8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) ofthe

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

January 5, 2022

MIND MEDICINE (MINDMED) INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(650) 208-2454

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed SinceLast Report)

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

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On January 5, 2022, Mr. Stephen Hurst, a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Board of his decision to resign from the Board, effective immediately.

Mr. Hurst’s decision to resign is not based on any disagreement with the Company or its management. He has served on the Company’s Board of Directors since February 2020.

On January 7, 2022, the Company issued a press release relating to the matters described in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed to be “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 into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

SIGNATURE

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.

Exhibit 99.1

Stephen Hurst Resigns from MindMed Board ofDirectors

NEW YORK, January 7, 2022 -- Mind Medicine(MindMed) Inc. (NASDAQ: MNMD), (NEO: MMED), (DE: MMQ) (the “Company”), a leading biotech company developing psychedelic-derived therapies, announces the resignation of Steve Hurst from his role as a Director of the Company’s Board of Directors.

“On behalf of MindMed, the Board of Directors, and the Executive team, I thank Steve for his significant contributions and strategic guidance in bringing the Company to this stage of development,” said Robert Barrow, Chief Executive Officer and Director of MindMed. “The co-founders and early leadership of MindMed have been instrumental in establishing the company, and its strong foundation. Their work, vision, and the programs that they initiated will continue to serve as the basis for our execution of the Company’s mission. As we approach important milestones across our clinical development programs, we are extremely grateful for Steve’s effort to enable this progress.”

Mr. Hurst added “MIndMed is the culmination of my career and more than a decade of work to bring the benefits of psychedelic inspired medicines to patients struggling with addiction and mental illness. With the recent appointment of two seasoned Directors and a brilliant Chief Executive Officer, I have the greatest confidence in the team’s ability to guide the Company through this next phase of continued progress toward the realization of our highest aspirations.”

About MindMed

MindMed is a clinical-stage biotech company that seeks to discover, develop and deploy psychedelic-inspired medicines and therapies to address mental health and addiction. The Company is assembling a compelling drug development pipeline of innovative treatments based on psychedelic substances including psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, DMT and an ibogaine derivative, 18-MC. The MindMed executive team brings extensive biopharmaceutical experience to MindMed's approach to developing the next generation of psychedelic-inspired medicines and therapies.

MindMed trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol MNMD and on the Canadian NEO Exchange under the symbol MMED. MindMed is also traded in Germany under the symbol MMQ.

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