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Lexaria Bioscience Corp.

For the period ended Aug 31, 2025. Filed Nov 28, 2025.

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FY2025 · Filed Nov 28, 2025

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Item 11. Executive Compensation

The particulars of the compensation paid to the following persons:

(a)our principal executive officer;
(b)each of our two most highly compensated executive officers who were serving as executive officers during the last completed year ended August 31, 2025 and August 31, 2024;
(c)up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been provided under (b) but for the fact that the individual was not serving as our executive officer at the end of the years ended August 31, 2025, and August 31, 2024;

collectively referred to as the named executive officers of our Company, are set out in the following summary compensation table. There is no disclosure provided for any named executive officer, other than our principal executive officers, whose total compensation did not exceed $100,000 for the respective fiscal year:

Name and Principal PositionYearSalary$Bonus$Stock Awards$Option Awards(6)$Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation$Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings $All Other Compensation$Total$
Richard Christopher (1)2025460,82425,900-93,019--32,776612,519
Chief Executive Officer2024---514,317--5,000519,317
Christopher Bunka (2)2025-56,783224,000----280,783
Chairman, Director & former Chief Executive Officer2024-27,246-85,074--772,524884,844
John Docherty (3)2025332,34998,134-93,019---523,502
President & Director2024273,39755,944-85,074---414,415
Michael Shankman (4)2025123,0674,075-$117,175--4,075248,392
Chief Financial Officer2024--------
Nelson Cabatuan (5)2025------
Former Chief Financial Officer202471,280--403,298---474,578
(1)Mr. Richard Christopher was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on August 31, 2024. Mr. Christopher was paid $5,000 for consulting for the month of July 2024. We pay Mr. Christopher as an employee.
(2)Mr. Bunka was engaged as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer from October 26, 2006 until August 31, 2024. During his engagement, we paid Mr. Bunka as an independent contractor through his wholly owned company CAB Financial Services Ltd.
(3)Mr. Docherty became President on April 15, 2015, a director on April 29, 2016 and was appointed Chief Scientific Officer on February 13, 2025. We pay Mr. Docherty as an employee.
(4)Mr. Shankman was appointed Chief Financial Officer on October 1, 2024. We pay Mr. Shankman as an employee.
(5)Mr. Cabatuan was Chief Financial Officer from March 14, 2024 to July 15, 2024 and was considered an employee of the Company. Subsequent to his resignation, 150,000 options were cancelled with a value of $302,474.
(6)The fair value of the stock options awarded was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

Consulting and Employment Agreements

Other than as set out in this annual report on Form 10-K we have not entered into any employment or consulting agreements with any of our current officers or directors.

Mr. Richard Christopher, CEO

The Company entered into an at-will executive employment agreement with Mr. Richard Christopher for the provision of Chief Executive Officer services for US$420,000 per year, effective August 31, 2024, with an annual increase of 5% on January 1, 2025 and January 1, 2026 and thereafter at the sole discretion of the Company and in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices. A performance bonus equal to 50% of the annual compensation may be payable upon the completion of certain performance criteria as determined by our Board. Participation in the Company’s stock option plan is also included with an initial option issuance for the purchase of 200,000 common shares with an exercise price of $3.92, being granted for a five (5) year term with vesting periods ending in December 2026. An annual professional development allowance of US$40,000 is also available to Mr. Christopher. Mr. Christopher also receives medical and dental benefit reimbursement of US$2,400 per month.

Upon the occurrence of a change of control (“COC”), Mr. Christopher will be entitled to a lump payment of twelve (12) months’ pay if such COC occurs within the first year of engagement, thirteen (13) months’ pay if such COC occurs within the second year of engagement and fourteen (14) months’ pay if such COC occurs within the third or subsequent year of engagement. The agreement specifies that should Mr. Christopher’s engagement be terminated without just cause by the Company or for good reason by Mr. Christopher, the Company would pay Mr. Christopher any accrued wages, payable bonus and twelve (12) months’ pay.

Mr. Chris Bunka, Former CEO

The Company secured a 3-year term renewable management contract with Mr. Bunka effective January 1, 2022, with a base compensation of C$29,706 per month with an annual increase of 1.25 times the annual Canadian inflation rate. A performance bonus of up to 50% of 12 times the monthly fee may be payable upon the completion of certain performance criteria as determined by our Board. Participation in the Company’s stock option plan is also included.

The contract entitled Mr. Bunka to compensation of 2% of the consideration of the total value of any subsidiary sold and upon a change of control is entitled to twenty-six (26) times the monthly fee, excluding certain circumstances. The termination clause required fifteen (15) months written notice plus one additional months’ written notice for each completed year of service for terminating the contract without cause. Payment may be made in lieu of and if so, the Company would be liable for a termination payment of fifteen (15) times the monthly fee plus one additional month’s payment for each completed year of service of up to a maximum payment of twenty-four (24) times the monthly fee.

On August 31, 2024 the management contract with Mr. Bunka was terminated by the Company in order to proceed with the engagement of the new CEO, Mr. Richard Christopher. Pursuant to the terms of his contract and a review conducted by the Compensation Committee, Mr. Bunka received a severance payment of US$442,167, and received his pro rata portion of his performance milestone bonus. Mr. Bunka and the Company entered into a consulting agreement whereby Mr. Bunka provides Strategic Executive Advising services. Mr. Bunka will continue as a director of the Company and as the Chairman of the board and will be compensated for his services as such in the same manner as the independent board members.

Mr. John Docherty, President & CSO

The Company entered into a 4-year term renewable executive employment agreement with Mr. John Docherty for a management contract for C$512,000 per year, effective January 1, 2025, with an annual increase of 5% on January 1, 2026 and January 1, 2027 and thereafter at the sole discretion of the Company and in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices. A performance bonus equal to 50% of the annual compensation may be payable upon the completion of certain performance criteria as determined by our Board. Participation in the Company’s stock option plan is also included. An annual professional development allowance of C$55,000 is also available to Mr. Docherty.

The contract for the services includes entitlement to compensation of 2% of the consideration received by the Company from the sale of any subsidiary. Upon the occurrence of a change of control, Mr. Docherty will be entitled to a lump payment of twenty-four (24) months’ pay. The contract specifies that Mr. Docherty must provide the Company with sixty (60) days written notice to terminate his employment. The agreement specifies that should Mr. Docherty’s engagement be terminated without just cause by the Company or for good reason by Mr. Docherty, the Company would pay Mr. Docherty any accrued wages, payable bonus and fifteen months’ salary (in lieu of written notice) with such amount being increased by one additional month’s salary for each additional year employed up to a maximum of twenty-four (24) months.

Mr. Michael Shankman, Current CFO

The Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Shankman with a base annual salary of US$120,000, subject to annual increases of 1.25 x the annual inflation rate as determined by the US Federal Reserve Board, an option grant for the issuance of up to 50,000 common shares subject to vesting provisions ending August 31, 2026, and annual performance milestone bonuses of up to 35% during the first year, 40% during the second year and thereafter up to 50% of the base salary. Should Mr. Shankman be terminated without cause, after an initial six (6) months with the Company, he will be entitled to severance pay equal to two (2) months base salary, with such severance pay increasing by a month for each completed year of employment. Mr. Shankman received medical and dental benefits equal in value to up to $2,000 per month until his 65 th birthday and receives four (4) weeks of paid vacation.

Mr. Nelson Cabatuan, Former CFO

The Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Cabatuan with a base annual salary of US$198,000, an option grant for the issuance of up to 200,000 common shares vested over three years and certain other bonus payments that were not realized due to Mr. Cabatuan’s resignation as Chief Financial Officer. Upon his resignation, Mr. Cabatuan’s unvested options (150,000) were returned to the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan and he only received accrued wages. As Mr. Cabatuan has continued with the Company as its Strategic Investment Advisor his vested options (50,000) remain valid and active.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table

During the year ended August 31, 2025, Lexaria issued the following plan-based awards to our named executive officers:

Compensation Securities
ExecutiveOfficerType ofcompensationsecurityNumber ofcompensationsecurities,number ofunderlyingsecurities, andpercentage ofclassDate ofissue orgrantIssue,conversionor exercisepriceClosingprice ofsecurity orunderlyingsecurity ondate ofgrantClosingprice ofsecurity orunderlyingsecurity atyear endExpirydate
Richard Christopher CEOStock Options150,00005/15/2025$1.04$1.03$0.8805/15/2030
John Docherty,President & CSOStock Options150,00005/15/2025$1.04$1.03$0.8805/15/2030
Michael ShankmanCFOStock Options50,00010/01/2024$3.17$3.16$0.8810/01/2029
50,00005/15/2025$1.04$1.0305/15/2030

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

The particulars of unexercised options, stock that has not vested and equity incentive plan awards for our named executive officers are set out in the following table:

OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
OPTION AWARDS · STOCK AWARDS
ExecutiveOfficerNumber of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable(#)Number ofSecuritiesUnderlying UnexercisedOptions Unexercisable(#)EquityIncentivePlan Awards:Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised UnearnedOptions(#)OptionExercisePriceOptionExpirationDateNumber ofShares orUnits ofStockThatHaveNotVested (#)MarketValue ofShares orUnits ofStockThatHaveNotVested $EquityIncentivePlanAwards:Number ofUnearnedShares,Units orOtherRightsThat HaveNot Vested(#)EquityIncentivePlanAwards:Market orPayoutValue ofUnearnedShares,Units orOtherRightsThatHave NotVested(#)
Richard Christopher109,092150,00090,908---$3.92$1.0408/31/202905/15/2030--------
John Docherty18,00018,33415,00030,00030,00049,500150,000--------------$3.00$3.00$3.00$2.91$1.15$2.36$1.0404/23/202606/08/202609/01/202608/29/202710/26/202804/26/202905/15/2030----------------------------
Michael Shankman35,00050,00015,000---$3.17$1.0410/01/202905/15/2030--------

Option Exercises

No options were exercised by any named executive officer during the year ended August 31, 2025.

Compensation of Directors

As of the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, five of our directors are compensated for their services. In their capacity as non-employee directors each receives $40,000 per year paid quarterly in advance. Directors are also paid $5,000 for their services on the Audit and Finance, Compensation, and the Governance and Nominating Committees and $5,000 for acting as chair of such committees or of the board.

The five non-employee directors were granted an aggregate of 55,000 stock options with a calculated fair value of $34,107 and is included in consulting expense during the fiscal year 2025.

In establishing the compensation of the directors, the Company engaged a third party consultant to conduct a peer company review of the compensation issued to companies of similar size, industry and stage of development.

Pension, Retirement or Similar Benefit Plans

There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers. We have no material bonus or profit-sharing plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive officers, except that stock options may be granted at the discretion of our Board or a committee thereof.

Indebtedness of Directors, Senior Officers, Executive Officers, and Other Management

None of our directors or executive officers or any associate or affiliate of our company during the last two fiscal years is or has been indebted to our Company by way of guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar agreement or understanding currently outstanding.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

No member of the Compensation Committee is, or was during fiscal 2025, an officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or was formerly an officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. No member of the Compensation Committee is, or was during fiscal 2025, an executive officer of another company whose board of directors has a comparable committee on which one of the Company’s executive officers serves.

Compensation Committee Report

Our Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Executive Compensation for the year ended August 31, 2025, with management. Based on the reviews and discussions our Compensation Committee recommended to our Board that the Executive Compensation discussed above be included in this annual report on Form 10-K.

Actions to Recover Erroneously Awarded Compensation

At no time during the last fiscal year was the Company required to prepare an accounting restatement that required recovery of an erroneously awarded compensation pursuant to our Clawback Policy as incorporated by reference as Exhibit 97.1 to this Form 10-K.

Policies and Practices related to the Grant of Certain Equity Awards Close in Time to the Release of Material Nonpublic Information (“MNPI”)

The Company has a strict policy of not issuing options or allowing its insiders to conduct stock trades at times, subject to any allowable trades that might occur pursuant to a 10b5-1 Trading Plan, where MNPI is known or a material transaction is anticipated to occur. Each insider and employee of the Company is required to read and sign the Company’s Insider Trading and Black Out Period Policy as incorporated by reference as Exhibit 19.1, which prescribes certain set periods that prohibit insider trading. Other than as established for black-out periods associated with our quarterly and annual financial statement filings, our executive management will also issue notices of black-out trading periods if they are aware of material transactions which they anticipate closing.

Despite diligent efforts to prevent such grant of equity awards close in time to the release of MNPI, there are times when a material transaction may unexpectedly close with a faster timeline than expected which may result in an inadvertent issuance of stock options near or close to the disclosure of MNPI.

During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025, the Company did not grant any equity awards that were close in time to the release of MNPI.

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