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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_____________________
Form 8-K
______________________
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 20, 2023

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)

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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 8.01 Other Events.

On April 20, 2023, BeiGene, Ltd. announced that the global RATIONALE 305 trial met its primary endpoint of overall survival, with tislelizumab in combination with chemotherapy demonstrating superior overall survival compared with chemotherapy in patients with advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, regardless of PD-L1 status. 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
99.1Press release titled “BeiGene Announces Positive Phase 3 Tislelizumab Trial in Advanced Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma” issued by BeiGene, Ltd. on April 20, 2023
104
The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL







Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
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 20, 2023
By: 
/s/ Chan Lee        
 
Name:
Chan Lee
 
Title:
Senior Vice President, General Counsel