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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001615774-16-005297
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160506
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160511
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160510

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001314052
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH [8731]
		IRS NUMBER:				208365999
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37606
		FILM NUMBER:		161637234

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		51 W 52ND STREET,
		STREET 2:		7TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019-6163
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-689-3939

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		51 W 52ND STREET,
		STREET 2:		7TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019-6163

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Thrifty Printing Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050111
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B><BR>
<B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B><BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549<B> </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center">Current Report<BR>
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported): <B><U>May 6, 2016</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center"><B><U>ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.</U>
</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 115%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>000-51652 </U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 115%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>98-0608404</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(State or other jurisdiction </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(Commission </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(IRS Employer </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">of incorporation) </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">File Number) </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Identification No.) </FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center"><B><U>51 West 52nd Street, 7th
Floor, New York, NY USA 10019</U></B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center">Registrant's telephone number,
including area code <B><U>1-844-689-3939</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center"><B><U>Not Applicable</U></B><BR>
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">  &#9744; Written communications pursuant to
Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">  &#9744; Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a -12)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">  &#9744; Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d -2(b))</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">&#9744; Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e -4(c))&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="line-height: 115%"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Compensatory Arrangements
    of Certain Officers.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">The
Board of Directors of Anavex Life Sciences Corp., a Nevada corporation (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;) previously approved
the Company&rsquo;s 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan. On May 6, 2016, at a meeting of stockholders (the &ldquo;<U>Meeting</U>&rdquo;)
as described in the proxy statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2016, the stockholders
of the Company ratified the approval of the Company&rsquo;s 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan. </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The terms
and conditions of the 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan are described in the Company&rsquo;s definitive proxy statement, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2016 and are incorporated by reference herein.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5.07.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white; text-indent: 0.5in">At the Meeting, three (3) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">proposals
were submitted for a vote of the Company&rsquo;s stockholders and the related results are as follows:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I><U>Proposal No. 1</U>: The election
of Christopher Missling, Ph.D., Athanasios Skarpelos, Bernd Metzner, Ph.D., Elliot Favus, M.D., and Steffen Thomas, Ph.D., for
terms until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until each such director&rsquo;s successor shall have been duly elected
and qualified</I>. The stockholders elected each of the five (5) directors by the following votes:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 28%; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Director</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 115%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Votes For</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 115%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Votes Withheld</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 115%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Broker Non-Votes</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Christopher Missling, Ph.D.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6,563,653</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">76,470</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">18,175,600</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Athanasios Skarpelos</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6,493,106</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">147,017</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">18,175,600</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Bernd Metzner, Ph.D.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6,267,191</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">372,932</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">18,175,600</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Elliot Favus, M.D.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6,275,907</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">364,216</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">18,175,600</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Steffen Thomas, Ph.D.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6,570,610</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">69,513</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">18,175,600</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I><U>Proposal No. 2</U>: To ratify
the approval and adoption of the 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan.</I> The stockholders ratified the approval and adoption of the 2015
Omnibus Incentive Plan by the following votes:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 18%">Votes For&#9;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 82%">5,884,670</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
    <TD>Votes Against&#9;</TD>
    <TD>560,938</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
    <TD>Abstentions&#9;</TD>
    <TD>194,515</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
    <TD>Broker Non-Votes&#9;</TD>
    <TD>18,175,600</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>&nbsp;</U></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><I><U>Proposal No. 3</U>:</I> The stockholders ratified BDO USA, LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered
    public accounting firm by the following votes:</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
    <TD>Votes For</TD>
    <TD>&#9;24,319,246</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
    <TD>Votes Against&#9;</TD>
    <TD>165,376</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
    <TD>Abstentions&#9;</TD>
    <TD>331,101</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center"><B><U>SIGNATURES</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: underline; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I><U>/s/ Christopher Missling</U></I> </FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name: Christopher Missling, Ph.D. </FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title: Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date: May 10, 2016 </FONT></TD></TR>
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