Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2022
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SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

5. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Stock Option Plans

 

During the year ended October 31, 2022, we had two stock option plans: the Anixa Biosciences, Inc. 2010 Share Incentive Plan (the “2010 Share Plan”) and the Anixa Biosciences, Inc. 2018 Share Incentive Plan (the “2018 Share Plan”) which were adopted by our Board of Directors on July 14, 2010 and January 25, 2018, respectively. The 2018 Share Plan was approved by our shareholders on March 29, 2018.

 

 

ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

During the year ended October 31, 2022, stock options to purchase 793,103 shares, net of 1,083,517 shares withheld on cashless exercises, were exercised with aggregate proceeds of approximately $439,000. During the year ended October 31, 2021, stock options to purchase 207,697 shares, net of 60,691 shares withheld on cashless exercises, were exercised with aggregate proceeds of approximately $434,000.

 

2010 Share Plan

 

The 2010 Share Plan provides for the grant of nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, performance awards and stock units to employees, directors and consultants. On the first business day of each calendar year the aggregate number of shares available for future issuance is replenished such that 800,000 shares are available. The exercise price with respect to all of the options granted under the 2010 Share Plan was equal to the fair market value of the underlying common stock at the grant date. In accordance with the provisions of the 2010 Share Plan, the plan terminated with respect to the grant of future options on July 14, 2020. Information regarding the 2010 Share Plan for the two years ended October 31, 2022 is as follows:

 

    Shares     Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Per Share
    Aggregate Intrinsic Value  
                   
Options Outstanding at October 31, 2020     1,907,534     $ 2.82          
Exercised     (178,500 )   $ 2.75          
Expired     (10,400 )   $ 4.57          
Options Outstanding at October 31, 2021     1,718,634     $ 2.82          
Exercised     (212,000 )   $ 2.68          
Expired     (5,134 )   $ 3.63          
Options Outstanding and Exercisable at
October 31, 2022
    1,501,500     $ 2.83     $ 4,156,000  

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding under the 2010 Share Plan as of October 31, 2022:

 

 

Range of

Exercise Prices

   

Number

Outstanding and

Exercisable

   

Weighted Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 
$ 0.67 - $2.27       477,500       3.78     $ 1.46  
$ 2.58 - $3.13       515,000       2.38     $ 2.78  
$ 3.46 - $5.30       509,000       5.54     $ 4.17  

 

 

ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2018 Share Plan

 

The 2018 Share Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, performance awards and stock units to employees, directors and consultants. On the first business day of each calendar year the maximum aggregate number of shares available for future issuance is replenished such that 2,000,000 shares are available. The exercise price with respect to all of the options granted under the 2018 Share Plan was equal to the fair market value of the underlying common stock at the grant date. As of October 31, 2022, the 2018 Share Plan had 605,134 shares available for future grants. Information regarding the 2018 Share Plan for the two years ended October 31, 2022 is as follows:

 

    Shares     Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Per Share
    Aggregate Intrinsic Value  
                   
Options Outstanding at October 31, 2020     4,346,661     $ 3.69          
Granted     4,490,000     $ 3.82          
Exercised     (33,888 )   $ 3.81          
Expired     (1,392,781 )   $ 3.70          
Options Outstanding at October 31, 2021     7,409,992     $ 3.76          
Granted     1,430,000     $ 2.74          
Exercised     (22,620 )   $ 3.15          
Options Outstanding at October 31, 2022     8,817,372     $ 3.60     $ 17,644,000  
Options Exercisable at October 31, 2022     5,219,039     $ 3.57     $ 10,331,000  

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding under the 2018 Share Plan as of October 31, 2022:

 

      Options Outstanding     Options Exercisable  
Range of
Exercise Prices
   

Number

Outstanding

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

   

Number

Exercisable

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 
$ 2.09-$3.87       5,347,372       7.41     $ 3.24       3,927,095       6.85     $ 3.40  
$ 3.96-$5.30       3,470,000       7.98     $ 4.16       1,291,944       7.07     $ 4.09  

 

Non-Plan Options

 

In addition to options granted under stock option plans, during the years ended October 31, 2012 and 2013, the Board of Directors approved the grant of stock options to certain employees and directors (the “Non-Plan Options”).

 

Information regarding the Non-Plan Options for the two years ended October 31, 2022 is as follows:

 

    Shares     Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Per Share
 
Options Outstanding at October 31, 2020     1,698,000     $ 2.58  
Exercised     (56,000 )   $ 2.58  
Options Outstanding October 31, 2021     1,642,000     $ 2.58  
Exercised     (1,642,000 )   $ 2.58  
Options Outstanding and Exercisable at October 31, 2022     -          

 

 

ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

The Company maintains the Anixa Biosciences, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan which permits eligible employees to purchase shares at not less than 85% of the market value of the Company’s common stock on the offering date or the purchase date of the applicable offering period, whichever is lower. The plan was adopted by our Board of Directors on August 13, 2018 and approved by our shareholders on September 27, 2018. During the years ended October 31, 2022 and 2021, employees purchased 4,741 and 2,377 shares, respectively, with aggregate proceeds of approximately $13,000 and $6,000, respectively.

 

Common Stock Purchase Warrants

 

On October 30, 2020 we issued a warrant, expiring on October 30, 2025, to purchase 60,000 shares of common stock at $2.06 per share, vesting over five months, to a consultant for investor relations services. We recorded consulting expense of approximately $96,000 during the year ended October 31, 2021, based on the fair value of the warrant recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. On November 16, 2021, the warrant was exercised in full on a cashless basis and 25,484 shares were withheld as payment.

 

On November 1, 2021 we issued a warrant, expiring on October 30, 2026, to purchase 60,000 shares of common stock at $4.77 per share, vesting over five months, to a consultant for investor relations services. We recorded consulting expense of approximately $221,000 during the year ended October 31, 2022, based on the fair value of the warrant recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The warrant terminated in May 2022 upon termination of the consulting agreement.

 

As discussed in Note 3, in connection with the March 25, 2021 public offering, we issued to certain designees of the underwriter, as compensation, warrants to purchase 300,000 shares of common stock at $6.5625 per share, expiring on March 22, 2026.

 

Information regarding the Company’s warrants for the two years ended October 31, 2022 is as follows:

 

    Shares     Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Per Share
   

Aggregate

Intrinsic Value

 
                   
Warrants Outstanding at October 31, 2020     560,000     $ 4.71                   
Issued     300,000     $ 6.56          
Warrants Outstanding at October 31, 2021     860,000     $ 5.36          
Issued     60,000     $ 4.77          
Exercised     (60,000 )   $ 2.06          
Expired     (560,000 )   $ 4.71          
Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable at
October 31, 2022
    300,000     $ 6.56     $ 0  

 

 

ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The following table summarizes information about the Company’s outstanding and exercisable warrants as of October 31, 2022:

 

Range of

Exercise Prices

   

Number

Outstanding and

Exercisable

   

Weighted Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 
$ 6.56       300,000       3.39     $ 6.56  

 

ZQX Advisors, LLC

 

ZQX Advisors, LLC (“ZQX”) was an inactive joint venture in which we held a 19.5% interest, and which was dissolved during fiscal year 2021. The only assets of ZQX were shares of our common stock which were sold during fiscal year 2021, for which we received proceeds of approximately $6,000.