0001104659-16-139243.txt : 20160812 0001104659-16-139243.hdr.sgml : 20160812 20160812121622 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-16-139243 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160812 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160812 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20160812 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: 161827165 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 06-30-2016 06-30-2016 false Tekla Capital Management LLC
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Shares M46135105 6135 966065 SH SOLE 966065 0 0 Forward Pharma A/S Sponsored ADR 34986J105 2481 136547 SH SOLE 136547 0 0 Galapagos NV Sponsored ADR 36315X101 8195 147738 SH SOLE 147738 0 0 GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. Common 372309104 812 93349 SH SOLE 93349 0 0 Gilead Sciences, Inc. Common 375558103 209529 2511731 SH SOLE 2511731 0 0 Gilead Sciences, Inc. Common 375558103 4788 57400 SH Call SOLE 57400 0 0 GlaxoSmithKline plc Common 37733W105 3259 75200 SH Call SOLE 75200 0 0 GlaxoSmithKline plc Sponsored ADR 37733W105 18818 434200 SH SOLE 434200 0 0 Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. Common 37890U108 2074 125000 SH SOLE 125000 0 0 Grifols SA Sponsored ADR 398438408 2767 166000 SH SOLE 166000 0 0 Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Common 40637H109 1726 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0 HCA Holdings, Inc. Common 40412C101 25798 334998 SH SOLE 334998 0 0 Heron Therapeutics, Inc. Common 427746102 8886 492303 SH SOLE 492303 0 0 Horizon Pharma plc Shares G4617B105 12351 749900 SH SOLE 749900 0 0 Humana Inc. 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