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ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed June 21, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

9Ballot items
159Asset managers
1,264Fund votes
June 18, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of June 18, 2024: 9 items on ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed June 21, 2024: 1 approved · 1 not approved · 7 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

None.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

Proxy season: 2023-2024

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.

These tallies are ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 21, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held June 18, 2024
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Christopher Missling, PhD	30,256,642	--	--	3,637,351	22,413,981	89%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Jiong Ma, PhD	31,613,668	--	--	2,280,325	22,413,981	93%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Claus van der Velden, PhD	27,960,597	--	--	5,933,396	22,413,981	82%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Athanasios Skarpelos	31,049,785	--	--	2,844,208	22,413,981	92%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Steffen Thomas, PhD	31,421,534	--	--	2,472,459	22,413,981	93%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Peter Donhauser, D.O.	31,243,258	--	--	2,650,735	22,413,981	92%	Not verified	—
2. The stockholders holding a majority of the Common Stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy ratified Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered accounting firm by the following votes	54,408,426	1,275,036	624,512	--	--	98%	Not verified	—
3. The approval of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as described in the Company's proxy statement	28,406,111	4,728,255	759,625	--	22,413,983	86%	Approved	—
4. Stockholder proposal regarding shareholder opportunity to vote on excessive golden parachutes	13,199,210	18,454,499	2,240,280	--	22,413,985	42%	Not approved	—

Source: ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 21, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 159 asset managers that disclosed a ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Athanasios Skarpelos

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%

FOR: 31,049,785WITHHELD: 2,844,208

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 42 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors. To elect six (6) members of our Board, each to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until such director's successor shall have been duly elected and qualified: Athanasios Skarpelos

ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Athanasios Skarpelos”): 31,049,785 for, 2,844,208 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 21, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 42 asset managers below reported 5,042,131 for, 556 withheld.

FOR

FOR: 5,042,131WITHHOLD: 556

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors. To elect six (6) members of our Board, each to hold office until the next annual meetin” at ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	1,293,789	0	For
State Street	1,121,315	288	For
BlackRock	1,099,986	0	For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	404,329	0	For
Fidelity	194,129	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	110,446	0	For
ProShares	100,945	0	For
Equitable	99,427	0	For
Charles Schwab	86,162	0	For
Lincoln Financial	78,639	0	For
Nushares ETF Trust	67,325	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	57,464	0	For
Northern Trust	51,765	0	For
SEI	48,898	0	For
TIAA	38,789	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	35,413	0	For
Global X	32,172	0	For
Pacific Life	22,817	0	For
John Hancock	19,109	0	For
T. Rowe Price	17,014	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	13,547	0	For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds	8,860	0	For
Principal	8,465	0	For
Calvert	6,976	0	For
American Century	3,495	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 42 asset managers. See all 42 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Christopher Missling, PhD

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

89% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 89%

FOR: 30,256,642WITHHELD: 3,637,351

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 42 asset managers

ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher Missling, PhD”): 30,256,642 for, 3,637,351 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 21, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 89% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 42 asset managers below reported 5,042,587 for, 100 withheld.

FOR

FOR: 5,042,587WITHHOLD: 100

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors. To elect six (6) members of our Board, each to hold office until the next annual meetin” at ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	1,293,789	0	For
State Street	1,121,503	100	For
BlackRock	1,099,986	0	For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	404,329	0	For
Fidelity	194,129	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	110,446	0	For
ProShares	100,945	0	For
Equitable	99,427	0	For
Charles Schwab	86,162	0	For
Lincoln Financial	78,639	0	For
Nushares ETF Trust	67,325	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	57,464	0	For
Northern Trust	51,765	0	For
SEI	48,898	0	For
TIAA	38,789	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	35,413	0	For
Global X	32,172	0	For
Pacific Life	22,817	0	For
John Hancock	19,109	0	For
T. Rowe Price	17,014	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	13,547	0	For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds	8,860	0	For
Principal	8,465	0	For
Calvert	6,976	0	For
American Century	3,495	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 42 asset managers. See all 42 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Claus van der Velden, PhD

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

82% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 82%WITHHELD

FOR: 27,960,597WITHHELD: 5,933,396

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 42 asset managers

ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Claus van der Velden, PhD”): 27,960,597 for, 5,933,396 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 21, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 82% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 42 asset managers below reported 3,445,323 for, 1,596,091 withheld, 1,273 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD

FOR: 3,445,323ABSTAIN: 1,273WITHHOLD: 1,596,091

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors. To elect six (6) members of our Board, each to hold office until the next annual meetin” at ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	1,293,789	0	For
State Street	2,511	1,119,092	Withhold
BlackRock	1,099,986	0	For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	404,329	0	For
Fidelity	194,129	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	110,446	0	For
ProShares	100,945	0	For
Equitable	19,027	80,400	Mixed
Charles Schwab	0	86,162	Withhold
Lincoln Financial	18,139	60,500	Mixed
Nushares ETF Trust	0	67,325	Withhold
ALPS ETF Trust	57,464	0	For
Northern Trust	0	51,765	Withhold
SEI	0	48,898	Withhold
TIAA	0	38,789	Withhold
AIG/SunAmerica	35,413	0	For
Global X	0	32,172	Withhold
Pacific Life	22,817	0	For
John Hancock	19,109	0	For
T. Rowe Price	17,014	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	13,547	0	For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds	8,860	0	For
Principal	8,465	0	For
Calvert	0	6,976	Withhold
American Century	3,495	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 42 asset managers. See all 42 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Jiong Ma, PhD

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%

FOR: 31,613,668WITHHELD: 2,280,325

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 42 asset managers

ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jiong Ma, PhD”): 31,613,668 for, 2,280,325 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 21, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 42 asset managers below reported 5,042,587 for, 100 withheld.

FOR

FOR: 5,042,587WITHHOLD: 100

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors. To elect six (6) members of our Board, each to hold office until the next annual meetin” at ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	1,293,789	0	For
State Street	1,121,503	100	For
BlackRock	1,099,986	0	For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	404,329	0	For
Fidelity	194,129	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	110,446	0	For
ProShares	100,945	0	For
Equitable	99,427	0	For
Charles Schwab	86,162	0	For
Lincoln Financial	78,639	0	For
Nushares ETF Trust	67,325	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	57,464	0	For
Northern Trust	51,765	0	For
SEI	48,898	0	For
TIAA	38,789	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	35,413	0	For
Global X	32,172	0	For
Pacific Life	22,817	0	For
John Hancock	19,109	0	For
T. Rowe Price	17,014	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	13,547	0	For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds	8,860	0	For
Principal	8,465	0	For
Calvert	6,976	0	For
American Century	3,495	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 42 asset managers. See all 42 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: Peter Donhauser, D.O.

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%

FOR: 31,243,258WITHHELD: 2,650,735

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 42 asset managers

ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Peter Donhauser, D.O.”): 31,243,258 for, 2,650,735 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 21, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 42 asset managers below reported 4,929,320 for, 113,367 withheld.

FOR

FOR: 4,929,320WITHHOLD: 113,367

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors. To elect six (6) members of our Board, each to hold office until the next annual meetin” at ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	1,293,789	0	For
State Street	1,121,349	254	For
BlackRock	1,099,986	0	For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	404,329	0	For
Fidelity	194,129	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	110,446	0	For
ProShares	100,945	0	For
Equitable	99,427	0	For
Charles Schwab	86,162	0	For
Lincoln Financial	78,639	0	For
Nushares ETF Trust	0	67,325	Withhold
ALPS ETF Trust	57,464	0	For
Northern Trust	51,765	0	For
SEI	48,898	0	For
TIAA	0	38,789	Withhold
AIG/SunAmerica	35,413	0	For
Global X	32,172	0	For
Pacific Life	22,817	0	For
John Hancock	19,109	0	For
T. Rowe Price	17,014	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	13,547	0	For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds	8,860	0	For
Principal	8,465	0	For
Calvert	0	6,976	Withhold
American Century	3,495	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 42 asset managers. See all 42 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: Steffen Thomas, PhD

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%

FOR: 31,421,534WITHHELD: 2,472,459

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 42 asset managers

ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Steffen Thomas, PhD”): 31,421,534 for, 2,472,459 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 21, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 42 asset managers below reported 4,929,320 for, 113,367 withheld.

FOR

FOR: 4,929,320WITHHOLD: 113,367

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors. To elect six (6) members of our Board, each to hold office until the next annual meetin” at ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	1,293,789	0	For
State Street	1,121,349	254	For
BlackRock	1,099,986	0	For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	404,329	0	For
Fidelity	194,129	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	110,446	0	For
ProShares	100,945	0	For
Equitable	99,427	0	For
Charles Schwab	86,162	0	For
Lincoln Financial	78,639	0	For
Nushares ETF Trust	0	67,325	Withhold
ALPS ETF Trust	57,464	0	For
Northern Trust	51,765	0	For
SEI	48,898	0	For
TIAA	0	38,789	Withhold
AIG/SunAmerica	35,413	0	For
Global X	32,172	0	For
Pacific Life	22,817	0	For
John Hancock	19,109	0	For
T. Rowe Price	17,014	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	13,547	0	For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds	8,860	0	For
Principal	8,465	0	For
Calvert	0	6,976	Withhold
American Century	3,495	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 42 asset managers. See all 42 in the interactive database.

7. 3. The approval of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive…

Official result Fund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 11 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

86% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 86%AGAINST

FOR: 28,406,111AGAINST: 4,728,255

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 159 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.’s own tally for this item (“3. The approval of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as described in the Company's proxy statement”): 28,406,111 for, 4,728,255 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 21, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders approved the non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation by the following votes:”
Support: 86% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 42 asset managers voting on “APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.” at ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	1,293,789	0	For
State Street	1,121,160	443	For
BlackRock	1,099,986	0	For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	404,329	0	For
Fidelity	194,129	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	110,446	0	For
ProShares	100,945	0	For
Equitable	99,427	0	For
Charles Schwab	86,162	0	For
Lincoln Financial	78,639	0	For
Nushares ETF Trust	67,325	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	57,464	0	For
Northern Trust	51,765	0	For
SEI	48,898	0	For
TIAA	38,789	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	35,413	0	For
Global X	32,172	0	For
Pacific Life	22,817	0	For
John Hancock	19,109	0	For
T. Rowe Price	17,014	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	13,547	0	For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds	8,860	0	For
Principal	8,465	0	For
Calvert	0	6,976	Against
American Century	0	3,495	Against

Fund voting reports, all 42 managers: 5,031,750 for, 10,937 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 130 asset managers voting on “APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.” at ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
State Street	2,204,933	25,683	For
BlackRock	1,181,922	24,018	For
JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD	802,500	0	For
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION	441,685	0	For
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC	404,329	0	For
Northern Trust	387,440	34	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	155,742	0	For
UBS	0	146,730	Against
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	139,256	0	For
Goldman Sachs	126,780	0	For
Nuveen	107,649	0	For
Two Sigma	94,183	0	For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	0	87,544	Against
Charles Schwab	86,162	0	For
AllianceBernstein	80,400	0	For
Carnegie Investment Counsel	73,333	0	For
JPMorgan	67,382	0	For
T. Rowe Price	51,154	0	For
SEI	50,879	0	For
Vanguard	49,488	0	For
BANK OF AMERICA NA	35,361	0	For
Citadel	34,881	0	For
Rhumbline	30,921	60	For
Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC	24,196	0	For
Fisher Asset Management, LLC	24,100	0	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 130 managers: 7,032,089 for, 345,723 against, 125 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

8. 2. The stockholders holding a majority of the Common Stock having voting power present in person or represented by…

Outcome not verifiedAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 54,408,426AGAINST: 1,275,036

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 42 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2024.

ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.’s own tally for this item (“2. The stockholders holding a majority of the Common Stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy ratified Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered accounting firm by the followin”): 54,408,426 for, 1,275,036 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 21, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 42 asset managers below reported 5,042,687 for.

FOR

FOR: 5,042,687

Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2024.” at ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	1,293,789	For
State Street	1,121,603	For
BlackRock	1,099,986	For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	404,329	For
Fidelity	194,129	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	110,446	For
ProShares	100,945	For
Equitable	99,427	For
Charles Schwab	86,162	For
Lincoln Financial	78,639	For
Nushares ETF Trust	67,325	For
ALPS ETF Trust	57,464	For
Northern Trust	51,765	For
SEI	48,898	For
TIAA	38,789	For
AIG/SunAmerica	35,413	For
Global X	32,172	For
Pacific Life	22,817	For
John Hancock	19,109	For
T. Rowe Price	17,014	For
Bridge Builder Trust	13,547	For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds	8,860	For
Principal	8,465	For
Calvert	6,976	For
American Century	3,495	For

Showing the 25 largest of 42 asset managers. See all 42 in the interactive database.

9. 4. Stockholder proposal regarding shareholder opportunity to vote on excessive golden parachutes

Official resultCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Not approved

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

42% Not approved · of votes cast

FOR 42%AGAINST

FOR: 13,199,210AGAINST: 18,454,499

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 42 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING SHAREHOLDER OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON EXCESSIVE GOLDEN PARACHUTES.

ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.’s own tally for this item (“4. Stockholder proposal regarding shareholder opportunity to vote on excessive golden parachutes”): 13,199,210 for, 18,454,499 against — failed, per its Form 8-K filed June 21, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Not approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders did not approve the shareholder proposal by the following votes:”
Support: 42% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 42 asset managers below reported 1,087,308 for, 2,746,947 against, 6,000 abstained.

FORAGAINST

FOR: 1,087,308AGAINST: 2,746,947ABSTAIN: 6,000

Largest asset managers voting on “SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING SHAREHOLDER OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON EXCESSIVE GOLDEN PARACHUTES.” at ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	0	1,293,789	0	Against
State Street	1,571	1,120,032	0	Against
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	404,329	0	0	For
Fidelity	0	194,129	0	Against
ProShares	100,945	0	0	For
Equitable	80,400	19,027	0	Mixed
Charles Schwab	86,162	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	18,139	60,500	0	Mixed
Nushares ETF Trust	67,325	0	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	57,464	0	0	For
Northern Trust	51,765	0	0	For
SEI	48,898	0	0	For
TIAA	38,789	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	35,413	0	0	For
Global X	32,172	0	0	For
Pacific Life	0	22,817	0	Against
John Hancock	19,109	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	0	17,014	0	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	0	13,547	0	Against
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds	8,860	0	0	For
Principal	8,465	0	0	For
Calvert	6,976	0	0	For
HARBOUR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	0	0	6,000	Abstain
American Century	3,495	0	0	For
Brighthouse	3,372	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 42 asset managers. See all 42 in the interactive database.

Largest ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 84,641,537 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP. shareholders by shares voted on “APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE…”, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	1.53%
2	State Street	1.33%
3	BlackRock	1.30%
4	Direxion Shares ETF Trust	0.48%
5	Fidelity	0.23%
6	QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0.13%
7	ProShares	0.12%
8	Equitable	0.12%
9	Charles Schwab	0.10%
10	Lincoln Financial	0.09%

Institutional-manager reports: top ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP. shareholders by shares voted on “APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE…”, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	State Street	2.64%
2	BlackRock	1.42%
3	JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD	0.95%
4	PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION	0.52%
5	Rafferty Asset Management, LLC	0.48%
6	Northern Trust	0.46%
7	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0.18%
8	UBS	0.17%
9	MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	0.16%
10	Goldman Sachs	0.15%

Reported ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
State Street	8.62%	13F
BlackRock	8.49%	13F
Vanguard Group	6.03%	13F
Geode Capital	2.02%	13F
Northern Trust	0.85%	13F
Charles Schwab	0.74%	13F
Morgan Stanley	0.66%	13F
Two Sigma	0.63%	13F
Citadel Advisors	0.49%	13F
Goldman Sachs	0.36%	13F

Percentages above are of 84,641,537 shares outstanding, as reported by ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP. on its Form 10-Q dated May 9, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.’s 10-Q dated May 9, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.'s shareholder meeting held June 18, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 159 asset managers reported how they voted on 9 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,264 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE… — ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 86% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 2024.

ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP. proxy season coverage: 2023-2024 (this page).

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