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): December 9, 2017

 

BEIGENE, LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

+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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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 December 9, 2017, BeiGene, Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing updated preliminary clinical data from an ongoing Phase 1b trial of its investigational Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) inhibitor zanubrutinib (BGB-3111) in combination with the anti-CD20 antibody GAZYVA® (obinutuzumab) in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia / small lymphocytic lymphoma and follicular lymphoma, presented at the 59th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA (“ASH”). 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.

 

On December 9, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing preliminary clinical data from an ongoing Phase 1b trial of its investigational BTK inhibitor zanubrutinib (BGB-3111) in patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, presented at ASH. 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.

 

On December 11, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing initial data from the ongoing Phase 1b trial of its investigational BTK inhibitor, zanubrutinib (BGB-3111), in combination with its investigational anti-PD-1 antibody, tislelizumab (BGB-A317), in patients with B-cell malignancies, presented at ASH. The full text of this press release is filed as Exhibit 99.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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.