[Item 1: Reporting Person - FMR LLC Item 4: Delaware Item 5: 306,900 Item 6: 0 Item 7: 720,750 Item 8: 0 Item 9: 720,750 Item 11: 1.333% Item 12: HC Cusip #74734M927 Item 1: Reporting Person - Edward C. Johnson 3d Item 5: 0 Item 6: 0 Item 7: 720,750 Item 8: 0 Item 9: 720,750 Item 11: 1.333%]
[SCHEDULE 13G/A (Amendment No. 1) Himax Technologies, Inc. (Name of Issuer) ADR (Title of Class of Securities) 43289P106 (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2012 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) x Rule 13d-1(b) o Rule 13d-1(c) o Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form]
[1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Janus Capital Management LLC EIN #75-3019302 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP a. ___ b. _X_ 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 8,291,563**]
[CUSIP No. 64110W102 13G/A Page 2 of7 Pages 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Lone Pine Capital LLC 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) (b) 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:]
[918076100 CUSIP No. 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OFOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY): Artispital Management, L.P. 943405314 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [ ] (b) [X] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATIONlifornia NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON]
[CUSIP No. 74734M109 13G]
[1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Janus Capital Management LLC EIN #75-3019302 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP a. ___ b. _X_ 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 8,291,563**]
[CUSIP No. 64110W102 13G/A Page 2 of7 Pages 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Lone Pine Capital LLC 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) (b) 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:]
[Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not applicable. Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parentmpany orntrol Person Not applicable. Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Not applicable. Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Not]
