UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 4, 2020
 
Myovant Sciences Ltd.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Bermuda
001-37929
98-1343578
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Suite 1, 3rd Floor
11-12 St. James’s Square
London SW1Y 4LB
United Kingdom
 
Not Applicable
(Address of principal executive office)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  +44 207 400 3351
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
 
Common Shares, par value $0.000017727 per share
  MYOV
 
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company   ☐
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐
 
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On May 4, 2020, Kim Sablich, Chief Commercial Officer of Myovant Sciences, Inc., advised Myovant Sciences Ltd. that she was resigning from her position to take on a senior executive role at a multinational pharmaceutical company. Ms. Sablich’s last day of employment is expected to be May 22, 2020.
 
Item 8.01
Other Events.
 
Effective May 11, 2020, Adele Gulfo, Chief Business and Commercial Development Officer of Sumitovant Biopharma Inc. and board member of Myovant Sciences Ltd., will assume the role of interim Chief Commercial Officer, assuming commercial leadership responsibilities. Prior to joining Sumitovant, Ms. Gulfo served as Chief of Commercial Development at Roivant Sciences. She also served as Chief Strategy Officer, Executive Vice President, and Head of Global Commercial Development at Mylan, in addition to multiple executive leadership roles at Pfizer, including as President and General Manager of the U.S. primary care business unit. She has extensive experience in building commercial organizations and has led the launches of multiple new products, including LIPITOR®.
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
Myovant Sciences Ltd.
   
Date: May 8, 2020
By:
/s/ Matthew Lang
   
Name:
Matthew Lang
   
Title:
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary