Company: HMDCF
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001410578-25-000377
Chunk: 599

Company: HUTCHMED (China) Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 7
Chunk 599
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 from June 3, 2015 and as further amended and restated on June 15, 2021 with effect from March 4, 2021) with Hutchison Whampoa Enterprises Limited, which is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of CK Hutchison, pursuant to which we have been granted a non-exclusive, non-transferrable, royalty-free right to use the “Hutchison,” “Hutchison China MediTech”, “Chi-Med”, “HUTCHMED” trademarks, domain names and other intellectual property rights owned by the CK Hutchison group in connection with the operation of our business worldwide. We refer to this amended and restated agreement as the Brand License Agreement. We are also permitted to sub-license such intellectual property rights to our affiliates.
The Brand License Agreement contains provisions on quality control pursuant to which we are obliged to use the brands and related materials in compliance with the brand guidelines, industry best practice and other quality directives issued by Hutchison Whampoa Enterprises Limited from time to time. Under this agreement, we assign all intellectual property rights, including future copyrights in any works incorporating brand-related material or translations thereof, to Hutchison Whampoa Enterprises Limited (subject to any third-party rights).
Hutchison Whampoa Enterprises Limited may terminate the Brand License Agreement (or any sub-license) if, among other things, we commit a material breach of the agreement, or within any twelve-month period aggregate direct or indirect shareholding in our company held by CK Hutchison, our indirect shareholder, is reduced to less than 35%, 30% or 20%. On termination of the Brand License Agreement, we (and any sub-licensees) must immediately cease using the brands and are obliged to withdraw from the sale of any products bearing the brands; provided that if the agreement is terminated following a change in CK Hutchison’s aggregate direct or indirect shareholding in our company, we will have a six-month transitional period during which we can continue to use the licensed rights.
On December 21, 2023, the brand license royalty agreement with Hutchison Whampoa Enterprises Limited was renewed with effect from January 1, 2024 for a period of three years up to and including December 31, 2026, pursuant to which we will pay an annual fee of HK$12 million (up to an aggregate royalty payable of no more than HK$120 million) in consideration of the grant of the royalty-free right to use the trademarks owned by Hutchison Whampoa Enterprises Limited to Hutch