UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2022

Roivant Sciences Ltd.

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

+44 207 400 3347

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Not Applicable

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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As previously disclosed on February 14, 2022, Roivant Sciences Ltd. (the “Company”) entered into a Common Shares Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with CF Principal Investments LLC (“Cantor”), pursuant to which the Company had the right from time to time at its option to sell to Cantor up to $250.0 million of its common shares (the “Common Shares”) subject to certain conditions and limitations set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

On September 15, 2022, Masayo Tada resigned as a director of the Company, effective September 16, 2022. Mr. Tada’s decision to resign from the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) was not due to any dispute or disagreement with the Company, its management or the Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

Also on September 15, 2022, the Board appointed Hiroshi Nomura to serve as a Class III director of the Board, effective September 16, 2022, filling the vacancy created by and concurrent with the resignation of Mr. Tada from the Board. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Nomura and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director of the Company. Other than as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A relating to its 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Proxy Statement”), there are no relationships or related transactions between Mr. Nomura and the Company that would be required to be reported under Item 404 of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Nomura, 65, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director of Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (“Sumitomo Pharma”), a pharmaceutical company based in Japan, since April 2018. Before serving at his current position, Mr. Nomura also served in a number of executive leadership roles at Sumitomo Pharma, including as a member of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer, Chief Finance Officer and Representative Director between April 2017 and April 2018, and as a member of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer and Chief Finance Officer from April 2014 to April 2017. Before that, Mr. Nomura also held various other positions with increasing responsibilities at Sumitomo Pharma from October 2005 to April 2014. Mr. Nomura currently serves on the boards of directors of Myovant Sciences, Sumitomo Pharma, Sumitovant Biopharma and Sumitomo Pharma Oncology, Inc. He also served as Vice Chairman of the board of directors of Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc., a pharmaceutical company, from February 2011 to April 2014. Mr. Nomura received an economics degree from University of Tokyo. The Board believes that Mr. Nomura’s extensive knowledge of the biotech and pharmaceutical industry and management experience qualifies him to serve on the Board.

Mr. Nomura has waived any cash or equity compensation under the Company’s Non-Executive Director Compensation Policy.

On September 15, 2022, the Company held its 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. At that meeting, the shareholders considered and acted upon two proposals as described in more detail in the Proxy Statement. Of 703,216,974 shares eligible to vote as of July 18, 2022 (the “Record Date”), the holders of record of 631,368,182 shares were present at the meeting either in person or by proxy. All proposals on the agenda were approved by the shareholders. Below are the final voting results.

(1)

Shareholders elected the individuals named below to serve as Class I directors of the Company, to hold office until the annual general meeting of shareholders following the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. Election of each director required approval by a plurality of the votes cast.

(2)

Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023 and to appoint EY as the Company’s auditor for statutory purposes under the Bermuda Companies Act 1981, as amended, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023. Ratification required a simple majority of the votes cast.

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