Edgar Filing: Axovant Sciences Ltd.

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/08/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Axovant Sciences Ltd. [AXON]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

55 RAILROAD AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Shares	75,000,000	I	See Explanation of Responses ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Viking Global Opportunities Illiquid Investments Sub-Master LP 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Viking Global Opportunities Portfolio GP LLC 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Viking Global Opportunities GP LLC 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â	Â X	Â	Â
HALVORSEN OLE ANDREAS 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Ott David C. 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Sundheim Daniel S. 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ O. Andreas Halvorsen (5)(6)		07/13/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ David C. Ott (5)(6)		07/13/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Daniel S. Sundheim (5)(6)		07/13/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Reporting Persons (as defined below) do not directly own any shares of common stock (the "Common Shares") of Axovant Sciences Ltd. (the "Issuer"). The Reporting Persons acquired Roivant Sciences Ltd. ("Roivant") common shares (the "Roivant Common Shares") on December 8, 2015. Roivant directly holds the 75,000,000 Common Shares reported herein. Due to certain governance arrangements set forth in Roivant's bye-laws, as of the appointment of an independent director (within the meaning of that term under Roivant's bye-laws) to Roivant's board of directors effective July 8, 2016, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over the Common Shares held by Roivant.
(2)	O. Andreas Halvorsen, David C. Ott and Daniel S. Sundheim are Executive Committee members of certain management entities, including Viking Global Partners LLC, the general partner of Viking Global Investors LP ("VGI"), Viking Global Performance LLC ("VGP"), Viking Long Fund GP LLC ("VLFGP") and Viking Global Opportunities GP LLC ("Opportunities GP"), the sole owner of Viking Global Opportunities Portfolio GP LLC ("Opportunities Portfolio GP"). VGI provides managerial services to various investment funds, including Viking Global Equities LP ("VGE"), Viking Global Equities II LP ("VGE II"), VGE III Portfolio Ltd. ("VGE III"), Viking Long Fund Master Ltd. ("VLFM") and Viking Global Opportunities Illiquid Investments Sub-Master LP ("Opportunities Fund", and together with VGE, VGE II, VGE III and VLFM, the "Funds" and the Funds together with VGI, VGP, VLFGP, Opportunities GP, Opportunities Portfolio GP, O. Andreas Halvorsen, David C. Ott and Daniel S. Sundheim, the "Reporting Persons").
(3)	VGP is the general partner of VGE and VGE II and the investment manager of VGE III. VLFGP serves as the investment manager of VLFM. Opportunities GP serves as the sole member of Opportunities Portfolio GP. Opportunities Portfolio GP serves as the general partner of Opportunities Fund.
(4)	The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or for any other purpose.
Â Remarks: (5)Â TheÂ ReportingÂ PersonsÂ areÂ jointlyÂ filingÂ thisÂ FormÂ 3Â pursuantÂ toÂ RuleÂ 16a-3(j)Â underÂ theÂ ExchangeÂ Act.Â (6)Â EachÂ ofÂ O.Â AndreasÂ Halvorsen,Â DavidÂ C.Â OttÂ andÂ DanielÂ S.Â SundheimÂ isÂ signingÂ individuallyÂ andÂ asÂ anÂ ExecutiveÂ CommitteeÂ MemberÂ ofÂ VikingÂ GlobalÂ PartnersÂ LLC,Â onÂ behalfÂ ofÂ VIKINGÂ GLOBALÂ INVESTORSÂ LP,Â andÂ asÂ anÂ ExecutiveÂ CommitteeÂ MemberÂ ofÂ VIKINGÂ GLOBALÂ OPPORTUNITIESÂ GPÂ LLC,Â onÂ behalfÂ ofÂ itselfÂ andÂ VIKINGÂ GLOBALÂ OPPORTUNITIESÂ PORTFOLIOÂ GPÂ LLCÂ andÂ VIKINGÂ GLOBALÂ OPPORTUNITIESÂ ILLIQUIDÂ INVESTMENTSÂ SUB-MASTERÂ LP.Â (7)Â BecauseÂ noÂ moreÂ thanÂ 10Â reportingÂ personsÂ canÂ fileÂ anyÂ oneÂ FormÂ 3Â throughÂ theÂ SecuritiesÂ andÂ ExchangeÂ Commission'sÂ EDGARÂ system,Â VGP,Â VGE,Â VGEÂ II,Â VGEÂ III,Â VLFGPÂ andÂ VLFMÂ haveÂ jointlyÂ filedÂ withÂ theÂ ReportingÂ PersonsÂ onÂ aÂ separateÂ FormÂ 3Â filingÂ submittedÂ onÂ theÂ sameÂ dayÂ hereof.

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