FORM 3
        
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Merck & Co., Inc.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
2/2/2016 

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

BeiGene, Ltd. [BGNE]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

KENILWORTH, NJ 07033       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 		3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Preferred Shares     (1)   (1) Ordinary Shares   18518519     (1) I   See Footnote   (2)
Series A-2 Preferred Shares     (3)   (3) Ordinary Shares   5128205     (3) I   See Footnote   (2)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  These securities consist of Series A Preferred Shares (the "Series A Shares") of the Issuer, which are convertible at any time into the Issuer's Ordinary Shares and will automatically convert into Ordinary Shares of the Issuer on a 1-to-1 basis upon closing of the initial public offering of the Issuer. The Series A Shares do not have an expiration date.
(2)  These shares are owned directly by Merck Sharp & Dohme Research GmbH, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. ("MSD"), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. ("Merck"). MSD and Merck are indirect beneficial owners of the reported securities.
(3)  These securities consist of the Series A-2 Shares of the Issuer, which are convertible at any time into the Issuer's Ordinary Shares and will automatically convert into Ordinary Shares of the Issuer on a 1-to-1 basis upon closing of the initial public offering of the Issuer. The Series A-2 Shares do not have an expiration date.

Remarks:
Ms. Katie Fedosz is signing as Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to power of attorney dated January 27, 2016 granted by Merck Sharp & Dohme Research GmbH, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit List - Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Merck & Co., Inc.
2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD
KENILWORTH, NJ 07033
X

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
ONE MERCK DRIVE
WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ 08889
X

Merck Sharp & Dohme Research GmbH
WEYSTRASSE 20
LUCERNE 6, V8 CH-6000
X


Signatures
Merck Sharp & Dohme Research GmbH /s/ Katie Fedosz, as Attorney-in-Fact 2/2/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. /s/ Katie Fedosz, as Assistant Secretary 2/2/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

Merck & Co., Inc. /s/ Katie Fedoszk, as Senior Assistant Secretary 2/2/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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Exhibit 24.1

 

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Katie Fedosz with full power of substitution, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

 

(1)                                  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as officer and/or director of Merck Sharp & Dohme Research GmbH (the “Company”), from time to time the following U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) forms: (i) Form ID, including any attached documents, to effect the assignment of codes to the undersigned to be used in the transmission of information to the SEC using the EDGAR System; (ii) Form 3, Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities, including any attached documents;  (iii) Form 4, Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities, including any attached documents; (iv) Form 5, Annual Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder, including any attached documents; (v) Schedule 13D and (vi) amendments of each thereof, in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder, including any attached documents;

 

(2)                                  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, Schedule 13D or any amendment(s) thereto, and timely file such form(s) with the SEC and any securities exchange, national association or similar authority; and

 

(3)                                  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact’s discretion.

 

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact, acting singly, full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 or Regulation 13D-G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  The undersigned hereby agrees to indemnify the attorneys-in-fact and the Company from and against any demand, damage, loss, cost or expense arising from any false or misleading information provided by the undersigned to the attorneys-in-fact.

 

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file such forms with respect to the undersigned’s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of January 27, 2016.

 


 

 

Merck Sharp & Dohme Research GmbH

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Franz Escherich

 

 

Franz Escherich

 

 

Director and Authorized Person