This document is important. If you are in any doubt as to the action you should take, you
should consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other professional
adviser.
This is the initial public offering of our ordinary shares, par value 1/150 cent each (the
“Shares”). We and the Vendors (as defined in this Prospectus) are offering (the “Offering”),
185,434,000 Shares in the aggregate (the “Offering Shares”) for subscription and/or
purchase by investors at the Offering Price (as defined below). The Offering consists of (i)
an international placement to investors outside Singapore, but which may include sales to
institutional and other sophisticated investors in Singapore (the “Placement”), and (ii) an
offering to the public in Singapore (the “Public Offer”). The minimum size of the Public Offer
is 9,300,000 Offering Shares. The offering price for each Offering Share (the “Offering
Price”) will not be more than S$1.00 (the “Maximum Offering Price”).
Citigroup Global Markets Singapore Pte. Ltd. is acting as the Sole Global Co-ordinator, Sole
Bookrunner and Joint Lead Manager of the Offering. The Offering will be fully underwritten
by Citigroup Global Markets Singapore Pte. Ltd., UBS AG, acting through its business group,
UBS Investment Bank, and UOB Asia Limited (the “Joint Lead Managers”, and the
“Underwriters”) at the Offering Price, if the Offering Price is agreed among the Sole Global
Co-ordinator, us and the Vendors.
Prior to the Offering, there has been no public market for our Shares. Application has been
made to Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the “SGX-ST”) for permission to
list the new Shares to be issued pursuant to the Offering, all of our issued Shares (including
the existing Shares to be offered by the Vendors under the Offering) and Shares, if any,
issued upon the exercise of the Over-allotment Option (as defined below), the new Shares
to be issued pursuant to the exercise of options under our 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the
“2000 Plan”) and our 2004 Stock Option Plan (the “2004 Plan”), as well as new Shares to
be issued upon the exercise of other options and warrants, on the Main Board of the SGX
ST. Such permission will be granted when we have been admitted to the Official List of the
SGX-ST. Acceptance of applications for the Offering Shares will be conditional upon, among
other things, permission being granted to deal in and for quotation of all our issued Shares.
Monies paid in respect of any application accepted will be returned, at your own risk, without
interest or any share of revenue or other benefit arising therefrom, and without any right
or claim against us, the Vendors or the Joint Lead Managers, if the Offering is not completed
because the said permission is not granted or for any other reason.
We have received a letter of eligibility from the SGX-ST for the listing and quotation of our
Shares in accordance with our application to the SGX-ST. The SGX-ST assumes no responsibility
for the correctness of any statement or opinion made or report contained in this Prospectus.
Our eligibility to list on and admission to the Official List of the SGX-ST is not to be taken
as an indication of the merits of the Offering, us, our subsidiaries or our Shares.
A copy of this Prospectus has been lodged with and registered by the Monetary Authority
of Singapore (the “Authority”) on 30 March 2005 and 22 April 2005, respectively. The
Authority assumes no responsibility for the contents of this Prospectus. Registration of this
Prospectus by the Authority does not imply that the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter
289 of Singapore (the “Securities and Futures Act”), or any other legal or regulatory
requirement, has been complied with. The Authority has not, in any way, considered the
merits of our Shares being offered or in respect of which an invitation is made, for investment.
No Shares shall be allotted or allocated on the basis of this Prospectus later than six months
after the date of registration of this Prospectus by the Authority.
Potential investors should be aware that our performance is dependent on our ability to
obtain regulatory approvals for our drug-eluting stent products and our subsequent ability
to generate sales from our drug-eluting stent products, as well as our ability to generate
licensing revenue from our drug-eluting stent technology, and the timing and receipt of
milestone, revenue-sharing and royalty payments with respect to such licensing of our drugeluting
stent technology. These risks are highlighted, along with other risk factors, in “Risk
Factors” beginning on page 18 of this Prospectus and the section entitled “Prospects” on
page 66 of this Prospectus.
See “Risk Factors” herein for a discussion of certain factors to be considered in connection
with an investment in the Offering Shares.
In connection with the Offering, we have granted the Sole Global Co-ordinator, on behalf
of the Underwriters, an over-allotment option (the “Over-allotment Option”), exercisable
by the Sole Global Co-ordinator in whole or in part within 30 days from the date of
commencement of dealing in our Shares on the SGX-ST, to subscribe for up to an aggregate
of 27,815,000 Shares (which is in the aggregate not more than 15% of the total Offering
Shares) at the Offering Price, solely to cover the over-allotment of Offering Shares, if any.
The Sole Global Co-ordinator may over-allot and effect transactions that stabilise or maintain
the market price of the Shares, subject to compliance with the laws of Singapore. Such
stabilisation, if commenced, may be discontinued by the Sole Global Co-ordinator at any
time at its discretion in accordance with the laws of Singapore.
The Maximum Offering Price of S$1.00 is payable in full on application under the Public Offer
and subject to refund if and to the extent that the Offering Price is less than the Maximum
Offering Price. Investors applying for the Placement are required to pay the Offering Price.
The Offering Price will be determined, following a book-building process, by agreement
among the Sole Bookrunner, us and the Vendors on a date currently expected to be on or
about 16 May 2005 (the “Price Determination Date”), which date is subject to change. If for
any reason the Offering Price is not agreed among the Sole Bookrunner, us and the Vendors,
the Offering will not proceed. Notice of the Offering Price will be published in one or more
major Singapore newspapers such as The Straits Times, The Business Times, and Lianhe
Zaobao not more than two calendar days after the Price Determination Date.
Application and payment for the Offering Shares under the Offering should be received by
12.00 noon on 16 May 2005 (Singapore time) (in the case of the Public Offer) or 5.00 p.m
on 13 May 2005 (Singapore time) (in the case of the Placement) or such other date(s) and
time(s) as we and the Vendors, in consultation with the Sole Global Co-ordinator, may decide,
subject to any limitation under applicable laws and regulations and the rules of the SGX-ST.
We expect our Shares to commence trading on a “when issued” basis on or about 9.00 am
on 20 May 2005 (Singapore time). Dealing in and quotation of our Shares will be in Singapore
dollars. Our Shares will be traded in board lots of 1,000 Shares.
A copy of this Prospectus has been filed or will, as soon as reasonably practicable, be filed
with the Registrar of Companies in Bermuda under Part III of the Companies Act 1981 of
Bermuda (the “Bermuda Companies Act”). In accepting this Prospectus for filing, the Registrar
of Companies in Bermuda accepts no responsibility for the financial soundness of our company
or our subsidiaries or any proposal or for the correctness of any opinion or statement
expressed in this Prospectus or any of the other documents referred to in this Prospectus.
We have obtained the permission of the Bermuda Monetary Authority (the “BMA”) for the
issue of the Shares that may be sold in the Offering as described in this Prospectus. In
addition, we have obtained the permission of the BMA for the free transferability of our
Shares following the Offering. Approvals or permissions received from the BMA do not
constitute a guarantee by the BMA as to our performance or creditworthiness. Accordingly,
in giving those approvals or permissions, the BMA will not be liable for our performance or
default or for the correctness of any opinion or statement expressed in this Prospectus.
The Offering Shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, subject to certain exceptions, may not be
offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons
(as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”)). The Offering Shares
are being offered and sold outside the United States to non-U.S. persons (including institutional
and other investors in Singapore) in reliance on Regulation S and within the United States
to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule
144A”). For further details about restrictions on offers, sales and transfers of the Shares,
see “Plan of Distribution” and “Transfer Restrictions”.
All copies of this Prospectus distributed in Singapore must be accompanied by the instructions
booklet on “Terms, Conditions and Procedures for Application for the Offering Shares in
Singapore”, which constitutes part of this Prospectus registered with the Authority