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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): February 18, 2026
COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| 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 (716) 676-6461
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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) |
| ☐ | 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:
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| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| American Depositary Shares, each representing one ordinary share, nominal value £0.008 per share | | CMPS | | The Nasdaq Global Select 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. ☐
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On February 18, 2026, Compass Pathways plc (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as representatives (the “Representatives”) of the underwriters listed therein (the “Underwriters”), relating to the issuance and sale in an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of (i) 17,500,000 American Depositary Shares, each representing one ordinary share, nominal value £0.008 each, of the Company (the “ADSs”) at a public offering price of $8.00 per ADS, and (ii) in lieu of ADSs, to certain institutional investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 1,250,000 ADSs (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) at a public offering price of $7.999 per Pre-Funded Warrant. In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,812,500 ADSs at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. All of the ADSs and Pre-Funded Warrants in the Offering are to be sold by the Company. The Offering is expected to close on February 20, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The gross proceeds to the Company from the Offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses, are expected to be $150.0 million.
The Offering was made pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-285297), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 27, 2025, and declared effective by the SEC on May 7, 2025.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by such parties. In addition, subject to certain exceptions, the Company, its officers and directors have agreed not to offer, sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any ADSs, ordinary shares or similar securities during the 60-day period following the date of the Underwriting Agreement, without first obtaining the written consent of the Representatives.
The Pre-Funded Warrants will have an exercise price of $0.0001 per ADS and be exercisable immediately upon the closing of the Offering. The Pre-Funded Warrants may be exercised by delivery of the aggregate exercise price or by means of a cashless exercise. The Pre-Funded Warrants expire when exercised in full.
Under the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants, a holder (together with its affiliates) may not exercise any portion of such holder’s Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that the holder would own more than 9.99% of the number of the Company’s ordinary shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, which percentage may be increased up to 19.99% or decreased at the holder’s election upon at least 61 days’ notice to the Company (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). The exercise price of the Pre-Funded Warrants and the number of ADSs representing ordinary shares upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants are subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of stock dividends, stock splits, reorganizations or similar events affecting the Company’s ordinary shares and ADSs and any adjustment to the ADS ratio of ordinary shares per ADS.
In the event of certain fundamental transactions, the Pre-Funded Warrants will be automatically exercised through a cashless exercise and, with respect to any ADSs underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants for which the automatic exercise would cause the aggregate number of ADSs representing ordinary shares beneficially owned by the holder (together with its affiliates) to exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, for the cash value equal to the Black-Scholes Value to be paid.
The foregoing descriptions of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and the Pre-Funded Warrants do not purport to be complete and are each qualified in their entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement and the Form of
Pre-Funded Warrant, respectively, which are filed as Exhibit 1.1 and Exhibit 4.1 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 18, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Offering. A copy of the press release announcing the pricing of the Offering is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K 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 or the Exchange Act except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Any statements, other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding the expected timing for the closing of the Offering and the anticipated proceeds to be received in the Offering and any other statements containing the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current intentions, beliefs and expectations regarding future events. The Company cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be accurate. Investors should realize that if underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could differ materially from the Company’s expectations, including market risks and other market conditions; the risk that the conditions to the closing of the Offering are not satisfied and those risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K or quarterly report on Form 10-Q and in other reports the Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Investors are, therefore, cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this Form 8-K, and, except as required by law, the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement to reflect new information, events or circumstances.
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| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
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| 1.1 | | Underwriting Agreement among the Company, Jefferies LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, dated as of February 18, 2026 |
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| 4.1 | | Form of Pre-Funded Warrant |
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| 5.1 | | Opinion of Goodwin Procter (UK) LLP |
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| 5.2 | | Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP |
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| 23.1 | | Consent of Goodwin Procter (UK) LLP (included with the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1) |
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| 23.2 | | Consent of Goodwin Procter LLP (included with the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.2) |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release, dated February 18, 2026 |
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| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the 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.
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| COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC |
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| Date: February 19, 2026 | By: | | /s/ Teri Loxam |
| | | Teri Loxam |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
Compass Pathways announces pricing of $150 million public offering
LONDON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Compass Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS), a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation, announced today the pricing of its public offering of 17,500,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) at a public offering price of $8.00 per ADS, each representing one ordinary share, and in lieu of ADSs, to certain institutional investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 1,250,000 ADSs at a public offering price of $7.9999 per pre-funded warrant. In addition, Compass Pathways has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,812,500 ADSs at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. All of the securities are to be sold by Compass Pathways. The offering is expected to close on or about February 20, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The gross proceeds to Compass Pathways from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses, are expected to be $150.0 million. Compass Pathways currently intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with its existing cash and cash equivalents, to fund ongoing COMP005 and COMP006 Phase 3 trials, its Phase 2b/3 trial of COMP360 in PTSD, acceleration of its commercial readiness activities, and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Jefferies, TD Cowen, Cantor and Stifel are acting as joint book-runners for the offering. H.C. Wainwright & Co. is also acting as lead manager for the offering. LifeSci Capital is acting as Compass Pathways’ financial advisor.
The securities described are being offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-285297) that was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and became effective on May 7, 2025. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering. A preliminary prospectus supplement related to the offering was filed with the SEC on February 17, 2026 and is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, when available, may be obtained from Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, by telephone at (877) 821-7388, or by email at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com; TD Securities (USA) LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 or by email at TDManualrequest@broadridge.com; Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. by mail at Attention: Capital Markets, 110 East 59th Street, New York 10022 or by email at prospectus@cantor.com; or Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Attention: Prospectus Department, One Montgomery Street, Suite 3700, San Francisco, California 94104, telephone: (415) 364‐2720 or by emailing syndprospectus@stifel.com. For the avoidance of doubt, such prospectus will not constitute a “prospectus” for the purposes of (i) in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the “Prospectus Regulation”) and (ii) in the United Kingdom, Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law in the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and will not have been reviewed by any competent authority in any EEA member state or the UK.
Important information
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state, province, territory or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state, province, territory or jurisdiction.
For readers in the EEA
In any EEA member state (each, a “Relevant State”), this press release and any offering are only addressed to and directed at persons who are qualified investors ("Qualified Investors") in that Relevant State within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation. The term “Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.
This press release must not be acted on or relied on in any EEA member state by persons who are not Qualified Investors. Any investment or investment activity to which this press release relates is available only to and will only be engaged with Qualified Investors in any EEA member state.
For readers in the United Kingdom
In the UK, this press release and any offering are only addressed to and directed at persons who are qualified investors ("UK Qualified Investors") within the meaning of the UK Prospectus Regulation. The term “UK Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law in the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
In the United Kingdom, this press release, in so far as it constitutes an invitation or inducement to enter into investment activity within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”), and any offering are only addressed to and directed at UK Qualified Investors (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended, or the “Order”, and/or (ii) who are high net worth companies (or persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated) falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”).
This press release must not be acted on or relied on in the United Kingdom by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this press release relates is available only to and will only be engaged with relevant persons in the United Kingdom. This press release does not contain an offer or constitute any part of an offer to the public within the meaning of sections 85 and 102B of the FSMA or otherwise.
About Compass Pathways
Compass Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS) is a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health. We are motivated by the need to find better ways to help and empower people with serious mental health conditions who are not helped by existing treatments. We are pioneering a new paradigm for treating mental health conditions focused on rapid and durable responses through the development of our investigational COMP360 synthetic psilocybin treatment, potentially a first in class treatment. COMP360 has Breakthrough Therapy designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and has received Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) designation in the UK for treatment-resistant depression (TRD).
Compass is headquartered in London, UK, with offices in New York in the U.S. We envision a world where mental health means not just the absence of illness but the ability to thrive.
Forward-looking statements
This press release includes certain disclosures that contain “forward-looking statements,” including, without limitation, express or implied statements relating to, among other things, the completion of the offering on the anticipated terms or at all, the timing of the closing of the offering and the expected use of proceeds from the offering. Forward-looking statements are based on Compass Pathways’ current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to our ability to complete this offering on the anticipated terms or at all, including the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. These and other risks and uncertainties are described more fully in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the final prospectus related to the offering to be filed with the SEC, including documents incorporated by reference therein. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and Compass undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.
Enquiries
Media: Dana Sultan-Rothman, media@compasspathways.com
Investors: Stephen Schultz, stephen.schultz@compasspathways.com, +1 401 290 7324
