SCHEDULE
13D
CUSIP No. G21515104
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS
FILED PURSUANT
TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO
FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc.
(Name of issuer)
Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.0001
per share
(Title of class of securities)
G21515104
(1)
(CUSIP number)
Joseph Chow
Chief Executive Officer
18th Floor, Jialong International Building,
19 Chaoyang Park Road
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100125
People’s Republic of China
Tel: +86 (10) 6598-3111
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of
Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 16, 2020
(Date of Event which Requires Filing
of this Statement)
If
the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule
13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨
Note:
Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7
for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
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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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
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The information required on 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).
(1)
This CUSIP number applies to the Issuer’s Ordinary Shares.
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. G21515104
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(1)
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Names of reporting persons
Joseph Chow (“Mr. Chow”)
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(2)
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Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions)
(a) x (b) ¨
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(3)
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SEC use only
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(4)
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Source of funds (see instructions)
OO
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(5)
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Check
if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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(6)
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Citizenship or place of organization
United States
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Number of
shares
beneficially
owned by
each
reporting
person
with:
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(7)
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Sole voting power
111,509 Ordinary Shares (1)
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(8)
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Shared voting power
0
Ordinary Shares
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(9)
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Sole dispositive power
111,509 Ordinary Shares (1)
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(10)
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Shared dispositive power
0 Ordinary
Shares
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(11)
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Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
111,509 Ordinary Shares
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(12)
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Check
if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (see instructions) ¨
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(13)
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Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
0.3%*
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(14)
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Type of reporting person (see instructions)
IN
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* Calculation
is based upon 38,583,877 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 as reported in the Form 6-K furnished
with the SEC by the Issuer on August 17, 2020.
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. G21515104
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This statement on this Schedule 13D (the “Schedule
13D”) relates to the ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”) of China
Biologic Products Holdings, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Issuer”) whose principal executive
offices is 18th Floor, Jialong International Building, 19 Chaoyang Park Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100125, People’s
Republic of China.
The Issuer’s Ordinary Shares are listed on
the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “CBPO”.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
This
Schedule is being filed by Mr. Joseph Chow, a citizen of the United States, the Chairman of the board of directors of the Issuer
(the “Board”) and the Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer (“Mr. Chow” or the “Reporting
Person”), pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The
business address of the Reporting Person is 18th Floor, Jialong International Building, 19 Chaoyang Park Road, Chaoyang District,
Beijing 100125, People’s Republic of China.
The Reporting Person has not,
during the last five years, been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors)
or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction or subject to any judgment,
decree or final order finding any violation of federal or state securities laws or enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting
or mandating activities subject to, such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds.
The Initial Consortum Mebmers (as defined below)
anticipates that, at the price per Ordinary Share set forth in the Proposal (as defined below), approximately $1.93 billion would
be expended in acquiring all of the Ordinary Shares owned by shareholders of the Issuer other than the members of the Buyer Consortium
(as defined below) and their respective affiliates.
It is anticipated that the funding for the Transaction
(as described below) will be provided by a combination of debt and equity financing. The equity financing will be provided by the
members of the Buyer Consortium in the form of cash and through the rollover of all or part of the equity interests beneficially
owned by the Buyer Consortium members and their respective affiliates (the “Rollover Securities”). Debt financing,
if used, will be primarily provided by one or more third party financial institutions.
Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction.
The information set forth in Item 3 is incorporated
by reference in its entirety into this Item 4.
On September 18, 2019, Beachhead Holdings Limited
(“Beachhead”), PW Medtech Group Limited (“PWM”), CITIC Capital China Partners IV, L.P., represented
by its general partner CCP IV GP Ltd. (“CITIC Capital”), Parfield International Ltd. (“Parfield”),
HH SUM-XXII Holdings Limited (“Hillhouse”) and V-Sciences Investments Pte Ltd (“V-Sciences”,
together with Beachhead, PWM, Parfield, CITIC Capital and Hillhouse, each, an “Initial Consortium Member,” collectively
the “Initial Consortium Members”) entered into a consortium agreement (as amended on January 23, 2020, the “Consortium
Agreement”).
Pursuant to the Consortium Agreement, each member
of the Initial Consortium Members, together with any additional parties who may, after the date thereof, join the Consortium Agreement,
collectively, the “Buyer Consortium”, has agreed, among other things, to (i) cooperate with other members of
the Buyer Consortium in good faith in arranging financing; engaging advisors and preparing definitive documentation in connection
with an acquisition transaction (the “Transaction”) with respect to the Issuer as contemplated by the Proposal
(as defined below), (ii) for a period of 12 months after the date of the Consortium Agreement, work exclusively with each other
with respect to the Transaction and vote all equity securities held or otherwise beneficially owned by it in the Issuer in favor
of the authorization and approval of the Transaction and any definitive documentation in connection therewith, and (iii) cancel
the Rollover Securities for no consideration and subscribe for certain number of newly issued shares of a new company to be formed
by the Buyer Consortium.
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On September 18, 2019, the Buyer Consortium submitted
a non-binding preliminary proposal (the “Proposal”) to the Board. In the Proposal, the Buyer Consortium proposed
to acquire all of the outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Issuer (other than the Rollover Securities) for $120 per share in cash.
The Proposal also provided that, among other things, the Buyer Consortium would (a) conduct customary due diligence on the Issuer
and (b) negotiate and execute definitive agreements with respect to the Transaction that would provide for representations, warranties,
covenants and conditions that would be typical, customary and appropriate for transactions of this type. The Proposal further stated
that the Buyer Consortium expected that the Board would set up a special committee (the “Special Committee”)
comprised of independent and disinterested directors and that the Special Committee will consider the Proposal and make a recommendation
to the Board.
If the Transaction is carried out and consummated,
the Ordinary Shares of the Issuer will no longer be traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and the registration of the Ordinary
Shares of the Issuer under Section 12 of the Act is expected to be terminated. No assurance can be given that any definitive agreement
will be entered into or the Transaction will be consummated. The Proposal provides that it does not constitute any binding commitment
with respect to the Transaction and that a binding commitment will result only from the execution of definitive agreements based
on the terms and conditions therein.
On September 16, 2020, Mr. Chow executed a deed
of adherence to the Consortium Agreement (“Chairman Adherence Deed”), pursuant to which Mr. Chow joined the
Buyer Consortium as an Initial Consortium Member.
On September 16, 2020, the Initial Consortium Members
entered into an exclusivity extension letter (the “Exclusivity Extension Letter”), pursuant to which such Initial
Consortium Members agreed to extend the Exclusivity Period as defined in Section 4.1 of the Consortium Agreement to December 17,
2020.
In connection with the entry into the Chairman Adherence
Deed and the Exclusivity Extension Letter, the Board has granted to the Initial Consortium Members and other applicable parties
a waiver from complying with certain restrictions as agreed under (i) that certain investor rights agreement entered into by and
between PWM and the Issuer, and (ii) that certain confidentiality agreements, dated as of October 20, 2019, entered into by each
of Beachhead, PWM, Parfield, CITIC Capital, Hillhouse and V-Sciences, respectively, and the Issuer. The Board has also determined,
among other things, that such Initial Consortium Members and their respective affiliates will not be deemed to be an “Acquiring
Person” under the Issuer’s currently effective preferred shares rights agreement, nor shall any provision under such
preferred shares rights agreement be otherwise triggered for the entry into, or the performance of any obligations under, the Consortium
Agreement, the Chairman Adherence Deed and the Exclusivity Extension Letter.
References to the Consortium Agreement, the Proposal,
Chairman Adherence Deed and the Exclusivity Extension Letter in this Schedule 13D are qualified in their entirety by reference
to Consortium Agreement, the Proposal, the Chairman Adherence Deed and the Exclusivity Extension Letter, copies of which are attached
hereto as Exhibits incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
Except as disclosed in this Schedule 13D, the Reporting
Person currently has no plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any transaction, event or action enumerated in paragraphs
(a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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(a)-(b)
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Items 7 through 11 and 13 (including the footnotes thereto) of each of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D are incorporated by reference into this Item 5.
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Because
of the arrangements in the Consortium Agreement, the parties to such agreements are deemed to have formed a “group”
for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Act, and such “group” is deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 26,486,140
Ordinary Shares, which represents approximately 68.6% of the total number of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of June
30, 2020 as reported in the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed on August 17, 2020. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of
its contents, however, shall be deemed to constitute an admission by the Reporting Person that he is the beneficial owner of any
of the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by Beachhead, PWM, Parfield, CITIC Capital, Hillhouse and V-Sciences and their
respective affiliates for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership isexpresslydisclaimed.
SCHEDULE 13D
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Except as set forth herein, to the knowledge of the Reporting Person with respect to the persons named in response to Item 5(a), none of the person named in response to Item 5(a) has effected any transactions in the Ordinary Shares during the past 60 days.
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No person other than the persons listed is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, any securities owned by the Reporting Person.
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Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
The information set forth in or incorporated by
reference in Items 3, 4 and 5 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference into this Item 6.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Consortium
Agreement dated as of September 18, 2019 by and among the Initial Consortium Members (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
99.1 of the Schedule 13D/A filed by Beachhead and its affiliates on September 19, 2019).
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99.2
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Amendment
No. 1 to Consortium Agreement dated as of January 23, 2020 by and among the then existing Initial Consortium Members
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5 of the Schedule 13D/A filed by Beachhead and its affiliates on January 24,
2020).
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99.3
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Proposal
from the Buyer Consortium to the Board dated as of September 18, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Annex A of the Issuer's
Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed by the Issuer on September 19, 2019).
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99.4
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Exclusivity Extension Letter, dated as of September 16, 2020, by and among the Initial Consortium Members (incorporated be reference to Exhibit 1 of the Schedule 13D/A filed by Beachhead and its affiliates on September 17, 2020).
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99.5
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Chairman Adherence Deed, dated as of September 16, 2020, by Mr. Chow (incorporated be reference to Exhibit 2 of the Schedule 13D/A filed by Beachhead and its affiliates on September 17, 2020).
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best
of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
Date:
September 21, 2020
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By:
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/s/
Joseph Chow
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Name:
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Joseph Chow
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Title:
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Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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