UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 20, 2025

 

ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		001-37492		11-2622630
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

3150 Almaden Expressway, Suite 250 San Jose, CA		95118
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 708-9808

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation to the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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 $0.01 per share		ANIX		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).

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On March 20, 2025, Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) completed its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The number of shares of stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 32,196,862 shares of common stock (the “Voting Stock”). The number of shares of Voting Stock present or represented by valid proxy at the Annual Meeting was 20,691,253 shares. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) re-elected Dr. Amit Kumar, Dr. Arnold Baskies, Emily Gottschalk, and Lewis H. Titterton, Jr. as directors, (ii) approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation, (iii) ratified the appointment of Haskell & White LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 and (iv) selected, on a non-binding, advisory basis, one year as the frequency of conducting future stockholder advisory votes on named executive officer compensation. The following is a tabulation of the voting on the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting:

 

Proposal No. 1 - Election of directors

 

Dr. Amit Kumar, Dr. Arnold Baskies, Emily Gottschalk, and Lewis H. Titterton, Jr. were each re-elected to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. The voting results were as follows:

 

Nominee		Shares Voted For				Shares Withheld				Broker Non-Vote
Dr. Amit Kumar			10,047,287				102,451				10,541,515
Dr. Arnold Baskies			9,958,291				191,447				10,541,515
Emily Gottschalk			9,933,900				215,838				10,541,515
Lewis H. Titterton, Jr.			9,782,175				367,563				10,541,515

 

Proposal No. 2 - Approval, by non-binding advisory vote, of the Company’s executive compensation

 

The Company’s executive compensation, by non-binding advisory vote, was approved. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
	6,614,575				3,364,480				170,683				10,541,515

 

Proposal No. 3 - Ratification of the appointment of independent registered public accounting firm

 

The appointment of Haskell & White LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:

 

Shares Voted For				Shares Voted Against				Shares Abstaining				Broker Non-Vote
	19,941,654				186,531				563,068				-

 

Proposal No. 4 - Approval, by non-binding advisory vote, on the frequency of advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation

 

The frequency of one year for future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation was approved by non-binding advisory vote. The voting results were as follows:

 

3 Years				2 Years				1 Year				Abstentions				Broker Non-Vote
	1,058,421				168,766				8,735,450				187,101				10,541,515

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report is the form of presentation of the Company which was used by management at its Annual Meeting. This presentation may be used by the Company in the future at meetings with investors, analysts or others, in whole or in part and possibly with modifications from time to time.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Presentation
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

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.

 

Dated: March 21, 2025

 

	ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
	By:	/s/ Michael J. Catelani
	Name:	Michael J. Catelani
	Title:	President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer