UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of September 2021
Commission File Number: 001-39522
COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
3rd Floor
1 Ashley Road
Altrincham
Cheshire WA14 2DT
United Kingdom
Tel: +1 (646) 905-3974
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
On September 14, 2021, COMPASS Pathways plc (the “Company”) issued a press release titled “COMPASS Pathways acquires IP portfolio of novel psychedelic compounds and prodrugs,” discussing its acquisition of an intellectual property portfolio developed together with inventor Matthias Grill PhD, founder and CEO of MiHKAL GmbH in Basel, Switzerland, who will be working with COMPASS on an exclusive research project to develop new product candidates. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this report included as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference shall not be deemed “filed” for the 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. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if such subsequent filing specifically references the information furnished pursuant to this report.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
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| | COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC |
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| Date: September 15, 2021 | | By: | /s/ Piers Morgan |
| | | Piers Morgan |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
