Allen R Thorpe Form 3 PPD / Allen R Thorpe ownership change

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^*

H&F Corporate Investors VIII, Ltd.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

415 MISSION STREET, SUITE 5700

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/05/2020

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PPD, Inc. [ PPD ]

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	63,069,561	I	See Footnotes(1)(10)
Common Stock	24,143,479	I	See Footnotes(2)(10)
Common Stock	4,330,024	I	See Footnotes(3)(10)
Common Stock	428,587	I	See Footnotes(4)(10)
Common Stock	42,483,348	I	See Footnotes(5)(10)
Common Stock	19,066,602	I	See Footnotes(6)(10)
Common Stock	3,603,189	I	See Footnotes(7)(10)
Common Stock	1,114,449	I	See Footnotes(8)(10)
Common Stock	187,402	I	See Footnotes(9)(10)

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^*

H&F Corporate Investors VIII, Ltd.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

415 MISSION STREET, SUITE 5700

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hellman & Friedman Investors VIII, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

415 MISSION STREET, SUITE 5700

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VIII, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

415 MISSION STREET, SUITE 5700

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VIII (Parallel), L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

415 MISSION STREET, SUITE 5700

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

HFCP VIII (Parallel - A), L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

415 MISSION STREET, SUITE 5700

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

H&F Executives VIII, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

415 MISSION STREET, SUITE 5700

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

H&F Associates VIII, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

415 MISSION STREET, SUITE 5700

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Thorpe Allen R

(Last) (First) (Middle)

415 MISSION STREET, SUITE 5700

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects securities directly held by Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VII, L.P. ("HFCP VII").

2. Reflects securities directly held by Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VII (Parallel), L.P. ("HFCP VII Parallel").

3. Reflects securities directly held by HFCP VII (Parallel-A), L.P. ("HFCP VII Parallel-A").

4. Reflects securities directly held by H&F Executives VII, L.P. ("H&F VII Executives", and together with HFCP VII, HFCP VII Parallel and HFCP VII Parallel-A, the "H&F VII Funds").

5. Reflects securities directly held by Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VIII, L.P. ("HFCP VIII").

6. Reflects securities directly held by Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VIII (Parallel), L.P. ("HFCP VIII Parallel").

7. Reflects securities directly held by HFCP VIII (Parallel-A), L.P. ("HFCP VIII Parallel-A").

8. Reflects securities directly held by H&F Executives VIII, L.P. ("H&F VIII Executives").

9. Reflects securities directly held by H&F Associates VIII, L.P. ("H&F VIII Associates", and together with HFCP VIII, HFCP VIII Parallel, HFCP VIII Parallel-A and H&F VIII Executives, the "H&F VIII Funds").

10. Hellman & Friedman Investors VII, L.P. ("H&F Investors VII") is the general partner of each of the H&F VII Funds. H&F Corporate Investors VII, Ltd. ("H&F VII") is the general partner of H&F Investors VII. Hellman & Friedman Investors VIII, L.P. ("H&F Investors VIII") is the general partner of each of the H&F VIII Funds. H&F Corporate Investors VIII, Ltd. ("H&F VIII") is the general partner of H&F Investors VIII. A three member board of directors of each of H&F VII and H&F VIII has investment discretion over the shares held by the H&F VII Funds and the H&F VIII Funds, respectively. Allen R. Thorpe, a member of the board of directors of PPD, Inc. is a member of the boards of directors of H&F VII and H&F VIII.

Remarks:

The Reporting Persons state that this filing shall not be an admission that the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of any of the securities reported herein, and each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein. Because no more than 10 reporting persons can file any one Form 3 through the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system, certain affiliates of the Reporting Persons have filed a separate Form 3.

	H&F CORPORATE INVESTORS VIII, LTD. By: /s/ Allen R. Thorpe Name: Allen R. Thorpe Title: Vice President	02/05/2020
	HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN INVESTORS VIII, L.P. By: H&F Corporate Investors VIII, Ltd., as general partner By: /s/ Allen R. Thorpe Name: Allen R. Thorpe Title: Vice President	02/05/2020
	HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN CAPITAL PARTNERS VIII, L.P. By: Hellman & Friedman Investors VIII, L.P., as general partner By: H&F Corporate Investors VIII, Ltd., as general partner By: /s/ Allen R. Thorpe Name: Allen R. Thorpe Title: Vice President	02/05/2020
	HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN CAPITAL PARTNERS VIII (PARALLEL), L.P. By: Hellman & Friedman Investors VIII, L.P., as general partner By: H&F Corporate Investors VIII, Ltd., as general partner By: /s/ Allen R. Thorpe Name: Allen R. Thorpe Title: Vice President	02/05/2020
	HFCP VIII (PARALLEL-A), L.P. By: Hellman & Friedman Investors VIII, L.P., as general partner By: H&F Corporate Investors VIII, Ltd., as general partner By: /s/ Allen R. Thorpe Name: Allen R. Thorpe Title: Vice President	02/05/2020
	H&F EXECUTIVES VIII, L.P. By: Hellman & Friedman Investors VIII, L.P., as general partner By: H&F Corporate Investors VIII, Ltd., as general partner By: /s/ Allen R. Thorpe Name: Allen R. Thorpe Title: Vice President	02/05/2020
	H&F ASSOCIATES VIII, L.P. By: Hellman & Friedman Investors VIII, L.P., as general partner By: H&F Corporate Investors VIII, Ltd., as general partner By: /s/ Allen R. Thorpe Name: Allen R. Thorpe Title: Vice President	02/05/2020
	ALLEN R. THORPE: /s/ Allen R. Thorpe	02/05/2020
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