SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Ratliff John D

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC

4820 EMPEROR BLVD.

(Street)

DURHAM

27703

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. [ Q ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President and COO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/18/2013

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	11/18/2013		X		75,000	A	$6.61	75,000	D
Common Stock	11/18/2013		X		40,000	A	$5.76	115,000	D
Common Stock	11/18/2013		S		115,000	D	$42.55	0	D
Common Stock	11/18/2013		S		97,140	D	$42.55	0	I	By Trust⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								182,860	I	By Trust⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$6.61	11/18/2013		X			75,000	⁽³⁾	04/01/2016	Common Stock	75,000	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$5.76	11/18/2013		X			40,000	⁽⁴⁾	10/01/2016	Common Stock	40,000	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person is a trustee of the John David Ratliff Revocable Declaration of Trust u/a/d 9/16/05, as amended and restated by first amendment u/a/d 1/31/12, and any further amendment thereto, which trust held the shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by such trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

2. The reporting person is a trustee of the John David Ratliff 2012 Irrevocable Trust, which trust holds the shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by such trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. Options granted to the reporting person under the Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan to purchase a total of 75,000 shares of Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. common stock, of which 15,000 vested on each of April 1, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.

4. Options granted to the reporting person under the Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan to purchase a total of 40,000 shares of Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. common stock, which vested on October 1, 2011.

	/s/ James Erlinger III, Attorney-in-Fact for John D. Ratliff	11/19/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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