Company: ANIX
Filing Date: 2025-02-06
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001493152-25-005199
Chunk: 17

Company: Anixa Biosciences Inc
Filing Date: 2025-02-06
Form: DEF 14A
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OUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINE ES, “FOR” the approval on a non-binding, advisory basis of the compensation of our named executive officers, “FOR”THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE AUDITOR as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firmFOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2025 AND “FOR” ONE (1) year for the frequency of conducting future stockholder advisory votes on named executive officer compensation.

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<div align='center'>PROPOSAL 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS</div>

Introduction

The Board has nominated the Director Nominees to stand for election at the Virtual Meeting. Stockholders will be asked to elect each of the Director Nominees, each to hold office until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The enclosed proxy, if returned, and unless indicated to the contrary, will be voted for the election of each of the Director Nominees.

We have been advised by each of the Director Nominees that he or she is willing to be named as a nominee and each is willing to serve, or continue to serve as a director if elected. If some unexpected occurrence should make necessary, in the discretion of the Board, the substitution of some other person for the nominees, it is the intention of the persons named in the proxy to vote for the election of such other persons as may be designated by the Board.

Board Qualifications

We believe that the collective skills, experiences and qualifications of our directors provide our Board with the expertise and experience necessary to advance the interests of our stockholders. In selecting directors, the Board considers candidates that possess qualifications and expertise that will enhance the composition of the Board, including the considerations set forth below. The considerations set forth below are not meant as minimum qualifications, but rather as guidelines in weighing all of a candidate’s qualifications and expertise. In addition to the individual attributes of each of our current directors described below, we believe that our directors should have the highest professional and personal ethics and values, consistent with our longstanding values and standards. They should have broad experience at the policy-making level in business, exhibit commitment to enhancing stockholder value and have sufficient time to carry out their duties and to provide insight and practical wisdom based on their past experience.

Director Nominees

Our Board currently consists of four directors, Dr. Amit Kumar, Dr. Arnold B