Document:

Exhibit 4.1

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of November 16, 2016, by and among BeiGene, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and the persons listed on the attached Schedule A who are signatories to this Agreement (each, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the respective meanings ascribed to them in Section 1.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Investors wish to provide for certain arrangements with respect to the registration of the Registrable Securities (as defined below) by the Company under the Securities Act (as defined below).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, and other consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1                                             Definitions

 

1.1                               Certain Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below:

 

(a)                                 “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(b)                                 “Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.

 

(c)                                  “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor federal statute and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

 

(d)                                 “Ordinary Shares” means the Company’s ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share.

 

(e)                                  “Other Selling Shareholders” shall mean persons other than the Investors who are from time to time entitled to include their Ordinary Shares in certain registration hereunder.

 

(f)                                   “Other Securities” shall mean securities of the Company, other than Registrable Securities (as defined below), with respect to which registration rights have been granted by the Company from time to time.

 

(g)                                  “Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department or agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

 

(h)                                 “Registrable Securities” shall mean the Ordinary Shares or any other securities (whether equity, debt or otherwise) of the Company that are held at the time of a demand pursuant to Section 2.1(a) by any of the Investors.

 

(i)                                     The terms “register,” “registered” and “registration” shall refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement in compliance with the Securities Act, and such Registration Statement becoming effective under the Securities Act.

 

(j)                                    “Registration Expenses” shall mean all expenses incurred by the Company in effecting any registration pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, all registration, qualification, and filing fees, printing expenses, escrow fees, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and up to $50,000 of reasonable legal expenses of one special counsel for Investors (if different from the Company’s counsel and if such counsel is reasonably approved by the Company) per underwritten public offering, blue sky fees and expenses, and expenses of any regular or special audits incident to or required by any such registration, but shall not include Selling Expenses.

 

(k)                                 “Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company filed with, or to be filed with, the Commission under the Securities Act, including the related prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with applicable securities laws other than a registration statement (and related prospectus) filed on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor forms thereto.

 

(l)                                     “Rule 144” shall mean Rule 144 as promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule that may be promulgated by the Commission.

 

(m)                             “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar successor federal statute and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

 

(n)                                 “Selling Expenses” shall mean all underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, the fees and expenses of any legal counsel and any other advisors any of the Investors engage and all similar fees and commissions relating to the Investors’ disposition of the Registrable Securities.

 

Section 2                                             Resale Registration Rights

 

2.1                               Resale Registration Rights.

 

(a)                                 Following demand by any Investor, the Company shall file with the Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance with the Securities Act) covering the resale of the Registrable Securities by the Investors submitting such demand (the “Resale Registration Shelf”), and the Company shall file such Resale Registration Shelf as promptly as reasonably

 

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practicable following such demand, and in any event within 60 days of such demand.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to file any Registration Statement prior to April 1, 2017.  Such Resale Registration Shelf shall include a “final” prospectus, including the information required by Item 507 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, as provided by the Investors in accordance with Section 2.7.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, before filing the Resale Registration Shelf, the Company shall furnish to the Investors a copy of the Resale Registration Shelf and afford the Investors an opportunity to review and comment on the Resale Registration Shelf.  The Company’s obligation pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) is conditioned upon the Investors providing the information contemplated in Section 2.7.

 

(b)                                 The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Resale Registration Shelf and related prospectuses to become effective as promptly as practicable after filing.  The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to remain effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of the date (i) all Registrable Securities covered by the Resale Registration Shelf have been sold or may be sold freely without limitations or restrictions as to volume or manner of sale pursuant to Rule 144 or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by the Resale Registration Shelf otherwise cease to be Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.9 hereof.  The Company shall promptly, and within two business days after the Company confirms effectiveness of the Resale Registration Shelf with the Commission, notify the Investors of the effectiveness of the Resale Registration Shelf.

 

(c)                                  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, a registration pursuant to Section 2.1(a):

 

(i)                                     if the Company has and maintains an effective Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR that provides for the resale of an unlimited number of securities by selling shareholders (a “Company Registration Shelf”);

 

(ii)                                  during the period 45 days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of filing of a Company Registration Shelf; or

 

(iii)                               if the Company has caused a Registration Statement to become effective pursuant to this Section 2.1 during the prior 12 month period.

 

(d)                                 If the Company has a Company Registration Shelf in place at any time in which the Investors make a demand pursuant to Section 2.1(a), the Company shall file with the Commission, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within 15 business days after such demand, a “final” prospectus supplement to its Company Registration Shelf covering the resale of the Registrable Securities by the Investors (the “Prospectus”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file more than one Prospectus pursuant to this Section 2.1(d) in any six month period to add additional Registrable Securities to the Company Registration Shelf that were acquired by the Investors other than directly from the Company or in an underwritten public offering by the Company.  The Prospectus shall include the information required under Item 507 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, which information shall be provided by the Investors in accordance with Section 2.7.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, before

 

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filing the Prospectus, the Company shall furnish to the Investors a copy of the Prospectus and afford the Investors an opportunity to review and comment on the Prospectus.

 

(e)                                  Subject to Section 2.2(e) below, any Resale Registration Shelf or Prospectus may include Other Securities, and may include securities of the Company being sold for the account of the Company; provided such Other Securities are excluded first from such Registration Statement in order to comply with any applicable laws or request from any government entity, Nasdaq or any applicable listing agency.  For the avoidance of doubt, no Other Securities may be included in an underwritten offering pursuant to Section 2.2 without the consent of the Investors.

 

2.2                               Sales and Underwritten Offerings of the Registrable Securities.

 

(a)                                 Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, the Investors, collectively, shall, subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 2.2, be permitted one underwritten public offering per calendar year, but no more than three underwritten public offerings in total, to effect the sale or distribution of Registrable Securities.

 

(b)                                 If the Investors intend to effect an underwritten public offering pursuant to a Resale Registration Shelf or Company Registration Shelf to sell or otherwise distribute Registrable Securities, they shall so advise the Company and provide as much notice to the Company as reasonably practicable (and in any event not less than 15 business days prior to the Investors’ request that the Company file a prospectus supplement to a Resale Registration Shelf or Company Registration Shelf).

 

(c)                                  In connection with any offering initiated by the Investors pursuant to this Section 2.2 involving an underwriting of shares of Registrable Securities, the Investors shall be entitled to select the underwriter or underwriters for such offering, subject to the consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

(d)                                 In connection with any offering initiated by the Investors pursuant to this Section 2.2 involving an underwriting of shares of Registrable Securities, the Company shall not be required to include any of the Registrable Securities in such underwriting unless the Investors (i) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters, (ii) accept customary terms in such underwriting agreement with regard to representations and warranties relating to ownership of the Registrable Securities and authority and power to enter into such underwriting agreement and (iii) complete and execute all questionnaires, powers of attorney, custody agreements, indemnities and other documents as may be requested by such underwriter or underwriters.  Further, the Company shall not be required to include any of the Registrable Securities in such underwriting if (Y) the underwriting agreement proposed by the underwriter or underwriters contains representations, warranties or conditions that are not reasonable in light of the Company’s then-current business or (Z) the underwriter, underwriters or the Investors require the Company to participate in any marketing, road show or comparable activity that may be required to complete the orderly sale of shares by the underwriter or underwriters.

 

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(e)                                  If the total amount of securities to be sold in any offering initiated by the Investors pursuant to this Section 2.2 involving an underwriting of shares of Registrable Securities exceeds the amount that the underwriters determine in their sole discretion is compatible with the success of the offering, then the Company shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registrable Securities and securities of Other Selling Shareholders (subject in each case to the cutback provisions set forth in this Section 2.2(e)), that the underwriters and the Company determine in their sole discretion shall not jeopardize the success of the offering.  If the underwritten public offering has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2(a) hereof, the number of shares that are entitled to be included in the registration and underwriting shall be allocated in the following manner: (i) first, securities of Other Selling Shareholders requested to be included in such registration shall be excluded, (ii) shares of Company equity securities that the Company desires to include in such registration shall be excluded and (iii) third, Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by the Investors shall be excluded.  If the underwritten public offering has been requested contemporaneously with a request from the Holders (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated April 21, 2015, by and among the Company and the other parties named therein, as amended and/or restated from time to time (the “Investors Rights Agreement”)) under the Investors Rights Agreement, the number of shares that are entitled to be included in the registration and underwriting shall be allocated in the following manner: (i) first, the Ordinary Shares held by officers or directors of the Company shall be excluded, (ii) second, Ordinary Shares that are not Registrable Securities, as defined in this Agreement or the Investors Rights Agreement shall be excluded, (iii) third, shares of the Company’s equity securities that the Company desires to include in such Registration Statement shall be excluded, and (iv) fourth, Registrable Securities, as defined in this Agreement or the Investors Rights Agreement and the Holders pursuant to the Investors Rights Agreement shall be excluded in proportion to the respective amounts requested to be included.  To facilitate the allocation of shares in accordance with the above provisions, the Company or the underwriters may round down the number of shares allocated to any of the selling shareholder (including the Investors) to the nearest 100 shares.

 

2.3                               Fees and Expenses.  All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with registrations pursuant to this Agreement shall be borne by the Company.  All Selling Expenses relating to securities registered on behalf of the Investors shall be borne by the Investors.

 

2.4                               Registration Procedures.  In the case of each registration of Registrable Securities effected by the Company pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, the Company shall keep the Investors advised as to the initiation of each such registration and as to the status thereof.  The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts, within the limits set forth in this Section 2.4, to:

 

(a)                                 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectuses used in connection with such Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and current and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement;

 

(b)                                 furnish to the Investors such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including preliminary prospectuses, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such

 

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other documents as the Investors may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities;

 

(c)                                  use its reasonable best efforts to register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as shall be reasonably requested by the Investors, provided that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions;

 

(d)                                 in the event of any underwritten public offering, and subject to Section 2.2(d), enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such offering and take such other usual and customary action as the Investors may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

 

(e)                                  notify the Investors at any time when a prospectus relating to a Registration Statement covering any Registrable Securities is required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing.  The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to amend or supplement such prospectus in order to cause such prospectus not to include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing. The Company’s obligation stated in the immediately preceding sentence shall not require it to amend or supplement the prospectus to disclose or revise the disclosure of a matter that has been deemed by the Company's Insider Trading Compliance Officer to prevent his approval of a trading request by the Investor under Section 2.5(c);

 

(f)                                   provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities registered pursuant to such Registration Statement and, if required, a CUSIP number for all such Registrable Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of such registration;

 

(g)                                  if requested by an Investor, use reasonable best efforts to cause the Company’s transfer agent to remove any restrictive legend from any Registrable Securities being transferred by an Investor pursuant to a Resale Registration Shelf or Company Registration Shelf, within two business days following such request;

 

(h)                                 cause to be furnished, at the request of the Investors, on the date that Registrable Securities are delivered to underwriters for sale in connection with an underwritten offering pursuant to this Agreement, (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, and (ii) a letter or letters from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters; and

 

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(i)                                     cause all such Registrable Securities included in a Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement to be listed on each securities exchange or other securities trading markets on which American Depositary Shares representing Ordinary Shares are then listed.

 

2.5                               The Investors Obligations.

 

(a)                                 The Investors agree that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 2.4(e) hereof, the Investors shall immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until the Investors’ receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 2.4(e) hereof or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required and that the Investors’ disposition of the Registrable Securities may be resumed.  The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to enforce the provisions of this Section 2.5(a).

 

(b)                                 The Investors covenant and agree that they shall comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to them or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)                                  The Investors covenant and agree that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Investors shall not sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement unless such sale has been approved by the Company’s Insider Trading Compliance Officer in accordance with the Company’s applicable trading policies.  Upon receipt of a trading request from an Investor, the Insider Trading Compliance Officer shall approve or decline the request in writing within one business day.  After receiving written clearance to engage in a trade signed by the Insider Trading Compliance Officer, the Investor must execute the proposed trade within five business days or make a new trading request unless the Insider Trading Compliance Officer requires a shorter period of time. For the avoidance of doubt, such pre-approval shall be granted in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, and will not be used for the primary purpose of preventing the Investors from selling Registrable Securities and will not be used if any other directors, officers or other employees are allowed to trade.  The Investors shall be subject to the pre-clearance procedures set forth in this Section 2.5(c) so long as the Investors hold any Registrable Securities.

 

2.6                               Indemnification.

 

(a)                                 To the extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify the Investors, and, as applicable, their officers, directors, and constituent partners, legal counsel for each Investor and each Person controlling the Investors, with respect to which registration, related qualification, or related compliance of Registrable Securities has been effected pursuant to this Agreement, and each underwriter, if any, and each Person who controls any underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act against all claims, losses, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) to the extent such claims, losses, damages, or liabilities arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any prospectus or other document (including any related Registration Statement) incident to any such registration, qualification, or compliance, or (ii) any omission (or alleged omission) to

 

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state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration, qualification, or compliance; and the Company shall pay as incurred to the Investors, each such underwriter, and each Person who controls the Investors or underwriter, any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or action; provided, however, that the indemnity contained in this Section 2.6(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or action if settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld); and provided, further, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or expense arises out of or is based upon any violation by such Investor of the obligations set forth in Section 2.5 hereof or any untrue statement or omission contained in such prospectus or other document based upon written information furnished to the Company by the Investors, such underwriter, or such controlling Person and stated to be for use therein.

 

(b)                                 To the extent permitted by law, each Investor (severally and not jointly) shall, if Registrable Securities held by such Investor are included for sale in the registration and related qualification and compliance effected pursuant to this Agreement, indemnify the Company, each of its directors, each officer of the Company who signs the applicable Registration Statement, each legal counsel and each underwriter of the Company’s securities covered by such a Registration Statement, each Person who controls the Company or such underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act against all claims, losses, damages, and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any such Registration Statement, or related document, or (ii) any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by such Investor of Section 2.5 hereof, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law applicable to such Investor and relating to action or inaction required of such Investor in connection with any such registration and related qualification and compliance, and shall pay as incurred to such persons, any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or action, in each case only to the extent that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in (and such violation pertains to) such Registration Statement or related document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Investor and stated to be specifically for use therein; provided, however, that the indemnity contained in this Section 2.6(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or action if settlement is effected without the consent of such Investor (which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld); provided, further, that such Investor’s liability under this Section 2.6(b) (when combined with any amounts such Investor is liable for under Section 2.6(d)) shall not exceed such Investor’s net proceeds from the offering of securities made in connection with such registration.

 

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(c)                                  Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 2.6 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 2.6, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof and generally summarize such action.  The indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in and to assume the defense of such claim; provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall be entitled to select counsel for the defense of such claim with the approval of any parties entitled to indemnification, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided further, however, that if either party reasonably determines that there may be a conflict between the position of the Company and the Investors in conducting the defense of such action, suit, or proceeding by reason of recognized claims for indemnity under this Section 2.6, then counsel for such party shall be entitled to conduct the defense to the extent reasonably determined by such counsel to be necessary to protect the interest of such party.  The failure to notify an indemnifying party promptly of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to the ability of the indemnifying party to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party, to the extent so prejudiced, of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 2.6, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve such party of any liability that such party may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 2.6.

 

(d)                                 If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.6 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense referred to therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of the indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.  In no event, however, shall (i) any amount due for contribution hereunder be in excess of the amount that would otherwise be due under Section 2.6(a) or Section 2.6(b), as applicable, based on the limitations of such provisions and (ii) a Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of the Securities Act) be entitled to contribution from a Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

(e)                                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with an underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in the underwriting agreement shall control; provided, however, that the failure of the underwriting agreement to provide for or address a matter provided for or addressed by the foregoing provisions shall not be a conflict between the underwriting agreement and the foregoing provisions.

 

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(f)                                   The obligations of the Company and the Investors under this Section 2.6 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

2.7                               Information.  The Investors shall furnish to the Company such information regarding the Investors and the distribution proposed by the Investors as the Company may reasonably request and as shall be reasonably required in connection with any registration referred to in this Agreement.  The Investors agree to, as promptly as practicable (and in any event prior to any sales made pursuant to a prospectus), furnish to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by the Investors not misleading.  The Investors agree to keep confidential the receipt of any notice received pursuant to Section 2.4(e) and the contents thereof, except as required pursuant to applicable law.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company shall be under no obligation to name the Investors in any Registration Statement if the Investors have not provided the information required by this Section 2.7 with respect to the Investors as a selling securityholder in such Registration Statement or any related prospectus.

 

2.8                               Rule 144 Requirements.  With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 and any other rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit the Investors to sell Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to:

 

(a)                                 make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 at all times after the date hereof;

 

(b)                                 file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act;

 

(c)                                  prior to the filing of the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto (whether pre-effective or post-effective), and prior to the filing of any prospectus or prospectus supplement related thereto, to provide the Investors with copies of all of the pages thereof (if any) that reference the Investors; and

 

(d)                                 furnish to any Investor, so long as the Investor owns any Registrable Securities, forthwith upon request (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company with the Commission, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested by an Investor in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission which permits an Investor to sell any such securities without registration.

 

2.9                               Termination of Status as Registrable Securities.  The Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of the following events: (i) such Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to an effective Registration Statement; (ii) such Registrable Securities have been sold by the Investors pursuant to Rule 144 (or other similar rule), (iii) such Registrable Securities may be resold by the Investor holding such Registrable

 

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Securities without limitations as to volume or manner of sale pursuant to Rule 144; or (iv) four years after the date of this Agreement.

 

Section 3                                             Miscellaneous

 

3.1                               Waiver of Existing Registration Rights.  The Investors hereby waive, as a condition to the Company’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, any and all registration rights attributable to the Investors pursuant to the Investors Rights Agreement.

 

3.2                               Amendment.  No amendment, alteration or modification of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless made in writing and signed by each of the Company and the Investors.

 

3.3                               Injunctive Relief.  It is hereby agreed and acknowledged that it shall be impossible to measure in money the damages that would be suffered if the parties fail to comply with any of the obligations herein imposed on them and that in the event of any such failure, an aggrieved Person shall be irreparably damaged and shall not have an adequate remedy at law.  Any such Person shall, therefore, be entitled (in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled in law or in equity) to injunctive relief, including, without limitation, specific performance, to enforce such obligations, and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, none of the parties hereto shall raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at law.

 

3.4                               Notices.  All notices required or permitted under this Agreement must be in writing and sent to the address or facsimile number identified below.  Notices must be given:  (a) by personal delivery, with receipt acknowledged; (b) by facsimile followed by hard copy delivered by the methods under clause (c) or (d); (c) by prepaid certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; or (d) by prepaid reputable overnight delivery service.  Notices shall be effective upon receipt.  Either party may change its notice address by providing the other party written notice of such change.  Notices shall be delivered as follows:

 

If to the Investors:  At such Investor’s address as set forth on Schedule A hereto

 

	
If   to the Company:
    	
BeiGene, Ltd.
    
	
 
    	
c/o   Mourant Ozannes Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited
    
	
 
    	
94   Solaris Avenue, Camana Bay
    
	
 
    	
Grand   Cayman, Cayman Islands
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
with   a copy to:
    	
Goodwin   Procter LLP
    
	
 
    	
100   Northern Avenue
    
	
 
    	
Boston,   MA 02210
    
	
 
    	
(fax:   (617) 523-1231)
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Michael J. Kendall
    

 

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3.5                               Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Jury Trial.

 

(a)                                 This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

 

(b)                                 Each of the Company and the Investors irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, New York and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the Company and the Investors irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York state court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court.  Each of the Company and the Investors hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

 

(c)                                  Each of the Company and the Investors irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein in any court referred to in Section 3.4(b) hereof.  Each of the Company and the Investors hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

(d)                                 EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE INVESTORS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE INVESTORS (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE INVESTORS HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

3.6                               Successors, Assigns and Transferees.  Any and all rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall not be assigned, transferred, delegated or sublicensed by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that the Investors shall be entitled to transfer Registrable Securities to one or more of their affiliates and, solely in connection therewith, may assign their rights hereunder in respect of such transferred Registrable Securities, in each case, so long as such Investor is not relieved of any liability or obligations hereunder, without the prior consent of the Company.  Any transfer or assignment made other

 

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than as provided in the first sentence of this Section 3.5 shall be null and void.  Subject to the foregoing and except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, permitted assigns, heirs, executors and administrators of the parties hereto.

 

3.7                               Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, together with any exhibits hereto, constitute the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and all previous agreements or arrangements between the parties, written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof are superseded.

 

3.8                               Waiver.  No failure on the part of either party hereto to exercise any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, and no delay on the part of either party hereto in exercising any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, shall operate as a waiver thereof; and no single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right, privilege or remedy.

 

3.9                               Severability.  If any part of this Agreement is declared invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration shall not affect the remainder of the Agreement and the invalidated provision shall be revised in a manner that shall render such provision valid while preserving the parties’ original intent to the maximum extent possible.

 

3.10                        Titles and Subtitles.  The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.  All references in this Agreement to sections, paragraphs and exhibits shall, unless otherwise provided, refer to sections and paragraphs hereof and exhibits attached hereto.

 

3.11                        Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be enforceable against the parties that execute such counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic means), and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

 

3.12                        Term and Termination.  The Investors’ rights to demand the registration of the Registrable Securities under this Agreement, as well as the Company’s obligations under Section 2.2 hereof, shall terminate automatically once all Registrable Securities cease to be Registrable Securities pursuant to the terms of Section 2.9 of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Registration Rights Agreement effective as of the day, month and year first above written.

 

	
 
    	
COMPANY:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
BEIGENE, LTD.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Howard Liang
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Howard   Liang
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer
    

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
INVESTORS: 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
667, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
management   company and investment adviser to 667, L.P., pursuant to authority granted to   it by Baker Biotech Capital, L.P., general partner to 667, L.P., and not as   the general partner.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Scott L. Lessing
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Scott   L. Lessing
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
BAKER BROTHERS LIFE SCIENCES, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
BAKER   BROS. ADVISORS LP,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
management   company and investment adviser to Baker Brothers Life Sciences, L.P.,   pursuant to authority  granted to it by   Baker Brothers Life Sciences Capital L.P., general partner to Baker Brothers Life   Sciences, L.P., and not as the general partner.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Scott L. Lessing
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Scott   L. Lessing
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
14159, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
BAKER   BROS. ADVISORS LP,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
management   company and investment adviser to 14159, L.P., pursuant to authority granted   to it by 14159 Capital, L.P., general partner to 14159, L.P., and not as the   general partner.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Scott L. Lessing
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Scott   L. Lessing
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HILLHOUSE BGN HOLDINGS LIMITED
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Colm O’Connell
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Colm   O’Connell
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Director
    

 

	
 
    	
GAOLING FUND, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Cuifang Tracy Ma
    
	
 
    	
Name: Cuifang Tracy Ma
    
	
 
    	
Title: Director
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
YHG INVESTMENT, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Cuifang Tracy Ma
    
	
 
    	
Name: Cuifang Tracy Ma
    
	
 
    	
Title: Director
    

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

Schedule A

 

The Investors

 

667, L.P.

BAKER BROTHERS LIFE SCIENCES, L.P.

14159, L.P.

 

To the above Investors:

 

Baker Bros. Advisors LP

667 Madison Avenue 21st Floor

New York, NY 10065

 

With a copy to:

 

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Attn: Jeffrey Kochian

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036-6745

 

HILLHOUSE BGN HOLDINGS LIMITED

GAOLING FUND, L.P.

YHG INVESTMENT, L.P.

 

To the above Investors:

 

Suite 1608

One Exchange Square

8 Connaught Place

Central, Hong Kong

 

With a copy to:

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Attn: Tim Gardner

29th Floor Alexandra House

18 Chater Road

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  Exhibit 10.1    
    

 
 

  BEIGENE, LTD.
  
    INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR COMPENSATION POLICY    
    

        The purpose of this Independent Director Compensation Policy (this "Policy") of
BeiGene, Ltd. (the "Company") is to provide a total compensation package that enables the Company to attract and retain, on a long-term basis,
high-caliber directors who meet the general independence requirements under NASDAQ Rule 5605(a)(2). In furtherance of this purpose, effective as of the date of approval by the Board of
Directors (the "Board") of the Company (the "Effective Date") of this Policy, all independent directors
shall be paid compensation for services provided to the Company as set forth below: 

Cash Retainers  

 

 
 

					
	 Annual Retainer for Board Membership
	 	 	 	 
	 For general availability and participation in meetings and conference calls of the Board. No additional compensation for attending individual Board
meetings. 
	 	

$	45,000	 
	 Additional Annual Retainers for Committee Membership and Service as Chairperson
	 	 	 	 
	 Audit Committee Chairperson:
	 	

$	20,000	 
	 Audit Committee member:
	 	

$	10,000	 
	 Compensation Committee Chairperson:
	 	

$	15,000	 
	 Compensation Committee member:
	 	

$	7,500	 
	 Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chairperson:
	 	

$	10,000	 
	 Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee member
	 	

$	5,000	 

 

         No
additional compensation for attending individual committee meetings. 

        All
cash retainers will be paid quarterly, in arrears, or upon the earlier resignation or removal of the independent director. Cash retainers owing to independent directors shall be
annualized, meaning that independent directors who join the Board during the calendar year, such amounts shall be pro-rated based on the number of calendar days served by such director. 

Equity Retainers  

         Upon initial election or appointment to the Board:    An initial equity grant (the "Initial Grant") in
the form of a non-qualified share option to purchase 260,000 ordinary shares (i.e., 20,000 American Depositary Shares) on the date of such election or appointment (the "grant date" for the
Initial Grant), which share option shall vest ratably over three years in annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date; provided, that, if not already vested, the Initial
Grant shall vest in full on the date of the third annual meeting of shareholders following the grant date; provided, however, that all vesting shall cease if the board member resigns from the Board or
otherwise ceases to serve as a director, unless the Board determines that the circumstances warrant continuation of vesting. For clarity, current independent directors who have not previously received
the Initial Grant shall receive an Initial Grant upon the adoption of this Plan. 

         Annual equity grants:    On the date of the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual
Meeting"), each continuing independent member of the Board who is eligible to receive awards under this Plan and who has served as a director for the previous six months will
receive an annual equity grant (the "Annual Grant") in the form a non-qualified share option to purchase 169,988 ordinary shares
(i.e., 13,076 American Depositary Shares) on the date of the Annual Meeting (the "grant date" for the Annual Grant), which share option shall vest in full (i.e., in a single installment)
upon the earlier to occur of the first anniversary of the date of grant or the date of the next Annual Meeting; provided, however, that all vesting shall cease if the director resigns from the Board
or 

otherwise
ceases to serve as a director, unless the Board determines that the circumstances warrant continuation of vesting. 

        All
of the foregoing option grants will have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of a share of Company's American Depositary Shares on the NASDAQ Stock Market, as converted
to a per ordinary share basis, on the date of grant. Additionally, all of the foregoing option grants shall be subject to the terms of the 2016 Share Option and Incentive Plan. 

Expenses  

        The Company shall reimburse all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by independent directors in attending Board and committee meetings. 

ADOPTED:
November 16, 2016

EFFECTIVE: November 16, 2016 

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BEIGENE, LTD. INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR COMPENSATION POLICY

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