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): May 17, 2024


ATAI LIFE SCIENCES N.V.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


The Netherlands
001-40493
Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act

Title of each class
  
Trading
Symbol(s)
  
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common shares, €0.10 par value per share
  
ATAI
  
The Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 19, 2024, Jason Camm resigned from his position as supervisory director of ATAI Life Sciences N.V. (the “Company” or “atai”). Mr. Camm’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies and practices. The Company thanks Mr. Camm for his service to the Company and its shareholders.

Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 17, 2024, atai held its annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 19, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were approximately 167,412,657 common shares outstanding. Each common share is entitled to one vote on any matter presented at the Annual Meeting as a voting item. At the Annual Meeting, 73,629,724 of the Company’s common shares were present or represented.

The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, all of which are described in atai’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2024 (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”).

Proposal 1 - The Company’s shareholders approved the adoption of Dutch statutory annual accounts over fiscal year 2023. The results were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-votes
45,259,683
  
327,788
  
238,159
  
27,804,094

Proposal 2 - The Company’s shareholders approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP and Deloitte Accountants B.V. as atai’s external auditors for fiscal year 2024. The results were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-votes
70,196,126
  
1,852,601
  
1,580,997
  
0

Proposal 3 - The Company’s shareholders approved the release of each member of atai’s board of supervisory directors and board of managing directors from liability for the exercise of their duties during fiscal year 2023. The results were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-votes
44,812,627
  
927,084
  
85,919
  
27,804,094

Proposal 4 - The Company’s shareholders approved the re-appointment of Christian Angermayer as a supervisory director, as described in the Definitive Proxy Statement. The results were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-votes
43,368,121
  
2,397,690
  
59,819
  
27,804,094

Proposal 5 - The Company’s shareholders approved the appointment of Scott Braunstein, M.D. as a supervisory director, effective upon his registration with the Trade Register held by the Dutch Chamber of Commerce, as described in the Definitive Proxy Statement. The results were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-votes
41,460,753
  
4,307,857
  
57,020
  
27,804,094

Proposal 6 - The Company’s shareholders approved the appointment of Laurent Fischer, M.D. as a supervisory director, effective upon his registration with the Trade Register held by the Dutch Chamber of Commerce, as described in the Definitive Proxy Statement. The results were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-votes
44,351,021
  
1,415,259
  
59,350
  
27,804,094

Proposal 7 - The Company’s shareholders approved the appointment of Raymond Sanchez, M.D. as a supervisory director. Subsequent to the Annual Meeting and prior to his registration with the Trade Register held by the Dutch Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Sanchez informed the Company that he would not presently be able to accept his appointment as a supervisory director of the Company due to his current employment duties; rather, that his appointment as a supervisory director of the Company would become effective only upon such date as Dr. Sanchez and the Company may in the future agree and upon his registration with the Trade Register held by the Dutch Chamber of Commerce and as otherwise described and set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement. The results were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-votes
45,332,589
  
433,124
  
59,917
  
27,804,094

Proposal 8 - The Company’s shareholders approved the appointment of Anne Johnson as a managing director. The results were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-votes
45,341,852
  
425,190
  
58,588
  
27,804,094

Proposal 9 – The Company’s shareholders approved the extension of the authorization of atai’s management board to issue shares and grant rights to subscribe for shares. The results were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-votes
41,061,965
  
4,682,509
  
81,156
  
27,804,094

Proposal 10 – The Company’s shareholders approved the extension of the authorization of atai’s management board to limit and exclude pre-emption rights. The results were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-votes
41,116,962
  
4,578,575
  
130,093
  
27,804,094

Proposal 11 – The Company’s shareholders approved the extension of the authorization of atai’s management board to acquire shares (or depositary receipts for such shares) in atai’s capital. The results were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-votes
43,141,237
  
2,600,749
  
83,644
  
27,804,094

Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 23, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing changes to its supervisory board. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1), 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 except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
 Exhibits

Exhibit
No.
  
Description
   
 
Press Release of ATAI Life Sciences N.V., dated May 23, 2024.
104
  
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document).

*
Furnished herewith

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.

 
ATAI LIFE SCIENCES N.V.
   
Date:  May 23, 2024
By:
/s/ Florian Brand
 
Name:
Florian Brand
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit 99.1
 
 
atai Life Sciences Strengthens Board with Appointment of Two New Independent Directors
 
NEW YORK and BERLIN, May 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ: ATAI) (“atai” or “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to transform the treatment of mental health disorders, today announced the appointment of Scott Braunstein, M.D., and Laurent Fischer, M.D., as independent directors of atai’s supervisory board (“Board”) subject to applicable legal requirements.
 
Scott Braunstein, M.D., is the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chairman of Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He is an operating partner at Aisling Capital and serves on the Board of Directors at both Caribou Biosciences, Inc. and Trevena Inc. Previously, Dr. Braunstein was Chief Operating Officer at Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and portfolio manager of the JP Morgan Global Healthcare Fund. Dr. Braunstein began his career as a practicing physician at the Summit Medical Group, earning his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and his undergraduate degree from Cornell University.
 
Laurent Fischer, M.D., is the CEO and President of Adverum Biotechnologies and serves on the Board of Directors at Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lycia Therapeutics and Teal. Previously, Dr. Fischer was Chairman of CTI Biopharma, CEO of Tobira Therapeutics (subsequently Allergan), and held leadership roles at Jennerex, RXCentric (now part of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions), MedVantx, Dupont Pharmaceuticals, Dupont-Merck, and F. Hoffmann-La Roche. Dr. Fischer earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Geneva and his medical degree from the Geneva Medical School, Switzerland.
 
Further, the Company announced that after four years of service, Jason Camm has stepped down from the Board.
 
Christian Angermayer, Founder and Chairman of atai said: “I am thrilled to welcome Scott and Laurent to atai’s Board. Their remarkable achievements in the biopharmaceutical sector and comprehensive understanding of drug development and commercialization will be instrumental to our Board and management team as we advance into later-stage clinical trials. I also want to thank Jason for his invaluable contributions over the past few years.”
 
About atai Life Sciences
 
atai is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to transform the treatment of mental health disorders and was founded as a response to the significant unmet need and lack of innovation in the mental health treatment landscape. atai is dedicated to efficiently developing innovative therapeutics to treat depression, anxiety, addiction, and other mental health disorders. By pooling resources and best practices, atai aims to responsibly accelerate the development of new medicines to achieve clinically meaningful and sustained behavioral change in mental health patients. atai's vision is to heal mental health disorders so that everyone, everywhere can live a more fulfilled life. For more information, please visit www.atai.life.
 
Forward-looking Statements
 
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. We intend 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 (the “Securities Act”), 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,” “anticipate,” “initiate,” “could,” “would,” “project,” “plan,” “potentially,” “preliminary,” “likely,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements include express or implied statements relating to, among other things: expectations regarding our supervisory board; our business strategy and plans; and the plans and objectives of management for future operations and capital expenditures.
 
Forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including, without limitation, the important factors described in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as such factors may be updated from time to time in atai's other filings with the SEC. atai disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, other than to the extent required by applicable law.

Contact Information
 
Investor Contact:
 
IR@atai.life
 
Media Contact:
 
PR@atai.life


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