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 Risk Factors?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-09-30; filed 2024-10-31.
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Item 1A. Risk FactorsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-08.
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Item 1A. RISK FACTORSThe 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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•initiate and advance a late-stage development program in PTSD;
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•the design, size and timing of the late-stage development program in PTSD that we plan to initiate;
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Outstanding warrants for our securities may not be exercised and we may not receive any additional funds upon the exercise of outstanding warrants.
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In our 2025 Financing, we issued and sold an aggregate of 35,059,448 2025 ADS Warrants which have an exercise price of $5.7960 per ADS. The 2025 ADS Warrants are not yet exercisable and will become exercisable following the public release of the 26-week results from our COMP005 clinical study. The 2025 ADS Warrants will expire after three years. Once the 2025 ADS Warrants become exercisable, we may force the exercise of the 2025 ADS Warrants, in whole or in part, by delivering a notice of forced exercise to the holders if our ADS price is above the warrant exercise price, which is $5.7960, for the three prior consecutive trading days prior to the delivery of the forced exercise notice. Even though we have the right to force the exercise of the 2025 ADS Warrants, the 2025 ADS Warrants may never become exercisable and even if exercisable, the closing price of our ADSs may never exceed the exercise price of the 2025 ADS Warrant for three consecutive trading days, in which case we would not be able to force the exercise of the 2025 ADS Warrants. In addition, there is no guarantee holders will elect to exercise the 2025 ADS Warrants, in the event we are not able to or choose not to force the exercise of such warrants. We believe that whether the holders elect to exercise the 2025 ADS Warrants is dependent on the trading price of our ADSs relative to the exercise price and the trading price of our ADSs may not exceed the exercise price of the 2025 ADS Warrants prior to their expiration. Thus, the 2025 ADS Warrants may expire unexercised and we may never receive any additional proceeds.
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We will not receive any meaningful amount of additional funds upon the exercise of the Pre-funded Warrants; however, any exercise would increase the number of ADSs outstanding and result in dilution to our existing shareholders.
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In our 2025 Financing, we issued and sold 11,044,720 Pre-funded Warrants. Each Pre-funded Warrant will be exercisable until it is fully exercised and by means of a cash payment of the exercise price of $0.0001 per ADS or by way of a cashless exercise, meaning that the holder may not pay a cash purchase price upon exercise, but instead would receive upon such exercise the net number of ADSs representing ordinary shares determined according to the formula set forth in the Pre-funded Warrant. Accordingly, we will not receive any meaningful, or potentially any, additional funds upon the exercise of the Pre-funded Warrants. To the extent such Pre-funded Warrants are exercised, additional ADSs will be issued for nominal or no additional consideration, which will result in dilution to the then existing holders of our ADSs and will increase the number of ADSs and ordinary shares outstanding.
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•recruiting and training qualified 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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For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company was uncertain whether it would meet the R&D intensity condition and therefore be eligible for the enhanced effective rate due to uncertainties over the ability to net off an exchange gain and loss arising on an intercompany loan when calculating aggregate expenditure, which was not covered by HMRC guidance. It sought clarity from HMRC in the form of a non-statutory clearance and received a positive response in April 2025. Therefore for the year ended December 31, 2023 the company intends to file a resubmission to claim at the enhanced rate, which will result in an increase in its R&D tax relief claim of $3.9 million.
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For the year ended December 31, 2024 the Company believes that it meets the R&D intensity condition and has therefore calculated its R&D tax credit at the enhanced rate on the basis that it is research intensive.
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As the Company believes that it meets the R&D intensity condition for the year ended December 31, 2024 and is intending to claim the enhanced rate for that period, it should automatically fulfil the expenditure conditions to be eligible for the enhanced rate in the year ended December 31, 2025 as a company remains research intensive unless it fails to meet the eligibility requirement for two consecutive years. However to continue to be able to claim at the enhanced rate in that year, it must also be loss making and qualify as a small or medium sized enterprise (SME).
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For example, we sometimes collaborate with U.S. and foreign academic institutions to accelerate our preclinical research or development under written agreements with these institutions. Typically, these institutions provide us with an option to negotiate a license to any of the institution’s rights in technology resulting from the collaboration. Regardless of such option, we may be unable to negotiate a license within the specified timeframe or under terms that are acceptable to us. If we are unable to do so, the institution may offer the intellectual property rights to other parties, potentially blocking our ability to pursue our applicable investigational treatment or program.
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The U.S. Congress, the Trump administration, or any new administration have in the past and may in the future make substantial changes to fiscal, tax, and other federal policies that may adversely affect our business.
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Since the start of the Trump administration in 2025, U.S. policy changes have been implemented at a rapid pace and additional changes are likely. Changes to U.S. policy implemented by the U.S. Congress, the Trump administration or any new administration have impacted and may in the future impact, among other things, the U.S. and global economy, international trade relations, unemployment, immigration, healthcare, taxation, the U.S. regulatory environment, inflation, the operation of governmental agencies that regulate our business and other areas. For example, increasing international trade tensions has resulted in increased volatility in the financial markets and increased economic uncertainty. Although we cannot predict the impact, if any, of these changes to our business, they have resulted in increased market volatility in the past and could adversely affect our business. Until we know what policy changes are made, whether those policy changes are challenged and subsequently upheld by the court system and how those changes impact our business and the business of our competitors over the long term, we will not know if, overall, we will benefit from them or be negatively affected by them.
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Disruptions at the FDA, the SEC, the DEA, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and other government agencies, including any disruption caused by changes in policy of the Trump administration and decisions to reduce the number of federal employees, and any funding shortages or potential funding shortages could hinder their ability to hire and retain key leadership and other personnel, prevent new drugs from being developed or commercialized in a timely manner, or otherwise prevent those agencies from performing normal business functions, which could negatively impact our business and our timelines.
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The ability of the FDA to review and clear or approve new products can be affected by a variety of factors, including changes in government budget and funding levels, the ability to hire and retain key personnel, shifting policy priorities as a result of changes in the presidential administration and political appointees tasked to oversee the agency, and statutory, regulatory, and policy changes. Average review times at the FDA have fluctuated in recent years and recently other companies have reported delays in the FDA providing guidance, and additional delays in review by the FDA may in the future increase as a result. In addition, government funding of the SEC, the DEA, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and other government agencies on which our operations may rely is subject to the impacts of political events, which are inherently fluid and unpredictable. Currently, federal agencies in the United States are operating under a continuing resolution that is set to expire on September 30, 2025 and the current administration is focused on reducing costs of the federal government generally, including significantly reducing the number of government employees.
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Disruptions at the FDA, DEA and other agencies may slow conduct of our clinical trials, including without limitation due to delays in obtaining DEA licenses required for conduct of our clinical trials, and the time necessary for review and approval of COMP360 and related rescheduling decisions, which could adversely affect our business. For example, if the FDA or DEA experiences significant decreases in funding or personnel, it could significantly impact the ability of the FDA and DEA to issue licenses needed for the conduct of our clinical trials and timely review and process our applications or submissions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and our timelines.
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With the change in the U.S. presidential administration in 2025, there is substantial uncertainty as to whether and how the Trump administration will seek to modify or revise the requirements and policies of the FDA and other regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over our product candidates and any products for which we obtain approval. This uncertainty could present new challenges and/or opportunities as we navigate development and approval of our product candidate. Additionally, the new 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 new therapeutic candidates,
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•may in the future invest in our future discovery efforts and/or develop additional therapeutic candidates;
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The outstanding PIPE Warrants may not be exercised.
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•recruiting and training therapists to administer our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment in our Phase 3 program and other clinical trials;
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Additionally, several of our past, planned and ongoing clinical trials utilize an “open-label” trial design. An “open-label” clinical trial is one where both the patient and investigator know whether the patient is receiving the investigational product candidate or either an existing approved drug or placebo. Most typically, open-label clinical trials test only the investigational product candidate and sometimes may do so at different dose levels. Open-label clinical trials are subject to various limitations that may exaggerate any therapeutic effect as patients in open-label clinical trials are aware when they are receiving treatment. Open-label clinical trials may be subject to a “patient bias” where patients perceive their symptoms to have improved merely due to their awareness of receiving an experimental treatment. In addition, open-label clinical trials may be subject to an “investigator bias” where those assessing and reviewing the physiological outcomes of the clinical trials are aware of which patients have received treatment and may interpret the information of the treated group more favorably given this knowledge. The results from an open-label trial may not be predictive of future clinical trial results with any of our product candidates for which we include an open-label clinical trial when studied in a controlled environment with a placebo or active control.
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In addition, while it is our policy to require our employees and contractors who may be involved in the conception or development of intellectual property to execute agreements assigning such intellectual property to us, we may be unsuccessful in executing such an agreement with each party who, in fact, conceives or develops intellectual property that we regard as our own. The assignment of intellectual property rights may not be self-executing, or the assignment agreements may be breached, and we may be forced to bring claims against third parties, or defend claims that they may bring against us, to determine the ownership of what we regard as our intellectual property. Such claims could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.
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Our success depends upon the continued contributions of our key executives, managers, scientific and medical personnel, many of whom have been instrumental for us and have substantial experience with our treatments and related technologies. These key management individuals include the members of our board of directors and certain executive officers. We do not currently maintain any key person insurance. The loss of key executives, managers and senior scientists or medical personnel could delay our research and development activities. For example, our co-founders, George Goldsmith, who also served as our board chair, and Ekaterina Malievskaia stepped down from their executive roles effective December 31, 2022 and June 16, 2023, respectively, and stepped down from our board of directors effective March 29, 2024. David Norton served as lead independent director on our board of directors until March 29, 2024 and as interim chair until following a global search for a permanent board chair, our board of directors appointed Gino Santini as our new independent board chair effective September 3, 2024. In addition, during 2024, Teri Loxam joined as our Chief Financial Officer, Michael Gold, MD, joined as our Chief Research and Development Officer and Lori Englebert joined as our Chief Commercial Officer.
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Although the U.S. federal government has declared an end to the Public Health Emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the COVID-19 pandemic and policies and regulations previously implemented by governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have had a significant impact in the past, both directly and indirectly, on global businesses and commerce, and indirect effects may continue. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in indirect effects such as worker shortages and supply chain constraints that significantly impacted segments of the economy. Other global health concerns could also result in social, economic and labor instability in the countries in which we or the third parties with whom we engage operate.
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The number of shares registered for sale by certain selling stockholders is significant in relation to the number of our outstanding ordinary shares.
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We have filed a registration statement to register 40,089,163 ADSs, representing 40,089,163 ordinary shares offered for sale into the public market by the selling securityholders named in the registration statement. The registration statement covers (i) 16,076,750 ADSs, representing 16,076,750 ordinary shares, originally issued in the PIPE, which may be resold in the public market immediately without restriction, (ii) 7,935,663 ADSs, representing 7,935,663 ordinary shares, pursuant to
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ATAI’s demand registration notice on July 26, 2023 and (iii) up to an additional 16,076,750 ADSs, representing 16,076,750 ordinary shares, which may be resold in the public market without restriction following the exercise in total of the PIPE Warrants. These shares represent a large number of our ADSs, and if a large part or all of such shares are sold in the market all at once or at about the same time, that could depress the market price of our ADSs and could also affect our ability to raise additional equity capital.
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Our executive officers, directors and certain significant shareholders own a substantial number of our ordinary shares (including ordinary shares represented by ADSs) and, as a result, may be able to exercise control over us, including the outcome of shareholder votes. Certain of our directors hold interests in one of these shareholders and these shareholders may have different interests from us or your interests.
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Based upon our ordinary shares outstanding as of September 30, 2024, our executive officers, directors, and certain significant shareholders and their affiliates beneficially own approximately 23.6% of our ordinary shares and ADSs. Depending on the level of attendance at our general meetings of shareholders, these shareholders either alone or voting together as a group may be in a position to determine or significantly influence the outcome of decisions taken at any such general meeting. Any shareholder or group of shareholders controlling more than 50% of the share capital present and voting at our general meetings of shareholders may control any shareholder resolution requiring a simple majority, including the appointment of board members, certain decisions relating to our capital structure, the approval of certain significant corporate transactions and amendments to our Articles of Association. Among other consequences, this concentration of ownership may prevent or discourage unsolicited acquisition proposals that our shareholders may believe are in their best interest as shareholders. Some of these persons or entities may have interests that are different than those of our other shareholders. For example, because many of these shareholders purchased their ordinary shares at prices substantially below the price at which ADSs were sold in our initial public offering have held their ordinary shares for a longer period, they may be more interested in selling our company to an acquirer than other investors or they may want us to pursue strategies that deviate from the interests of other shareholders.
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We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company and we have not generated any revenue to date. We have incurred significant operating losses since our formation. We incurred total net losses of $118.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 and $111.8 million for the nine-months ended September 30, 2024. 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 expected losses, among other things, may continue to cause our working capital and shareholders’ equity to decrease. We anticipate that our expenses will increase substantially if and as we, among other things:
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We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company and we have not generated any revenue to date. We have incurred significant operating losses since our formation. We incurred total net losses of $17.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and $35.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. 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. During the term of our Pre-funded Warrants and ADS Warrants, which were issued in January 2025 and are classified as liabilities, our net loss can change significantly quarter to quarter due to non-cash increases or decreases in the fair value of these warrants. We intend to continue to conduct research and development, clinical trials, regulatory compliance, market access and commercialization activities that, together with anticipated general and administrative expenses, will result in incurring further significant operating losses for at least the next several years. Our expected operating losses, among other things, may continue to cause our working capital and shareholders’ equity to decrease. We anticipate that our expenses will increase substantially if and as we, among other things:
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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 provide psychological support in our Phase 3 program and other clinical trials;
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•may in the future resume and pursue research and development programs for our other preclinical stage therapeutic candidates and discovery-stage programs;
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•may in the future resume and pursue research and development programs for our other preclinical stage therapeutic candidates and discovery-stage programs and/or develop and seek regulatory approval for any future therapeutic candidates that successfully complete clinical trials;
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To date we have funded our operations through private placements of equity, warrants and convertible notes and, since our initial public offering, or IPO, in 2020, through public equity offerings, private placements of ADSs and warrants and debt financing. To become and remain profitable, we will need to continue developing and eventually commercialize treatments that generate significant revenue. This will require us to be successful in a range of challenging activities, including completing our Phase 3 program of COMP360 in TRD and other clinical trials of COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates, training a sufficient number of qualified therapists to deliver our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment, using digital technologies and solutions to enhance our therapeutic offering, discovering and developing any future therapeutic candidates, obtaining regulatory approval for COMP360 psilocybin treatment and any future therapeutic candidates that successfully complete clinical trials, and establishing marketing capabilities. Even if COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any of the future therapeutic candidates that we may develop are approved for commercial sale, we anticipate incurring significant costs associated with commercializing COMP360 or any other approved future therapeutic candidate. We may never succeed in these activities and, even if we do, may never generate revenue that is significant enough to achieve profitability.
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We have funded our operations since our initial public offering, or IPO, in 2020, through public equity offerings, private placements of ADSs and warrants and debt financing. To become and remain profitable, we will need to continue developing and eventually commercialize treatments that generate significant revenue. This will require us to be successful in a range of challenging activities, including completing our Phase 3 program of COMP360 in TRD and other clinical trials of COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates, training a sufficient number of qualified healthcare professionals to monitor and safeguard participants in our clinical trials, discovering and developing any future therapeutic candidates, obtaining regulatory approval for COMP360 psilocybin treatment and any future therapeutic candidates that successfully complete clinical trials, and establishing marketing capabilities. Even if COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any of the future therapeutic candidates that we may develop are approved for commercial sale, we anticipate incurring significant costs associated with commercializing COMP360 or any other approved future therapeutic candidate. We may never succeed in these activities and, even if we do, may never generate revenue that is significant enough to achieve profitability.
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We expect to require substantial additional funding in the future to sufficiently finance our operations and to complete the development and commercialization of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates. If the outstanding PIPE Warrants are exercised in full for cash, we would receive an additional $122.4 million in gross proceeds. However, because the holders of the PIPE Warrants are not obligated to exercise such warrants, we have not included any anticipated proceeds from such exercises of PIPE Warrants in our estimate of our cash runway. We expect that our cash and cash equivalents of $207.0 million as of September 30, 2024, will enable 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 use our capital resources sooner than we currently expect. Further, changing circumstances, some of which may be beyond our control, such as fluctuating inflation and interest rates, could cause us to consume capital significantly faster than we currently anticipate, and we may need to seek additional funds sooner than planned. Our future funding requirements, both short-term and long-term, will depend on many factors, including:
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We expect to require substantial additional funding in the future to sufficiently finance our operations and to complete the development and commercialization of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates. Under the terms of the 2025 ADS Warrants, following the time when the 2025 ADS Warrants become exercisable and provided the closing price of our ADSs is above the warrant exercise price of $5.7960 per ADS for at least three consecutive trading days, we may elect to force the exercise of some or all of the 2025 ADS Warrants. If we force the exercise of all of the 2025 ADS Warrants, we would receive an additional $203.2 million in gross proceeds. However, we cannot predict if we will have the ability to force the exercise of the 2025 ADS Warrants. We are only permitted to force the exercise of the 2025 ADS Warrants following the public release of the 26-week results from our COMP005 clinical study and only if the closing price of our ADSs is greater than the 2025 ADS Warrant exercise price of $5.7960 per ADS for each of the three consecutive trading days prior to the delivery of the forced exercise notice. Therefore, we have not included any anticipated proceeds from such exercises of the 2025 ADS Warrants in our estimate of our cash runway. In addition, if the outstanding PIPE Warrants are exercised in full for cash, we would receive an additional $122.4 million in gross proceeds. However, because the holders of the PIPE Warrants are not obligated to exercise such warrants, we have not included any anticipated proceeds from such exercises of PIPE Warrants in our estimate of our cash runway. We expect that our cash and cash equivalents of $260.1 million as of March 31, 2025, will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirementsat least through the planned 26-week data read-out from our COMP006 study, which is expected in the second half of 2026. We have experienced delays in our Phase 3 program in the past and if we experience additional delays in the future, we may not have sufficient cash and cash equivalents to fund our operating expenses and capital requirements through completion of the 26-week data read-out from our COMP006 study. We have based our estimated cash runway on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could use our capital resources sooner than we currently expect. Further, changing circumstances, some of which may be beyond our control, such as fluctuating inflation and interest rates, could cause us to consume capital significantly faster than we currently anticipate, and we may need to seek additional funds sooner than planned. Our future funding requirements, both short-term and long-term, will depend on many factors, including:
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•the costs of training qualified 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 qualified healthcare professionals to monitor and safeguard participants 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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Our ability to raise additional funds when needed and on acceptable terms or at all will depend on financial, economic and market conditions and other factors, over which we may have no or limited control. For example, the continued challenging capital markets environment, lower prices for many securities, heightened and fluctuating inflation and interest rates, concerns about potential recessionary factors and concerns about the upcoming U.S. presidential election may affect our ability to raise additional funding through the exercise for cash of the PIPE Warrants, sales of our securities or issuance of indebtedness, which may harm our liquidity, force us to delay, limit or terminate certain or all of our product discovery, therapeutic development, research operations or commercialization planning efforts or cause us to grant rights to develop and market products or therapeutic candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves. If adequate funds are not available on commercially acceptable terms when needed, we may be forced to delay, reduce or terminate the development or commercialization of all or part of our research programs or our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidate, or we may be unable to take advantage of future business opportunities. Market volatility, geopolitical tensions resulting from the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, the Israel-Hamas war and escalating conflict in the Middle East, heightened and fluctuating inflation and interest rates, instability in the banking system, and the related impact on U.S. and global economies, the upcoming presidential election in the U.S., the risk of economic slowdown or recession in the U.S. or other factors could also adversely impact our ability to access capital as and when needed or increase our costs in order to raise capital.
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Our ability to raise additional funds when needed and on acceptable terms or at all will depend on financial, economic and market conditions and other factors, over which we may have no or limited control. For example, the volatile capital markets environment, lower prices for many securities, fluctuating inflation and interest rates, concerns about potential recessionary factors may affect our ability to raise additional funding, including through the exercise for cash of the 2025 ADS Warrants and/or PIPE Warrants, sales of our securities or issuance of indebtedness, which may harm our liquidity, force us to delay, limit or terminate certain or all of our product discovery, therapeutic development, research operations or commercialization planning efforts or cause us to grant rights to develop and market products or therapeutic candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves. If adequate funds are not available on commercially acceptable terms when needed, we may be forced to delay, reduce or terminate the development or commercialization of all or part of our research programs or our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidate, or we may be unable to take advantage of future business opportunities. Market volatility, geopolitical tensions, such as those resulting from the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, conflict in the Middle East, changes in governmental policies, including the effects of announced or future tariff increases, fluctuating inflation and interest rates, instability in the banking system, and the related impact on U.S. and global economies, the risk of economic slowdown or recession in the U.S., the potential for significant changes in U.S. policies or regulatory environment or disruption for U.S. government agencies or other factors could also adversely impact our ability to access capital as and when needed or increase our costs in order to raise capital.
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We cannot guarantee that future financing will be available in sufficient amounts, or on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Current capital market conditions, including the impact of inflation, have increased borrowing rates and can be expected to significantly increase our cost of capital as compared to prior periods. Moreover, the terms of any financing may adversely affect the holdings or the rights of holders of our ADSs, the issuance of additional securities, whether equity or debt, by us, or the possibility of such issuance, may cause the market price of our ADSs to decline. Our Loan Agreement with Hercules includes, and any future debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include affirmative and negative restrictive covenants, such as limitations on our ability to incur additional debt, limitations on our ability to acquire, sell or license intellectual property rights and other operating restrictions that could adversely impact our ability to conduct our business. For example, our Loan Agreement with Hercules contains financial covenants requiring us to maintain a minimum cash balance of $22.5 million and we will need to raise additional financing or significantly reduce our operating expenses to maintain compliance with this financial covenant. We could also be required to seek funds through arrangements with collaborators or others at an earlier stage than otherwise would be desirable and we may be required to relinquish rights to COMP360 or any future therapeutics candidates or otherwise agree to terms unfavorable to us, any of which may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and prospects. Further, any additional fundraising efforts may divert our management from its day-to-day activities, which may adversely affect our ability to develop and commercialize our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates.
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We cannot guarantee that future financing will be available in sufficient amounts, or on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Recent capital market conditions, including the impact of inflation, have increased borrowing rates compared to rates in the recent past and can be expected to significantly increase our cost of capital as compared to prior periods. Moreover, the terms of any financing may adversely affect the holdings or the rights of holders of our ADSs, the issuance of additional securities, whether equity or debt, by us, or the possibility of such issuance, may cause the market price of our ADSs to decline. Our Loan Agreement with Hercules includes, and any future debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include affirmative and negative restrictive covenants, such as limitations on our ability to incur additional debt, limitations on our ability to acquire, sell or license intellectual property rights and other operating restrictions that could adversely impact our ability to conduct our business. For example, our Loan Agreement with Hercules contains financial covenants requiring us to maintain a minimum cash balance of $22.5 million and we will need to raise additional financing or significantly reduce our operating expenses to maintain compliance with this financial covenant. We could also be required to seek funds through arrangements with collaborators or others at an earlier stage than otherwise would be desirable and we may be required to relinquish rights to COMP360 or any future therapeutics candidates or otherwise agree to terms unfavorable to us, any of which may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and prospects. Further, any additional fundraising efforts may divert our management from its day-to-day activities, which may adversely affect our ability to develop and commercialize our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates.
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In addition, heightened regulatory scrutiny could have a negative impact on our ability to raise capital. Our business activities rely on developing laws and regulations in multiple jurisdictions. It is impossible to determine the extent of the impact of any new laws, regulations or initiatives that may be proposed, or whether any proposals will become law. The regulatory uncertainty surrounding our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates may adversely affect our business and operations, including without limitation, our ability to raise additional capital.
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In addition, heightened regulatory scrutiny, regulatory delays or uncertainty in the regulatory environment could have a negative impact on our ability to raise capital. Our business activities rely on developing laws and regulations in multiple jurisdictions. It is impossible to determine the extent of the impact of any new laws, regulations or initiatives that may be proposed, or whether any proposals will become law. The regulatory uncertainty surrounding our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates may adversely affect our business and operations, including without limitation, our ability to raise additional capital.
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As of September 30, 2024, we had 12,324,700 outstanding PIPE Warrants. The holders of the outstanding PIPE Warrants are not obligated to exercise the PIPE Warrants, so we may not receive any additional proceeds from the PIPE. The PIPE Warrants are exercisable for a three year period ending in February 2027 and have an exercise price of $9.93, which is higher than the current trading price of our ADSs. We believe the likelihood that these holders will exercise the PIPE Warrants, and therefore any cash proceeds that we may receive in relation to the exercise of such PIPE Warrants, will be dependent on the trading price of our ADSs relative to the exercise price. In addition, the PIPE Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis if there is no effective registration statement registering the shares underlying the PIPE Warrants, in which case we would not receive any additional proceeds. If the PIPE Warrants are not exercised for cash, or only a portion of the PIPE Warrants are exercised for cash, we would need to obtain additional funding from other sources and may need to raise funds earlier than expected. Further, changing circumstances, some of which may be beyond our control, such as fluctuating inflation and interest rates, could cause us to consume capital significantly faster than we currently anticipate, and we may need to seek additional funds sooner than planned. Adequate additional financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms or at all.
Current wording
In addition, the PIPE Warrants and the 2025 ADS Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis if there is no effective registration statement registering the shares underlying the PIPE Warrants and 2025 ADS Warrants, respectively, in which case we would not receive any additional proceeds. If the PIPE Warrants and the 2025 ADS Warrants are not exercised for cash, or only a portion of the PIPE Warrants or the 2025 ADS Warrants are exercised for cash, we would need to obtain additional funding from other sources and may need to raise funds earlier than expected. Further, changing circumstances, some of which may be beyond our control, such as fluctuating inflation and interest rates, could cause us to consume capital significantly faster than we currently anticipate, and we may need to seek additional funds sooner than planned. Adequate additional financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms or at all.
Previous wording
Our limited history as a clinical stage company may make it difficult for you to evaluate the success of our business to date and to assess our future viability.
Current wording
Our history as a clinical stage company may make it difficult for you to evaluate the success of our business to date and to assess our future viability.
Previous wording
We expect our financial condition and operating results to continue to fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year due to a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control. Accordingly, you should not rely upon the results of any quarterly or annual periods as indications of future operating performance.
Current wording
We expect our financial condition and operating results to continue to fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year due to a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, during the term of our ADS Warrants, which are classified as liabilities, our net loss is expected to fluctuate significantly quarter to quarter due to non-cash increases or decreases in the fair value of these ADS Warrants. Accordingly, you should not rely upon the results of any quarterly or annual periods as indications of future operating performance.
Previous wording
Raising additional capital may cause dilution to holders of our ordinary shares or ADSs, restrict our operations or require us to relinquish rights to COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates.
Current wording
Raising additional capital through equity financings may cause dilution to holders of our ordinary shares and ADSs and raising additional capital through debt financings, strategic partnerships, collaborations or any other means may restrict our operations or require us to relinquish rights to COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates.
Previous wording
We may seek additional capital through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, strategic collaborations and alliances, licensing arrangements or monetization transactions. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity, convertible debt securities or other equity-based derivative securities or the exercise of the PIPE Warrants, your ownership interest will be diluted and the terms may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect your rights as a shareholder. For example, if all of the outstanding PIPE Warrants were exercised, we would issue 12,324,700 ADSs which would result in dilution to our shareholders. In addition, we have raised additional funds in the past and may raise additional funds in the future by issuing equity securities under our ATM Facility and, as a result, our stockholders have in the past and may in the future experience dilution. Our Loan Agreement with Hercules includes, and any future debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include affirmative and negative restrictive covenants, such as limitations on our ability to incur additional debt, limitations on our ability to acquire, sell or license intellectual property rights and other operating restrictions that could adversely impact our ability to conduct our business. For example, our Loan Agreement with Hercules contains financial covenants requiring us to maintain a minimum cash balance of $22.5 million and we will need to raise additional financing or significantly reduce our operating expenses to maintain compliance with this financial covenant. Furthermore, the issuance of additional securities, whether equity or debt, by us, or the possibility of such issuance, may cause the market price of our ADSs to decline and existing shareholders may not agree with our financing plans or the terms of such financings. If we raise additional funds through strategic collaborations and alliances, licensing arrangements or monetization transactions with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates or otherwise agree to terms unfavorable to us, any of which may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and prospects. Adequate additional financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are unable to raise additional funds when needed, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves. Further, any additional fundraising efforts may divert our management from its day-to-day activities, which may adversely affect our ability to develop and commercialize our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future th…
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Current wording
We may seek additional capital through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, strategic collaborations and alliances, licensing arrangements or monetization transactions. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity, convertible debt securities or other equity-based derivative securities or the exercise of the PIPE Warrants and/or the 2025 ADS Warrants, your ownership interest will be diluted and the terms may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect your rights as a shareholder. For example, if all of the outstanding PIPE Warrants, 2025 ADS Warrants and the Pre-funded Warrants were exercised, we would issue 58,428,868 ADSs which would result in significant dilution to our shareholders. In addition, we have raised additional funds in the past and may raise additional funds in the future by issuing equity securities under our ATM Facility and, as a result, our stockholders have in the past experienced and may in the future experience dilution. Our Loan Agreement with Hercules includes, and any future debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include affirmative and negative restrictive covenants, such as limitations on our ability to incur additional debt, limitations on our ability to acquire, sell or license intellectual property rights and other operating restrictions that could adversely impact our ability to conduct our business. For example, our Loan Agreement with Hercules contains financial covenants requiring us to maintain a minimum cash balance of $22.5 million and we will need to raise additional financing or significantly reduce our operating expenses to maintain compliance with this financial covenant. Furthermore, the issuance of additional securities, whether equity or debt, by us, or the possibility of such issuance, may cause the market price of our ADSs to decline and existing shareholders may not agree with our financing plans or the terms of such financings. If we raise additional funds through strategic collaborations and alliances, licensing arrangements or monetization transactions with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates or otherwise agree to terms unfavorable to us, any of which may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and prospects. Adequate additional financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are unable to raise additional funds when needed, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves. Further, any additional fundraising efforts may divert our management from its day-to-day activities, which may adversely affect our ab…
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Previous wording
Furthermore, certain shareholders and holders of ADSs, including those in the U.S., may, even in the case where preferential subscription rights have not been cancelled or limited, not be entitled to exercise such rights, unless the offering is registered or the ordinary shares are qualified for sale under the relevant regulatory framework. As a result, there is the risk that investors may suffer dilution of their holdings should they not be permitted to participate in preference right equity or other offerings that we may conduct in the future.
Current wording
Furthermore, certain shareholders and holders of ADSs, including those in the U.S., may, even in the case where preferential subscription rights have not been cancelled or limited, not be entitled to exercise such rights, unless the offering is registered or the ordinary shares are qualified for sale under the relevant regulatory framework. In addition, we have in the past and intend in the future to submit to shareholders a special resolution at our annual meeting to disapply preemptive rights. As a result, there is the risk that investors may suffer dilution of their holdings should they not be permitted to participate in preference right equity or other offerings that we may conduct in the future.
Previous wording
On June 30, 2023, we entered into a Loan Agreement with Hercules for an aggregate principal amount of up to $50.0 million, of which the first tranche of $30.0 million was funded at closing. Until we have repaid such indebtedness, the Loan Agreement subjects us to various customary covenants, including requirements as to financial reporting and insurance, and restrictions on our ability to dispose of our business or property, to change our line of business, to liquidate or dissolve, to merge or consolidate with any other entity or to acquire all or substantially all the capital stock or property of another entity, to incur additional indebtedness, to incur liens on our property, to pay any dividends or other distributions on capital stock other than dividends payable solely in capital stock, to redeem capital stock, to enter into licensing agreements, to engage in transactions with affiliates, or to encumber our intellectual property. These covenants may adversely affect our ability to raise funds or enter into license agreements or strategic transactions in the future. For example, if we were to seek additional sources of debt financing in the future and indebtedness under the Loan Agreement is outstanding, we would be required to seek the consent of Hercules in order to raise such additional funds. Additionally, there is a financial covenant requiring us to maintain at least $22.5 million of cash in accounts subject to a control agreement in favor of Hercules during the period that commenced on July 1, 2024 and at all times thereafter, provided that if we have achieved certain performance milestones, the minimum cash covenant shall not apply on any day that our market capitalization is at least $750.0 million measured on a consecutive 15-calendar day period immediately prior to such date of measurement and tested on a daily basis. We need to raise additional financing or significantly reduce our operating expenses to maintain compliance with this financial covenant. Our business may be adversely affected by these restrictions on our ability to operate our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Current wording
On June 30, 2023, we entered into a Loan Agreement with Hercules for an aggregate principal amount of up to $50.0 million, of which the first tranche of $30.0 million was funded at closing. Until we have repaid such indebtedness, the Loan Agreement subjects us to various customary covenants, including requirements as to financial reporting and insurance, and restrictions on our ability to dispose of our business or property, to change our line of business, to liquidate or dissolve, to merge or consolidate with any other entity or to acquire all or substantially all the capital stock or property of another entity, to incur additional indebtedness, to incur liens on our property, to pay any dividends or other distributions on capital stock other than dividends payable solely in capital stock, to redeem capital stock, to enter into licensing agreements, to engage in transactions with affiliates, or to encumber our intellectual property. These covenants may adversely affect our ability to raise funds or enter into license agreements or strategic transactions in the future. For example, if we were to seek additional sources of debt financing in the future and indebtedness under the Loan Agreement is outstanding, we would be required to seek the consent of Hercules in order to raise such additional funds. Additionally, there is a financial covenant requiring us to maintain at least $22.5 million of cash in accounts subject to a control agreement in favor of Hercules during the period that commenced on July 1, 2024 and at all times thereafter, provided that if we have achieved certain performance milestones, the minimum cash covenant shall not apply on any day that our market capitalization is at least $750.0 million measured on a consecutive 15-calendar day period immediately prior to such date of measurement and tested on a daily basis. We need to raise additional financing or significantly reduce our operating expenses to maintain compliance with this financial covenant.
Previous wording
In the event of a default, Hercules could accelerate all of the amounts due under the Loan Agreement. Under such circumstances, we may not have enough available cash or be able to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings to repay such indebtedness at the time of such acceleration. In that case, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves. Hercules could also exercise their rights to take possession and dispose of the collateral securing the Loan Agreement, which includes substantially all of our property. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected as a result of any of these events.
Current wording
If an event of default occurs, Hercules could accelerate all of the amounts due under the Loan Agreement. Under such circumstances, we may not have enough available cash or be able to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings to repay such indebtedness at the time of such acceleration. In that case, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves. Hercules could also exercise their rights to take possession and dispose of the collateral securing the Loan Agreement, which includes substantially all of our property. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected as a result of any of these events.
Previous wording
Even if we were to obtain approval from the FDA, the EMA, the MHRA and foreign regulatory authorities for COMP360, any approval might contain significant limitations related to use, as well as restrictions for specified age groups, warnings, precautions or contraindications, such as a black box warning for increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Furthermore, even if we obtain regulatory approval for COMP360, we will still need to develop a commercial infrastructure or develop relationships with collaborators to commercialize including securing availability of third-party treatment sites for the appropriate administration of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment, secure adequate manufacturing, train and secure access to qualified therapists, establish a commercially viable pricing structure, obtain coverage and adequate reimbursement from third-party payors, including government healthcare programs, and achieve the rescheduling of psilocybin and psilocin. If we, or any future collaborators, are unable to successfully commercialize our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment, we may not be able to generate sufficient revenue to continue our business.
Current wording
Even if we were to obtain approval from the FDA, the EMA, the MHRA and foreign regulatory authorities for COMP360, any approval might contain significant limitations related to use, as well as restrictions for specified age groups, warnings, precautions or contraindications, such as a black box warning for increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Furthermore, even if we obtain regulatory approval for COMP360, we will still need to develop a commercial infrastructure or develop relationships with collaborators to commercialize including securing availability of third-party treatment sites for the appropriate administration of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment, secure adequate manufacturing, train and secure access to qualified healthcare professionals to monitor and safeguard patients during administration of COMP360 psilocybin treatment, establish a commercially viable pricing structure, obtain coverage and adequate reimbursement from third-party payors, including government healthcare programs, and achieve the rescheduling of psilocybin and psilocin. If we, or any future collaborators, are unable to successfully commercialize our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment, we may not be able to generate sufficient revenue to continue our business.
Previous wording
•successful completion of clinical trials, including our Phase 3 program in TRD and related clinical and pre-clinical studies which will support an application for approval of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment;
Current wording
•successful completion of clinical trials, including our Phase 3 program in TRD and related clinical and preclinical studies which will support an application for approval of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment;
Previous wording
Treatments containing controlled substances may generate public controversy. Political and social pressures and adverse publicity could lead to delays in approval of, and increased expenses for, COMP360 and any future therapeutic candidates we may develop. Opponents of these treatments may seek restrictions on marketing and withdrawal of any regulatory approvals. In addition, these opponents may seek to generate negative publicity in an effort to persuade the medical community to reject these treatments. For example, we may face media-communicated criticism directed at our clinical development program. Adverse publicity from psilocybin misuse or risky behavior associated with recreational use of psilocybin may adversely affect our ability to obtain regulatory approval of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment and if approved may adversely affect the commercial success or market penetration achievable by our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment. Anti-psychedelic protests have historically occurred and may occur in the future and generate media coverage. Political pressures and adverse publicity could lead to delays in, and increased expenses for, and limit or restrict the introduction and marketing of, our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates.
Current wording
In addition, these opponents may seek to generate negative publicity in an effort to persuade the medical community to reject these treatments. For example, we may face media-communicated criticism directed at our clinical development program. Adverse publicity from psilocybin misuse or risky behavior associated with recreational use of psilocybin may adversely affect our ability to obtain regulatory approval of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment and, if approved, may adversely affect the commercial success or market penetration achievable by our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment. Anti-psychedelic protests have historically occurred and may occur in the future and generate media coverage. Political pressures and adverse publicity could lead to delays in, and increased expenses for, and limit or restrict the introduction and marketing of, our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates.
Previous wording
If COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates are approved for commercial sale, we will be highly dependent upon consumer perceptions of the safety and quality of our treatments. We may face limited adoption if third-party treatment sites, therapists, and patients are unwilling to try such a novel treatment. There has been a history of negative media coverage regarding psychedelic substances, including psilocybin, which may affect the public’s perception of our treatments. In addition, psilocybin elicits intense psychological experiences, and this could deter patients from choosing this course of treatment. We could be adversely affected if we were subject to negative publicity or if any of our treatments or any similar treatments distributed by other companies prove to be, or are asserted to be, harmful to patients. Because of our dependence upon consumer perception, any adverse publicity associated with illness or other adverse effects resulting from patients’ use or misuse of our treatments or any similar treatments distributed by other companies could have a material adverse impact on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
Current wording
If COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates are approved for commercial sale, we will be highly dependent upon consumer perceptions of the safety and quality of our treatments. We may face limited adoption if third-party treatment sites, prescribing healthcare professionals, qualified healthcare professionals, and patients are unwilling to try such a novel treatment. There has been a history of negative media coverage regarding psychedelic substances, including psilocybin, which may affect the public’s perception of our treatments. In addition, psilocybin elicits intense psychological experiences, and this could deter patients from choosing this course of treatment. We could be adversely affected if we were subject to negative publicity or if any of our treatments or any similar treatments distributed by other companies prove to be, or are asserted to be, harmful to patients. Because of our dependence upon consumer perception, any adverse publicity associated with illness or other adverse effects resulting from patients’ use or misuse of our treatments or any similar treatments distributed by other companies could have a material adverse impact on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
Previous wording
•delays in or failure to obtain regulatory approval to commence or modify a trial, including the imposition of a temporary or permanent clinical hold by regulatory authorities for a number of reasons, including after review of an Investigational New Drug Application, or IND, or amendment, clinical trial application, or CTA, or amendment, or equivalent application or amendment, as a result of a finding that the trial presents unreasonable risk to clinical trial participants or a negative finding from an inspection of our clinical trial operations or study sites, or the occurrence of a suspected, unexpected serious adverse reaction, or SUSAR, which we have experienced in the past, or serious adverse reaction, or SAE, during our clinical trials or IISs using COMP360;
Current wording
Investigational New Drug Application, or IND, or amendment, clinical trial application, or CTA, or amendment, or equivalent application or amendment, as a result of a finding that the trial presents unreasonable risk to clinical trial participants or a negative finding from an inspection of our clinical trial operations or study sites, or the occurrence of a suspected, unexpected serious adverse reaction, or SUSAR, which we have experienced in the past, or serious adverse reaction, or SAE, during our clinical trials or IISs using COMP360;
Previous wording
•availability of adequately trained therapists and appropriate third-party clinical trial sites for the administration of COMP360 psilocybin treatment in our Phase 3 program and other clinical trials, including preparation, psilocybin administration and integration of the therapeutic experience;
Current wording
•availability of adequately trained healthcare professionals and appropriate third-party clinical trial sites for the administration of COMP360 psilocybin treatment in our Phase 3 program and other clinical trials, including preparation, the COMP360 administration session, and post-administration follow-up (integration);
Previous wording
•sufficiency of any supporting digital services that may form part of the preparation, integration or long-term follow-up relating to any drug we develop;
Current wording
•sufficiency of any supporting digital services that may form part of the preparation, post-administration follow-up or long-term follow-up relating to any drug we develop;
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•changes in regulatory requirements, policies and guidelines, including the proposed amendments to the European Union regulations related to pharmaceutical product development and marketing currently under consideration, which, once approved, will replace the current European Union regulatory framework for medicines;
Current wording
•changes in regulatory requirements, policies and guidelines, including proposed amendments to the European Union regulations related to pharmaceutical product development and marketing currently under consideration, which, once approved, will replace the current European Union regulatory framework for medicines;
Previous wording
•delays in our clinical trials due to public health crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, due to factors such as a decrease in the willingness or availability of patients to enroll in our clinical trials and challenges in procuring sufficient supplies of the underlying therapeutic substance;
Current wording
•delays in our clinical trials due to public health crises, due to factors such as a decrease in the willingness or availability of patients to enroll in our clinical trials and challenges in procuring sufficient supplies of the underlying therapeutic substance;
Previous wording
Clinical testing is expensive and can take many years to complete, and its outcome is inherently uncertain. Failure can occur at any time during the clinical development process, including during Phase 3 pivotal trials, and, because our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment is our only product in clinical development, there is a high risk of failure and we may never succeed in developing marketable products. Most product candidates that begin clinical trials are never approved by regulatory authorities for commercialization. We have limited experience in managing late-stage clinical trials;
Current wording
Clinical testing is expensive and can take many years to complete, and its outcome is inherently uncertain. Failure can occur at any time during the clinical development process, including during Phase 3 pivotal trials, and, because our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment is our only product in clinical development, there is a high risk of failure and we may never succeed in developing marketable products. Most product candidates that begin clinical trials are never approved by regulatory authorities for commercialization. We have limited experience in managing late-stage clinical trials; our Phase 3 pivotal trials for COMP360 in TRD represent our first pivotal trials and we may not be able to successfully execute our Phase 3 pivotal trials.
Previous wording
Interim, top-line and preliminary data from our clinical trials that we announce or publish from time to time may change as more patient data become available and are subject to audit and verification procedures that could result in material changes in the final data. These data may not be sufficient to support regulatory submissions or approvals.
Current wording
Interim, top-line and preliminary data from our clinical trials that we announce or publish from time to time may change as more patient data becomes available and are subject to audit and verification procedures that could result in material changes in the final data. This data may not be sufficient to support regulatory submissions or approvals.
Previous wording
The time required to obtain approval by the FDA, the EMA, the MHRA and comparable foreign authorities is unpredictable but typically takes many years following the commencement of clinical trials and depends upon numerous factors, including the substantial discretion of the regulatory authorities. In addition, approval policies, regulations, or the type and amount of clinical data necessary to gain approval may change during the course of a therapeutic candidate’s clinical development and may vary among jurisdictions and legal or regulatory changes could prevent, limit or delay regulatory approval of a therapeutic candidate. For example, we cannot be certain of the impact on our therapeutic candidates of the proposed amendments to the European Union regulations related to pharmaceutical product development and marketing currently under consideration, which, once approved, will replace the current European Union regulatory framework for medicines. In addition, the U.S. Supreme Court’s July 2024 decision to overturn prior established case law giving deference to regulatory agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutory language has introduced uncertainty regarding the extent to which FDA’s regulations, policies and decisions may become subject to increasing legal challenges, delays, and/or changes.
Current wording
The time required to obtain approval by the FDA, the EMA, the MHRA and comparable foreign authorities is unpredictable but typically takes many years following the commencement of clinical trials and depends upon numerous factors, including the substantial discretion of the regulatory authorities. In addition, approval policies, regulations, or the type and amount of clinical data necessary to gain approval may change during the course of a therapeutic candidate’s clinical development and may vary among jurisdictions and legal or regulatory changes could prevent, limit or delay regulatory approval of a therapeutic candidate. We cannot predict the likelihood, nature or extent of government regulation that may arise from future legislation or administrative or executive action, either in the U.S. or abroad. For example, we cannot be certain of the impact on our therapeutic candidates of the proposed amendments to the European Union regulations related to pharmaceutical product development and marketing currently under consideration, which, once approved, will replace the current European Union regulatory framework for medicines. In addition, the U.S. Supreme Court’s July 2024 decision to overturn prior established case law giving deference to regulatory agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutory language has introduced uncertainty regarding the extent to which FDA’s regulations, policies and decisions may become subject to increasing legal challenges, delays, and/or changes.
Previous wording
•the potential risk of our novel treatment and delivery method, including the use of third-party clinical trial sites and therapists.
Current wording
•the potential risk of our novel treatment and delivery method, including the use of third-party clinical trial sites and qualified healthcare professionals to monitor and safeguard patients receiving COMP360 psilocybin treatment.
Previous wording
Due to the complexity of the human brain and the central nervous system, it can be difficult to predict and understand why a drug, including COMP360, may have a positive effect on some patients but not others and why some individuals may react to the drug differently from others. For example, the population of those suffering with TRD is large and heterogenous and individuals may have different levels of severity of TRD. These differences may further result in different reactions impacting the effectiveness of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment which may cause the percentage of patients, if any, that go into remission to fluctuate. All of these factors may make it difficult to assess the prior use or the overall efficacy of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment. In addition, certain diseases or conditions that we decide to target have in the past and may in the future present increased or unique challenges in clinical development. For example, drug development for anorexia nervosa is not well understood, and we have experienced challenges in recruiting and screening participants for our Phase 2 study in anorexia nervosa. We recently closed enrollment in our Phase 2 trial in anorexia nervosa and have enrolled 32 patients in the study. Given the challenges in designing and executing clinical trials for this highly vulnerable patient population, we are considering whether to proceed with future development in anorexia nervosa. Even with these protocol amendments, we have experienced and expect to continue to experience some recruitment challenges based on this patient population and the challenges with clinical study conduct. Moreover, these increased or unique challenges could ultimately impact our ability to seek and obtain regulatory approval in these conditions.
Current wording
Due to the complexity of the human brain and the central nervous system, it can be difficult to predict and understand why a drug, including COMP360, may have a positive effect on some patients but not others and why some individuals may react to the drug differently from others. For example, the population of those suffering with TRD is large and heterogenous and individuals may have different levels of severity of TRD. These differences may further result in different reactions impacting the effectiveness of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment which may cause the percentage of patients, if any, that go into remission to fluctuate. All of these factors may make it difficult to assess the prior use or the overall efficacy of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment. In addition, certain diseases or conditions that we target or may decide to target have in the past and may in the future present increased or unique challenges in clinical development. For example, drug development for anorexia nervosa is not well understood, and we experienced challenges in recruiting and screening participants for our Phase 2 study in anorexia nervosa. In the second half of 2024, we closed enrollment in our Phase 2 trial in anorexia nervosa and have enrolled 32 patients in the study. Given the challenges in designing and executing clinical trials for this highly vulnerable patient population, we are considering whether to proceed with future development in anorexia nervosa. We have experienced and expect to continue to experience some recruitment challenges based on the patient populations for our clinical trials and the challenges with clinical study conduct. Moreover, these increased or unique challenges could ultimately impact our ability to seek and obtain regulatory approval in these conditions.
Previous wording
We depend on enrollment of patients in our clinical trials for COMP360 and any future therapeutic candidates. If we are unable to enroll patients in our clinical trials, our research and development efforts and business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Current wording
We depend on the enrollment of patients in our clinical trials for COMP360 and any future therapeutic candidates. If we are unable to enroll patients in our clinical trials, our research and development efforts and business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
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•the willingness or availability of patients to participate in our trials due to a number of factors, including due to the perceived risks and benefits, stigma or other side effects of use of a controlled substance, any public health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic or other factors;
Current wording
•the willingness or availability of patients to participate in our trials due to a number of factors, including due to the perceived risks and benefits, stigma or other side effects of use of a controlled substance, any public health crisis or other factors;
Previous wording
In addition, any negative results we may report in clinical trials of COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates may make it difficult or impossible to recruit and retain patients in other clinical trials of that same therapeutic candidate. Delays in the enrollment for any clinical trial of COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates will likely increase our costs, delay the timeframe in which the results of our clinical trials will become available, slow down the COMP360 approval process and delay or potentially jeopardize our ability to commence sales of our investigational COMP 360 psilocybin treatment, if approved, and generate revenue. For example, in our clinical trials for TRD, reviewing and verifying a participant’s medical records to confirm such participant meets the inclusion criteria for TRD is time-consuming and administratively burdensome, which can delay the screening process for our clinical trials. The steps we have taken to make this process more efficient may not be successful. In addition, some of the factors that cause, or lead to, a delay in the commencement or completion of clinical trials may also ultimately lead to the denial of regulatory approval of COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates.
Current wording
In addition, any negative results we may report in clinical trials of COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates may make it difficult or impossible to recruit and retain patients in other clinical trials of that same therapeutic candidate. Delays in the enrollment for any clinical trial of COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates have in the past and will in the future likely increase our costs, delay the timeframe in which the results of our clinical trials will become available, slow down the COMP360 approval process and delay or potentially jeopardize our ability to commence sales of our investigational COMP 360 psilocybin treatment, if approved, and generate revenue. For example, in our clinical trials for TRD, reviewing and verifying a participant’s medical records to confirm such participant meets the inclusion criteria for TRD is time-consuming and administratively burdensome, which can delay the screening process for our clinical trials. The steps we have taken to make this process more efficient may not be successful. In addition, some of the factors that cause, or lead to, a delay in the commencement or completion of clinical trials may also ultimately lead to the denial of regulatory approval of COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates.
Previous wording
Further, timely enrollment in clinical trials is reliant on clinical trial sites which may be adversely affected by global health matters, including, among other things, pandemics. For example, our clinical trial sites may be located in regions which may in the future be impacted by pandemics or public health crises. In addition, in the past, enrollment in our trials was adversely affected as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic due to limited availability of participants, the inability of patients, therapists or physicians to participate in our trials, interruptions in supply chains and delays with regulators and other similar bodies. The conduct of our trials may continue to be adversely affected by future public health crises or pandemics, despite efforts to mitigate this impact.
Current wording
Further, timely enrollment in clinical trials is reliant on clinical trial sites which may be adversely affected by global health matters, including, among other things, pandemics. For example, our clinical trial sites may be located in regions which may in the future be impacted by pandemics or public health crises. In addition, in the past, enrollment in our trials was adversely affected as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic due to limited availability of participants, the inability of patients, healthcare professionals to participate in our trials, interruptions in supply chains and delays with regulators and other similar bodies. The conduct of our trials may continue to be adversely affected by future public health crises or pandemics, despite efforts to mitigate this impact.
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•our inability to train an adequate number of therapists to meet the demand for COMP360 psilocybin treatment;
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•our inability to train an adequate number of healthcare professionals to meet the demand for COMP360 psilocybin treatment;
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•the ability of therapists at third-party treatment sites to perform their roles consistently with our training and our guidelines for the administration of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment;
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•the ability of healthcare professionals at third-party treatment sites to perform their roles consistently with our training and our guidelines for the administration of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment;
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If we enter into arrangements with third parties to perform market access and commercial services for any approved treatments, the revenue or the profitability of these revenues to us could be lower than if we were to commercialize any treatments that we develop ourselves. Such collaborative arrangements may place the commercialization of any approved treatments outside of our control and would make us subject to a number of risks including that we may not be able to control the amount or timing of resources that our collaborative partner devotes to our treatments or that our collaborator’s willingness or ability to complete its obligations, and our obligations under our arrangements may be adversely affected by business combinations or significant changes in our collaborator’s business strategy. For example, in December 2023, we entered into a collaboration agreement with Greenbrook TMS to research and investigate models for the delivery of COMP360 treatment, if approved, within healthcare systems, including investigating the potential use and integration of digital tools within Greenbrook TMS’s existing care pathways, and there is substantial doubt regarding Greenbrook TMS’s ability to continue as a going concern due to recurring losses from operations, its ability to increase cash flow and/or raise sufficient capital to support Greenbrook TMS’s operating activities and fund its cash obligations, repay indebtedness and satisfy Greenbrook TMS’s working capital needs and debt obligations. In addition, in March 2024, Greenbrook’s shares were delisted from Nasdaq. In August 2024, Greenbrook TMS entered into a merger agreement with Neuronetics, Inc. pursuant to which, subject to certain closing conditions, including without limitation shareholder approval, Neuronetics will acquire Greenbrook TMS in an all stock acquisition, which may negatively Greenbrook TMS’s (or upon completion of the acquisition Neuronetics’) willingness or ability to complete its obligations under the research collaboration agreement. Our business may be adversely affected by business combinations, restructurings or other corporate transactions, worsening of our collaboration partner’s financial position or significant changes in its strategy. We may not be successful in entering into arrangements with third parties to commercialize our treatments or may be unable to do so on terms that are favorable to us. Acceptable third parties may fail to devote the necessary resources and attention to commercialize our treatments effectively, to set up a sufficient number of treatment centers in third-party treatment sites, or to recruit, train and retain an adequate number of therapists to administer our treatments. In addition, we are exploring ways in which we can use digital technology to improve the patient experience and therapeutic outcomes of our treatments. Commercialization partners may lack incentives to promote our digital technology and we may face difficulties in implementin…
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If we enter into arrangements with third parties to perform market access and commercial services for any approved treatments, the revenue or the profitability of these revenues to us could be lower than if we were to commercialize any treatments that we develop ourselves. Such collaborative arrangements may place the commercialization of any approved treatments outside of our control and would make us subject to a number of risks including that we may not be able to control the amount or timing of resources that our collaborative partner devotes to our treatments or that our collaborator’s willingness or ability to complete its obligations, and our obligations under our arrangements may be adversely affected by business combinations or significant changes in our collaborator’s business strategy. Our business may be adversely affected by business combinations, restructurings or other corporate transactions, worsening of our collaboration partner’s financial position or significant changes in its strategy. For example, in December 2023, we entered into an agreement with Greenbrook TMS to research and investigate models for the delivery of COMP360 treatment, if approved, within healthcare systems. In December 2024, Neuronetics, Inc. acquired Greenbrook TMS in an all stock acquisition, which may negatively impact Neuronetics’ willingness or ability to complete its obligations under our agreement. We may not be successful in entering into arrangements with third parties to commercialize our treatments or may be unable to do so on terms that are favorable to us. Acceptable third parties may fail to devote the necessary resources and attention to commercialize our treatments effectively, to set up a sufficient number of treatment centers in third-party treatment sites, or to recruit, train and retain an adequate number of healthcare professionals to administer our treatments.
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As of March 31, 2025, we had 12,324,700 outstanding PIPE Warrants. The holders of the outstanding PIPE Warrants are not obligated to exercise the PIPE Warrants, so we may not receive any additional proceeds from the PIPE. The PIPE Warrants are exercisable for a three year period ending in February 2027 and have an exercise price of $9.93, which is significantly higher than the current trading price of our ADSs. We believe the likelihood that these holders will exercise the PIPE Warrants, and therefore any cash proceeds that we may receive in relation to the exercise of such PIPE Warrants, will be dependent on the trading price of our ADSs relative to the exercise price.
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Our business may be adversely affected by these restrictions on our ability to operate our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Treatments containing controlled substances may generate public controversy. Political and social pressures and adverse publicity could lead to delays in approval of, and increased expenses for, COMP360 and any future therapeutic candidates we may develop. Opponents of these treatments may seek restrictions on marketing and withdrawal of any regulatory approvals.
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•delays in or failure to obtain regulatory approval to commence or modify a trial, including the imposition of a temporary or permanent clinical hold by regulatory authorities for a number of reasons, including after review of an
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Failure to comply with these requirements could result in reputational risk, public reprimands, administrative penalties, fines or imprisonment.
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In addition, a Ten Percent Shareholder that realizes gain from the sale or exchange of shares in a CFC may be required to classify a portion of such gain as dividend income rather than capital gain. A non-U.S. corporation generally will be classified as a CFC for U.S. federal income tax purposes if Ten Percent Shareholders own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of either the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of such corporation entitled to vote or of the total value of the stock of such corporation. A “Ten Percent Shareholder” is a United States person (as defined by the Code) who owns or is considered to own 10% or more of the value or total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote of such corporation.
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•seek regulatory approvals for any future therapeutic candidates that successfully complete clinical trials;
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•our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the strategic reorganization;
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our Phase 3 pivotal trials for COMP360 in TRD represent our first pivotal trials and we may not be able to successfully execute our Phase 3 pivotal trials.
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We and any potential collaborators may be subject to U.S. federal and state data protection laws and regulations, such as laws and regulations that address privacy and data security. In the U.S., numerous federal and state laws and regulations, including state data breach notification laws, state health information privacy laws, and federal and state consumer protection laws, govern the collection, use, disclosure, and protection of health-related and other personal information. In addition, we may obtain health information from third parties, including research institutions from which we obtain clinical trial data, which are subject to privacy and security requirements under HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for
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UPC and remaining as national patents in the UPC countries. Patents that remain under the jurisdiction of the UPC will be potentially vulnerable to a single UPC-based revocation challenge that, if successful, could invalidate the patent in all countries who are signatories to the UPC. We may decide to opt out of our future European patents from the UPC, but doing so may preclude us from realizing the benefits of the UPC. Moreover, if we do not meet all of the formalities and requirements for opt-out under the UPC, our future European patents could remain under the jurisdiction of the UPC. We cannot predict with certainty the long-term effects of any potential changes.