates.

Participation as a percentage of employees

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5.0

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2.8

3.2

2.0

1.7

3.8

3.3

2.4

2.6

2.9

1.4

7.2

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It is the current intention of the Remuneration Committee to apply the 2010 policy in 2011. 

2010 Balance between fixed and variable performance-based compensation 
The chart below demonstrates the balance between the fixed and variable performance-based compensation for each Executive Director for the 
year ended 31 December 2010.

said darwazah
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fixed compensation  
is calculated as:

variable performance  
compensation is calculated as:

salary 
Benefits
Pension contribution
26%
26%

Bonus Paid
fair market value of maximum 
potential LtiP award
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elements of executive directors’ remuneration
Base salary
Policy 2010 and 2011 – Lower quartile to median The Company’s remuneration policy is to set the levels of base salary for the Executive Directors 
below the median to support a performance based culture.

When determining the base salary of the Executive Directors the Committee takes into consideration:

the levels of base salary for similar positions with comparable status, responsibility and skills in organisations of broadly similar size and 
complexity, in particular the lower quartile and median salary levels of those comparable companies within the pharmaceuticals industry 
and the Comparator Group;
the performance of the individual executive director; 
the individual executive director’s experience and responsibilities; and
pay and conditions throughout the Group.

The Remuneration Committee has access to information on the pay and conditions of other employees in the Group when determining the 
remuneration packages for Executive Directors. The Remuneration Committee actively considers the relationship between general changes to 
employees’ pay and conditions and any proposed changes in the remuneration packages for Executive Directors to ensure it can be sufficiently 
robust in its determinations in light of the position of the Company as a whole.

The following tables summarises the base salary of Executive Directors:

name
Said Darwazah
median
Lower quartile
Mazen Darwazah
median
Lower quartile 

2010  
salary
$630,000

$420,000

2011  
salary
$630,000
$1,076,000
$746,000
$420,000
$453,000
$404,000

median rise  
in Comparator 
Group
1%

0%

rise
0%

0%

After reviewing the above criteria, the Committee elected not to increase executive directors’ salaries for 2011, which remain at the 2009 level. 
It remains the Committee’s ongoing policy that, save in exceptional circumstances, only modest rises in base salary should be required.

Annual performance-related bonus
Policy 2010 and 2011 – Upper quartile bonus potential The maximum target bonus potential is 100% of salary. It is possible for exceptional 
performance to earn up to a total maximum bonus of 200% of salary. The maximum bonus potentials for 2011 will remain the same as those 
applied for 2010.

Bonus payments are discretionary and are not pensionable. The following tables summarise the main features of the Group’s executive bonus plan.

Bonus
Hikma Target Bonus Potential
Hikma Maximum Bonus Potential
upper quartile Comparator Group
median Comparator Group
Hikma 2010 Bonus Paid as % of Salary

said darwazah mazen darwazah
100%
200%
158%
118%
200%

100%
200%
200%
200%
200%

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Bonus payments for the Executive Directors for 2010 have been awarded at the maximum level. The Committee assessed corporate performance 
during the year to be exceptional and therefore decided that it would be appropriate to reflect this in the performance-related remuneration for the 
executive directors reflecting their strong leadership in difficult trading circumstances. The Executive Directors’ salaries are set at lower quartile levels, 
enabling the Committee to reflect outstanding performance in bonus payments whilst remaining within the overall policies set by the Group. 
See pages 56 to 57 for further information on the basis for the Committee’s decision.

The bonuses for 2010 have been paid on the basis of the level of satisfaction of the performance targets. The table below shows the principal 

performance targets used for 2010 and their percentage satisfaction.

Said Darwazah
Profit after tax
operational milestones
Personal business targets
Total
Mazen Darwazah
Profit after tax
operational milestones
Personal business targets
Total

Percentage  
of maximum 
bonus potential 
subject to target

Percentage 
satisfaction of  
bonus target

Percentage of  
salary payable

50%
30%
20%

50%
30%
20%

100%
100%
100%

100%
100%
100%

50%
30%
20%
100%

50%
30%
20%
100%

The targets for the annual bonus plan are reviewed and agreed by the Remuneration Committee each year to ensure that they are appropriate  
to the current market conditions and position of the Company and in order to ensure that they continue to remain challenging. Underlying 
performance targets for Executive Directors’ bonuses were reviewed during 2008 to ensure that they remained in line with the Group’s overall 
business strategy. The Committee applied the same parameters in 2010 and it is the opinion of the Committee that the overall nature of the 
conditions remains appropriate for the requirements of the Group in 2011. 

The 2011 bonus targets are set out below:

Bonus performance targets

50%

30%

20%

Profit after tax        Operational milestones        Personal business targets

share incentives
Policy 2010 and 2011 – Upper quartile The Remuneration Committee’s policy is to provide annual share grants to senior executives at a maximum 
of the upper quartile level compared to the Comparator Group. Ongoing share incentives are provided to the Executive Directors solely through 
the Long-term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”). The Remuneration Committee believes that share awards under the LTIP enable the Company to provide a 
competitive incentive and retention tool which is also cost effective in respect of both shareholder dilution and income statement expense. 

During 2010 the Committee reviewed the performance criteria for the LTIP with the assistance of the remuneration adviser.  

The Committee decided that the performance criteria should be expanded to include financial metrics relating to sales growth, earnings per share 
growth and return on invested capital (see the table below). The Committee consulted the Company’s major shareholders and the main shareholder 
representative bodies on the proposed change before it was implemented. The Committee is grateful for the time taken by shareholders on the 
consultation and welcomes the confirmation received that the majority were supportive of the approach. 

The Committee considers that the financial metrics ensure that absolute performance is taken into account and more closely align the criteria 

with the Group’s strategy. The advantages of Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”), particularly performance compared to peers, are retained as this 
criterion applies in respect of 50% of the award.

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Performance criteria
tsr (against comparator)
sales growth
ePs growth
return on invested capital

element of award
50%
16.7%
16.7%
16.7%

minimum 

requirement maximum requirement
upper quartile
13%
20%
12%

median
9%
15%
10%

LTIP performance criteria

50%

16.7%

16.7%

16.7%

TSR        Sales growth        EPS growth        Return on invested capital

Where the minimum requirement is achieved, 20% of this element of the award vests and becomes exercisable. Where the maximum requirement 
is achieved all of this element of the award vests and becomes exercisable. Each criterion is independent of the other criteria. 

Therefore, the proposed grant of awards with the attached performance conditions ensures that:

in respect of the element of the award measured against tsr1, that the Company’s comparative tsr performance against the Comparator 
Group is at least at the upper quartile before executives receive the full benefit of this element of their share incentives; and
in respect of the remainder of the award, that the underlying financial performance of the Group supports the comparative performance before 
executives receive their full award.

This structure demonstrates the Remuneration Committee’s desire to correlate incentive arrangements with the achievement of substantial 
performance.

The Remuneration Committee granted the following awards to Executive Directors during 2010.

name
said darwazah
mazen darwazah

Percentage  
of salary 
147.4%
147.4%

uQ in CG  
percentage  
of salary
343%
213%

The following table summarises the main features of the LTIP in 2010 and its proposed operation during 2011.

Maximum annual grant face value2 as percentage of salary and performance condition
Maximum annual grant 300% (current normal operating maximum set by the Remuneration Committee 200%). 
The Awards will be subject to comparative tsr performance against the Comparator Group (50% of the Award) and financial metrics relating 
to sales growth, ePs growth and return on invested capital (50% in aggregate). 20% of Awards will be released for achieving minimum 
performance with full release occurring for maximum performance, as detailed in the table, above. in relation to tsr the minimum requirement 
is median comparable performance and the maximum requirement is upper quartile performance. The remuneration Committee will also 
ensure that the underlying financial performance of the Company is consistent with its tsr performance. when considering this underlying 
financial performance the factors taken into account by the remuneration Committee will include profit after tax, revenue growth and the 
achievement of operational milestones.

maximum grants for 2011 face value as a percentage of salary

said darwazah 
200% 

mazen darwazah
200%

1  Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) – is a measure showing the return on investing in one share of the Company over the performance period (the return is the value of the capital gain and 

reinvested dividends). It is normally used comparatively and the company which achieves the best return is ranked number one.

2  Face value for awards under the LTIP face value is the aggregate market value of the shares subject to the award at the date of grant.

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Continued

The following chart sets out the level of release of existing LTIP awards if the Company’s performance measured as at 31 December 2010 continued 
until the end of the relevant performance period.

LTIP level of release

2010 
LTIP Grant**

2009 
LTIP Grant

2008 
LTIP Grant

2007 
LTIP Grant*

100%

100%

100%

100%

*2007 LTIP Grant has been released in full (see later section of the report).
**2010 LTIP Grant is based 50% on TSR performance and 50% on financial performance.

It should be noted that the real value received by the Executive Directors under the share incentive arrangements will be dependent upon the 
degree to which the performance conditions are satisfied at the end of the three year performance period and the share price of the Company 
at that time.

Basis of performance condition selection and measurement 
Comparative TSR was selected as a performance condition for the proposed awards by the Remuneration Committee as it ensures that the 
executives have outperformed their peers over the measurement period in delivering shareholder value before being entitled to receive any of 
their awards irrespective of general market conditions. The Committee believes that the financial metrics link the final award of the LTIPs more 
closely to the underlying financial performance of the Group. The combination of TSR performance and financial metrics allows comparable 
performance and absolute performance to be taken into account in equal measure. In respect of the 2008 and 2009 awards the Remuneration 
Committee will provide a full explanation and justification at the time of the release of each LTIP award as to why it believes that the underlying 
financial performance of the Company is consistent with the TSR performance. In respect of the awards made in 2010 and onwards, the Group 
performance will be taken into account by the financial metrics.

The Remuneration Committee determines whether the performance conditions for share awards are satisfied. The Committee has appointed 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to assist in the ongoing calculation of TSR and newly introduced financial metrics in accordance with the rules of 
the LTIP. The Committee will review and, if appropriate, approve these figures prior to the release of any award.

Dilution 
In accordance with the guidelines set out by the Association of British Insurers (“ABI”) the Company can issue a maximum of 10% of its issued 
share capital in a rolling 10 year period to employees under all its share plans and a maximum of 5% of this 10% for discretionary share plans. 

The following table summarises the current level of dilution resulting from Company share plans following the IPO:

type of plan
All employee share Plans (10% limit)
discretionary share Plans (5% limit)

share awards as a percentage  
of issued share capital as at  
31 december 2010 in a rolling  
10 year period
0%
2.36%

share awards as a percentage  
of issued share capital as at  
31 december 2010 granted  
during the year
0%
0.62%

The Company has not implemented any all-employee share incentive arrangements.

It is the Company’s current intention that LTIP awards granted in 2010 will be satisfied by newly issued shares.

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Post-employment benefits 
Policy 2010 and 2011 – Lower quartile to median 
The Executive Directors participate in the Hikma Pharmaceuticals Defined Contribution Retirement Benefit Plan (the “Benefit Plan”) in accordance 
with the Rules of the Benefit Plan relevant to employees of the Group based in Jordan. Under the Benefit Plan the Group matches employee 
contributions made to the Benefit Plan. These are fixed at 5% of applicable salary. Participants are entitled to 30% of the Group’s contributions to 
the Benefit Plan after three years of employment with the Group, and an additional 10% in each subsequent year. The participant’s interest in the 
Group’s contribution fully vests after 10 years of employment.

The following table sets out the percentage post employment contributions compared to the Comparator Group.

Company
median CG

said darwazah mazen darwazah
1.86%
22%

1.35%
35%

In addition, pursuant to applicable law, each of the Executive Directors receives contributions as a percentage of salary which is paid by the Group 
into government social security systems.

Benefits in kind
Policy 2010 and 2011 – Market practice The Company provides the normal benefits in kind for executives of this level in a company of this size, 
such as company cars, healthcare and life insurance. 

Total compensation
Policy 2010 and 2011 – Median to upper quartile depending on performance The following charts show the value of each of the main elements of 
the remuneration package provided to the Executive Directors during the year ended 31 December 2010. 

Said Darwazah

Mazen Darwazah

$630,000

$1,260,000

3
8
8
4
7
$

,

$543,000

$420,000

$840,000

,

2
1
1
6
3
$

$362,000

Salary        Bonus paid        Benefits        FMV LTIP

Salary        Bonus paid        Benefits        FMV LTIP

name
Said Darwazah
Mazen Darwazah 

salary 
$630,000
$420,000

Bonus paid 
$1,260,000
$840,000

Benefits  total payments 
$1,964,883
$1,296,112

$74,883
$36,112

fmv LtiP 
$543,000
$362,000

total  
actual and fmv 
$2,507,883
$1,658,112

total on target in  
2010 CG at 
median
$5,028,000
$1,288,000

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Continued

Potential compensation for 2011: Policy – Median to Upper Quartile depending on performance
The following charts illustrate the maximum 2011 level of salary, benefits, bonus and LTIP award as a proportion of total compensation:

Said Darwazah maximum

Mazen Darwazah maximum

36%

30%

36%

31%

4%

30%

2%

31%

Salary
Benefits
Bonus
FMV LTIP award

Salary
Benefits
Bonus
FMV LTIP award

other remuneration matters
Directors’ shareholding policy 
The Company does not have a formal Directors’ shareholding requirement due to the substantial shareholdings of the Executive Directors.  
The Committee, however, wholeheartedly supports the alignment of interests created by a minimum level of executive shareholding and should  
the make-up of the Board change would consider the introduction of a formal shareholding requirement.

Management Incentive Plan (“MIP”) 
Under the MIP, the Company makes grants of conditional awards to executive management across the Group based on the satisfaction of annual 
performance targets. The key features of the MIP are as follows: 

the miP is open to management level employees across the Group below senior executive level;
participation in the LtiP will preclude participation in the miP;
participants will be notified of a maximum monetary entitlement (the maximum award level is anticipated to be 50% of salary per annum) the 
value of which will be awarded to participants in the form of conditional awards over shares, based on annual performance against individual 
and Group KPis;
nil cost options will vest two years after the date of award (being approximately three years after the commencement of the financial year to 
which the award relates), subject to the participant remaining in employment with the Group during this period. once the options have been 
awarded, the continued employment requirement is the only condition for vesting.

At the AGM held on 13 May 2010 the Company obtained approval from shareholders to satisfy awards under the MIP from newly issued shares. 

Executive Directors’ contracts 
Details of the service contracts of the Executive Directors of the Company in force at the end of the year under review, which have not changed 
during the year, are as follows: 

name
said darwazah  

Company notice period
12 months 

Contract date
1 July 2007 

unexpired term of contract
rolling contract 

mazen darwazah  

12 months 

25 may 2006 

rolling contract 

Potential termination payment
12 months’ salary  
and benefits
12 months’ salary  
and benefits

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The Executive Directors’ contracts are on a rolling basis, unless terminated by at least 12 months’ written notice. This arrangement is in line with best 
corporate practice for listed companies. In the event of the termination of an executive’s contract, salary and benefits will be payable during the 
notice period (there will, however, be no automatic entitlement to bonus payments or share incentive grants during the period of notice other than 
in accordance with the rules of the relevant incentive plan). The Remuneration Committee will ensure that there have been no unjustified payments 
for failure on an Executive Director’s termination of employment. There are no special provisions in the contracts of employment extending notice 
periods on a change of control, liquidation of the Company or cessation of employment. 

External appointments 
The Committee recognises that Executive Directors may be invited to take up non-executive directorships or public sector and not-for-profit 
appointments, and that these can broaden the experience and knowledge of the Director, from which the Company can benefit. Executive 
Directors may therefore accept such appointments as long as they do not lead to a conflict of interest, and are allowed to retain any fees paid 
under such appointments. During the year under review, Said Darwazah and Mazen Darwazah received fees of US$10,000 and US$10,000 
respectively, in respect of such appointments.

Non-Executive Directors’ Fees

Policy 2010 – Upper quartile The remuneration of the Non-Executive Directors is determined by the Board based upon recommendations 
from the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice Chairman and is within the limits set by the Articles of Association.

The nature of the Company’s business is international, requiring the Non-Executive Directors to travel to the USA, Middle East and Europe. 
The Board is therefore made up of Non-Executive Directors with a wide range of experience both in the UK and internationally. The use of options 
for Non-Executive Directors is prevalent in the US and also to some extent internationally. However, as a UK listed company complying with UK 
best practice it is not considered appropriate to grant options to the Company’s Non-Executive Directors. To ensure that the Company remains able 
to attract the appropriate calibre of candidate and to take account of its inability to grant options, the Board has therefore set its fee policy at the 
upper quartile. 

The individual basic and committee fees, which are paid in pounds Sterling, are as follows:

name
samih darwazah
michael Ashton
Ali Al-Husry
Breffni Byrne
ronald Goode
sir david rowe-Ham

2010

total fee  
£000
157.5
78.0
63.0
85.5
72.4
78.0

Basic fee 
£000
157.5
67.0
67.0
67.0
67.0
67.0

Chairmanship fee 
£000
–
7.5
–
15.0
7.5
7.5

2011

Committee fee  
£000
–
7.5
–
7.5
7.5
7.5

2011

total fee  
£000
157.5
82.0
67.0
89.5
82.0
82.0

During 2009 the Board commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to conduct a study of non-executive remuneration against the Comparator 
Group. This showed that, in relation to the overall NED fee policy set by the Group, Hikma’s NED fees remained out of step with those of the 
Comparator Group. Following the review it was resolved by the Board that the composition of the NED fees should be updated to reflect not only 
the work undertaken as a chairman of a Board committee, but also as a member of Board committees. Therefore, a Board committee membership 
fee is paid in addition to the basic fee to those NEDs who sit on the board committees in 2010. The Board also resolved that from 1 January 2011, 
the basic fees of Non-Executive Directors should be increased to the amounts set out above. There has been no change in the fees of the Non-Executive 
Chairman. The increases continue to move non-executive fees back towards the Group’s stated policy, though overall non-executive fees remain 
below the level set by Group policy. The Board continues to believe that it is important to ensure that the fees paid to non-executives remain 
competitive, that they reflect the increasingly important role played by non-executives and allow the Nomination Committee to recruit Non-Executive 
Directors of the appropriate calibre in accordance with the requirements of succession planning. A further external review of non-executive fees will 
be conducted in 2011.

Non-Executive Directors do not participate in any bonus plan or share incentive programme operated by the Company and are not entitled 
to pension contributions or other benefits provided by the Company. The Non-Executive Directors do not have service contracts, but have letters 
of appointment with the Company. Each appointment is terminable on one month’s notice from either the Company or the Director, but is 
envisaged to be for an initial period of up to 36 months, subject to the terms of the Company’s Articles of Association, the Companies Act 
and shareholder approval.

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remunerAtion Committee rePort 
Continued

name
samih darwazah
michael Ashton
Ali Al-Husry
Breffni Byrne
ronald Goode
sir david rowe-Ham

date of original appointment notice payment
1 month
1 month
1 month
1 month
1 month
1 month

17 July 2007
14 october 2005
14 october 2005
14 october 2005
12 december 2006
14 october 2005

total shareholder return performance graph
The graph shows the Company’s performance, measured by total shareholder return (“TSR”), compared to the FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology Index from 1 January 2006 to 31 January 2011. The FTSE 250 and 350 Indices have been selected to provide 
a broader comparator of the Company’s performance.

HIKMA 
PHARMACEUTICALS
PLC

FTSE 250

FTSE 350
PHARMACEUTICALS
& BIOTECHNOLOGY

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

–20

–40

JAN 06

JUL 06

JAN 07

JUL 07

JAN 08

JUL 08

JAN 09

JUL 09

JAN 10

JUL 10

JAN 11

TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN FROM 1 JANUARY 2006 (%)

Audited information
Aggregate Directors’ remuneration for 2010 and 2009 
The total amounts for Directors’ remuneration were as follows:

emoluments
Compensation for loss of office
Gains on exercise of share options
Amounts receivable under long-term incentive schemes
money purchase pension contributions
Total

2010  
us$
4,083,095
-
1,248,654
-
-
5,331,749

2009  
us$
2,739,389
–
4,644,835
–
–
7,384,224

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Directors’ emoluments and compensation 

director
Executives
said darwazah
mazen darwazah
Non-Executives
samih darwazah
Ali Al-Husry
michael Ashton
Breffni Byrne
ronald Goode2
sir david rowe-Ham
Aggregate emoluments

fees/Basic salary 
us$

other 
 benefits1

Annual bonuses 
us$

2010

total 
us$

2009

total 
us$

630,000
420,000

74,883
36,112

1,260,000
840,000

1,964,883
1,296,112

1,182,845
796,968

243,538
96,752
119,725
131,247
111,113
119,725
1,872,100

–
–
–
–
–
–
110,995

–
–
–
–
–
–
2,100,000

243,538
96,752
119,725
131,247
111,113
119,725
4,083,095

245,693
93,431
105,113
116,795
93,431
105,113
2,739,389

1 Other Benefits include provision of health insurance, company car and medical expenses.

2 Dr Ronald Goode became Chairman of the Compliance, Responsibility and Ethics Committee in August 2010 and received the chairmanship fee of £7,500 per annum pro rated for one quarter.

Directors’ post-employment benefits
Each of the Executive Directors received contributions to the Hikma Pharmaceuticals Defined Contribution Retirement Benefit Plan (Jordan) during 
the year under review. The contributions paid by the Group were as follows:

director
said darwazah
mazen darwazah

2010  
us$
8,505
7,818

2009  
us$
8,505
7,818

Directors’ interests in shares 
The table below details the Directors’ holdings in the share capital of the Company, including the changes between 31 December 2010 and the 
date of this document.

director
samih darwazah
said darwazah
mazen darwazah
michael Ashton
Ali Al-Husry
Breffni Byrne
ronald Goode
sir david rowe-Ham
Total shares 

ordinary shares of 10 pence

1 January  
2010
2,515,450
413,445
986,591
18,566
1,109,748
10,000
9,000
10,000
5,072,800

31 december  
2010
2,331,746
213,445
695,225
18,566
1,109,748
10,000
12,700
10,000
4,401,430

15 march  
2011
2,331,746
213,445
695,225
18,566
1,109,748
10,000
12,700
10,000
4,401,430

Each of Samih Darwazah, Said Darwazah, Mazen Darwazah and Ali Al-Husry are directors of Darhold Limited, which is therefore a connected 
person of these individuals for the purposes of the Listing Rules and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Services Authority.  
Samih Darwazah, Said Darwazah, Mazen Darwazah and Ali Al-Husry are also shareholders of Darhold Limited. At the date of this document, 
Darhold Limited held 57,183,028 Ordinary Shares of the Company.

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Continued

Directors’ share options 
The aggregate emoluments disclosed above do not include any amounts or the value of options to acquire Ordinary Shares of the Company 
granted or held by the Executive Directors. 

On 4 November 2010, the Chief Executive Officer, Said Darwazah exercised a nil-cost option over 100,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company 

granted under the 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan, retaining all of the shares so exercised. The share price at the point of exercise was £7.77p, 
the exchange rate was $1.61:£1 and, therefore, the value of this holding at that point was approximately $1,249,000. No other options were 
exercised by directors during the year and no options expired unexercised. Furthermore, there were no variations to the terms and conditions of 
share options during the year.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 2004 Stock Option Plan
None of the Directors had any share options outstanding under this scheme at the beginning of or during the year under review and no further 
options will be granted under this plan. Options granted under the 2004 Plan are not subject to performance criteria, though vesting of options 
under the 2004 Plan was conditional on the successful listing of the Company’s shares on the London Stock Exchange.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)
In respect of each of the Executive Directors, the aggregate number of shares under option outstanding at the year-end was:

director
said darwazah
mazen darwazah

number of LtiP shares

As at  
31 december  
2010
320,000
249,000

As at  
31 december 
2009
315,000
179,000

The aggregate options detailed above relate to the following unexercised options over Ordinary Shares as at 31 December 2010:

director
said darwazah  

mazen darwazah 

number of  
LtiP shares 
90,000 

125,000 

105,000 

50,000 

54,000 

75,000 

70,000 

Price paid  
for award
– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

exercise price
nil 

nil 

nil 

date of award
29 April 
2008
19 may 
2009
2 november 
2010
nil  10 september 
2007
29 April  
2008
19 may 
2009
2 november 
2010

nil 

nil 

nil 

initial date  
of vesting
29 April 
2011
19 may 
2012
2 november 
2013
10 september  
2010
29 April  
2011
19 may 
2012
2 november 
2013

date of expiry
29 April 
2018
19 may  
2019
2 november 
2020
10 september  
2017
29 April  
2018
19 may 
2019
2 november 
2020

The closing market price for the Ordinary Shares on 31 December 2010 was 811.5 pence. During the period from 1 January 2010 to the year end 
the closing price for the Company’s shares ranged from a low of 514.0 pence to a high of 829.5 pence.

Audit
The emoluments and Directors’ interests’ information disclosed in the Directors’ report on remuneration, which is required by Schedule 8 of the 
Regulations and the Companies Act 2006 (as amended), has been audited.

Approved by the Board of Directors on 15 March 2011 and signed on its behalf by

michael Ashton  
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

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direCtors’ resPonsiBiLities

We confirm to the best of our knowledge:

the financial statements, prepared in accordance with the 
international financial reporting standards as adopted by the eu, 
give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position  
and profit or loss of the Company and the undertakings included in 
the consolidation taken as a whole; and
the business review, which is incorporated into the directors’ report, 
includes a fair review of the development and performance of the 
business and the position of the Company and the undertakings 
included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a 
description of the principal risks and uncertainties they face.

By order of the Board 

said darwazah 
Chief Executive Officer 

mazen darwazah  
Executive Vice Chairman, CEO MENA

15 March 2011

The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the 
financial statements. The Directors are required to prepare financial 
statements for the Group in accordance with the International Financial 
Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU (IFRS) and have also elected 
to prepare financial statements for the Company in accordance with  
the IFRS. Company law requires the Directors to prepare such financial 
statements in accordance with IFRS, the Companies Act 2006 and 
Article 4 of the International Accounting Standard (IAS) Regulations.

IAS 1 requires that financial statements present fairly for each 
financial year the Company’s financial position, financial performance 
and cash flows. This requires the faithful representation of the effects  
of transactions, other events and condition in accordance with the 
definitions and recognition criteria for assets, liabilities, income and 
expenses set out in the International Accounting Standards Board’s 
“Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial 
Statements”. In virtually all circumstances, a fair presentation will  
be achieved by compliance with all applicable IFRS. Directors are  
also required to:

properly select and apply accounting policies;
present information, including accounting policies, in a manner  
that provides relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable 
information; and
provide additional disclosures when compliance with the specific 
requirements in ifrs is insufficient to enable users to understand  
the impact of particular transactions, other events and conditions on 
the entity’s financial position and financial performance.

The Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records 
which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial 
position of the Company, for safeguarding the assets, for taking 
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other 
irregularities and for the preparation of a Directors’ Report and Directors’ 
Remuneration Report which comply with the requirements of the 
Companies Act 2006.

The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of 
the Company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing 
the preparation and dissemination of financial statements differs from 
legislation in other jurisdictions.

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5

Section Five
financial StatementS 

72_IndePendent AudItors’ rePort
73_ConsoLIdAted FInAnCIAL stAtements
78_notes to tHe ConsoLIdAted FInAnCIAL stAtements
120_ComPAny FInAnCIAL stAtements
123_notes to tHe ComPAny FInAnCIAL stAtements
127_sHAreHoLder InFormAtIon
128_PrInCIPAL GrouP ComPAnIes – AdvIsers

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IndePendent AudItors’ rePort to tHe memBers oF 
HIkmA PHArmACeutICALs PLC

We have audited the financial statements of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 
for the year ended 31 December 2010 which comprise the Consolidated 
statement of comprehensive income, the Consolidated and the Company 
balance sheet, the Consolidated and the Company statement of changes 
in equity, the Consolidated and Company cash flow Statement, and the 
related Notes 1 to 56. The financial reporting framework that has been 
applied in their preparation is applicable law and International Financial 
Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union and, 
as regards the Parent company financial statements, as applied in 
accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006.

This report is made solely to the Company’s members, as a body, 
in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. 
Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the 
Company’s members those matters we are required to state to them 
in an auditors’ report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent 
permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone 
other than the Company and the Company’s members as a body, for 
our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

respective responsibilities of directors and auditors
As explained more fully in the Directors’ Responsibilities Statement, 
the Directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial 
statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. 
Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the financial 
statements in accordance with applicable law and International 
Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to 
comply with the Auditing Practices Board’s Ethical Standards for Auditors.

scope of the audit of the financial statements
An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures 
in the financial statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the 
financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused 
by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of: whether the accounting 
policies are appropriate to the Group’s and the Parent Company’s 
circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately 
disclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made 
by the Directors; and the overall presentation of the financial statements. 
In addition, we read all the financial and non-financial information in the 
annual report to identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial 
statements. If we become aware of any apparent material misstatements 
or inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.

opinion on financial statements
In our opinion:

the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the 
Group’s and of the Parent Company’s affairs as at 31 december 2010 
and of the Group’s profit for the year then ended;
the Group financial statements have been properly prepared in 
accordance with IFrss as adopted by the european union;
the Parent Company financial statements have been properly prepared 
in accordance with IFrss as adopted by the european union and as 
applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006; 
and

the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the 
requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and, as regards the Group 
financial statements, Article 4 of the IAs regulation.

separate opinion in relation to IFrss as issued by the IAsB
As explained in Note 2 to the Group financial statements, the Group 
in addition to complying with its legal obligation to apply IFRSs as 
adopted by the European Union, has also applied IFRSs as issued by 
the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

In our opinion the Group financial statements comply with IFRSs 

as issued by the IASB.

opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion:

the part of the directors’ remuneration report to be audited has been 
properly prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006; and
the information given in the directors’ report for the financial year 
for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the 
financial statements.

matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following:

Under the Companies Act 2006 we are required to report to you if, in 
our opinion:

adequate accounting records have not been kept by the Parent 
Company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received 
from branches not visited by us; or
the Parent Company financial statements and the part of the directors’ 
remuneration report to be audited are not in agreement with the 
accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specified by law are 
not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require 
for our audit.

Under the Listing Rules we are required to review:

the directors’ statement, contained within the directors’ report, in 
relation to going concern;
the part of the Corporate Governance statement relating to the 
Company’s compliance with the nine provisions of the June 2008 
Combined Code specified for our review; and
certain elements of the report to shareholders by the Board on 
directors’ remuneration.

edward Hanson (senior statutory Auditor)  
for and on behalf of Deloitte LLP  
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors  
London, United Kingdom

15 March 2011 

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For tHe yeAr ended 31 deCemBer 2010

Section Five: Financial statements

5

Continuing operations
revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
sales and marketing costs
General and administrative expenses
research and development costs
other operating expenses (net)
Total operating expenses
Adjusted operating profit
Exceptional items:
– Acquisition related expenses
– Gains on revaluation of previously held equity interests
Intangible amortisation*
Operating profit
Finance income
Finance expense
other expense (net)
Profit before tax
tax
Profit for the year
Attributable to:
non-controlling interests
Equity holders of the Parent

Earnings per share (cents)
Basic
diluted
Adjusted basic
Adjusted diluted
Cumulative effect of change in fair value of available for sale investments
Cumulative effect of change in fair value of financial derivatives
exchange difference on translation of foreign operations
Total comprehensive income before tax relating to components of other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income for the year
Attributable to:
non-controlling interests
Equity holders of the Parent

* Intangible amortisation comprises the amortisation on intangible assets other than software.

73

note

2010 
$000

2009 
$000

4

4

4

8

5

5

5

4

9

10

11

6

32

13

13

13

13

730,936
(373,592)
357,344
(106,673)
(84,755)
(23,608)
(7,213)
(222,249)
143,025

(7,705)
7,176
(7,401)
135,095
346
(13,856)
(603)
120,982
(21,455)
99,527

678
98,849
99,527

51.4
50.2
53.6
52.4
75
(256)
(19,532)
79,814
79,814

(1,023)
80,837
79,814

636,884
(332,459)
304,425
(98,083)
(66,677)
(16,843)
(15,529)
(197,132)
114,742

–
–
(7,449)
107,293
514
(12,827)
(193)
94,787
(15,469)
79,318

1,635
77,683
79,318

40.9
40.1
44.1
43.2
2
(202)
1,364
80,482
80,482

1,586
78,896
80,482

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Annual report 2010

ConsoLIdAted BALAnCe sHeet

At 31 deCemBer 2010

non-Current Assets
Intangible assets
Property, plant and equipment
Interest in joint venture
deferred tax assets
Available for sale investments
Financial and other non-current assets

Current Assets
Inventories
trade and other receivables
Collateralised cash
Cash and cash equivalents
other current assets

Total assets
Current LIABILItIes
Bank overdrafts and loans
obligations under finance leases
trade and other payables
Income tax provision
other provisions
other current liabilities

Net current assets
non-Current LIABILItIes
Long-term financial debts
deferred income
obligations under finance leases
deferred tax liabilities

Total liabilities
Net assets

74

note

2010 
$000

2009 
$000

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

28

25

26

27

28

17

269,120
317,463
–
23,288
477
11,357
621,705

182,192
228,703
3,573
62,718
929
478,115
1,099,820

81,015
2,251
127,555
12,621
8,641
20,540
252,623
225,492

78,040
335
6,118
12,404
96,897
349,520
750,300

255,696
283,371
 5,451 
 18,793 
542
2,270
566,123

160,509
226,841
2,334
65,663
1,251
456,598
1,022,721

60,317
1,826
107,618
14,857
6,153
13,671
204,442
252,156

116,119
494
6,675
 11,734 
135,022
339,464
683,257

Section Five: Financial statements

5

ConsoLIdAted BALAnCe sHeet Continued

At 31 deCemBer 2010

equIty
share capital
share premium
own shares
other reserves
Equity attributable to equity holders of the Parent
non-controlling interests
Total equity

note

31

33

32

2010 
$000

2009 
$000

34,525
275,968
(2,220)
435,649
743,922
6,378
750,300

34,236
272,785
(2,203)
371,067
675,885
7,372
683,257

The financial statements of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC, registered number 5557934, were approved by the Board of Directors and signed on its 
behalf by:

said darwazah  
Director 

15 March 2011

mazen darwazah  
Director

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ConsoLIdAted stAtement oF CHAnGes In equIty

For tHe yeAr ended 31 deCemBer 2010

Balance at 1 January 2009
Profit for the year
Cumulative effect of change in fair value 
of available for sale investments
Cumulative effect of change in  
fair value of financial derivatives
realisation of revaluation reserve
Currency translation gain/(loss)
Total comprehensive  
income for the year
Issue of equity shares
Acquisition of own shares
Cost of equity-settled  
employee share scheme
Current and deferred tax arising on  
share-based payments 
dividends on ordinary shares (note 12)
Balance at 31 December 2009  
and 1 January 2010
Profit for the year
Cumulative effect of change in fair value 
of available for sale investments
Cumulative effect of change in  
fair value of financial derivatives
realisation of revaluation reserve
Currency translation loss
Total comprehensive  
income for the year
Issue of equity shares
Issue of own shares
Cost of equity-settled  
employee share scheme
exercise of employees long-term 
incentive plan
Current and deferred tax arising  
on share-based payments 
dividends on ordinary shares (note 12)
Acquisitions of subsidiaries
Balance at 31 December 2010

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 

 – 
 (181)
 – 

 (181)
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 

merger  
reserve
$000
 33,920 
 – 

revaluation 
reserves
$000
 4,447 
 – 

translation 
reserves
$000

total  
retained 
reserves
earnings
$000
$000
 4,338   257,798   300,503 
 77,683 
 77,683 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 2 

 2 

 – 
 – 
 1,413 

 (202)
 181 
 – 

 (202)
 – 
 1,413 

total equity 
attributable 
to equity 
shareholders  
of parent
$000
 (1,124)  603,209 
 77,683 

own  
shares
$000

 – 

non-
controlling
interests
$000

total 
equity
$000
 5,786  608,995
 1,635  79,318

share  
capital
$000

share  
premium
$000
 33,857   269,973 
 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 2 

 – 

2

 (202)
 – 
 1,413 

 – 
 – 
 (49)

(202)
–
1,364

 1,413  77,664
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 

78,896
 – 
 – 

 – 
 379 
 – 

 – 
 2,812 
 – 

 –  78,896
 3,191 
 – 
 (1,079)
 (1,079)

 1,586  80,482
3,191
(1,079)

 – 
 – 

 – 

 4,616 

 4,616 

 3,170 

 – 
 3,170 
 –  (16,118) (16,118)

 – 

 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 

 – 

 4,616 

 – 

4,616

 – 
 3,170 
 –   (16,118)

 – 
3,170
 –  (16,118)

33,920
–

4,266
–

5,751 327,130 371,067
98,849
98,849

–

34,236 272,785
–

–

(2,203) 675,885
98,849

–

7,372 683,257
99,527

678

–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–

–

–
–
–
33,920

–

–

75

75

–
(181)

–
–
– (17,831)

(256)
181

(256)
–
– (17,831)

–

–
–
–

–

–
–
–

–

75

–

75

(256)
–
–
–
– (17,831)

–
–

(256)
–
(1,701) (19,532)

(181)
–
–

(17,831) 98,849
–
–

–
–

80,837
–
–

–
289
–

–
3,183
–

–
–
(107)

80,837
3,472
(107)

(1,023) 79,814
3,472
(107)

–
–

–

–

–

–

4,473

4,473

(90)

(90)

–
–
–

2,435

2,435
–
– (23,073) (23,073)
–
–
–
4,085 (12,080) 409,724 435,649

–

–

–
–

–

–

–
–

34,525 275,968

–

4,473

90

–

–

–

4,473

–

2,435
–
– (23,073)
–
(2,220) 743,922

2,435
–
– (23,073)
29
29
6,378 750,300

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5

ConsoLIdAted CAsH FLow stAtement

For tHe yeAr ended 31 deCemBer 2010

Net cash from operating activities
InvestInG ACtIvItIes
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
Purchase of intangible assets
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets
Investment in joint venture
Investment in financial and other non-current assets
Proceeds from disposal of available for sale investments
Acquisition of subsidiary undertakings net of cash acquired
Finance income
Net cash used in investing activities
FInAnCInG ACtIvItIes
Increase in collateralised cash
Increase in long-term financial debts
repayment of long-term financial debts
Increase/(decrease) in short-term borrowings
(decrease)/increase in obligations under finance leases
dividends paid
Purchase of own shares
Interest paid 
Proceeds from issue of new shares
Net cash used in financing activities
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Foreign exchange translation movements
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

note

34

2010
$000
144,835

(49,121)
1,556
(4,074)
566
–
(10,800)
140
(23,000)
346
(84,387)

(1,140)
19,045
(59,177)
14,147
(616)
(23,073)
–
(13,754)
3,365
(61,203)
(755)
65,663
(2,190)
62,718

2009
$000
118,979

(35,170)
1,080
(5,213)
1,316
2
(193)
 – 
 – 
 514 
(37,664)

(1,515)
39,275
(33,570)
(56,983)
1,784
(16,118)
(1,079)
 (13,461)
3,191
(78,476)
2,839
62,727
97
65,663

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notes to tHe ConsoLIdAted FInAnCIAL stAtements

1. AdoPtIon oF new And revIsed stAndArds

The following new and revised Standards and Interpretations have been adopted in the current year. With exception to IFRS 3 (2008) Business 
Combination and IAS 27 (2008) Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements (see Note 2), their adoption has not had any significant impact  
on the amounts reported in these financial statements but may impact the accounting for future transactions and arrangements.

IFrs 3(2008) Business Combinations;
IAs 27(2008) Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements;
IAs 28(2008) Investments in Associates
Amendment to IFrs 2 Share-based Payment

Amendment to IAs 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition 
and Measurement  

These standards have introduced a number of changes in the accounting for 
business combinations when acquiring a subsidiary or an associate. IFrs 3 (2008) 
has also introduced additional disclosure requirements for acquisitions. 
IFrs 2 has been amended, following the issue of IFrs 3 (2008), to confirm that 
the contribution of a business on the formation of a joint venture and common 
control transactions are not within the scope of IFrs 2.
IAs 39 has been amended to state that options contracts between an acquirer  
and a selling shareholder to buy or sell an acquiree that will result in a business 
combination at a future acquisition date are not excluded from the scope of 
the standard. 

At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following Standards and Interpretations which have not been applied in these 
financial statements were in issue but not yet effective (and in some cases had not yet been adopted by the EU):

IFrs 9
IsA 24 (amended)
IAs 32 (amended)
IFrIC 19 
IFrIC 14 (amended)
Improvements to IFrss (may 2010)

Financial Instruments
Related Party Disclosures
Classification of Rights Issues
Extinguishing Financial Liabilities with Equity Instruments
Prepayments of a Minimum Funding Requirements

The Directors do not expect that the adoption of the other standards listed above will have a material impact on the financial statements of the 
Group in future periods.

2. sIGnIFICAnt ACCountInG PoLICIes

General Information
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC is a company incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act. The address of the registered office is 
given on page 128. 

Basis of accounting
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) 
issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. The financial statements have also been prepared in accordance with IFRSs adopted for use 
in the European Union and therefore comply with Article 4 of the EU IAS Regulation. The financial statements have been prepared under the 
historical cost convention, except for the revaluation to market of certain financial assets and liabilities. 

The Group’s previously published financial statements were also prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
The presentational and functional currency of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC is the US Dollar as the majority of the Company’s business is 

conducted in US Dollars (USD).

Changes in accounting policy
The same accounting policies, presentation and methods of computation are followed in the set of financial statements as applied in the Group’s 
latest annual audited financial statements, except as described below.

In the current financial year, the Group has adopted International Financial Reporting Standard 3 “Business Combinations” (revised 2008) and 

International Accounting Standard 27 “Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements” (revised 2008). 

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5

2. sIGnIFICAnt ACCountInG PoLICIes Continued

Changes in accounting policy continued
The most significant changes to the Group’s previous accounting policies for business combinations are as follows:

Acquisition related costs which previously would have been included in the cost of a business combination are included in the unallocated 
corporate expenses as they are incurred;
Any previously held equity interest in the entity acquired is remeasured to fair value at the date of obtaining control, with any resulting gain or loss 
recognised as a profit or loss;
Any changes in the Group’s ownership interest subsequent to the date of obtaining control are recognised directly in equity, with no adjustment to 
goodwill; and
Any changes to the cost of an acquisition, including contingent consideration, resulting from events after the date of acquisition are recognised as 
a profit or loss. Previously, such changes resulted in an adjustment to goodwill. 

The revised standards have been applied to the acquisition of Société D’Industries Pharmaceutiques Ibn Al Baytar S.A. (Ibn Al Baytar) and Al Dar 
al Arabia as described in Note 39. The result has been a total gain of USD 7,176,000 due to the remeasurement to fair value of the previously held 
equity interests and transaction costs totalling of USD 2,306,000 which have been expensed to general and administrative expenses. Both the gain 
and the transaction costs have been classified as exceptional items as described in Note 5.

Any adjustments to contingent consideration for acquisitions made prior to 1 January 2010 which result in an adjustment to goodwill continue 

to be accounted for under IFRS 3 (2004) and IAS 27 (2005). There have been no such adjustments into the year ended 31 December 2010.

Exceptional items are defined as those that are material in nature or amount and are non-recurring.
These items are disclosed separately in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income to assist in the understanding of the financial 

performance of the Group.

The significant accounting policies are set out below.

Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements incorporate the results of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (the “Company”) and entities controlled by the 
Company (together the “Group”) and the Group’s share of the results and net assets of its associates. Control is achieved where the Company has 
the ability to govern the financial and operating policies either directly or indirectly of an investee entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. 
On acquisition, the assets and liabilities and contingent liabilities of a subsidiary are measured at their fair values at the date of acquisition. 
Any excess of the cost of acquisition over the fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired is recognised as goodwill. Non-controlling interests 
in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the Group’s equity therein. The non-controlling interest is stated at the 
minority’s proportion of the fair values of the assets and liabilities recognised. Subsequently, any losses applicable to the non-controlling interest in 
excess of the non-controlling interest are allocated against the interests of the Parent. The results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during 
the year are included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of 
disposal, as appropriate. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring the accounting policies used 
in line with those used by the Group. All intra-Group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated on consolidation.

Business combinations
The acquisition of subsidiaries is accounted for using the purchase method. The cost of the acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair 
values, at the date of exchange, of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the Group in exchange for control 
of the acquiree, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. The acquiree’s identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities 
that meet the conditions for recognition under IFRS 3 are recognised at their fair value at the acquisition date.

Goodwill arising on acquisition is recognised as an asset and initially measured at cost, being the excess of the cost of the business combination 

over the Group’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities recognised. If, after reassessment, the 
Group’s interest in the net fair value of the acquiree’s identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities exceeds the cost of the business 
combination, the excess is recognised immediately in the statement of comprehensive income.

The non-controlling interest in the acquiree is initially measured at the minority’s proportion of the net fair value of the assets, liabilities and 

contingent liabilities recognised.

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notes to tHe ConsoLIdAted FInAnCIAL stAtements Continued

2. sIGnIFICAnt ACCountInG PoLICIes Continued

Going concern
The Directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate 
resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in 
preparing the financial statements (see page 53).

Investment in associates
An associate is an entity over which the Group is in a position to exercise significant influence, but not control or joint control, through participation 
in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee.

The results and assets and liabilities of associates are incorporated in the financial statements using the equity method of accounting except 

when classified as held for sale. 

Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee, but not control or joint control 

over these policies.

Investment in joint venture
A joint venture is a contractual arrangement whereby the Group and a third party undertake an economic activity that is subject to joint control. 
Joint control is the contractually agreed sharing of control over an economic activity, and exists only when the strategic financial and operating 
decisions relating to the activity require the unanimous consent of the parties sharing control (the venturers).

Each venturer contributes cash or other resources to the jointly controlled entity. These contributions are included in the accounting records 

of the venturer and recognised in its financial statements as an investment in the jointly controlled entity.

The Group recognises its interest in the joint venture using proportionate consolidation. The application of proportionate consolidation 
means that the balance sheet of the Group includes its share of the assets that it controls jointly and its share of the liabilities for which it is 
jointly responsible.

Intangible assets
(a)  Goodwill arising in a business combination is recognised as an asset at the date that control is acquired (the acquisition date). Goodwill is 
measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the fair value 
of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest (if any) in the entity over the net of the acquisition date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired 
and liabilities assumed.

If, after reassessment, the Group’s interest in the fair value of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets exceeds the sum of the consideration 
transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the 
acquiree (if any), the excess is recognised immediately in profit or loss as a bargain purchase gain.

For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to each of the Group’s cash-generating units. Cash-generating units to which 
goodwill has been allocated are tested for impairment annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired. 
If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than the carrying amount of the unit, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce 
the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro-rata on the basis of the carrying amount of 
each asset in the unit. 

On disposal of a subsidiary, the attributable amount of goodwill is included in the determination of the profit or loss on disposal.

(b)  Marketing rights are amortised over their useful lives commencing in the year in which the rights first generate sales.

(c)   Customer relationships represent the value attributed to the long-term relationships held with existing customers at the date of acquisition and 
are amortised over their useful economic life.

(d)  Product related intangibles 

(i) 
(ii) 

product files and under-licensed products are assigned indefinite useful lives which are reviewed for impairment at least annually; and
Under-licence agreements and product dossiers are amortised over their useful lives in the year of acquisition.

(e)   Purchased software is amortised over the useful economic life when the asset is available for use. 

(f)   In process research and development recognised on acquisition is amortised over the useful life in the year of acquisition.

(g)   Trade name some trade names are assigned indefinite useful lives and others have finite useful lives over which they are amortised where 
applicable, in the period from acquisition. 

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5

2. sIGnIFICAnt ACCountInG PoLICIes Continued

Foreign currencies
For the purpose of the consolidated financial statements, the results and financial position of each Group company are expressed in US Dollars, 
the functional currency of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC and the presentational currency of the consolidated financial statements. 

Transactions in currencies other than local currency are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the dates of the transactions. At each 

balance sheet date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the 
balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates 
prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency 
are not retranslated.

Gains and losses arising on retranslation are included in net profit or loss for the period, except for exchange differences arising on non-monetary 

assets and liabilities where the changes in fair value and the related foreign exchange are recognised directly in equity.

On consolidation, the assets and liabilities of the Group’s overseas operations are translated at exchange rates prevailing on the balance sheet 

date. Income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period. Exchange differences arising, if any, are classified as 
equity and transferred to the Group’s translation reserve. Such cumulative translation differences are recognised as income or as expenses in the 
period in which the operation is disposed of.

Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign entity are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign entity and 

translated at the closing rate.

revenue recognition
Revenue is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income when goods or services are supplied or made available to external customers 
against orders received and when title and risk of loss has passed.

Revenue represents the amounts receivable after the deduction of discounts, value added tax, other sales taxes, and allowances given, 
provisions for chargebacks and accruals for estimated future rebates and returns. The methodology and assumptions used to estimate rebates 
and returns are monitored and adjusted regularly in light of contractual and historical information and past experience.

Chargebacks 
The provision for chargebacks is the most significant and complex estimate used in the recognition of revenue. In the USA the Group sells its 
products directly to wholesale distributors, generic distributors, retail pharmacy chains and mail-order pharmacies. The Group also sells its 
products indirectly to independent pharmacies, managed care organisations, hospitals, and Group purchasing organisations, collectively referred 
to as “indirect customers”. The Group enters into agreements with its indirect customers to establish pricing for certain products. The indirect 
customers then independently select a wholesaler from which they purchase the products at agreed-upon prices. The Group will provide credit to 
the wholesaler for the difference between the agreed-upon price with the indirect customer and the wholesaler’s invoice price. This credit is called 
a chargeback. The provision for chargebacks is based on historical sell-through levels by the Group’s wholesale customers to the indirect customers, 
and estimated wholesaler inventory levels. As sales are made to large wholesale customers, the Group continually monitors the reserve for 
chargebacks and makes adjustments when it believes that actual chargebacks may differ from estimated reserves.

returns and rebates 
In certain countries and consistent with industry practice, the Group has a product return policy that allows selected customers to return the product 
within a specified period prior to and subsequent to the expiration date, in exchange for a credit to be applied to future purchases. 

The Group estimates its provision for returns and rebates based on historical experience, changes to business practices and credit terms. 
While such experience has allowed for reasonable estimations in the past, history may not always be an accurate indicator of future returns. 
The Group continually monitors the provisions for returns and rebates, and makes adjustments when it believes that actual product returns 
may differ from established reserves.

Price adjustments 
Price adjustments, also known as “shelf stock adjustments”, are credits issued to reflect decreases in the selling prices of the Group’s products that 
customers have remaining in their inventories at the time of the price reduction. Decreases in selling prices are discretionary decisions made by 
Group management to reflect competitive market conditions. Amounts recorded for estimated shelf stock adjustments are based upon specified 
terms with direct customers, estimated declines in market prices and estimates of inventory held by customers. The Group regularly monitors these 
and other factors and re-evaluates the reserve as additional information becomes available.

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2. sIGnIFICAnt ACCountInG PoLICIes Continued

Borrowing costs
Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets, which are assets that necessarily take 
a substantial period of time to get ready for their intended use or sale, are added to the cost of those assets, until such time as the assets are 
substantially ready for their intended use or sale. 

To the extent that variable rate borrowings are used to finance a qualifying asset and are hedged in an effective cash flow hedge of interest 
rate risk, the effective portion of the derivative is deferred in equity and released to profit or loss when the qualifying asset impacts profit or loss. 
To the extent that fixed rate borrowings are used to finance a qualifying asset and are hedged in an effective fair value hedge of interest rate risk, 
the capitalised borrowing costs reflect the hedged interest rate.

Investment income earned on the temporary investment of specific borrowings pending their expenditure on qualifying assets is deducted from 

the borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation.

All other borrowing costs are recognised in profit or loss in the period in which they are incurred.

dividend income
Income from investments is recognised when the shareholders’ rights to receive payment have been established.

Leasing
Leases are classified as capital leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. 
All other leases are classified as operating leases. Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to income on a straight-line basis over the term 
of the operating lease. Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to enter into an operating lease are also spread on a straight-line basis over 
the lease term.

Assets held under capital leases are recognised as assets of the Group at their fair value or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease 
payments, each determined at the inception of the lease. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a capital lease 
obligation. Lease payments are apportioned between finance charges and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of 
interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Government grants
Government grants relating to property, plant and equipment are treated as deferred income and released to the statement of comprehensive 
income over the expected useful lives of the assets concerned.

research and development
Research and development expenses are fully charged to the statement of comprehensive income, as the Group considers that the regulatory 
and other uncertainties inherent in the development of its products generally mean that the recognition criteria in IAS 38 “Intangible assets” are 
not met. Where, however the recognition criteria are met, intangible assets will be recognised and amortised over their useful economic life.

retirement benefit costs
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due. Payments made to state-managed 
retirement benefit schemes are dealt with as payments to defined contribution schemes where the Group’s obligations under the schemes are 
equivalent to those arising in a defined contribution retirement benefit scheme.

tax
The Group provides for income tax according to the laws and regulations prevailing in the countries where the Group operates. Furthermore, the 
Group computes and records deferred tax assets and liabilities according to IAS 12 “Income Taxes”.

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the statement of 

comprehensive income because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items 
that are never taxable or deductible. The Group’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively 
enacted by the balance sheet date.

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tax Continued
Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial 
statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit, and is accounted for using the balance sheet liability 
method. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent 
that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised. Such assets and liabilities are 
not recognised if the temporary difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of other assets 
and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for taxable temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries and associates, and interests in joint 
ventures, except where the Group is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not 
reverse in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that 

sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax 

is charged or credited in the statement of comprehensive income, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which 
case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax liabilities 
and when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Group intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on 
a net basis.

share-based payment transactions
Employees (including Directors) of the Group receive remuneration in the form of share-based payments, whereby employees render services in 
exchange for shares or rights over shares (“equity-settled transactions”).

share-based payments
IFRS 2 “Share-based Payments” requires an expense to be recognised when the Group buys goods or services in exchange for share or rights over 
shares (“share-based payments”) or in exchange for other equivalent assets. 

The cost of share-based payments’ transactions with employees is measured by reference to the fair value at the date at which the share 
based payments are granted. The fair value of the equity-settled stock options scheme is determined using a binomial model. The fair value of the 
long-term incentive plan is determined using a Monte Carlo valuation model. The expected life used in the models has been adjusted, based on 
management’s best estimate, for the effects of non-transferability, exercise restrictions, and behavioural considerations (further details are given in 
Note 36). In valuing share-based payments, no account is taken of any performance conditions, other than conditions linked to the market price 
of the shares of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC. 

The cost of share-based payments is recognised, together with a corresponding increase in equity, on a straight-line basis over the vesting 
period based on the Group’s estimate of shares that will eventually vest. No expense is recognised for awards that do not ultimately vest. Where the 
terms of a share-based payments award are modified, as a minimum an expense is recognised as if the terms had not been modified. In addition, 
an expense is recognised for any increase in the value of the transaction as a result of the modification, as measured at the modification date. 
Where a share-based payments award is cancelled, it is treated as if it had vested on the date of cancellation, and any expense not yet recognised 
for the award is recognised immediately. However, if a new award is substituted for a cancelled award, and designated as a replacement award on 
the date that it is granted, the cancelled and new awards are treated as if they were a modification of the original award, as described in the 
previous paragraph. The dilutive effect of outstanding share-based payments is reflected as additional share dilution in the computation of diluted 
earnings per share. 

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2. sIGnIFICAnt ACCountInG PoLICIes Continued

Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment have been stated at cost on acquisition and are depreciated on a straight-line basis except for land at the following 
depreciation rates:

Buildings
vehicles
machinery 
Fixtures and equipment

2% to 4%
10% to 20%
5% to 33%
6% to 33%

A units of production method of depreciation is applied to operations in their start up phase such as the lyophilised manufacturing plant in Portugal 
as this reflect the expected pattern of consumption of the future economic benefits embodied in the assets. When these assets are fully utilised a 
straight-line method of depreciation is applied.

Projects under construction are not depreciated until construction has been completed.
Any additional costs that extend the useful life of property, plant and equipment are capitalised. Property, plant and equipment which are 
financed by leases giving Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are capitalised at the lower of the fair 
value of the asset and the present value of the minimum lease payments at the inception of the lease, and depreciated in the same manner as other 
property, plant and equipment over the shorter of the lease term or their useful life. Whenever the recoverable amount of an asset is impaired, 
the carrying value is reduced to the recoverable amount and the impairment loss is taken to the statement of comprehensive income. Projects under 
construction are carried at cost, less any recognised impairment loss. 

Depreciation of these assets, on the same basis as other property assets, commences when the assets are ready for their intended use.
The gain or loss arising on the disposal or retirement of an asset is determined as the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying 

amount of the asset and is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Purchased products are stated at acquisition cost and all other costs incurred in 
bringing each product to its present location and condition. Cost of own-manufactured products comprises direct materials and, where applicable, 
direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. In the balance 
sheet, inventory is primarily valued at standard cost, which approximates to historical cost determined on a moving average basis, and this value is 
used to determine the cost of sales in the statement of comprehensive income. Net realisable value represents the estimated selling price in the 
ordinary course of business, less all estimated costs necessary to make the sale. Provisions are made for inventories with net realisable value lower 
than cost or for slow moving inventory.

Financial instruments 
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised on the Group’s balance sheet when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions 
of the instrument.

Derivative financial instruments are used to manage the Group’s exposure to interest rate and foreign exchange risks. The principal derivative 

instruments used by the Group are interest rate swaps and foreign exchange forward and option contracts. The Group does not hold or issue 
derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

Derivative financial instruments are initially recognised in the balance sheet at cost and then re-measured at subsequent reporting dates to fair 
value. The resulting gain or loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, 
in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship.

Hedging derivatives are classified on inception as fair value hedges, cash flow hedges or net investment hedges. Changes in the fair value of 
derivatives designed as fair value hedges are recorded in the statement of comprehensive income, with the changes in the fair value of the hedged 
asset or liability.

Changes in the fair value of derivatives designed as cash flow hedges are recognised in equity. Amounts deferred in equity are transferred to 

the statement of comprehensive income in line with the hedged forecast transaction.

Hedges of net investments in foreign entities are accounted for in a similar way to cash flow hedges.
Changes in the fair value of any derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting are recognised immediately in the statement 

of comprehensive income. 

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Financial instruments Continued

Investments Available for sale investments with quoted market prices are initially recognised at cost on acquisition and re-measured to their fair 
values at year-end. Gains or losses on re-measurement to fair value are recognised in shareholders’ equity until the investments are sold, disposed of, 
or determined to be impaired, at which time the cumulative gains or loss relating to these investments previously recognised in equity is included in 
the statement of comprehensive income. Available for sale financial assets without market prices and the fair value of which cannot be reliably 
measured are stated at cost, less a provision for any impairment loss, which is taken to the statement of comprehensive income.

The fair value of quoted financial assets represents the closing price in the financial markets at the date of the financial statements. However, 
the fair value of unquoted financial assets, or those with no declared price are estimated by comparing the fair value of a similar financial instrument 
or through a discounted cash flow method.

Accounts receivable Trade receivables are measured at initial recognition at fair value. Appropriate allowances for estimated irrecoverable amounts 
are recognised in profit or loss when there is objective evidence that the asset is impaired. The allowance recognised is measured as the difference 
between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate computed at 
initial recognition.

Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and are 
subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

Bank borrowings Interest-bearing bank loans and overdrafts are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs. Finance charges, 
including premiums payable on settlement or redemption and direct issue costs, are accounted for on an accrual basis using the effective interest 
method and are added to the carrying amount of the instrument to the extent that they are not settled in the period in which they arise.

Trade payables Trade payables are not interest-bearing and are stated at fair value.

Equity instruments Equity instruments issued by the Group are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

Provisions 
Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow  
of resources will be required to settle the obligations and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

Impairment of tangible and intangible assets excluding goodwill
At each balance sheet date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any 
indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated to 
determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where the asset does not generate cash flows that are independent from other assets, the 
Group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. An intangible asset with an indefinite useful  
life is tested for impairment annually and whenever there is an indication that the asset may be impaired.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are 

discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks 
specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or income-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of 
the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless 
the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate 

of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined 
had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised 
immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated 
as a revaluation increase.

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3. CrItICAL ACCountInG JudGements And key sourCes oF estImAtIon unCertAInty

In the application of the Group’s accounting policies, which are described in Note 2, the Directors are required to make judgements, estimates and 
assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated 
assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period 
in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both 
current and future periods.

The Group’s management believes that, among others, the following accounting policies that involve management judgements and estimates 

are the most critical to understanding and evaluating the Group’s financial results.

Chargebacks
(see details above)

revenue recognition 
The Group’s revenue recognition policies require management to make a number of estimates, with the most significant relating to chargebacks, 
product returns, rebates and price adjustments which vary by product arrangements and buying groups.

Accounts receivable and bad debts
The Group estimates, based on its historical experience, the level of debts that it believes will not be collected. Such estimates are made when 
collection of the full amount of the debt is no longer probable. These estimates are based on a number of factors including specific customer 
issues and industry, economic and political conditions. Bad debts are written-off when identified.

Goodwill and intangible assets
The critical areas of judgement in relation to goodwill and intangible assets are the useful economic lives of the product-related intangibles, 
the growth rates used in the impairment tests for goodwill and the discount rates used to determine net present values.

Contingent liabilities 
The Group is involved in various legal proceedings considered typical to its business relating to employment, product liability and other commercial 
disputes. Often this litigation is subject to substantial uncertainties, and therefore the probability of a loss, if any, being sustained or an estimate of 
the amount of any loss, is difficult to ascertain. Consequently, it is often not practicable to make a reasonable estimate of the possible financial 
effect, if any, that could arise from the ultimate resolution of legal proceedings. In such cases, where the Group believes that disclosure is required, 
information regarding the nature and facts of the case is disclosed. For current matters see Note 35. Although there can be no assurance regarding 
the outcome of the disclosed legal proceeding, based on management’s current and considered view, the Group does not expect it to have a 
materially adverse effect on our financial position. This position could change over time. 

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4. seGmentAL rePortInG

For management purposes, the Group is currently organised into three operating divisions – Branded, Injectables and Generics. These divisions 
are the basis on which the Group reports its segment information.

The Group discloses underlying operating profit as the measure of segment result as this is the measure used in the decision-making and 

resource allocation process of the chief operating decision maker, who is the Group’s Chief Executive Officer.

Information regarding the Group’s operating segments is reported below.

The following is an analysis of the Group’s revenue and results by reportable segment in 2010:

year ended 31 december 2010
revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Adjusted segment result
exceptional items:
– Gains on revaluation of previously held equity interests
Intangible amortisation*
segment result
Adjusted unallocated corporate expenses
exceptional items:
– Acquisition related expenses
unallocated corporate expenses
operating profit
Finance income
Finance expense
other expense (net)
Profit before tax
tax
Profit for the year
Attributable to:
non-controlling interest
equity holders of the Parent

Branded
$000
394,166
(190,733)
203,433
96,230

7,176
(4,732)
98,674

Injectables
$000
157,439
(86,437)
71,002
26,224

–
(2,500)
23,724

Generic
$000
174,491
(92,710)
81,781
51,258

–
(169)
51,089

others
$000
4,840
(3,712)
1,128
(2,889)

–
–
(2,889)

Group
$000
730,936
(373,592)
357,344
170,823

7,176
(7,401)
170,598
(27,798)

(7,705)
(35,503)
135,095
346
(13,856)
(603)
120,982
(21,455)
99,527

678
98,849
99,527

* Intangible amortisation comprises the amortisation on intangible assets other than software.

“Others” mainly comprise Arab Medical Containers Ltd, International Pharmaceutical Research Center Ltd and the chemicals division of Hikma 
Pharmaceuticals Ltd Jordan.

Unallocated corporate expenses are primarily made up of employee costs, office costs, professional fees, donations, travel expenses and 

acquisition related expenses.

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4. seGmentAL rePortInG Continued

segment assets and liabilities 2010
Additions to property, plant and equipment (cost) 
Acquisition of subsidiary’s property, plant and equipment  
(net book value)
Additions to intangible assets
Intangible assets arising on acquisition (net book value)
total property, plant and equipment and intangible assets  
(net book value) 
depreciation
Amortisation (including software)
Balance sheet
segment assets
segment liabilities

Branded
$000
32,747

24,437
2,147
28,066

397,301
16,032
6,044

748,353
232,855

Injectables
$000
7,428

–
1,902
–

146,818
5,517
2,848

184,039
77,217

The following is an analysis of the Group’s revenue and results by reportable segment in 2009:

Branded
$000
352,674
(165,066)
187,608
 96,029 
 (4,580)
91,449

Injectables
$000
144,069
(81,162)
62,907
 17,859 
 (2,526)
15,333

year ended 31 december 2009
revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Adjusted segment result
Intangible amortisation*
segment result
unallocated corporate expenses
operating profit
Finance income
Finance expense
other expense (net)
Profit before tax
tax
Profit for the year
Attributable to:
non-controlling interest
equity holders of the Parent

Generic
$000
6,798

–
5
–

32,682
6,373
365

141,599
18,551

Generic
$000
135,060
(82,524)
52,536
25,360
 (343)
25,017

Corporate  
and others
$000
2,125

–
20
–

9,782
1,169
85

Group
$000
49,098

24,437
4,074
28,066

586,583
29,091
9,342

25,829
20,897

1,099,820
349,520

others
$000
5,081
(3,707)
1,374
(2,345)
– 
(2,345)

Group
$000
636,884
(332,459)
304,425
136,903
 (7,449)
129,454
(22,161)
107,293
514
(12,827)
(193)
94,787
(15,469)
79,318

1,635
77,683
79,318

* Intangible amortisation comprises the amortisation on intangible assets other than software.

“Others” mainly comprise Arab Medical Containers Ltd, International Pharmaceutical Research Center Ltd and the chemicals division of Hikma 
Pharmaceuticals Ltd Jordan.

Unallocated corporate expenses are primarily made up of employee costs, office costs, professional fees, donations, travel expenses and 

acquisition related expenses.

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segment assets and liabilities 2009
Additions to property, plant and equipment (cost) 
Additions to intangible assets
total property, plant and equipment and intangible assets  
(net book value) 
depreciation
Amortisation (including software)
Balance sheet
segment assets
segment liabilities

Branded
$000
23,827 
 1,889 

 341,548 
 14,715 
 5,509 

Injectables
$000
 9,594 
 2,591 

 157,938 
 4,730 
 2,956 

Generic
$000
2,925 
 709 

 30,815 
 4,567 
 434 

Corporate  
and others
$000
 609 
 24 

 8,766 
 1,187 
 50 

Group
$000
 36,955 
 5,213 

 539,067 
 25,199 
 8,949 

 679,112 
 203,750 

 204,220 
 91,104 

 119,093 
 30,567 

20,296
 14,043 

1,022,721
 339,464

The following table provides an analysis of the Group’s sales by geographical market, irrespective of the origin of the goods/services:

middle east and north Africa
united states
europe and rest of the world
united kingdom

sales revenue by  
geographical market 
for the year ended 31 december

2010
$000
446,524
204,389
79,133
890
730,936

2009
$000
404,689
152,406
78,981
808
636,884

The top selling markets are USA, Saudi Arabia and Algeria with total sales of USD 204.4 million (2009: USD 152.4 million), USD 118.5 million 
(2009: USD 107.2 million) and USD 88.8 million (2009: USD 74.5 million), respectively.

Included in the Group’s total sales are sales of approximately USD 99.4 million (2009: USD 92.8 million) which arose from sales to the Group’s 

largest client in Saudi Arabia.

The following is an analysis of the total non-current assets excluding deferred tax assets and an analysis of total assets by the geographical area in 
which the assets are located:

middle east and north Africa
europe
united states
united kingdom

total non-current assets 
excluding deferred tax assets  
as at 31 december

2010
$000
417,553
146,844
33,589
431
598,417

2009
$000
357,945
157,938
30,944
503
547,330

total assets  
as at 31 december

2010
$000
766,822
185,945
141,598
5,455
1,099,820

2009
$000
690,170
205,758
119,093
7,700
1,022,721

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5. exCePtIonAL Items And IntAnGIBLe AmortIsAtIon

Exceptional items are disclosed separately in the statement of comprehensive income to assist in the understanding of the Group’s underlying 
performance.

Acquisition related expenses
Gains on revaluation of previously held equity interests
Exceptional items
Intangible amortisation*
Exceptional items and intangible amortisation
tax effect
Impact on profit for the year

*Intangible amortisation comprises the amortisation on intangible assets other than software.

For the years ended 31 december

2010
$000
(7,705)
7,176
(529)
(7,401)
(7,930)
3,666
(4,264)

2009
$000
–
–
–
(7,449)
(7,449)
1,531
(5,918)

Acquisition related expenses relate to transaction costs incurred in acquiring Ibn Al Baytar, Al Dar Al Arabia and the Baxter Multi-Source injectables 
business in the USA which is in the process of completion. These are included in the unallocated corporate expenses.

Gains on revaluation of previously held equity interests relate to gains arising from the remeasurement to fair value of the previously held equity 

interest in Ibn Al Baytar and Al Dar Al Arabia. These are included within other operating expenses (net). Further details are set out in Note 39 
“Acquisition of subsidiaries”.

Profit for the year has been arrived at after charging/(crediting):

6. ProFIt For tHe yeAr

net foreign exchange losses
research and development costs
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Amortisation of intangible assets (including software)
Inventories:
  Cost of inventories recognised as an expense
  write-down of inventories 
staff costs (see note 7)
Auditors’ remuneration (see below)
Gains on revaluation of previously held equity interests (see note 39)

For the years ended 31 december

2010 
$000
6,309
23,608
376
29,091
9,342

247,774
13,076
168,957
5,014
(7,176)

2009
$000
1,783
16,843
236
25,199
8,949

213,558
12,501
156,274
1,302
–

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A detailed analysis of the Group’s auditors’ remuneration on a worldwide basis is provided below:

6. ProFIt For tHe yeAr Continued

Audit of the Company’s annual accounts
Audit of the Company’s subsidiaries pursuant to legislation
Total audit fees
Audit related service*
Total audit and audit related fees
– tax compliance services
– tax advisory services
– other services**
– transaction due diligence services
Total non-audit fees
Total fees

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For the years ended 31 december

2010 
$000
367
619
986
115
1,101
128
281
3,159
345
3,913
5,014

2009
$000
 330 
624 
 954 
119 
 1,073 
 103 
88 
–
38 
229
1,302

* These fees predominantly relate to review procedures in respect of the interim financial information.

**  Other services relate to integration planning performed in the US in respect of the planned acquisition of the Baxter Multi-Source injectables business. Further details in respect of this service 

are on pages 50 to 51.

A description of the work of the audit committee is set out in the Audit Committee report on pages 49 to 51 and includes an explanation of how 
auditor objectivity and independence is safeguarded when non-audit services are provided by the auditors.

The average monthly number of employees (including Executive Directors) was:

7. stAFF Costs

Production
selling and marketing
research and development
General and administrative

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
wages, salaries and bonuses
social security costs
Post employment benefits
end of service indemnity
share-based payments
Car and housing allowance
other costs and employee benefits

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For the years ended 31 december

2010
number
3,048
1,625
186
537
5,396

2009 
number
2,689
1,567
141
483
4,880

For the years ended 31 december

2010
$000

2009
$000

121,027
10,122
2,433
2,756
4,473
12,651
15,495
168,957

110,779
9,278
2,187
2,982
4,616
12,075
14,357
156,274

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notes to tHe ConsoLIdAted FInAnCIAL stAtements Continued

8. otHer oPerAtInG exPenses (net)

other operating expense
other operating income

For the years ended 31 december

2010 
$000
(23,741)
16,528
(7,213)

2009
$000
(18,583)
3,054
(15,529)

Other operating expenses consist mainly of provisions against slow moving inventory items, abnormal spoilage, and foreign exchange losses. 
Other operating income consists mainly of gains on revaluation of previously held equity interests of USD 7,176,000 (see Note 39), gain on sale of 
intangible assets, other product related income, and other income.

9. FInAnCe InCome

10. FInAnCe exPense

11. tAx

Interest income

Interest on bank overdrafts and loans
Interest on obligations under finance leases
other bank charges

Current tax:
uk current tax
double tax relief
Foreign tax
Prior year adjustments
deferred tax (note 17)

UK corporation tax is calculated at 28% (2009: 28%) of the estimated assessable profit made in the UK for the year.

Effective tax rate for the Group is 17.74% (2009: 16.32%).

Taxation for other jurisdictions is calculated at the rates prevailing in the respective jurisdiction.

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For the years ended 31 december

2010
$000
346

2009
$000
514

For the years ended 31 december

2010
$000
5,755
206
7,895
13,856

2009
$000
 7,367 
 197 
5,263
12,827

For the years ended 31 december

2010 
$000

2009
$000

–
–
27,037
(691)
(4,891)
21,455

 560 
 (560)
 19,988 
 1,035 
 (5,554)
15,469

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The charge for the year can be reconciled to profit before tax per the statement of comprehensive income as follows:

11. tAx Continued

Profit before tax:
tax at the uk corporation tax rate of 28% (2009: 28%)
Profits taxed at different rates
uk tax on dividend income
double tax relief offset
Permanent differences
temporary differences for which no benefit is recognised
Prior year adjustments
tax expense for the year

12. dIvIdends

Amounts recognised as distributions to equity holders in the year:
Final dividend for the year ended 31 december 2009 of 6.5 cents (2008: 4.0 cents) per share
Interim dividend for the year ended 31 december 2010 of 5.5 cents (2009: 4.5 cents) per share

For the years ended 31 december

2010
$000
120,982
33,875
(15,184)
–
–
853
2,602
(691)
21,455

2009
$000
 94,787 
 26,540 
 (15,776)
 560 
 (560)
 3,643 
 27 
 1,035 
15,469

2010
$000

12,473
10,600
23,073

2009
$000

7,575
8,543
16,118

The proposed final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2010 is 7.5 cents (2009: 6.5 cents) per share, bringing the total dividends for the year 
to 13.0 cents (2009: 11.0 cents) per share.

13. eArnInGs Per sHAre

Earnings per share are calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity holders of the Parent by the weighted average number of Ordinary 
Shares. The number of Ordinary Shares used for the basic and diluted calculations are shown in the table below. Adjusted basic earnings per 
share and adjusted diluted earnings per share are intended to highlight the adjusted results of the Group before exceptional items and intangible 
amortisation. A reconciliation of the basic and adjusted earnings used is also set out below:

earnings for the purposes of basic and diluted earnings per share being net profit  
attributable to equity holders of the Parent
exceptional items (see note 5)
Intangible amortisation*
tax effect of adjustments
Adjusted earnings for the purposes of adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share  
being adjusted net profit attributable to equity holders of the Parent

*Intangible amortisation comprises the amortisation of intangible assets other than software.

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For the years ended 31 december

2010
$000

98,849
529
7,401
(3,666)

2009
$000

77,683
–
7,449
(1,531)

103,113

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notes to tHe ConsoLIdAted FInAnCIAL stAtements Continued

13. eArnInGs Per sHAre Continued

number of shares
weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of basic earnings per share 
effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares:
share options 
weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of diluted earnings per share 

For the years ended 31 december

2010
number
’000
192,304

4,551
196,855

2010
earnings
per share
cents
51.4
50.2
53.6
52.4

2009
number
’000
189,757

3,968
193,725

2009
earnings
per share
cents
40.9 
40.1
44.1
43.2

Basic
diluted
Adjusted basic
Adjusted diluted

Cost
Balance at 1 January 2009
Additions
disposals
translation adjustments
Balance at 1 January 2010
Additions
Acquisition of subsidiaries
disposals
translation adjustments

Balance at 31 December 2010
AmortIsAtIon
Balance at 1 January 2009
Charge for the year
translation adjustments
Balance at 1 January 2010
Charge for the year
Acquisition of subsidiaries
translation adjustments

Balance at 31 December 2010
CArryInG Amount 
At 31 December 2010
At 31 December 2009

14. IntAnGIBLe Assets

Goodwill
$000

 marketing
rights
$000 

 Customer 
relationships
$000

Product  
related 
intangibles
$000

In process
r&d
$000

155,195
–
–
871
156,066
–
26,859
–
(5,240)
177,685

 (608)
–
–
(608)
–
–
–
(608)

6,749
2,153
(194)
118
8,826
251
–
(249)
(476)
8,352

 (1,265)
 (1,105)
 (32)
(2,402)
(817)
–
125
(3,094)

64,431
–
–
373
64,804
–
–
–
(2,067)
62,737

 (5,664)
 (4,294)
 (56)
(10,014)
(4,219)
–
154
(14,079)

22,394
1,094
–
258
23,746
2,509
224
(155)
(722)
25,602

 (2,410)
 (1,540)
 (27)
(3,977)
(1,760)
(211)
140
(5,808)

4,470
_
(200)
6
4,276
–
610
–
(55)
4,831

 (303)
 (297)
 (1)
(601)
(332)
(513)
21
(1,425)

other
acquisition 
related 
intangibles
$000

3,195
10
–
9
3,214
–
–
–
(232)
2,982

 (568)
 (194)
 (11)
(773)
(185)
–
39
(919)

trade  
names
$000

6,283
19
–
99
6,401
–
1,068
–
(520)
6,949

 (19)
 (19)
–
(38)
(88)
–
(1)
(127)

software
$000

total
$000

10,956
1,937
(18)
27
12,902
1,314
246
–
(231)
14,231

 (4,608)
 (1,500)
 (18)
(6,126)
(1,941)
(217)
95
(8,189)

273,673
5,213
(412)
1,761
280,235
4,074
29,007
(404)
(9,543)
303,369

 (15,445)
 (8,949)
 (145)
(24,539)
(9,342)
(941)
573
(34,249)

177,077
 155,458 

5,258
 6,424 

48,658
 54,790 

19,794
 19,769 

3,406
 3,675 

6,822
 6,363 

2,063
 2,441 

6,042
 6,776 

269,120
 255,696 

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Goodwill acquired in a business combination is allocated, at acquisition, to the cash-generating units (CGUs) that are expected to benefit from that 
business combination. The carrying amount of goodwill has been allocated as follows:

14. IntAnGIBLe Assets Continued

BrAnded
Arab Pharmaceuticals manufacturing Co.
Al Jazeera Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Hikma Pharma sAe (egypt)
Ibn Al Baytar
Al dar Al Arabia

InJeCtABLes
German operations
Hikma Italia s.p.A

otHers
Arab medical Containers
IPrC and std

Total

2010
$000

2009
$000

74,399
6,752
32,977
11,409
14,883
140,420

 74,399 
 6,752 
 34,877 
–
–
 116,028 

35,075
745
35,820

 37,787 
 806 
 38,593 

742
95
837
177,077

 742 
 95 
837
155,458

The Group tests goodwill annually for impairment or more frequently if there are indications that goodwill may be impaired.

The recoverable amounts of the CGUs are determined from value in use calculations. The value in use calculations are based on the 
budget for the following year, grown at 2%–5% in perpetuity. The key assumptions for the value in use calculations are those regarding 
the discount rates and short-term growth forecast in budgets. 

Management estimates discount rates using WACC rates that reflect the current market assessments of the time value of money 

and the risks specific to the CGUs. The discount rates used varied between 9% and 15% based on the markets in which the CGU’s 
operate. The short-term growth rates range from no growth to 124% of growth.

The Group has conducted a sensitivity analysis on the impairment test of each CGU’s carrying value. In each case the valuations 
indicate sufficient headroom such that a reasonably possible change to key assumptions is unlikely to result in an impairment of the 
related goodwill. Whilst there is some uncertainty regarding the short-term impact of the political events in MENA, the Group doesn’t 
consider that the likelihood of impairment losses in the long-term is increased.

other intangible assets
Amortisation of all intangibles assets with finite useful lives is charged on a straight-line basis.

Marketing rights Marketing rights are amortised over their useful lives commencing on the year in which the rights first generate sales.

Product related intangibles Product related intangibles include three types:

a. Product files and under-licensed products The product files and under-licence products intangibles are assessed as having indefinite useful 
life due to the expected longevity of the products. These assets are reviewed for impairment at least annually. The carrying value of these assets 
is USD 5,797,000 (2009: USD 5,837,000), the movement relates to retranslation at year end rates.

b. Under-licence agreements Under-licence agreements have an average estimated useful life of 11 years (2009: 11 years).

c. Product dossiers Product dossiers have an average estimated useful life of 15 years (2009: 15 years).

Customer relationships Customer relationships represent the value attributed to the existing direct customers that the Company acquired on 
the acquisition of subsidiaries. The customer relationships have an average estimated useful life of 15 years (2009: 15 years).

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notes to tHe ConsoLIdAted FInAnCIAL stAtements Continued

14. IntAnGIBLe Assets Continued

other intangible assets Continued

In process R&D In process R&D represents the pipeline of products under development that were recognised on the acquisition of Arab 
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company and Hikma Pharma SAE- Egypt. The In process R&D has an average estimated useful life of 15 years 
(2009: 15 years).

Trade name Trade names were recognised on the acquisition of Ribosepharm, Arab Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company and Ibn Al Baytar. 
The trade name recognised on the acquisition of Ribosepharm is expected to have an indefinite economic useful life due to its expected longevity. 
The carrying value of Ribosepharm’s trade name is USD 5,550,000 (2009: USD 6,003,000), the movement has arisen due to retranslation. The trade 
name recognised on the acquisition of Arab Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company has an estimated useful life of 12 years (2009: 12 years).

Software Software intangibles mainly represent the Enterprise Resource Planning solution that is being implemented in different operations across 
the Group. The software has an average estimated useful life of five years.

Other acquisition related intangibles This mainly represents intangible assets recognised on the acquisition of Thymoorgan which relate to its 
specialist manufacturing capabilities. The estimated useful lives vary from 10 years to indefinite useful life. The carrying value of assets with indefinite 
lives is USD 994,000 (2009: USD 1,075,000), the movement relates to retranslation at year end rates.

15. ProPerty, PLAnt And equIPment

Cost
Balance at 1 January 2009
Additions
disposals
transfers
translation adjustment
Balance at 1 January 2010
Additions
Acquisitions of subsidiaries
disposals
transfers
translation adjustment
Balance at 31 December 2010
ACCumuLAted dePreCIAtIon
Balance at 1 January 2009 
Charge for the year 
disposals and transfers 
translation adjustment 
Balance at 1 January 2010 

 Land and 
buildings
$000

 138,497 
 2,141 
 (122)
 13,779 
 510 
154,805
2,138
11,510
(10)
12,223
(3,928)
176,738

23,145
4,510
(55)
140
27,740

 vehicles
$000

 machinery and 
equipment
$000

 Fixtures and 
equipment
$000

 Projects under 
construction
$000

 10,139 
 1,392 
 (646)
 192 
 (19)
11,058
2,108
693
(594)
526
(245)
13,546

4,542
1,603
(314)
(6)
5,825

 171,985 
 9,608 
 (2,192)
 9,998 
 778 
190,177
14,772
7,122
(2,640)
13,700
(4,716)
218,415

82,593
14,712
(2,393)
354
95,266

 34,636 
 3,307 
 (740)
 1,240 
 113 
38,556
4,774
624
(121)
981
(851)
43,963

17,863
4,374
(274)
81
22,044

 44,536 
 20,507 
 (611)
 (25,209)
 427 
39,650
25,306
10,757
(1,081)
(27,430)
(2,076)
45,126

–
–
–
–
–

 total
$000

 399,793 
 36,955 
 (4,311)
–
 1,809 
434,246
49,098
30,706
(4,446)
–
(11,816)
497,788

128,143
25,199
(3,036)
569
150,875

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15. ProPerty, PLAnt And equIPment Continued

Charge for the year 
Acquisition of subsidiaries
disposals and transfers 
translation adjustment 
Balance at 31 December 2010 

Carrying amount
At 31 December 2010
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2009

 Land and 
buildings
$000

5,321
2,321
(9)
(823)
34,550

 vehicles
$000

 machinery and 
equipment
$000

 Fixtures and 
equipment
$000

 Projects under 
construction
$000

1,813
201
(410)
(117)
7,312

17,102
3,128
(1,975)
(1,970)
111,551

4,855
619
(111)
(495)
26,912

–
–
–
–
–

 total
$000

29,091
6,269
(2,505)
(3,405)
180,325

142,188

6,234

106,864

17,051

45,126

317,463

 127,065 

 5,233 

 94,911 

 16,512 

 39,650 

283,371

The net book value of the Group’s machinery and equipment includes an amount of USD 11,862,000 (2009: USD 12,743,000) in respect of assets 
held under finance lease.

As at 31 December 2010 the Group had pledged property, plant and equipment having a carrying value of USD 80,557,000 (2009: 

USD 79,557,000) as collateral for various long-term loans. This amount includes both specific items around the Group and the net property, plant 
and equipment of the Group’s businesses in Portugal, Saudi Arabia, US and Tunisia.

In 1994, the Portuguese Government granted Hikma Farmaceutica an amount of Euro 1,600,000 to build the Company’s factory in 

accordance with the SINPEDIP programme. In 2008, the German Government provided Thymoorgan Pharmazie GmbH a grant of Euro 560,000 
being a contribution towards the acquisition of two freeze dryers and additional equipment. The carrying value of the grants as of 31 December 
2010 were USD nil (2009: USD 40,000) for Hikma Farmaceutica and USD 336,000 (2009: 454,000) for Thymoorgan Pharmazie GmbH.

During the year 2010, the Group entered into contractual commitments for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment amounting to 

USD 373,000 (2009: USD 776,000).

The amount of borrowing costs that have been capitalised in the year within the projects under construction is USD 1,620,000 (2009: 

USD 422,000). The average capitalisation rate used ranges between 2.9%–10.6%. (2009: 2.9%–12.1%).

16. Interest In JoInt venture

In 2009, the investment in joint venture represented the Group joint venture in Al Dar Al Arabia Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company. 
The Group share of the joint venture as at 31 December 2009 was USD 5,451,000. 

During 2010 the Group increased its equity interest in Al Dar Al Arabia Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company to 100% and therefore, 
the results of this company were consolidated within Hikma Group consolidated financial statements and are no longer considered to be as a  
joint venture.

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notes to tHe ConsoLIdAted FInAnCIAL stAtements Continued

The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the Group and movements thereon during the current and prior 
reporting years.

17. deFerred tAx

At 1 January 2009
(Credit)/charge to income
Charge to equity
Adjustments
exchange differences
At 1 January 2010
Charge to income
Credit to equity
Acquisition of subsidiaries
Adjustments
exchange differences
At 31 December 2010

tax  
losses
$000
 (112)
 (616)
–
 (35)
 (19)
(782)
(229)
–
–
–
57
(954)

deferred
r&d costs
$000
 (295)
–
–
–
 (5)
(300)
(764)
–
–
–
24
(1,040)

other
short-term 
temporary 
differences
$000
 (9,295)
 (6,652)
–
–
 (2)
(15,949)
(1,339)
–
–
641
10
(16,637)

Amortisable
assets
$000
 7,480 
 (39)
–
–
 110 
7,551
(577)
–
307
–
48
7,329

Fixed  
assets
$000
 3,857 
 2,836 
–
–
 50 
6,743
(1,220)
–
2,349
–
(268)
7,604

stock  
options
$000
 (2,515)
 (1,083)
 (1,233)
 509 
–
(4,322)
(762)
(1,461)
–
(641)
_
(7,186)

total
$000
 (880)
 (5,554)
 (1,233)
 474 
 134 
(7,059)
(4,891)
(1,461)
2,656
–
(129)
(10,884)

Certain deferred tax assets and liabilities have been appropriately offset. The following is the analysis of the deferred tax balances (after offset) for 
financial reporting purposes:

deferred tax liabilities
deferred tax assets

2010
$000
12,404
(23,288)
(10,884)

2009
$000
11,734
(18,793)
(7,059)

No deferred tax asset has been recognised on temporary differences totalling USD 56,690,000 (2009: USD 3,873,000) due to the unpredictability 
of the related future profit streams. The significant increase during 2010 relates mainly to the increased eligibility of certain intra-group sales to be 
recognised as temporary differences. Of these temporary differences, USD 6,194,000 relates to losses which may be carried forward for two years 
before expiry and USD 3,374,000 relate to losses which may be carried forward for four years before expiry.

No deferred tax liability is recognised on temporary differences of USD 36 million (2009: USD 30 million) relating to the unremitted earnings 
of overseas subsidiaries as the Group is able to control the timing of the reversal of these temporary differences and it is probable that they will not 
reverse in the foreseeable future.

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18. AvAILABLe For sALe Investments

Available for sale investments represents investments in listed equity securities and unlisted securities that are recorded at fair value based on either 
quoted market price for similar listed companies or using other valuation methods for unlisted companies.

1 January 
disposals 
Fair value adjustments recognised in equity
31 December

Listed
$000
245
–
3
248

non Listed
$000
297
(140)
72
229

2010

total
$000
542
(140)
75
477

Listed
$000
250
–
 (5)
245

non Listed*
$000
 290 
–
 7 
297

2009

total
$000
 540 
–
 2 
542

*  Included in this amount is an investment in a non-listed US company (MENA Innovative Technologies Inc.) of USD 62,000 that represents 32.5% of its common share capital. 

During 2010 the Group has disposed of its share in this company.

19. FInAnCIAL And otHer non-Current Assets

Investments recorded at cost
Amounts due from investments
Amounts due from related parties recorded at cost 
other financial assets
other non-current asset

As at 31 december

2010
$000
–
–
–
1,357
10,000
11,357

2009
$000
485
726
491
568
–
2,270

In 2009, Investments recorded at cost represented the Group’s share of 32.125% in Société D’Industries Pharmaceutiques Ibn Al Baytar S.A.–Tunisia.

During 2010 the Group increased its equity interest in Société D’Industries Pharmaceutiques Ibn Al Baytar S.A- Tunisia to a controlling interest 
and therefore, the results of this company were consolidated within Hikma Group consolidated financial statements and are no longer considered 
to be investments at cost. For more details please refer to Note 39.

Other non-current assets represent advanced payment made to acquire products and product related technologies.

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20. InventorIes

Finished goods
work-in-progress
raw and packing materials
Goods in transit

Goods in transit include inventory held at third parties whilst in transit between Group companies.

Provision for slow moving inventory

As at
31 december
2009
$000
13,992

Additions
$000
13,546

Acquisitions of 
subsidiaries
11

utilisation
$000
(10,606)

2010
$000
50,829
29,592
81,864
19,907
182,192

2009
$000
41,453
28,074
79,040
11,942
160,509

translation
adjustments
$000
(98)

As at
31 december 
2010
$000
16,845

The total expense in the income statement for the write-off of inventory including provision for such write-offs was USD 13,076,000 (2009: 
USD 12,501,000).

21. trAde And otHer reCeIvABLes

trade receivables 
Prepayments
value added tax recoverable
Interest receivable
employee advances

Trade receivables are stated net of provisions for chargebacks, doubtful debts and expired goods as follows:

Chargebacks and returns
doubtful debts
expired goods

As at
31 december
2009
$000
38,102
19,758
6,690
64,550

Additions
$000
113,227
3,666
4,331
121,224

Acquisition of 
subsidiaries
–
38
40
78

utilisation
$000
(113,515)
(732)
(3,438)
(117,685)

As at 31 december

2010
$000
200,334
22,305
3,883
223
1,958
228,703

2009
$000
203,250
16,063
5,569
49
 1,910 
226,841

translation
adjustments
$000
(64)
(405)
(40)
(509)

As at
31 december
2010
$000
37,750
22,325
7,583
67,658

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The following table sets forth a summary of the age of trade receivables:

21. trAde And otHer reCeIvABLes Continued

At 31 December 2010
total trade receivables as at  
31 december 2010
related allowance for doubtful debts

Chargebacks and returns provision
expired goods provision
net receivables

At 31 December 2009
total trade receivables as at  
31 december 2009
related allowance for doubtful debts

Chargebacks and returns provision
expired goods provision
net receivables

not past
due on the 
reporting date
$000

202,820
–
202,820

not past
due on the 
reporting date
$000

 212,063 
–
212,063

less than
90 days
$000

27,290
–
27,290

less than
90 days
$000

 23,437 
–
 23,437

between  
91 and  
180 days
$000

11,164
–
11,164

between  
91 and  
180 days
$000

 6,181 
–
 6,181

between  
181 and  
360 days
$000

2,914
–
2,914

between  
181 and  
360 days
$000

 3,223 
–
 3,223

Past due

over
one year
$000

1,479
–
1,479

Past due

over
one year
$000

Impaired
$000

total
$000

22,325
(22,325)
–

267,992
(22,325)
245,667
(37,750)
(7,583)
200,334

Impaired
$000

total
$000

 3,138 
–
 3,138

19,758
(19,758)
– 

 267,800 
(19,758)
 248,042
 (38,102)
 (6,690)
 203,250

The Group establishes an allowance for impairment that represents its estimate of losses in respect of specific trade and other receivables where it 
is deemed that a receivable may not be recoverable. When the receivable is deemed irrecoverable, the allowance account is written-off against the 
underlying receivable.

More details on the Group’s policy for credit and concentration of risk management are provided in Note 29.

Collateralised cash represents mainly an amount equal to 100% of a portion of bank facilities granted to the Group’s Sudanese and Algerian 
operations of USD 3,573,000 (2009: Egyptian and Algerian operations of USD 2,334,000).

22. CoLLAterALIsed CAsH

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23. CAsH And CAsH equIvALents

Cash at banks and on hand
time deposits
money market deposits

Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less.

24. BAnk overdrAFts And LoAns

Bank overdrafts
Import and export financing
short-term loans
Current portion of long-term loans (note 27)

The weighted average interest rates paid were as follows:
Bank overdrafts
Bank loans (including the non-current bank loans)
Import and export financing

Import and export financing represents short-term financing for the ordinary trading activities of the business.

25. trAde And otHer PAyABLes

trade payables
Accrued expenses
employees’ provident fund*
vAt and sales tax payables
dividends payable**
social security withholdings
Income tax withholdings
other payables

As at 31 december

2009
$000
52,107
13,452
104
65,663

As at 31 december

2009
$000
15,924
10,831
2,323
31,239
60,317

2009
%

3.65
3.64
2.19

2010
$000
50,787
11,931
–
62,718

2010
$000
14,462
23,844
6,514
36,195
81,015

2010
%

3.45
2.95
2.76

As at 31 december

2010
$000
74,936
42,428
2,625
452
2,256
1,130
2,074
1,654
127,555

2009
$000
57,307
35,602
4,049
3,033
2,348
856
1,456
2,967
107,618

*  The employees’ provident fund liability mainly represents the outstanding contributions due to the Hikma Pharmaceuticals Limited – Jordan retirement benefit plan, on which the fund receives 

5% interest. 

** Dividends payable includes USD 2,072,000 (2009: USD 2,165,000) due to the previous shareholders of APM. 

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26. otHer ProvIsIons

Other provisions represent the end of service indemnity provisions of Hikma Pharmaceuticals Limited – Jordan, Hikma Italia, JPI, AMC, APM, Hikma 
Pharma Co. (Tunisia), Pharma Ixir Co. Ltd (Sudan), Hikma Pharma Algeria and Ibn Al Baytar. This end of service indemnity comprises one month’s 
salary payable for each year employed for each employee in all the above companies except Hikma Italia. 

The provision for end of service indemnity for Hikma Italia is calculated (as required by Italian law) by dividing the employees’ remuneration for 

the year by 13.5 and it is subject to revaluation on an annual basis.

Movements on the provision for end of service indemnity: 

27. LonG-term FInAnCIAL deBts

1 January 
Additions
Acquisition of subsidiaries
utilisation
translation adjustments
31 December 

total loans
Less: current portion of loans (note 24)
Long-term financial loans
Breakdown by maturity:
within one year
In the second year
In the third year
In the fourth year
In the fifth year
Thereafter

Breakdown by currency:
usd
euro
Jordanian dinar
Algerian dinar
egyptian Pound
tunisian dinar

2010
$000
6,153
2,795
712
(947)
(72)
8,641

2009
$000
5,392
2,365
–
(1,611)
7
6,153

As at 31 december

2010
$000
114,235
(36,195)
78,040

36,195
34,193
26,700
6,167
3,735
7,245
114,235

67,237
30,181
–
10,951
1,998
3,868
114,235

2009
$000
147,358
(31,239)
116,119

31,239
49,476
30,587
24,701
4,623
6,732
147,358

102,864
30,240
103
11,699
2,452
–
147,358

The loans are shown on an undiscounted basis.

At 31 December 2010, import and export financing, short-term loans and the current and long-term portion of long-term loans total 

USD 144,593,000 (2009: USD 160,512,000). 

Loans amounting to USD 22,443,000 (2009: USD 45,707,000) are secured on property, plant and equipment.

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28. oBLIGAtIons under FInAnCe LeAses

Amounts payable under finance leases:
within one year
In the second to fifth years inclusive

Less: Interest lease charges
Present value of minimum lease payments payable

minimum lease
payments

Present value of minimum
lease payments

2010
$000

2,403
6,358
8,761
(392)
8,369

2009
$000

2,274
7,473
9,747
(1,246)
8,501

2010
$000

2,251
6,118
8,369

2009
$000

1,826
6,675
8,501

It is the Group’s policy to lease certain of its fixtures and equipment under finance leases. The average lease term is four years (2009: four years). 
For the year ended 31 December 2010, the average effective borrowings rate was between 1.8% and 12% (2009: between 1.8% and 7.0%).

29. FInAnCIAL PoLICIes For rIsk mAnAGement And tHeIr oBJeCtIves

Credit and concentration of risk
The Group’s principal financial assets are cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, and investments.

The Group’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade receivables. The amounts presented in the balance sheet are net of allowances for 

doubtful debts, chargebacks, expired goods and without recourse discounts. A provision for impairment is made where there is an identified 
loss event which, based on previous experience, is evidence of a reduction in the recoverability of the cash flows.

The credit risk on liquid funds and derivative financial instruments is limited because the counterparties are banks with high credit-ratings 

assigned by international credit-rating agencies.

In line with local market practice, clients in the MENA region are offered relatively longer payment terms compared to clients in Europe and 
the US. During the year ended 31 December 2010, the Group’s largest three clients in the MENA region represented 18.2% of Group revenue, 
13.6% in Saudi Arabia, 2.6% in Tunisia, and 2% in Algeria. The amount of receivables due from customers based in the Algerian market at 
31 December 2010 is USD 37,936,000 (2009: USD 32,016,000), Saudi Arabia is USD 59,950,000 (2009: USD 53,373,000), and Tunis is USD 
7,706,000 (2009: USD 4,528,000). The Group manages this risk through the implementation of stringent credit policies and procedures and 
certain credit insurance agreements.

Trade receivable exposures are managed locally in the operating units where they arise. Credit limits are set as deemed appropriate for 
the customer, based on a number of qualitative and quantitative factors related to the credit worthiness of a particular customer. The Group is 
exposed to a variety of customers ranging from government backed agencies and large private wholesalers to privately owned pharmacies, and 
the underlying local economic risks vary across the Group. Typical credit terms in the US range from 30–60 days, in Europe 30–120 days, and 
MENA 180–360 days. Where appropriate, the Group endeavours to minimise risks by the use of trade finance instruments such as letters of 
credit and insurance.

market risk
The Group’s objective is to reduce, where it is deemed appropriate to do so, fluctuations in earnings and cash flow associated with changes in 
interest rates and foreign currency rates. The Group is exposed to foreign exchange and interest rate risk. Management actively monitors these 
exposures to manage the volatility relating to these exposures by entering into a variety of derivative financial instruments.

Capital risk management
The Group manages its capital to ensure that entities in the Group will be able to continue as going concerns while maximising the returns 
to shareholders through the optimisation of the debt and equity balance. The Capital structure of the Group consists of debt, which includes 
the borrowings disclosed in Note 27.

The Group is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements.

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Foreign exchange risk
The Group uses the USD as its functional currency and is therefore exposed to foreign exchange movements primarily in the Euro, Algerian Dinar, 
Sudanese Pound and Egyptian Pound. Consequently, where possible the Group enters into various contracts, which change in value as foreign 
exchange rates change to hedge against the risk of movement in foreign denominated assets and liabilities. Due to the lack of open currency 
markets, Algerian Dinars and Sudanese Pounds cannot be hedged. Where possible the Group uses financing facilities denominated in local 
currencies to mitigate the risks. The Jordanian Dinar and Saudi Riyal have no impact on the statement of comprehensive income as those currencies 
are pegged against the US Dollar.

Interest rate risk
The Group manages its exposures to interest rate risks by changing the proportion of debt that is fixed by entering into interest rate swap 
agreements. Using these derivative financial instruments has not had a material impact on the Group’s financial position at 31 December 2010 
or the Group’s results of operations for the year then ended.

Financial liabilities
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents

As at 31 december 2010

As at 31 december 2009

Fixed rate
$000

Floating rate
$000

total
$000

Fixed rate
$000

Floating rate
$000

total
$000

48,152

119,272

167,424

 40,444 

 144,493 

 184,937 

–

62,718

62,718

– 

 65,663 

 65,663 

An interest rate sensitivity analysis assumes an instantaneous 100 basis point change in interest rates in all currencies from their levels at 
31 December 2010, with all other variables held constant. Based on the composition of the Group’s debt portfolio as at 31 December 2010, a 1% 
increase/decrease in interest rates would result in an additional USD 1.2 million (2009: USD 1.4 million) in interest expense/income being incurred 
per year.

Fair value of financial assets and liabilities
The fair value of financial assets and liabilities are included at the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction 
between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value:

cash and cash equivalents – approximates to the carrying amount;
short-term loans and overdrafts – approximates to the carrying amount because of the short maturity of these instruments;
long-term loans – approximates to the carrying amount in the case of floating rate bank loans and other loans;
forward exchange contracts – based on market prices and exchange rates at the balance sheet date;
receivables and payables – approximates to the carrying amount; and
lease obligations – approximates to the carrying value.

Management considers that the book value of the Group’s financial assets and liabilities does not materially differ from their fair value.

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29. FInAnCIAL PoLICIes For rIsk mAnAGement And tHeIr oBJeCtIves Continued

Currency risk
Currency risks as defined by IFRS 7 arise on account of financial instruments being denominated in a currency that is other than the functional 
currency of the booking entity and being of a monetary nature.

The currencies that have a significant impact on the Group accounts and the exchange rates used are as follows:

usd/eur
usd/sudanese Pound 
usd/Algerian dinar 
usd/saudi riyal
usd/British Pound
usd/Jordanian dinar
usd/egyptian Pound

Period end rates

Average rates

2010
0.7545
3.1049
74.0273
3.7495
0.6464
0.7090
5.8224

2009
0.6977 
2.2398 
72.7309 
3.7495 
0.6278 
0.7090 
5.5051 

2010
0.7531
2.5209
74.3916
3.7495
0.6467
0.7090
5.6555

2009
0.7170 
2.3173 
72.6817 
3.7495 
0.6386 
0.7090 
5.5776 

The Jordanian Dinar and Saudi Riyal have no impact on the statement of comprehensive income as those currencies are pegged against the 
US Dollar.

2010
Functional currency of entity:
– Jordanian dinar
– euro
– Algerian dinar
– saudi riyal
– sudanese Pound
– egyptian Pound

Sensitivity analysis:

2010
Functional currency of entity:
– Jordanian dinar
– euro
– Algerian dinar
– saudi riyal
– sudanese Pound
– egyptian Pound

*Others include Saudi Riyals and Jordanian Dinars.

us dollar
$000

92,608
(1,817)
(82,113)
5,554
(7,228)
(1,669)
5,335

us dollar
$000

926
(18)
(821)
56
(72)
(17)
54

euro
$000

sterling
$000

Algerian dinar
$000

Japanese yen  
$000

others*
$000

net foreign currency financial assets/(liabilities)

(10,158)
–
(95)
417
39
47
(9,750)

euro
$000

(102)
–
(1)
4
–
–
(99)

(2)
–
(7)
8
–
27
26

(53,673)
–
–
(1,389)
–
–
(55,062)

(4)
–
–
(2,008)
–
–
(2,012)

16,310
–
–
(25)
653
(16)
16,992

Impact on statement of comprehensive income assuming 1% appreciation 
of foreign currency against functional currency as at year end

sterling
$000

Algerian dinar
$000

Japanese yen
$000

others
$000

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

(537)
–
–
(14)
–
–
(551)

–
–
–
(20)
–
–
(20)

163
–
–
–
7
–
170

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2009
Functional currency of entity:
– Jordanian dinar
– euro
– Algerian dinar
– saudi riyal
– sudanese Pound
– egyptian Pound

sensitivity analysis:

2009
Functional currency of entity:
– Jordanian dinar
– euro
– Algerian dinar
– saudi riyal
– sudanese Pound
– egyptian Pound

Liquidity risk of assets/(liabilities)

2010
Cash and cash equivalents
trade receivables
Interest bearing loans and borrowings
Interest bearing overdrafts
Interest bearing finance lease
trade payables

2009
Cash and cash equivalents
trade receivables
Interest bearing loans and borrowings
Interest bearing overdrafts
Interest bearing finance lease
trade payables

us dollar
$000

 43,147 
 (1,816)
 (36,699)
 2,092 
 (10,527)
 (1,972)
 (5,775)

us dollar
$000

 431 
 (18)
 (367)
 21 
 (105)
 (20)
 (58)

euro
$000

sterling
$000

Algerian dinar
$000

Japanese yen  
$000

others
$000

net foreign currency financial assets/(liabilities)

 (5,612)
– 
 (929)
 1,107 
– 
 840 
 (4,594)

euro
$000

 (56)
– 
 (9)
 11 
– 
 8 
 (46)

 100 
– 
 (2)
 (11)
– 
 1 
 88 

– 
– 
– 
 380 
– 
– 
 380 

 (551)
– 
– 
 (1,783)
– 
– 
 (2,334)

 1,756 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(7)
 1,749

Impact on statement of comprehensive income assuming 1% appreciation 
of foreign currency against functional currency as at year end

sterling
$000

Algerian dinar
$000

Japanese yen
$000

others
$000

 1 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
 1 

– 
– 
– 
 4 
– 
– 
 4 

Less than
one year
$000
62,718
200,334
(66,553)
(14,462)
(2,403)
(74,936)
104,698

Less than
one year
$000
 65,663 
 203,250 
 (44,393)
 (15,924)
 (2,274)
 (57,307)
 149,015 

 (6)
– 
– 
 (18)
– 
– 
 (24)

more than
one year
$000
–
–
(78,040)
–
(6,358)
–
(84,398)

more than
one year
$000
– 
– 
 (116,119)
– 
 (7,473)
– 
 (123,592)

 18 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
 18 

total
$000
62,718
200,334
(144,593)
(14,462)
(8,761)
(74,936)
20,300

total
$000
 65,663 
 203,250 
 (160,512)
 (15,924)
 (9,747)
 (57,307)
 25,423 

At 31 December 2010 the Group had undrawn facilities of USD 264,857,000 (2009: USD 193,152,000). USD 130,752,000  
(2009: USD 95,452,000) of these was committed and the remainder was uncommitted.

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30. derIvAtIve FInAnCIAL Instruments

Currency derivatives
The Group utilises currency derivatives to hedge significant future transactions and cash flows. The Group is party to a variety of foreign currency 
forward contracts and options in the management of its exchange rate exposures. The instruments purchased are primarily denominated in the 
currencies of the Group’s principal markets.

At the balance sheet date, the total notional amount of outstanding forward foreign exchange contracts that the Group was committed to, 

have been translated at 31 December exchange rates as below.

Foreign exchange forward contracts and options (euro)

These arrangements are designed to address significant exchange exposures.

2010 
$000
4,780

2009 
$000
–

At 31 December 2010 the fair value of the Group’s currency derivatives some of which were designated as effective cash flow hedges was an 
asset of USD 83,000 (2009 USD nil). The movement in fair value in the year resulted in a gain of USD 83,000 (2009: USD 382,000 net loss) which 
has been reflected in equity. These amounts were based on market values of equivalent instruments at the balance sheet date.

The fair value of the currency derivatives which were designated as ineffective cash flow hedges was an asset of USD 8,000 (2009 Assets of: nil) 

held at fair value through profit and loss. The movement in fair value in the year resulted in a gain of USD 8,000 has been recognised in the 
statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December 2010 (2009: nil) in respect of such derivatives.

The Group believes that the effect on the value of cash flow hedges of currency and interest rate fluctuations is not significant and will not 

materially affect the financial position of the Group.

Interest rate swaps
The Group uses interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to interest rate movements on its bank borrowings. These contracts have nominal values 
of USD 45.4 million (2009: USD 34.4 million) and have fixed interest payments at rates ranging from 1.91% to 4.75% (2009: 1.91% to 4.75) for 
periods up until 2016 and have floating interest receipts at LIBOR or EURIBOR.

The fair value of swaps entered into by the Group is estimated as a liability of USD 1,287,000 (2009: liability of USD 932,000). These amounts 

are based on market values provided by the banks that originated the swaps and are based on equivalent instruments at the balance sheet date. 
Some of these interest rate swaps are designated as effective cash flow hedges and the movement in fair value totalling a loss of USD 339,000 
(2009: USD gain of 180,000) has been reflected in equity. The remaining outstanding interest rate swaps that the Group was committed to at the 
year end are held at fair value through profit and loss. The movement in fair value in the year resulted in a loss of USD 16,000 which has been 
recognised in the statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December 2010 (2009: loss of 216,000) in respect of such derivatives.
The Group believes that the effect on the value of interest rate swaps by interest rate fluctuations will not materially affect the financial position 

of the Group.

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31. sHAre CAPItAL

Issued and fully paid – included in shareholders’ equity: 
At 1 January 
Issued during the year
At 31 December

number ’000

191,628
1,889
193,517

2010

$000

34,236
289
34,525

number ’000

 189,238 
2,390
 191,628 

2009

$000

 33,857 
 379 
 34,236 

32. non-ControLLInG Interests

At 1 January 
share of profit
Currency translation loss
Acquisition of Ibn Al Baytar

At 31 December

2010
$000
7,372
678
(1,701)
29

6,378

2009
$000
5,786
1,635
(49)
–

7,372

33. own sHAres

Own shares represent 562,000 (2009: 450,000) Ordinary Shares in the Company held by Sanne Trust Company Limited, an independent trustee.
During the year the Company issued 700,000 Ordinary Shares to the independent trustee to meet short-term commitments in relation to 

employee share plans. 588,000 shares were utilised during the year.

The market value for the own shares at 31 December 2010 is USD 7,056,000 (2009: USD 3,551,000). In 2010, no shares were acquired.  
The book value of the retained own shares at 31 December 2010 is USD 2,220,00. The trust holds these shares to meet long-term commitments  
in relation to employee share plans. 

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34. net CAsH From oPerAtInG ACtIvItIes

Profit before tax 
Adjustments for:
depreciation and amortisation of:
       Property, plant and equipment
       Intangible assets
Gain on revaluation of previously held equity interest
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Gain on disposal of intangible assets
movement on provisions
movement on deferred income
Cost of equity settled employee share scheme
Finance income
Interest and bank charges

Cash flow before working capital

Change in trade and other receivables
Change in other current assets
Change in inventories
Change in trade and other payables
Change in other current liabilities

Cash generated by operations

Income tax paid

Net cash generated from operating activities

2010
$000
120,982

2009
$000 
 94,787 

29,091
9,342
(7,176)
376
(162)
2,488
(159)
4,473
(346)
13,856
172,765
10,689
322
(19,295)
16,102
(3,091)
177,492
(32,657)
144,835

 25,199 
 8,949 
–
 236 
 (903)
 761 
 (201)
 4,616 
 (514)
 12,827 
 145,757 
 (29,949)
 (190)
 (8,278)
 24,262 
 3,164 
 134,766 
 (15,787)
 118,979 

35. ContInGent LIABILItIes

The Group was contingently liable for letters of guarantee and letters of credit totalling USD 119.7 million (2009: USD 62.4 million).

The integrated nature of the Group’s worldwide operations, involving significant investment in research and strategic manufacture at a limited 
number of locations, with consequential cross-border supply routes into numerous end-markets, gives rise to complexity and delay in negotiations 
with revenue authorities as to the profits on which individual Group companies are liable to tax. Disagreements with, and between, revenue 
authorities as to intra-Group transactions, in particular the price at which goods and services should be transferred between Group companies in 
different tax jurisdictions, has the potential to produce conflicting claims from revenue authorities as to the profits to be taxed in individual territories. 
In common with many other companies in the pharmaceutical industry the Group is involved in various legal proceedings considered typical 

to its business, including litigation relating to employment, product liability and other commercial disputes. 

As reported in 2009, West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp. was a co-defendant, with four other generic pharmaceutical manufacturers, in litigation 

brought by Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. regarding the continued sale by West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp. and the others of generic oral 
colchicine in the United States, following the approval by the FDA of Mutual’s “ColcrysTM” colchicine product (the “Claim”). On 18 October 2010 
the Group announced that the dispute between West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp. and Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. relating to the sale of 
oral colchicine tablets had been resolved to the parties’ mutual satisfaction.

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36. sHAre-BAsed PAyments

equity settled share option scheme
During the year ended 31 December 2010 and 2009, the Company had one stock option compensation scheme settled by equity instruments, with 
four separate grant dates. The options over these instruments are settled in equity once exercised.

Details of the grants under the scheme are shown below:

date of grants
4 november 2008
29 April 2008
13 october 2005
12 october 2004

The estimated  
fair value of  
each share  
option granted  
usd
1.14
2.61
0.74
0.35

The share price  
at grant date 
usd
5.45
9.19
4.50
0.91

number  
granted
85,000
1,041,500
1,600,000
9,520,000

exercise  
price 
usd
5.45
9.19
4.50
0.91

expected 
volatility
34.90%
31.50%
26.20%
44.80%

expected 
dividend yield
1.21%
0.08%
6.67%
3.85%

expected average 
contractual life
4.0 years
3.8 years
7.5 years
7.5 years

risk-free  
interest rate
4.11%
4.54%
4.54%
4.22%

All the general employees share option plans have a 10 year contractual life and vesting conditions of 20% per year for five years beginning on the 
first anniversary of the grant date.

The estimated fair value of each share option granted in the general employee share option plans was calculated by applying a binomial option 

pricing model.

It was assumed that each option tranche will be exercised the options immediately after vesting date.

Further details of the general employee share option plan are as follows:

outstanding at 1 January
Granted during the year
exercised during the year
expired during the year
outstanding at 31 december
exercisable at 31 december

2010

weighted  
average  
exercise  
price (in $)
3.42
–
3.25
9.18
3.33
1.96

number of
shares option
 6,201,800 
 85,000 
 (2,390,000)
 (251,100)
 3,645,700 
 2,682,900 

2009

weighted  
average  
exercise  
price (in $)
2.73
5.45
1.34
6.83
3.42
1.85

number of  
shares option
3,645,700
–
(1,189,382)
(73,700)
2,382,618
1,900,218

The cost of the equity settled share option scheme of USD 403,000 (2009: USD 1,245,000) has been recorded in the consolidated statement of 
comprehensive income as part of general and administrative expenses.

The weighted average share price at the date of exercise for share options exercised during the year was USD 9.97. The options outstanding at 

31 December 2010 had a weighted average remaining contractual life of less than one year.

Expected volatility was determined by calculating the historical volatility of the Group’s share price over the previous three to four years.

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36. sHAre-BAsed PAyments Continued

Long-term incentive plan
During the year ended 31 December 2010 the Company had one long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) settled by equity instruments, with eight 
separate grant dates. Under the LTIP, conditional awards and nil cost options are made which vest after three years subject to a total shareholder 
return (“TSR”) performance condition. This condition measures the Group’s TSR relative to a comparator group of other pharmaceutical companies. 
In this case, the vesting schedule dictates that 20% of awards vest for median performance and 100% for upper quartile performance, with 
pro-rata vesting in between these points. No awards vest for performance which is below the median. 

For awards made in 2010 the TSR conditions applies in respect of 50% of the award and financial metrics apply in respect of the remaining 

50%. For further details see the Remuneration Report.

Details of the grants under the plan are shown below: 

date of grants
2 november 2010
22 march 2010
19 may 2009
19 march 2009
28 April 2008
10 september 2007
23 April 2007
2 April 2007

The estimated  
fair value of  
each share  
option granted  
usd
6.71
4.64
3.89
2.94
5.46
4.70
4.47
4.33

The share price  
at grant date 
usd
7.8
9.0
6.67
5.11
9.22
8.28
7.69
7.46

number  
granted
175,000
555,253
200,000
920,000
700,000
150,000
466,000
160,000

expected 
volatility
39.60%
37.18%
38.98%
38.98%
31.47%
34.64%
34.64%
34.64%

expected 
dividend yield
0.99%
1.20%
1.22%
1.47%
0.08%
0.08%
0.08%
0.08%

risk-free  
interest rate
0.97%
1.88%
1.92%
1.88%
4.50%
5.00%
5.45%
5.40%

All long-term incentive plans have 10 years contractual life and vest after 3 years subject to TSR performance condition except for awards made in 
2010 where the TSR performance condition applies in respect of 50% of the award and financial metrics apply in respect of the remaining 50%. 
For further details see the Remuneration Report.

The estimated fair value of each share option granted in the LTIP was calculated by applying the Monte Carlo Simulation methodology.
The exercise price of the share award is nil.

Further details on the number of shares granted are as follows:

year 2010

outstanding at 1 January
Granted during the year
exercised during the year
expired during the year
outstanding at 31 december

2 november
number

–
175,000
–
–
175,000

2010 grant

22 march
number

–
555,253
–
–
555,253

2009 grants

2008 grants

2007 grants

19 march
number

920,000 
– 
–

(50,000) 
 870,000 

19 may
number

200,000 
 – 
–
– 
 200,000 

29 April
number

 650,000 
– 
–
– 
 650,000 

2 April
number

23 April
number

10 september
number

total
number

 160,000 
– 
(135,000)
– 
 25,000 

 364,000 
– 
(343,000)
 –
 21,000 

 150,000 
– 
(100,000)
– 
 50,000 

 2,444,000 
 730,253 
(578,000)
 (50,000)
 2,546,253 

year 2009
outstanding at 1 January
Granted during the year
expired during the year
outstanding at 31 december

2009 grant   

2008 grant

19 march
number
–
920,000
–
920,000

19 may
number
–
200,000
–
200,000

29 April
number
685,000
 – 
 (35,000)
 650,000 

2 April
number
 160,000 
– 
– 
 160,000 

23 April
number
 409,000 
– 
 (45,000)
 364,000 

2007 grants

10 september
number
 150,000 
– 
– 
 150,000 

total
number
 1,404,000 
 1,120,000 
 (80,000)
 2,444,000

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36. sHAre-BAsed PAyments Continued 

Long-term incentive plan Continued
The cost of the long-term incentive plan of USD 3,455,000 (2009: USD 2,608,000) has been recorded in the consolidated statement of 
comprehensive income as part of general and administrative expenses.

management incentive plan
In 2009 the Company notified certain employees of their awards under the Hikma Management Incentive Plan (“MIP”). Under the MIP, conditional 
awards of nil cost options are made which give the opportunity for an employee to receive an award of shares subject to achievement of the 
employee Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This condition measures the employee achievement against set KPIs. In this case, the number of shares 
awarded is based on percentage of achievements. No awards vest for achievements below 50%.

Once made, the award is subject to a two year holding period during which the employee must remain employed in the Group; at the end of 

the holding period the award is released and becomes exercisable. 

Details of the grants under the plan are shown below:

19 march 2009
Type of arrangement
Date of grant
Maximum number granted
Actual number granted
Contractual life
Vesting conditions

Management Incentive Plan
19 March 2009
484,829
468,249
10 years
After three years subject to achievement of KPIs

The cost of the management incentive plan of USD 615,000 (2009: USD 763,000) has been recorded in the consolidated statement of 
comprehensive income as part of general and administrative expenses.

37. oPerAtInG LeAse ArrAnGements

minimum lease payments under operating leases recognised in the statement of comprehensive income for the year

2010
$000
3,514

2009
$000
3,012 

At the balance sheet date, the Group had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, 
which fall due as follows:

within one year
In the second to fifth years inclusive
After five years

2010
$000
1,766
4,159
–
5,925

2009
$000
 1,961 
 4,044 
 959 
 6,964 

Operating lease payments represent rentals payable by the Group for certain of its office properties. Leases are negotiated for a term of 1 to 3 years.

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38. reLAted PArty BALAnCes

Transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note. Transactions 
between the Group and its associate and other related parties are disclosed below. 

trading transactions:
During the year, Group companies entered into the following transactions with related parties:

Darhold Limited is a related party of the Group because it is considered one of the major shareholders of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 
with ownership percentage of 29.5% at the end of 2010 (2009: 29.8%). Further details on the relationship between Mr. Samih Darwazah, 
Mr. Said Darwazah, Mr. Mazen Darwazah and Mr. Ali Al-Husry, and Darhold Limited are given in the Directors’ Report.

Other than dividends (as paid to all shareholders), there were no transactions between the Group and Darhold Limited in the year.

Capital Bank – Jordan is a related party of the Group because during the year, three board members of the Bank are also Board members at 
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC. Total cash balances at Capital Bank – Jordan were USD 2,169,000 (2009: USD 3,294,000). Loans and overdrafts 
granted by Capital Bank to the Group amounted to USD 48,000 (2009: USD 77,000) with interest rates ranging between 8.75% and 
3MLIBOR + 1. Total interest expense incurred against Group facilities was USD 18,000 (2009: USD 28,000). Total interest income received was 
8,000  (2009: USD 37,000) and total commission paid in the year was USD 76,000 (2009: USD 17,000).

Jordan International Insurance Company is a related party of the Group because one board member of the company is also a Board member 
at Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC. Total insurance premiums paid by the Group to Jordan International Insurance Company during the year were 
USD 2,166,000 (2009: USD 1,686,000). The Group’s insurance expense for Jordan International Insurance Company contracts in the year 2010 
was USD 2,481,000 (2009: USD 2,006,000). The amounts due to Jordan International Insurance Company at the year end were USD 66,000 
(2009: USD 129,000).

Tunisian companies were related parties to the Group because the Group used to hold a minority interest in Société D’Industries Pharmaceutiques 
Ibn Al Baytar S.A. – Tunisia. This company owns another Tunisian company Société Hikma Medicef Limited – Tunisia, which was therefore a related 
party as well. During March 2010, the Company increased its equity interest in Société D’Industries Pharmaceutiques Ibn Al Baytar S.A – Tunisia to a 
controlling interest. As a result, the results of those companies were consolidated within Hikma Group consolidated financial statements and are 
therefore no longer considered to be related parties.

In previous periods, amounts due from the two Tunisian companies, net of provisions were 31 December 2009: USD 491,000 and 

31 December 2009: USD 1,052,000 from Société Hikma Medicef Limited – Tunisia and Société D’Industries Pharmaceutiques Ibn Al Baytar S.A. 
– Tunisia, respectively. The corresponding Group’s provision for doubtful debts related to balances above was 31 December 2009: USD 327,000.

Mr. Yousef Abd Ali Mr. Yousef Abd Ali is a related party of the Group because he holds a non-controlling interest in Hikma Lebanon of 33%, 
the amount owed to Mr. Yousef by the Group as at 31 December 2010 was USD 161,000 (2009: USD 161,000).

Labatec Pharma S.A. is a related party of the Group because it is owned by Mr. Samih Darwazah. During 2010 the Group total sales to 
Labatec Pharma amounted to USD 414,000 (2009: USD 42,000) and the Group total purchases from Labatec amounted to USD 1,373,000 
(2009: USD 393,000). At 31 December 2010 the amount owed to the Group from Labatec Pharma was USD 193,000 (2009: USD 149,000).

King and Spalding is a related party of the Group because the partner of the firm is a board member and the company secretary of West-Ward. 
King and Spalding is an outside legal counsel firm that handles general legal matters for West-ward. During 2010 fees of USD 927,000 (2009: 
USD 55,000) were paid for legal services provided.

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remuneration of key management personnel
The remuneration of the key management personnel (comprising the executive and non-executive directors’ and certain of senior management as 
set out in the Directors’ Report) of the Group is set out below in aggregate for each of the categories specified in IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures. 
Further information about the remuneration of the individual Directors is provided in the audited part of the Remuneration Committee Report on 
pages 66 to 68.

short-term employee benefits
share-based payments
Post employment benefits

2010
$000
7,305
1,408
17
8,730

2009
$000
5,918
2,002
31
7,951

39. ACquIsItIon oF suBsIdIArIes

On 29 October 2010, Hikma announced that it has also signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Baxter Healthcare Corporation’s US 
generic injectables business for a cash consideration of USD 112 million. The deal is expected to be completed during April 2011.

During the year, Hikma acquired additional shareholdings in two businesses: Société D’Industries Pharmaceutiques Ibn Al Baytar 

(“Ibn Al Baytar”) in Tunisia and Al Dar Al Arabia in Algeria.

Details of the provisional goodwill and gain on the previously held equity interests arising on both acquisitions are as below:

subsidiary
Ibn Al Baytar
Al dar Al Arabia

Details are as follows:

Gain on the 
previously held 
equity interests 
$000
2,679 
4,497
7,176

Goodwill
$000
11,873
14,986
26,859

Ibn Al Baytar
On 26 March 2010 the Group increased its voting equity interest in Ibn Al Baytar from 32.125% to 66% to obtain control and thereby develop 
its activity in the North Africa region. In addition 29.05% of the non-controlling interests in the company have waived the voting rights attached 
to these shares. A call option over this 29.05% shareholding was held by the other 4.95% non-controlling interest until 24 September 2010. 
During this period, the non-controlling shareholder informed the Group that it intended to exercise the option to increase their shareholding to 
14.95%. This is expected to take place during 2011.

The total fair value of the consideration is deemed to be USD 9,295,000, 50% of which is deferred. USD 5,000,000 is cash consideration and 
the balance of USD 4,295,000 has been treated as a financial liability and deemed consideration in accordance with IAS 32 Financial Instruments: 
Presentation and IFRS 3 revised (2008): Business Combinations.

As a consequence of the transaction, the previously held equity interest was re-valued to USD 3,164,000. The resulting gain of USD 2,679,000 

has been recognised in other operating income in the year.

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39. ACquIsItIon oF suBsIdIArIes Continued

Ibn Al Baytar Continued
The net assets acquired in the transaction and the provisional goodwill arising are set out below:

Book value
$000

Fair value 
adjustments
$000

Fair value
$000

 144 
263
6,075
(78)
2,721
3,066
2
33
6,030
(7,267)
(3,844)
(1,317)
–
(2,853)
(2,535)
(92)
 348 

1,063   a
–
– 
–
 –
– 
–
–
2,173 b
–
–
–
(591) c
(1,405) d
–
(971) e
269

 1,207 
263
6,075
(78)
2,721
3,066
2
33
8,203
(7,267)
(3,844)
(1,317)
(591)
(4,258)
(2,535)
(1,063)
617
9,295
3,164
31
12,490
(617)
11,873

4,648
4,647
9,295
4,648
(263)
4,385

Ibn Al Baytar
Net assets acquired:
trade name
Cash and cash equivalent
Accounts receivable, gross
Provision for doubtful debts and expired goods
other current assets
Inventories
Financial assets
deferred tax assets
Property, plant and equipment
Financial debts
trade accounts payable
other current liabilities
Income tax provision
Provisions
Long-term financial debts
deferred tax liabilities
Identifiable net assets
Consideration
Fair value of previously held equity interest (32.125%)
non-controlling (4.95%)*

Less: identifiable net assets

Goodwill
Consideration is satisfied by:
Cash
deferred consideration

Cash consideration
Cash and cash equivalents acquired
Net cash outflow arising on acquisition

*The non-controlling interest has been valued at 4.95% of the fair value of identifiable net assets.

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Ibn Al Baytar Continued
Gain on revaluation of previously held equity interest was calculated as follows:

Iln Al Baytar
Fair value of previously held equity interest (32.125%)
Book value of previously held equity interest (32.125%)
Gain on revaluation of previously held interest

$000
3,164
(485)
2,679

a.   Seven trade names relating to generic products and an under licence contract have been valued using the relief from royalty method. 

b.   The property, plant and equipment acquired have been re-valued upwards to their fair value. 

c.   Certain tax exposures have been identified as a result of open tax positions with the tax authorities.

d.    This mainly comprises of retrospective compensation for employees as a result of review by the local authorities with relation to compliance 

with certain labour laws. In addition to certain employees related business commitment adhered to before the acquisition date.

e.    Taxable temporary differences have been identified by reference to IAS 12 “income tax”.

The revenue and net profit of Ibn Al Baytar from the date of the acquisition that is included in the Groups’ income statement for the year amounted 
to USD 11,379,000 and USD 370,000 respectively.

Al dar Al Arabia
On 20 April 2010, the Group completed the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of Al Dar Al Arabia for cash consideration of 
USD 18,740,000 and deferred consideration of USD 1,153,000. The deferred consideration relates to the estimated currency exchange 
movement payable to the vendor on conversion of the consideration from Algerian Dinars into US Dollars six months after completion. Actual 
exchange movement paid amounted to USD 204,000. The difference of USD 949,000 has been recognised as a gain in the income statement.

The Al Dar Alarabia plant will double Hikma’s manufacturing capacity in Algeria and will provide significant scope for further expansion both 

in Algeria and in the MENA region. As a consequence of the transaction, the previously held equity interest was re-valued to USD 9,947,000. 
The resulting gain of USD 4,497,000 has been recognised in other operating income in the year.

The net assets acquired in the transaction and the provisional goodwill arising are set out below:

Al dar Al Arabia
Net assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalent
Property, plant and equipment
other current liabilities
deferred tax liability
Identifiable net assets
Consideration
Fair value of previously held equity interest (50%)

Less: identifiable net assets

Goodwill
Consideration is satisfied by:
Cash
deferred consideration

Cash consideration
Cash and cash equivalents acquired
deferred consideration paid
Net cash outflow arising on acquisition

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Book value
$000

Fair value 
adjustments
$000

329
9,730
(83)
–
9,976

–
6,504 a
–
(1,626) b
4,878

Fair value
$000

329
16,234
(83)
(1,626)
14,854
19,893
9,947
29,840
(14,854)
14,986

18,740
1,153
19,893
18,740
(329)
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39. ACquIsItIon oF suBsIdIArIes Continued

Al dar Al Arabia Continued
Gain on revaluation of previously held equity interest was calculated as follows:

Al dar Al Arabia
Fair value of previously held equity interest (50%)
Book value of previously held equity interest (50%)
Gain on revaluation of previously held interest

a.   The property, plant and equipment acquired have been re-valued upwards to this fair value. 

b.  Taxable temporary differences have been identified by reference to IAS 12 “income tax”.

$000
9,947
(5,450)
4,497

Full year impact of acquisitions:
If the acquisition of Ibn Al Baytar and Al Dar Al Arabia had been completed on the first day of the financial year, the Group’s revenues for the 
year would have been approximately USD 733,398,000 and the Group’s profit attributable to equity holders of the Parent would have been 
approximately USD 98,498,000. The appropriate additional contribution by entity for the period from the beginning of the year up to the 
acquisition date is illustrated in the table below:

subsidiary
Ibn Al Baytar
Al dar Al Arabia

40. HIkmA PHArmACeutICALs PLC mAIn suBsIdIArIes

The main subsidiaries of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC are as follows:

effect on 
Group’s 
revenues 
$000
2,462
–
2,462

effect on  
Group’s  
profit 
$000
(292)
(59)
(351)

Company’s name
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Limited
Arab Pharmaceutical manufacturing Co. (“APm”)
Hikma Pharma Algeria sArL
Hikma Farmaceutica s.A.
west-ward Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Pharma Ixir Co. Ltd
Hikma Pharma sAe
Thymoorgan Pharmazie GmbH
Hikma Pharma GmbH
Hikma Italia s.p.A.
Al Jazeera Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (“JPI”)
société d’Industries Pharmaceutiques Ibn Al Baytar s.A.
sPA société Al dar Al Arabia

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ownership % 
ordinary shares 
2010
100
100
100
100
100
51
100
100
100
100
100
66
100

ownership % 
ordinary shares 
2009
100
100
100
100
100
51
100
100
100
100
100
32.125
50

established in
Jordan
Jordan
Algeria
Portugal
u.s.A.
sudan
egypt
Germany
Germany
Italy
k.s.A.
tunisia
Algeria

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41. HIkmA PHArmACeutICALs PLC deFIned ContrIButIon retIrement BeneFIt PLAn

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC has defined contribution retirement plans in three of its subsidiaries: West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp, Hikma 
Pharmaceuticals Limited Jordan and Arab Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Co. (“APM”). The details of each contribution plan are as follows:

Hikma Pharmaceuticals Limited – Jordan:
The Group currently has an employee saving plan wherein the Group fully matches employees’ contributions, which are fixed at 5% of salary. 
Employees are entitled to 30% of the Group contributions after three years of employment with the Group and an additional 10% for each 
subsequent year. Employees fully vest in the Group contributions after 10 years of employment. The Group’s contributions for the year ended 
31 December 2010 were USD 746,211 (2009: USD 673,000).

west-ward Pharmaceuticals Corp: (401 (k) salary saving plan)
Prior to 2001, West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp established a 401 (k) defined contribution plan, which allows all eligible employees to defer a 
portion of their income through contributions to the plan. All employees not covered by any collective bargaining agreement are eligible after 
being employed for one year. Employees can defer up to 25% of their gross salary into the plan, not to exceed USD 16,500 for 2010 and 2009, 
respectively, not including catch-up contributions available to eligible employees as outlined by the Internal Revenue Service. The company matches 
40% of the employees’ eligible contribution. Employer contributions do not vest for up to two years of service, 50% after two years of service and 
100% after three years of service. Employees are considered to have completed one year of service for purposes of vesting upon the completion of 
1,000 hours of service at any time during a plan year. Employer contributions to the plan for the year ended 31 December 2010 were USD 588,000 
(2009: USD 493,000).

Arab Pharmaceutical manufacturing Company – Jordan:
The Group currently has an employee saving plan wherein the employees’ contribute at 10%, and the company at 15% of basic salary. Employees 
are entitled to 100% of the company contributions after three years of employment with the company. The Group’s contributions for the 
year ended 31 December 2010 were USD 570,000 (2009: USD 494,000).

The assets of the plans are held separately from those of the Group. The only obligation of the Group with respect to the retirement benefit plans 
is to make specified contributions.

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ComPAny BALAnCe sHeet 

At 31 deCemBer 2010

non-Current Assets
Investment in subsidiaries
due from subsidiaries
Intangible assets
Property, plant and equipment

Current Assets
other current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
due from subsidiaries 
Accounts receivable

Total assets
Current LIABILItIes
other payables
other current liabilities
due to subsidiaries 

Net current liabilities
Total liabilities
Net assets 
equIty
share capital
share premium 
own shares
retained earnings
Equity attributable to equity holders to the Parent

note

44

45

46

45

47

48 

53

54

55

2010
$000

2009 
$000

1,523,127
22,795
147
143
1,546,212

191
3,063
103,473
93
106,820
1,653,032

255
2,197
594,145
596,597
489,777
596,597
1,056,435

34,525
983,337
(2,220)
40,793
1,056,435

 1,523,127 
 26,678 
  196 
 165 
1,550,166

 481
6,428
104,316
154
111,379
1,661,545

 292 
1,649
 592,923
594,864
483,485
 594,864
 1,066,681

 34,236 
 980,154 
(2,203)
 54,494 
1,066,681

The financial statements of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC, registered number 5557954, were approved by the Board of Directors and signed on its 
behalf by:

said darwazah  
Director

mazen darwazah  
Director

15 March 2011

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ComPAny stAtement oF CHAnGes In equIty

For tHe yeAr ended 31 deCemBer 2010

At 1 January 2009
Issue of share capital
own shares
Cost of equity settled employee share scheme
net loss for the year
dividends paid
At 31 December 2009/1 January 2010
Issue of share capital
own shares
Cost of equity settled employee share scheme
exercise of employees long-term incentive plan
net profit for the year
dividends paid
At 31 December 2010

Paid up 
capital 
$000
33,857
379
– 
–
–
–
34,236
289
–
–
–
–
–
34,525

share 
premium 
$000
977,342
2,812
– 
–
–
–
980,154
3,183
–
–
–
–
–
983,337

retained 
earnings 
$000
70,949
–
– 
4,616
(4,953)
(16,118)
54,494
–
–
4,473
(90)
4,989
(23,073)
40,793

own 
shares 
$000
(1,124)
–
(1,079)
–
–
–
(2,203)
–
(107)
–
90
–
–
(2,220)

total 
$000
1,081,024
3,191
 (1,079)
4,616
(4,953)
(16,118)
1,066,681
3,472
(107)
4,473
–
4,989
(23,073)
1,056,435

As permitted by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the statement of comprehensive income of the Company is not presented as part of these 
accounts.

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ComPAny CAsH FLow stAtement

For tHe yeAr ended 31 deCemBer 2010

Profit/(loss) before tax
Cost of equity settled employee share scheme
Finance income
Interest and bank charges
Change in other current assets
Change in other payables
depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Amortisation of intangible assets
Change in accounts receivable
Change in amounts due from/to subsidiaries
Change in other current liabilities
Net cash from operating activities 
InvestInG ACtIvItIes
Change in amounts due from subsidiaries
Purchase of property, plant and equipment 
Interest income
Net cash from investing activities
FInAnCInG ACtIvItIes
Proceeds from issue of new shares
decrease in short-term debts
Interest paid
Purchase of own shares
dividends paid
Net cash used in financing activities
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year

2010
$000
4,989
899
(836)
268
290
(37)
128
49
61
5,639
604
12,054

3,883
(106)
836
4,613

3,365
–
(324)
–
(23,073)
(20,032)
(3,365)
6,428
3,063

2009
$000
(4,953)
998
(3,056)
958
(320)
91
158
51
(112)
7,807
(213)
1,409

43,480
(3)
3,056
46,533

3,191
(40,000)
(684)
(1,079)
(16,118)
(54,690)
(6,748)
13,176
6,428

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notes to tHe ComPAny FInAnCIAL stAtements

42. AdoPtIon oF new And revIsed stAndArds

The impact on the Company of new and revised standards is the same as for the Group. Details are given in Note 1 to the consolidated 
financial statements.

43. sIGnIFICAnt ACCountInG PoLICIes

The separate financial statements of the Company are presented as required by the Companies Act 2006. As permitted by that Act, the separate 
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and UK company law.

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis. The principal accounting policies adopted are the same as those set 

out in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements with the addition of the policy as noted below.

Investments in subsidiaries are stated at cost less, where appropriate, provisions for impairment.

44. Investment In suBsIdIArIes

Investment in subsidiaries represents the following:

Company’s name
Hikma Limited
Hikma Pharma Limited
Hikma Holdings (uk) Limited
Al Jazeera Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (“JPI”)
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Limited

The investments in subsidiaries are all stated at cost.

*The remaining shares are held by other Group companies.

non-current assets
Hikma Investment
west-ward Pharmaceuticals Corp
Hikma Italia s.p.A
Hikma Pharma Limited – Jersey

45. due From suBsIdIArIes

ownership %  
ordinary shares
2010
100
100
100
52.5*
22.8*

ownership %  
ordinary shares 
2009
100
100
100
52.5*
22.8*

established in
uk
Jersey
uk
k.s.A.
Jordan

As at 31 december

2010
$000
8,269
8,801
3,606
2,119
22,795

2009 
$000
 8,160 
 8,424 
 4,420 
 5,674 
26,678

These balances represent loans that carry interest of 1.3% to 4.8% (2009: 2.2% to 4.8%) per annum charged on the outstanding loan balances.

Current assets

due from Hikma Pharma Limited – Jersey
due from Hikma Farmaceutica – Portugal
due from Hikma Pharma – Germany
due from Hikma uk Limited
due from Hikma Limited
others

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As at 31 december

2010
$000

7,221
165
86
94,723
307
971
103,473

2009 
$000

 4,431 
 445 
 883 
 96,707 
 306 
 1,544 
 104,316 

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46. FInAnCIAL Assets

Cash and cash equivalents
These comprise cash held by the Company and short-term bank deposits with an original maturity of three months or less. The carrying amount 
of these assets approximates to their fair value.

other payables
The Directors consider that the carrying amount of other payables approximates to their fair value.

47. FInAnCIAL LIABILItIes

Due to subsidiaries mainly represents an amount due to Hikma Holdings (UK) Ltd which is a non interest bearing loan repayable on demand.

48. due to suBsIdIArIes

49. FInAnCIAL PoLICIes For rIsk mAnAGement And tHeIr oBJeCtIves

Currency risk
Currency risks as defined by IFRS 7 arise on account of financial instruments being denominated in a currency that is not the functional currency and 
being of a monetary nature. The following table illustrates financial assets and liabilities for the Company in different currencies: 

euro
GBP

2010
$000
–
1,191

Liabilities

2009
$000
 87 
 788 

2010
$000
125
580

Assets

2009
$000
 (30)
 183 

A sensitivity analysis based on a 1% movement in foreign exchange rates has no material impact on the Company results and Company statement 
of changes in equity.

Further details on how the Company manages the currency risk are given in Note 29 to the Group accounts.

Interest rate risk
An interest rate sensitivity analysis assumes an instantaneous 100 basis point change in interest rates in all currencies from their levels at 
31 December 2010, with all other variable held constant. Based on the composition of the Company debt portfolio as at 31 December 2010, 
a 1% increase in interest rates would result in no additional interest expense being incurred per year (2009: USD nil).

Liquidity risk: 

2010
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivables
other payables

Less than  
one year
$000
3,063
93
(255)
2,901

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49. FInAnCIAL PoLICIes For rIsk mAnAGement And tHeIr oBJeCtIves Continued

Liquidity risk: continued 

2009
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivables
other payables

Less than  
one year
$000
 6,428 
 154 
 (292)
 6,290 

The Company believes that given the Group’s forecast operating cash flow during 2011, it has the ability to satisfy its liability commitments.

50. stAFF Costs

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC currently has eight employees (2009: six) (excluding Executive Directors); total compensation paid to them amounted 
to USD 1,660,000 (2009: USD 1,334,000) of which salaries and wages compromise an amount of USD 1,192,000 (2009: USD 1,007,000) the 
remaining balance of USD 468,000 (2009: USD 327,000) represent national insurance contributions, the cost of share-based payments and 
other benefits.

The details of the stock compensation scheme are provided in Note 36 to the Group accounts. The number of options granted to the employees 
of the Company (including Directors) was 2,560,000 (2009: 2,560,000) and the total amount of the compensation expenses charged to income 
statement is USD 24,719 (2009: USD 194,600).

51. stoCk oPtIons

52. LonG-term InCentIve PLAns (LtIPs)

The details of the LTIP scheme are provided in Note 36 to the Group accounts. The number of awards granted to the employees of the Company 
(including Directors) was 721,324 shares (2009: 656,000) and the total amount of the compensation expenses charged to income statement is 
USD 874,022 (2009: USD 803,680).

53. sHAre CAPItAL

Issued and fully paid – included in shareholder’s equity
193,516,989 (2009: 191,627,607) ordinary shares of 10 pence each

The details of the issue of the share capital in the year are given in Note 31 to the Group accounts.

2010
$000
34,525

2009
$000
34,236

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54. sHAre PremIum

Balance at 1 January 2010
Premium arising on exercise of stock options
Balance at 31 December 2010

share premium
$000
980,154
3,183
983,337

55. net InCome For tHe yeAr

As permitted by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the statement of comprehensive income of the Company is not presented as part of these 
accounts.

Included in the net income for the year is an amount of USD 12,282,000 (2009: USD nil) representing dividends received and USD 899,000 
(2009: USD 998,000) representing the current year charge of stock option and LTIPs expenses relating to the company’s employees. The remaining 
USD 3,574,000 (2009: USD 3,618,000) of the Group’s stock option and LTIPs charge is recharged to subsidiary companies.

56. reLAted PArty

Transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries and associates are disclosed in Note 38.

Amounts repayable to and from subsidiaries are disclosed in Notes 45 and 48. 
Other transactions with related parties include management charges for services provided to the subsidiary companies and transactions with 

key management personnel. Compensation paid to key management personnel is disclosed at Note 38. Details of Directors remuneration are 
disclosed in the Remuneration Committee Report on pages 66 to 68.

More details on the general information of the ultimate Parent of the Group are disclosed in Note 2.

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sHAreHoLder InFormAtIon

2011 financial calendar
13 April
15 April
12 may
26 may
25 August*
7 september*
9 september*
13 october*

2010 final dividend ex-dividend date
2010 final dividend record date
Annual General meeting
2010 final dividend paid to shareholders
2011 interim results and interim dividend announced
2011 interim dividend ex-dividend date
2011 interim dividend record date
2011 interim dividend paid to shareholders

* Provisional dates.

shareholding enquiries
Enquiries or information concerning existing shareholdings should be 
directed to the Company’s registrars, Capita Registrars either:

share listings

London Stock Exchange
The Company’s Ordinary Shares are admitted to the Official List of  
the London Stock Exchange. They are listed under EPIC – HIK, SEDOL – 
B0LCW08 GB and ISIN – GB00B0LCW083.

Further information on this market, its trading systems and current 

trading in Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC shares can be found on the 
London Stock Exchange website www.londonstockexchange.com.

Global Depository Receipts
The Company also has listed Global Depository Receipts (“GDRs”)  
on the Nasdaq Dubai. They are listed under EPIC – HIK and ISIN – 
US4312882081. Further information on the Nasdaq Dubai, its trading 
systems and current trading in Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC GDRs can  
be found on the website www.nasdaqdubai.com.

 in writing to shareholder services, Capita registrars, The registry,  
34 Beckenham road, Beckenham, kent Br3 4tu;

by telephone from within the uk on 0870 162 3100;
by telephone from outside the uk on +44 208 639 2157; or
through the website www.capitaregistrars.co.uk.

American Depository Receipt (ADRs)
Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc has an ADR programme for which BNY 
Mellon acts as Depositary. One ADR equates to 2 Hikma Ordinary 
Shares. ADRs are traded as a level 1 Over-the-Counter (OTC)  
programme under the symbol HKMPY. Enquiries should be made to: 

dividend payments – Currency 
The Company declares dividends in US Dollars. Unless you have elected 
otherwise, you will receive your dividend in US Dollars. Shareholders  
can opt to receive the dividend in Pounds Sterling or Jordanian Dinar. 
The Registrar retains records of the dividend currency for each 
shareholder and only changes them at the shareholder’s request.  
If you wish to change the currency in which you receive your dividend 
please contact the Registrars. 

dividend payments – Bank transfer
Shareholders who currently receive their dividend by cheque can request 
a dividend mandate form from the Registrar and have their dividend paid 
direct into their bank account on the same day as the dividend is paid. 
The tax voucher is sent direct to the shareholders’ registered address. 

dividend payments – International Payment system
If you are an overseas shareholder the Registrar is now able to pay 
dividends in several foreign currencies for an administrative charge of 
£5.00, which is deducted from the payment. Contact the Registrar  
for further information.

website
Press releases, the share price and other information on the Group  
are available on the Company’s website www.hikma.com.

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services  
PO Box 358516  
Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8516 

Tel:+1 201 680 6825  
Tel: +1 888 BNY ADRS (toll-free within the US)  
E-mail: shrrelations@bnymellon.com

shareholder fraud
The Financial Services Authority has issued a number of warnings to 
shareholders regarding boiler room scams. Over the last year many 
companies have become aware that shareholders have received 
unsolicited phone calls or correspondence concerning investment 
matters. These are typically from overseas based “brokers” who target 
UK shareholders, offering to sell them what often turn out to be 
worthless or high risk shares in US or UK investments. These operations 
are commonly known as boiler rooms. These brokers can be very 
persistent and extremely persuasive. Shareholders are advised to be very 
cautious of unsolicited advice, offers to buy shares at a discount or offers 
of free Company reports. If you receive any unsolicited investment advice:

obtain the correct name of the person and organisations;
check they are authorised by the FsA by looking the firm up on  
www.fsa.gov.uk/register;
report the matter to the FsA either by calling 0845 606 1234 or visit  
www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk;
if the caller persists, hang up.

Details of the share dealing facilities sponsored by the Company are 
included in Company mailings and are on the Company website. 
The Company’s website is www.hikma.com and the registered office 
is 13 Hanover Square, London W1S 1HW. Telephone number  
+ 44 207 399 2760.

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PrInCIPAL GrouP ComPAnIes

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC
Registered in England and Wales number 5557934

Registered office: 
13 Hanover Square 
London W1S 1HW  
UK

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7399 2760  
Facsimile: +44 (0)20 7399 2761  
E-mail: investors@hikma.uk.com  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals Limited
P.O. Box 182400  
11118 Amman  
Jordan

Telephone: +962 6 5802900  
Facsimile: +962 6 5827102

West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corporation
465 Industrial Way West  
Eatontown 
New Jersey 07724  
USA

Telephone: +1 732 542 1191  
Facsimile: +1 732 542 6150 

Hikma Farmacêutica S.A.
Estrada Rio Da Mo no. 8  
8A, 8B – Fervença  
2705 – 906 Terrugem SNT  
Portugal

Telephone: +351 21 9608410  
Facsimile: +351 21 9615102

Auditors

Deloitte LLP  
2 New Street Square 
London EC4A 3BZ  
UK

Brokers

Citigroup Global Markets Limited 
Canada Square  
London E14 5LB  
UK

Bank of America Merrill Lynch 
2 King Edward Street  
London EC1A 1HQ  
UK

AdvIsers

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Legal Advisers

Ashurst  
Broadwalk House  
5 Appold Street 
London EC2A 2HA  
UK

Public relations

Financial Dynamics 
Holborn Gate 
26 Southampton Buildings 
London WC2A 1PB 
UK

Adr depositary Bank

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services 
P.O. Box 358516 
Pittsburgh, PA 15252 – 8516 
USA

2010 hikMa photostory

by george brooks

Portugal

Portugal

Egypt

Tunisia

Jordan

Tunisia

Jordan

Jordan

US

Egypt

Portugal

Egypt

Portugal

Jordan

Egypt

Jordan

Egypt

Portugal

Portugal

in 2010, george brooks visited our operations in egypt, tunisia, Jordan and portugal.  
we thank all who took part in those photographs.

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Makes the Difference

hikMa pharMaceuticals plc

since hikMa was founDeD, we have grown into a successful  

Multinational pharMaceutical group. our business toDay  

is Diverse in its proDuct line anD the breaDth of its geographic  

coverage. this Diversification will ensure that we Maintain  

our track recorD of strong growth.

for more information, visit our website  
www.hikma.com

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london w1s 1hw 
uk

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