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): November 7, 2018  

BEIGENE, LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Cayman Islands001-3768698-1209416
(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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 7, 2018, BeiGene, Ltd. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

In its press release dated November 7, 2018, the Company also provided an update on third quarter 2018 and recent business highlights and expected milestones for the remainder of 2018. The information in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 set forth under the headings “Recent Business Highlights and Upcoming Milestones” and “Forward-Looking Statements” is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

On November 7, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing that the first patient was dosed in a global Phase 3 clinical trial of its investigational BTK inhibitor zanubrutinib compared with ibrutinib in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). The full text of this press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 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 by BeiGene, Ltd. on November 7, 2018
99.2 Press release issued by BeiGene, Ltd. on November 7, 2018

The portions of Exhibit 99.1 incorporated by reference into Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are being filed pursuant to such item. The remaining portions of Exhibit 99.1 are being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
99.1 Press release issued by BeiGene, Ltd. on November 7, 2018 
99.2 Press release issued by BeiGene, Ltd. on November 7, 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: November 7, 2018By: /s/ Scott A. Samuels        
  Scott A. Samuels
  Senior Vice President, General Counsel