ATAI LIFE SCIENCES N.V.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
The Netherlands
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001-40493
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Not Applicable
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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Wallstraße 16
10179 Berlin, Germany
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
+49 89 2153 9035
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
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Common shares, €0.10 par value per share
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ATAI
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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Item 7.01. |
Regulation FD Disclosure.
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On March 20, 2025, atai Life Sciences N.V. (the “Company”) announced that it has decided to add Bitcoin to its treasury reserve diversification strategy in addition to
cash, restricted cash, cash equivalents, short-term securities, and public equity holdings. Over the next several weeks, the Company expects to invest an initial position of $5.0 million in Bitcoin to hold as a treasury reserve asset. The Bitcoin
treasury reserve is not anticipated to impact drug development timelines or current operational runway.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date
hereof, except as expressly provided by specific reference in such a filing.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company intends such
forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”). The words “believe”, “may”, “will”, “estimate”, “continue”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “expect”, “could”, “would”, “project”, “plan”, “potentially”, “preliminary”, “likely”, and the negative of these terms and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements, though not all forward-looking statements use these words or expressions. All statements contained in this Current Report other than statements of historical fact should be considered forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and include statements regarding the Company’s investment strategy and plans, including initial investment position; and the anticipated impact on drug
development timelines and current operational runway. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or
achievements to be materially different from its expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, the factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2024, filed with the SEC on March 17, 2025, and as any such factors may be updated from time to time in its other filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Except
as required by applicable law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K or to conform these statements to actual results or revised
expectations.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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ATAI LIFE SCIENCES N.V.
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Date: March 20, 2025
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By:
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Name:
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Srinivas Rao
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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