--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001140361-26-036283" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "ATAI" cik: "0002081043" company_name: "AtaiBeckley Inc." filed_at: "2026-09-11T13:15:08+00:00" generated_at: "2026-09-11T13:16:06.461022+00:00" event_type: "m_and_a" sentiment: "positive" materiality_score: 1.0 calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Eli Lilly completes $6.75/share buyout of AtaiBeckley (ATAI); CVRs worth up to $2.50 ## Summary - Merger closed Sept 11: each ATAI share converted to $6.75 cash plus one CVR (up to $2.50) on milestones. - CVR payments: $1.00 upon Phase 3 start of VLS-01 by 2030, $0.50 upon US approval/DEA reschedule of BPL-003, $1.00 on VLS-01. - Company delisted from Nasdaq; Form 25 filed and Form 15 to follow, terminating SEC reporting. - Board replaced: Lilly designees Christopher Anderson, Jonathan R. Haug become directors; Haug named President. - $194,000 retention bonus granted to Gerd Kochendoerfer, payable after closing subject to continued employment. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001140361-26-036283 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: ATAI - cik: 0002081043 - company_name: AtaiBeckley Inc. - filed_at: 2026-09-11T13:15:08+00:00 - event_type: m_and_a - sentiment: positive - materiality_score: 1.0 - calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0 - confidence: high - sec_items: 2.01, 3.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2081043/000114036126036283/0001140361-26-036283-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2081043/000114036126036283/ef20081247_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-036283 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-036283.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-036283.txt ## Key facts - Executive change Jonathan Groff was appointed as Assistant Secretary at AtaiBeckley Inc.. - Action: became - Role: Assistant Secretary source text: at the Effective Time, the officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, Jonathan R. Haug as President, Steffanie Lim-Ho as Treasurer, Christopher Anderson as Secretary, Jonathan Groff as Assistant Secretary, Jamie Burnett as Assistant Secretary and Katie Lodato as Assistant Treasurer, became the officers of the Company. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2081043/000114036126036283/0001140361-26-036283-index.htm - Executive change Jonathan R. Haug was appointed as President at AtaiBeckley Inc.. - Action: became - Role: President source text: at the Effective Time, the officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, Jonathan R. Haug as President, Steffanie Lim-Ho as Treasurer, Christopher Anderson as Secretary, Jonathan Groff as Assistant Secretary, Jamie Burnett as Assistant Secretary and Katie Lodato as Assistant Treasurer, became the officers of the Company. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2081043/000114036126036283/0001140361-26-036283-index.htm - Executive change Steffanie Lim-Ho was appointed as Treasurer at AtaiBeckley Inc.. - Action: became - Role: Treasurer source text: at the Effective Time, the officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, Jonathan R. Haug as President, Steffanie Lim-Ho as Treasurer, Christopher Anderson as Secretary, Jonathan Groff as Assistant Secretary, Jamie Burnett as Assistant Secretary and Katie Lodato as Assistant Treasurer, became the officers of the Company. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2081043/000114036126036283/0001140361-26-036283-index.htm - Executive change Jonathan R. Haug was appointed as Director at AtaiBeckley Inc.. - Action: became - Role: Director source text: at the Effective Time, Christopher Anderson and Jonathan R. Haug, the directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, became directors of the Company. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2081043/000114036126036283/0001140361-26-036283-index.htm - Executive change Jamie Burnett was appointed as Assistant Secretary at AtaiBeckley Inc.. - Action: became - Role: Assistant Secretary source text: at the Effective Time, the officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, Jonathan R. Haug as President, Steffanie Lim-Ho as Treasurer, Christopher Anderson as Secretary, Jonathan Groff as Assistant Secretary, Jamie Burnett as Assistant Secretary and Katie Lodato as Assistant Treasurer, became the officers of the Company. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2081043/000114036126036283/0001140361-26-036283-index.htm - Executive change Christopher Anderson was appointed as Secretary at AtaiBeckley Inc.. - Action: became - Role: Secretary source text: at the Effective Time, the officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, Jonathan R. Haug as President, Steffanie Lim-Ho as Treasurer, Christopher Anderson as Secretary, Jonathan Groff as Assistant Secretary, Jamie Burnett as Assistant Secretary and Katie Lodato as Assistant Treasurer, became the officers of the Company. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2081043/000114036126036283/0001140361-26-036283-index.htm - Executive change Christopher Anderson was appointed as Director at AtaiBeckley Inc.. - Action: became - Role: Director source text: at the Effective Time, Christopher Anderson and Jonathan R. Haug, the directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, became directors of the Company. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2081043/000114036126036283/0001140361-26-036283-index.htm - Executive change Katie Lodato was appointed as Assistant Treasurer at AtaiBeckley Inc.. - Action: became - Role: Assistant Treasurer source text: at the Effective Time, the officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, Jonathan R. Haug as President, Steffanie Lim-Ho as Treasurer, Christopher Anderson as Secretary, Jonathan Groff as Assistant Secretary, Jamie Burnett as Assistant Secretary and Katie Lodato as Assistant Treasurer, became the officers of the Company. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2081043/000114036126036283/0001140361-26-036283-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.