UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 6, 2023

 

LEXARIA BIOSCIENCE CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada

 

000-52138 

20-2000871

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

100 – 740 McCurdy Road, Kelowna, BC Canada

 

V1X 2P7

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

  Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (250) 765-6424 

  _________________________________________________________

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

Warrants to Purchase Common Stock

 

LEXX

LEXXW

 

The Nasdaq Capital Market

The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

Effective June 6, 2023, Mr. Gregory Downey was dismissed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.  While the Company is actively seeking his replacement it is, in the interim, receiving the services of Mr. Mike Shankman as an outsourced CFO, via the Company’s engagement of NOW CFO, a third party provider of business financial services.  Mr. Shankman is a Certified Public Accountant holding an MBA, Finance from California State University who has worked with NOW CFO since 2020.  Mr. Shankman has  extensive experience and familiarity with companies in the field of healthcare and biotechnology and does not have any family relationships with any other person employed or engaged by the Company nor been a party to any transaction with the Company exceeding $120,000.   The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chris Bunka, will assume the role of principal financial officer at this time.  Mr. Bunka will not be receiving any additional compensation is his role of principal financial officer.

 

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

LEXARIA BIOSCIENCE CORP.

 

 

 

/s/ Chris Bunka

 

Chris Bunka

 

CEO, Principal Executive Officer

 

 

Date:   June 12, 2023   

 

 

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