Appendix I
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to completion
Preliminary Prospectus dated June 18, 2020
16,000,000 American Depositary Shares
Genetron Holdings Limited
Representing 80,000,000 Ordinary Shares
This is an initial public offering of American depositary shares, or ADSs, representing ordinary shares of Genetron Holdings Limited.
We are offering 16,000,000 ADSs. Each ADS represents of five our ordinary shares, par value US$0.00002 per share.
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the ADSs. It is currently estimated that the initial public offering price per ADS will be between US$11.50 and US$13.50.
We have applied for listing the ADSs on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “GTH.”
We are an “emerging growth company” under applicable U.S. federal securities laws and are eligible for reduced public company reporting requirements.
See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 20 for factors you should consider before buying the ADSs.
Neither the United States Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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| | Per ADS | | | Total | |
Public offering price | | US$ | | | | US$ | | |
Underwriting discounts and commissions(1) | | US$ | | | | US$ | | |
Proceeds, before expenses, to us | | US$ | | | | US$ | | |
(1) | See “Underwriting” for additional disclosure regarding compensation payable by us to the underwriters. |
The underwriters have a30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,400,000 ADSs from us at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discount.
Several existing shareholders and their affiliates have indicated an interest in purchasing up to an aggregate of US$54 million of ADSs in this offering. Among them, Vivo Capital Fund IX, L.P. and its affiliated entity (“VIVO Entities”), one of our principal shareholders, an affiliate of EASY BENEFIT INVESTMENT LIMITED, one of our principal shareholders, and ETP BioHealth III Fund, L.P. (“ETP”), an affiliate of Mr. Weiwu He, our co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the Directors, and one of our principal shareholders, have indicated interests in purchasing up to US$30 million, US$10 million and US$5 million, respectively, of the ADSs being offered in this offering at the initial public offering price and on the same terms as the other ADSs being offered. Such indication of interests is not a binding agreement or commitment to purchase, and we and the underwriters are under no obligations to sell any ADSs to such investors and such investors are under no obligations to purchase any ADSs. See “Underwriting” for more information.
The underwriters expect to deliver the ADSs against payment in U.S. dollars in New York, New York on , 2020.
The date of this prospectus is , 2020.