Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S
COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market information
Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select
Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “AVXL.”
Holders of Common Stock
As of November 24, 2025, there were approximately
49 stockholders of record, and 89,348,107 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding. Most of our stockholders hold their
shares in street name.
Dividends
We have not paid any cash dividends on our common
stock and have no intention of paying any dividends on the shares of our common stock. Our current policy is to retain earnings, if any,
for use in our operations and in the development of our business. Our future dividend policy will be determined from time to time by our
Board of Directors.
Performance Graph
The following graph compares the performance of our
Common Stock for the periods indicated with the performance of the NASDAQ Composite Index and the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index. This graph
assumes an investment of $100 after the market closed September 30, 2020 in each of our common stock, the NASDAQ Composite Index and the
NASDAQ Biotechnology Index, and assumes reinvestment of dividends, if any. The stock price performance shown on the graph below is not
necessarily indicative of future stock price performance. This graph is not “soliciting material,” is not deemed “filed”
with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference into any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language
in any such filing.
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2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (NBI)
100.00
119.46
88.51
92.88
112.01
114.64
S&P Biotech ETF (XBI)
100.00
112.82
71.18
65.53
88.67
89.92
AVXL
100.00
394.51
226.81
143.96
124.84
195.60
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
Since the beginning of our fiscal year ended September
30, 2025, we have not sold any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 that were not previously reported
in a quarterly report on Form 10-Q or in a current report on Form 8-K.
Repurchases of Equity Securities by Our Company
and Affiliated Purchasers
None.
ITEM 6 [Reserved]
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