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Notice of 2021

Annual Meeting

of Stockholders

Proxy Statement

and

Form 10-K

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021

1415 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 201, Lakeway, Texas 78734

 

 

 

ANEBULO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

14151017 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 201107

Lakeway, Texas 78734

Tel.: (512) 598-0931

 

September 22, 2021NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

To Be Held On November 20, 2023

Dear Stockholders:Stockholder:

 

You are cordially invited to attend the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) to be held at the Company’s principal office located at 1415 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 201, Lakeway, Texas 78734, on Friday, October 22, 2021, at 9:00 a.m., local time. If you cannot attend the Annual Meeting, you may vote over the internet, telephone or by mail.

The agenda for the Annual Meeting includes the following recommended actions:

the election of three Class I directors to the board of directors, each to hold office until the 2024 annual meeting and until his successor has been elected and qualified.
the approval to amend the Company’s 2020 Stock Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder by 2,000,000 shares, to a new total of 3,650,000 shares.
ratification of the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending June 30, 2022.

Please refer to the accompanying proxy statement for detailed information about each of the proposals and the Annual Meeting.

Every stockholder vote is important. Even if you do not plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we hope you will vote as soon as possible. You may vote by signing your proxy card and mailing it in accordance with the instructions on the card. If you prefer, you may vote over the internet or by telephone by following the instructions on your proxy card. You may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted. You may also vote in person at the Annual Meeting if you are the stockholder of record.

Sincerely,
/s/ Daniel Schneeberger
Daniel Schneeberger
Chief Executive Officer

Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

1415 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 201

Lakeway, Texas 78734

Tel.: (512) 598-0931

NOTICE OF 2021 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held On October 22, 2021

To the Stockholders of Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:

The 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The meeting will be held at the Company’s office located at 1415 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 201, Lakeway, Texas 78734, on Friday, October 22, 2021,Monday, November 20, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., local time, (Pacific Time) via live webcast at https://www.cstproxy.com/anebulo/2023. The meeting will be held for the following purposes:

 

1.To elect the electionBoard of the following directors to serve as the Class I directorsDirectors’ nominees, Jason M. Aryeh and Bimal Shah, to the boardBoard of directors, eachDirectors to hold office until the 2024 annual meeting and until his successor has been elected and qualified:2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders as Class III directors;

 

l Joseph F. Lawler

l Daniel Schneeberger

l Aron R. English

2.To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of EisnerAmper LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024;

 

2.3.the approvalTo approve an amendment to amend the Company’s 2020 Stock Incentive Plan increasingAmended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder by 2,000,000from 40,000,000 shares to a new total of 3,650,000 shares.50,000,000 shares; and

3.ratification of the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.
4.to transactTo conduct any other business that may properly comebrought before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof, including a motion to adjourn or postpone the Annual Meeting.meeting.

 

The foregoingThese items of business are described more fully described in the proxy statement accompanying this notice. We encourage you to read the proxy statement carefully and in its entirety.Notice.

 

The Company’s Boardrecord date for the Annual Meeting is October 26, 2023. Only stockholders of Directors has fixedrecord at the close of business on September 7, 2021 as the recordthat date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of, and tomay vote at the Annual Meeting andmeeting or any adjournment thereof.

 

This noticeImportant Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to Be Held on Monday, November 20, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) via live webcast at https://www.cstproxy.com/anebulo/2023.

The proxy statement and accompanying proxy card annual report to stockholders

are being distributed to the Company’s stockholders on or about September 22, 2021. Accompanying this noticeavailable at https://ir.anebulo.com.

By Order of the Annual Meeting are (a) a proxy statement, (b) a formBoard of proxy (or a voting instruction form if you hold shares of common stock through a broker or other intermediary) and (c) the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended on June 30, 2021.Directors

 

STOCKHOLDERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING IN PERSON.Daniel George

Secretary

 

Your vote is important. Regardless of whether you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to vote your shares promptly by using the telephone, internet or mail, following the instructions provided in the enclosed documents, no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on October 21, 2021.

September 22, 2021

Lakeway, Texas

                 , 2023

By OrderYou are cordially invited to attend the meeting online. Whether or not you expect to attend the meeting, please complete, date, sign and return the enclosed proxy card, or vote over the internet as instructed in these materials, as promptly as possible in order to ensure your representation at the meeting. A return envelope (which is postage prepaid if mailed in the United States) has been provided for your convenience. Even if you have voted by proxy, you may still vote online if you attend the meeting. Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote at the Board of Directors,
/s/ Daniel Schneebergermeeting, you must obtain a proxy issued in your name from that record holder at least 72 hours prior to the Annual Meeting.
Daniel Schneeberger
Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Proxy Statement

For

2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

To be Held on Friday, October 22, 2021

Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY STATEMENTMATERIALS AND VOTING1
General1
Date, Time and Place of Annual MeetingPROPOSAL 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS16
Record Date; Shares Entitled to Vote; QuorumINFORMATION REGARDING OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE19
StockholdersIndependence of Record and Beneficial OwnersThe Board of Directors29
Attendance and Voting by Proxy2
Revocation of Proxy3
Voting Requirements3
Important Note Regarding Broker Non-Votes4
Solicitation of Proxies4
Board Leadership Structure49
Role of the Board in Risk Oversight9
Meetings of The Board of Directors10
Information Regarding Committees of the Board of Directors410
Board IndependenceAudit Committee610
Board Meetings and AttendanceCompensation Committee611
Risk ManagementNominating and Corporate Governance Committee612
Stockholder Communications With The Board Of Directors14
Code of Ethics6
Stockholder Communications with Board of Directors6
Nominations7
Composition of the Board of Directors8
Transactions and Relationships with Directors, Officers and 5% Stockholders8
Policy Related to Related Party Transactions9
 
PROPOSAL ONE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS10
Class I Director Nominees10
Class II Directors with Terms Expiring in 202211
Class III Directors with Terms Expiring in 202312
Executive Officers12
Vote Required and Board Recommendation13
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION13
Summary Compensation Table13
Employment Agreements and Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control13
GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS14
Outstanding Equity Award Table at Fiscal Year-End14
Pension BenefitsHedging Policy14
Non-Qualified Deferred CompensationPROPOSAL 2 RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM14
 
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
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Compensation of DirectorsPROPOSAL 3 APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK1516
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT16
PROPOSAL TWO APPROVAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY’S 2020 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN17
2020 Stock Incentive Plan17
Vote RequiredDelinquent Section 16(a) Reports18
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS19
EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION19
Summary Compensation Table19
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal year end22
Option Repricings23
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control23
Director Compensation25
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans26
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS AND INDEMNIFICATION27
Related Person Transactions Policy and Board RecommendationProcedures2027
Related Party Transactions27
Indemnification27
HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS28
OTHER MATTERS29
APPENDIX A  
PROPOSAL THREE RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM21
Vote Required and Board Recommendation21
PRINCIPAL AUDITOR FEES AND SERVICES22
Audit Fees22
Tax Fees and All Other Fees22
AUDIT COMMITTEE PRE-APPROVAL POLICY22
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT22
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS TO BE PRESENTED AT NEXT ANNUAL MEETING24
AVAILABLE INFORMATION24
OTHER MATTERS24

 

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY STATEMENTMATERIALS AND VOTING

 

GeneralWhy am I receiving these materials?

 

ThisWe have sent you these proxy statement (“Proxy Statement”) is furnished in connection with the solicitation bymaterials because the Board of Directors (the(sometimes referred to as the “Board”) of Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” “we,” “us”“our” or “our”“us”), of proxies from the stockholders of the Company is soliciting your proxy to be usedvote at the Company’s 20212023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), including at any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting. You are invited to attend the Annual Meeting online to vote on the proposals described in this proxy statement. However, you do not need to attend the meeting to vote your shares. Instead, you may simply complete, sign and return the enclosed proxy card, or follow the instructions below to submit your proxy through the internet.

We intend to mail these proxy materials on November 3, 2023 to all stockholders of record entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

How do I attend the Annual Meeting?

The Annual Meeting will be held through a live webcast at https://www.cstproxy.com/anebulo/2023 on Monday, November 20, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. (Pacific Time). This Proxy StatementYou will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. Information on how to vote online at the Annual Meeting is discussed below.

You are entitled to attend the Annual Meeting if you were a stockholder as of the close of business on October 26, 2023 (the “record date”). To be admitted to the Annual Meeting, you will need to visit https://www.cstproxy.com/anebulo/2023 and enter the accompanying16-digit Control Number found next to the label “Control Number” on your proxy card. If you are a beneficial shareholder, you should contact the bank, broker or other institution where you hold your account well in advance of the meeting if you have questions about obtaining your control number.

Whether or not you participate in the Annual Meeting, it is important that you vote your shares.

We encourage you to access the Annual Meeting before it begins. Online check-in will start approximately 15 minutes before the meeting on November 20, 2023. Participation in the meeting is limited due to the capacity of the host platform and access to the meeting will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Where can we get technical assistance?

If you have difficulty accessing the meeting, please call 1-917-262-2373 where technicians will be available to help you.

Who can vote at the Annual Meeting?

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on the record date will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. On the record date, there were            shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. A list of our stockholders of record will be open for examination by any stockholder for the ten days ending the day prior to the Annual Meeting at our headquarters located at 1017 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 107, Lakeway, Texas 78734. If you would like to view the list, please contact our Secretary to schedule an appointment by calling (512) 598-0931 or writing to them at the address above.

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If on October 26, 2023 your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, then you are a stockholder of record. As a stockholder of record, you may vote online at the meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, we urge you to fill out and return the enclosed proxy card or vote by proxy through the internet to ensure your vote is counted.

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Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker, Bank or Other Nominee

If on October 26, 2023 your shares were held, not in your name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm, bank or other nominee, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and these proxy materials are being distributedforwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered to be the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or other nominee regarding how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Annual Meeting. Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a valid proxy issued in your name from that record holder at least 72 hours prior to the Company’s stockholdersAnnual Meeting.

What am I voting on?

There are three matters scheduled for a vote:

Proposal 1: Election of Board of Directors’ nominees, Jason M. Aryeh and Bimal Shah, to the Board of Directors to hold office until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders as Class III directors;

Proposal 2: Ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of EisnerAmper LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024; and

Proposal 3: Approval of an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 40,000,000 to 50,000,000 (the “Authorized Shares Increase”).

What if another matter is properly brought before the Annual Meeting?

The Board of Directors knows of no other matters that will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote on those matters in accordance with their best judgment.

How do I vote?

You may either vote “For” all the nominees to the Board of Directors or about September 21, 2021. Regardlessyou may “Withhold” your vote for any nominee you specify. For each of whetherthe other matters to be voted on, you may vote “For” or “Against” or abstain from voting.

The procedures for voting are fairly simple:

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote at the Annual Meeting, vote by proxy using the enclosed proxy card or vote by proxy through the internet. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we encourageurge you to vote by proxy to ensure your shares promptly by usingvote is counted. You may still attend the telephone, internet or mail, following the instructions provided in the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction form, no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on October 21, 2021. Please note that, although our proxy materials are available on our website, no other information contained on the website is incorporated by reference in or considered to be a part of this Proxy Statement.

Date, Time and Place of Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m., local time, on Friday, October 22, 2021, at the Company’s principal office located at 1415 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 201, Lakeway, Texas 78734. Please call us at tel.: (512) 598-0931 if you need assistance with directions to our office.

Record Date; Shares Entitled to Vote; Quorum

The Board has fixed the close of business on September 7, 2021 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for the Company’s stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were outstanding 23,344,567 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), which were held by approximately 5 holders of record. Stockholders are entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held as of the Record Date. There are no cumulative voting rights.

The holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock issued and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting totaling 11,672,284 shares, must be present in person oreven if you have already voted by proxy to establish a quorum for business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting. Whether you attend the Annual Meeting in person, complete, sign and return the proxy card or vote via the internet or telephone, your shares will be counted as present at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are included for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting. If you own shares through a bank or broker in street name, you may instruct your bank or broker how to vote your shares. A “broker non-vote” occurs when you fail to provide your bank or broker with voting instructions and the bank or broker does not have the discretionary authority to vote your shares on a particular proposal because the proposal is not a routine matter. Please consider the following voting matters specific to each proposal on the ballot:proxy.

 

Proposal 1 (election of directors) is not considered a routine matter. Your bankTo vote during the Annual Meeting, follow the instructions at https://www.cstproxy.com/anebulo/2023. You will need to enter the 16-digit Control Number found on your proxy card, or broker may not have discretionary authority to vote your shares heldnotice you receive or in street name on this proposal. A broker non-vote may also occur if your broker fails to vote your shares for any reason.
Proposal 2 (approval to amend the Company’s 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)) is not considered a routine matter. Your bank or broker may not have discretionary authority to vote your shares held in street name on this proposal. A broker non-vote may also occur if your broker fails to vote your shares for any reason.
Proposal 3 (ratification ofemail sending you the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm) is considered a routine matter. Your bank or broker will have discretionary authority to vote your shares held in street name on this proposal.Proxy Statement.

 

If sufficient votes for approval of the matters to be considered at the Annual Meeting have not been received prior to the meeting date, the Company may postpone or adjourn the Annual Meeting in order to solicit additional votes. The form of proxy being solicited by this Proxy Statement provides the authority for the proxy holders, in their discretion, to vote the stockholders’ shares with respect to a postponement or adjournment of the Annual Meeting. At any postponed or adjourned meeting, proxies received pursuant to this Proxy Statement will be voted in the same manner described in this Proxy Statement with respect to the original meeting.

Stockholders of Record and Beneficial Owners

Many of our stockholders hold their shares through a broker, bank, or other agent rather than directly in their own names. The following are some distinctions between shares held of record and those owned beneficially:

To vote prior to the Annual Meeting, please follow the instructions below.

 

Stockholder of Record. If your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, you are considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares. Access to our proxy materials is being provided directly to you by us. As a stockholder of record, you have the right to grant your voting proxy directly to us or toTo vote in person at the Annual Meeting.
Beneficial Owner. If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank, you are considered the beneficial owner of the shares held in “street name.” Access to these proxy materials is being provided by your broker or bank who is considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or bank on how to vote. You are also invited to attend the Annual Meeting. However, since you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote these shares in person at the Annual Meeting.

Attendance and Voting by Proxy

If you are a stockholder whose shares are registered in your name, you may vote your shares by one of the following four methods:

Vote in person, by attending the Annual Meeting. We can give you a proxy card or a ballot when you arrive, if requested.
Vote by internet, by going to the web address, www.cstproxy.com/anebulo/2021, and following the instructions for internet voting. Please note that the deadline for voting electronically on the internet is 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on October 21, 2021.
Vote by telephone, by calling the number printed on your voting document.
Vote by mail, by completing, signing, dating, and mailingusing the proxy card, mailed to yousimply complete, sign and date the enclosed proxy card and return it promptly in the envelope provided. If you vote by internet, please do not mail your proxy card. If you vote by mail,return your signed proxy card must be receivedto us before the Annual Meeting, to be counted at the Annual Meeting.we will vote your shares as you direct.

 

To vote through the internet prior to the meeting, go to www.cstproxyvote.com and follow the instructions to submit your vote on an electronic proxy card. You will be asked to provide the Control Number from the enclosed proxy card. Your internet vote must be received by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on November 19, 2023 to be counted.

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Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of Broker, Bank or Other Nominee

If youryou are a beneficial owner of shares are heldregistered in “street name” (through athe name of your broker, bank or other agent),nominee, you should have received a separate voting instruction form orwith these proxy materials from that organization rather than from us. To vote prior to the Annual Meeting, simply complete and mail the voting instruction form to ensure that your vote is counted. Alternatively, you may vote by telephone or onover the internet as instructed by your broker, bank or other agent.nominee. To vote at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a valid proxy issued in your name from your broker, bank or other nominee at least 72 hours prior to the Annual Meeting. Follow the instructions from your broker, bank or other nominee included with these proxy materials, or contact that organization to request a proxy form.

Internet proxy voting will be provided to allow you to vote your shares online, with procedures designed to ensure the authenticity and correctness of your proxy vote instructions. However, please be aware that you must bear any costs associated with your internet access, such as usage charges from internet access providers.

How many votes do I have?

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOUR SHARES ARE HELD OF RECORD BY A BROKER, BANK OR OTHER AGENT AND YOU WANT TO VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, YOU MUST FIRST OBTAIN A LEGAL PROXY ISSUED IN YOUR NAME FROM THE RECORD HOLDER. YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO VOTE IN PERSON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING WITHOUT THE LEGAL PROXY.On each matter to be voted upon, you have one vote for each share of common stock you own as of October 26, 2023.

 

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The proxies identified on the back of the proxy card will vote the shares of which you areIf I am a stockholder of record in accordance with your instructions. If you sign and I do not vote, or if I return youra proxy card or otherwise vote without giving specific voting instructions, the proxies will vote your shares as follows:

FOR” the election of the three Class I directors to the Board, each to hold office until the 2024 annual meeting and until his successor has been elected and qualified.
FOR” the approval to amend the Company’s Plan increasing the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance thereunder by 2,000,000 shares, to a new total of 3,650,000 shares.
FOR” the ratification of the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP (“EisnerAmper”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.

The giving of a proxy will not affect your right to vote in person if you decide to attend the Annual Meeting.

If for any reason any of the director nominees does not stand for election, any proxies we receive may be voted for a substitute nominee in place of the nominee who does not stand. We have no reason to expect that the director nominees will not stand for election. If any matters other than those addressed on the proxy card are properly presented for action at the Annual Meeting, the persons named in the proxy card will have the discretion to vote on those matters in their best judgment unless authorization is withheld. We are not aware of any other business to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting other than as set forth herein.

Revocation of Proxywhat happens?

 

If you are a stockholder of record whether youand do not vote by completing your proxy card, through the internet or online at the Annual Meeting, your shares will not be voted.

If you return a signed and dated proxy card or otherwise vote without marking voting selections, your shares will be voted, as applicable, “For” the election of the Board’s nominees, Jason M. Aryeh and Bimal Shah, to the Board of Directors to hold office until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders as Class III directors, “For” the ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of EisnerAmper LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 and “For” the Authorized Shares Increase. If any other matter is properly presented at the Annual Meeting, your proxyholder (one of the individuals named on your proxy card) will vote your shares using his best judgment.

If I am a beneficial owner of shares held in street name and I do not provide my broker, bank or other nominee with voting instructions, what happens?

If you are a beneficial owner of shares held in street name and you do not instruct your broker, bank or other nominee how to vote your shares, your broker, bank or other nominee may still be able to vote your shares in its discretion. Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), brokers, banks and other nominees that are subject to the NYSE rules may use their discretion to vote your “uninstructed” shares with respect to matters considered to be “routine” under NYSE rules, but not with respect to “non-routine” matters. In this regard, Proposal 1 is considered to be “non-routine” under NYSE rules meaning that your broker, bank or other nominee may not vote your shares on Proposal 1 in the absence of your voting instructions. However, each of Proposal 2 and Proposal 3 are considered to be a “routine” matter under the NYSE rules meaning that if you do not return voting instructions to your broker, bank or other nominee by its deadline, your shares may be voted by your broker, bank or other nominee in its discretion on such proposal.

If you are a beneficial owner of shares held in street name, and you do not plan to attend the Annual Meeting, in order to ensure your shares are voted in the way you would prefer, you must provide voting instructions to your broker, bank or other nominee by the deadline provided in the materials you receive from your broker, bank or other nominee.

How do I submit questions for the Annual Meeting?

No questions will be taken during the Annual Meeting. We may, however, answer questions submitted in advance of the Annual Meeting, to the extent relevant to the business of the Annual Meeting and as time permits. To submit questions in advance of the Annual Meeting, please either submit questions at https://www.cstproxy.com/anebulo/2023, email them to ir@anebulo.com or timely mail questions to our Secretary at 1017 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 107, Lakeway, Texas 78734.

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Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?

We will pay for the entire cost of soliciting proxies. In addition to these proxy materials, our directors and employees may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone, or by mail,other means of communication. Directors and employees will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We will, upon request, also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other nominees for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners.

What does it mean if I receive more than one set of proxy materials?

If you receive more than one set of proxy materials, your shares may be registered in more than one name or in different accounts. Please follow the voting instructions on the proxy cards in the proxy materials to ensure that all of your shares are voted.

Can I change ormy vote after submitting my proxy?

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

Yes. You can revoke your proxy at any time before it is votedthe final vote at the Annual Meeting by:Meeting. If you are the record holder of your shares, you may revoke your proxy in any one of the following ways:

 

submitting a newYou may submit another properly completed proxy card bearingwith a later date;date.

voting again byYou may grant a subsequent proxy through the internet at a later time;internet.

givingYou may send a timely written notice before the Annual Meeting to our Secretary at the address set forth on the cover of this Proxy Statement stating that you are revoking your proxy; orproxy to our Secretary at 1017 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 107, Lakeway, Texas 78734.

You may vote online at the Annual Meeting. Simply attending the Annual Meeting and votingwill not, by itself, revoke your shares in person.proxy.

 

Please noteYour most current proxy card or internet proxy is the one that is counted.

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of Broker, Bank or Other Nominee

If your attendanceshares are held by your broker, bank or other nominee, you should follow the instructions provided by your broker, bank or other nominee.

When are stockholder proposals and director nominations due for next year’s annual meeting?

To be considered for inclusion in next year’s proxy materials, your proposal must be submitted in writing by July 6, 2024 to our Secretary at 1017 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 107, Lakeway, Texas 78734.

If you wish to submit a proposal (including a director nomination) at the meeting that is not to be included in next year’s proxy materials, you must deliver your notice to our Secretary at the address above not later than the close of business on August 22, 2024, nor earlier than the close of business on July 23, 2024; provided, however, that in the event the date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days prior to the one year anniversary date of this Annual Meeting, notice must be delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting and the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such annual meeting is first made by us. Your notice to our Secretary must set forth the information specified in our Amended and Restated Bylaws (“Bylaws”), including your name and address and the class, series and number of shares of our stock that you beneficially own. You are advised to review our Bylaws, which contain additional requirements related to advance notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations.

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How are votes counted?

Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the Annual Meeting, who will separately count, for Proposal 1, votes “For,” “Withhold” and broker non-votes; for Proposal 2, votes “For” and “Against” and abstentions; and, for Proposal 3, votes “For” and “Against” and abstentions. Abstentions will be counted towards the vote total for Proposal 2 and Proposal 3 and will have the same effect as “Against” votes. Broker non-votes on Proposal 1 will have no effect and will not alone servebe counted towards the vote total. For Proposals 2 and 3, we do not expect there to revoke your proxy. If you ownbe any broker non-votes.

What are “broker non-votes”?

As discussed above, when a beneficial owner of shares held in street name you may submit newdoes not give voting instructions by contactingto such beneficial owner’s broker, bank or other nominee holding such beneficial owner’s shares as to how to vote on matters deemed to be “non-routine” under NYSE rules, the broker, bank or other nominee cannot vote the shares. These un-voted shares are counted as “broker non-votes.” Proposal 1 is considered to be “non-routine” under NYSE rules and we therefore expect broker non-votes to exist in connection with Proposal 1.

As a reminder, if you are a beneficial owner of shares held in street name, in order to ensure your shares are voted in the way you would prefer, you must provide voting instructions to your broker, bank or nominee.other nominee by the deadline provided in the materials you receive from your broker, bank or other nominee.

 

Voting RequirementsHow many votes are needed to approve each proposal?

 

For Proposal 1: Election1, the election of Board of Directors’ nominees, Jason M. Aryeh and Bimal Shah, to the Board of Directors to hold office until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders as Class III directors, the two nominees receiving the most “For” votes from the holders of shares present virtually or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the election of directors will be elected. Only votes “For” will affect the outcome.

To be approved, Proposal 2, ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of EisnerAmper LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, must receive “For” votes from the holders of a majority of shares present virtually or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter. If you “Abstain” from voting, it will have the same effect as an “Against” vote.

To be approved, Proposal 3, the Authorized Shares Increase, must receive “For” votes from the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock outstanding on the record date for the Annual Meeting. If you “Abstain” from voting, it will have the same effect as an “Against” vote.

What is the quorum requirement?

A quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present if stockholders holding at least a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote are present virtually at the Annual Meeting or represented by proxy. On the record date, there were            shares outstanding and entitled to vote. Thus, the holders of             shares must be present virtually or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting to have a quorum.

Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank or other nominee) or if you vote at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement. If there is no quorum, either the chair of the meeting or the holders of a majority of shares present at the Annual Meeting or represented by proxy may adjourn the Annual Meeting to another date.

How can I find out the results of the voting at the Annual Meeting?

Preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting. In addition, final voting results will be published in a current report on Form 8-K that we expect to file within four business days after the Annual Meeting. If final voting results are not available to us in time to file a Form 8-K within four business days after the Annual Meeting, we intend to file a Form 8-K to publish preliminary results and, within four business days after the final results are known to us, file an additional Form 8-K to publish the final results.

What proxy materials are available on the internet?

The proxy statement and annual report to stockholders are available at https://ir.anebulo.com.

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Proposal 1

Election Of Directors

Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes and each class has a three-year term. Vacancies on the Board may be filled only by persons elected by a majority of the remaining directors. A director elected by the Board to fill a vacancy in a class, including vacancies created by an increase in the number of directors, shall serve for the remainder of the full term of that class and until the director’s successor is duly elected and qualified.

The Board of Directors presently has nine members. There are three Class III directors whose term of office expires at the Annual Meeting: Jason M. Aryeh, Karah Parschauer and Bimal Shah. Jason M. Aryeh and Bimal Shah have been nominated for re-election as directors at the Annual Meeting. If elected at the Annual Meeting these nominees would serve until the 2026 annual meeting and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal. It is the Company’s policy to encourage, but not require, directors and nominees for director to attend the Annual Meeting. Only our Chair and then-serving Chief Executive Officer attended the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in person or by video conference. Bimal Shah and Richie Cunningham, who are recently appointed members of the Board of Directors, did not attend the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

Directors are elected by the affirmative votea plurality of the majorityvotes of the holders of shares of Common Stock present in personvirtually or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Under Delaware law,Accordingly, the two nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes that are withheld from a director’s election will be counted toward a quorum but will not affectelected. Effective on the outcomedate of the vote onAnnual Meeting, the authorized size of the Board will be reduced from nine to eight member. Proxies may not be voted for a greater number of persons than the number of nominees named. Shares represented by executed proxies will be voted, if authority to do so is not withheld, for the election of the two nominees named below. If any nominee becomes unavailable for election as a result of an unexpected occurrence, shares that would have been voted for that nominee will instead be voted for the election of a director. You may votesubstitute nominee proposed by us. Each person nominated for all nominees, withhold your vote aselection has agreed to all nominees or for all nominees except those specific nominees from whom you withhold your vote. Broker non-votes will not be taken into account in determining the outcome of the election. Unless otherwise instructed or unless authorityserve if elected. The Company’s management has no reason to vote is withheld, the proxy card accompanying these materialsbelieve that any nominee will be voted “FOR” the election of each director nominee.

Proposal 2: Approvalunable to Amend the Company’s Plan

With respect to Proposal 2, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote is required to approve the amendment to the Company’s Plan. Shares abstaining from voting and shares as to which a broker non-vote occurs are considered present for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists, but are not considered votes cast or shares entitled to vote with respect to this proposal. Unless otherwise instructed or unless authority to vote is withheld, the proxy card accompanying these materials will be voted “FOR” the amendment to the Company’s Plan.

Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

With respect to Proposal 3, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote is required to ratify the appointment of EisnerAmper as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. An abstention is treated as entitled to vote and, therefore, has the same effect as voting “AGAINST” the proposal. Since this proposal is considered a “routine” matter, brokers will be permitted to vote on behalf of their clients if no voting instructions are furnished. Unless otherwise instructed or unless authority to vote is withheld, the proxy card accompanying these materials will be voted “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of EisnerAmper as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.

Important Note Regarding Broker Non-Votes

If a broker does not receive instructions from the beneficial owner of shares held in street name for certain types of proposals, the broker must indicate on the proxy that it does not have authority to vote such shares as to such proposals. If your broker does not receive instructions from you, your broker may not be able to vote your shares for Proposals 1 and 2. Therefore, it is important that you provide voting instructions to your broker.

Solicitation of Proxies

Proxies will be solicited by mail and the internet. Proxies may also be solicited personally, or by telephone, fax, or other means by the directors, officers, and employees of the Company. Directors, officers, and employees soliciting proxies will receive no extra compensation but may be reimbursed for related out-of-pocket expenses. The Company will make arrangements with brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries to send the proxy materials to beneficial owners. The Company will, upon request, reimburse these brokerage houses, custodians, and other persons for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in doing so. The Company will pay the cost of solicitation of proxies.

Board Leadership Structure

Our current Board leadership structure consists of a Chairman of the Board, Joseph F. Lawler Dr. Lawler has been the Chairman of the Board since April 2020. Daniel Schneeberger has served as our Chief Executive Officer since July 2020.

Committees of the Board of Directorsserve.

 

The Company hasfollowing is a standing audit committee (“Audit Committee”), compensation committee (“Compensation Committee”)brief biography of each nominee and nominating and corporate governance committee (“Nominating Committee”). The Board nominees, committee involvement and certain other relevant information is set forth below:each director whose term will continue after the Annual Meeting.

 

Nominees for Election as Class III Directors for a Three-year Term Expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting

DirectorName Director SinceAgeIndependent DirectorAudit CommitteeCompensation CommitteeNominating & Corporate Governance Committee
Joseph F. Lawler2020
Daniel Schneeberger2020
Aron R. English2020X (Chair)X
Kenneth Lin2021XXX
Areta Kupchyk2021XX (Chair)X
  
Jason M. Aryeh 202155 XXMr. Aryeh has served as a member of the Board since March 2021. Mr. Aryeh is the founder and managing general partner of JALAA Equities, LP, a private hedge fund focused on the biotechnology and medical device sectors, and has served in such capacity since 1997. Mr. Aryeh has served as a member of the board of directors of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company focused on developing or acquiring technologies that help pharmaceutical companies discover and develop medicines, since September 2006. Mr. Aryeh has also served as a director of Orchestra BioMed, Inc., a private biomedical innovation company focused on developing transformative therapeutic products, since November 2018. Mr. Aryeh has served as a director of numerous public and private companies. Mr. Aryeh also has transactional expertise in capital markets. Mr. Aryeh earned a B.A. in economics, with honors, from Colgate University, and is a member of the Omicron Delta Epsilon Society in economics. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that Mr. Aryeh’s in-depth knowledge of the biopharmaceutical market and broad range of companies in the industry and experience as the managing general partner of a hedge fund focused on the life sciences sector qualify him to serve on our Board of Directors.
     
Bimal Shah 47 
Karah Parschauer2021X XX (Chair)

The Audit Committee is a separately-designated audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Audit Committee consisted of Aron English, Jason Aryeh and Karah Parschauer during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. Mr. English was the chairman of this committee during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. This committee met one time during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. TheMr. Shah has served as a member of the Board since October 2023. Mr. Shah is the Chief Financial Officer of Corium LLC, a Boston-based commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, where he has been employed since August 2022. Prior to joining Corium, he served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance and Strategy, for Sumitovant Biopharma, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., one of Japan’s largest pharmaceutical companies. Mr. Shah previously held business development, finance, and strategic commercial roles at Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Genentech Inc. (part of Roche). He also worked in the financial sector at Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and Warburg Pincus, where he focused on the broader life sciences and healthcare sectors and was responsible for executing a wide range of deal transactions, including financings, investments, acquisitions, and alliances. Mr. Shah received his Master’s in Business Administration, Master of Arts in International Policy Studies and Bachelor’s in Economics from Stanford University. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that Mr. Shah’s experience in finance and accounting and knowledge of the biopharmaceutical industry qualify him to serve on our Board has determined that Mr. English is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules. The Audit Committee (i) oversees our corporate accounting and financial reporting processes and our internal controls over financial reporting; (ii) evaluates our independent public accounting firm’s qualifications, independence and performance; (iii) engages and provides for the compensation of our independent public accounting firm; (iv) approves the retention of our independent public accounting firm to perform any proposed permissible non-audit services; (v) reviews our financial statements; (vi) reviews our critical accounting policies and estimates and internal controls over financial reporting; and (vii) discusses with management and our independent registered public accounting firm the results of the annual audit and the reviews of our quarterly financial statements. The Board has determined that Mr. Aryeh and Ms. Parschauer meet the independence requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and the applicable listing standards of Nasdaq. Mr. English does not meet such independence requirements under the applicable listing standards of Nasdaq because Mr. English is a controlling shareholder of entities from which the Company received payments in exchange for the Company’s securities in an amount greater than $200,000 within the past three fiscal years. However, Nasdaq Rule 5615(b)(1) provides that the Company may take up to one year to comply with the Nasdaq rules and replace Mr. English with another director who meets the independence standards of Nasdaq. The Company intends to appoint such a director prior to April 30, 2022.

The Audit Committee has authority under its charter to retain, approve fees for and terminate advisors, consultants, and agents as it deems necessary to assist in the fulfillment of its responsibilities. The Audit Committee Report, which appears in a subsequent section of this Proxy Statement, more fully describes the activities and responsibilities of the Audit Committee.

The Compensation Committee consisted of Aron English, Areta Kupchyk and Kenneth Lin during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. Ms. Kupchyk was chairman of this committee during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. This committee did not meet during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. The Compensation Committee’s role is to review and recommend policies relating to compensation and benefits of our officers and employees, including reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and other senior officers, evaluating the performance of these officers in light of those goals and objectives and setting compensation of these officers based on such evaluations. The Compensation Committee also administers the issuance of stock options and other awards under the Company’s equity-based incentive plans. The Board has determined that Ms. Kupchyk and Dr. Lin meet the independence requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and the applicable listing standards of Nasdaq. Mr. English does not meet such independence requirements under the applicable listing standards of Nasdaq because Mr. English is a controlling shareholder of entities from which the Company received payments in exchange for the Company’s securities in an amount greater than $200,000 within the past three fiscal years. However, Nasdaq Rule 5615(b)(1) provides that the Company may take up to one year to comply with the Nasdaq rules and replace Mr. English with another director who meets the independence standards of Nasdaq. The Company intends to appoint such a director prior to April 30, 2022.

The agenda for meetings of the Compensation Committee is determined by its chairman. The Compensation Committee’s chairman reports the Compensation Committee’s recommendations on executive compensation to the Board. The Compensation Committee has authority under its charter to retain, approve fees for and terminate advisors, consultants, and agents as it deems necessary to assist in the fulfillment of its responsibilities.

The Nominating Committee consisted of Areta Kupchyk, Karah Parschauer and Kenneth Lin during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. The chairman of this committee is Ms. Parschauer. This committee did not meet during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. The primary functions of the Nominating Committee are to (i) recommend to the Board nominees for election as directors, and meet as necessary to review director candidates and nominees for election as directors; (ii) recommend members for each committee of the Board; (iii) oversee corporate governance standards and compliance with applicable listing and regulatory requirements; (iv) develop and recommend to the Board governance principles applicable to the Company; and (v) oversee the evaluation of the Board and its committees.

Each of the Board committees has a written charter. Copies of the charters are available for review on the Company’s website at www.anebulo.com on the Investor Relations page.

Board Independence

A majority of the Board has determined that Areta Kupchyk, Karah Parschaeur, Jason Aryeh and Kenneth Lin are independent as determined in accordance with the Nasdaq listing standards and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All members of the Nominating Committee are “independent” as defined by the SEC and the Nasdaq listing standards. Pursuant to applicable phase-in periods under the Nasdaq listing standards, two of the three members of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee are “independent” as defined by the SEC and the Nasdaq listing standards.

Board Meetings and Attendance

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, the Board held one meeting. Separate from the full Board meetings, the Audit Committee met one time and the Compensation and Nominating Committees did not meet. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, each of our current directors attended 100% of all Board and applicable Committee meetings.

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, each director received compensation for service to the Company as a director. See “Executive Compensation – Compensation of Directors.” The Company encourages, but does not require, directors to attend the Annual Meeting.

Risk Management

The Company has a risk management program overseen by its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer. Material risks are identified and prioritized by management. Each prioritized risk is referred to a Board committee or the full Board for oversight.

The Board reviews information regarding the Company’s credit, liquidity, and operations, as well as the risks associated with each. The Board also reviews and approves the annual operating budget of the Company. Because we rely on cash on hand to fund our operations, the Board as a whole devotes significant time to reviewing and approving our levels of indebtedness, contractual obligations and spending supporting our business activities. While each committee is responsible for specific risks and overseeing the management of such risks, the entire Board is regularly informed through committee reports about such risks. In addition, the Compensation Committee periodically reviews the most important risks to the Company to ensure that compensation programs do not encourage excessive risk taking.

Code of Ethics

The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all its directors, officers and employees, including its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer. This Code is a statement of the Company’s high standards for ethical behavior, legal compliance, and financial disclosure. A copy of the Code of Ethics can be found in its entirety on the Company’s website at www.anebulo.com. Should there be any changes to, or waivers from, the Company’s Code of Ethics, those changes or waivers will be posted immediately on our website at the address noted above.

Stockholder Communications with Board of Directors

The Board has a process by which stockholders may communicate with the Board. Any stockholder desiring to communicate with the Board may do so in writing by sending a letter addressed to the Board of Directors, c/o Corporate Secretary at the following address: 1415 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 201, Lakeway, Texas 78734. The Corporate Secretary has been instructed by the Board to promptly forward communications so received to the members of the Board.

Nominations

The Nominating Committee is responsible for determining the slate of director nominees for election by stockholders. All director nominees will be approved by the Nominating Committee prior to annual proxy material preparation and are required to stand for election by stockholders at the next annual meeting. For positions on the Board created by a director’s leaving the Board prior to the expiration of such director’s current term, whether due to death, resignation, or other inability to serve, Article 3 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws provides that a director elected by the Board to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of his predecessor in office.

The Nominating Committee does not currently use any third-party search firm to assist in the identification or evaluation of Board member candidates. The Nominating Committee may engage a third party to provide such services in the future as it deems necessary or appropriate.

The Nominating Committee will determine the required selection criteria and qualifications of director nominees based upon the needs of the Company at the time nominees are considered. A candidate must possess the ability to apply good business judgment and must be in a position to properly exercise duties of loyalty and care. Candidates should also exhibit proven leadership capabilities, high integrity, experience with a high level of responsibility within their chosen fields, and have the ability to quickly understand complex principles of business and finance. Candidates with potential conflicts of interest or who do not meet the criteria are disqualified. The Nominating Committee will consider the criteria for nominees identified by the Nominating Committee, by stockholders, or through some other source. When current Board members are considered for nomination for reelection, the Nominating Committee also takes into consideration the member’s prior Board contributions, performance, and meeting attendance records.

The Nominating Committee will consider qualified candidates who are recommended by stockholders for possible nomination. Stockholders wishing to make such a recommendation may do so by sending the following information to the Board of Directors, c/o Corporate Secretary, at the address listed above:

name of the candidate with brief biographical information and résumé.
contact information for the candidate and a document evidencing the candidate’s willingness to serve as a director if elected.
a signed statement as to the submitting stockholder’s current status as a stockholder and the number of shares currently held.

 

Any such nomination must comply with the advance notice provisions of our Amended and Restated Bylaws. These provisions are summarized under “Stockholder Proposals to be Presented at Next Annual Meeting” in a subsequent section of this Proxy Statement.

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The Nominating Committee will conduct a process of making a preliminary assessment of each proposed nominee based upon the résumé and biographical information, an indication of the individual’s willingness to serve and other background information. This information will be evaluated against the criteria set forth above as well as the specific needs of the Company at that time. Based upon a preliminary assessment of the candidate(s), those who appear best suited to meet the needs of the Company may be invited for further evaluation through a series of interviews. The Nominating Committee uses the same process for evaluating all nominees, regardless of the original source of the information. The Nominating Committee will strive to nominate directors with a variety of complementary skills so that, as a group, the Board will possess the appropriate talent and expertise to oversee the Company’s businesses.Of Directors Recommends

A Vote In additions, the Nominating Committee keeps itself informed of diversity requirements imposed by Nasdaq or regulatory bodies, and will ensure that the Company’s Board composition complies with such requirements.

No candidates for director nominations were submitted to the Board of Directors by any stockholder in connection with the Annual Meeting.

Composition of the Board of Directors

The Company believes that its Board should encompass a range of talent, skill, diversity, experience and expertise enabling it to provide sound guidance with respect to the Company’s operations and business goals. In addition to considering a candidate’s background and accomplishments, candidates are reviewed in the context of the current composition of the Board and the evolving needs of the Company. The Company’s policy is to have at least a majority of its directors qualify as “independent” as determined in accordance with the Nasdaq listing standards and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. The Nominating Committee will identify candidates for election to the Board and review their skills, characteristics and experience.

The Nominating Committee will seek directors with strong reputations, high integrity and experience in areas relevant to the strategy and operations of the Company, particularly in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The Nominating Committee believes that each nominee and current director also has other key attributes that are important to an effective board including the ability to engage management in a constructive and collaborative fashion and a diversity of background, experience and thought.

Transactions and Relationships with Directors, Officers and 5% Stockholders

On May 28, 2020 and June 18, 2020, we executed two promissory notes payable to Joseph Lawler in the aggregate principal amount of $200,000, reflecting cash advances by the lender to us in May and June 2020. The indebtedness was unsecured and bore interest at the rate of 8.0% per year. We used the proceeds of the cash advances to fund organizational costs and initial operating expenses. Generally we paid interest monthly on the two notes. In March 2021, we repaid the two outstanding promissory notes in full, in the amount of $213,053, consisting of principal and accrued interest.

On June 18, 2020, we received gross proceeds of $3,000,000 from a private placement of our series A preferred stock (the “Private Placement”), convertible into 2,047,500 shares of our Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with 22NW, LP, an institutional accredited investor affiliated with Aron R. English, who became a director of our company at such time. The series A preferred stock converted into shares of Common Stock, on a one-to-one basis, automatically upon the closing of our initial public offering.

As part of the Private Placement, 22NW, LP and Mr. English, individually, further agreed under the Securities Purchase Agreement to purchase, upon the achievement of certain corporate events, milestone warrants for $2,250,000 in the aggregate. The milestone warrants were exercisable for cash for up to 6,896,406 shares of series A preferred stock at an exercise price of $1.69 per share or on a “net-exercise” basis into such lesser number of shares of series A preferred stock by surrendering a portion of the underlying warrant shares, based on the positive difference between the stated milestone warrant exercise price and the initial public offering price per share, to pay the exercise price. The Securities Purchase Agreement provided that the milestone warrants must be purchased upon our achievement of (i) a filing with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) of an investigational new drug application or the making of an analogous regulatory filing in any foreign jurisdiction, whichever occurred earlier, and (ii) an arrangement by us to produce the active pharmaceutical ingredient of ANEB-001, the Company’s lead product candidate, in amounts sufficient to facilitate the consummation of a trial pursuant to such regulatory filing, or otherwise forfeited. On March 8, 2021, 22NW, LP and Mr. English purchased the milestone warrants for $2,250,000 in cash following acceptance of an open European clinical trial application (“CTA”) in the Netherlands, permitting us to utilize ANEB-001 on human subjects in a Phase 2 clinical trial, and exercised the milestone warrants on a net-exercise basis into 5,236,343 shares of Common Stock in connection with the closing of our initial public offering.

We lease our office space in Lakeway, Texas from JFL Capital Management LLC, a company controlled by Dr. Lawler, the founder and the Chairman of the Board of our Company. Our office lease is month-to-month, and currently we pay rent of approximately $1,200 per month.

22NW Fund, LP purchased $5.0 million of our Common Stock in our initial public offering in May 2021. The shares sold to 22NW Fund, LP were at the same price and on the same terms as the other investors in the initial public offering.

Policy Related to Related Party Transactions

Our Board has adopted a written related party transaction policy to set forth the policies and procedures for the review and approval or ratification of related party transactions. Related persons include any executive officer, director or a holder of more than 5% of our Common Stock, including any of their immediate family members and any entity owned or controlled by such persons. Related persons also include any nominees for director or executive officer. A related person transaction refers to any transaction, arrangement or relationship, or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships in which (i) we were or are to be a participant, (ii) the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and (iii) a related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. Related person transactions include purchases of goods or services by or from the related person or entities in which the related person has a material interest, indebtedness and guarantees of indebtedness, in each case subject to certain exceptions set forth in Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

The policy provides that in any related person transaction, our Nominating and Governance Committee and Board will consider all of the available material facts and circumstances of the transaction, including: (i) the direct and indirect interests of the related persons; (ii) in the event the related person is a director (or immediate family member of a director or an entity with which a director is affiliated), the impact that the transaction will have on a director’s independence; (iii) the risks, costs and benefits of the transaction to us; and (iv) whether any alternative transactions or sources for comparable services or products are available. After considering all such facts and circumstances, our Nominating and Governance Committee and Board will determine whether approval or ratification of the related person transaction is in our best interests. For example, if our Nominating and Governance Committee determines that the proposed terms of a related person transaction are reasonable and at least as favorable as could have been obtained from unrelated third parties, it will recommend to our Board that such transaction be approved or ratified. In addition, if a related party transaction likely would compromise the independence of one of our directors, our Nominating and Governance Committee may recommend that our Board reject the transaction if it could affect our ability to comply with securities laws and regulations or Nasdaq listing requirements.

PROPOSAL ONE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORSFavor Of Each Named Nominee.

 

The Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation divides the Board into three classes of directors serving staggered three-year terms, with one class to be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders. At the Annual Meeting, three Class I directors are to be elected for a term of three years, to hold office untilDirectors Continuing in Office Until the expiration of the term in 2024 and until a successor shall have been qualified and elected. The nominees for election are Joseph F. Lawler, Daniel Schneeberger and Aron R. English, whose current terms expire in 2021.

Assuming the presence of a quorum, the nominees for director who receive the most votes will be elected. The form of proxy provides a means for stockholders to vote for or to withhold authority to vote for the nominee for director. If a stockholder executes and returns a proxy but does not specify how the shares represented by such stockholder’s proxy are to be voted, such shares will be voted FOR the election of the nominees for director. In determining whether this proposal has received the requisite number of affirmative votes, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted and will have no effect.

The following table sets forth the name and age of each nominee, director and executive officer as of the date of this Proxy Statement, including such person’s principal occupation during at least the past five years, the experience and skills that led to the conclusion that each nominee and director should serve as director and, if applicable, the year each director began serving as a director of the Company. There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

Class I Director NomineesAnnual Meeting

 

Name Age  
Joseph F. Lawler 4951 

Dr. Lawler founded the Company in April 2020 and has been a member of the Board since April 2020. Dr. Lawler briefly served as the President of the Company from April to June 2020. Dr. Lawler is also the founder and has served as Managing Member of JFL Capital Management LLC, a healthcare investment fund with an emphasis on companies pursuing clinical drug development, since January 2015. Prior to Dr. Lawler’s involvement with JFL Capital Management LLC, Dr. Lawler was a co-founder and served as Senior Managing Partner of Merus Capital Partners, LLC, a proprietary trading business, from October 2011 to November 2014.

Dr. Lawler has extensive expertise in the biomedical field, and extensive experience in investment and strategic development. Dr. Lawler received his M.D. and Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and he earned his B.A. degree from Queens College, City University of New York.

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that Dr. Lawler’s extensive expertise in the biomedical field, and extensive experience in investment and strategic development, qualify him to serve on our Board of Directors.

Daniel SchneebergerRichard Anthony Cunningham 3753 

Dr. SchneebergerMr. Cunningham has served as the Company’sour Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board since July 2020. Dr. Schneeberger previously spent more than fourOctober 2023. He has over 20 years as an institutional investorof leadership experience in the biotechnologyhealthcare and healthcare sector, serving asbiopharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cunningham was the Chief Executive Officer at Tyme Technologies Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which position he held from November 2020 to October 2022. Prior to that, Mr. Cunningham was the Chief Executive Officer and President of ADARI Capital ManagementIXC Discovery, Inc. (formerly, Icagen Inc.), a drug discovery company, which positions he held from January 2019November 2014 to June 2020, and senior analyst at JFL Capital Management LLC from May 2016 to December 2018, where he specialized in the prediction of clinical drug trial readoutsNovember 2020. He has also served as a basis for investments. Prior to Dr. Schneeberger’s involvement with JFL Capital Management LLC, Dr. Schneeberger wasdirector of IXC Discovery, Inc. since April 2020. Before IXC Discovery, Inc., Mr. Cunningham held various roles at pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, including Boehringer Ingelheim and Valeant Pharmaceuticals (now, Bausch Health Companies Inc.; NYSE: BHC). His experience includes a consultant at McKinsey & Company from April 2013 to May 2016 where he advised clients in the pharmaceutical, private equitybroad array of responsibilities, including mergers and agrochemical industry on researchacquisitions, business development, strategy development, therapeutic launches, contracting, managed care, and development, portfolio decisionssales and commercial strategies.

Dr. Schneebergermarketing. He has extensive experience in private equity investing and operational and financial consulting in the biotechnology industry, with a focus onled the commercialization and launch of drugs. Dr. Schneeberger receivedmultiple therapies in oncology, rare disease, infectious disease, respiratory, neurology, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that Mr. Cunningham’s extensive industry experience as a biotechnology director and executive officer, and his medical diploma and a doctorate in rheumatology from the Universityposition as our Chief Executive Officer, qualify him to serve on our Board of Basel, Switzerland. He also earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and was named a Baker Scholar.

Directors.
     
Aron R. English 3941 

Mr. English has served as a member of the Board since June 2020. Mr. English is the founder and has served as the President and Portfolio Manager of 22NW, LP, a Seattle-based value fund specializing in small and microcap investments with a multi-year investment horizon, since August 2014. Previously, Mr. English served as the director of research at Meson Capital Partners LLC, an investment firm, from January 2014 to August 2014. Prior to that, Mr. English served as director of research at RBF Capital, LLC, a provider of wealth management and financial services, from September 2010 until December 2013, after initially serving as a research analyst at the firm from September 2008 to September 2010.

Mr. English has investment experience and extensive knowledge of the capital markets. Mr. English earned his B.A. degree in English Literature with honors from the University of Washington.

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that Mr. English’s investment experience and extensive knowledge of the capital markets qualify him to serve on our Board of Directors.

 

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Class II Directors with Terms ExpiringContinuing in 2022Office Until the 2025 Annual Meeting

 

Name Age  
Nat Calloway41Dr. Calloway is an analyst and partner at 22NW, LP, a Seattle-based value fund specializing in small and microcap investments with a multi-year investment horizon, where he has been employed since June 2021. Dr. Calloway is the lead for 22NW, LP’s biotechnology, pharmaceutical and other healthcare investments, including Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He is also a member of the board of directors of Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. (Nasdaq: LFCR), a medical contract development and manufacturing organization. Prior to that, Dr. Calloway was the Associate Director of Healthcare Research for Edison Group from December 2015 to June 2021. He has a PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from Cornell University, a Masters of Science in Chemistry from Columbia, and completed a post-doctoral study in neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medical School. He has 10 scientific publications in the areas of physical chemistry, biochemistry and neuroscience. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that Dr. Calloway’s extensive experience as an analyst for biotechnology, pharmaceutical and healthcare investments, as well as his academic background and publications, qualify him to serve on our Board of Directors.
Areta Kupchyk66Ms. Kupchyk has served as a member of the Board since April 2021. Ms. Kupchyk is a partner in the law firm of Foley Hoag LLP, where she co-chairs the firm’s FDA Law practice group, since October 2015. Ms. Kupchyk is an FDA lawyer who advises biotechnology, medical device and pharmaceutical companies, as well as healthcare providers and institutions, researchers and investors in FDA-related matters. Ms. Kupchyk previously served as Associate Chief Counsel for Drugs and Biologics and Assistant General Counsel for Litigation at the FDA from 1993 to 2003. Ms. Kupchyk received a B.A. degree from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that Ms. Kupchyk’s extensive experience as regulatory counsel at the FDA, as well as legal expertise in the life sciences field, qualify her to serve on our Board of Directors.
Kenneth Lin 4850 

Dr. Lin has served as a member of the Board since February 2021. Dr. Lin provided consulting services to Ligand from 2019 to 2020. Prior to that, he founded and served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ab Initio Biotherapeutics from January 2015 to July 2019. From July 2012 to July 2014, he was the Vice President of Corporate Development and Investor Relations for Ulthera, Inc., a medical device company that was acquired by Merz Pharma. From April 2008 to June 2012, Dr. Lin was a Vice President at TPG, a private equity investment firm, where he focused on healthcare.

Dr. Lin has extensive experience with private equity investing and management of biotechnology companies. He received his M.D. from Case Western Reserve University with honors and his B.S. degree in Biological Sciences from Stanford University.

Areta Kupchyk64

Ms. Kupchyk has served as a member of the Board since April 2021. Ms. Kupchyk is a partner in the law firm of Foley Hoag LLP, where she co-chairs the firm’s FDA Law practice group, since October 2015. Ms. Kupchyk is an FDA lawyer who advises biotechnology, medical device Our Nominating and pharmaceutical companies, as well as healthcare providers and institutions, researchers and investors in FDA-related matters. Ms. Kupchyk previously served as Associate Chief Counsel for Drugs and Biologics and Assistant General Counsel for Litigation at the FDA from 1993 to 2003.

Ms. Kupchyk hasCorporate Governance Committee believes that Dr. Lin’s extensive experience as regulatory counsel at the FDA, as well as legal expertise in the life sciences field. Ms. Kupchyk received a B.A. degree from the Universitywith private equity investing and management of Maryland Baltimore County and J.D. from the Universitybiotechnology companies qualify him to serve on our Board of Maryland School of Law.

Directors.

 

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Class III Directors with Terms Expiring in 2023

NameAge
Jason M. Aryeh53

Mr. Aryeh has served as a member of the Board since March 2021. Mr. Aryeh is the founder and managing general partner of JALAA Equities, LP, a private hedge fund focused on the biotechnology and medical device sectors, and has served in such capacity since 1997. Mr. Aryeh has served as a member of the board of directors of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc., a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company focused on developing or acquiring technologies that help pharmaceutical companies discover and develop medicines, since September 2006. Mr. Aryeh has also served as a director of Orchestra BioMed, Inc., a private biomedical innovation company focused on developing transformative therapeutic products, since November 2018. Mr. Aryeh has served as a director of numerous public and private companies.

Mr. Aryeh has in-depth knowledge of the biopharmaceutical market and broad range of companies in the industry as the managing general partner of a hedge fund focused on the life sciences sector. Mr. Aryeh also has transactional expertise in capital markets. Mr. Aryeh earned a B.A. in economics, with honors, from Colgate University, and is a member of the Omnicron Delta Epsilon Society in economics.

Karah Parschauer44

Ms. Parschauer has served as a member of the Board since February 2021. Ms. Parschauer has served as General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company since June 2016. Prior to Ultragenyx, Ms. Parschauer served in various executive capacities, and most recently as Vice President, Associate General Counsel, at Allergan plc, a pharmaceutical company, from June 2005 to June 2016. Prior to Allergan plc, Ms. Parschauer was an attorney at Latham and Watkins LLP, where she practiced in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and corporate governance. Ms. Parschauer also serves as a member of the board of directors of Evolus, Inc., a medical aesthetics company, since July 2019.

Ms. Parschauer has extensive experience within the pharmaceutical industry and as an attorney, particularly with respect to matters concerning corporate governance. Ms. Parschauer holds a B.A. degree in Biology from Miami University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Executive Officers

NameAgePosition
Rex Merchant61Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Merchant has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since January 2021. Mr. Merchant has served as the Chief Financial Officer of JFL Capital Management LLC since May 2018. Prior to joining JFL Capital Management LLC, Mr. Merchant served as Chief Financial Officer of Western Investment LLC, a hedge fund manager and investment advisory firm, from September 2008 to December 2017. Mr. Merchant also served as Chief Financial Officer of Leadership Foundations, a non-profit organization, from October 2011 to April 2018.

Mr. Merchant has performed business valuation, litigation analysis and expert witness services, as well as extensive work in information technology throughout his career. Mr. Merchant received an M.S. degree in Taxation from Golden Gate University, a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University, and he holds Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (“CAIA”) designations.

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Vote Required and Board RecommendationDiversity

 

The director nominee receivingBoard Diversity Matrix, below, provides the affirmative votediversity statistics for our Board of the majority of shares of Common Stock present in person or representedDirectors and is reviewed annually by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be elected as a director. Under Delaware law, votes that are withheld from a director’s election will be counted toward a quorum but will not affect the outcome of the vote on the election of a director. You may vote for all nominees, withhold your vote as to all nominees or for all nominees except those specific nominees from whom you withhold your vote. Broker non-votes will not be taken into account in determining the outcome of the election. Unless otherwise instructed or unless authority to vote is withheld, the proxy card accompanying these materials will be voted “FOR” the election of each director nominee.our Board.

 

Board Diversity Matrix (As of October 20, 2023)
Total Number of Directors 9
  Female Male 

Non-

Binary

 

Did Not

Disclose

Gender

Part I: Gender Identity        
Directors 2 7    
Part II: Demographic Background        
African American or Black        
Alaskan Native or Native American        
Asian   3    
Hispanic or Latinx        
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander        
White 6      
Two or More Races or Ethnicities        
LGBTQ+  
Did Not Disclose Demographic Background  

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF EACH NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

information regarding Our board of directors and corporate governance

 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONIndependence of The Board of Directors

 

As required under the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) listing standards, a majority of the members of a listed company’s board of directors must qualify as “independent,” as affirmatively determined by the board of directors. The Board consults with the Company’s counsel to ensure that the Board’s determinations are consistent with relevant securities and other laws and regulations regarding the definition of “independent,” including those set forth in pertinent Nasdaq listing standards as in effect from time to time.

Consistent with these considerations, after review of all relevant identified transactions or relationships between each director, or any of his or her family members, and the Company, its senior management and its independent auditors, the Board has affirmatively determined that all of our current directors, other than Mr. Cunningham, are independent directors within the meaning of the applicable Nasdaq listing standards. In making this determination, the Board found that none of these directors or nominees for director had a material or other disqualifying relationship with the Company.

Summary Compensation TableBoard Leadership Structure

 

The following table summarizes compensation thatBoard of Directors of the Company paid duringhas an independent Chairperson, Dr. Lawler, who has authority, among other things, to call and preside over Board meetings, to set meeting agendas and to determine materials to be distributed to the fiscal years ended June 30, 2021Board. Accordingly, the Chairperson has substantial ability to shape the work of the Board. The Company believes that separation of the positions of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer reinforces the period from April 23, 2020 (dateindependence of inception)the Board in its oversight of the business and affairs of the Company. In addition, the Company believes that having a non-employee, independent Chairperson creates an environment that is more conducive to June 30, 2020objective evaluation and oversight of management’s performance, increasing management accountability and improving the ability of the Board to monitor whether management’s actions are in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

Role of the Board in Risk Oversight

We have a risk management program that is overseen by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Material risks are identified and prioritized by management and each prioritized risk is referred to the Board or a committee thereof. One of the Board’s key functions is informed oversight of our two most highly compensated executive officersrisk management process. The Board does not have a standing risk management committee, but rather administers this oversight function directly through the Board as a whole, as well as through various Board standing committees that address risks inherent in their respective areas of oversight. In particular, our Board is responsible for monitoring and assessing strategic risk exposure, including a determination of the nature and level of risk appropriate for the Company. While each committee is responsible for specific risks and overseeing the management of such risks, the entire Board is regularly informed through committee reports about such risks. Our Audit Committee has the responsibility to consider and discuss our major financial risk exposures and the steps our management has taken to monitor and control these exposures, including guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and management is undertaken. Our Audit Committee’s responsibilities also include oversight of cybersecurity risk management. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee monitors the effectiveness of our corporate governance practices, including whether they are successful in preventing illegal or improper liability-creating conduct. Our Compensation Committee assesses and monitors whether any of our compensation policies and programs has the potential to encourage excessive risk-taking.

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Meetings of The Board of Directors

The Board of Directors met four times during the last fiscal year. During the last fiscal year, each Board member attended 75% or more of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and of the committees on which he or she served, held during the portion of the last fiscal year for which he or she was a director or committee member.

Information Regarding Committees of the Board of Directors

The Board has three committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The following table provides membership and meeting information for fiscal year 2023 for each of the Board committees:

Name Audit Compensation Nominating and Corporate Governance
Joseph F. Lawler      
Simon Allen      
Aron R. English     X
Kenneth Lin X X(1) X(2)
Areta Kupchyk   X* X
Jason M. Aryeh X*   X*
Karah Parschauer X X  
Nat Calloway   X  
Total meetings in fiscal 2023 4 1 1

(1)Mr. Lin served on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee until Mr. English was appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee on October 30, 2022.
(2)Mr. Lin served on the Compensation Committee until Mr. Calloway was appointed to the Compensation Committee on October 30, 2022.
*Committee Chair

Below is a description of each committee of the Board of Directors.

Each of the committees has authority to engage legal counsel or other thanexperts or consultants, as it deems appropriate to carry out its responsibilities. The Board of Directors has determined that each member of each committee, including those who served on such committee in the Chief Executive Officerlast fiscal year, meets the applicable Nasdaq rules and regulations regarding “independence” and each member is free of any relationship that would impair his or her individual exercise of independent judgment with regard to the Company.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee was established by the Board in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), to oversee the Company’s corporate accounting and financial reporting processes and audits of its financial statements. For this purpose, the Audit Committee performs several functions. The Audit Committee evaluates the performance of and assesses the qualifications of the independent auditors; determines and approves the engagement of the independent auditors; determines whether to retain or terminate the existing independent auditors or to appoint and engage new independent auditors; reviews and approves the retention of the independent auditors to perform any proposed permissible non-audit services; monitors the rotation of partners of the independent auditors on the Company’s audit engagement team as required by law; reviews and approves or rejects transactions between the company and any related persons; confers with management and the independent auditors regarding the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting; establishes procedures, as required under applicable law, for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters and the confidential and anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters; and meets to review the Company’s annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements with management and the independent auditor, including a review of the Company’s disclosures under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

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The Audit Committee is composed of four directors: Mr. Shah (Chair), Mr. Aryeh, Dr. Lin and Ms. Parschauer. The Audit Committee met four times during the fiscal year. The Board has adopted a written Audit Committee charter that is available to stockholders on the Company’s website at https://ir.anebulo.com/corporate-governance.

The Board of Directors reviews the Nasdaq listing standards definition of independence for Audit Committee members on an annual basis and has determined that all members of the Company’s Audit Committee are independent (as independence is currently defined in Rule 5605(c)(2)(A)(i) and (ii) of the Nasdaq listing standards).

The Board of Directors has also determined that Mr. Shah and Mr. Aryeh each qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in applicable SEC rules. The Board made a qualitative assessment of Mr. Shah’s level of knowledge and experience based on a number of factors, including his formal education and his experience as a chief financial officer and in other finance and accounting leadership roles, and in the financial sector. The Board made a qualitative assessment of Mr. Aryeh’s level of knowledge and experience based on a number of factors, including his formal education and experience as a founder and managing general partner of a hedge fund.

Report of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors*

The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 (the “Named Executive Officers”2023 with management of the Company. The Audit Committee has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”).

Summary Compensation Table

   Award Compensation  
Name and Principal Position  Fiscal Years   Salary   Bonus   Stock
Awards
   Option Awards   All Other
Compensation
   Total 
Daniel Schneeberger (1)  2021  $13,978  $0  $106,437  $0  $0  $120,415 
Chief Executive Officer and director  2020   -   -   -   -   -   - 
                             
Rex Merchant (2)  2021  $119,792  $0  $0  $0  $0  $119,792 
Chief Financial Officer  2020   -   -   -   -   -   - 

(1)Dr. Schneeberger has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a director since July 2020.
(2)Rex Merchant has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 2021.

Employment Agreements and Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control

On July 21, 2020, we entered into an employment agreementthe SEC. The Audit Committee has also received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accounting firm required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent accountants’ communications with Daniel Schneeberger. Pursuantthe audit committee concerning independence, and has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the accounting firm’s independence. Based on the foregoing, the Audit Committee has recommended to the employment agreement, Dr. Schneeberger agreed to serve as our Chief Executive Officer, oversee our day-to-day business operations, including directing research and developmentBoard of our medical technologies, and perform duties customary for this position. The employment agreement with Dr. Schneeberger is effective for an initial term of three years, commencing on July 21, 2020 and concluding on August 1, 2023, with automatic extensions for successive one-year periods, unless earlier terminated. The employment agreement provides Dr. Schneeberger with a base salary of $7.25 per hour paidDirectors that the audited financial statements be included in accordance with our customary payroll practices, as well as stock-based awards subject to the Company’s Plan. The Plan is already defined above subject to the Plan, Dr. Schneeberger was entitled to a total of 245,622 shares of our Common Stock, which would vest ratably in six quarterly installments (40,937 shares each quarter) over an 18-month period. In addition, Dr. Schneeberger was entitled to stock-based awards basedAnnual Report on achieving certain performance targets as follows: (i) 245,622 shares upon the first patient being dosed in a Phase 2 clinical trial with ANEB-001, (ii) 245,622 shares upon the availability of a newly synthesized active pharmaceutical ingredient acceptable for dosing in a United States clinical trial and (iii) 245,634 shares upon the completion of an initial public offering and a public listing on a major exchange.

In the event of a change in control of the Company, Dr. Schneeberger would be entitled to the vesting of 50% of any stock-based awards granted but not yet vested prior to the change in control event not less than six months after the change in control event, provided Dr. Schneeberger remains employed by the Company. If the change in control event is an initial public offering, Dr. Schneeberger would be entitled to the full vesting of any stock-based awards. Dr. Schneeberger’s stock-based award vested fully upon completion of the Company’s IPO in May 2021. In the event of Dr. Schneeberger’s termination, Dr. Schneeberger will be entitled to severance payments as follows: (i) if terminated by us without cause or upon his resignation for good reason, severance payments will be equal to the remainder of the annual base compensation for the year in which the date of termination occurs and the immediate award and vesting of the next quarterly stock-based award and (ii) if terminated due to non-extension of the initial term, and only if we exercise our non-compete option, severance payments will be equal to the annual base compensation for the year in which the date of termination occurs, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the number of days from the date of termination through the one-year anniversary thereof and the denominator of which is 365.

The employment agreement with Dr. Schneeberger also contains covenants (a) restricting Dr. Schneeberger from engaging in any activities competitive with our business during his employment with us and for a period of one year thereafter, (b) preventing Dr. Schneeberger from recruiting, soliciting or hiring away employees of the Company for a period of one year after his employment with us, (c) prohibiting Dr. Schneeberger from disclosing confidential information regarding the Company at any time, and (d) confirming that all work product or other intellectual property developed by Dr. Schneeberger and relating to our business constitutes our sole and exclusive property. The employment agreement is governed by the laws of the state of Texas.

GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS

Outstanding Equity Award Table at Fiscal Year-End

The following table provides information on outstanding equity awards as of June 30, 2021 to our Named Executive Officers.

  Option Awards Stock Awards
Name Number of securities underlying unexercised options exercisable Number of securities underlying unexercised options unexercisable  Equity incentive plan awards: Number of securities underlying unexercised unearned options  Option exercise price  

Option

expiration

date

  Number of shares or units of stock that have not vested  Market value of shares or units that have not vested  Equity incentive plan awards: Number of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested  Equity Incentive plan awards: Market or payout value of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested 
                              (1) 
Daniel Schneeberger (1) -        -        -  $-      - $-   0  $0 

(1)Dr. Schneeberger’s shares vested 100% on completion of the Company’s IPO in May 2021.

Mr. Merchant has not received any grants.

Pension Benefits

The Company does not sponsor any pension benefit plans. None of the Named Executive Officers contributes to such a plan.

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation

The Company does not sponsor any non-qualified defined compensation plans or other non-qualified deferred compensation plans.

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Compensation of Directors

The Board has the authority to determine the amount of compensation to be paid to its members for their services as directors and committee members and to reimburse directors for their expenses incurred in attending meetings. The following table sets forth a summary of compensationForm 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 that2023.

Mr. Jason M. Aryeh
Dr. Kenneth Lin
Ms. Karah Parschauer

*The material in this report is not “soliciting material,” is not deemed “filed” with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company paidunder the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

Mr. Shah joined the Audit Committee on October 6, 2023.

Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee is composed of four directors: Ms. Kupchyk (Chair), Mr. Calloway, Ms. Parschauer and Mr. Shah. All members of the Compensation Committee are independent (as independence is currently defined in Rule 5605(d)(2) of the Nasdaq listing standards). The Compensation Committee met one time during the last fiscal year. The Board has adopted a written Compensation Committee charter that is available to each director other than Dr. Schneeberger, who does not receive additional compensation for servingstockholders on the Board and whose compensation is described in the “Summary Compensation Table”:Company’s website at https://ir.anebulo.com/corporate-governance.

 

Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash  Stock Awards  Option/Warrants Awards  All Other Compensation  Total 
Joseph F. Lawler $5,500  $        $63,971  $            $69,471 
                     
Aron R. English  3,000       63,971       66,971 
                     
Jason M. Aryeh  500       63,971       64,471 
                     
Areta Kupchyk  3,000       65,688       68,688 
                     
Kenneth Lin  500       63,971       64,471 
                     
Karah Parschauer  3,000   -   63,971   -   66,971 
                     
Total $15,500  $   $385,543  $   $401,043 
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Each Director is paid as follows:The Compensation Committee acts on behalf of the Board to review, adopt or recommend for adoption and oversee the Company’s compensation strategy, policies, plans and programs, including:

 

-$1,000 per year cashestablishment of corporate and individual performance objectives relevant to the compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers and evaluation of performance in light of these stated objectives;

 

-Additional $10,000 per year cashreview and approval or recommendation to the Board for serving as chairmanapproval of the Boardcompensation and other terms of employment or a Board Committeeservice, including severance and change-in-control arrangements, of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the other executive officers and directors; and

 

-Stock options as noted inadministration of the table aboveCompany’s incentive-compensation plans and equity-based plans.

Compensation Committee Processes and Procedures

The Compensation Committee typically meets once during the year and also acts by unanimous written consent. The agenda for each meeting is usually developed by the Chair of the Compensation Committee, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer. The Compensation Committee meets regularly in executive session. However, from time to time, various members of management and other employees as well as outside advisors or consultants may be invited by the Compensation Committee to make presentations, to provide financial or other background information or advice or to otherwise participate in Compensation Committee meetings. The Chief Executive Officer may not participate in, or be present during, any deliberations or determinations of the Compensation Committee regarding his compensation or individual performance. The charter of the Compensation Committee grants the Compensation Committee full access to all books, records, facilities and personnel of the Company. In addition, under the charter, the Compensation Committee has the authority to obtain, at the expense of the Company, advice and assistance from compensation consultants and internal and external legal, accounting or other advisors and other external resources that the Compensation Committee considers necessary or appropriate in the performance of its duties. The Compensation Committee has direct responsibility for the oversight of the work of any consultants or advisers engaged for the purpose of advising the Committee. In particular, the Compensation Committee has the sole authority to retain, in its sole discretion, compensation consultants to assist in its evaluation of executive and director compensation, including the authority to approve the consultant’s reasonable fees and other retention terms. Under the charter, the Compensation Committee may select, or receive advice from, a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser to the compensation committee, other than in-house legal counsel and certain other types of advisers, only after taking into consideration six factors, prescribed by the SEC and Nasdaq, that bear upon the adviser’s independence; however, there is no requirement that any adviser be independent. During the past fiscal year, the Compensation Committee did not engage any compensation consultant.

The Compensation Committee determines bonuses for executive officers after considering Company performance and personal contributions, in addition to any specific performance criteria set for performance-based bonuses, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENTNominating and Corporate Governance Committee

 

The following table sets forth certain information regarding ownership of our Common Stock asNominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Record Date, by (i) each person known by the CompanyBoard of Directors is responsible for identifying, reviewing and evaluating candidates to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (ii) each director and director nomineeserve as directors of the Company (iii) each(consistent with criteria approved by the Board or the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee), reviewing and evaluating incumbent directors, selecting, or recommending to the Board for selection, candidates for election to the Board of Directors, making recommendations to the Board regarding the membership of the Named Executive Officers,committees of the Board, assessing the performance of the Board, and, if determined to be appropriate, developing a set of corporate governance principles for the Company.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is composed of three directors: Mr. Aryeh (Chair), Mr. English and Ms. Kupchyk. All members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are independent (as independence is currently defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq listing standards). The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee typically meets once a year. The Board has adopted a written Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter that is available to stockholders on the Company’s website at https://ir.anebulo.com/corporate-governance.

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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that candidates for director should have certain minimum qualifications, including the ability to read and understand basic financial statements, being over 21 years of age, being in a position to properly exercise duties of loyalty and care and having the highest personal integrity and ethics. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also intends to consider such factors as described below,possessing relevant expertise upon which to be able to offer advice and guidance to management, proven leadership capabilities, having sufficient time to devote to the affairs of the Company, demonstrated excellence and experience with a high level of responsibility in his or her field, having the ability to exercise sound business judgment, having the ability to quickly understand complex principles of business and finance and having the commitment to rigorously represent the long-term interests of the Company’s stockholders. However, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee retains the right to modify these qualifications from time to time. Candidates for director nominees are reviewed in the context of the current composition of the Board, the operating requirements of the Company and (iv) all executive officersthe long-term interests of stockholders. In conducting this assessment, the Nominating and directorsCorporate Governance Committee considers diversity (including gender, racial and ethnic diversity, as well as other self-identified diversity characteristics), age, skills and such other factors as it deems appropriate, given the current needs of the Board and the Company, asto maintain a group. Unless otherwise indicatedbalance of knowledge, experience and capability.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee appreciates the value of thoughtful Board refreshment, and regularly identifies and considers qualities, skills and other director attributes that would enhance the composition of the Board. In the case of incumbent directors whose terms of office are set to expire, the Committee reviews these directors’ overall service to the Company during their terms, including the number of meetings attended, level of participation, quality of performance and any other relationships and transactions that might impair the directors’ independence. In the case of new director candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also determines whether the nominee is independent for Nasdaq purposes, which determination is based upon applicable Nasdaq listing standards, applicable SEC rules and regulations and the advice of counsel, if necessary. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee then uses its network of contacts to compile a list of potential candidates, but may also engage, if it deems appropriate, a professional search firm. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee conducts any appropriate and necessary inquiries into the backgrounds and qualifications of possible candidates after considering the function and needs of the Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee meets to discuss and consider the candidates’ qualifications and then selects a nominee for recommendation to the Board by majority vote.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider director candidates recommended by stockholders. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not intend to alter the manner in which it evaluates candidates, including the minimum criteria set forth above, based on whether or not the candidate was recommended by a stockholder. Stockholders who wish to recommend individuals for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to become nominees for election to the Board may do so by delivering a written recommendation to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at the following address: 1017 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 107, Lakeway, Texas 78734, Attn: Secretary, not later than the close of business on the 90th day, nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day, prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the footnotes below, eachevent that the date of the named persons has sole votingannual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days prior to such anniversary date, notice must be delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and investment power with respect tonot later than the shares shown as beneficially owned.

Applicable percentage ownership is basedclose of business on 23,344,567 shares of Common Stock outstanding asthe later of the Record Date. In computing90th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Company. Submissions must include (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of such nominee, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of such nominee, (iii) the class or series and number of shares of Common Stockstock that are owned beneficially ownedand of record by such nominee as well as any derivative or synthetic instrument, convertible security, put, option, stock appreciation right, swap or similar contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding the value of or return on which is based on or linked to the value of or return on any shares of stock, (iv) a persondescription of any agreement, arrangement, or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the stockholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, such nominee, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in underlying shares of stock, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such nominee with respect to securities of the Company, (v) all information relating to such nominee that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the percentage ownership of that person, we deemedrules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (vi) such nominee’s written consent to be outstanding all shares of Common Stock subjectbeing named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to options or restricted stock held by that person that are currently exercisable or will vest or are exercisable within 60 days of the Record Date.serving as a director if elected.

Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned as of September 7, 2021
Name of Beneficial Owner (1) Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership  Percent of Class 
       
Joseph F. Lawler  12,000,000   51.4%
         
Daniel Schneeberger  982,500   4.2%
         
Rex Merchant      
         
Aron R. English  7,998,093(2)  34.3%
         
Jason M. Aryeh      
         
Areta Kupchyk      
         
Kenneth Lin      
         
Karah Parschauer      
         
22NW Fund, LP  3,343,565(3)  14.3%
         
Pharma Investors, LLC  4,654,528(3)  19.9%
         
All directors and executive officers as a group (8 persons)  20,980,593   89.9%

(1)Except as otherwise provided in the footnotes below, the address of the beneficial owners listed in the table above is c/o Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1415 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 201, Lakeway, Texas 78734.
(2)Consists of (i) 3,343,565 shares of Common Stock directly held by 22NW Fund, LP and (ii) 4,654,528 shares of Common Stock directly held by Pharma Investors, LLC. Mr. English, as the Manager of 22NW Fund GP, LLC, which is the General Partner of 22NW Fund, LP, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by 22NW Fund, LP. Mr. English, as the owner of Pharma Investors, LLC, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Pharma Investors, LLC.
(3)The address for 22NW Fund, LP and Pharma Investors, LLC is 1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, Washington 98107.

 

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PROPOSAL TWO

approval to amend the Company’s 2020 Stock Incentive PlanStockholder Communications With The Board Of Directors

 

The Board has unanimously approved an amendmenta process by which stockholders may communicate with the Board. Any stockholder desiring to communicate with the Board may do so in writing by sending a letter addressed to the Plan which would increaseBoard of Directors, c/o Corporate Secretary at the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be awarded underfollowing address: 1017 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 107, Lakeway, Texas 78734. The Corporate Secretary has been instructed by the PlanBoard to 3,650,000 shares from 1,650,000 shares. The amendmentpromptly forward communications so received to the Plan will increase the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be awarded by amending and restating Section 4(a)members of the Plan, so that, as amended, it will read as follows:Board.

 

(a) NumberCode of Shares. SubjectEthics

The Company has adopted the Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to adjustment under Section 8 hereof, Awards may be made underall officers, directors and employees. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on the Plan covering upCompany’s website at https://ir.anebulo.com/corporate-governance/governance-documents. If the Company makes any substantive amendments the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or grants any waiver from a provision of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to 3,650,000 sharesany executive officer or director, the Company will promptly disclose the nature of common stockthe amendment or waiver on its website.

Hedging Policy

Our Insider Trading Policy prohibits our employees, including our executive officers, directors and consultants of the Company (the “Common Stock”). If any Award expires, lapses, or is terminated, surrendered or canceled without having been fully exercised or is forfeited in whole or in part (including as the resultand members of shares of Common Stock subject to such Award being repurchased by the Company at or below the original issuance price), in any case intheir immediate family, persons which whom they share a manner that results in any shares of Common Stock covered by such Award not being issued or being so reacquired by the Company, the unused Common Stock covered by such Award shall again be available for the grant of Awards under the Plan. Further, shares of Common Stock delivered (whether by actual delivery or attestation) or tendered to the Company by a Participant to satisfy the applicable exercise or purchase price of an Award and/or to satisfy any applicable tax withholding obligation (including shares retained by the Company from the Award being exercised or purchased and/or creating the tax obligation) shall be added to the number of shares of Common Stock available for the grant of Awards under the Plan. However, in the case of Incentive Stock Options (as hereinafter defined), the foregoing provisions shall be subject to any limitations under the Code. Shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued shares, shares purchased on the open market, or treasury shares. At no time while there is any Option (as defined below) outstanding and held by a Participant who was a resident of the State of California on the date of grant of such Option, shall the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of all outstanding options and the total number of shares provided for under any stock bonus or similar plan or agreement of the Company exceed the applicable percentage as calculated in accordance with the conditions and exclusions of Section 260.140.45 of the California Code of Regulations (the “California Regulations”), based on the shares of the Company which are outstanding at the time the calculation is made.

The closing price of the Common Stock on Nasdaq as of September 21, 2021 was $7.08.

2020 Stock Incentive Plan

On June 17, 2020, the Board and our stockholders adopted the Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to enhance our ability to attract, retain and motivatehousehold, persons who are expected to make important contributions to our Companytheir economic dependents and by providingother individuals or entities whose transactions in securities such persons withinfluence, direct or control from engaging in short sales, transactions in put or call options, hedging transactions, using margin accounts, pledges, standing and limit orders or other inherently speculative transactions involving our equity ownership opportunities and performance-based incentives that are intended to better align the interests of such persons with those of our stockholders. We have reserved a total of 1,650,000 shares of Common Stock for issuancesecurities.

* The disclosure under the Plan.

No stock-based awards were issued under the Plan for the period from April 23, 2020 (date of inception) to June 30, 2020. Subsequent to June 30, 2020, we awarded 982,500 shares of restricted Common Stock to Dr. Schneeberger, subject to the satisfaction of certain performance targets and vesting requirements pursuant to the award agreement and our employment agreement with Dr. Schneeberger. In 2021, we awarded stock options under the Plan to certain of our eligible employees and non-employee directors to purchase up to an aggregate of 604,404 shares of our Common Stock.

Administration. The Plan is to be administered by the Board. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Board is authorized to grant awards; adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it deems advisable; construe and interpret terms of the Plan and any award agreements entered into under the Plan; correct any defect; supply any omission; reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any award in the manner and to the extent it deems expedient. All decisions by the Board shall be final and binding on all persons having a claim or interest in the Plan or in any award. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board is authorized to delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board.

Eligibility. The persons eligible to receive awards under the Plan are our employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors. Currently, the Company has two officers, seven directors and one employee.

Types of Awards. Our Plan provides for the issuance of Common Stock, stock options, stock incentive options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other stock-based awards.

Stock Available for Awards. Subject to certain adjustments, the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be awarded under the Plan will be equal to 1,650,000 shares. However, if this Proposal 2 is approved, the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be awarded under the Plan will be equal to 3,650,000 shares. In the event an award expires, lapses, is forfeited, or is terminated, surrendered, or canceled without having been fully exercised, the unused Common Stock covered by such award shall again be available to be granted under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock delivered or tendered to satisfy any applicable tax withholding obligation shall be added to the number of shares of Common Stock available to be granted under the Plan, except in the case of incentive stock options, which are subject to the limitations in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). Shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued shares, shares purchased on the open market, or treasury shares. Any participant under the Plan who was a resident of the State of California on the date of the grant of an option shall be subject to the conditions and exclusions of Section 260.140.45 of the California Code of Regulations (the “California Regulations”), based on our shares which are outstanding at the time the calculation is made. After taking into consideration the 982,500 shares of restricted Common Stock awarded to Dr. Schneeberger and the 604,404 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of stock options awarded to certain of our eligible employees and non-employee directors, the Plan has 63,096 shares remaining available.

In the event of a merger or consolidation of an entity with us or the acquisition by us of property or stock of an entity, the Board may grant awards in substitution for any options or other stock or stock-based awards granted prior to such merger or consolidation. Such substitute awards may be granted on such terms as the Board deems appropriate in the circumstances, notwithstanding any limitations on awards contained in the Plan.

Stock Options. The Board is authorized to grant options to purchase Common Stock and determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each option, the exercise price of each option, and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of each option, including conditions relating to applicable federal or state securities laws, as the Board considers necessary or advisable.

Incentive stock options, as defined in Section 422 of the Code, are only available to our employees. All such incentive stock options shall be subject to and shall be construed consistently with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. If an option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option does not so qualify, the Board has discretion to amend the Plan and award with respect to such option so that such option qualifies as an incentive stock option.

The Board is authorized to establish the exercise price of each option and specify the exercise price in an applicable option agreement. The exercise pricecaption “Hedging Policy” is not to be less than 100%incorporated by reference in any filing of the fair market value onCompany under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date the option is granted, buthereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in the caseany such filing.

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Proposal 2

Ratification of an incentive stock option granted to an employee who owns stock representing more than 10%Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Audit Committee of the voting powerBoard of all classesDirectors has selected EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 and has further directed that management submit the selection of its independent registered public accounting firm for ratification by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting. EisnerAmper LLP has audited the Company’s financial statements since its inception in April 2020. Representatives of EisnerAmper LLP will not be present at the Annual Meeting.

Neither our stock, the per share exercise price is to be no less than 110%Bylaws nor other governing documents or law require stockholder ratification of the fair market value onselection of EisnerAmper LLP as the dateCompany’s independent registered public accounting firm. However, the option is granted. The Board may specifyAudit Committee of the terms and duration under which options are exercisable in an applicable option agreement, but the maximum term is 10 years for the exercise of options and 5 years for the exercise of incentive stock options.

Restricted Stock; Restricted Stock Units. The Board is authorizedsubmitting the selection of EisnerAmper LLP to grant restricted stock and restricted stock units andthe stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. If the stockholders fail to determineratify the terms and conditions set forth inselection, the applicable award agreement, including the conditions for vesting, repurchase, forfeiture and issue price. Restricted stock is a grantAudit Committee of shares of Common Stock which are subject to our right to repurchase at their issue price or other stated formula, and which may be forfeited if issued at no cost, under conditions specified by the Board. Alternatively, the Board may grant restricted stock units, which entitlewill reconsider whether or not to retain that firm. Even if the recipient to receive Common Stock or cash atselection is ratified, the time such award vests. Participants holding restricted stock or restricted stock units are entitled to ordinary cash dividends. Prior to settlement, an awardAudit Committee of restricted stock units carries no voting or dividend rights or other rights associated with share ownership, although dividend equivalents may be granted.

Other Stock-Based Awards. The Board is authorized to grant awards that are valued by reference to, or otherwise based on, shares of Common Stock, including stock appreciation rights and awards entitling recipients to receive shares of Common Stock to be delivered in the future. The Board has the sole discretion to determine the terms and conditions of such awards, including purchase price, transfer restrictions, and vesting conditions.

Adjustments for Changes in Common Stock and Certain Other Events. In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any dividend or distribution to holders of Common Stock other than an ordinary cash dividend, we will equitably adjust in the manner determined by the Board (i)in its discretion may direct the number and classappointment of securities available under the Plan, (ii) the number and class of securities and exercise price per share of each outstanding option, (iii) the number of shares subject to and the repurchase price per share subject to each outstanding restricted stock award, and (iv) the terms of each other outstanding award.

General Provisions Applicable to Awards. Awards are subject to restrictions not to be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered, unless the Board determines otherwise. The Board is authorized to determine the form in which each award shall be evidenced (written, electronic or otherwise), the terms of each award, and the effect of an award in the event a recipient’s disability, death, retirement, termination, cessation of employment, authorized leave of absence, other change in employment or other change in status. The Board may provide that any award shall become immediately exercisable in full or in part, free from some or all restrictions, or otherwise realizable at any time.

No Rights as Stockholder. Subject to the provisions of the applicable award, recipients of an award under the Plan (including their designated beneficiaries) have no rights as stockholders with respect to such award until becoming the record holder of shares of Common Stock to be distributed with respect to such award.

Effective Date and Term of the Plan. The Plan is effective on the date adopted by the Board and expires in 10 years.

Amendment of the Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan (or any portion thereof)different independent auditors at any time subject toduring the approval of stockholders or provisionsyear if they determine that such a change would be in the best interests of the Code, as applicable.

Compliance with Code Section 409A. Unless otherwise provided for in an award, awards granted under the Plan are intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code,Company and to the extent not so exempt, in compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

Restrictions on Shares; Claw-back Provisions. The Plan and awards granted thereunder are subject to such terms and conditions determined by the Board, including restrictions on the transferability of shares, our right to repurchase shares, our right to require the transfer of shares in the event of certain transactions, tag-along rights, bring-along rights, redemption and co-sale rights and voting requirements. The issuance of shares of Common Stock are subject to recipients’ consent to such terms and conditions. All awards are subject to the provisions of any claw-back policy implemented by us, including any claw-back policy adopted to comply with the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, to the extent set forth in such claw-back policy and/or in the applicable award agreement.

The following table provides information concerning the Company’s Plan, including the proposed 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock for future issuance.

PLAN BENEFITS      
2020 Stock Incentive Plan      
Name and Position Dollar Value  Number of Units 
Daniel Schneeberger
Chief Executive Officer
 $106,437  982,500 
         
Rex Merchant
Chief Financial Officer
  0   0 
Executive Group  106,437   982,500 
Non-Executive Director Group  385,543   493,740 
Non-Executive Officer Employee Group  39,202   54,000 

Vote Required and Board Recommendationits stockholders.

 

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in personvirtually or represented by proxy and entitled to vote ison the matter at the Annual Meeting will be required to approveratify the amendment to the Company’s Plan. Shares abstaining from voting and shares as to which a broker non-vote occurs are considered present for purposesselection of determining whether a quorum exists, but are not considered votes cast or shares entitled to vote with respect to this proposal. Unless otherwise instructed or unless authority to vote is withheld, the proxy card accompanying these materials will be voted “FOR” the amendment to the Company’s Plan.EisnerAmper LLP.

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S 2020 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN.

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PROPOSAL THREE
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMPrincipal Accountant Fees and Services

 

The Company’s Audit Committee has appointed EisnerAmper to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. Although stockholder ratification is not required, the Board has directed that the appointment of EisnerAmper be submitted to the stockholders for ratification at the Annual Meeting.

EisnerAmper provided audit servicesfollowing table represents aggregate fees billed to the Company for the fiscal yearyears ended June 30, 2021. A representative of2023 and 2022 by EisnerAmper will be present atLLP, the Annual Meeting, and will have an opportunity to make a statement if he or she desires to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.Company’s principal accountant.

 

  Fiscal Year Ended 
  2023  2022 
Audit Fees(1) $137,025  $137,645 
Audit-related Fees  -   - 
Tax Fees  -   - 
All Other Fees (specifically describe all other fees incurred)  -   - 
Total Fees $137,025  $137,645 

Vote Required and Board Recommendation

(1)Audit fees of EisnerAmper LLP for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 were for professional services rendered for the audits of our financial statements, including accounting consultation, reviews of quarterly financial statements and professional services rendered in connection with our registration statements.

 

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote is required to ratify the appointment of EisnerAmper as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. In the event the stockholders fail to ratify the appointment, the Board may reconsider its appointment for this year. Even if the appointment is ratified, the Board, in its discretion, may, if circumstances dictate, direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year, if the Board determines that such a change would be in the Company’s and its stockholders’ best interests.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF EISNERAMPER LLP AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022.

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PRINCIPAL AUDITOR FEES AND SERVICES

Audit Fees

The audit and tax fees billed during the period from April 23, 2020 (inception) to June 30, 2020 and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 by our independent registered public accounting firm, EisnerAmper, were as follows:

  For the Year ended  For the period from April 23, 2020 (inception) to 
  June 30, 2021  June 30, 2020 
Audit fees(1) $77,500  $155,387 
Tax fees  -   1,500 
Total fees $77,500  $156,887 

(1) Audit fees consist of fees for the audit of our annual financial statements, the review of our interim financial statements, and services provided in connection with the registration statement for the initial public offering of our common stock, which was completed in May 2021.

Tax Fees and All Other Fees

Other than the fees described above we paid no fees for any other services, including other audit-related fees, tax fees or other fees, to EisnerAmper duringwere pre-approved by the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.Audit Committee.

 

The Audit Committee has consideredPre-Approval Policies and noted that EisnerAmper has not rendered any non-audit services, other than tax return preparation, to the Company. Accordingly, the Audit Committee has concluded that the independence of EisnerAmper has been maintained.

AUDIT COMMITTEE PRE-APPROVAL POLICYProcedures.

 

The Audit Committee’s policy is to pre-approve all audit, audit-related and non-audit services provided by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.firm, EisnerAmper LLP, including fees and cost ranges. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services, and other services. The Audit Committee may also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case basis. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is required to periodically report to the Audit Committee regarding the extent of services provided by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with such pre-approval. The Audit Committee may also delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members. Such member(s) must report any decisions to the Audit Committee at the next scheduled meeting.

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS

A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 2.

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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORTProposal 3

APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

 

The Audit Committee reviewsCompany’s Board of Directors is requesting stockholder approval of an amendment to the Company’s financial reporting process on behalfAmended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the Company’s authorized number of shares of common stock from 40,000,000 shares to 50,000,000 shares. The form of amendment is attached to this proxy statement as Appendix A.

The additional common stock to be authorized by adoption of the Board. Managementamendment would have rights identical to the currently outstanding common stock of the Company. Although at present the Board of Directors has not approved any plans or proposals to issue any of the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting process, including the system of internal controls. The Audit Committee is responsible for engaging the independent registered public accounting firm to perform an independent auditadditional shares of the Company’s consolidatedcommon stock that would become authorized for issuance if this proposal is approved, the Board of Directors desires to have the shares available to provide additional flexibility to use the Company’s common stock for financing and business purposes in the future. Adoption of the proposed amendment and issuance of the common stock would not affect the rights of the holders of currently outstanding common stock of the Company, except for, with respect to the issuance of additional shares, effects incidental to increasing the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding, such as dilution of the earnings per share and voting rights of current holders of common stock. If the amendment is adopted, it will become effective upon filing of a Certificate of Amendment of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

As of October 20, 2023, in addition to the 25,633,217 shares of common stock outstanding, the Board had reserved 5,914,650 of the remaining authorized and unissued shares of the Company for issuances under the Company’s stock incentive plans and upon the exercise of outstanding warrants. Thus, as of October 20, 2023, the Company had only 8,452,133 unissued and unreserved authorized shares of common stock.

Unless further stockholder approval is required for a proposed issuance of additional shares by the rules of Nasdaq or other applicable laws or regulations, the additional shares may be used for various purposes without further stockholder approval. These purposes may include: raising capital; providing equity incentives to employees, officers and directors; establishing strategic relationships with other companies; expanding the Company’s business or product lines through the acquisition of other businesses or products; and other purposes.

The additional shares of common stock that would become available for issuance if the proposal is adopted could also be used by the Company to oppose a hostile takeover attempt or to delay or prevent changes in control or management of the Company. For example, without further stockholder approval, the Board could strategically sell shares of common stock in a private transaction to purchasers who would oppose a takeover or favor the current Board. Although this proposal to increase the authorized common stock has been prompted by business and financial considerations and not by the threat of any hostile takeover attempt (nor is the Board currently aware of any such attempts directed at the Company), stockholders should be aware that approval of the proposal could facilitate future efforts by the Company to deter or prevent changes in control of the Company, including transactions in which the stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares over then current market prices.

If this proposal is not approved by our stockholders, our financing alternatives will likely be limited by the lack of sufficient unissued and unreserved authorized shares of common stock, and stockholder value may be harmed by this limitation. In addition, our future success depends upon our ability to attract, retain and motivate highly skilled scientific, commercial and managerial employees, and if this proposal is not approved by our stockholders, the lack of sufficient unissued and unreserved authorized shares of common stock to provide future equity incentive opportunities as the Board or the Compensation Committee thereof deems appropriate could adversely impact our ability to achieve these goals. In short, if our stockholders do not approve this proposal, we may not be able to access the capital markets, complete corporate collaborations, partnerships or other strategic transactions, attract, retain and motivate employees, and pursue other business opportunities integral to our growth and success.

REQUIRED VOTE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDATION

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock on the record date will be required to approve the amendment of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect the authorized shares increase. As a result, abstentions will have the same effect as “against” votes. We do not expect there to be any broker non-votes on this proposal.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS

A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 3.

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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the ownership of the Company’s common stock as of September 30, 2023 by: (i) each director and nominee for director of the Company; (ii) each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table; (iii) all current executive officers and directors of the Company as a group; and (iv) all those known by the Company to be beneficial owners of more than five percent of its common stock.

The table is based upon information supplied by officers, directors and principal stockholders, and found in Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the SEC and other sources believed to be reliable by the Company. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table and subject to community property laws where applicable, the Company believes that each of the stockholders named in this table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated as beneficially owned. Applicable percentages are based on 25,633,217 shares of common stock outstanding on September 30, 2023, adjusted as required by rules promulgated by the SEC. The number of shares of common stock used to calculate the percentage ownership of each listed beneficial owner includes the shares of common stock underlying options, warrants or convertible securities held by such beneficial owner that are exercisable or convertible within 60 days following September 30, 2023. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each person or entity listed in the table is c/o Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1017 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 107, Lakeway, Texas 78734.

  Beneficial Ownership 
Name of Beneficial Owner Number of Shares  Percent of Total 
5% or Greater Stockholders        
Joseph F. Lawler(1)  12,069,250   47.0%
Aron R. English(2)  11,493,645   41.9%
22NW Fund, LP(3)  6,769,867   24.8%
Pharma Investors, LLC(4)  4,654,528   18.2%
         
Named Executive Officers and Directors        
Simon Allen(5)  324,886   1.3%
Richard Anthony Cunningham     * 
Rex Merchant     * 
Sandra A. Gardiner      
Kenneth C. Cundy(6)  96,294   * 
Joseph F. Lawler(1)  12,069,250   47.0%
Aron R. English(2)  11,493,645   41.9%
Jason M. Aryeh(7)  67,536   * 
Nat Calloway     * 
Areta Kupchyk(8)  67,536   * 
Kenneth Lin(9)  69,250   * 
Karah Parschauer(10)  69,250   * 
Bimal Shah     * 
All current executive officers and directors as a group (11 persons)(11)  23,932,761   86.0%

*Less than one percent.

(1)Consists of (i) 3,300,344 shares owned by Mr. Lawler, (ii) 4,349,828 shares held by CAL GRAT 2022-1, a grantor retained annuity trust for which Mr. Lawler serves as the trustee and Mr. Lawler and his wife are the sole beneficiaries, (iii) 4,349,828 shares held by JFL GRAT 2-22-1, a grantor retained annuity trust for which Mr. Lawler serves as the trustee and Mr. Lawler and his wife are the sole beneficiaries, and (iv) 69,250 shares of common stock issuable to Mr. Lawler pursuant to options exercisable within 60 days of September 30, 2023.
(2)Consists of (i) the shares described in notes (3) and (4) below and (ii) 69,250 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options exercisable within 60 days of September 30, 2023.

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(3)Includes 1,703,577 shares issuable pursuant to warrants exercisable within 60 days of September 30, 2023. Mr. English, as the Manager of 22NW Fund GP, LLC, which is the General Partner of 22NW Fund, LP, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by 22NW Fund, LP. The address for 22NW Fund, LP is 1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, Washington 98107.
(4)Mr. English, as the owner of Pharma Investors, LLC, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Pharma Investors, LLC. The address for Pharma Investors, LLC is 1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, Washington 98107.
(5)Consists of 324,886 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options exercisable within 60 days of September 30, 2023. Mr. Allen’s employment was terminated on October 6, 2023.
(6)Consists of 96,294 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options exercisable within 60 days of September 30, 2023.
(7)Consists of 67,536 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options exercisable within 60 days of September 30, 2023.
(8)Consists of 67,536 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options exercisable within 60 days of September 30, 2023.
(9)Consists of 69,250 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options exercisable within 60 days of September 30, 2023.
(10)Consists of 69,250 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options exercisable within 60 days of September 30, 2023.
(11)Includes shares described in the notes (1) through (2) and (6) through (11) above and excludes shares described in note (5) as Mr. Allen is no longer a current officer or director of the Company.

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of common stock and other equity securities of the Company. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

To the Company’s knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such reports filed on the SEC’s EDGAR system and written representations that no other reports were required, during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors and greater than ten percent beneficial owners were complied with.

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information about our executive officers

The names, ages and positions of all executive officers are listed below.

NameAgePosition(s)
Richard Anthony Cunningham53Chief Executive Officer
Daniel George53Part time Chief Financial Officer
Kenneth C. Cundy, Ph.D.64Chief Scientific Officer

The biography of Mr. Cunningham is set forth in “Proposal 1: Election of Directors” above.

Daniel George has served as the Company’s part-time Chief Financial Officer since September 2023. He has managed his professional services practice since December 2022, specializing in providing executive financial services to healthcare companies. Mr. George served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Lucira Health, Inc. a publicly traded medical diagnostics company (“Lucira”), on a full-time basis from August 2020 to November 2022. Lucira filed for bankruptcy in February 2023 and was acquired by Pfizer, Inc. through a bankruptcy auction in April 2023. From April 2019 until August 2020, Mr. George served as Lucira’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer through his consulting practice, which he established in May 2016, specializing in providing executive financial services to healthcare companies covering a broad range of specialties. Mr. George served as Vice President, Finance for Avinger Inc., a publicly traded medical device company specializing in peripheral atherectomy from August 2014 to May 2016. From June 2012 to August 2014, Mr. George served as a consultant and Vice President of Finance for ApniCure, Inc., a medical device company specializing in the treatment of sleep apnea. From March 2009 to June 2012, Mr. George worked for Avantis Medical Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of colonoscopy visualization technology, where he was both a consultant and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. George was also the Sr. Director of Finance at FoxHollow Technologies Inc., a publicly traded medical device company, and worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an accounting and management consulting firm, in the assurance and business advisory practice. Mr. George holds B.S. degrees in both Accounting and Finance from California State University, Long Beach.

Kenneth C. Cundy, Ph.D., has served as the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer since May 2022. Prior to that, Dr. Cundy served as the Chief Scientific Officer of CohBar, Inc., a publicly traded clinical stage biotechnology company developing therapeutics targeting chronic and age-related diseases, from November 2014 to March 2022. From December 2012 to November 2014, Dr. Cundy served as the Chief Scientific Officer for XenoPort, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of product candidates for the potential treatment of neurological disorders, and he also served as its Senior Vice President of Preclinical and Clinical Sciences from 2011 to 2012, as its Vice President of Preclinical Development from 2004 to 2011, and as its Vice President of Biopharmaceutics from 2000 to 2004. From 1992 to 2000, Dr. Cundy was Senior Director of Biopharmaceutics at Gilead Sciences, Inc. Prior to Gilead Sciences, from 1988 to 1992, Dr. Cundy was Principal Research Investigator at Sterling Drug, a pharmaceutical division of Eastman Kodak Company. He received a B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Manchester and was registered as a pharmacist in the United Kingdom. He received a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Kentucky and postdoctoral training in Biochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley.

Executive and director Compensation

Summary Compensation Table

The following table shows for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, compensation awarded to or paid to, or earned by, (i) all individuals who served as the Company’s principal executive officer during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, (ii) the two most highly compensated executive officers (other than the principal executive officer) of the Company who were serving as an executive officer of the Company at June 30, 2023 and (iii) a former executive officer who would have been among our two most highly compensated executive officers for fiscal 2023 but for the fact that he did not serve as an executive officer at June 30, 2023 (the “named executive officers”). The below does not address the executive compensation arrangements for Messrs. Cunningham and George, both of whom were appointed as principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively, after the conclusion of fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.

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Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2023

Name and Principal Position Fiscal Year  Salary ($)  Bonus ($)  Stock Awards ($)(1)  Option Awards ($)(1)  All Other Compensation ($)  Total ($) 
                      
Simon Allen (2)
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
 2023   472,565   164,100      141,377      778,042 
  2022   187,500           1,933,341       2,120,841 
Kenneth C. Cundy
Chief Scientific Officer
 2023   361,650   63,500      70,475      495,625 
  2022   39,936         450,421      490,357 

Rex Merchant (3)

Former Chief Financial Officer

 2023   298,975               298,975 
  2022   275,000                   275,000 

Sandra A. Gardiner (4)

Former Acting Chief Financial Officer

 2023                245,950(4)  245,950 

(1)Dollar amounts reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of awards granted during the indicated year. This amount has been computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board, Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. Assumptions used in the calculation of this amount are described in our audited financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. These amounts do not reflect the actual economic value that will be realized by the officer upon the vesting or exercise (as applicable) of the award or the sale of the common stock underlying such award.
(2)Mr. Allen was terminated as our President and Chief Executive Officer as of October 6, 2023.
(3)Mr. Merchant’s employment was terminated in March 2023.
(4)Ms. Gardiner was appointed as our Acting Chief Financial Officer on March 2, 2023, and resigned on September 28, 2023. We paid for her services as our Acting Chief Financial Officer pursuant to the terms of a Master Services Agreement, dated March 2, 2023, between us and Potrero Hill Advisors, LLC (“Potrero”). We compensated Potrero at a rate of $550 per hour and paid Potrero an aggregate of $245,950 between March 2, 2023, and June 30, 2023. The Master Services Agreement terminated on September 28, 2023.

Narrative to Summary Compensation Table

Annual Base Salary

The compensation of our named executive officers is determined and approved by our Board. The fiscal 2023 annual base salaries for our named executives, were as follows:

NAME 2023 BASE 
Simon Allen (1) $472,565 
Kenneth C. Cundy(2) $361,650 
Rex Merchant (3) $284,625 
Sandra A. Gardiner (4) $(4)

(1)Mr. Allen’s annual base salary at the beginning of fiscal 2023 was $450,000. This amount was increased to $495,130 per year effective January 1, 2023.
(2)Dr. Cundy’s annual base salary at the beginning of fiscal 2023 was $350,000. The amount was increased to $373,300 per year effective January 1, 2023.
(3)Mr. Merchant’s annual base salary at the beginning of fiscal 2023 was $275,000. This amount was increased to $294,250 per year effective January 1, 2023. Mr. Merchant’s employment was terminated in March 2023.
(4)Ms. Gardiner provided services as our Acting Chief Financial Officer pursuant to the terms of a Master Services Agreement, dated March 2, 2023, between us and Potrero. We compensated Potrero at a rate of $550 per hour and paid Potrero an aggregate of $245,950 between March 2, 2023 and June 30, 2023.

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Discretionary Bonuses

In December 2022, the Compensation Committee approved one-time discretionary bonuses for Dr. Cundy and Mr. Allen. Dr. Cundy received a $63,500 bonus and Mr. Simon received $164,100 bonus, each of which was paid in cash. Neither Dr. Cundy nor Mr. Simon were paid a bonus for the prior year.

The Compensation Committee reviewed and considered various factors in determining the amount of the discretionary bonuses. The factors considered included advancement of the Company’s product candidate, the responsibilities of each named executive officer, the level of retention risk, compensation trends within the industry, and the financial performance, capital raising and cash management of the Company. The discretionary bonuses were not based on specific quantitative formulas but rather were related to subjective evaluations by the Compensation Committee after weighing the above factors and the named executive officer’s contributions to the Company. Although the Compensation Committee reviewed key compensation trends in the life science industry, the amount of the discretionary awards was not benchmarked or tied to any other performance metrics or pay of similar executives at peer companies.

Equity-Based Incentive Awards

Our equity-based incentive awards are designed to align our named executive officers’ interests with those of our stockholders and to retain and incentivize our named executive officers over the long-term. Generally, our Board of Directors, or the Compensation Committee, approves equity grants. Vesting of equity awards is generally tied to continuous service with us and serves as an additional retention measure. Our named executive officers generally are awarded an initial new hire grant upon commencement of employment. Additional grants may occur periodically in order to specifically incentivize our named executive officers with respect to achieving certain corporate goals or to reward our named executive officers for exceptional performance. We have granted all equity awards under our 2020 Stock Incentive Plan. All options are granted with a per share exercise price equal to no less than the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date of the grant of such award.

In December 2022, we granted Dr. Cundy an option to purchase 35,017 shares of our common stock and Mr. Simon an option to purchase 70,246 shares of our common stock, each with a per share exercise price of $3.37, and vesting ratably in 16 quarterly installments over a four-year period from December 9, 2022 through December 9, 2026, subject to each of their, respective, continuous service with us.

Employment Agreements with our Named Executive Officers

We have entered into employment agreements with each of our named executive officers. Each of our named executive officer’s employment is “at will” and may be terminated by us at any time. For a discussion of the severance pay and other benefits available in connection with a termination of employment and/or a change in control under the arrangements with our named executive officers, please see “—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” below. In addition, each of our named executive officers is eligible to participate in the employee benefit plans generally available to our employees.

Simon Allen. In December 2021, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Allen, effective as of February 1, 2022, that provides for, among other things, an initial annual base salary of $450,000, an option to purchase 625,000 shares of our common stock (as further described under “—Equity-Based Incentive Awards” above) and a cash bonus of $1.5 million in the event of a Board approved sale of the Company for a sale price equal to or greater than $500 million.

Kenneth C. Cundy. In May 2022, we entered into an employment agreement with Dr. Cundy that provides for, among other things, an initial annual base salary of $350,000, an annual target bonus equal to 30% of his annual base salary (prorated based on the number of days employed), the Time-Based Option and the Performance-Based Option (as further described under “—Equity-Based Incentive Awards” above).

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Rex Merchant. In January 2021, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Merchant that provided for, among other things, an initial annual base salary of $225,000, which was increased to $275,000 upon the closing of our initial public offering.

Sandra A. Gardner. In March 2023, we entered into a master services agreement with Potrero, pursuant to which, among other things, Potrero served as an independent consultant for the purpose of providing the Company with certain strategic and financial advice and support services, including the services of Sandra A. Gardiner as the Acting Chief Financial Officer. Potrero was compensated at $550 per hour for Ms. Gardiner’s services as our Acting Chief Financial Officer.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal year end

The following table shows for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, certain information regarding outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end for the named executive officers.

Outstanding Equity Awards At June 30, 2023

     Option Awards 
Name Vesting Commencement Date  Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)
Exercisable
  Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)
Unexercisable
  Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options
(#)
  Option Exercise Price
($)
  Option Expiration Date 
                   
Simon Allen  2/1/2022   195,313(1)  429,6878     $7.02   1/31/2027 
   6/27/2022   24,205(2)  53,252     $7.02   7/31/2027 
   12/9/2022   8,781(3)  61,465     $3.37   

12/08/2032

Kenneth C. Cundy  6/1/2022   58,360(4)  175,086   116,723(5) $2.91   6/30/2027 
   12/9/2022   4,377(6)  30,640     $3.37   

12/08/2032

Rex Merchant                  
Sandra A. Gardiner                  

(1)This option vests ratably in 16 quarterly installments over a four-year period from April 1, 2022 through January 1, 2026, subject to Mr. Allen’s continuous service with us. In addition, the option fully vests upon the closing of a Board approved sale of the Company, subject to Mr. Allen’s continuous service on the date of such Board approval. The options ceased to vest in October 2023 in connection with Mr. Allen’s termination.
(2)This option vests ratably in 15 quarterly installments from July 1, 2022 through January 1, 2026, subject to Mr. Allen’s continuous service with us. In addition, the option fully vests upon the closing of a Board approved sale of the Company, subject to Mr. Allen’s continuous service on the date of such Board approval. The options ceased to vest in October 2023 in connection with Mr. Allen’s termination.
(3)This option vested ratably in 16 quarterly installments on the first day of each calendar quarter, starting on January 1, 2023, subject to Mr. Allen’s continuous service with us. The options ceased to vest in October 2023 in connection with Mr. Allen’s termination.
(4)This option vests ratably in 16 quarterly installments from July 1, 2022 through April 1, 2026, subject to Dr. Cundy’s continuous service with us. In addition, the option fully vests upon the closing of a Board approved Reorganization Event (as defined in our 2020 Stock Incentive Plan), subject to Dr. Cundy’s continuous service on the date of such Board approval.
(5)This option vests immediately upon FDA approval, on or prior to June 1, 2027, of ANEB-001.
(6)This option vests ratably in 16 quarterly installments on the first day of each calendar quarter, starting on January 1, 2023, subject to Dr. Cundy’s continuous service with us.

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Option Repricings

There were no repricings or cancellations of any of our named executive officers’ outstanding equity awards during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. We did not engage in modifications to any of our named executive officers’ outstanding equity awards during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

Regardless of the manner in which service terminates, all of our named executive officers are entitled to receive amounts earned during his term of service, including unpaid salary and unused vacation, as applicable. Each of our named executive officers is entitled to severance under his employment agreement as described below. In each case, the payment of severance benefits is subject to the named executive officer executing a general waiver and release of claims agreement within 30 days following such named executive officer’s termination or resignation date. In addition, if a named executive officer violates any of the restrictive covenants in his employment agreement, any remaining unpaid portion of his severance payment shall be forfeited.

Mr. Allen. In connection with Mr. Allen’s termination in October 2023, he is entitled to severance in an amount equal to nine months of his annual base compensation plus reimbursement for COBRA premiums paid by him for a maximum of 12 months.

Dr. Cundy. If Dr. Cundy’s employment is terminated by us without “Cause” or by his resignation for “Good Reason,” then Dr. Cundy shall be entitled to severance in an amount equal to six months of his annual base compensation and the Company will pay his and his eligible dependents’ COBRA premiums, subject to eligibility and timely election, until the earliest of (i) six months following the termination or resignation date, (ii) the expiration of his eligibility for continuation of coverage under COBRA and (iii) the date when he becomes eligible for substantially equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with new employment or self-employment. In addition, the number of shares subject to Other Stock-Based Awards (as defined under our 2020 Stock Incentive Plan) that in connection with a termination without “Cause” but absent a Change in Control, would have vested during the six months immediately following such termination or resignation date shall immediately vest and be exercisable in accordance with generally accepted accounting principlestheir terms.

In addition, certain of our named executive officers are eligible for accelerated vesting of Other Stock-Based Awards held by him upon a “Change in Control” as described below. Neither Mr. Merchant nor Ms. Gardiner were eligible for accelerated vesting of Other Stock-Based Awards upon a “Change in Control”.

Mr. Allen. As a result of Mr. Allen’s termination, his equity is not eligible for acceleration upon a Change in Control.

Dr. Cundy. All Other Stock-Based Awards granted to Dr. Cundy under our 2020 Stock Incentive Plan and held by him, but which are still outstanding, as of immediately prior to issue reports thereon.a Change in Control, to the extent unvested, shall immediately become 100% vested on a date set by the Board, provided Dr. Cundy was employed by the Company on the date of the Change in Control. The Committee reviewstreatment of Dr. Cundy’s Time-Based Option and oversees these processes, including oversight of:the Performance-Based Option are further described under “—Equity-Based Incentive Awards” above.

Under the employment agreements with Mr. Allen, Dr. Cundy and Mr. Merchant:

 

a termination for “Cause” means a termination due to: (i) the named executive officer’s willful failure to substantially perform the duties set forth in his employment agreement (other than any such failure resulting from the named executive officer’s disability); (ii) the named executive officer’s willful failure to carry out, or comply with, in any material respect any lawful directive of the Board; (iii) the named executive officer’s commission at any time of any act or omission that results in, or may reasonably be expected to result in, a conviction, plea of no contest, plea of nolo contendere, or imposition of unadjudicated probation for any felony or crime involving moral turpitude; (iv) the named executive officer’s unlawful use (including being under the influence) or possession of illegal drugs on the Company’s premises or while performing the named executive officer’s duties and responsibilities under his employment agreement; (v) the named executive officer’s commission at any time of any act of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, material misconduct, conversion of assets of the Company or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company (or any predecessor thereto or successor thereof); or (vi) the named executive officer’s material breach of his employment agreement or other agreements with the Company (including, without limitation, any breach of the restrictive covenants of any such agreement); and which, in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (vi), continues beyond 30 days after the Company has provided the named executive officer written notice of such failure or breach (to the extent that, in the reasonable judgment of the Board, such failure or breach can be cured by the named executive officer), so long as such notice is provided within 90 days after the Company knew or should have known of such condition;

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a resignation for “Good Reason” means a resignation (in the integritycase of Mr. Allen and Mr. Merchant within two years) after the occurrence of one or more of the following conditions without the named executive officer’s written consent: (i) a material diminution in the named executive officer’s authority, duties, or responsibilities; (ii) a material diminution in the named executive officer’s annual base compensation; (iii) a material change in the geographic location at which the named executive officer must perform the services under his employment agreement that requires the named executive officer to relocate his residence; or (iv) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach of the named executive officer’s employment agreement by the Company; and which, in the case of any of the foregoing, continues beyond 30 days after the named executive officer has provided the Company written notice that the named executive officer believes in good faith that such condition giving rise to such claim of Good Reason has occurred, so long as such notice is provided within 90 days after the initial existence of such condition (and, in the case of Dr. Cundy, he actually resigns employment from the Company within 30 days following the Company’s failure to remedy the condition and the expiration of the 30-day cure period); and

a “Change in Control” means a Reorganization Event (as defined in our 2020 Stock Incentive Plan), which includes the consummation of: (A) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (B) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company on a consolidated basis to an unrelated person or entity, (C) a merger, reorganization or consolidation pursuant to which the holders of the Company’s financial statements.
outstanding voting power immediately prior to such transaction do not own a majority of the outstanding voting power of the surviving or resulting entity (or its ultimate parent, if applicable), (D) the acquisition of all or a majority of the outstanding voting stock of the Company in a single transaction or a series of a related transactions by a person or group of persons, or (E) any other acquisition of the business of the Company, as determined by the Board; provided, however, that any public offering or other capital raising event, or a merger effected solely to change the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence.
the performance of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.domicile, shall not constitute a “Reorganization Event.”

In this context,

Perquisites, health, welfare and retirement benefits

Each of our named executive officers is eligible to participate in our employee benefit plans, including our family health, dental and vision policies, in each case on the Audit Committee hereby reportssame basis as follows:all of our other employees. We do not provide perquisites or personal benefits to our executive officers that we do not generally provide to our other employees.

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Director Compensation

The following table shows for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 certain information with respect to the compensation of all non-employee directors of the Company:

Director Compensation for Fiscal 2023

Name(1) Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash
($)
  Option
Awards
($)(1)(2)
  Total
($)
 
          
Joseph F. Lawler $11,000   -  $11,000 
Aron R. English $1,000   -  $1,000 
Jason M. Aryeh $21,000   -  $21,000 
Areta Kupchyk $11,000   -  $11,000 
Kenneth Lin $1,000   -  $1,000 
Karah Parschauer $1,000   -  $1,000 
Nat Calloway $750  $79,000  $79,750 

 

(1)Mr. Allen did not earn compensation during fiscal 2023 for his service on the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussedBoard. Mr. Allen’s compensation is fully reflected in the “— Summary Compensation Table” above.
(2)In accordance with SEC rules, this amount reflects the aggregate grant date fair value of stock option awards granted during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. These amounts have been computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board, Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are described in our audited financial statements with the Company’s management.
the Audit Committee has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 1301, Communications with Audit Committees.
the Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accounting firm required by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm its independence.
based on the review and discussions referred to in previous paragraphs, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board, and the Board approved, that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’sour Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2021 for filing with2023. This amount does not reflect the SEC.actual economic value that will be realized upon the exercise of the stock options or the sale of the common stock underlying such stock options.

 

This report is submitted by the members of the Audit Committee.

Aron R. English (Chairman)

Jason M. Aryeh

Karah Parschauer

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS TO BE PRESENTED AT NEXT ANNUAL MEETINGNarrative to Director Compensation Table

 

In accordanceNovember 2022, in connection with SEC regulations under Rule 14a-8,his election to the Board of Directors, our Board of Directors granted Nat Calloway, a non-employee director, an option to purchase 59,149 shares of our common stock at a per share exercise price of $2.90. The option vests as follows: 25% vests on November 1, 2024 and the balance vests in orderequal monthly installments over the following 36 months.

Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy

Our Board of Directors adopted a non-employee director compensation policy which provides that each non-employee director will receive certain compensation for service on our Board. Cash retainers are paid in equal quarterly installments, payable in advance on the first day of each fiscal quarter in which the service will occur. However, if a stockholder proposal todirector joins the Board or a committee of the Board other than on the first day of the fiscal quarter, each annual retainer will be considered for inclusionprorated based on days served in our Proxy Statementthe applicable fiscal year, with the prorated amount paid for the annual meeting next year,first fiscal quarter in which the stockholder must providenon-employee director provides the service and regular full quarterly payments thereafter. Our non-employee director compensation policy provides for the following compensation:

an annual cash retainer of $1,000;

an additional annual cash retainer of $10,000 for service as Chairperson of our Board of Directors;

an additional annual cash retainer of $10,000 for service as the Chair of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee or Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; and

an initial grant of options to acquire shares of our common stock with a grant date fair market value of $79,000, valued at the exercise price of the option, vesting on a straight-line monthly basis over four years of continuous service, as described in the applicable stock option agreement, and granted under our 2020 Stock Incentive Plan.

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Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans

The following table provides certain information required bywith respect to our bylaws2020 Stock Incentive Plan, which was our only equity compensation plan in effect as of June 30, 2023.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Plan Category Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
(a)
  Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
(b)
  Number of securities remaining available for issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
(c)
 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders  3,031,813  $4.54   594,187 
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders         
Total  3,031,813  $4.54   594,187 

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Transactions With Related Persons and give timely noticeindemnification

Related Person Transactions Policy and Procedures

In September 2021, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee adopted a written Related Person Transactions Policy, which was amended in October 2022, that sets forth the Company’s policies and procedures regarding the identification, review, consideration and approval or ratification of “related party transactions.” For purposes of the Company’s policy only, a “related party transaction” is a transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which the Company and any “related party” are participants involving an amount that exceeds $120,000 or, if less, 1% of the average of our total assets at year-end for the prior two completed fiscal years. Transactions involving compensation for services provided to the Corporate SecretaryCompany as an employee, director, consultant or similar capacity by a related party are not covered by this policy. A related party is any executive officer, director, nominee for director, or more than 5% stockholder of the Company, including any of their immediate family members, and any entity owned or controlled by such persons.

Under the policy, where a transaction has been identified as a related person transaction, management must present information regarding the proposed related person transaction to the Audit Committee (or, where Audit Committee approval would be inappropriate, to another independent body of the Board) for consideration and approval or ratification. The presentation must include a description of, among other things, the material facts, the interests, direct and indirect, of the related persons, the benefits to the Company of the transaction and whether any alternative transactions were available. To identify related person transactions in accordanceadvance, the Company relies on information supplied by its executive officers, directors and certain significant stockholders. In considering related person transactions, the Audit Committee takes into account the relevant available facts and circumstances including, but not limited to (a) the risks, costs and benefits to the Company, (b) the impact on a director’s independence in the event the related person is a director, immediate family member of a director or an entity with which a director is affiliated, (c) the terms of the transaction, (d) the availability of other sources for comparable services or products and (e) the terms available to or from, as the case may be, unrelated third parties or to or from employees generally. In the event a director has an interest in the proposed transaction, the director must recuse himself or herself form the deliberations and approval. The policy requires that, in determining whether to approve, ratify or reject a related person transaction, the Audit Committee consider, in light of known circumstances, whether the transaction is in, or is not inconsistent with, the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, as the Audit Committee determines in the good faith exercise of its discretion.

Related Party Transactions

The following includes a summary of transactions since July 1, 2021 to which we have been a party, in which the amount involved in the transaction exceeded $120,000 or, if less, 1% of the average of our bylaws,total assets as of June 30, 2023 and 2022, and in which requireany of our directors, nominees for director, executive officers or, to our knowledge, beneficial owners of more than 5% of our capital stock or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than equity and other compensation, termination, change in control and other arrangements, which are described under “Executive and Director Compensation” above.

September 2022 Private Placement

In September 2022, we completed a private placement of 2,264,650 units (collectively, the “Units”), with each Unit consisting of (i) one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock (the “Common Warrants”), for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $6.6 million (or $2.935 per Unit). Each Common Warrant has an exercise price of $4.215 per share, which is subject to customary adjustments in the event of any combination or split of the Common Stock, and has a five-year term. The Common Warrants contain beneficial ownership limitations which prevent the holder from exercising the Common Warrants if immediately following such exercise the holder would beneficially own shares of Common Stock in excess of the stated beneficial ownership limitation. 22NW Fund, LP, a fund affiliated with Mr. English, a director of the Company and the second largest beneficial owner of Common Stock, participated in the private placement and purchased 1,703,577 Units at the per Unit purchase price, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $5.0 million. Pursuant to the securities purchase agreement for this private placement, we agreed to prepare and filed a registration statement on Form S-1with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2022, which was subsequently declared effective on November 10, 2022, to register the resale of the shares of Common Stock included in the Units and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Common Warrants.

Indemnification

We provide indemnification for our directors and executive officers so that they will be free from undue concern about personal liability in connection with their service to us. Under our Bylaws, we are required to indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL. We have also entered into indemnity agreements with certain officers and directors. These agreements provide, among other things, that the noticeCompany will indemnify the officer or director, under the circumstances and to the extent provided for in the agreement, for all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, which he or she was, is or will be receivedinvolved as a party or otherwise by reason of his or her position as a director, officer, employee, agent or other fiduciary of the Corporate Secretary no earlier thanCompany, and otherwise to the closefullest extent permitted by applicable law.

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Householding of business on June 25, 2022Proxy Materials

The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and no later thanintermediaries (e.g., brokers) to satisfy the closedelivery requirements for Annual Meeting materials with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a single set of business on July 25, 2022,Annual Meeting materials addressed to those stockholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as “householding,” potentially means extra convenience for stockholders and the Corporate Secretary must receive the written proposal at our principal executive offices located at:cost savings for companies.

 

This year, a number of brokers with account holders who are our stockholders will be “householding” the Company’s proxy materials. A single set of Annual Meeting materials will be delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected stockholders. Once you have received notice from your broker that they will be “householding” communications to your address, “householding” will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in “householding” and would prefer to receive a separate set of Annual Meeting materials, please notify your broker or us. Direct your written request to Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

, Attn: Corporate Secretary,

1415 at 1017 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 201107, Lakeway, Texas 78734, or contact Daniel George at (512) 598-0931. Stockholders who currently receive multiple copies of the Annual Meeting materials at their addresses and would like to request “householding” of their communications should contact their brokers.

Lakeway, TX 78734

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Other Matters

 

If the dateThe Board of the stockholder meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days prior to the anniversaryDirectors knows of our annual meeting for the prior year, then notice of a stockholder proposal that is intended to be included in our Proxy Statement under Rule 14a-8 must be received no earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and no later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which the public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Company.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

We are a reporting company under the Exchange Act and file annual, quarterly, and special reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any material that we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain more information about the SEC’s Public Reference Room by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an internet site that contains all of these reports and other information regarding our Company and other issuers that file electronically with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. We also post links to our SEC filings at our web site at http://www.anebulo.com.

You may request a copy of the Company���s annual, quarterly, and current reports, proxy statements, and other information at no cost, including our annual report on Form 10-K, including financial statements and schedules thereto, for the year ended June 30, 2021, by writing or calling the Company at the following address and telephone number:

Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Attn: Chief Financial Officer

1415 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 201

Lakeway, Texas 78734

Tel.: (512) 598-0931

OTHER MATTERS

As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board does not know of any other mattermatters that will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the Annual Meeting. However, if any other matter properly comes beforemeeting, it is the Annual Meeting, or any adjournment thereof,intention of the person or persons votingnamed in the proxies willaccompanying proxy to vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment and discretion.judgment.

 

 By Order of the Board of Directors
  
 /s/ Daniel SchneebergerGeorge
 Daniel SchneebergerSecretary
 
          , 2023

A copy of the Company’s Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 is available without charge upon written request to: Secretary, Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1017 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite 107, Lakeway, Texas 78734.

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Appendix A

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE

SECONDED AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ANEBULO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), hereby certifies that:

One: The name of the Corporation is Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Two: The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), acting in accordance with the provisions of Sections 141 and 242 of the DGCL, adopted resolutions amending the Corporation’s Seconded Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as corrected (the “Charter”), to amended and restate Section 4.1 of ARTICLE IV as follows:

“4.1 Authorized Capital Stock. The aggregate number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is Fifty-Two Million (52,000,000), of which Fifty Million (50,000,000) shares are common stock having a par value of $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and Two Million (2,000,000) shares are preferred stock having a par value of $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).”

Three: Thereafter, pursuant to a resolution of the Board, this Certificate of Amendment was submitted to the stockholders of the Company for their approval, and was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the DGCL.

[Signature Page Follows]

In Witness Whereof, the Company has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by its Chief Executive Officer this            day of          , 2023.

ANEBULO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:
Name:Richard Anthony Cunningham
Title:Chief Executive Officer

 

September 22, 2021
Lakeway, TX 

 

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