Overseas Regulatory
Announcement -
Disposal
Transaction
HUTCHMED (China) Limited
("HUTCHMED")
notes the below text, which is from an announcement released to the
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on January 28, 2025 pursuant to Chapter 14 of
the Rules Governing the Listing of
Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. The text
relates to the dispatch timing of the extraordinary general meeting
circular that relates to the transaction described in the
announcement dated January 2, 2025, entitled "HUTCHMED Announces US$608 million Divestment
of Non-Core Joint Venture".
About HUTCHMED
HUTCHMED (Nasdaq/AIM:HCM; HKEX:13)
is an innovative, commercial‑stage, biopharmaceutical company. It
is committed to the discovery and global development and
commercialization of targeted therapies and immunotherapies for the
treatment of cancer and immunological diseases. Since inception it
has focused on bringing cancer drug candidates from in‑house
discovery to patients around the world, with its first three
medicines marketed in China, the first of which is also approved in
the US, Europe and Japan. For more information, please
visit: www.hutch-med.com
or follow us on LinkedIn.
CONTACTS
Investor Enquiries
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+852 2121 8200 /
ir@hutch-med.com
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Media Enquiries
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FTI Consulting -
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+44 20 3727 1030 / HUTCHMED@fticonsulting.com
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Ben Atwell / Alex
Shaw
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+44 7771 913 902 (Mobile) /
+44 7779 545 055 (Mobile)
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Brunswick - Zhou Yi
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+852 9783 6894 (Mobile) /
HUTCHMED@brunswickgroup.com
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Panmure Liberum
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Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker
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Atholl Tweedie / Freddy
Crossley / Rupert Dearden
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+44 20 7886 2500
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HSBC
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Joint Broker
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Simon Alexander / Alina
Vaskina / Arnav Kapoor
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+44 20 7991 8888
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Cavendish
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Joint Broker
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Geoff Nash / Nigel
Birks
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+44 20 7220 0500
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the
contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its
accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability
whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon
the whole or any part of the contents of this
announcement.
HUTCHMED (China)
Limited
和黃醫藥(中國)有限公司
(Incorporated in
the Cayman Islands with limited
liability)
(Stock Code: 13)
MAJOR
TRANSACTION
IN RELATION
TO
THE DISPOSAL OF 45% EQUITY
INTEREST IN
SHANGHAI HUTCHISON
PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
TIMING OF DISPATCH OF
CIRCULAR
Reference is made to the
announcement of HUTCHMED (China) Limited (the "Company") dated January 1, 2025 (the
"Announcement") in relation
to the proposed disposal of 45% equity interest in
Shanghai Hutchison Pharmaceuticals Limited.
Unless otherwise defined, capitalized terms used
in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined
in the Announcement.
In the Announcement, it was
mentioned that the Circular containing,
among other things, (i) further details on the terms of the
Proposed Disposal; and (ii) other
information as required under the Listing Rules together with a
notice convening the EGM, was expected to
be dispatched to the Shareholders on or before January 28,
2025.
GP Health Service Capital has
notified the Seller that additional time is required for it to
designate the GP Purchaser Fund and the Designated Purchaser,
taking into account the Chinese New Year holidays. In view of this,
the Company currently expects that the
Circular will be dispatched to the Shareholders on or before
February 28, 2025.
The
Proposed Disposal is subject to all of the conditions under the
Agreements being satisfied (or, if applicable, waived) and
therefore may or may not become unconditional. If any of the
conditions under the Agreements is not satisfied (or, if
applicable, waived), the Proposed Disposal will not proceed.
Shareholders and potential investors are reminded to exercise
caution when dealing in the shares and other securities of the
Company.
By Order of the Board
Edith Shih
Non-executive Director and
Company Secretary
Hong Kong, January 28,
2025
As at the date of this announcement,
the Directors of the Company are:
Chairman and Non-executive Director:
Dr Dan ELDAR
Executive Directors:
Dr Weiguo SU
(Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Scientific Officer)
Mr CHENG Chig Fung,
Johnny
(Chief Financial Officer)
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Non-executive Directors:
Ms Edith SHIH
Ms Ling YANG
Independent Non-executive Directors:
Mr Paul Rutherford CARTER
(Senior Independent Director)
Dr Renu BHATIA
Dr Chaohong HU
Mr Graeme Allan JACK
Professor MOK Shu Kam,
Tony
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