0001651308-19-000005.txt : 20190123 0001651308-19-000005.hdr.sgml : 20190123 20190123171753 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001651308-19-000005 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190123 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20190123 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190123 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BeiGene, Ltd. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001651308 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-37686 FILM NUMBER: 19538097 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O MOURANT OZANNES CORPORATE SERVICES STREET 2: 94 SOLARIS AVENUE, CAMANA BAY CITY: GRAND CAYMAN STATE: E9 ZIP: KY1-1108 BUSINESS PHONE: 13459494123 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O MOURANT OZANNES CORPORATE SERVICES STREET 2: 94 SOLARIS AVENUE, CAMANA BAY CITY: GRAND CAYMAN STATE: E9 ZIP: KY1-1108 8-K 1 a8-k_x2019x01x23.htm 8-K Document



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 23, 2019
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BEIGENE, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Cayman Islands
 
001-37686
 
98-1209416
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
c/o Mourant Ozannes Corporate 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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Item 5.02.     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)

Effective January 23, 2019, BeiGene, Ltd. (the "Company") appointed Eric Hedrick, M.D. as the Interim Chief Medical Officer, Immuno-Oncology, of the Company. Dr. Hedrick succeeds Amy Peterson, M.D., who has served as a member of our executive team since joining the Company in 2016. The Company is also reorganizing its clinical operations leadership to further strengthen its capabilities and efficiency in global clinical development. With Dr. Hedrick's appointment, Dr. Peterson will no longer serve as an executive officer of the Company and will be leaving the Company after a transition period. We would like to thank Dr. Peterson for her service to the Company.

Eric Hedrick, M.D. has served in different roles at the Company since June 2015 and currently holds the position of Chief Advisor. He was previously Chief Medical Officer at Epizyme, Vice President of Oncology Development and Interim Chief Medical Officer at Pharmacyclics, and Group Medical Director at Genentech. Prior to joining the industry, Dr. Hedrick was an Attending Physician on the Hematology Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He has an M.D. from the University of Maryland School of Medicine.




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.
 
 
 
 
Date: January 23, 2019
BEIGENE, LTD.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Scott A. Samuels
 
Name:
Scott A. Samuels
 
Title:
Senior Vice President, General Counsel