Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (AVXL) has 19 known insider and institutional holders on record. The largest holder is Durrant Cameron with 1,000,000 shares. Other notable holders include Wu Pei Ru and Wu Yang.
Over the last 12 months, insiders have made 10 transactions in AVXL stock — 8 buys (valued at $4.27M) and 0 sells (valued at RSU Award). Insider buying has outpaced selling during this period, which may signal confidence in the company's prospects.
AVXL Insider Ownership
Top Holder
Durrant Cameron
1,000,000 shares
Buys (12 mo)
8
$4.27M value
Sells (12 mo)
0
$0.00 value
12-Month Transaction Activity
Top Insider Holders
| # |
Name |
Role |
Shares Owned |
Last Filed |
Relative Size |
| 1 |
Durrant Cameron |
Director |
1,000,000 |
2010-07-02 |
|
| 2 |
Wu Pei Ru |
10 Percent Owner, Officer: Chief Operating Officer |
850,000 |
2005-11-14 |
|
| 3 |
Wu Yang |
10 Percent Owner, Officer: President & CFO |
812,500 |
2005-11-14 |
|
| 4 |
Lalach Harvey |
President COO Secretary |
558,572 |
2012-05-29 |
|
| 5 |
Tousley David L. |
Director |
400,000 |
2010-09-29 |
|
| 6 |
Kontzalis Panos |
CEO |
200,000 |
2007-02-21 |
|
| 7 |
Ayers Alison E. |
Director |
200,000 |
2010-07-02 |
|
| 8 |
Vernadaki Angela |
VP Business Development |
150,000 |
2007-02-21 |
|
| 9 |
Kalkanis George |
VP Strategic Planning |
150,000 |
2007-02-21 |
|
| 10 |
Missling Christopher U |
President and CEO |
125,000 |
2026-01-09 |
|
| 11 |
Metzner Bernd |
Director |
100,000 |
2016-09-26 |
|
| 12 |
Donhauser Peter D.o. |
Director |
50,000 |
2025-04-02 |
|
| 13 |
Velden Claus Vander |
Director |
50,000 |
2025-04-02 |
|
| 14 |
Thomas Steffen |
Director |
50,000 |
2025-04-02 |
|
| 15 |
Skarpelos Athanasios |
Director |
50,000 |
2025-04-02 |
|
| 16 |
Ma Jiong |
Director |
50,000 |
2025-04-02 |
|
| 17 |
Favus Elliot |
Director |
35,000 |
2021-01-04 |
|
| 18 |
Boenisch Sandra |
Pfo & Treasurer |
12,500 |
2026-01-09 |
|
| 19 |
Tidmarsh George F |
Executive Director |
4,000 |
2012-02-10 |
|
Recent Transactions (last 12 months)
| Date |
Name |
Role |
Type |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
| 2026-01-06 |
Boenisch Sandra |
Pfo & Treasurer |
RSU Award |
12,500 |
$8.58 |
$107.25K |
| 2026-01-06 |
Missling Christopher U |
President and CEO |
RSU Award |
125,000 |
$8.58 |
$1.07M |
| 2025-10-02 |
Boenisch Sandra |
Pfo & Treasurer |
RSU Award |
12,500 |
$5.36 |
$67K |
| 2025-10-02 |
Missling Christopher U |
President and CEO |
RSU Award |
125,000 |
$5.36 |
$670K |
| 2025-09-11 |
Missling Christopher U |
President and CEO |
Option Exercise (Sell) |
187,500 |
$5.04 |
$945K |
| 2025-08-20 |
Boenisch Sandra |
Pfo & Treasurer |
RSU Award |
12,500 |
$8.58 |
$107.25K |
| 2025-08-20 |
Missling Christopher U |
President and CEO |
RSU Award |
125,000 |
$8.58 |
$1.07M |
| 2025-06-05 |
Thomas Steffen |
Director |
Option Exercise (Sell) |
50,000 |
$1.76 |
$88K |
| 2025-04-28 |
Boenisch Sandra |
Pfo & Treasurer |
RSU Award |
12,500 |
$8.57 |
$107.13K |
| 2025-04-28 |
Missling Christopher U |
President and CEO |
RSU Award |
125,000 |
$8.57 |
$1.07M |
