Agreement and Plan of Merger dated 15 July 2026, with the form of CVR agreement as Annex III to EX-2.1; filed 16 July 2026
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- 15 Jul 2026
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- Definitive agreement
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Last checked 28 Sep 2026
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“to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts”: VLS-01 toward the First Milestone and Third Milestone, BPL-003 toward the Second Milestone, each carving out “the treatment of MDD or GAD”. “supersede any standard of efforts or implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing”. “The Holders shall not be entitled to specific enforcement of Section 4.3”. “the Acting Holders will have the sole right, on behalf of all Holders, by virtue of or under any provision of this Agreement, to institute any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement” (except for the rights of the Rights Agent), provided that an individual Holder may “seek a payment due from the applicable party pursuant to Section 4.2 solely to the extent such payment, and the amount of such payment, has been finally determined to be due and payable”. “Acting Holders” means, at the time of determination, Holders of not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of outstanding CVRs as set forth in the CVR Register.
§4.3(a)(i), §4.3(a)(ii); §4.3(b); §6.4; §1.1 Acting Holders, p. 17; 18; 23; 1
Annex III to EX-2.1, form, undated; merger agreement 15 Jul 2026
No amendment filed.
CVR milestones re-read in the Q2 10-Q and unchanged: VLS-01 Phase 3 initiation, US or foreign equivalent per the Phase 3 definition; US approval + DEA rescheduling of BPL-003; US approval of VLS-01; VLS-01 approval milestone also conditional on DEA rescheduling.
AtaiBeckley Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, 11 Aug 2026
closing 8-K Item 2.01 repeats 'up to' wording and names Computershare as Rights Agent; it attaches no CVR agreement.
Signed copy not filed; reporting suspended. Form 15-12G filed to deregister and suspend the reporting duty, so the executed CVR agreement is now unlikely ever to be filed by the target; Lilly filed no 8-K in September 2026.
Form 15-12G, suspension of the duty to file reports, 21 Sep 2026
Lilly's Q3 2026 10-Q discloses no CVR term and files no CVR agreement as an exhibit.
Eli Lilly and Company Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, 29 Oct 2026
No later filing recorded. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.
“(a) $1.00 per share ... (b) $0.50 per share ... (c) $1.00 per share”. No offset stated.
$1.00 minus any Milestone Offset Amount; likewise $0.50 minus any Milestone Offset Amount. “Milestone Offset Amount” means an amount equal to (a) fifty percent (50%) of any payments that Parent or any of its Affiliates or their respective successors or permitted assigns makes or is obligated to make to a Third Party to the extent allocable to an applicable CVR Product in exchange for any license to, or other right to use or practice, any Necessary IP ... “Third Party” means any Person other than the Company, Parent, Merger Sub, or any of their respective controlled Affiliates. “Necessary IP” means any Patent that (a) after the date hereof, is subsequently licensed by the Company, Parent or any of their respective controlled Affiliates, or to which the Company, Parent or any of their respective controlled Affiliates otherwise first receive a right to use or practice ...
§1.1; §1.1 Milestone Offset Amount; §1.1 Necessary IP; §1.1 Third Party, p. 3, 6, 7; 4; 5; 7
Annex III to EX-2.1, form, undated; merger agreement 15 Jul 2026
No amendment filed.
CVR milestones re-read in the Q2 10-Q and unchanged: VLS-01 Phase 3 initiation, US or foreign equivalent per the Phase 3 definition; US approval + DEA rescheduling of BPL-003; US approval of VLS-01; VLS-01 approval milestone also conditional on DEA rescheduling.
AtaiBeckley Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, 11 Aug 2026
closing 8-K Item 2.01 repeats 'up to' wording and names Computershare as Rights Agent; it attaches no CVR agreement.
Signed copy not filed; reporting suspended. Form 15-12G filed to deregister and suspend the reporting duty, so the executed CVR agreement is now unlikely ever to be filed by the target; Lilly filed no 8-K in September 2026.
Form 15-12G, suspension of the duty to file reports, 21 Sep 2026
Lilly's Q3 2026 10-Q discloses no CVR term and files no CVR agreement as an exhibit.
Eli Lilly and Company Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, 29 Oct 2026
No later filing recorded. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.
“initiation of a Phase 3 clinical trial of VLS-01”. Jurisdiction not stated.
“Phase 3 Clinical Trial” means a human clinical trial of a product that is designed to demonstrate that such product is safe and effective for an indication and is intended to form the basis for Regulatory Approval by the FDA or equivalent Regulatory Authority and that meets the definition of a Phase 3 clinical trial as described in 21 C.F.R. § 312.21(c), or its successor regulation thereto or foreign equivalents.
§1.1, p. 5
Annex III to EX-2.1, form, undated; merger agreement 15 Jul 2026
No amendment filed.
CVR milestones re-read in the Q2 10-Q and unchanged: VLS-01 Phase 3 initiation, US or foreign equivalent per the Phase 3 definition; US approval + DEA rescheduling of BPL-003; US approval of VLS-01; VLS-01 approval milestone also conditional on DEA rescheduling.
AtaiBeckley Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, 11 Aug 2026
closing 8-K Item 2.01 repeats 'up to' wording and names Computershare as Rights Agent; it attaches no CVR agreement.
Signed copy not filed; reporting suspended. Form 15-12G filed to deregister and suspend the reporting duty, so the executed CVR agreement is now unlikely ever to be filed by the target; Lilly filed no 8-K in September 2026.
Form 15-12G, suspension of the duty to file reports, 21 Sep 2026
Lilly's Q3 2026 10-Q discloses no CVR term and files no CVR agreement as an exhibit.
Eli Lilly and Company Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, 29 Oct 2026
No later filing recorded. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.
“Initiation” means, with respect to a clinical trial of a product, the first dosing of such product in the first patient in such clinical trial.
§1.1, p. 3
Annex III to EX-2.1, form, undated; merger agreement 15 Jul 2026
No amendment filed.
CVR milestones re-read in the Q2 10-Q and unchanged: VLS-01 Phase 3 initiation, US or foreign equivalent per the Phase 3 definition; US approval + DEA rescheduling of BPL-003; US approval of VLS-01; VLS-01 approval milestone also conditional on DEA rescheduling.
AtaiBeckley Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, 11 Aug 2026
closing 8-K Item 2.01 repeats 'up to' wording and names Computershare as Rights Agent; it attaches no CVR agreement.
Signed copy not filed; reporting suspended. Form 15-12G filed to deregister and suspend the reporting duty, so the executed CVR agreement is now unlikely ever to be filed by the target; Lilly filed no 8-K in September 2026.
Form 15-12G, suspension of the duty to file reports, 21 Sep 2026
Lilly's Q3 2026 10-Q discloses no CVR term and files no CVR agreement as an exhibit.
Eli Lilly and Company Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, 29 Oct 2026
No later filing recorded. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.
“Qualifying Indication” means an indication for the treatment of major depressive disorder (“MDD”), treatment-resistant depression (“TRD”) or generalized anxiety disorder (“GAD”).
§1.1, p. 5
Annex III to EX-2.1, form, undated; merger agreement 15 Jul 2026
No amendment filed.
CVR milestones re-read in the Q2 10-Q and unchanged: VLS-01 Phase 3 initiation, US or foreign equivalent per the Phase 3 definition; US approval + DEA rescheduling of BPL-003; US approval of VLS-01; VLS-01 approval milestone also conditional on DEA rescheduling.
AtaiBeckley Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, 11 Aug 2026
closing 8-K Item 2.01 repeats 'up to' wording and names Computershare as Rights Agent; it attaches no CVR agreement.
Signed copy not filed; reporting suspended. Form 15-12G filed to deregister and suspend the reporting duty, so the executed CVR agreement is now unlikely ever to be filed by the target; Lilly filed no 8-K in September 2026.
Form 15-12G, suspension of the duty to file reports, 21 Sep 2026
Lilly's Q3 2026 10-Q discloses no CVR term and files no CVR agreement as an exhibit.
Eli Lilly and Company Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, 29 Oct 2026
No later filing recorded. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.
the issuance of an interim final rule, final rule, order or other similar agency determination by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (the “DEA”) having the effect of rescheduling FDA-approved mebufotenin benzoate nasal spray from schedule I to schedules II, III, IV or V (the “BPL Scheduling”); provided, for clarity, that the BPL Scheduling enables the prescribing of such FDA-approved Second CVR Product as a schedule II, III, IV, or V product.
§1.1 Second Milestone, p. 6
Annex III to EX-2.1, form, undated; merger agreement 15 Jul 2026
No amendment filed.
CVR milestones re-read in the Q2 10-Q and unchanged: VLS-01 Phase 3 initiation, US or foreign equivalent per the Phase 3 definition; US approval + DEA rescheduling of BPL-003; US approval of VLS-01; VLS-01 approval milestone also conditional on DEA rescheduling.
AtaiBeckley Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, 11 Aug 2026
closing 8-K Item 2.01 repeats 'up to' wording and names Computershare as Rights Agent; it attaches no CVR agreement.
Signed copy not filed; reporting suspended. Form 15-12G filed to deregister and suspend the reporting duty, so the executed CVR agreement is now unlikely ever to be filed by the target; Lilly filed no 8-K in September 2026.
Form 15-12G, suspension of the duty to file reports, 21 Sep 2026
Lilly's Q3 2026 10-Q discloses no CVR term and files no CVR agreement as an exhibit.
Eli Lilly and Company Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, 29 Oct 2026
No later filing recorded. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.
the issuance of an interim final rule, final rule, order, or other similar agency determination by the DEA rescheduling FDA-approved N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) from schedule I to schedule II, III, IV or V (the “VLS Scheduling”); provided, for clarity, that the VLS Scheduling enables the prescribing of such FDA-approved First CVR Product as a schedule II, III, IV, or V product.
§1.1 Third Milestone, p. 6
Annex III to EX-2.1, form, undated; merger agreement 15 Jul 2026
No amendment filed.
CVR milestones re-read in the Q2 10-Q and unchanged: VLS-01 Phase 3 initiation, US or foreign equivalent per the Phase 3 definition; US approval + DEA rescheduling of BPL-003; US approval of VLS-01; VLS-01 approval milestone also conditional on DEA rescheduling.
AtaiBeckley Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, 11 Aug 2026
closing 8-K Item 2.01 repeats 'up to' wording and names Computershare as Rights Agent; it attaches no CVR agreement.
Signed copy not filed; reporting suspended. Form 15-12G filed to deregister and suspend the reporting duty, so the executed CVR agreement is now unlikely ever to be filed by the target; Lilly filed no 8-K in September 2026.
Form 15-12G, suspension of the duty to file reports, 21 Sep 2026
Lilly's Q3 2026 10-Q discloses no CVR term and files no CVR agreement as an exhibit.
Eli Lilly and Company Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, 29 Oct 2026
No later filing recorded. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.
“Regulatory Approval” means, with respect to a particular country or other regulatory jurisdiction, the approvals from the necessary Regulatory Authority to import, export, market, promote, distribute, and sell a pharmaceutical or biologic product in such country or region, including pricing approvals and reimbursement approvals that are necessary for the commercial sale of a pharmaceutical or biologic product in a given country or regulatory jurisdiction.
§1.1, p. 5
Annex III to EX-2.1, form, undated; merger agreement 15 Jul 2026
No amendment filed.
CVR milestones re-read in the Q2 10-Q and unchanged: VLS-01 Phase 3 initiation, US or foreign equivalent per the Phase 3 definition; US approval + DEA rescheduling of BPL-003; US approval of VLS-01; VLS-01 approval milestone also conditional on DEA rescheduling.
AtaiBeckley Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, 11 Aug 2026
closing 8-K Item 2.01 repeats 'up to' wording and names Computershare as Rights Agent; it attaches no CVR agreement.
Signed copy not filed; reporting suspended. Form 15-12G filed to deregister and suspend the reporting duty, so the executed CVR agreement is now unlikely ever to be filed by the target; Lilly filed no 8-K in September 2026.
Form 15-12G, suspension of the duty to file reports, 21 Sep 2026
Lilly's Q3 2026 10-Q discloses no CVR term and files no CVR agreement as an exhibit.
Eli Lilly and Company Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, 29 Oct 2026
No later filing recorded. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.
“First CVR Product” means the pharmaceutical product candidate known as “VLS-01” controlled by the Company that consists of the Company’s investigational proprietary oral transmucosal film formulation of N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), as such pharmaceutical product candidate exists as of the date of this Agreement, together with any Insubstantial Changes thereto. “Second CVR Product” means the pharmaceutical product candidate known as “BPL-003” controlled by the Company that consists of the Company’s investigational proprietary intranasal formulation of mebufotenin benzoate, as such pharmaceutical product candidate exists as of the date of this Agreement, together with any Insubstantial Changes thereto.
§1.1, p. 3; 6
Annex III to EX-2.1, form, undated; merger agreement 15 Jul 2026
No amendment filed.
CVR milestones re-read in the Q2 10-Q and unchanged: VLS-01 Phase 3 initiation, US or foreign equivalent per the Phase 3 definition; US approval + DEA rescheduling of BPL-003; US approval of VLS-01; VLS-01 approval milestone also conditional on DEA rescheduling.
AtaiBeckley Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, 11 Aug 2026
closing 8-K Item 2.01 repeats 'up to' wording and names Computershare as Rights Agent; it attaches no CVR agreement.
Signed copy not filed; reporting suspended. Form 15-12G filed to deregister and suspend the reporting duty, so the executed CVR agreement is now unlikely ever to be filed by the target; Lilly filed no 8-K in September 2026.
Form 15-12G, suspension of the duty to file reports, 21 Sep 2026
Lilly's Q3 2026 10-Q discloses no CVR term and files no CVR agreement as an exhibit.
Eli Lilly and Company Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, 29 Oct 2026
No later filing recorded. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.
This Agreement will automatically terminate ... upon the earliest to occur of ... (c) the delivery of a written notice of termination duly executed by Parent and the Acting Holders.
§6.8, p. 24
Annex III to EX-2.1, form, undated; merger agreement 15 Jul 2026
No amendment filed.
CVR milestones re-read in the Q2 10-Q and unchanged: VLS-01 Phase 3 initiation, US or foreign equivalent per the Phase 3 definition; US approval + DEA rescheduling of BPL-003; US approval of VLS-01; VLS-01 approval milestone also conditional on DEA rescheduling.
AtaiBeckley Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, 11 Aug 2026
closing 8-K Item 2.01 repeats 'up to' wording and names Computershare as Rights Agent; it attaches no CVR agreement.
Signed copy not filed; reporting suspended. Form 15-12G filed to deregister and suspend the reporting duty, so the executed CVR agreement is now unlikely ever to be filed by the target; Lilly filed no 8-K in September 2026.
Form 15-12G, suspension of the duty to file reports, 21 Sep 2026
Lilly's Q3 2026 10-Q discloses no CVR term and files no CVR agreement as an exhibit.
Eli Lilly and Company Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, 29 Oct 2026
No later filing recorded. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.
“First Milestone Expiration” means the date that is the 4th anniversary of the Closing Date.
§1.1, p. 3-7
Annex III to EX-2.1, form, undated; merger agreement 15 Jul 2026
No amendment filed.
CVR milestones re-read in the Q2 10-Q and unchanged: VLS-01 Phase 3 initiation, US or foreign equivalent per the Phase 3 definition; US approval + DEA rescheduling of BPL-003; US approval of VLS-01; VLS-01 approval milestone also conditional on DEA rescheduling.
AtaiBeckley Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, 11 Aug 2026
closing 8-K Item 2.01 repeats 'up to' wording and names Computershare as Rights Agent; it attaches no CVR agreement.
Signed copy not filed; reporting suspended. Form 15-12G filed to deregister and suspend the reporting duty, so the executed CVR agreement is now unlikely ever to be filed by the target; Lilly filed no 8-K in September 2026.
Form 15-12G, suspension of the duty to file reports, 21 Sep 2026
Lilly's Q3 2026 10-Q discloses no CVR term and files no CVR agreement as an exhibit.
Eli Lilly and Company Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, 29 Oct 2026
No later filing recorded. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.
“Second Milestone Expiration” means the date that is the 5th anniversary of the Closing Date.
§1.1, p. 5-6
Annex III to EX-2.1, form, undated; merger agreement 15 Jul 2026
No amendment filed.
CVR milestones re-read in the Q2 10-Q and unchanged: VLS-01 Phase 3 initiation, US or foreign equivalent per the Phase 3 definition; US approval + DEA rescheduling of BPL-003; US approval of VLS-01; VLS-01 approval milestone also conditional on DEA rescheduling.
AtaiBeckley Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, 11 Aug 2026
closing 8-K Item 2.01 repeats 'up to' wording and names Computershare as Rights Agent; it attaches no CVR agreement.
Signed copy not filed; reporting suspended. Form 15-12G filed to deregister and suspend the reporting duty, so the executed CVR agreement is now unlikely ever to be filed by the target; Lilly filed no 8-K in September 2026.
Form 15-12G, suspension of the duty to file reports, 21 Sep 2026
Lilly's Q3 2026 10-Q discloses no CVR term and files no CVR agreement as an exhibit.
Eli Lilly and Company Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, 29 Oct 2026
No later filing recorded. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.
“Third Milestone Expiration” means the date that is the 7th anniversary of the Closing Date.
§1.1, p. 6-7
Annex III to EX-2.1, form, undated; merger agreement 15 Jul 2026
No amendment filed.
CVR milestones re-read in the Q2 10-Q and unchanged: VLS-01 Phase 3 initiation, US or foreign equivalent per the Phase 3 definition; US approval + DEA rescheduling of BPL-003; US approval of VLS-01; VLS-01 approval milestone also conditional on DEA rescheduling.
AtaiBeckley Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, 11 Aug 2026
closing 8-K Item 2.01 repeats 'up to' wording and names Computershare as Rights Agent; it attaches no CVR agreement.
Signed copy not filed; reporting suspended. Form 15-12G filed to deregister and suspend the reporting duty, so the executed CVR agreement is now unlikely ever to be filed by the target; Lilly filed no 8-K in September 2026.
Form 15-12G, suspension of the duty to file reports, 21 Sep 2026
Lilly's Q3 2026 10-Q discloses no CVR term and files no CVR agreement as an exhibit.
Eli Lilly and Company Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, 29 Oct 2026
No later filing recorded. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.
“plus up to $2.50 per share in the form of a Contingent Value Right (CVR)”
the maximum aggregate potential amount payable under this Agreement per CVR shall be $1.00 with respect to the First Milestone, $0.50 with respect to the Second Milestone, and $1.00 with respect to the Third Milestone.
§4.2, p. 17
Annex III to EX-2.1, form, undated; merger agreement 15 Jul 2026
No amendment filed.
CVR milestones re-read in the Q2 10-Q and unchanged: VLS-01 Phase 3 initiation, US or foreign equivalent per the Phase 3 definition; US approval + DEA rescheduling of BPL-003; US approval of VLS-01; VLS-01 approval milestone also conditional on DEA rescheduling.
AtaiBeckley Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, 11 Aug 2026
closing 8-K Item 2.01 repeats 'up to' wording and names Computershare as Rights Agent; it attaches no CVR agreement.
Signed copy not filed; reporting suspended. Form 15-12G filed to deregister and suspend the reporting duty, so the executed CVR agreement is now unlikely ever to be filed by the target; Lilly filed no 8-K in September 2026.
Form 15-12G, suspension of the duty to file reports, 21 Sep 2026
Lilly's Q3 2026 10-Q discloses no CVR term and files no CVR agreement as an exhibit.
Eli Lilly and Company Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, 29 Oct 2026
No later filing recorded. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.
Last checked 5 Nov 2026
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Reconciled in Exhibit 02.
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Last checked 17 Sep 2026
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