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Introductory Note
This Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 8”) relates to the Common Shares, par value $0.000017727 per share (“Common Shares”), issued by Myovant Sciences Ltd. (the “Issuer”), and amends the Schedule 13D filed on January 3, 2020 (the “Initial Filing”) as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on March 18, 2020, Amendment No. 2 filed on March 26, 2020, Amendment No. 3 filed on April 16, 2020, Amendment No. 4 filed on May 15, 2020, Amendment No. 5 filed on May 14, 2021, Amendment No. 6 filed on September 17, 2021 and Amendment No. 7 filed on October 27, 2021 (together with the Initial Filing, the “Original Schedule 13D” and, together with this Amendment No. 8, the “Statement”). Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment No. 8 have the meanings set forth in the Original Schedule 13D.
This Amendment No. 8 is being filed to amend the Original Schedule 13D as follows:
Item 2. Identity and Background
Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D is amended and restated to read as follows:
(a) The persons filing this statement are Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., a Japanese corporation (“Sumitomo Chemical”), Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.), a Japanese corporation (“Sumitomo Pharma”), and Sumitovant Biopharma Ltd. (formerly known as Vant Alliance Ltd.), a Bermuda exempted company limited by shares (“Sumitovant”) (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”). The Common Shares are owned directly by Sumitovant, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Pharma, which is a 51.76% owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical. Sumitomo Pharma and Sumitomo Chemical are indirect beneficial owners of the Common Shares. The name of each director and executive officer of the Reporting Persons, each controlling person of the Reporting Persons and each director or officer of a corporation or other person ultimately in control of the Reporting Persons are listed on Schedule A hereto.
(b) Sumitomo Chemical’s principal office address is 7-1, Nihonbashi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-6020, Japan. Sumitomo Pharma’s principal office address is 6-8, Doshomachi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0045, Japan. Sumitovant’s principal office address is 11-12 St. James’s Square Suite 1, 3rd Floor London, United Kingdom SW1Y 4LB. The business address of each director and executive officer of the Reporting Persons, each controlling person of the Reporting Persons and each director or officer of a corporation or other person ultimately in control of the Reporting Persons are listed on Schedule A hereto.
(c) Sumitomo Chemical’s principal business is operating around the world in five business sectors: essential chemicals & plastics, energy & functional materials, IT-related chemicals, health & crop sciences, and pharmaceuticals. Sumitomo Pharma’s principal business is the research, development, manufacture, purchase, sale, importation and exportation of pharmaceutical products. Sumitovant’s principal business is to act as a holding company and directly own the Common Shares. The principal occupation or employment of each director and executive officer of the Reporting Persons, each controlling person of the Reporting Persons and each director or officer of a corporation or other person ultimately in control of the Reporting Persons are listed on Schedule A hereto.
(d) None of the Reporting Persons, and to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons none of the persons listed on Schedule A hereto, has during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) None of the Reporting Persons, and to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons none of the persons listed on Schedule A hereto, has during the last five years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which it was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 of the Statement is amended and supplemented by adding the following information:
On September 30, 2022, Sumitovant delivered a letter to the audit committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Issuer (the “Offer Letter”), pursuant to which Sumitovant proposed to acquire the remaining Common Shares that Sumitovant does not currently hold for a price of $22.75 per Common Share in cash (the “Proposed Transaction”).
Sumitomo Pharma and Sumitovant intend to engage in discussions with the Issuer regarding the terms of the Proposed Transaction. Sumitomo Pharma and Sumitovant may change the terms of the Proposed Transaction, determine to accelerate or terminate discussions with the Issuer with respect to the Proposed Transaction, withdraw the Proposed Transaction, take any action to facilitate or increase the likelihood of consummation of the Proposed Transaction, or change their intentions with respect to any such matters, in each case at any time and without prior notice. Sumitomo Pharma and Sumitovant and their subsidiaries will, directly or indirectly, take such additional steps as they may deem appropriate to further the Proposed Transaction or otherwise to support their investment in the Issuer, including, without limitation: (i) engaging in discussions with other shareholders, potential sources of financing, advisors, and other relevant parties and (ii) entering into confidentiality arrangements, financing commitments, and other agreements, arrangements and understandings in connection with the Proposed Transaction.