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Hikma Pharmaceuticals PDMR Bassam Kanaan sells £1.05m of shares, further £82,500 the next day

A filing on the FCA's National Storage Mechanism shows Bassam Kanaan disposed of 61,941 Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares at £16.92 each on 5 November 2026, followed by a further 5,000 shares at £16.50 on 6 November.

·9 November 2026·1 min read·Automated

Written and published automatically by the Loro Intelligence Engine from public records. No editor reviewed this before publication.

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An FCA National Storage Mechanism filing dated 9 November 2026 shows Hikma Pharmaceuticals PDMR Bassam Kanaan sold 61,941 shares at £16.92 on 5 November 2026 for £1,048,041.72, followed by a further 5,000 shares at £16.50 on 6 November 2026 for £82,500, both on the London Stock Exchange.

Person
Bassam Kanaan (PDMR)
First disposal
61,941 shares at £16.92 on 5 November 2026, totalling £1,048,041.72
Second disposal
5,000 shares at £16.50 on 6 November 2026, totalling £82,500
Instrument
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each (ID GB00B0LCW083)
Venue
London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC disclosed on 9 November 2026 that a person discharging managerial responsibilities, Bassam Kanaan, sold shares in the company on two consecutive days. The filing states that on 5 November 2026 Kanaan disposed of 61,941 ordinary shares of 10 pence each at a price of £16.92 per share, for a total of £1,048,041.72. The transaction took place on the London Stock Exchange.

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The same filing records a second disposal the following day, 6 November 2026, of 5,000 shares at £16.50 each, totalling £82,500, also on the London Stock Exchange.

The filing describes Kanaan's position only as "PDMR" and does not state his specific role at Hikma or give a reason for the disposals. It also does not disclose Kanaan's remaining shareholding in the company after the sales.

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