COMPASS Pathways plc
For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Jul 31, 2025.
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Jun 30, 2025 · Filed Jul 31, 2025
What changed in Risk Factors?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-08.
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Item 1A. RISK FACTORSCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-06-30; filed 2025-07-31.
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Current report
The growing legislative and enforcement interest in the United States with respect to drug pricing practices, which has resulted in several U.S. Congressional inquiries and federal and state legislation designed to, among other things, bring more transparency to drug pricing, reduce the cost of prescription drugs, and review the relationship between pricing and manufacturer patient programs. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, or the IRA, for example, includes several provisions that may impact our business to varying degrees, including provisions that reduce the out-of-pocket spending cap for Medicare Part D beneficiaries to $2,000 starting in 2025, eliminating the prescription drug coverage gap; impose new manufacturer financial liability on certain drugs under Medicare Part D, allow the U.S. government to negotiate Medicare Part B and Part D price caps for certain high-cost drugs and biologics without generic or biosimilar competition; require companies to pay rebates to Medicare for certain drug prices that increase faster than inflation; and delay until January 1, 2032 the implementation of an HHS rebate rule that would have limited the fees that pharmacy benefit managers can charge. Further, under the IRA, orphan drugs were previously exempted from the Medicare drug price negotiation program; however, this exemption was restricted to drugs with only one orphan designation and for which the only approved indication is for that disease or condition. If a product received multiple orphan designations or had multiple approved indications, it would not qualify for the orphan drug exemption. Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, or OBBBA, this restriction was eliminated; and effective for the 2028 initial price applicability year, all orphan drugs, regardless of the number of orphan designations or indications, are exempt from the Medicare drug price negotiation program. The effects of the IRA and the OBBBA on our business and the healthcare industry in general is not yet known.
Current report
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. At the federal level, failing to take appropriate steps to keep consumers’ personal information secure may constitute unfair acts or practices in or affecting commerce in violation of Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC Act, 15 U.S.C § 45(a). The FTC expects a company’s data security measures to be reasonable and appropriate in light of the sensitivity and volume of consumer information it holds, the size and complexity of its business and the cost of available tools to improve security and reduce vulnerabilities.
Current report
Laws similar to the CCPA have been passed or proposed in numerous other states, including Colorado, Virginia, Utah, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Hampshire and more. Such laws add complexity, vary requirements, restrictions and potential legal risk, require additional investment of resources in compliance programs, impact strategies and the availability of previously useful data and could result in increased compliance costs and/or changes in business practices and policies. The existence of comprehensive privacy laws in different states will make our compliance obligations more complex and costly and may increase the likelihood that we may be subject to enforcement actions or otherwise incur liability for noncompliance.
Current report
Several states are also specifically regulating health information. For example, Washington’s My Health My Data Act, which became effective on March 31, 2024, regulates the collection and sharing of health information and has a private right of action, which further increases the relevant compliance risk. Connecticut and Nevada have also passed similar laws regulating consumer health data, and a similar law is awaiting the governor’s signature in New York. State laws are changing rapidly and there are discussions in the U.S. Congress of new comprehensive federal data privacy laws to which we could become subject to, if enacted.
Current report
We may be subject to claims by third parties asserting that our current or former employees or we have misappropriated their intellectual property, or claiming ownership of what we regard as our own intellectual property.
Current report
The Takeover Panel has confirmed that, from February 3, 2027, the location of the Company’s place of central management and control will no longer be relevant in determining whether the Takeover Code applies to the Company. From February 3, 2027, the Takeover Code will only apply to the Company in the event that our securities are quoted on a UK regulated market (or UK multilateral trading facility or certain exchanges in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man).
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Previous report
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.
Previous report
Additionally, a California ballot initiative, the California Privacy Rights Act, or CPRA, was passed in November 2020. Effective starting on January 1, 2023, the CPRA imposed additional obligations on companies covered by the legislation and will significantly modify the CCPA, including by expanding consumers’ rights with respect to certain sensitive personal information. The CPRA creates a new state agency vested with authority to implement and enforce the CCPA and the CPRA. The effects of the CCPA and the CPRA are potentially significant and may require us to modify our data collection or processing practices and policies and to incur substantial costs and expenses in an effort to comply and increase our potential exposure to regulatory enforcement and/or litigation.
Previous report
The CCPA could mark the beginning of a trend toward more stringent state privacy legislation in the U.S., which could increase our potential liability and adversely affect our business. Certain other state laws impose similar privacy obligations, and we anticipate that more states may enact legislation similar to the CCPA, which provides consumers with new privacy rights and increases the privacy and security obligations of entities handling certain personal information of such consumers. The CCPA has prompted a number of proposals for new federal and state-level privacy legislation. Such proposed legislation, if enacted, may add additional complexity, variation in requirements, restrictions and potential legal risk, require additional investment of resources in compliance programs, impact strategies and the availability of previously useful data and could result in increased compliance costs and/or changes in business practices and policies.
Previous report
At the federal level, a comprehensive federal data privacy bill, the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 has been proposed and, if passed, will further change the privacy and data security compliance landscape. This proposed legislation, if passed, would also introduce new stringent privacy and data security obligations that would apply to personal data collected from throughout the U.S.
Previous report
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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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:
Current wording
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 $56.3 million and $73.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. As of June 30, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $591.0 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 healthcare professionals to provide psychological support in our Phase 3 program and other clinical trials;
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•continue the training of qualified healthcare professionals to monitor and safeguard participants in our Phase 3 program and other clinical trials;
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•establish and expand the network of public healthcare institutions and private clinics that administer our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment in conjunction with psychological support if approved;
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•establish and expand the network of public healthcare institutions and private clinics that administer our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment if approved;
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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:
Current wording
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 $221.9 million as of June 30, 2025, will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into 2027. 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 outcome, timing and cost of seeking and obtaining regulatory approvals from the FDA, the EMA, the MHRA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities, including the potential for such authorities to require that we perform more preclinical studies or clinical trials than those that we currently expect or change their requirements on studies that had previously been agreed to;
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•the outcome, timing and cost of seeking and obtaining regulatory approvals from the FDA, the EC, the MHRA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities, including the potential for such authorities to require that we perform more preclinical studies or clinical trials than those that we currently expect or change their requirements on studies that had previously been agreed to;
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•the costs involved in growing our organization in the long-term to the size needed to prepare for the potential commercialization of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment and any future therapeutic candidates, including increases to personnel costs;
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•the costs involved in growing our organization to the size needed to prepare for the potential commercialization of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment and any future therapeutic candidates, including increases to personnel costs;
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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 costs of establishing and maintaining research collaborations, such as 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 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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•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 legislation and 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 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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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 legislation and 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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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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As of June 30, 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 and the trading price of our ADSs may not exceed the exercise price of the PIPE Warrants prior to their expiration.
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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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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 three years after such warrants become exercisable. 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 may not satisfy the milestones or conditions set forth in our Loan Agreement with Hercules in order to draw down additional funding on our term loan facility.
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We may not satisfy the conditions set forth in our Loan Agreement with Hercules in order to draw down additional funding on our term loan facility.
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The second tranche of term loans under our Loan Agreement with Hercules, in an amount up to $10.0 million, may only be drawn subject to the achievement of specified performance milestones related to satisfaction of the protocol specified primary endpoint from our Phase 3 COMP005 clinical trial and the satisfaction of customary conditions. The second tranche is only available through the earlier of: (a) 30 days following achievement of certain performance milestones and (b) June 30, 2025. The third tranche of term loans under our Loan Agreement, in an amount up to $10.0 million, is available solely at the lender’s discretion and is only available during the interest-only period, which ends on July 1, 2025 and is subject to extension if certain performance milestones are met. If these milestones and conditions are met, each of the remaining tranches may be borrowed in up to two drawings of a minimum of $5.0 million each. Without the achievement of the required clinical milestones and satisfaction of certain customary conditions, we will not be eligible to draw additional funds under the second tranche. If we do not receive approval from Hercules’ investment committee, which is beyond our control, we will not be eligible to draw funds under the final remaining tranche under our Loan Agreement and will not realize the full benefits of our Loan Agreement. If we are unable to draw down additional funding under the terms of the Loan Agreement, our business, financial condition and results of operation may be harmed and we may be required to seek out alternative financing sources which may have less favorable terms.
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The remaining tranche of term loans under our Loan Agreement with Hercules, in an amount up to $20.0 million, is available solely at the lender’s discretion and is only available during the interest-only period, which ends on January 2, 2026. If these conditions are met, the remaining tranche may be borrowed in drawings of a minimum of $5.0 million each. Without the satisfaction of certain customary conditions, we will not be eligible to draw additional funds under the remaining tranche. If we do not receive approval from Hercules’ investment committee, which is beyond our control, we will not be eligible to draw funds under the remaining tranche under our Loan Agreement and will not realize the full benefits of our Loan Agreement. If we are unable to draw down additional funding under the terms of the Loan Agreement, our business, financial condition and results of operation may be harmed and we may be required to seek out alternative financing sources which may have less favorable terms.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Even if we were to obtain approval from the FDA, the EC, 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.
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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.
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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. 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.
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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;
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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 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;
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We could encounter delays if a clinical trial is suspended or terminated by us, by the institutional review boards, or IRBs of the institutions in which such trials are being conducted or ethics committees, by the Data Review Committee, or DRC, or Data Safety Monitoring Board for such trial or by the FDA, the EMA, the MHRA or other regulatory authorities or if the DEA registration of an investigator or site conducting the clinical trial is revoked. Such authorities may impose such a suspension or termination due to a number of factors, including failure to conduct the clinical trial in accordance with regulatory requirements or our clinical protocols, inspection of the clinical trial operations or trial site by the FDA, the EMA, the MHRA or other regulatory authorities resulting in the imposition of a clinical hold, unforeseen safety issues or adverse side effects, including any SUSARs or SAEs which have in the past or may in the future occur in our trials or any IISs or other studies using COMP360 and those relating to the class to which COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates belong, failure to demonstrate a benefit from using a drug, changes in governmental regulations or administrative actions or lack of adequate funding to continue the clinical trial. If we experience future additional delays in the completion of, or termination of, any clinical trial of COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates, the commercial prospects of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates will be harmed, and our ability to generate revenue from any such therapeutic candidates will be delayed. In addition, any delays in completing our clinical trials will likely increase our costs, slow down COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidate development and approval process and jeopardize our ability to commence sales and generate revenue. Moreover, if we make changes to COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates, we may need to conduct additional studies to bridge such modified therapeutic candidates to earlier versions, which could delay our clinical development plan or marketing approval for our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates. Significant clinical trial delays could also allow our competitors, such as Usona Institute or Cybin Inc., to bring treatments to market before we do or shorten any periods during which we have the exclusive right to commercialize our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates and impair our ability to commercialize our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates and may harm our business and results of operations.
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We could encounter delays if a clinical trial is suspended or terminated by us, by the institutional review boards, or IRBs of the institutions in which such trials are being conducted or ethics committees, by the Data Review Committee, or DRC, or Data Safety Monitoring Board for such trial or by the FDA, the EMA, the MHRA or other regulatory authorities or if the DEA registration of an investigator or site conducting the clinical trial is revoked. Such authorities may impose such a suspension or termination due to a number of factors, including failure to conduct the clinical trial in accordance with regulatory requirements or our clinical protocols, inspection of the clinical trial operations or trial site by the FDA, the EMA, the MHRA or other regulatory authorities resulting in the imposition of a clinical hold, unforeseen safety issues or adverse side effects, including any SUSARs or SAEs which have in the past or may in the future occur in our trials or any IISs or other studies using COMP360 and those relating to the class to which COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates belong, failure to demonstrate a benefit from using a drug, changes in legislation and governmental regulations or administrative actions or lack of adequate funding to continue the clinical trial. If we experience future additional delays in the completion of, or termination of, any clinical trial of COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates, the commercial prospects of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates will be harmed, and our ability to generate revenue from any such therapeutic candidates will be delayed. In addition, any delays in completing our clinical trials will likely increase our costs, slow down COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidate development and approval process and jeopardize our ability to commence sales and generate revenue. Moreover, if we make changes to COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates, we may need to conduct additional studies to bridge such modified therapeutic candidates to earlier versions, which could delay our clinical development plan or marketing approval for our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates. Significant clinical trial delays could also allow our competitors, such as Usona Institute or Cybin Inc., to bring treatments to market before we do or shorten any periods during which we have the exclusive right to commercialize our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates and impair our ability to commercialize our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates and may harm our business and results of operations.
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We have in the past published and, from time to time in the future we may publish interim, top-line or preliminary data from our clinical trials. We may decide to conduct an interim analysis of the data after a certain number or percentage of subjects have been enrolled, but before completion of the trial. Similarly, we may report top-line or preliminary results of primary and key secondary endpoints before the final trial results are completed. Interim, top-line and preliminary data from our clinical trials may change as more patient data or analyses become available and are not necessarily predictive of final results. Further interim, top-line and preliminary data are subject to the risk that one or more of the clinical outcomes may materially change as patient enrollment continues, more patient data become available and we issue our final clinical trial report. Interim, top-line and preliminary data also remain subject to audit and verification procedures that may result in the final data being materially different from the preliminary data we previously published. As a result, interim, top-line and preliminary data should be viewed with caution until the final data are available. Material adverse changes in the final data compared to the interim data could significantly harm our business prospects or cause the price of our stock to decline.
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We have in the past published and, from time to time in the future we may publish interim, top-line or preliminary data from our clinical trials. We may decide to conduct an interim analysis of the data after a certain number or percentage of subjects have been enrolled, but before completion of the trial. Similarly, we may report top-line or preliminary results of primary and key secondary endpoints before the final trial results are completed. For example, in June 2025, we reported top-line primary endpoint results from the COMP005 trial, which is our first Phase 3 trial in our Phase 3 program in TRD, and the full results and safety data from this Phase 3 trial in TRD or the results and safety data from the Phase 3 COMP006 trial, which is our second Phase 3 trial in TRD, may not be consistent with the preliminary or top-line results to date. Interim, top-line and preliminary data from our clinical trials may change as more patient data or analyses become available and are not necessarily predictive of final results. Further interim, top-line and preliminary data are subject to the risk that one or more of the clinical outcomes may materially change as patient enrollment continues, more patient data become available and we issue our final clinical trial report. Interim, top-line and preliminary data also remain subject to audit and verification procedures that may result in the final data being materially different from the preliminary data we previously published. As a result, interim, top-line and preliminary data should be viewed with caution until the final data are available. Material adverse changes in the final data compared to the interim data could significantly harm our business prospects or cause the price of our stock to decline.
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Even if we obtain FDA, EMA or MHRA approval for COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates that we may identify and pursue in the U.S., Europe or the UK, we may never obtain approval to commercialize any such therapeutic candidates outside of those jurisdictions, which would limit our ability to realize their full market potential.
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Even if we obtain FDA, EC or MHRA approval for COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates that we may identify and pursue in the U.S., Europe or the UK, we may never obtain approval to commercialize any such therapeutic candidates outside of those jurisdictions, which would limit our ability to realize their full market potential.
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Seeking foreign regulatory approval could result in difficulties and costs and require additional preclinical studies or clinical trials which could be costly and time-consuming. Regulatory requirements can vary widely from country to country and could delay or prevent the introduction of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment and any future therapeutic candidates in those countries. The foreign regulatory approval process may include all of the risks associated with obtaining FDA, EMA or MHRA approval. We do not have any therapeutic candidates approved for sale in any jurisdiction, including international markets, and we do not have experience in obtaining regulatory approval in international markets for COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates. If we fail to comply with regulatory requirements in international markets or to obtain and maintain required approvals, or if regulatory approval in international markets is delayed, our target market will be reduced and our ability to realize the full market potential of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment and any future therapeutic candidates will be harmed.
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Seeking foreign regulatory approval could result in difficulties and costs and require additional preclinical studies or clinical trials which could be costly and time-consuming. Regulatory requirements can vary widely from country to country and could delay or prevent the introduction of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment and any future therapeutic candidates in those countries. The foreign regulatory approval process may include all of the risks associated with obtaining FDA, EC or MHRA approval. We do not have any therapeutic candidates approved for sale in any jurisdiction, including international markets, and we do not have experience in obtaining regulatory approval in international markets for COMP360 or any future therapeutic candidates. If we fail to comply with regulatory requirements in international markets or to obtain and maintain required approvals, or if regulatory approval in international markets is delayed, our target market will be reduced and our ability to realize the full market potential of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment and any future therapeutic candidates will be harmed.
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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.
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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, screening and retaining participants for our Phase 2 study 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.
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We have, and may in the future, set up research facilities and innovation labs, which we refer to as Centers of Excellence, in key markets. We announced the establishment of our first Center of Excellence in collaboration with The Sheppard Pratt Institute for Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics in Baltimore, Maryland, in January 2021. In March 2022, we announced a strategic collaboration with King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, or SLaM, to establish The Center for Mental Health Research and Innovation with an overarching goal of accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health care by driving forward research in psychedelic treatments through, among other things, the development of working model psychedelic treatment clinics, our training programs, conducting clinical trials, and data analysis.
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We have, and may in the future, set up research facilities and innovation labs, which we refer to as Centers of Excellence, in key markets. For example, in March 2022, we announced a strategic collaboration with King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, or SLaM, to establish The Center for Mental Health Research and Innovation with an overarching goal of accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health care by driving forward research in psychedelic treatments through, among other things, the development of working model psychedelic treatment clinics, our training programs, conducting clinical trials, and data analysis.
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We intend to use these Centers of Excellence to gather evidence to optimize our treatment delivery and psychological support model, and train qualified healthcare professionals, conduct clinical trials, including proof of concept studies, test digital technology solutions to improve patient experience and outcomes and pursue other activities to refine our approach to delivering our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment safely and cost-effectively. Our efforts to design, build and staff these Centers of Excellence, or identify suitable third parties with whom we may collaborate to open these centers, will involve significant time, costs, including potential capital expenditures to acquire and develop facilities, and other resources, and may divert our management team’s focus from executing on other key elements of our business strategy. If we fail to enter into or maintain agreements with third parties to develop and operate these Centers of Excellence on reasonable terms, or at all, our ability to develop our future research programs and therapeutic candidates could be delayed, the commercial potential of our treatments could change and our costs of development and commercialization could increase. If our efforts to develop these Centers of Excellence are unsuccessful, it will have a materially adverse impact on our business, future prospects and financial position.
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We have in the past used and may in the future use Centers of Excellence to gather evidence to optimize our treatment delivery, train qualified healthcare professionals, conduct clinical trials, including proof of concept studies, test digital technology solutions to improve patient experience and outcomes and pursue other activities to refine our approach to delivering our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment safely and cost-effectively. Our efforts to design, build and staff Centers of Excellence, or identify suitable third parties with whom we may collaborate to open these centers, will involve significant time, costs, including potential capital expenditures to acquire and develop facilities, and other resources, and may divert our management team’s focus from executing on other key elements of our business strategy. If we fail to enter into or maintain agreements with third parties to develop and operate Centers of Excellence on reasonable terms, or at all, our ability to develop our future research programs and therapeutic candidates could be delayed, the commercial potential of our treatments could change and our costs of development and commercialization could increase. If our efforts to develop these Centers of Excellence are unsuccessful, it will have a materially adverse impact on our business, future prospects and financial position.
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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, 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 filed a resubmission claim relating to the year ended December 31, 2023 at the enhanced rate, which resulted in an increase in its R&D tax relief claim of $4.1 million.
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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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As the Company meets the R&D intensity condition for the year ended December 31, 2024, 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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The UK tax authority, His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs, or HMRC, has an increased focus on claims for R&D tax reliefs and we may be subject to increased scrutiny in respect of any claims it makes. In addition, the legislation on the UK R&D tax reliefs regime is updated and changed frequently, so there can be no guarantee of our ability to make use of reliefs as it might currently expect to in future.
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The UK tax authority, His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs, or HMRC, has an increased focus on claims for R&D tax reliefs and we may be subject to increased scrutiny in respect of any claims it makes. In addition, the legislation on the UK
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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 Economics and Clinical Health, or HITECH. To the extent that we act as a business associate to a healthcare provider engaging in electronic transactions, we may also be subject to the privacy and security provisions of HIPAA, as amended by HITECH, which restricts the use and disclosure of patient-identifiable health information, mandates the adoption of standards relating to the privacy and security of patient-identifiable health information, and requires the reporting of certain security breaches to healthcare provider customers with respect to such information. Additionally, many states have enacted similar laws that may impose more stringent requirements on entities like ours. Depending on the facts and circumstances, we could be subject to significant civil, criminal, and administrative penalties if we obtain, use, or disclose individually identifiable health information maintained by a HIPAA-covered entity in a manner that is not authorized or permitted by HIPAA.
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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 Economics and Clinical Health, or HITECH. To the extent that we act as a business associate to a healthcare provider engaging in electronic transactions, we may also be subject to the privacy and security provisions of HIPAA, as amended by HITECH, which restricts the use and disclosure of patient-identifiable health information, mandates the adoption of standards relating to the privacy and security of patient-identifiable health information, and requires the reporting of certain security breaches to healthcare provider customers with respect to such information. Depending on the facts and circumstances, we could be subject to significant civil, criminal, and administrative penalties if we obtain, use, or disclose individually identifiable health information maintained by a HIPAA-covered entity in a manner that is not authorized or permitted by HIPAA.
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Additionally, in June 2018, the State of California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, which came into effect on January 1, 2020 and became enforceable by the California Attorney General on July 1, 2020. The CCPA provides additional data privacy rights for consumers (as that term is broadly defined) and operational requirements for companies. The CCPA required covered companies to provide certain disclosures to consumers about their data collection, use and sharing practices, and to provide affected California residents with ways to opt-out of certain sales or transfers of personal information. In particular, the CCPA gives California residents expanded rights to access and delete their personal information, opt out of certain personal information sharing, and receive detailed information about how their personal information is used. The CCPA provides for civil penalties for violations, as well as a private right of action for data breaches that has resulted in an increase in data breach litigation. While there is currently an exception for protected health information that is subject to HIPAA and clinical trial regulations, as currently written, the CCPA may impact certain of our business activities, exemplifying the vulnerability of our business to the evolving regulatory environment related to personal data and protected health information.
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In addition, certain state laws govern privacy and security of personal information. For example, in California, the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, which came into effect on January 1, 2020, established a comprehensive privacy framework for covered businesses by creating an expanded definition of personal information, providing new data privacy rights for consumers and imposing operational requirements for companies. The CCPA required covered companies to provide certain disclosures to consumers about their data collection, use and sharing practices, and to provide affected California residents with ways to opt-out of certain sales or transfers of personal information. In particular, the CCPA gave
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Compliance with U.S. and foreign privacy and data protection laws and regulations could require us to take on more onerous obligations in our contracts, restrict our ability to collect, use and disclose data, or in some cases, impact our ability to operate in certain jurisdictions. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations could result in government enforcement actions (which could include civil, criminal and administrative penalties), private litigation, and/or adverse publicity and could negatively affect our operating results and business. Moreover, clinical trial subjects, employees and other individuals about whom we or our potential collaborators obtain personal information, as well as the providers who share this information with us, may limit our ability to collect, use and disclose the information. Claims that we have violated individuals’ privacy rights, failed to comply with data protection laws, or breached our contractual obligations, even if we are not found liable, could be expensive and time-consuming to defend and could result in adverse publicity that could harm our business.
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Compliance with U.S. and foreign privacy and data protection laws and regulations could require us to take on more onerous obligations in our contracts, restrict our ability to collect, use and disclose data, or in some cases, impact our ability to operate in certain jurisdictions. Failure, or perceived failure, to comply with these laws and regulations could result in government enforcement actions (which could include civil, criminal and administrative penalties), private litigation, and/or adverse publicity and could negatively affect our operating results and business. Moreover, clinical trial subjects, employees and other individuals about whom we or our potential collaborators obtain personal information, as well as the providers who share this information with us, may limit our ability to collect, use and disclose the information. Claims that we have violated individuals’ privacy rights, failed to comply with data protection laws, or breached our contractual obligations, even if we are not found liable, could be expensive and time-consuming to defend and could result in adverse publicity that could harm our business. Any of the foregoing could have a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
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The UK data protection regime is independent from but currently still aligned to the EEA’s data protection regime. However, going forward, there will be increasing scope for divergence in application, interpretation and enforcement of the data protection law as between the UK and EEA. Although the UK is regarded as a third country under the EU’s GDPR, the European Commission has now issued a decision recognizing the UK as providing adequate protection under the EU GDPR and, therefore, transfers of personal data originating in the EEA to the UK remain unrestricted. The UK government has confirmed that personal data transfers from the UK to the EEA remain free flowing. The UK Government has also now introduced a Data (Use and Access) Bill into the UK legislative process to reform the UK’s data protection regime following Brexit. If passed, the final version of the Data (Use and Access) Bill may have the effect of further altering the similarities between the UK and EEA data protection regimes and threaten the UK adequacy decision from the European Commission. The respective provisions and enforcement of the EU GDPR and UK GDPR may further diverge in the future and create additional regulatory challenges and uncertainties. This lack of clarity on future UK laws and regulations and their interaction with EU laws and regulations could add legal risk, complexity and cost to our handling of personal data and our privacy and data security compliance programs and could require us to implement different compliance measures for the UK and the EEA.
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The UK data protection regime is independent from but currently still aligned with the EEA’s data protection regime. However, going forward, there will be increasing scope for divergence in application, interpretation and enforcement of the data protection law as between the UK and EEA. Although the UK is regarded as a third country under the EU’s GDPR, the European Commission has now issued a decision recognizing the UK as providing adequate protection under the EU GDPR and, therefore, transfers of personal data originating in the EEA to the UK remain unrestricted. The UK government has confirmed that personal data transfers from the UK to the EEA remain free flowing. Similarly, the UK Data (Use and Access) Bill 2025 is now in full force and may further differentiate the UK and EEA data protection regimes and could potentially impact the UK’s adequacy decision granted by the European Commission. The respective provisions and enforcement of the EU GDPR and UK GDPR continue to diverge, creating additional regulatory uncertainty. This evolving regulatory landscape could increase legal risk, complexity and cost to our handling of personal data and may require us to adapt our privacy and data security compliance programs to account for increasing legal and regulatory divergence between the UK and the EEA.
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Payments made to physicians and other healthcare professionals in certain EU Member States must be publicly disclosed. Moreover, agreements with physicians often must be the subject of prior notification and approval by the physician’s employer, his or her competent professional organization and/or the regulatory authorities of the individual EU Member States. These requirements are provided in the national laws, industry codes or professional codes of conduct, applicable in individual EU Member States and the particular requirements can therefore vary widely amongst the EU Member States.
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Payments made to physicians and other healthcare professionals in certain EU Member States must be publicly disclosed. Moreover, agreements with physicians often must be the subject of prior notification and approval by the physician’s employer, his or her competent professional organization and/or the regulatory authorities of the individual EU Member States. These requirements are provided in the national laws, industry codes or professional codes of conduct, applicable in individual EU Member States and the particular requirements can therefore vary widely amongst the EU Member States. Failure to comply with these requirements could result in reputational risk, public reprimands, administrative penalties, fines or imprisonment.
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Many of our consultants, advisors and employees, including our senior management, were previously employed at other biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies, including our competitors and potential competitors. Some of these individuals executed proprietary rights, non-disclosure and non-competition agreements in connection with such previous employment. Although we intend that our consultants, advisors and employees do not use proprietary information or know-how of their former employers while working for us, we may be subject to claims that we or these individuals have used or disclosed confidential information or intellectual property, including trade secrets or other proprietary information, of any such individual’s former employer. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these claims.
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Many of our current and former consultants, advisors and employees, including our senior management, were previously employed at other biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies, including our competitors and potential competitors, or have worked with collaborators while working at the Company or in connection with such previous employment. Some of these individuals executed proprietary rights, non-disclosure and non-competition agreements in connection with such previous employment or otherwise acquired confidential information or intellectual property owned by another person or entity while working with us or for a former employer. Although we intend that our consultants, advisors and employees do not use proprietary information or know-how owned by another company or person while working for us, we have in the past been and may in the future be subject to claims that we or these individuals have used or disclosed confidential information or intellectual property, including trade secrets or other proprietary information, owned by another person or entity. Litigation has in the past been and may in the future be necessary to defend against these claims.
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Third-party intellectual property right holders, including our competitors, may actively bring infringement, misappropriation or violation claims against us based on existing or future intellectual property rights, regardless of their merit. We may not be able to successfully settle or otherwise resolve such infringement claims. If we are unable to successfully settle future claims on terms acceptable to us, we may be required to engage or continue costly, unpredictable and time-consuming litigation and may be prevented from or experience substantial delays in marketing our treatments.
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Third-party intellectual property right holders, including our competitors, have in the past and may in the future bring infringement, misappropriation or violation claims against us based on existing or future intellectual property rights, regardless of their merit. We may not be able to successfully settle or otherwise resolve such infringement claims. If we are unable to successfully settle future claims on terms acceptable to us, we may be required to engage or continue costly, unpredictable and time-consuming litigation and may be prevented from or experience substantial delays in marketing our treatments.
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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. In addition, we may experience increased employee turnover as a result of general market conditions and a competitive talent market, as well as Company-specific factors, such as a decline in the price of our ADSs, business performance, and leadership changes. For example, on October 28, 2024, our board of directors authorized a strategic reorganization, which included a reduction in workforce, including some senior management roles. In addition, we are exploring a potential externalization of our digital technologies, intellectual property and associated employees. This reorganization and the potential externalization of our digital technologies and associated employees has caused and may in the future cause additional attrition and affect employee morale. Additionally, as we are operating with fewer employees than we have in prior periods, we face additional risk that we might not be able to execute on our strategic plans which may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results. If we are not successful in managing these transitions or any future changes in senior management, it could negatively impact our corporate culture, negatively impact our relationships with employees, investors, suppliers, CROs, principal investigators, key opinion leaders, regulators and other key stakeholders, or otherwise disrupt our business operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects. In addition, our ability to compete in the highly competitive pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry depends upon our ability to attract and retain highly qualified management, scientific and medical personnel. Many other companies and academic institutions that we compete against for qualified personnel have greater financial and other resources, different risk profiles and a longer history in the industry than we do. Therefore, we might not be able to attract or retain these key persons on conditions that are economically acceptable. Moreover, some qualified prospective employees may choose not to work for us due to negative perceptions regarding the therapeutic use of psilocybin or other objections to the therapeutic use of a controlled substance. Furthermore, we will need to recruit new managers and qualified scientific and medical personnel to develop our business if we expand into fields that will require additional skills. Our inability to attract and retain these key pe…
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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. In addition, we may experience increased employee turnover as a result of general market conditions and a competitive talent market, as well as Company-specific factors, such as a decline in the price of our ADSs, business performance, and leadership changes. For example, on October 28, 2024, our board of directors authorized a strategic reorganization, which included a reduction in workforce, including some senior management roles. This reorganization including first exploring the potential externalization of our digital technologies and associated employees and then executing a reduction in workforce for the digital technologies team in May 2025, has caused and may in the future cause additional attrition and affect employee morale. Additionally, as we are operating with fewer employees than we have in prior periods, we face additional risk that we might not be able to execute on our strategic plans which may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results. If we are not successful in managing these transitions or any future changes in senior management, it could negatively impact our corporate culture, negatively impact our relationships with employees, investors, suppliers, CROs, principal investigators, key opinion leaders, regulators and other key stakeholders, or otherwise disrupt our business operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects. In addition, our ability to compete in the highly competitive pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry depends upon our ability to attract and retain highly qualified management, scientific and medical personnel. Many other companies and academic institutions that we compete against for qualified personnel have greater financial and other resources, different risk profiles and a longer history in the industry than we do. Therefore, we might not be able to attract or retain these key persons on conditions that are economically acceptable. Moreover, some qualified prospective employees may choose not to work for us due to negative perceptions regarding the therapeutic use of psilocybin or other objections to the therapeutic use of a controlled substance. Furthermore, we will need to recruit new managers and qualified scientific and medical personnel to develop our business if we expand into fields that will require additional skills. Our inability to attract and retain these key persons could prevent us…
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The pharmaceutical and psychedelic industry is intensely competitive and subject to rapid and significant technological change. Our competitors include multinational pharmaceutical companies, universities and other research institutions. We also face competition from 501(c)(3) non-profit medical research organizations, including the Usona Institute, which, in August 2023, published results from its Phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating a single dose of psilocybin to treat major depressive disorder. In March 2024, Usona Institute announced the launch of its Phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of psilocybin 25 mg in as a treatment for major depressive disorder, which is expected to enroll approximately 240 adult patients. Such non-profits may be willing to provide psilocybin-based products at cost or for free, undermining our potential market for COMP360. In addition, a number of for-profit biotechnology companies or institutions are specifically pursuing the development of psilocybin, including Cybin Inc., and other psychedelic compounds to treat mental health illnesses, including TRD. Cybin is conducting a Phase 3 program for its deuterated psilocybin analog for the adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder, which includes two Phase 3 trials and is expected to enroll approximately 550 adult patients. In addition, an increasing number of companies are stepping up their efforts in discovery of new psychedelic compounds. It is also probable that the number of companies seeking to develop psychedelic products and treatments for mental health illnesses, such as depression, will increase. If any of our competitors is granted an NDA for their psychedelic treatments before us and manages to obtain approval for a broader indication, such as major depressive disorder, and thus access a wider patient population, we may face more intensified competition from such potential psychedelic treatments and increased difficulties in winning market acceptance of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates. All of these risks are heightened because psilocybin, which is a naturally occurring substance and therefore not subject to patent protection, may be deemed an appropriate substitute for COMP360.
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The pharmaceutical and psychedelic industry is intensely competitive and subject to rapid and significant technological change. Our competitors include multinational pharmaceutical companies, universities and other research institutions. We also face competition from 501(c)(3) non-profit medical research organizations, including the Usona Institute, which, in August 2023, published results from its Phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating a single dose of psilocybin to treat major depressive disorder. In March 2024, Usona Institute announced the launch of its Phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of psilocybin 25mg in as a treatment for major depressive disorder, which is expected to enroll approximately 240 adult patients. Such non-profits may be willing to provide psilocybin-based products at cost or for free, undermining our potential market for COMP360. In addition, a number of for-profit biotechnology companies or institutions are specifically pursuing the development of psilocybin, including Cybin Inc., and other psychedelic compounds to treat mental health illnesses, including TRD. Cybin is conducting a Phase 3 program for its deuterated psilocybin analog for the adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder, which includes two Phase 3 trials and is expected to enroll approximately 550 adult patients. In addition, an increasing number of companies are stepping up their efforts in discovery of new psychedelic compounds. It is also probable that the number of companies seeking to develop psychedelic products and treatments for mental health illnesses, such as depression, will increase. If any of our competitors is granted an NDA for their psychedelic treatments before us and manages to obtain approval for a broader indication, such as major depressive disorder, and thus access a wider patient population, we may face more intensified competition from such potential psychedelic treatments and increased difficulties in winning market acceptance of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment or any future therapeutic candidates. All of these risks are heightened because psilocybin, which is a naturally occurring substance and therefore not subject to patent protection, may be deemed an appropriate substitute for COMP360.
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We also face competition from major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies who have developed or are developing non-psilocybin or psychedelic based treatments for the treatment of MDD and TRD, and will face future competition for any other indications we may seek to treat with our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment. There are a number of companies that currently market and sell products or treatments, or are pursuing the development of products or treatments, for the treatment of depression, including antidepressants such as SSRIs and serotonergic norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, or SNRIs, antipsychotics, cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, esketamine and ketamine, repeat transcranial magnetic stimulation, or rTMS, electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, vagus nerve stimulation, or VNS, and deep brain stimulation, or DBS, among others. Many of these pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and biotechnology competitors have established markets for their treatments and have substantially greater financial, technical, human and other resources than we do and may be better equipped to develop, manufacture and market superior products or treatments. In addition, many of these competitors have significantly greater experience than we have in undertaking preclinical studies and human clinical trials of new therapeutic substances and in obtaining regulatory approvals of human therapeutic products. Accordingly, our competitors may succeed in obtaining FDA, EMA or MHRA approval for alternative or superior products. In addition, many competitors have greater name recognition and more extensive collaborative relationships. Smaller and earlier-stage companies may also prove to be significant competitors, particularly through collaborative arrangements with large, established companies.
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We also face competition from major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies who have developed or are developing non-psilocybin or psychedelic based treatments for the treatment of MDD and TRD, and will face future competition for any other indications we may seek to treat with our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment. There are a number of companies that currently market and sell products or treatments, or are pursuing the development of products or treatments, for the treatment of depression, including antidepressants such as SSRIs and serotonergic norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, or SNRIs, antipsychotics, cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, esketamine and ketamine, repeat transcranial magnetic stimulation, or rTMS, electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, vagus nerve stimulation, or VNS, and deep brain stimulation, or DBS, among others. Many of these pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and biotechnology competitors have established markets for their treatments and have substantially greater financial, technical, human and other resources than we do and may be better equipped to develop, manufacture and market superior products or treatments. In addition, many of these competitors have significantly greater experience than we have in undertaking preclinical studies and human clinical trials of new therapeutic substances and in obtaining regulatory approvals of human therapeutic products. Accordingly, our competitors may succeed in obtaining FDA, EC or MHRA approval for alternative or superior products. In addition, many competitors have greater name recognition and more extensive collaborative relationships. Smaller and earlier-stage companies may also prove to be significant competitors, particularly through collaborative arrangements with large, established companies.
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Our current and potential future digital technologies may not be successful, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Our digital technologies may not be successful, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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We currently employ or are developing digital technologies to collect data, educate patients and healthcare professionals in our clinical trials, collect digital phenotyping information, and harness artificial intelligence. We use certain internally developed digital technologies in the conduct of our clinical trials and we continuously maintain, evaluate and improve the performance, security and reliability. In addition, we are exploring a potential externalization of our digital technologies and may rely significantly on third-parties in the future to provide us with digital technology services. There can be no assurance that these digital technologies do not or will not have inaccuracies or errors. As with any digital technology, poor performance, unreliability or errors or inaccuracies may adversely impact the conduct of our clinical trials, our reputation and our plans to use digital technologies to complement our investigational treatments. Our efforts to maintain and optimize the digital technologies used in the conduct of our clinical trials, either internally or through a third-party service provider, or to develop or acquire alternate technologies if required for the conduct of our clinical trials may involve significant time, costs, and other resources, and may divert our management team’s attention and focus from executing our clinical trials or other key elements of our strategy. If our efforts to maintain or optimize our current digital technologies, either internally or through a third-party service provider, or, if needed, develop or acquire these digital technologies are unsuccessful, it may have a materially adverse impact on the conduct of our trials, future prospects and financial position.
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We currently employ digital technologies to collect data, educate patients and healthcare professionals in our clinical trials, collect digital phenotyping information, and record and transcribe audio data. We use certain internally developed digital technologies in the conduct of our clinical trials and we continuously maintain, evaluate and improve the performance, security and reliability. In addition, we may rely significantly on third-parties in the future to provide us with digital technology services. There can be no assurance that these digital technologies do not or will not have inaccuracies or errors. As with any digital technology, poor performance, unreliability or errors or inaccuracies may adversely impact the conduct of our clinical trials, our reputation and our plans to use digital technologies to complement our investigational treatments. Our efforts to maintain and optimize the digital technologies used in the conduct of our clinical trials, either internally or through a third-party service provider, or to develop or acquire alternate technologies if required for the conduct of our clinical trials may involve significant time, costs, and other resources, and may divert our management team’s attention and focus from executing our clinical trials or other key elements of our strategy. If our efforts to maintain or optimize our current digital technologies, either internally or through a third-party service provider, or, if needed, develop or acquire these digital technologies are unsuccessful, it may have a materially adverse impact on the conduct of our trials, future prospects and financial position.
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Our current or future digital technology solutions, including those provided by third parties, could compromise sensitive information related to our business, patients, healthcare professionals, third-party treatment sites and collaborators, or prevent us from accessing critical information and expose us to liability, which could adversely affect our business and our reputation.
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Our digital technology solutions, including those provided by third parties, could be leveraged to compromise sensitive information related to our business, patients, healthcare professionals, third-party treatment sites and collaborators, or prevent us from accessing critical information and expose us to liability, which could adversely affect our business and our reputation.
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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.
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•changes in regulatory requirements, policies and guidelines, including amendments to the UK clinical trial regulations;
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R&D tax reliefs regime is updated and changed frequently, so there can be no guarantee of our ability to make use of reliefs as it might currently expect to in future.
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California residents expanded rights to access and delete their personal information, opt out of certain personal information sharing, and to receive detailed information about how their personal information is used. While clinical trial data and information governed by HIPAA are currently exempt from the CCPA, other personal information may be applicable and possible changes to the CCPA may broaden its scope.
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$17.00 per ADS, our ADS price has fluctuated significantly, ranging from an intraday low of $2.25 to an intraday high of $61.69 for the period beginning September 18, 2020, our first day of trading on The Nasdaq Global Select Market, through July 29, 2025. If the market price of our ADSs does not exceed the price at which you acquired them, you may not realize any return on your investment in us and may lose some or all of your investment.
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ADSs has been affected and may in the future be affected by fluctuations in foreign exchange rates between the Pound Sterling and these other currencies, which may also have a significant impact on our results of operations and cash flows from period to period. Currently, we do not have any exchange rate hedging arrangements in place. See Note 2 in the notes to our annual consolidated financial statements for a description of foreign exchange risks.
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For example, the America Invents Act, or the AIA, enacted in the U.S. in 2012 and 2013, has resulted in significant changes to the U.S. patent system.
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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.