UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): February 9, 2018
BEIGENE, LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Cayman Islands | 001-37686 | 98-1209416 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| c/o Mourant Ozannes Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited 94 Solaris Avenue, Camana Bay Grand Cayman KY1-1108 Cayman Islands |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
+1 (345) 949 4123
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On February 9, 2018, BeiGene, Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing preliminary clinical data from patients with urothelial carcinoma (UC) enrolled in an ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial of tislelizumab, an investigational anti-PD-1 antibody, presented at the 2018 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco. The preliminary Phase 1 data suggest that tislelizumab was generally well tolerated and exhibited objective responses in patients with UC. The full text of this press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release issued on February 9, 2018
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued on February 9, 2018 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BEIGENE, LTD. | ||
| Date: February 9, 2018 | By: | /s/ Scott A. Samuels |
| Scott A. Samuels | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel | ||