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Anavex board change triggers full vesting of unvested equity awards after contested annual meeting
ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.
- Anavex stockholders elected six Company nominees at the Sept. 24, 2026 annual meeting; no PVG nominees were elected. Jiong Ma received 37,010,531 for and 14,315,617 against.
- The contested election meant only Jiong Ma, Peter Donhauser and Claus van der Velden qualified as Incumbent Directors, less than a majority of the board.
- The Board Change CIC immediately fully vested all outstanding unvested awards under Anavex's 2015, 2019 and 2022 Incentive Plans and Sandra Boenisch's PFO employment agreement.
- Stockholders present or represented 54,239,204 shares, about 58.51% of outstanding common stock as of the July 31, 2026 record date; Grant Thornton was ratified as auditor.