Anavex faces PVG activist slate seeking board seats at Sept. 24 shareholder meeting

• Anavex faces a proxy fight at its virtual annual meeting on Sept. 24, 2026, with PVG Asset Management running a rival slate for six board seats.
• The board’s executive committee urged investors to vote its WHITE universal proxy card for its six nominees, not PVG’s candidates.
• The contest follows the April 30, 2026 termination of CEO Christopher Missling for cause, with Missling pursuing arbitration and a separate New York lawsuit.
• Anavex estimated about USD 1.3 million in proxy contest expenses, including roughly USD 500,000 for solicitor Innisfree.

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