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Ocumension Therapeutics Capital/Financing Update 2021

Jan 22, 2021

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Capital/Financing Update

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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.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for any securities.

This announcement is not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States. This announcement does not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The Company’s shares mentioned in this announcement have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to registration or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. No public offering of the Company’s shares will be made in the United States.

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Ocumension Therapeutics 歐康維視生物

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock code: 1477)

COMPLETION OF PLACING OF EXISTING SHARES AND TOP-UP SUBSCRIPTION OF NEW SHARES UNDER GENERAL MANDATE

Sole Placing Agent

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Reference is made to the announcement of Ocumension Therapeutics (the “ Company ”) dated January 13, 2021 (the “ Announcement ”) in relation to the top-up placing of the Company whereby the Placing Agent shall procure certain placees to acquire 28,000,000 existing and issued shares of the Company held by 6 Dimensions Capital, L.P. (the “ Vendor ”) and the Vendor shall subscribe for 28,000,000 new shares of the Company. Unless otherwise defined, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Announcement.

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COMPLETION OF THE PLACING AND THE SUBSCRIPTION

The Board is pleased to announce that completion of the Placing and the Subscription took place on January 15, 2021 and January 22, 2021, respectively, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

On January 15, 2021, an aggregate of 28,000,000 Placing Shares have been successfully placed by the Placing Agent to not less than six placees at the Placing Price of HK$28.35 per Share in accordance with the Agreement. To the best of the Directors’ knowledge, information and belief and having made all reasonable enquiries, the placees and their respective ultimate beneficial owners are third parties independent of the Company and its connected persons.

Further, following (i) the granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Subscription Shares by the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange; and (ii) the granting of a waiver by the Executive to the Vendor from the obligation to make a general offer under Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code with respect to its acquisition of the Subscription Shares, all the Conditions have been fulfilled in accordance with the Agreement. Accordingly, completion of the Subscription took place on January 22, 2021 and a total of 28,000,000 Subscription Shares (equal to the number of the Placing Shares successfully placed under the Placing) were subscribed by the Vendor at the Subscription Price of HK$28.35 per Subscription Share. The Subscription Shares represent approximately 4.52% of the issued share capital of the Company as enlarged by the Subscription.

The gross proceeds from the Subscription amount to approximately HK$793.8 million. The net proceeds arising from the Subscription amount approximately HK$781.7 million (the “ Subscription Proceeds ”). The net price per Share for the Subscription after deducting related fees and expenses is approximately HK$27.92 per Share.

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EFFECT ON SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE OF THE COMPANY

The table below sets out the shareholding structure of the Company (i) as at the date of the Agreement; (ii) immediately after completion of the Placing but before completion of the Subscription; and (iii) immediately after completion of the Placing and the Subscription:

Shareholder
Existing shareholding structure of the
Company as at the date of the Agreement
Number of
Shares held
Approximate % of
total issued Shares
Vendor(Note 1)
123,975,000
20.97
6 Dimensions Affiliates(Note 1)
6,525,000
1.10
Suzhou Frontline II(Note 1)
91,350,000
15.45
Suzhou 6 Dimensions(Note 1)
39,150,000
6.62
Vendor and parties acting in concert
with Vendor
261,000,000
44.15
Mr. Ye LIU
5,836,730
0.99
Vendor, parties acting in concert
with Vendor and directors of
the Company
266,836,730
45.14
Public
Placees
0
0
Other Shareholders
324,303,390
54.86
Total
591,140,120
100.00
Immediately after completion of the
Placing but before completion of the
Subscription
Number of
Shares held
Approximate % of
total issued Shares
95,975,000
16.24
6,525,000
1.10
91,350,000
15.45
39,150,000
6.62
233,000,000
39.42
5,836,730
0.99
238,836,730
40.40
28,000,000
4.74
324,303,390
54.86
591,140,120
100.00
Immediately after completion of the
Placing and the Subscription (taking into
account the dilution effect of the Shares
issued by the Company pursuant to the
Subscription)
Number of
Shares held
Approximate % of
total issued Shares
123,975,000
20.02
6,525,000
1.05
91,350,000
14.75
39,150,000
6.32
261,000,000
42.16
5,836,730
0.94
266,836,730
43.10
28,000,000
4.52
324,303,390
52.38
619,140,120
100.00

Notes:

  1. Each of the investment committees of the Vendor, 6 Dimensions Affiliates, Suzhou Frontline II and Suzhou 6 Dimensions consist of the same members and the investment decisions of the 6 Dimensions Entities are under the ultimate control of these members.

  2. Percentages presented may not add up precisely to the total percentages provided due to rounding.

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UPDATE ON THE USE OF PROCEEDS FROM THE GLOBAL OFFERING AND THE SUBSCRIPTION PROCEEDS

As disclosed in the Announcement, the Placing and Subscription are being undertaken to strengthen the Group’s financial position and for the long term funding of its expansion and growth plan. The Subscription Proceeds will be used for (i) expansion of the Company’s commercial team in view of the proposed launch of its drug candidates, including OT-401 (YUTIQ) (the Core Product) and OT-601 (Moxifloxacin); (ii) funding of international multi-centre clinical trials of the Company’s therapies, including but not limited to OT-1001 (Zerviate), OT-301 (NCX-470), OT-702 (Eylea biosimilar), OT-101 (low-concentration atropine) and OT-202 (TKI); (iii) building and development of new manufacturing facilities and equipment of Suzhou Xiaxiang and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) manufacturing facilities; and (iv) other general corporate purposes.

The Company has achieved significant corporate development milestones since the completion of the Company’s Global Offering on July 10, 2020. In particular:

  • (1) On January 4, 2021, the Company announced that it has completed the subscription of 3,010,722 shares of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“ EyePoint ”), representing approximately 16.6% of the enlarged total outstanding issued share capital of EyePoint, for a total consideration of approximately US$15.7 million (equivalent to approximately HK$121.7 million). EyePoint is a Nasdaq-listed company focusing on developing and commercializing innovative ophthalmic products for treatment of serious eye diseases, and is one of the Company’s licensing partners which has granted the Group exclusive rights to import, develop and commercialize OT-401 (YUTIQ) (the Core Product) and OT-502 (DEXYCU). The investment in EyePoint is in line with the Company’s strategy to be the “go to” China partner for global ophthalmic pharmaceutical companies, as disclosed in the Prospectus.

  • (2) On December 28, 2020, the Company announced that OT-401 (YUTIQ) (the Core Product) has been approved to carry out the real world study in Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone (博鰲樂城醫療旅遊先行區) (“ Boao ”), which may potentially accelerate the new drug application submission of OT-401 in China. The Company’s OT-401 real-world research data are expected to facilitate the commercialization process of OT-401 in China, resulting in a shortened commercialization timeframe of OT-401 and a rigorous need to accelerate the expansion of the Company’s highly focused and specialized commercial team.

  • (3) On October 30, 2020, the Company announced that it has entered into a collaboration and exclusive promotion agreement, pursuant to which Ocumension (Zhejiang) Therapeutics Co., Ltd. (歐康維視(浙江)醫藥有限公司) (“ Ocumension Zhejiang ”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Shandong Boan Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (“ Boan Biotech ”), a subsidiary of Luye Pharma Group Limited (stock code: 2186), agreed to jointly develop OT-702 (LY09004), a biosimilar to EYLEA® (Aflibercept), in its phase III clinical trial, and Ocumension Zhejiang has been granted the exclusive right to promote and commercialize OT-702 in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan). Ocumension Zhejiang paid an upfront payment to Boan Biotech upon the signing of the agreement and shall bear all expenses related to phase III clinical trial of OT-702 in China, as well as other milestone payments. The joint collaboration with Boan Biotech in the phase III clinical trial of OT-702 is in line with the Company’s strategy to introduce more mid- to commercial-stage products into its portfolio.

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  • (4) On September 11, 2020, the Company announced that Ocumension Suzhou Biotech Co., Ltd. (蘇州歐康維視生物科技有限公司) (“ Ocumension Suzhou ”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an equity transfer agreement with Suzhou Wuzhong Asset Management Co., Ltd. (蘇州市吳中資產經營管理有限公司), whereby Ocumension Suzhou agreed to acquire 100% equity interest in Suzhou Xiaxiang Biomedicine Co., Ltd. (蘇州夏翔 生物醫藥有限公司) (“ Suzhou Xiaxiang ”) for a total consideration of approximately RMB36 million. The acquisition of Suzhou Xiaxiang was accelerated after Suzhou Xiaxiang obtained the land use right and the construction permit for constructing the manufacturing facilities, and earlier completion would allow the Company to accelerate its plans to construct its manufacturing facilities in Suzhou and to continue to build commercialization capabilities in anticipation of product launches, another stated strategy of the Company in the Prospectus.

The Company’s vision is to provide a world-class pharmaceutical total solution to address significant unmet ophthalmic medical needs in China, the Company is constantly evaluating and pursuing in-licensing opportunities to replenish its ophthalmic drug portfolio and investing in its commercialization infrastructure, the corporate development milestones set out above represent some of the opportunities the Company identified and pursued since its Global Offering when the Company allocated its net proceeds from the Global Offering. To accomplish its vision and given the corporate development milestones the Company have achieved since the Global Offering, as disclosed in the Announcement, the Directors consider that it is in the interests of the Company to broaden the shareholder base and the capital base of the Company by undertaking the Placing and Subscription, so as to ensure that the Company can continue to pursue its expansion and growth plan and to capture future opportunities that may arise.

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As disclosed in the section headed “Fund Raising Activities during the past 12 months before the date of this Announcement” in the Announcement, the total net proceeds raised from the issue of new Shares by the Company in the Global offering and the full exercise of over-allotment option amounted to approximately HK$1,646.41 million. Set out below is the planned allocation of the net proceeds from the Global Offering and the actual utilized amount:

Use of proceeds from the Global Offering
OT-401 (the Core Product)
Research and development activities of OT-401, including the costs and expenses
of our research and development staff and activities, and the costs and expenses
for completing the ongoing clinical trial and preparation of registration filings
Milestone payment of OT-401
Commercialization of OT-401, including conducting more than 300 marketing
events (online and offline) and hiring additional 60 commercialization staff
for OT-401
Other drug candidates of the Company
Research and development activities of OT-101, OT-301 and OT-1001
Research and development activities of OT-502, OT-202, OT-503, OT-701 and
other drug candidates
Milestone payments of other in-licensed drugs
Further expansion of the Company’s sales and marketing team
Acquisition of 100% equity interest in Suzhou Xiaxiang and the payment for
construction of the manufacturing facilities and equipment and
pre-operating costs of Suzhou Xiaxiang
Working capital and other general corporate purposes
Total
Notes:
Planned allocation of
net proceeds
Percentage
(HK$ million)
30%
493.92
12%
197.57
3%
49.39
15%
246.97
50%
823.21
16.69%
277.79
17.48%
290.94
5.84%
96.15
10%
164.64
10%
164.64
10%
164.64
100%
1,646.41
Utilised amount
(as at January 12, 2021)
Percentage
(HK$ million)
3.47%
57.15
1.41%
23.25
2.06%
33.90
0%
0
9.06%
149.10
3.01%
49.55
2.52%
41.44
3.53%
58.11
0%
0
5.96%
98.00
4.50%
74.03
22.98%
378.28
Utilised amount
(as at January 12, 2021)
Percentage
(HK$ million)
3.47%
57.15
1.41%
23.25
2.06%
33.90
0%
0
9.06%
149.10
3.01%
49.55
2.52%
41.44
3.53%
58.11
0%
0
5.96%
98.00
4.50%
74.03
22.98%
378.28
378.28
  1. The sum of the data may not add up due to rounding.

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Set out below is the planned allocation of the Subscription Proceeds and the proposed utilization plan:

Use of proceeds
Expansion of the Company’s commercial
team in view of the proposed launch of
its new therapies
Funding of international multi-centre
clinical trials of the
Company’s therapies
OT-702 (Eylea biosimilar)
OT-301 (NCX-470)
OT-101 (low-concentration atropine)
OT-1001 (Zerviate)
OT-202 (TKI)
Building and development of
new manufacturing facilities and
equipment of Suzhou Xiaxiang and
active pharmaceutical ingredients
(API) manufacturing facilities
Other general corporate purposes
Total
Notes:
Planned allocation of the
Subscription Proceeds
Details of the proposed utilization plan
Percentage
(HK$ million)
30%
234.51
In light of the accelerated commercialization timeframe of OT-401 (YUTIQ)
(the Core Product) following the approval of its real-world study in Boao,
and other new therapies of the Company such as OT-601 (Moxifloxacin),
the Company intends to utilize 30% of the Subscription Proceeds mainly to
expand and strengthen its commercialization capability and expertise.
35%
273.60
Given (i) the expansion of the Company’s product portfolio since the Global
Offering, in particular the entering into the joint development with Boan
Biotech in relation to the phase III trial of OT-702 (Eylea biosimilar);
and (ii) the clinical development of OT-301, OT-101 and OT-1001 having
reached or is expected to reach Phase III clinical trials in the course of
2021, the Company intends to utilize 35% of the Subscription Proceeds to
conduct international multi-centre clinical trials on such drug candidates.
12.75%
99.66
6.40%
50.03
5.60%
43.78
3.85%
30.10
6.40%
50.03
25%
195.43
The Company intends to utilize 25% of the Subscription Proceeds to fund
the building and development of (i) active pharmaceutical ingredients
(API) manufacturing facilities, which is an area of the commercialization
infrastructure the Company has decided to pursue since the Global Offering;
and (ii) new manufacturing facilities and equipment of Suzhou Xiaxiang,
and the associated ongoing costs, following the accelerated acquisition of
100% equity interest in Suzhou Xiaxiang.
10%
78.17
The Company intends to utilize 10% of the Subscription Proceeds for
general corporate purposes.
100%
781.7
  1. The sum of the data may not add up due to rounding.

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Cautionary Statement required by Rule 18A.05 of the Listing Rules: The Company cannot guarantee that it will be able to develop, or ultimately market, any of the products in its pipeline successfully. Shareholders and potential investors should exercise due care when dealing in the securities of the Company.

By order of the Board Ocumension Therapeutics Dr. Lian Yong CHEN Chairman and Executive Director

Hong Kong, January 22, 2021

As of the date of this announcement, the Board comprises of Dr. Lian Yong CHEN, Mr. Ye LIU, Dr. Zhaopeng HU and Dr. Wei LI as executive Directors, Mr. Yanling CAO and Mr. Lefei SUN as non-executive Directors, and Mr. Ting Yuk Anthony WU, Mr. Lianming HE, and Mr. Yiran HUANG as independent non-executive Directors.

The Board jointly and severally accepts full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this announcement, and confirms, having made all reasonable enquiries, that to the best of their knowledge, opinions expressed in this announcement have been arrived at after due and careful consideration and there are no other facts not contained in this announcement, the omission of which would make any statement in this announcement misleading.

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