Unassociated Document
 
As filed with  the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2016  Registration No. 333 - 209044


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549


POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS


BEIGENE, LTD.
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)


N/A
(Translation of issuer’s name into English)


Cayman Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

 
CITIBANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)


399 Park Avenue
New York, New York  10043
(877) 248 - 4237
 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary’s principal executive offices)

 
C T Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York  10011
(212) 590-9070
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 
Copies to:
Mitchell S. Bloom
Michael J. Kendall
Edwin M. O’Connor
Goodwin Procter LLP
Exchange Place
Boston, MA  02109
(617) 570-1000
John V. Oyler
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
c/o Mourant Ozannes Corporate
Services (Cayman) Limited
94 Solaris Avenue, Camana Bay
Grand Cayman KY1-1108
Cayman Islands
+1 (345) 949 4123
Herman H. Raspé, Esq.
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York  10036
(212) 336-2000

 
It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466:
           o  
immediately upon filing.
             o
on (Date) at (Time).
 
If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box :  o
 
The Registrant hereby amends this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or until this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
 
 
 

 
 
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
 
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PART I
 
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
Cross Reference Sheet
 
Item 1.        DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
 
Item Number and Caption  
Location in Form of American
Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”)
Filed Herewith as Prospectus
     
1. Name of Depositary and address of its principal executive office  
Face of Receipt -  Introductory Article.
       
2.  
Title of Receipts and identity of deposited securities
 
Face of Receipt - Top Center.
         
  Terms of Deposit:    
         
  (i)
The amount of deposited securities represented by one American Depositary Share (“ADSs”)
 
Face of Receipt - Upper right corner.
         
  (ii)
The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities
 
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (17) and (18).
         
  (iii)
The collection and distribution of dividends
 
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (15).
         
  (iv)
The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material
 
Face of Receipt - Paragraph (14);
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (18).
         
  (v)
The sale or exercise of rights
 
Reverse of Receipt – Paragraphs (15) and (17).
         
  (vi)
The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization
 
Face of Receipt - Paragraphs (3) and (6);
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (15) and (17).
         
  (vii)
Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement
 
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (23) and (24) (no provision for extensions).
         
  (viii)
Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of holders of ADSs
 
Face of Receipt - Paragraph (14).
 
 
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Item Number and Caption  
Location in Form of American
Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”)
Filed Herewith as Prospectus
         
  (ix)
Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities
 
Face of Receipt – Paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (9) and (10).
         
  (x)
Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary
 
Face of Receipt - Paragraph (8);
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (20) and (21).
         
  (xi)
Fees and charges which may be imposed directly  or indirectly on holders of ADSs
 
Face of Receipt - Paragraph (11).
         
Item 2.        AVAILABLE INFORMATION  
Face of Receipt - Paragraph (14).
 
BeiGene, Ltd. (the “Company”) is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly, files certain reports with, and submits certain reports to, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”).  These reports can be retrieved from the Commission’s internet website (www.sec.gov), and can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549.
 
 
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PROSPECTUS
 
The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt included as Exhibit A to the Form of Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a)(i) to this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
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PART II
 
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
Item 3.        EXHIBITS
 
(a)(i)               Form of Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement, by and among BeiGene, Ltd., (the “Company”), Citibank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder — Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(i).
 
(a)(ii)               Deposit Agreement, dated as of February 5, 2016, by and among the Company, the Depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder.  — Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(ii).
 
(b)           Any other agreement, to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby.  — None.
 
(c)           Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years.  — None.
 
(d)           Opinion of counsel for the Depositary as to the legality of the securities to be registered.  — previously filed.
 
(e)           Certificate under Rule 466.  — None.
 
(f)           Powers of Attorney for certain officers and directors and the authorized representative of the Company.  — Previously filed and set forth on the signature pages hereto.
 
 
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Item 4.        UNDERTAKINGS
 
 
(a)
The Depositary undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of ADSs, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.
 
 
(b)
If the amount of fees charged is not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request.  The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an ADS thirty (30) days before any change in the fee schedule.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Citibank, N.A., acting solely on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement as amended, by and among BeiGene, Ltd., Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares to be issued thereunder, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 31st day of March, 2016.
 
 
Legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement as amended, under which the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder are to be issued, each American Depositary Share representing the right to receive thirteen (13) ordinary shares of BeiGene, Ltd.
 
       
 
CITIBANK, N.A., solely in its capacity as Depositary
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Leslie Deluca  
    Name: Leslie Deluca  
    Title:   Vice President  
       
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, BeiGene, Ltd. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in Hong Kong, on March 31st, 2016.
 
 
BeiGene, Ltd.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ John V. Oyler  
  Name:  John V. Oyler  
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman  
       
 
 
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POWERS OF ATTORNEY
 
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that Timothy Chen, Thomas Malley and Xiaodong Wang whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint each of John V. Oyler and Howard Liang to act as their true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for them and in their name, place and stead, in any and all such capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities on March 31st, 2016.
 
Signature
 
Title
     
/s/ John V. Oyler 
 
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
John V. Oyler
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
     
/s/ Howard Liang
  Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer
Howard Liang
 
 (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
     
/s/ Timothy Chen
   
Timothy Chen
 
Director
     
*    
Michael Goller
  Director
     
*    
Donald W. Glazer
  Director
 
 
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Signature
 
Title
     
*    
Ranjeev Krishana
 
Director
     
/s/ Thomas Malley
   
Thomas Malley
 
Director
     
*  
Director
Ke Tang
   
     
/s/ Xiaodong Wang
   
Xiaodong Wang
 
Director
     
*    
Qingqing Yi
 
Director
 
* By: /s/ John V. Oyler   
Attorney-in-Fact
 
John V. Oyler
   
 
Puglisi & Associates
   
     
/s/ Donald J. Puglisi 
   
Name: Donald J. Puglisi
Title: Managing Director
 
Authorized Representative in the United States
 
 
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Index to Exhibits

Exhibit
Document
Sequentially
Numbered Page
     
(a)(i)
Form of Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement
 
     
(a)(ii)
Deposit Agreement