Chief Compliance Officer

0001104659-15-034890.txt : 20150506 0001104659-15-034890.hdr.sgml : 20150506 20150506162148 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-15-034890 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150506 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150506 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20150506 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Tekla Capital Management LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001300336 IRS NUMBER: 010628853 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-10950 FILM NUMBER: 15837296 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 FEDERAL STREET STREET 2: 19TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 BUSINESS PHONE: 617 772-8500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 FEDERAL STREET STREET 2: 19TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040811 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml 13F-HR LIVE 0001300336 XXXXXXXX 03-31-2015 03-31-2015 false Tekla Capital Management LLC

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