UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 24, 2024

ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	001-37606	98-0608404
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

630 5th Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY USA 10111
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

1-844-689-3939

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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

Title of Each Class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	AVXL	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (the “Company”) was party to a Controlled Equity Offering^SM Sales Agreement, as amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Sales Agreement dated May 1, 2020 (the “A&R Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and SVB Securities LLC (the “Sales Agents”), with respect to an ”at-the-market” offering program under which the Company could offer and sell, from time to time at the Company’s sole discretion, shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, through the Sales Agents. On July 24, 2024, the Company terminated the A&R Sales Agreement. There are no penalties associated with the termination of the A&R Sales Agreement.

A copy of the A&R Sales Agreement was filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 1, 2020 (the “2020 Form 8-K”).

SIGNATURES

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.

	ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.
	/s/ Christopher Missling
	Name: Christopher Missling, PhD
	Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: July 30, 2024