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* Gillings Mireille (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC 4820 EMPEROR BLVD. (Street) DURHAM NC 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 X 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	23,347,938	I	By Spouse(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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(2)	06/30/2018	Common Stock	500,000	$13.06	I	By Spouse(2)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(2)	06/30/2018	Common Stock	500,000	$15.88	I	By Spouse(2)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person is the spouse of Dennis B. Gillings, the Executive Chairman and a greater than 10% beneficial owner of Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. As such, the reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares that may be beneficially owned by him, which consist of 22,486,008 shares held directly, 713,699 shares held by the Gillings Limited Partnership and 148,231 shares held by the GFEF Limited Partnership. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

2. Grant to Dennis B. Gillings under the Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan to purchase 500,000 shares of Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. common stock; 500,000 options remain outstanding under this grant, all 500,000 of which are currently vested. As the spouse of Dennis Gillings, the reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own these securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

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