6-K 1 nt10005441x3_6k.htm 6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of October, 2019

Commission File Number: 001-38024

BeyondSpring Inc.

BeyondSpring Inc.
28 Liberty Street, 39th Floor
New York, New York 10005
(Address of principal executive office)

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On October 25, 2019, BeyondSpring Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC and William Blair & Company, L.L.C. , as representatives of the underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), relating to an offering (the “Offering”) of an aggregate of 1,851,852 ordinary shares  of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”). The public offering price was $13.50 per share, and the gross proceeds from the public offering were $25.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company has granted the Underwriters an option for 30 days to purchase up to an additional 277,777 of Ordinary Shares.

The Offering was made pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-234193), including the prospectus dated October 21, 2019, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated October 25, 2019.

A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

A copy of the opinion of Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP relating to the validity of the securities to be issued pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.

The information contained in this report is hereby incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-234193) and Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-216639).
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Exhibit
   
Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2019, by and between the Company, Jefferies LLC and William Blair & Company, L.L.C, as representatives of the underwriters named therein.
   
Opinion of Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP.
   
Consent of Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
SIGNATURES

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 
BeyondSpring Inc.
   
 
By:
/s/ Lan Huang
   
Name:
Lan Huang
   
Title:
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Date: October 29, 2019