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accession: "0001731122-24-001003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVXL"
cik: "0001314052"
company_name: "ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP."
filed_at: "2024-06-21T23:59:59+00:00"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Anavex Life Sciences Announces Results of 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

## Summary
- Elected six directors including Christopher Missling, PhD, with 30,256,642 for and 3,637,351 against, plus 22,413,981 broker non-votes.
- Ratified Grant Thornton LLP as independent auditor with 54,408,426 for, 1,275,036 against, and 624,512 abstentions.
- Approved non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation (say-on-pay) with 28,406,111 for, 4,728,255 against.
- Shareholder proposal on golden parachutes failed with 18,454,499 against, 13,199,210 for, and 2,240,280 abstentions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001731122-24-001003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVXL
- cik: 0001314052
- company_name: ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.
- filed_at: 2024-06-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314052/000173112224001003/0001731122-24-001003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314052/000173112224001003/e5761_8-k.htm

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