Item 5. Other Information
Item
5. Other Information.
On
March 10, 2022, the compensation committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company approved compensation
packages for each of Dr. Amit Kumar, the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, and
Michael Catelani, the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Dr. Kumar’s base salary will be increased
to $640,295 per year and he will receive a cash bonus of $200,000 and Mr. Catelani’s base salary will be increased to $384,611
per year and he will receive a cash bonus of $50,000. The cash bonuses earned by each of Dr. Kumar and Mr. Catelani are in addition to
cash bonuses of $200,000 and $100,000, respectively, approved by the Committee and received by Dr. Kumar and Mr. Catelani in January
2022. In addition, Dr. Kumar and Mr. Catelani each received a stock option to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock
pursuant to the 2018 Share Plan. The stock options are exercisable at an exercise price of $2.74 per share (the closing price of the
Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on March 10, 2022), have a 10 year term and vest on a monthly basis over three years beginning
on March 31, 2022. If either Dr. Kumar or Mr. Catelani is terminated for any reason, the stock option will cease vesting, and they will
have five (5) years to exercise the vested portion of such grant.
Item
6. Exhibits.
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated March 11, 2022.
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated March 11, 2022.
32.1
Statement of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code, dated March 11, 2022.
32.2
Statement of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code, dated March 11, 2022.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ANIXA
BIOSCIENCES, INC.
By:
/s/
Dr. Amit Kumar
Dr.
Amit Kumar
Chairman,
President and
Chief
Executive Officer
March
11, 2022
(Principal
Executive Officer)
By:
/s/
Michael J. Catelani
Michael
J. Catelani
Chief
Operating Officer and
Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial and
March
11, 2022
Accounting
Officer)
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