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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): February 2, 2022

ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada | 001-37606 | 98-0608404
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.)

630 5th Avenue, 20th Floor New York, NY 10111 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

1-844-689-3939

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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))
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class |  | Trading Symbol |  | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |  | AVXL |  | 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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 2, 2022, Anavex Life Sciences Corp., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) made available a data presentation (the “Data Presentation”), which was delivered by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, Christopher Missling, PhD and the Company’s Chief Medical Officer, Ed Hammond, MD, PhD. via webcast. The Data Presentation is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information included in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update or revise information included in this Report or the Exhibit.

Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

| (d) | Exhibits

EXHIBIT NO. |  | DESCRIPTION |  | LOCATION
99.1 |  | Data Presentation |  | Furnished herewith

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.

| ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.
| By: | /s/Christopher Missling
|  | Name: Christopher Missling, PhD Title: Chief Executive Officer

Date: February 2, 2022