Debt | Debt The following table summarizes the Company’s short-term and long-term debt obligations as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023: Lender Agreement Date Line of Credit Term Maturity Date Interest Rate As of March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 $ RMB $ RMB China Construction Bank April 4, 2018 RMB580,000 9-year April 4, 2027 (1) 13,850 100,000 14,089 100,000 China Merchants Bank January 22, 2020 RMB350,000 9-year January 20, 2029 (2) 8,706 62,857 8,856 62,857 China Merchants Bank November 9, 2020 RMB378,000 9-year November 8, 2029 (3) 6,220 44,910 5,636 40,000 China Merchants Bank July 28, 2023 $380,000 1-year December 25, 2024 (4) 300,000 2,166,065 300,000 2,129,321 China Minsheng Bank December 20, 2023 $150,000 1-year December 19, 2024 7.3% 150,000 1,083,032 150,000 1,064,660 China Industrial Bank March 21, 2024 RMB 675,000 364-day March 27, 2025 (5) 93,488 675,000 — — China Merchants Bank June 5, 2023 RMB 400,000 1-year June 4, 2024 3.2% 55,400 400,000 56,356 400,000 HSBC Bank May 4, 2023 RMB 340,000 1-year May 3, 2024 (6) 47,090 340,000 47,903 340,000 China Industrial Bank May 30, 2023 RMB 200,000 1-year May 29, 2024 2.8% 27,699 200,000 28,177 200,000 Shanghai Pudong Development Bank November 14, 2023 RMB 700,000 1-year (7) 2.9% 96,950 700,000 49,312 350,000 Other short-term debt (8) 27,562 199,000 28,037 199,000 Total short-term debt 826,965 5,970,864 688,366 4,885,838 China Construction Bank April 4, 2018 RMB580,000 9-year April 4, 2027 (1) 58,170 420,000 59,174 420,000 China Merchants Bank January 22, 2020 RMB350,000 9-year January 20, 2029 (2) 34,823 251,429 37,638 267,143 China Merchants Bank November 9, 2020 RMB378,000 9-year November 8, 2029 (3) 39,554 285,590 42,337 300,500 China CITIC Bank July 29, 2022 RMB480,000 10-year July 28, 2032 (9) 66,480 480,000 58,469 415,000 Total long-term bank loans 199,027 1,437,019 197,618 1,402,643 1. The outstanding borrowings bear floating interest rates benchmarking RMB loan interest rates of financial institutions in the PRC. The loan interest rate was 4.5% as of March 31, 2024. The loan is secured by BeiGene Guangzhou Factory’s land use right and certain Guangzhou Factory fixed assets in the first phase of the Guangzhou manufacturing facility’s build out. The Company was in the process of substituting the land use right with the real estate interest in BeiGene Guangzhou Factory as collateral of the loan as of March 31, 2024. 2. The outstanding borrowings bear floating interest rates benchmarking against prevailing interest rates of certain PRC financial institutions. The loan interest rate was 4.1% as of March 31, 2024. The loan is secured by Guangzhou Factory’s second land use right and certain fixed assets in the second phase of the Guangzhou manufacturing facility’s build out. The Company repaid $2,189 (RMB15,714) during the three months ended March 31, 2024. 3. The outstanding borrowings bear floating interest rates benchmarking RMB loan interest rates of financial institutions in the PRC. The loan interest rate was 3.9% as of March 31, 2024. The loan is secured by fixed assets placed into service upon completion of the third phase of the Guangzhou manufacturing facility’s build out. The Company repaid $1,390 (RMB10,000) during the three months ended March 31, 2024. 4. The outstanding borrowings bear floating interest rates benchmarking the secured overnight financing rate. The loan interest rate was 7.2% as of March 31, 2024. 5. The outstanding borrowings bear floating interest rates benchmarking RMB loan interest rates of financial institutions in the PRC. The loan interest rate was 2.6% as of March 31, 2024. 6. The outstanding borrowings bear floating interest rates benchmarking Hong Kong interbank market rate for RMB. The loan interest rate was 5.2% as of March 31, 2024. 7. $48,475 (RMB350,000) of the outstanding borrowings matures on November 21, 2024 and March 19, 2025, respectively. 8. During the two years ended December 31, 2023, the Company entered into short-term working capital loans with China Industrial Bank and China Merchants Bank to borrow up to RMB875,000 in aggregate, with maturity dates ranging from December 15, 2022 to May 24, 2024. The weighted average interest rate for the short-term working capital loans was approximately 3.2% as of March 31, 2024. 9. In July 2022, the Company entered into a 10-year bank loan agreement with China CITIC Bank to borrow up to RMB480,000 at a floating interest rate benchmarked against prevailing interest rates of certain PRC financial institutions. The Company drew down $9,053 (RMB65,000) during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The weighted average loan interest rate was 3.9% as of March 31, 2024. The loan is secured by BeiGene Suzhou Co., Ltd.’s land use right and certain fixed assets that will be placed into service upon completion of the small molecule manufacturing campus in Suzhou, China. The Company has numerous financial and non-financial covenants on its debt obligations with various banks and other lenders. Some of these covenants include cross-default provisions that could require acceleration of repayment of loans in the event of default. However, the Company’s debt is primarily short-term in nature. Any acceleration would be a matter of months but may impact the Company’s ability to refinance debt obligations if an event of default occurs. As of March 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of its material debt agreements. Interest Expense Interest expense recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was $12,404 and $4,574, respectively, among which, $9,209 and $344 was capitalized, respectively. |