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* CPP Investment Board Private Holdings, Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE QUEEN STREET EAST SUITE 2500 (Street) TORONTO A6 M5C 2W5 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/03/2016	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc. [ Q ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) 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) Form filed by One Reporting Person X 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, $0.01 par value per share	17,839,281	D(1)
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	17,839,281	I	See Footnote(2)
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	1,569,600	D(3)

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CPP Investment Board Private Holdings, Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE QUEEN STREET EAST SUITE 2500 (Street) TORONTO A6 M5C 2W5 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE QUEEN STREET EAST SUITE 2500 (Street) TORONTO A6 M5C 2W5 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The securities reported on this row are directly owned by CPPIB-PHI.

2. The securities reported on this row are indirectly owned by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ("CPPIB"). CPPIB-PHI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CPPIB, and accordingly, CPPIB is an indirect beneficial owner of the issuer's securities owned by CPPIB-PHI.

3. The securities reported on this row are directly owned by CPPIB. CPPIB-PHI has no beneficial ownership over the issuer's securities that are directly owned by CPPIB.

Remarks:

CPP Investment Board Private Holdings, Inc. ("CPPIB-PHI") is party to a Shareholders Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2016, by and among Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. and certain shareholders of the issuer. Pursuant to such Shareholders Agreement, effective as of the consummation of the merger of IMS Health Holdings, Inc. with and into Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. (which occurred on October 3, 2016), CPPIB-PHI and certain other shareholders of the issuer agreed, among other things, to vote their respective shares of the issuer's common stock in favor of certain individuals designated to the issuer's board of directors in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof. As a result of the Shareholders Agreement, the reporting persons may be deemed to be members of a group (the "Group") holding over 10% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the issuer for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities of the issuer owned by any member of the Group, other than the securities reported in this Table I.

	/s/ Patrice Walch-Watson Name: Patrice Walch-Watson, Title: Authorized Signatory of CPP Investment Board Private Holdings, Inc.	10/13/2016
	/s/ Patrice Walch-Watson Name: Patrice Walch-Watson, Title: Senior Managing Director, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board	10/13/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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