| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
| SCHEDULE 13G | |
| Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
| (Amendment No. )* | |
|
Legend Biotech Corporation | |
| (Name of Issuer) | |
|
Ordinary Shares, par value of $0.0001 per share | |
| (Title of Class of Securities) | |
|
52490G102** | |
| (CUSIP Number) | |
|
May 31, 2021 | |
| (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) | |
| Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: | |
| ý | Rule 13d-1(b) |
| ¨ | Rule 13d-1(c) |
| ¨ | Rule 13d-1(d) |
| (Page 1 of 5 Pages) | |
______________________________
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
**There is no CUSIP number assigned to the Ordinary Shares. CUSIP number 52490G102 has been assigned to the American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") of the Company, which are quoted on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "LEGN." Each ADS represents 2 Ordinary Shares.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Hillhouse Investment Management, Ltd. | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: |
5 |
SOLE VOTING POWER 30,809,850 (including 10,000,000 shares underlying a warrant) | ||
| 6 |
SHARED VOTING POWER -0- | |||
| 7 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 30,809,850 (including 10,000,000 shares underlying a warrant) | |||
| 8 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | |||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 30,809,850 (including 10,000,000 shares underlying a warrant) | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 11 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.3% | |||
| 12 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA | |||
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| Item 1(a). | NAME OF ISSUER |
| The name of the issuer is Legend Biotech Corporation (the "Company"). |
| Item 1(b). | ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES |
| The Company's principal executive office is located at 2101 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, New Jersey 08873. | |
| Item 2(a). | NAME OF PERSON FILING |
| This statement is filed by Hillhouse Investment Management, Ltd., an exempted Cayman Islands company ("HIM" or the "Reporting Person"), with respect to the Ordinary Shares (as defined in Item 2(d) below) held by (and underlying a warrant held by) LGN Holdings Limited ("LGN"). LGN is wholly owned by Hillhouse Capital Management V, Ltd., whose sole shareholder is Hillhouse Fund V, L.P. ("Fund V"). Fund V is managed and controlled by HIM. HIM is hereby deemed to be the sole beneficial owner of, and to solely control the voting and investment power of, the Ordinary Shares held by (and underlying a warrant held by) LGN. |
| Item 2(b). | ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE |
| The address of the business office of the Reporting Person is Suite 2202, 22nd Floor, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central Hong Kong. |
| Item 2(c). | CITIZENSHIP |
| Cayman Islands |
| Item 2(d). | TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES | ||
| Ordinary Shares, par value of $0.0001 per share (the "Ordinary Shares"). | |||
| Item 2(e). | CUSIP NUMBER | ||
| There is no CUSIP number assigned to the Ordinary Shares. CUSIP number 52490G102 has been assigned to the ADSs. | |||
| Item 3. | IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO Rules 13d-1(b), OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: | ||
| (a) | ¨ | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act; | |
| (b) | ¨ | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act; | |
| (c) | ¨ | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act; | |
| (d) | ¨ | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940; | |
| (e) | ý | An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); | |
| (f) | ¨ |
An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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| (g) | ¨ |
A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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| (h) | ¨ |
A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
| |
| (i) | ¨ |
A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;
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| (j) | ¨ | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); | |
| (k) | ¨ | Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). | |
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If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ___________________________________________ | |||
| Item 4. | OWNERSHIP |
| The percentage set forth in this Schedule 13G is calculated based upon an aggregate of 289,264,118 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of May 31, 2021, as reported by the Company in the Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed by the Company on July 2, 2021 and assumes the exercise of a certain warrant held by LGN. | |
| The information required by Items 4(a) - (c) is set forth in Rows 5 - 11 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. |
| Item 5. | OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS |
| Not applicable. |
| Item 6. | OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON | ||
| See Item 2. | |||
| Item 7. | IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON | ||
| Not applicable. | |||
| Item 8. | IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP |
| Not applicable. |
| Item 9. | NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP |
| Not applicable. |
| Item 10. | CERTIFICATION | |
| The Reporting Person hereby makes the following certification: | ||
| By signing below the Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. | ||
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
DATE: July 12, 2021
| HILLHOUSE Investment MANAGEMENT, LTD. | ||
| /s/ Richard A. Hornung | ||
| Name: | Richard A. Hornung | |
| Title: | General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer | |