cmps-20220324

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 24, 2022

COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

England and Wales

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)



England and Wales	001-39522	Not applicable
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

33 Broadwick Street

London W1F 0DQ

United Kingdom

(Address of Principal Executive Offices; Zip Code)

+1 (646) 905-3974

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(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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Trading

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American Depositary Shares, each representing one ordinary share, nominal value £0.008 per share

CMPS

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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Item 1.01.			Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 24, 2022, COMPASS Pathfinder Limited, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of COMPASS Pathways plc (collectively, the “Company”), entered into a Master Research Collaboration Agreement (“Agreement”) with King's College London (“KCL”) and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (“SLaM”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company, KCL and SLaM established a strategic collaboration with an overarching goal of accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health care by driving forward research in psychedelic therapies through, among other things, the development of working model psychedelic treatment clinics, therapist training programs, conducting clinical trials, and data analysis.

The Agreement contemplates an investment by the Company of up to approximately twelve million pound sterling over the course of the contemplated term of the Agreement. The Agreement will terminate upon the later of: (a) ten (10) years from the effective date or (b) the termination or expiration of all project contracts; subject to certain customary exceptions.

The foregoing summary of the Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, which the Company intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022.


Item 8.01.			Other Events.

On March 24, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing its entry into the Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01.			Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d)			Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith:



Exhibit No.						Description

99.1						Press Release issued by COMPASS Pathways plc on March 2 4 , 2022


104						Cover page interactive data file (embedded within Inline XBRL document)

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.

COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC

Date: March 25, 2022

By:

/s/ Michael Falvey

Michael Falvey

Chief Financial Officer

COMPASS Pathways Plc filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits