COMPASS Pathways plc
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 8, 2025.
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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 8, 2025
What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-09-30; filed 2024-10-31.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-08.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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77 unchanged; 36 reworded; 22 added; 13 removed; 3 previous and 1 current paragraphs rearranged.
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Added paragraphs (22)
Current report
We believe that our COMP360 psilocybin treatment could offer a new approach to treatment of serious mental health conditions, including treatment-resistant depression, or TRD, which is a subset of major depressive disorder, or MDD, post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and potentially many other serious mental health conditions.
Current report
• Pivotal trial 1 (COMP005) (n=258): a single dose (25mg) monotherapy compared with placebo. In April 2025, we announced that all participants had completed dosing in Part A of this trial. We expect to report top-line 6 week primary endpoint results in late June 2025 and then the 26-week data once all participants in the COMP006 trial have completed Part A of the COMP006 trial.
Current report
In January 2025, we issued and sold (i) 24,014,728 ADSs and accompanying warrants to purchase up to 24,014,728 ADSs, and (ii) in lieu of ADSs, to certain investors, Pre-funded Warrants to purchase up to 11,044,720 ADSs and accompanying 2025 ADS Warrants to purchase up to 11,044,720 ADSs. The offering price was $4.2750 per ADS and accompanying 2025 ADS Warrant, and $4.2649 per Pre-funded Warrant and accompanying 2025 ADS Warrant. The Pre-funded Warrants have an exercise price of $0.0001 per ADS and are exercisable immediately. The Pre-funded Warrants expire when exercised in full. The 2025 ADS Warrants have an exercise price of $5.7960 per ADS and are exercisable following a specified data milestone. The 2025 ADS Warrants will expire after three years. Once the ADS Warrants become exercisable, the Company may force the exercise of the 2025 ADS Warrants (by way of cash or cashless exercise, at the Company’s option), in whole or in part, by delivering a notice of forced exercise to the holders, provided that the closing price for the Company’s ADSs on Nasdaq exceeded the warrant exercise price of $5.7960 for the three consecutive trading days prior to the date on which the notice of forced exercise is delivered.
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Macroeconomic Conditions and Changes in Regulatory Landscape
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Changes in policy or resources of governmental agencies, including, but not limited to, changes at the FDA, DEA, SEC and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, could impact our business and results of operations. The Trump administration could issue or promulgate executive orders, regulations, policies or guidance that adversely affect us or create a more challenging or costly environment to pursue the development of our current product or future products. Alternatively, state governments may attempt to address or react to changes at the federal level with changes to their own regulatory frameworks in a manner that is adverse to our operations. In addition, the ability of the DEA to inspect clinical trial sites and issue controlled substance licenses to our clinical trial sites in a timely manner and the ability of FDA to review and clear or approve new products has in the past and may in the future be affected by changes in government budget and funding levels, the ability of the government to hire and retain key personnel, and shifting policy priorities. If we become negatively impacted by future governmental orders, regulations, policies or guidance as a result of the Trump administration, there could be a material adverse effect on us and our business.
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Interest Income
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Interest income relates to interest earned on cash deposits.
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Interest Expense
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Interest expense relates to interest paid on debt.
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Fair value changes of warrant liabilities
Current report
The fair value changes in warrant liabilities is attributable to the warrant liabilities which are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until the warrants are exercised or expire, and any change in fair value will be recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Current report
Foreign exchange gains (losses)
Current report
Foreign exchange gains (losses) consist of foreign exchange impacts arising from foreign currency transactions, primarily related to the translation of intercompany balances as a result of a change in our functional currency, as well as bank balances held in a foreign currency.
Current report
Partially offset by:
Current report
•a decrease in personnel expenses and non-cash share based compensation expense as a result of decreased staffing levels associated with the reorganization that took place in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Current report
Partially offset by:
Current report
•a decrease in personnel expenses and non-cash share based compensation expense as a result of decreased staffing levels associated with the reorganization that took place in the fourth quarter of 2024,
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•an increase due to the change in fair value of the warrant liabilities during the period, related to the warrants issued in the 2025 Financing;
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•initiate and advance a late-stage development program in PTSD;
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Warrant Liabilities
Current report
We account for the warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC Topic 815-40-15-7D, (“Derivatives and Hedging”), under which the warrants that do not meet the criteria for equity treatment must be recorded as liabilities. Accordingly, we classify the warrants as liabilities at their fair value and adjust the warrants to fair value at each reporting period. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until the warrants are exercised or expire, and any change in fair value will be recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The fair values of these warrants are determined using the Black-Scholes pricing model. These values are subject to a significant degree of management’s judgment.
Current report
The warrant liabilities are classified as non-current on the condensed consolidated balance sheets due to the underlying warrants having expiration dates beyond 12 months from the reporting date and it is not reasonably expected that the Company would be required to use existing resources classified as current assets, or create other current liabilities, to settle the warrant liabilities at this time. Management reviews the classification of warrant liabilities at each reporting period to determine whether any change in classification is warranted based on changes in facts or circumstances, including the proximity to expiration or likelihood of exercise.
Removed paragraphs (13)
Previous report
• Pivotal trial 1 (COMP005) (n=255): a single dose (25mg) monotherapy compared with placebo. This trial is designed to replicate the treatment response seen in our Phase 2b trial (n=233). We expect to report top-line data in the second quarter of 2025.
Previous report
During the first quarter of 2023, we commenced a Phase 2 (n=102) study to investigate the safety and tolerability of COMP360 psilocybin treatment in patients with major depressive disorder, or MDD. In addition, pharmacokinetics of COMP360 psilocybin treatment will be investigated. We expect to submit the results of this study as part of our submission package for approval of COMP360 psilocybin treatment in TRD.
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Macroeconomic Conditions
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•an increase in personnel expenses as a result of increased staffing levels supporting the expansion of our research and development teams; and
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•an increase in non-cash share based compensation expense primarily due to the accounting for certain equity-based awards.
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•an increase in personnel expenses as a result of increased staffing levels supporting our corporate functions;
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•an increase in non-cash share-based compensation expense, primarily due to the accounting for certain equity-based awards.
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Offset by:
Previous report
•an increase in interest income primarily due to higher interest rates earned on our cash deposits; and
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Offset by:
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•an increase in interest expense related to the Loan Agreement with Hercules entered into on June 30, 2023, as well as the payment-in-kind (PIK) interest on the loan.
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Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
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Net cash used in investing activities remained consistent during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023.
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Previous wording
We are a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health. We are motivated by the need to find better ways to help and empower people suffering with mental health challenges who are not helped by existing treatments, and are pioneering the development of a new model of psilocybin treatment, in which COMP360 psilocybin is administered in conjunction with psychological support, which we refer to as COMP360 psilocybin treatment.
Current wording
We are a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health. We are motivated by the need to find better ways to help and empower people with serious mental health conditions who are not helped by existing treatments. We are pioneering a new paradigm for treating mental health conditions focused on rapid and durable responses through the development of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment, potentially a first in class treatment. COMP360 is our proprietary psilocybin formulation that includes our pharmaceutical-grade polymorphic crystalline psilocybin, optimized for stability and purity.
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Our initial focus is on TRD, comprising patients who are inadequately served by the current treatment paradigm. In 2018, we received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the FDA for COMP360 for the treatment of TRD. In November 2021, we announced positive top-line results from our Phase 2b clinical trial evaluating COMP360 in conjunction with psychological support for the treatment of TRD. On November 3, 2022, The New England Journal of Medicine, the world’s leading peer-reviewed medical journal, published the positive results from our Phase 2b trial. This is the largest, randomized, controlled, double-blind psilocybin treatment clinical trial completed to date. The objective of the phase 2b study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a single dose of investigational COMP360 psilocybin (25mg or 10mg), compared to 1mg, in patients with TRD. The top-line results from the 233-participant trial showed a rapid and sustained response for patients receiving a single 25mg dose of COMP360 psilocybin administered with psychological support, with 29.1% of participants in remission by week 3 (p<0.002). The trial achieved its primary endpoint for the 25mg dose, with a 25mg dose of COMP360 demonstrating a statistically significant (p<0.001) and clinically relevant treatment difference against the 1mg dose of COMP360 in reducing depressive symptom severity after three weeks.
Current wording
Our initial focus is on TRD, comprising patients who are inadequately served by current treatment options. In 2018, we received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the FDA for COMP360 for the treatment of TRD. In November 2021, we announced positive top-line results from our Phase 2b clinical trial evaluating COMP360 for the treatment of TRD. On November 3, 2022, The New England Journal of Medicine published the positive results from our Phase 2b trial. This is the largest, randomized, controlled, double-blind psilocybin treatment clinical trial completed to date. The objective of the Phase 2b study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a single dose of investigational COMP360 psilocybin (25mg or 10mg), compared to 1mg, in patients with TRD. The trial achieved its primary endpoint for the 25mg dose, with a 25mg dose of COMP360 demonstrating a statistically significant and clinically relevant treatment difference against the 1mg dose of COMP360 in reducing depressive symptom severity after three weeks.
Previous wording
• Pivotal trial 2 (COMP006) (n= 568): a fixed repeat dose monotherapy using three dose arms: 25mg, 10mg and 1mg. This trial is designed to investigate whether a second dose can increase treatment responders and whether a second dose can improve responses observed in our Phase 2b trial and to explore the potential for a meaningful treatment response from repeat administration of COMP360 10mg. We expect to report top-line data by the second half of 2026.
Current wording
• Pivotal trial 2 (COMP006) (n= 568): a fixed repeat dose monotherapy using three dose arms: 25mg, 10mg and 1mg. This trial is designed to investigate whether a second dose can increase therapeutic response. We expect to report top-line data by the second half of 2026.
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• The primary endpoint in both pivotal trials is the change from baseline in MADRS (Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale) total score at week 6.
Current wording
• The primary endpoint in both pivotal trials is the change from baseline in the MADRS (Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale) total score at week 6.
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Beyond TRD, in May 2024, we completed and announced top-line data from our open label Phase 2 study to assess the safety and tolerability of COMP360 psilocybin treatment, administered with psychological support, in people with PTSD, as a result of trauma experienced as adults. In line with the study design, the study enrolled twenty-two participants and participants were monitored for a 12-week period post dosing. In addition, we recently closed enrollment in our Phase 2 trial in anorexia nervosa and have enrolled 32 patients in the study. We expect to report data from this study in 2025.
Current wording
Beyond TRD, we have been exploring other indications, including PTSD. In May 2024, we completed and announced top-line results from our open label Phase 2 study to assess the safety and tolerability of COMP360 psilocybin treatment in participants with PTSD, as a result of trauma experienced as adults. In line with the study design, the study enrolled 22 participants who were monitored for a 12-week period post dosing. The study met its primary safety endpoint and available secondary efficacy endpoints. Study observations included meaningful and sustained symptom improvement from baseline in mean CAPS-5 total score, a measure of disease severity, and in Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) score, a measure of functional impairment in daily life. Administration of COMP360 was well-tolerated, with a safety profile consistent with previous studies of COMP360. Based on the data from this trial, we are in the process of designing a late-stage PTSD program.
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Since our formation, we have devoted substantially all of our resources to conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials, organizing and staffing our company, business planning, raising capital and establishing our intellectual property portfolio. We do not have any therapeutic candidates approved for sale and have not generated any revenue. We have funded our operations primarily with proceeds from the sale of our ordinary shares, ADSs, including in our offerings pursuant to our at-the-market, or ATM, offering program, proceeds from a loan agreement with Hercules, or the Hercules Loan Agreement, and proceeds from a private placement transaction, or the PIPE. We are party to a Sales Agreement for our ATM offering program, dated October 8, 2021, with TD Securities (USA) LLC, or TD Cowen, under which we may issue and sell from time to time up to $150.0 million of our ADSs, each representing one ordinary share, through TD Cowen, as the sales agent. Sales of our ADSs, if any, will be made at market prices. Since the establishment of the ATM offering program, through September 30, 2024, we sold 5,491,836 ADSs underour ATM offering program, resulting in $54.8 million in net proceeds. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we did not sell any ADSs under the ATM offering program. On June 30, 2023, we entered into the Hercules Loan Agreement, which provided for aggregate maximum borrowings of up to $50.0 million, including a term loan of $30.0 million, which was funded on June 30, 2023. On August 16, 2023, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which we agreed to sell and issue in a private placement transaction (i) 16,076,750 ADSs and (ii) PIPE Warrants to purchase up to 16,076,750 ADSs, at a purchase price of approximately $7.78 per ADS and accompanying PIPE Warrant to purchase one ADS. Each PIPE Warrant has an exercise price of $9.93 per ADS and is exercisable for a three year period beginning in February 2024. The PIPE Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis if there is no effective registration statement registering the shares underlying the PIPE Warrants. Through September 30, 2024, PIPE Warrants were exercised for 3,752,050 ADS, resulting in $37.3 million in exercise proceeds. We will receive up to an additional approximately $122.4 million in gross proceeds if the PIPE Warrants are fully exercised.
Current wording
Since our formation, we have devoted substantially all of our resources to conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials, organizing and staffing our company, business planning, raising capital and establishing our intellectual property portfolio. We do not have any therapeutic candidates approved for sale and have not generated any revenue. We have funded our operations primarily with proceeds from the sale of our ordinary shares, ADSs, including in our offerings pursuant to our at-the-market, or ATM, offering program, proceeds from a loan agreement with Hercules, or the Hercules Loan Agreement, and proceeds from a private placement transaction, or the PIPE. We were party to a Sales Agreement for our ATM offering program, dated October 8, 2021, with TD Securities (USA) LLC, or TD Cowen, under which we were able to issue and sell from time to time up to $150.0 million of our ADSs, each representing one ordinary share, through TD Cowen, as the sales agent. Pursuant to the Sales Agreement dated October 8, 2021, through February 27, 2025, we sold 5,491,836 ADSs underour ATM offering program, resulting in $54.8 million in net proceeds. On February 27, 2025, we entered into a new Sales Agreement under which we may issue and sell from time to time up to $150.0 million of our ADSs, subject to the terms of the Sales Agreement. Sales of our ADSs, if any, will generally be made at market prices. To date, we have not sold any ADSs under this Sales Agreement.
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We have incurred recurring losses since our inception, including net losses of $111.8 million and $85.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. In addition, as of September 30, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of $491.4 million. Our historical losses resulted principally from costs incurred in connection with research and development activities and general and administrative costs associated with our operations. In the future, we intend to continue to conduct research and development, preclinical testing, clinical trials, regulatory compliance, market access and commercialization activities that, together with anticipated general and administrative expenses, will result in incurring further significant losses for at least the next several years. Our operating losses stem primarily from development of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment for TRD, and we expect they will continue to increase as we conduct our Phase 3 program in TRD for our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment candidate. In addition, although our non-COMP360 preclinical efforts will be stopped in connection with the strategic reorganization, our spending in the future may increase if we choose to expand into additional indications or initiate the development for different therapeutic candidates.
Current wording
We have incurred recurring losses since our inception, including net losses of $17.9 million and $35.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. In addition, as of March 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $552.6 million. Our historical losses resulted principally from costs incurred in connection with research and development activities and general and administrative costs associated with our operations. In the future, we intend to continue to conduct research and development, preclinical testing, clinical trials, regulatory compliance, market access and commercialization activities that, together with anticipated general and administrative expenses, will result in incurring further significant losses for at least the next several years. Our operating losses stem primarily from development of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment for TRD, and we expect they will continue to increase as we conduct our Phase 3 program in TRD for our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment candidate. In addition, although our non-COMP360 preclinical efforts have been stopped, in connection with the strategic reorganization that took place in the fourth quarter of 2024, our spending in the future may increase if we choose to expand into additional indications or initiate the development for different therapeutic candidates. Furthermore, since the completion of our IPO, we have incurred, and expect to continue to incur, significant costs associated with operating as a public company, including significant legal, accounting, investor relations and other expenses. As a result, we will need substantial additional funding in the longer term to support our continuing operations and pursue our growth strategy. Until such time as we can generate significant revenue from sales of therapeutic candidates, if ever, we expect tofinance our operations through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, government or other third-party funding, marketing and distribution arrangements and other collaborations, strategic alliances and licensing arrangements.
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As of September 30, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of$207.0 million. We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient for us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into 2026. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could exhaust our available capital resources sooner than we expect. See “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Funding Requirements” below.
Current wording
As of March 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of$260.1 million. We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient for us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements at least through the planned 26-week data read-out from our COMP006 study, which is expected in the second half of 2026. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could exhaust our available capital resources sooner than we expect. See “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Funding Requirements” below.
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We continue to monitor current macroeconomic and geopolitical events, including, among others, heightened and fluctuating inflation and interest rates, instability in the banking system and the related impact on U.S. and global economies, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, the impact of the upcoming presidential election in the U.S., the risk of economic slowdown or recession in the U.S. and geopolitical tensions from the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia and the Israel-Hamas war and escalating conflict in the Middle East, for any potential impact that these or other events or conditions may have on our business.
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We continue to monitor current macroeconomic and geopolitical events, including, among others, fluctuating inflation and interest rates, instability in the banking system and the related impact on U.S. and global economies, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, significant changes in U.S. policies or regulatory environment or disruption for U.S government agencies, the risk of economic slowdown or recession in the U.S., significant changes in geopolitics and international tensions, including from the effects from announced or future tariff increases, the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia and conflict in the Middle East, for any potential impact that these or other events or conditions may have on our business.
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Our ability to raise additional funds may be adversely impacted by macroeconomic conditions and disruptions to and volatility in the credit and financial markets in the U.S. and worldwide, such as those resulting from heightened and fluctuating interest rates and rates of inflation and foreign exchange fluctuations, instability in the banking system, volatility due to the upcoming presidential election in the U.S., potential recessions in any of the regions or countries in which we operate, geopolitical tensions from the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia and the Israel-Hamas war and escalating conflict in the Middle East, and changing conditions resulting from public health crises. Our inability to raise capital or secure other funding as and when needed could have a negative impact on our financial condition and ability to pursue our business strategies. There can be no assurances, however, that our current operating plan will be achieved or that additional funding will be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
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Our ability to raise additional funds may be adversely impacted by macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical events, changing regulatory conditions, including potential impacts of regulatory agency staffing cuts and policy changes on regulatory feedback and timing thereof, and disruptions to and volatility in the credit and financial markets in the U.S. and worldwide. Failure to raise capital or secure other funding as and when needed could have a negative impact on our financial condition and ability to pursue our business strategies. There can be no assurances, however, that our current operating plan will be achieved or that additional funding will be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
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To date, we have not generated any revenue and do not expect to generate any revenue from the sale of therapeutic candidates in the foreseeable future. If our development efforts for our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment are successful and result in regulatory approval of COMP360, we may generate revenue in the future.
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To date, we have not generated any revenue and do not expect to generate any revenue from the sale of therapeutic candidates in the near future. If our development efforts for our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment are successful and result in regulatory approval of COMP360, we may generate revenue in the future.
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We anticipate we will continue to incur significant accounting, audit, legal, regulatory and compliance costs, as well as investor and public relations expenses associated with being a public company. In the short-term, we expect reduced personnel expenses as a result of the planned reorganization that we expect to undertake in the fourth quarter of 2024. However, in the long-term, we anticipate future increases in both personnel and other expenses as a result of our preparation for commercial operations, especially as it relates to the sales and marketing of our therapeutic candidate.
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We anticipate we will continue to incur significant accounting, audit, legal, regulatory and compliance costs, as well as investor and public relations expenses associated with being a public company. In the short-term, we expect reduced personnel expenses as a result of the reorganization that we undertook in the fourth quarter of 2024. However, in the long-term, we anticipate future increases in both personnel and other expenses as a result of our preparation for commercial operations, especially as it relates to the sales and marketing of our therapeutic candidate.
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Benefit from R&D tax credit consists of the R&D tax credit received in the UK, which is recorded within other income, net. As a company that carries out extensive research and development activities, we seek to benefit from the Small and Medium sized Enterprise, or SME, Program. Qualifying expenditures largely comprise employment costs for research staff, consumables, a proportion of relevant, permitted sub-contract costs and certain internal overhead costs incurred as part of research projects for which we do not receive income.
Current wording
Benefit from R&D tax credit consists of the R&D tax credit received in the UK, which is recorded within other income, net. As a company that carries out extensive research and development activities, we seek to benefit from the Small and Medium sized Enterprise, or SME, Program and from January 1, 2025, the new merged regime. Qualifying expenditures largely comprise employment costs for research staff, consumables, a proportion of relevant, permitted sub-contract costs and certain internal overhead costs.
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Based on criteria established by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, or HMRC, a portion of expenditures being recognized in relation to our pipeline research and development, clinical trial management and third-party manufacturing development activities were eligible for the SME regime for the nine-months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. We expect such elements to be eligible for R&D incentives in the future although there may be some limitations on expenditure on activities undertaken outside the UK.
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Based on criteria established by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, or HMRC, a portion of expenditures being recognized in relation to our pipeline research and development, clinical trial management and third-party manufacturing development activities were eligible for the SME regime for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. We expect such elements to be eligible for R&D incentives under the new merged regime in the year ended December 31, 2025 although there may be some limitations on expenditure on activities undertaken outside the UK.
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Unsurrendered UK losses may be carried forward indefinitely and may be offset against future taxable profits, subject to numerous utilization criteria and restrictions. The amount that can be offset each year is limited to £5.0 million plus an incremental 50% of UK taxable profits. After accounting for tax credits receivable, we had accumulated trading losses for carry forward in the UK of $252.3 million and $176.9 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, which is offset by a full valuation allowance.
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Unsurrendered UK losses may be carried forward indefinitely and may be offset against future taxable profits, subject to numerous utilization criteria and restrictions. The amount that can be offset each year is limited to £5.0 million plus an incremental 50% of UK taxable profits. After accounting for tax credits receivable, we had accumulated trading losses for carry forward in the UK of $339.7 million and $252.3 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which is offset by a full valuation allowance.
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During the nine-months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we recorded a tax provision of $0.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively, related to the corporate income tax obligations of our operating company in the U.S., which generates a profit for tax purposes.
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During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we recorded a tax provision of $0.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively, related to the corporate income tax obligations of our operating company in the U.S., which generates a profit for tax purposes.
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The following table summarizes our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
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The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
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Comparison For The Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
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Comparison For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the increases in research and development expenses, as compared to the same periods in 2023, were primarily attributable to the following:
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For thethree months ended March 31, 2025, the increase in research and development expenses, as compared to the same period in 2024, was primarily attributable to the following:
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We expect research and development costs to continue to increase substantially through completion of our Phase 3 program for COMP360 psilocybin therapy in TRD.
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We expect research and development costs to continue to increase substantially at least through completion of our Phase 3 program for COMP360 psilocybin therapy in TRD.
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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 the increase in general and administrative expenses, as compared to the same periods in 2023, was primarily attributable to the following:
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For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the increase in general and administrative expenses, as compared to the same period in 2024, was primarily attributable to the following:
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•an increase in legal and professional fees, primarily related to expenses associated with consulting, legal advice and patent applications.
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•an increase in legal and professional fees, primarily related to issuance costs related to the 2025 Financing as well as expenses associated with consulting, accounting and legal advice.
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•a decrease in facilities and other expenses, primarily due to a decrease in banking fees.
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•a decrease in facilities and other expenses, primarily due to lower subscription and memberships needs following the reorganization that took place in the fourth quarter of 2024; and
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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the increase in other income, net, as compared to the same periods in 2023, was primarily attributable to the following:
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For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the increase in other income, net, as compared to the same periods in 2024, was primarily attributable to the following:
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•an increase in the benefit from R&D tax credit due to higher R&D expenditures partially offset by a reduction in the tax relief rates;
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•an increase in the benefit from R&D tax credit due to higher R&D expenditures claimed at the enhanced research intensive rate in the current year as well as a resubmission of the Company’s 2023 claim at the enhanced rate given clarity provided by HMRC in the current year; and
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We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company and we have not yet generated any revenue to date. We have incurred significant operating losses since our formation. We have not yet commercialized any therapeutic candidates and we do not expect to generate revenue from sales of any therapeutic candidates for the foreseeable future, if at all. We have primarily funded our operations with proceeds from the sale of our ordinary shares, ADSs, including our ATM offering program, proceeds from the Hercules Loan Agreement, and proceeds from the PIPE. The ATM offering program allows us to issue and sell from time to time up to $150.0 million of our ADSs. Since the establishment of the ATM offering program, through September 30, 2024, we sold 5,491,836 ADSs under our ATM offering program, resulting in $54.8 million in net proceeds. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we did not sell any ADSs under the ATM offering program. The Hercules Loan Agreement provided for aggregate maximum borrowings of up to $50.0 million, of which we have funded $30.0 million. Within the PIPE agreement, we agreed to sell and issue PIPE Warrants to purchase up to 16,076,750 ADSs. Each PIPE Warrant has an exercise price of $9.93 per ADS and is exercisable for a three year period beginning in February 2024. Through September 30, 2024, PIPE Warrants were exercised for 3,752,050 ADS, resulting in $37.3 million in exercise proceeds. We will receive up to an additional approximately $122.4 million in gross proceeds if the PIPE Warrants are fully exercised.
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We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company and we have not yet generated any revenue to date. We have incurred significant operating losses since our formation. We have not yet commercialized any therapeutic candidates and we do not expect to generate revenue from sales of any therapeutic candidates in the near future, if at all. We have primarily funded our operations with proceeds from the sale of our ordinary shares, ADSs, including our ATM offering program, proceeds from the Hercules Loan Agreement, and proceeds from the PIPE. The ATM offering program allows us to issue and sell from time to time up to $150.0 million of our ADSs. Pursuant to the Sales Agreement dated October 8, 2021, through February 27, 2025, we sold 5,491,836 ADSs underour ATM offering program, resulting in $54.8 million in net proceeds. On February 27, 2025, we entered into a new Sales Agreement under which we may issue and sell from time to time up to $150.0 million of our ADSs, subject to the terms of the Sales Agreement. Sales of our ADSs, if any, will generally be made at market prices. To date, we have not sold any ADSs under this Sales Agreement. The Hercules Loan Agreement provided for aggregate maximum borrowings of up to $50.0 million, of which we have funded $30.0 million. Within the PIPE agreement, we agreed to sell and issue PIPE Warrants to purchase up to 16,076,750 ADSs. Each PIPE Warrant has an exercise price of $9.93 per ADS and is exercisable for a three year period beginning in February 2024. Through March 31, 2025, PIPE Warrants were exercised for 3,752,050 ADS, resulting in $37.3 million in exercise proceeds. We will receive up to an additional approximately $122.4 million in gross proceeds if the PIPE Warrants are fully exercised. In January 2025, we completed the 2025 Financing in which it issued and sold ADSs and, in lieu of ADSs, Pre-funded Warrants to certain investors along with accompanying 2025 ADS Warrants to purchase ADSs. The 2025 ADS Warrants have an exercise price of $5.7960 per ADS and are exercisable following a specified data milestone. The 2025 ADS Warrants will expire after three years. Once the ADS Warrants become exercisable, the Company may force the exercise of the 2025 ADS Warrants (by way of cash or cashless exercise, at the Company’s option), in whole or in part, by delivering a notice of forced exercise to the holders, provided that the closing price for the Company’s ADSs on Nasdaq exceeded the warrant exercise price of $5.7960 for the three consecutive trading days prior to the date on which the notice of forced exercise is delivered.
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We currently have no ongoing material financing commitments, such as lines of credit or guarantees, that are expected to affect our liquidity over the next five years, other than our operating lease, and debt obligations under our Loan Agreement with Hercules described in the footnotes to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
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We currently have no ongoing material financing commitments, such as lines of credit or guarantees, that are expected to affect our liquidity over the next five years, other than our operating leases, and debt obligations under our Loan Agreement with Hercules described in the footnotes to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Net cash used in operating activities increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, primarily due to a 26.5 million increase in our net loss which was offset by favorable working capital related activities of $14.3 million, primarily attributable to the timing of $28.2 million cash received in 2024 relating to the 2022 and 2023 R&D tax credit, as well as an increase of $4.5 million of non-cash adjustments.
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Net cash used in operating activities increased during the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, primarily due to unfavorable working capital related activities of $25.7 million, as well as an increase of $16.5 million of non-cash adjustments, including the change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $19.5 million, which was offset by a $17.3 million decrease in our net loss.
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Net cash provided by financing activities decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, primarily related to net proceeds from the issuance of ordinary shares through our ATM facility of $26.2 million and proceeds from the issuance of ordinary shares to settle warrants exercised of $37.3 million. Net cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily consisted of net proceeds from the issuance of ordinary shares through our ATM facility of $28.1 million, net proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt of $29.6 million, and net proceeds from the issuance of shares under our PIPE offering of $116.9 million.
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Net cash provided by financing activities increased during the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, primarily as a result of proceeds from the 2025 Financing for the issuance of ADSs and proceeds from the Pre-funded Warrants of $140.4 million, partially offset by the proceeds from the issuance of ordinary shares to settle warrants exercised of $26.2 million and the proceeds from the exercise of warrants of $37.3 million in 2024.
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•continue the training of qualified therapists and other healthcare professionals to deliver our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment in our Phase 3 program and other clinical trials;
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•continue the training of qualified healthcare professionals to monitor and safeguard participants in our Phase 3 program and other clinical trials;
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•may in the future invest in future discovery efforts and/or develop additional therapeutic candidates;
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•may in the future invest in further discovery efforts and/or develop additional therapeutic candidates;
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As of September 30, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of$207.0 million. We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient for us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into 2026. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could utilize our available capital resources sooner than we expect. As we progress with our development programs and the regulatory review process, we expect to incur significant commercialization expenses related to product manufacturing, pre-commercial activities and commercialization.
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As of March 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of$260.1 million. We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient for us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements at least through the planned 26-week data read-out from our COMP006 study, which is expected in the second half of 2026. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could utilize our available capital resources sooner than we expect. As we progress with our development programs and the regulatory review process, we expect to incur significant commercialization expenses related to product manufacturing, pre-commercial activities and commercialization.
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•the costs of training and certifying therapists to administer our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment in our Phase 3 program and other clinical trials;
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•the costs of training and qualifying healthcare professionals to monitor and safeguard participants receiving our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment in our Phase 3 program and other clinical trials;
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•the costs of establishing research collaborations, such as our research collaboration with Greenbrook TMS, and our Centers of Excellence and the Center for Mental Health Research, which includes conducting clinical trials, including proof of concept studies, to refine our treatment delivery model;
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•the costs of establishing and maintaining research collaborations, such as our Centers of Excellence and the Center for Mental Health Research, which includes conducting clinical trials, including proof of concept studies, to refine our treatment delivery model;
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•the impact of macroeconomic events, including, among others, heightened and fluctuating inflation and interest rates, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, and the risk of economic slowdown or recession in the U.S.; and
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•the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical events, including, among others, fluctuating inflation and interest rates, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, and the risk of economic slowdown or recession in the U.S., international tensions and changes in governmental policies, including the effects of announced or future tariff increases; and
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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During the first three months of 2025, our significant accounting policies or critical accounting estimates have been updated to include warrant liabilities, as described below. For a complete discussion of our other significant accounting policies and critical accounting estimates, see the “Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates” section of the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which we filed with the SEC on February 27, 2025.
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On June 30, 2023, we entered into the Hercules Loan Agreement, which provided for aggregate maximum borrowings of up to $50.0 million, including a term loan of $30.0 million, which was funded on June 30, 2023. On August 16, 2023, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which we agreed to sell and issue in a private placement transaction (i) 16,076,750 ADSs and (ii) PIPE Warrants to purchase up to 16,076,750 ADSs, at a purchase price of approximately $7.78 per ADS and accompanying PIPE Warrant to purchase one ADS. Each PIPE Warrant has an exercise price of $9.93 per ADS and is exercisable for a three year period beginning in February 2024. The PIPE Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis if there is no effective registration statement registering the shares underlying the PIPE Warrants. Through March 31, 2025, PIPE Warrants were exercised for 3,752,050 ADS, resulting in $37.3 million in exercise proceeds. We will receive up to an additional approximately $122.4 million in gross proceeds if the PIPE Warrants are fully exercised. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, no PIPE warrants were exercised.
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Furthermore, since the completion of our IPO, we have incurred, and expect to continue to incur, significant costs associated with operating as a public company, including significant legal, accounting, investor relations and other expenses. As a result, we will need substantial additional funding in the longer term to support our continuing operations and pursue our growth strategy. Until such time as we can generate significant revenue from sales of therapeutic candidates, if ever, we expect tofinance our operations through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, government or other third-party funding, marketing and distribution arrangements and other collaborations, strategic alliances and licensing arrangements.
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There have been no material changes in our significant accounting policies or critical accounting estimates during the first nine months of 2024. For a complete discussion, see the “Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and
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Estimates” section of the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which we filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024.