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RNS Number : 6999I

Hutchison China Meditech Limited

15 December 2020

Grant of Share Options under Share Option Scheme

London: Tuesday, December 15, 20 20 : Hutchison China MediTech Limited ("Chi-Med") (Nasdaq /AIM : HCM) announces that on December 14, 20 20, it granted share options under the Share Option Scheme conditionally adopted by Chi-Med at its Annual General Meeting on April 24, 2015 (the "Share Option Scheme"). The scheme limit of the Share Option Scheme was refreshed on April 27, 2020.

Chi-Med granted share options under its Share Option Scheme to employees to subscribe for a total of 1,535,580 Ordinary Shares represented by 307,116 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") (each equating to five Ordinary Shares) subject to the acceptance of the grantees. Details of such share options granted prescribed are as follows:

 
 Date of grant                     :   December 14 , 2020 
 Exercise price of share options   :   US$29 per ADS 
  granted 
 Number of share options granted   :   1,535,580 represented by 307,116 
                                        ADSs (five share options shall entitle 
                                        the holder thereof to subscribe 
                                        for one ADS) 
 Closing market price of ADSs      :   US$29 per ADS 
  on the date of grant 
 Validity period of the share      :   From December 14, 2020 to December 
  options                               13, 2030 
 

Among the share options granted, a total of 58,570 share options represented by 11,714 ADSs were granted to Mr Christian Hogg and Dr Weiguo Su (Executive Directors of the Company), being persons discharging managerial responsibility under the EU Market Abuse Regulation as follows:-

 
 Grantee                                    Number of share options granted 
 
 Mr Christian Hogg (Executive Director      39,610 Ordinary Shares represented 
  and Chief Executive Officer)               by 7,922 ADSs 
 Dr Weiguo Su (Executive Vice President     18,960 Ordinary Shares represented 
  and Chief Scientific Officer)              by 3,792 ADSs 
 

The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

(a) Mr Christian Hogg

 
 1       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated 
 
   a)      Name                                                     Mr Christian Hogg 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 2       Reason for the notification 
        -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   a)      Position/status                                          Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
   b)      Initial notification/Amendment                           Initial notification 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 3       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
          or auction monitor 
        -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   a)      Name                                                     Hutchison China MediTech Limited 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
   b)      LEI                                                      2138006X34YDQ6OBYE79 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 4       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
          each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been 
          conducted 
        -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   a)     Description of the financial instrument, type of         Option over American Depositary Share (each 
          instrument                                               equating to five Ordinary Shares of US$0.10) 
 
          Identification code 
                                                                   Option over American Depositary Share with ADS 
                                                                   ISIN: US44842L1035 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
   b)      Nature of the transaction                               Grant of options in respect of 39,610 Ordinary 
                                                                   Shares represented by 7,922 ADSs under the 
                                                                   Share Option Scheme. 
 
                                                                   The share options granted are exercisable subject 
                                                                   to a vesting schedule of 25% on each of 
                                                                   the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries 
                                                                   of the effective date of grant. 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                       Price(s)          Volume(s) 
   c)      Price(s) and volume(s)                                               Nil               7,922 
                                                                                      ----------------- 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
   d)      Aggregated information                                   N/A 
           -  Aggregated volume 
           -  Price 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
   e)      Date of the transaction                                  2020-12-14 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
   f)      Place of the transaction                                 Outside a trading venue 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 

(b) Dr Weiguo Su

 
 1       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated 
 
   a)      Name                                                     Dr Weiguo Su 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 2       Reason for the notification 
        -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   a)      Position/status                                          Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
   b)      Initial notification/Amendment                           Initial notification 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 3       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
          or auction monitor 
        -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   a)      Name                                                     Hutchison China MediTech Limited 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
   b)      LEI                                                      2138006X34YDQ6OBYE79 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 4       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
          each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been 
          conducted 
        -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   a)     Description of the financial instrument, type of         Option over American Depositary Share (each 
          instrument                                               equating to five Ordinary Shares of US$0.10) 
 
          Identification code 
                                                                   Option over American Depositary Share with ADS 
                                                                   ISIN: US44842L1035 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
   b)      Nature of the transaction                               Grant of options in respect of 18,960 Ordinary 
                                                                   Shares represented by 3,792 ADSs under the 
                                                                   Share Option Scheme. 
 
                                                                   The share options granted are exercisable subject 
                                                                   to a vesting schedule of 25% on each of 
                                                                   the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries 
                                                                   of the effective date of grant. 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                       Price(s)          Volume(s) 
   c)      Price(s) and volume(s)                                               Nil               3,792 
                                                                                      ----------------- 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
   d)      Aggregated information                                   N/A 
           -  Aggregated volume 
           -  Price 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
   e)      Date of the transaction                                  2020-12-14 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
   f)      Place of the transaction                                 Outside a trading venue 
        -------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 

About Chi-Med

Chi-Med (Nasdaq/AIM: HCM) is an innovative, commercial-stage, biopharmaceutical company committed, over the past twenty years, to the discovery and global development of targeted therapies and immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and immunological diseases. It has a portfolio of nine cancer drug candidates currently in clinical studies around the world and extensive commercial infrastructure in its home market of China. For more information, please visit: www.chi-med.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. For further discussion of these and other risks, see Chi-Med's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and on AIM. Chi-Med undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.

CONTACTS

 
Investor Enquiries 
  Mark Lee, Senior Vice President                            +852 2121 8200 
  Annie Cheng, Vice President                                +1 (973) 567 3786 
 
Media Enquiries 
  Americas - Brad Miles, Solebury Trout                      +1 (917) 570 7340 (Mobile) 
                                                              bmiles@troutgroup.com 
  Europe - Ben Atwell / Alex Shaw, FTI Consulting            +44 20 3727 1030 / +44 7771 913 902 (Mobile) / +44 7779 
                                                             545 055 (Mobile) 
                                                             Chi-Med@fticonsulting.com 
  Asia - Joseph Chi Lo / Zhou Yi, Brunswick                  +852 9850 5033 (Mobile), jlo@brunswickgroup.com / +852 97 
                                                             83 6894 (Mobile), y zhou@brunswickgroup.com 
 
Nominated Advisor 
  Freddy Crossley / Atholl Tweedie, Panmure Gordon (UK) 
   Limited                                                   +44 (20) 7886 2500 
 
 

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