zlab-20240611


Cayman Islands	001-38205	98-1144595
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


4560 Jinke Road Bldg. 1, Fourth Floor, Pudong Shanghai, China			201210
314 Main Street 4th Floor, Suite 100 Cambridge, MA, USA			02142
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

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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 10 Ordinary Shares, par value $0.000006 per share

ZLAB

The Nasdaq Global Market

Ordinary Shares, par value $0.000006 per share*

9688

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 registered or listed for trading in the United States but are listed for trading on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

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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.

On June 11, 2024, Zai Lab Limited (the “Company”) announced that Dr. Harald Reinhart, President, Head of Global Development, Neuroscience, Autoimmune and Infectious Diseases, has informed the Company that he has decided to retire, effective June 30, 2024. There were no disagreements between Dr. Reinhart and the Company relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices that resulted in his decision to retire. Dr. Reinhart will continue to serve as a senior advisor to the Company.

On June 11, 2024, the Company also announced that Dr. Rafael Amado, President, Head of Global Oncology Research and Development, will be expanding his role to President, Head of Global Research and Development, effective upon Dr. Reinhart’s retirement on June 30, 2024.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


Exhibit No.						Description

99.1						Press Release issued by Zai Lab Limited on Ju ne 1 1 , 202 4

104						The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K is formatted in Inline XBRL

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.


		ZAI LAB LIMITED

	By:	/s/ F. Ty Edmondson
		F. Ty Edmondson
		Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Date: June 11, 2024