Exhibit 8.1
3 January 2020
Matter No.829342
Doc Ref: 105704174
852 2842 9530
852 2842 9549
Richard.Hall@conyers.com
Angie.Chu@conyers.com
I-Mab
Vistra (Cayman) Limited
P.O. Box 31119
Grand Pavilion, Hibiscus Way
802 West Bay Road
Grand Cayman,KY1-1205
Cayman Islands
Dear Sirs,
Re:I-Mab (the “Company”)
We have acted as special legal counsel in the Cayman Islands to the Company in connection with a registration statement on formF-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto (the “Registration Statement”, which term does not include any other document or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on or about the date hereof relating to the registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), as amended to date relating to the offering by the Company of certain American depositary shares (the “ADSs”) representing the Company’s ordinary shares par value US$0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”).
For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined and relied upon copies of the following documents:
(i) | the Registration Statement; and |
(ii) | a draft of the prospectus (the “Prospectus”) contained in the Registration Statement which is in substantially final form. |
We have also reviewed and relied upon (1) the duly adopted and effective fifth amended and restated memorandum of association and articles of association of the Company and as amended by special resolution passed on 25 December 2019, (2) the sixth amended and restated memorandum of association and articles of association of the Company conditionally adopted by the Company and proposed to become effective prior to the closing of the Company’s initial public offering of the ADSs representing the Ordinary Shares, and (3) such other documents and made such enquiries as to questions of law as we have deemed necessary in order to render the opinion set forth below.
We have assumed (a) the genuineness and authenticity of all signatures, stamps and seals and the conformity to the originals of all copies of documents (whether or not certified) examined by us and the authenticity and completeness of the originals from which such copies were taken; (b) the accuracy and completeness of all factual representations made in the Prospectus and Registration Statement reviewed by us; (c) the validity and binding effect under the laws of the United States of America of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and that the Registration Statement will be duly filed with or declared effective by the Commission; and (d) that the Prospectus, when published, will be in substantially the same form as that examined by us for purposes of this opinion.