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) August 28, 2026 

 

LEXARIA BIOSCIENCE CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada		000-39874								20-2000871
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)								(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

100 – 740 McCurdy Road, Kelowna, BC Canada						V1X 2P7
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (250) 765-6424 

 

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(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 of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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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		LEXX		The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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 8.01 Other Events 

 

Receipt of Australian R & D Tax Incentive Credit

 

On August 28, 2026, Lexaria (AU) Pty Ltd, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Lexaria Bioscience Corp. which holds the exclusive rights to use DehydraTECH technology with pharmaceutical GLP-1/GIP and CBD drug products in the territory of Australia, received a tax credit in the amount of AUD$3,666,611.98 (USD$2.6M), from the Australian Tax Office (the “Credit”) in connection with the research and development costs associated with its Australian clinical study GLP-1-H24-4.

 

The Credit has been deposited into the Australian bank account of Lexaria (AU) Pty Ltd for the intended purpose of pursuing additional research and development opportunities in Australia.

 

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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.

 

	LEXARIA BIOSCIENCE CORP.
Date: September 1, 2026	By:	/s/ Richard Christopher
		Richard Christopher
		CEO, Principal Executive Officer

 

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