UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
14A
Proxy
Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment
No. )
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Preliminary
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Definitive
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Definitive
Additional Materials |
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Soliciting
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ANAVEX
LIFE SCIENCES CORP.
(Name
of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
PVG
ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
PATRICK
S. ADAMS
JASON
KOLBERT
RALF
VON ZIEGESAR
RENE
MORA
JOHN
BORIS
CURTIS
HOGUE
(Name
of Persons(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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PVG
Asset Management Corporation (“PVG”), together with the other participants named herein, has filed a definitive proxy statement
on Schedule 14A (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) and accompanying GOLD Universal Proxy Card with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with its solicitation of proxies from stockholders of Anavex Life Sciences
Corp. (Nasdaq: AVXL) (the “Company”) for the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, including any adjournments,
postponements, continuations, reschedulings or any other meeting held in lieu thereof (the “2026 Annual Meeting”).
On
September 1, 2026, PVG issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Also on September 1, 2026, PVG, together with the other participants named herein, launched a website, www.anavexvotepvg.com, to communicate
with the stockholders of the Company, screenshots of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and incorporated herein by reference.
Participants
in the Solicitation
The
participants in PVG’s solicitation of proxies are PVG Asset Management Corporation, Patrick S. Adams, Jason Kolbert, Ralf von Ziegesar,
Rene Mora, John Boris and Curtis Hogue (collectively, the “Participants”). Information concerning the identity of the Participants
and a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is included in PVG’s Definitive Proxy
Statement and related SEC filings.
Forward-Looking
Statements
The
website and any related communications contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements that are not historical facts, including statements regarding PVG’s
plans, objectives, beliefs, strategies and expectations relating to the 2026 Annual Meeting, the proxy solicitation, the Company, the
Company Board of Directors, the PVG nominees, stockholder value and the potential outcome of PVG’s solicitation.
These
statements may be identified by words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,”
“intends,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should”
and similar expressions, or the negative thereof. Actual results may differ materially from those projected or contemplated by these
forward-looking statements due to various risks and uncertainties, including those described in applicable filings made by the Company
and PVG with the SEC.
Stockholders
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. PVG and the Participants
do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.
Important
Additional Information and Where to Find It
PVG,
together with the other Participants, has filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A and accompanying GOLD Universal Proxy Card
with the SEC in connection with the solicitation of proxies from stockholders of the Company relating to the 2026 Annual Meeting.
STOCKHOLDERS
ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT, THE ACCOMPANYING GOLD UNIVERSAL PROXY CARD, ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS
THERETO, AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED BY PVG WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION BECAUSE
THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
The
Definitive Proxy Statement, GOLD Universal Proxy Card and other relevant materials filed by PVG with the SEC are available at no charge
at the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/.