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RNS Number : 3314L
Hutchison China Meditech Limited
29 April 2020
Grant of Share Options under Share Option Scheme
London: Wednesday, April 29, 20 20 : Hutchison China MediTech
Limited ("Chi-Med") (Nasdaq /AIM : HCM) announces that on April 28,
20 20, in accordance with its new incentive policy outlined in its
full year results announcement on March 3, 2020, it granted share
options under the Share Option Scheme 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.
In 2019, Chi-Med had conducted a comprehensive review of its
compensation and share-based incentives policies, which included
benchmarking research on peer group U.S. and China biotech
companies. The Company has established a new competitive policy to
ensure that it is able to attract and retain top talent.
Chi-Med granted share options under its Share Option Scheme to
employees to subscribe for a total of 9,891,500 Ordinary Shares
represented by 1,978,300 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 : April 28 , 2020
Exercise price of share options granted : US$22.09 per ADS
Number of share options granted : 9,891,500 represented by 1,978,300 ADSs (five share options
shall entitle the holder thereof
to subscribe for one ADS)
Closing market price of ADSs on the date of grant : US$22.09 per ADS
Validity period of the share options : From April 28 , 2020 to April 27 , 2030
Among the share options granted, a total of 2,483,300 share
options represented by 496,660 ADSs were granted to M r Christian
Hogg, D r Weiguo Su and Mr Johnny Cheng (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 and Chief Executive 1,291,700 Ordinary Shares represented by 258,340 ADSs
Officer)
Dr Weiguo Su (Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific 789,700 Ordinary Shares represented by 157,940 ADSs
Officer)
Mr Johnny Cheng (Executive Director and Chief Financial 401,900 Ordinary Shares represented by 80,380 ADSs
Officer)
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
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
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a) Name Hutchison China MediTech Limited
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b) LEI 2138006X34YDQ6OBYE79
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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
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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
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b) Nature of the transaction Grant of options in respect of 1,291,700 Ordinary
Shares (represented by 258,340 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.
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Price(s) Volume(s)
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Nil 258,340
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d) Aggregated information N/A
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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e) Date of the transaction 2020-04-28
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f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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(b) Dr Weiguo Su
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name Dr Weiguo Su
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
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a) Name Hutchison China MediTech Limited
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b) LEI 2138006X34YDQ6OBYE79
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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
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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
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b) Nature of the transaction Grant of options in respect of 789,700 Ordinary
Shares represented by 157,940 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.
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Price(s) Volume(s)
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Nil 157,940
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d) Aggregated information N/A
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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e) Date of the transaction 2020-04-28
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f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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(c) Mr Johnny Cheng
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name Mr Johnny Cheng
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
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a) Name Hutchison China MediTech Limited
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b) LEI 2138006X34YDQ6OBYE79
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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
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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
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b) Nature of the transaction Grant of options in respect of 401,900 Ordinary
Shares represented by 80,380 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.
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Price(s) Volume(s)
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Nil 80,380
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d) Aggregated information N/A
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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e) Date of the transaction 2020-04-28
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f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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About Chi-Med
Chi-Med (Nasdaq/AIM: HCM) is an innovative 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 eight 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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