SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

SCHAEFFER LEONARD D

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC

4820 EMPEROR BLVD.

(Street)

DURHAM

27703

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/08/2013

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

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

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

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	63,450	D
Common Stock	100,000	I	By TPG Quintiles Holdco IV, LLC⁽¹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	02/12/2020	Common Stock	4,950	$18.4	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	09/12/2021	Common Stock	6,600	$21.2	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁴⁾	08/08/2022	Common Stock	15,000	$24.59	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person is a trustee of The Schaeffer Family Revocable Trust, which trust is the sole member of TPG Quintiles Holdco IV, LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by The Schaeffer Family Revocable Trust through TPG Quintiles Holdco IV, LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

2. Grant to the reporting person of options under the Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan to purchase 7,425 shares of Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. common stock; 4,950 options remain outstanding under this grant, all 4,950 of which are currently vested.

3. Grant to the reporting person of options under the Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan to purchase 10,000 shares of Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. common stock; 6,600 options remain outstanding under this grant, 3,300 of which will vest on September 12, 2013, and 3,300 of which will vest on September 12, 2014.

4. Grant to the reporting person of options under the Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan to purchase 15,000 shares of Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. common stock, 5,100 of which will vest on August 8, 2013, 4,950 of which will vest on August 8, 2014, and 4,950 of which will vest on August 8, 2015.

	/s/ Beverly L. Rubin, Attorney-in-Fact for Leonard D. Schaeffer	05/08/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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