BeiGene, Ltd. (Form: 8-K, Received: 04/26/2024 07:16:22)

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): April 26, 2024

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 Governance 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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

American Depositary Shares, each representing 13 Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share

BGNE

The NASDAQ Global Select Market

Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share*

06160

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

*Included in connection with the registration of the American Depositary Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The ordinary shares are not listed for trading in the United States but are listed for trading on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 26, 2024, BeiGene, Ltd. (the “Company”) filed its 2023 Annual Report (the “STAR Annual Report”) with the Science and Technology Innovation Board (the “STAR Market”) of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which was prepared in accordance with the listing rules of the STAR Market and the applicable securities laws and regulations of the Peoples’ Republic of China (the “PRC” and the “PRC Securities Laws”).

As required by the PRC Securities Laws, the STAR Annual Report contains additional financial information of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “Reporting Period”), prepared in accordance with the China Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises – Basic Standard (“CAS”) and other applicable PRC accounting rules, guidance and interpretations (together with CAS, “PRC GAAP”). As required by the PRC Securities Laws, the STAR Annual Report also contains financial information of the Company for the Reporting Period prepared in accordance with PRC GAAP. PRC GAAP are different from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The financial information regarding the Company’s gross profit margin ratio, research and development expenses allocated by key products and other research and development projects and production, sales and inventory stock units for the Reporting Period prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP as well as a summary of the material differences between PRC GAAP and U.S. GAAP are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

The STAR Annual Report is available to the public in Chinese language only on the website maintained by the Shanghai Stock Exchange at www.sse.com.cn. The STAR Annual Report and the information contained on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s website are not part of this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed filed or furnished by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99.1 is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description


99.1						Financial Information, furnished herewith
104						The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.			Description


99.1			Financial Information, furnished herewith
104			The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

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: April 26, 2024

By:

/s/ Chan Lee

Name:

Chan Lee

Title:

Senior Vice President, General Counsel

Exhibit 99.1

Financial Information

As required by the PRC Securities Laws, the STAR Annual Report contains additional financial information of the Company’s gross profit margin ratio, research and development expenses allocated by key products and other research and development projects and production, sales and inventory stock units for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “Reporting Period”), prepared in accordance with the China Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises – Basic Standard (“CAS”) and other applicable PRC accounting rules, guidance and interpretations (together with CAS, “PRC GAAP”), including but not limited to the China Securities Regulatory Commission's Compilation Rule for Information Disclosure by Companies Offering Securities to the Public No. 15 – General Rules for Financial Statement (2023 revised), and Compilation Rule for Information Disclosure by Companies Offering Securities to the Public No. 24-Special Provisions on Information Disclosure in Financial Statements of Pilot Innovative Red-chip Companies on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board. The key differences between such financial information prepared in accordance with PRC GAAP and those prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for the Reporting Period, which was previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, are summarized below.

Key Differences between PRC GAAP and U.S. GAAP

Share-based Compensation

Under U.S. GAAP, the Company elects to recognize share-based compensation expenses using the straight-line method for all employee equity awards granted with graded vesting based on service conditions, provided that the amount of compensation cost recognized at any date is at least equal to the portion of the grant-date value of the options that are vested as of that date.

Under PRC GAAP, the Company recognizes share-based compensation expense using the accelerated method for all employee equity awards granted with graded vesting.

Under PRC GAAP, the excess tax benefit resulting from the pre-tax deductible amount arising from U.S. employee share-based payments over the cumulative share-based payment-related expenses recognized for accounting purposes should be recorded in shareholders' equity rather than in current income tax expenses/benefits under U.S. GAAP.

Leasing

Under U.S. GAAP, as a lessee, the Company recognizes a lease liability based on the present value of the total remaining lease payments, and a corresponding right-of-use assets. The Company subsequently recognizes operating lease expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

PRC GAAP requires lessees to present interest expenses on the lease liability and depreciation on the right-of-use assets separately in the statements of operations. The combination of a straight-line depreciation of the right-of-use assets and the effective interest rate method applied to the lease liability will result in a higher total charge to profit or loss in the initial years of the leases and decreasing expenses during the latter part of the lease term.

Gross Profit Margin Ratio

As required by the PRC Securities Laws, the 2023 STAR Annual Report contained financial information regarding gross profit margin ratio by region, which was prepared in accordance with PRC GAAP. The corresponding financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP is presented below. Amounts reported herein are stated in thousands of U.S. dollars.


	For the year ended December 31, 2023			For the year ended December 31, 2022
By Region	Revenue	COGS	Gross Margin ratio	Revenue	COGS	Gross Margin ratio
China	1,101,951	352,706	68.0%	840,032	276,729	67.1%
Ex-China	1,356,828	27,214	98.0%	575,889	9,746	98.3%
Total	2,458,779	379,920	-	1,415,921	286,475

Research and Development Expenses Allocated by Key Products and Other R&D Projects

As required by the PRC Securities Laws, the 2023 STAR Annual Report contains financial information regarding the research and development (“R&D”) expenses allocated by key products, which was prepared in accordance with PRC GAAP. The corresponding financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP is presented below. Amounts reported herein are stated in thousands of U.S. dollars.


Pipeline Products/ Projects	For the year ended December 31, 2023	For the year ended December 31, 2022
Zanubrutinib	158,051	126,959
Tislelizumab	83,799	88,935
Pamiparib	8,963	11,606
Ociperlimab (BGB-A1217)	77,717	106,608
Bcl-2 (BGB-11417)	52,548	22,377
OX40 (BGB-A445)	15,757	11,215
CDAC (BGB-16673)	3,584	1,071
Other R&D projects	150,998	100,726
R&D collaboration projects	100,115	167,620
Subtotal of external R&D expenses	651,532	637,117
Subtotal of internal R&D expenses	1,127,062	1,003,391
Total	1,778,594	1,640,508

Production, Sales and Inventory Stock Units

As required by the PRC Securities Laws, the 2023 STAR Annual Report contained financial information regarding the production, sales and inventory stock units of key products, which was prepared in accordance with PRC GAAP. The corresponding financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP is presented below.

Item

Unit

Production or purchase quantity for the year ended December 31, 2023

Sales quantity for the year ended December 31, 2023

Stock quantity as of December 31, 2023

Key products

vials

5,004,600

3,878,000

2,666,400