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UNITED STATES

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PHARMACYTE BIOTECH, INC.

3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500

Las Vegas, Nevada 89169

(917) 595-2850

March 27, 2024

To Our Stockholders:

You are cordially invited to attend the annual meeting of stockholders of PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc. (“PharmaCyte”) to be held at 11:00 a.m. EST on Monday, April 29, 2024.

We have decided to hold this year’s annual meeting virtually via live audio webcast on the internet because hosting a virtual annual meeting enables greater stockholder attendance and participation from any location around the world, improves meeting efficiency and our ability to communicate effectively with our stockholders, and reduces the cost and environmental impact of our annual meeting. You will be able to attend the annual meeting by first registering at http://www.viewproxy.com/PMCB/2024. You will receive a meeting invitation by e-mail with your unique join link along with a password prior to the meeting date. You will not be able to attend the annual meeting in person.

Details regarding the meeting, the business to be conducted at the meeting, and information about PharmaCyte that you should consider when you vote your shares are described in the accompanying proxy statement.

At the annual meeting, five persons will be elected to our board of directors. In addition, we will ask stockholders to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending April 30, 2024 and to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in this proxy statement. Our board of directors recommends the approval of each these proposals. Such other business will be transacted as may properly come before the annual meeting.

We hope you will be able to attend the annual meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting, we hope you will vote promptly. Information about voting methods is set forth in the accompanying proxy statement.

Thank you for your continued support of PharmaCyte. We look forward to seeing you at the annual meeting.

PHARMACYTE BIOTECH, INC.

3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500

Las Vegas, Nevada 89169

(917) 595-2850

March 27, 2024

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TIME: 11:00 a.m. EST

DATE: April 29, 2024

ACCESS:

You will be able to attend the annual meeting by first registering at http://www.viewproxy.com/PMCB/2024. You will receive a meeting invitation by e-mail with your unique join link along with a password prior to the meeting date. If you are a registered holder, your virtual control number will be on your proxy card. If you hold your shares beneficially through a bank or broker, you must provide a legal proxy from your bank or broker during registration and you will be assigned a virtual control number in order to vote your shares during the annual meeting. If you are unable to obtain a legal proxy to vote your shares, you will still be able to attend the annual meeting (but will not be able to vote your shares) so long as you demonstrate proof of stock ownership. Instructions on how to connect and participate via the Internet, including how to demonstrate proof of stock ownership, are posted at http://www.viewproxy.com/PMCB/2024. On the day of the annual meeting, you may only vote during the meeting by e-mailing a copy of your legal proxy to virtualmeeting@viewproxy.com in advance of the meeting.

PURPOSES:

WHO MAY VOTE:

You may vote if you were the record owner of PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc. common stock at the close of business on March 20, 2024. A list of stockholders of record will be available electronically at the annual meeting and during the 10 days prior to the annual meeting.

All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the annual meeting. Whether you plan to attend the annual meeting or not, we urge you to vote and submit your proxy by the Internet, telephone or mail in order to ensure the presence of a quorum. You may change or revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted at the annual meeting. If you participate in and vote your shares at the annual meeting, your proxy will not be used.

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PHARMACYTE BIOTECH, INC.

3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500

Las Vegas, Nevada 89169

PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE PHARMACYTE BIOTECH, INC.

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON APRIL 29, 2024

This proxy statement, along with the accompanying notice of our annual meeting of stockholders, contains information about the annual meeting of stockholders of PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc. including any adjournments or postponements of the annual meeting. We are holding the annual meeting at 11:00 a.m. EST on Monday, April 29, 2024. You will be able to attend the annual meeting by first registering at http://www.viewproxy.com/PMCB/2024. You will receive a meeting invitation by e-mail with your unique join link along with a password prior to the meeting date.

In this proxy statement, we refer to PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc. as “PharmaCyte,” “the Company,” “we” and “us.”

This proxy statement relates to the solicitation of proxies by our board of directors for use at the annual meeting.

On or about April 1, 2024, we expect to begin sending this proxy statement, the attached Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the enclosed proxy card to all stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting.

Although not part of this proxy statement, we are also sending, along with this proxy statement, our annual report for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, which includes our financial statements for the same period.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE

STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON APRIL 29, 2024

This proxy statement, the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our form of proxy card and our annual report for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 to stockholders are available for viewing, printing and downloading at www.proxyvote.com. To view these materials please have your 16-digit control number(s) available that appears on your proxy card. On this website, you can also elect to receive future distributions of our proxy statements and annual reports to stockholders by electronic delivery.

Additionally, you can find a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which includes our financial statements for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, at www.sec.gov, or in the “SEC Filings” section of the “Investors” section of our website at ir.pharmacyte.com. You may also obtain a printed copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including our financial statements, free of charge, from us by sending a written request to: Interim President, PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc., 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169. Exhibits will be provided upon written request and payment of an appropriate processing fee.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING

Why is the Company Soliciting My Proxy?

Our board of directors (the “Board”) is soliciting your proxy to vote at the annual meeting of stockholders for the year ended April 30, 2024, to be held virtually, on Monday, April 29, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. EST and any adjournments or postponements of the meeting, which we refer to as the Annual Meeting. This proxy statement, along with the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, summarizes the purposes of the meeting and the information you need to know to vote at the Annual Meeting.

We have made available to you on the Internet or have sent you this proxy statement, the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the proxy card and a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 because you owned shares of our common stock on the record date. We intend to commence distribution of proxy materials to stockholders on or about April 1, 2024.

Why Are You Holding a Virtual Annual Meeting?

The Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. We have designed our virtual format to enhance, rather than constrain, stockholder access, participation and communication.

How do I access the Virtual Annual Meeting?

The live webcast of the Annual Meeting will begin promptly at 11:00 am EST. Online access to the audio webcast will open 15 minutes prior to the start of the Annual Meeting to allow time for you to log-in and test your device’s audio system. The virtual Annual Meeting is running the most updated version of the applicable software and plugins. You should ensure you have a strong Internet connection wherever you intend to participate in the Annual Meeting. You should also allow plenty of time to log in and ensure that you can hear streaming audio prior to the start of the Annual Meeting.

Log-in Instructions. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting by first registering at http://www.viewproxy.com/PMCB/2024. You will receive a meeting invitation by e-mail with your unique join link along with a password prior to the meeting date. If you are a registered holder, your virtual control number will be on your proxy card. If you hold your shares beneficially through a bank or broker, you must provide a legal proxy from your bank or broker during registration and you will be assigned a virtual control number in order to vote your shares during the Annual Meeting. If you are unable to obtain a legal proxy to vote your shares, you will still be able to attend the Annual Meeting (but will not be able to vote your shares) so long as you demonstrate proof of stock ownership. Instructions on how to connect and participate via the Internet, including how to demonstrate proof of stock ownership, are posted at http://www.viewproxy.com/ PMCB/2024. On the day of the Annual Meeting, you may only vote during the meeting by e-mailing a copy of your legal proxy to virtualmeeting@viewproxy.com in advance of the meeting.

What Happens if There Are Technical Difficulties during the Annual Meeting?

There will be technicians ready to assist you with any technical difficulties you may have accessing the Annual Meeting live audio webcast. Please be sure to check in by 10:45 a.m. EST on December 20, 2023, (15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting is recommended) the day of the meeting, so that any technical difficulties may be addressed before the Annual Meeting live audio webcast begins. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the webcast during the check-in or meeting time, please email VirtualMeeting@viewproxy.com or call 866-612-8937.

Who May Vote?

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 20, 2024 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. On the Record Date, there were 8,453,396 shares of our common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Our common stock is our only class of voting stock.

If on the Record Date your shares of our common stock were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, then you are a stockholder of record.

If on the Record Date your shares were held, not in your name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and the Notice is being forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered to be the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent regarding how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Annual Meeting. However, since you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares at the Annual Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent.

You do not need to attend the Annual Meeting to vote your shares. Shares represented by valid proxies, received in time for the Annual Meeting and not revoked prior to the Annual Meeting, will be voted at the Annual Meeting. For instructions on how to change or revoke your proxy, see “May I Change or Revoke My Proxy?” below.

How Many Votes Do I Have?

Each share of our common stock that you own entitles you to one vote.

How Do I Vote?

Whether you plan to attend the Annual Meeting or not, we urge you to vote by proxy. All shares represented by valid proxies that we receive through this solicitation, and that are not revoked, will be voted in accordance with your instructions on the proxy card or as instructed via the Internet or telephone. You may specify whether your shares should be voted FOR or WITHHELD for each nominee for director, whether your shares should be voted for one year, two years, three years or abstain with respect to the frequency of voting on the compensation of our named executive officers, and whether your shares should be voted for, against or abstain with respect to each of the other proposals. If you properly submit a proxy without giving specific voting instructions, your shares will be voted in accordance with our Board’s recommendations as noted below. Voting by proxy will not affect your right to attend the Annual Meeting.

If your shares are registered directly in your name through our stock transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, or you have stock certificates registered in your name, you may vote:

Telephone and Internet voting facilities for stockholders of record will be available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April 28, 2024.

If your shares are held in “street name” (held in the name of a bank, broker or other holder of record), you will receive instructions from the holder of record. You must follow the instructions of the holder of record in order for your shares to be voted. Telephone and Internet voting also will be offered to stockholders owning shares through certain banks and brokers. If your shares are not registered in your own name and you plan to vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting, you should contact your broker or agent to obtain a legal proxy or broker’s proxy card and vote your shares online at the time of the meeting.

How Does Our Board Recommend that I Vote on the Proposals?

Our Board recommends that you vote as follows:

Our Board makes no recommendation with respect to the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in this proxy statement.

If any other matter is presented at the Annual Meeting, your proxy provides that your shares will be voted by the proxy holder listed in the proxy in accordance with the proxy holder’s best judgment. At the time this proxy statement was first made available, we knew of no matters that needed to be acted on at the Annual Meeting, other than those discussed in this proxy statement.

May I Change or Revoke My Proxy?

If you give us your proxy, you may change or revoke it at any time before the Annual Meeting. You may change or revoke your proxy in any one of the following ways:

Your most current vote, whether by telephone, Internet or proxy card is the one that will be counted.

What if I Receive More Than One Notice or Proxy Card?

You may receive more than one Notice or proxy card if you hold shares of our common stock in more than one account, which may be in registered form or held in street name. Please vote in the manner described above under “How Do I Vote?” for each account to ensure that all of your shares are voted.

Will My Shares be Voted if I Do Not Vote?

If your shares are registered in your name or if you have stock certificates, they will not be counted if you do not vote as described above under “How Do I Vote?” If your shares are held in street name and you do not provide voting instructions to the bank, broker or other nominee that holds your shares as described above, the bank, broker or other nominee that holds your shares has the authority to vote your unvoted shares only on the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm without receiving instructions from you. Therefore, we encourage you to provide voting instructions to your bank, broker or other nominee. This ensures your shares will be voted at the Annual Meeting and in the manner you desire. A “broker non-vote” will occur if your broker cannot vote your shares on a particular matter because it has not received instructions from you and does not have discretionary voting authority on that matter or because your broker chooses not to vote on a matter for which it does have discretionary voting authority.

What Vote is Required to Approve Each Proposal and How are Votes Counted?

Where Can I Find the Voting Results of the Annual Meeting?

The preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting, and we will publish preliminary, or final results if available, in a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days of the Annual Meeting. If final results are unavailable at the time we file the Form 8-K, then we will file an amended report on Form 8-K to disclose the final voting results within four business days after the final voting results are known.

What Are the Costs of Soliciting these Proxies?

We will pay all of the costs of soliciting these proxies. Our directors and employees may solicit proxies in person or by telephone, fax or email. We will pay these employees and directors no additional compensation for these services. We will ask banks, brokers and other institutions, nominees and fiduciaries to forward these proxy materials to their principals and to obtain authority to execute proxies. We will then reimburse them for their expenses.

What Constitutes a Quorum for the Annual Meeting?

The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of one third of the voting power of all outstanding shares of our common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is necessary to constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting. Votes of stockholders of record who are present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, abstentions, and broker non-votes are counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists.

Attending the Annual Meeting

This year, our Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting by first registering at http://www.viewproxy.com/PMCB/2024. You will receive a meeting invitation by e-mail with your unique join link along with a password prior to the meeting date.

Householding of Annual Disclosure Documents

Some brokers or other nominee record holders may be sending you a single set of our proxy materials if multiple PharmaCyte stockholders live in your household. This practice, which has been approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), is called “householding.” Once you receive notice from your broker or other nominee record holder that it will be “householding” our proxy materials, the practice will continue until you are otherwise notified or until you notify them that you no longer want to participate in the practice. Stockholders who participate in householding will continue to have access to and utilize separate proxy voting instructions.

We will promptly deliver a separate copy of our Notice or if applicable, our proxy materials to you if you write or call our Interim President at: 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169, Attention: Interim President. If you want to receive your own set of our proxy materials in the future or, if you share an address with another stockholder and together both of you would like to receive only a single set of proxy materials, you should contact your broker or other nominee record holder directly or you may contact us at the above address and phone number.

Electronic Delivery of Company Stockholder Communications

Most stockholders can elect to view or receive copies of future proxy materials over the Internet instead of receiving paper copies in the mail.

You can choose this option and save us the cost of producing and mailing these documents by:

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 20, 2024 for (a) the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table on page 17 of this proxy statement, (b) each of our directors and director nominees, (c) all of our current directors and executive officers as a group and (d) each stockholder known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our common stock. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to the securities. We deem shares of common stock that may be acquired by an individual or group within 60 days of March 20, 2024 pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants or the vesting of restricted stock units to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of such individual or group, but those shares are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person shown in the table. Except as indicated in footnotes to this table, we believe that the stockholders named in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown to be beneficially owned by them based on information provided to us by these stockholders.

Under the terms of certain of our outstanding warrants, holders may not exercise the warrants to the extent such exercise would cause such holder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own a number of shares of our common stock which would exceed 4.99% or 9.99%, as applicable, of our then outstanding common stock following such exercise. Similarly, under the terms of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Shares”), holders may not convert their Series B Preferred Shares to the extent such conversion would cause such holder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own a number of shares of our common stock which would exceed 4.99% or 9.99%, as applicable, of our then outstanding common stock following such conversion. The number of shares of common stock beneficially owned reflects these limitations.

Unless otherwise indicated below, the address for each beneficial owner listed is c/o PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc., 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169. Percentage of ownership is based on 8,453,396 shares of common stock outstanding on March 20, 2024.

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MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Our Board

On March 20, 2024, our Board accepted the recommendation of the nominating committee of the Board (the “Nominating Committee”) and voted to nominate Joshua N. Silverman, Jonathan L. Schechter, Michael M. Abecassis, Robert Weinstein and Wayne R. Walker for election at the Annual Meeting for a term of one year to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders for the year ended April 30, 2025 (the “Next Annual Meeting”), and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.

Set forth below are the names of the persons nominated for election as directors, their ages, their offices in the Company, if any, their principal occupations or employment for at least the past five years, the length of their tenure as directors and the names of other public companies in which such persons hold or have held directorships during the past five years as of March 27, 2024. Additionally, information about the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led to our Board’s conclusion at the time of filing of this proxy statement that each person listed below should serve as a director is set forth below:

Our Board has reviewed the materiality of any relationship that each of our directors has with PharmaCyte, either directly or indirectly. Based upon this review, our Board has determined that the following members of our Board are “independent directors” as defined by The Nasdaq Stock Market: Jonathan L. Schechter, Michael M. Abecassis, Robert Weinstein and Wayne R. Walker.

Joshua Silverman has served as a director of the Company since August 2022 and currently serves as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Silverman currently serves as the managing member of Parkfield Funding LLC. Mr. Silverman was the co-founder, and a principal and managing partner of Iroquois Capital Management, LLC (“Iroquois”), an investment advisory firm. Since its inception in 2003 until July 2016, Mr. Silverman served as co-chief investment officer of Iroquois. While at Iroquois, he designed and executed complex transactions, structuring and negotiating investments in both public and private companies and has often been called upon by the companies solve inefficiencies as they relate to corporate structure, cash flow, and management. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Silverman served as co-chief investment officer of Vertical Ventures, LLC, a merchant bank. Prior to forming Iroquois, Mr. Silverman was a director of Joele Frank, a boutique consulting firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions. Previously, Mr. Silverman served as assistant press secretary to the president of the United States. Mr. Silverman currently serves as a director of AYRO, Inc., MYMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Synaptogenix, Inc., Femasys Inc. and Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc., all of which are public companies. He previously served as a director of Protegenics Therapeutics, Inc. from 2016 to 2022. Mr. Silverman received his B.A. from Lehigh University in 1992.

Jonathan L. Schechter has served as a director of the Company since August 2022. Mr. Schechter currently serves as a partner of The Special Equities Group, a division of Dawson James Securities, Inc., a full-service investment bank specializing in healthcare, biotechnology, technology, and clean-tech sectors, since April 2021. Mr. Schechter is one of the founding partners of The Special Equities Opportunity Fund, a long-only fund that makes direct investments in micro-cap companies and has served in this capacity since August 2019. He currently serves on the board of directors of Synaptogenix, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company (Nasdaq: SNPX), and previously served as a director of DropCar, Inc. Mr. Schechter also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Oblong, Inc. (Nasdaq: OBLG), a technology company. He has extensive experience analyzing and evaluating the financial statements of public companies. Mr. Schechter earned his A.B. in Public Policy/Political Science from Duke University and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. Mr. Schechter was chosen as a director of PharmaCyte because of his lengthy public company, legal and investment banking experience.

Michael M. Abecassis, MD has served as a director of the Company since July 2017. Since November 2019, Dr. Abecassis has been Dean of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, and following postgraduate training at the University of Toronto, Dr. Abecassis began his professional career as Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of Liver Transplantation and Hepato-pancreatico-biliary (HPB) Surgery at the University of Iowa. In 1992, Dr. Abecassis became Northwestern University’s Director of Liver Transplantation, where he initiated Northwestern’s liver transplant program. In 2004, Dr. Abecassis was named Chief of the Division of Transplantation at the Feinberg School of Medicine, and the James Roscoe Miller Distinguished Professor with Tenure at Feinberg. He then became Founding Director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center at Northwestern in 2009. He was appointed Dean for Clinical Affairs at the Feinberg School of Medicine in 2008, serving until 2011. Dr. Abecassis received continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) for 20+ consecutive years as principal investigator in research studies that include both laboratory and clinical studies. Dr. Abecassis is a member in good standing of several important professional societies, including the Society of University Surgeons and the American Surgical Association, and was elected President of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons from 2010-2011. He has served on the Editorial Boards of major scientific journals related to the fields of both HPB and transplant surgery. He has served as a member of NIH grant study sections and special emphasis panels relating to both transplantation and virology. He served as a permanent member of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases study section for career development and training grants. Dr. Abecassis has been a course director for the American Society of Transplant Surgeons Leadership Development Program for the Advanced Leader Development Program in 2013 at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. He was a voting member of the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee and served on the United HealthCare Group Physician Advisory Board on Healthcare Performance and Quality. Dr. Abecassis has been a member of various local, regional and national regulatory committees and has published seminal papers on both the regulatory and financial aspects of transplantation, including the Healthcare Reform and the Affordable Care Act. Dr. Abecassis received his Medical Degree from the University of Toronto in 1983 and was awarded a Master of Business Administration degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 2000. Dr. Abecassis was also a co-founder of Transplant Genomics Inc., a company focused on developing, validating and commercializing molecular biomarkers for transplant rejection, and currently a subsidiary of Eurofins Diagnostics. Dr. Abecassis was chosen as a director of PharmaCyte because of the combination of his clinical training and experience in HPB diseases – e.g. liver and pancreatic cancer, his research background in related areas, and in regulatory and business aspects of translation and commercialization of research efforts.

Robert Weinstein has served as a director of the Company since November 2022. Mr. Weinstein joined Neurotrope in June 2013 as its acting Chief Financial Officer and has continued to serve in that role for Synaptogenix, Inc. following the Spin-Off. In addition, Mr. Weinstein performs work as a consultant for Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which is the surviving company from the merger of Metuchen and Neurotrope. He has extensive accounting and finance experience, spanning more than 30 years, as a public accountant, investment banker, healthcare private equity fund principal and chief financial officer. From September 2011 to the present, Mr. Weinstein has been an independent consultant for several healthcare companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. From March 2010 to August 2011, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Green Energy Management Services Holdings, Inc., an energy consulting company. From August 2007 to February 2010, Mr. Weinstein served as Chief Financial Officer of Xcorporeal, Inc., a development-stage medical device company which was sold in March 2010 to Fresenius Medical USA, the largest provider of dialysis equipment and services worldwide. Mr. Weinstein also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Xwell, Inc. (formerly XpresSpa Group, Inc.) (Nasdaq: XWEL), a health and wellness company whose core asset, XpresSpa, is a leading airport retailer of spa services and related health and wellness products, and Oblong, Inc. (Nasdaq: OBLG), a company that provides multi-stream collaboration technologies and managed services for video collaboration and network applications in the United States and internationally. Mr. Weinstein received his MBA degree in finance and international business from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive), and received his BS degree in accounting from the State University of New York at Albany. Mr. Weinstein was chosen as a director of PharmaCyte because of his public company and financial expertise.

Wayne R. Walker has served as a director of the Company since December 28, 2022. Mr. Walker has over 35 years of experience in corporate governance, turnaround management, corporate restructuring and bankruptcy matters. In 1998, Mr. Walker founded Walker Nell Partners, Inc., an international business consulting firm, and has served as its president from its founding to the present. Before founding Walker Nell Partners, Inc., Mr. Walker worked for 15 years at the DuPont Company in Wilmington, Delaware in the Securities and Bankruptcy group, where he worked in the Corporate Secretary’s office and served as Senior Counsel. From 2022 to the present, Mr. Walker has served as a director of AMMO, Inc. (Nasdaq: POWW), a designer, producer, and marketer of ammunition products. From December 2020 to the present, Mr. Walker has served as a director of AYRO, Inc. (Nasdaq: AYRO), a designer and manufacturer of compact, sustainable electric vehicles. From 2018 to 2023, Mr. Walker has served as a director of Wrap Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: WRAP), an innovator of modern policing solutions, where he served as chairman of the board. From 2018 to 2023, Mr. Walker has served as a director of Pitcairn Company and as the Chair of its Compensation Committee. From 2013 to 2014, Mr. Walker served as chairman of the board of directors of BridgeStreet Worldwide, Inc., a global provider of extended corporate housing. From 2016 to 2018, Mr. Walker served as chairman of the board of directors of Last Call Operating Companies, an owner of various national restaurants. From 2013 to 2020, Mr. Walker served as chairman of the board of trustees of National Philanthropic Trust, a public charity. From 2018 to 2020, Mr. Walker served as Vice President of the Board of Education of the City of Philadelphia. From 2020 to the present, Mr. Walker has served as a director of Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTPI), which focuses on men’s health. Mr. Walker has also served on the board of directors for the numerous companies and foundations including Seaborne Airlines, Inc., Green Flash Brewery, Inc., and Eagleville Hospital and Foundation. Mr. Walker has a J.D. from Catholic University (Washington, DC) and a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola University (New Orleans). He is an attorney licensed by the State Bar of Georgia. He is a member of the State Bar Association of Georgia, American Bar Association, American Bankruptcy Institute and Turnaround Management Association. Mr. Walker was chosen as a director of PharmaCyte because of his extensive board experience.

The Board Diversity Matrix, below, provides the diversity statistics for our Board. To see our Board Diversity Matrix as of November 25, 2022, please see the proxy statement filed with the SEC on November 25, 2022.

Committees of our Board and Meetings

Meeting Attendance. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, there were nine meetings of our Board, and the various committees of our Board met a total of 13 times. No director attended fewer than 75% of the total number of meetings of our Board and of committees of our Board on which he or she served during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. Our directors are expected to attend meetings of the Board as frequently as necessary to properly discharge their responsibilities and to spend the time needed to prepare for each such meeting. If an annual meeting of stockholders is held, our directors are expected to attend that meeting, but we do not have a formal policy requiring them to do so. Two directors attended our annual meeting of stockholders held during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023.

Audit Committee. Our Audit Committee met four times during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. This committee currently has three members, Mr. Weinstein (Chairman), Mr. Walker and Mr. Schechter. Our Audit Committee’s role and responsibilities are set forth in the Audit Committee’s written charter and include the authority to retain and terminate the services of our independent registered public accounting firm. In addition, the Audit Committee reviews annual financial statements, considers matters relating to accounting policy and internal controls and reviews the scope of annual audits. All members of the Audit Committee satisfy the current independence standards promulgated by the SEC and by The Nasdaq Stock Market, as such standards apply specifically to members of audit committees. Our Board has determined that each of Mr. Weinstein and Mr. Schechter is an “audit committee financial expert,” as the SEC has defined that term in Item 407 of Regulation S-K. Please also see the report of the Audit Committee set forth elsewhere in this proxy statement.

A copy of the Audit Committee’s written charter is publicly available on our website at ir.pharmacyte.com/governance-docs.

Compensation Committee. Our Compensation Committee did not meet during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. This committee currently has three members, Mr. Schechter (Chairman), Mr. Walker and Dr. Abecassis. Our Compensation Committee’s role and responsibilities are set forth in the Compensation Committee’s written charter and includes reviewing, approving and making recommendations regarding our compensation policies, practices and procedures to ensure that legal and fiduciary responsibilities of our Board are carried out and that such policies, practices and procedures contribute to our success. Our Compensation Committee also administers our PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”). The Compensation Committee is responsible for making a recommendation to the Board regarding the compensation of our chief executive officer, and shall conduct its decision making process with respect to that issue without the chief executive officer present. All members of the Compensation Committee qualify as independent under the definition promulgated by The Nasdaq Stock Market.

The Compensation Committee has adopted processes and procedures for the consideration and determination of executive and director compensation. It may delegate any of its authority to any subcommittee of the Compensation Committee so long as all members of such subcommittee are independent directors, and it may retain a compensation consultant for compensation advice. At least annually, the Compensation Committee evaluates all officers’ performance in light of corporate goals and objectives and makes recommendations to the Board regarding such officers’ compensation.

A copy of the Compensation Committee’s written charter is publicly available on our website at ir.pharmacyte.com/governance-docs.

Nominating Committee. Our Nominating Committee did not meet during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023 and has two members, Mr. Abecassis (Chairman), Mr. Walker and Mr. Schechter. Our Board has determined that all members of the Nominating Committee qualify as independent under the definition promulgated by The Nasdaq Stock Market. The Nominating Committee’s responsibilities are set forth in the Nominating Committee’s written charter and include:

Generally, our Nominating Committee considers candidates recommended by stockholders as well as from other sources such as other directors or officers, third party search firms or other appropriate sources. Once identified, the Nominating Committee will evaluate a candidate’s qualifications in accordance with our Nominating Committee’s written charter. Threshold criteria include judgment, skill, diversity, experience with businesses and other organizations of comparable size, the interplay of the candidate’s experience with the experience of other Board members and the extent to which the candidate would be a desirable addition to the Board and any committees of the Board. Our Nominating Committee has not adopted a formal diversity policy in connection with the consideration of director nominations or the selection of nominees. However, the Nominating Committee will consider issues of diversity among its members in identifying and considering nominees for director, and strive where appropriate to achieve a diverse balance of backgrounds, perspectives, experience, age, gender, ethnicity and country of citizenship on our Board and its committees.

If a stockholder wishes to propose a candidate for consideration as a nominee for election to our Board, it must follow the procedures described in “Stockholder Proposals and Nominations for Director” at the end of this proxy statement. In general, persons recommended by stockholders will be considered in accordance with our Nominating Committee’s written charter. Any such recommendation should be made in writing to the Nominating Committee, care of our Interim President at our principal office and should be accompanied by the following information concerning each recommending stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made:

The recommendation must also be accompanied by the following information concerning the proposed nominee:

A copy of the Nominating Committee’s written charter, including its appendices, is publicly available on our website at ir.pharmacyte.com/governance-docs.

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

The Board does not have a policy on whether or not the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board should be separate. The Board believes that it should be free to make a choice from time to time in any manner that is in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders. Currently, we believe that it is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders to combine these roles due to the small size of the Company. While the Company does not have a lead independent director, each current member of the Board aside from the Chairman is independent.

The Board administers its risk oversight function directly and through its committees. The Audit Committee receives reports from members of senior management on areas of material risk to the Company, including operational, financial, legal, regulatory, strategic and reputational risks. As part of its charter, our Audit Committee regularly discusses with management our major risk exposures, their potential financial impact on our Company and the steps we take to manage them. In addition, our Compensation Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to the management and risks arising from our compensation policies and programs. Our Nominating Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to the management of risks associated with Board organization, membership and structure, succession planning for our directors and executive officers and corporate governance.

Stockholder Communications to our Board

Generally, stockholders who have questions or concerns should contact our Investor Relations team at 917-595-2856. However, any stockholders who wish to address questions regarding our business directly with our Board, or any individual director, should direct his or her questions in writing to the Chairman of the Board at 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89169. These communications will be reviewed by our Chief Executive Officer, who will determine whether the communications should be presented to our Board. The purpose of this screening is to allow the Board to avoid having to consider irrelevant or inappropriate communications.

Communications will be distributed to our Board, or to any individual director or directors as appropriate, depending on the facts and circumstances outlined in the communications. Items that are unrelated to the duties and responsibilities of our Board may be excluded, such as:

In addition, any material that is unduly hostile, threatening, or illegal in nature may be excluded, in which case it will be made available to any outside director upon request.

Executive Officers

As of March 27, 2024, we have two executive officers. Mr. Silverman serves as our Interim Chairman, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim President, and his biography is set forth above under “Our Board.” Mr. Silverman is an at-will employee. Mr. Trujillo serves as our Chief Financial Officer, and his biography is set forth below. We have an employment agreement with Mr. Trujillo.

Carlos A. Trujillo, 66, has been our Chief Financial Officer since March 2017 and served as a member of the Board from March 2017 to August 2022. Prior to this, Mr. Trujillo served as our Vice President of Finance from January 2015 to March 2017 after joining us as an independent contractor in September 2014. From January 2015 until March 2017, Mr. Trujillo served as Vice President of Finance for Viridis Biotech, Inc. and from March 2017 to current day, has been the Chief Financial Officer of Viridis. Mr. Trujillo has over three decades of experience in management, business, operations and financial accounting. From June 2008 through September 2014, Mr. Trujillo was the Chief Financial Officer of VelaTel Global Communications, Inc. In 1996, Mr. Trujillo established a consulting and accounting practice, through which he provided services as the chief financial accountant to numerous organizations in several different industries. Mr. Trujillo started his career in public accounting in 1983 and was the manager of an audit department in a regional public accounting firm. Mr. Trujillo’s experience has extended to companies in the biotechnology, telecommunications, manufacturing, construction and real estate development sectors. He has experience in preparing and filing periodic reports with the SEC, in mergers and acquisitions and in the preparation of comprehensive financial statements. Mr. Trujillo received his Bachelor of Accounting degree from California State University, Fullerton in 1982 and is a Certified Public Accountant with an active license from the State of California.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

This section discusses the material components of the executive compensation program for our executive officers who are named in the “Summary Compensation Table” below (each a “Named Executive Officer”), as well as the director compensation program for our directors. As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to include a Compensation Discussion and Analysis and have elected to comply with the scaled disclosure requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies.

For our fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, our Named Executive Officers and their positions were as follows:

The following tables provide information about compensation earned during our fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and 2022, by our Named Executive Officers.

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(1) The amounts in the columns titled “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” reflect the grant date fair values of awards made during the identified fiscal year, as computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 and the assumptions stated in Note 4 and Note 5 of the Consolidated Financial Statements to this Report.

(2) Includes $10,417 of compensation for Mr. Silverman’s service as a member of the board of directors.

(3) Mr. Waggoner resigned from all positions with the Company and its subsidiaries effective October 6, 2022.

(4) Dr. Crabtree resigned from all positions with the Company and its subsidiaries effective October 12, 2022.

Narrative Disclosure To Summary Compensation Table

Employment Arrangements

Joshua N. Silverman

On November 14, 2022, the Board approved employment of Mr. Silverman as the Interim Chief Executive Officer, Interim President and Interim Chairman of the Board on a month-to-month basis, and it further approved paying Mr. Silverman a monthly salary of $31,250.

Kenneth L. Waggoner

On May 8, 2022, we entered into an Amended and Restated Executive Compensation Agreement with Mr. Waggoner (the “Waggoner Compensation Agreement”), effective as of January 1, 2022. The Waggoner Compensation Agreement provided that Mr. Waggoner would serve as a member of our Board, as our Chief Executive Officer, President and General Counsel and as the Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel of our subsidiary Viridis Biotech, Inc. Under this agreement, Mr. Waggoner was paid a base salary of $520,000 subject to annual increases in the discretion of our Compensation Committee and was eligible to receive cash incentive compensation (“Bonus”). Mr. Waggoner was eligible to participate in the 2021 Plan. On May 20, 2022, the Compensation Committee granted Mr. Waggoner (i) a stock option grant to purchase 529,000 shares of common stock exercisable over a ten-year term at an exercise price per share equal to the closing price of the common stock on the date of grant, vesting at the rate of 25% immediately and the remaining vesting monthly over three years from the date of grant (approximately 11,000 option shares per month), and (ii) a grant of 150,800 restricted stock units, vesting at the rate of 25% immediately and an additional 25% on each anniversary of the grant date.

On October 6, 2022, Mr. Waggoner resigned from all positions with the Company and its subsidiaries, effective immediately. In connection with Mr. Waggoner’s departure, on October 6, 2022, the Company entered into a Separation, Consulting and Release Agreement with Mr. Waggoner (the “Separation Agreement”). The Separation Agreement became effective on October 13, 2022 (the “Effective Date”). Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Waggoner a lump sum payment of $216,667. Mr. Waggoner is entitled to continued medical and health benefits at his sole expense and retains his option to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock of the Company and 23,000 restricted stock units previously granted to Mr. Waggoner. The Separation Agreement includes mutual releases of claims, by Mr. Waggoner in favor of the Company and certain Company Parties (as defined therein) and by the Company in favor of Mr. Waggoner, and mutual non-disparagement obligations on Mr. Waggoner and on the Company. Mr. Waggoner remains subject to certain restrictive covenants, including any confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicit, invention assignment, or similar agreement or arrangement to which he is a party with any member of the Company Group and other provisions of the Waggoner Compensation Agreement. During the twelve months immediately following the Separation Date (the “Consulting Period”), Mr. Waggoner agreed to serve as a consultant to facilitate the orderly transfer of work to other employees of the Company. In consideration for Mr. Waggoner’s consulting services, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Waggoner $433,333, payable in twelve installments at the end of each month of the Consulting Period in arrears.

Gerald W. Crabtree

On March 10, 2015, we entered into an Executive Compensation Agreement with Dr. Crabtree, effective as of January 1, 2015 (as amended on December 30, 2015, March 10, 2017 and October 14, 2020, the “Crabtree Compensation Agreement”). The Crabtree Compensation Agreement provided that Dr. Crabtree would serve as a member of our Board, as our Chief Scientific Officer and as the Chief Scientific Officer of our subsidiary Viridis Biotech. Dr. Crabtree was paid a base salary of $84,000 subject to annual increases in the discretion of our Compensation Committee. The Crabtree Compensation Agreement also provided that, during his continued employment, Dr. Crabtree would receive annual stock grants of 400 shares of restricted common stock, vesting at the rate of 33 shares per month, and an annual stock option grant to purchase 1,000 shares of common stock exercisable over a five-year term at an exercise price per share equal to the closing price of the common stock on the date of grant, vesting at the rate of 83 option shares per month.

On August 15, 2022, Mr. Crabtree resigned from his position as a director, effective immediately, and on October 12, 2022, Mr. Crabtree resigned from his position as Chief Scientific Officer, effective immediately. In connection with Mr. Crabtree’s departure, on October 12, 2022, the Company entered into a Release Agreement with Mr. Crabtree (the “Release Agreement”). The Release Agreement became irrevocable seven days after execution of the Release Agreement and became effective on October 20, 2022 (the “Effective Date”). Pursuant to the Release Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Crabtree the aggregate sum of $29,694.88, which consisted of accrued wages, expense reimbursements, accrued unused paid time off (less applicable withholdings and deductions), and three months of Mr. Crabtree’s base salary as of the separation date, which salary is payable in substantially equal installments over a three-month period in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices. The Release Agreement includes releases of claims by Mr. Crabtree in favor of the Company and certain Released Parties (as defined therein). Mr. Crabtree remains subject to certain continuing obligations, including a confidentiality agreement to which he is a party.

Carlos A. Trujillo

On May 8, 2022, we entered into an Amended and Restated Executive Compensation Agreement with Mr. Trujillo (the “Trujillo Compensation Agreement”), effective as of January 1, 2022. The current term of the Trujillo Compensation Agreement extends until December 31, 2024, with annual extensions at the end of the term (or any extension of the term) unless we or Mr. Trujillo provide 90-days written notice of termination.

The Trujillo Compensation Agreement provided that Mr. Trujillo will serve as a member of our Board, from which he resigned on August 15, 2022, and as our Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Trujillo is paid an annual base salary of $380,000, subject to annual increases at the discretion of the Compensation Committee and shall be eligible to receive an annual Bonus. Mr. Trujillo is eligible to participate in the 2021 Plan. On May 20, 2022, the Compensation Committee granted Mr. Trujillo (i) a stock option grant to purchase 201,860 shares of common stock exercisable over a ten-year term at an exercise price per share equal to the closing price of the common stock on the date of grant, vesting at the rate of 25% immediately and the remaining vesting monthly over three years from the date of grant, approximately 4,200 option shares per month, and (ii) a grant of 57,540 restricted stock units, vesting at the rate of 25% immediately and an additional 25% on each anniversary of the grant date.

If Mr. Trujillo’s employment is terminated by us without “Cause” or by him for “Good Reason” (as such terms are defined in the Trujillo Compensation Agreement), then subject to his execution of a timely release, he is entitled to: (i) severance equal to two times the sum of his base salary at the time his employment terminates, (ii) payment of the annual bonus, if any, earned by Mr. Trujillo for the year preceding the year of termination, or, if greater, the target bonus, if any, for the year of termination, (iii) accelerated vesting of any unvested stock or option awards and (iv) continued health coverage for Mr. Trujillo and his family and life insurance coverage for Mr. Trujillo, if any, at the Company’s expense until the earliest of: (A) the eighteen-month anniversary of termination; (B) the date Mr. Trujillo is no longer eligible to receive COBRA continuation coverage; and (C) the date on which Mr. Trujillo receives or becomes eligible to receive substantially similar coverage from another employer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Mr. Trujillo’s employment is terminated by us without Cause or by him for Good Reason within two years after a “Change in Control” (as such term is defined in the Trujillo Compensation Agreement) or within six months prior to a Change in Control, then the base salary and bonus, if any, component of severance would be paid in lump sum. Also, Mr. Trujillo would be entitled to receive a full Code Section 280G tax gross-up, with respect to any amounts that may be subject to the excise tax provisions under Code Section 280G.

If Mr. Trujillo’s employment ceases due to his death, (i) any otherwise unvested equity awards held by him at the time of his death would become vested, (ii) his eligible dependents would be entitled to continued healthcare coverage at the Company’s expense for up to 18 months, and (iii) his designated beneficiary or estate would receive the proceeds, if any, from any life insurance.

If Mr. Trujillo’s employment is terminated due to “Disability” (as such term is defined in the Trujillo Compensation Agreement) he would receive continued health coverage and life insurance coverage, if any, for 18 months at our expense, as well as any disability benefits payable under any long-term disability plan or policy we maintain. In addition, any otherwise unvested equity awards would then become vested.

Additionally, Mr. Trujillo is bound by confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions as well as non-solicitation and non-competition covenants that apply during the term of his employment and for twenty-four months after termination of his employment.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table shows grants of stock options and grants of unvested stock awards outstanding on the last day of the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, including both awards subject to performance conditions and non-performance-based awards, to each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table.

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Potential Payments upon Termination or Change-In-Control

Employment Agreements

Information regarding potential payments upon termination or change-in-control pursuant to employment agreements with officers of the Company is set forth above.

2021 Plan

Under our 2021 Plan, upon a Change in Control (as defined in the 2021 Plan), the Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, take one or more of the following actions:

Further, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee, any cash or substitute consideration payable upon cancellation of an award may be subjected to (i) vesting terms substantially identical to those that applied to the cancelled award immediately prior to the Change in Control, or (ii) earn-out, escrow, holdback or similar arrangements, to the extent such arrangements are applicable to any consideration paid to stockholders in connection with the Change in Control.

Under the 2021 Plan, upon termination of a participant’s service with the Company and unless otherwise specified in an applicable award agreement, any portion of an option or stock appreciation right that is not exercisable upon termination will expire immediately, and any portion of an option or stock appreciation right that is exercisable upon termination will expire on the date it ceases to be exercisable, as determined by the reason for termination:

Director Compensation

The following table shows the total compensation paid or accrued during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023 to each of our non-employee directors.

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During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, each non-employee director received a cash retainer of $12,500 per quarter (pro-rated for periods of service less than a quarter). Each of Kenneth L. Waggoner, Gerald W. Crabtree, Thomas Liquard, Carlos Trujillo, Michael Abecassis and Raymond Tong, during their respective tenures as directors, were party to agreements setting forth these terms. Pursuant to such agreements, we annually granted to each non-employee director: (i) 334 shares of our common stock and (ii) a stock option to purchase 334 shares of our common stock with a term of five years and an exercise price per share equal to the closing price of the common stock on the date of grant. Each of these equity awards fully vested upon grant.

On November 20, 2023, the Board adopted a non-employee director compensation policy (the “Director Compensation Policy”). The Director Compensation Policy provides for the annual automatic grant of nonqualified stock options to purchase shares of our common stock having a grant date fair value of $60,000 to each of our non-employee directors. Such grants occur annually on the first business day following the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders and vest at the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders, subject to the director’s continued service to the Board on such vesting date. The Director Compensation Policy also provides for the automatic grant of nonqualified stock options to purchase shares of our common stock having a grant date fair value of $50,000, valued based on a Black-Scholes valuation method, to new non-employee directors on the first business day following appointment, and such options vest immediately in full. Each nonemployee director also receives an annual retainer in the amount of $60,000, and non-employee directors who chair the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee or the Nominating Committee shall additionally receive an annual retainer of $10,000 per committee chairmanship.

pay versus performance

The following table shows the relationship, during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 (“FY 2023”) and 2022 (“FY 2022), between (i) executive compensation actually paid (“CAP”) to (A) our principal executive officer (“PEO”) and (B) our Named Executive Officers other than the PEO (“Non-PEO NEOs”) and (ii) certain financial performance metrics of the Company.

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In accordance with SEC rules, the following adjustments were made to Mr. Waggoner’s total compensation for each year to determine CAP:

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In accordance with the SEC rules, the following adjustments were made to average total compensation for the Non-PEO NEOs as a group for each year to determine the CAP, using the same methodology described above in Footnote 2:

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Analysis of Information Presented in the Pay Versus Performance Table

We generally seek to incentivize long-term performance, and therefore do not specifically align our performance measures with CAP for a particular year. In accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following descriptions of the relationships between information presented in the Pay Versus Performance table.

Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income (Loss)

Because we are not a commercial-stage company, we did not have any revenue during the periods presented. Consequently, our Company has not historically looked to net income (loss) as a performance measure for our executive compensation program. Our net loss in FY 2023 was approximately $4.2 million, an increase of approximately $0.1 million, or 2.4%, from FY 2022. The aggregate CAP to our PEOs was a total of $639,185 ($441,268 for Mr. Waggoner and $197,917 Mr. Silverman) for FY 2023, a decrease of $282,643, or 30.7%, from FY 2022. The average CAP to our non-PEO NEOs was a total of $225,935 for FY 2023, a decrease of $152,820, or 40.3% from FY 2022.

Compensation Actually Paid and Cumulative TSR

Our TSR for FY 2023 was $11.04, a 25.3% increase compared to our TSR for FY 2022, as compared to the above-described decreases in CAP to our PEO and non-PEO NEOs.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

The following table provides certain aggregate information with respect to all of the Company’s equity compensation plans in effect as of April 30, 2023.

Please see Notes 5 and 6 of the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on July 31, 2023 for more information regarding our equity compensation arrangements.

REPORT OF AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee of our Board, which consists entirely of directors who meet the independence and experience requirements of The Nasdaq Capital Market, has furnished the following report:

The Audit Committee assists our Board in overseeing and monitoring the integrity of our financial reporting process, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the quality of internal and external audit processes. This committee’s role and responsibilities are set forth in our charter adopted by our Board, which is available on our website at ir.pharmacyte.com/governance-docs. This committee reviews and reassesses our charter annually and recommends any changes to our Board for approval. The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing our overall financial reporting process, and for the appointment, compensation, retention, and oversight of the work of Marcum LLP (“Marcum”). In fulfilling its responsibilities for the financial statements for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, the Audit Committee took the following actions:

Based on the Audit Committee’s review of the audited financial statements and discussions with management and Marcum, the Audit Committee recommended to our Board that the audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023 for filing with the SEC.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

Our Audit Committee charter requires all future transactions between us and any director, executive officer, holder of 5% or more of any class of our capital stock or any member of the immediate family of, or entities affiliated with, any of them, or any other related persons, as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K, or their affiliates, in which the amount involved is equal to or greater than $120,000, be approved in advance by our Audit Committee. Any request for such a transaction must first be presented to our Audit Committee for review, consideration and approval. In approving or rejecting any such proposal, our Audit Committee is to consider all available information deemed relevant by the Audit Committee, including, but not limited to, the extent of the related person’s interest in the transaction, and whether the transaction is on terms no less favorable to us than terms we could have generally obtained from an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances.

We own 14.3% of the equity in SG Austria, and such investment is reported on the cost method of accounting. SG Austria has two subsidiaries: (i) Austrianova and (ii) Austrianova Thailand. We purchased products and services from these subsidiaries in the approximate amounts of $339,000 and $323,000 in the years ended April 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

In April 2014, we entered a consulting agreement with Vin-de-Bona pursuant to which it agreed to provide professional consulting services to us. Vin-de-Bona is owned by Prof. Günzburg and Dr. Salmons, both of whom are involved in numerous aspects of our scientific endeavors relating to cancer and diabetes (Prof. Günzburg is the Chairman of Austrianova, and Dr. Salmons is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Austrianova). The term of the agreement is for 12 months, automatically renewable for successive 12-month terms. After the initial term, either party can terminate the agreement by giving the other party 30 days’ written notice before the effective date of termination. The amounts we paid Vin-de-Bona for the years ended April 30, 2023 and 2022, were approximately $61,000 and $114,000, respectively.

Proposal No. 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

On March 20, 2024, our Board nominated Joshua N. Silverman, Jonathan L. Schechter, Michael M. Abecassis, Robert Weinstein and Wayne R. Walker for election at the Annual Meeting. If they are elected, they will serve on our Board until the Next Annual Meeting and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.

Unless authority to vote for any of these nominees is withheld, the shares represented by the enclosed proxy will be voted FOR the election of Joshua N. Silverman, Jonathan L. Schechter, Michael M. Abecassis, Robert Weinstein and Wayne R. Walker as directors. In the event that any nominee becomes unable or unwilling to serve, the shares represented by the enclosed proxy will be voted for the election of such other person as our Board may recommend in that nominee’s place. We have no reason to believe that any nominee will be unable or unwilling to serve as a director.

A plurality of the shares voted for each nominee at the Annual Meeting is required to elect each nominee as a director.

Our board Recommends The Election Of Joshua N. Silverman, Jonathan L. Schechter, Michael M. Abecassis, Robert Weinstein and Wayne R. Walker As Directors, And Proxies Solicited By Our board Will Be Voted In Favor Thereof Unless A Stockholder Has Indicated Otherwise On The Proxy.

Proposal No. 2

Ratification of selection of INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee has appointed Marcum as our independent registered public accounting firm, to audit our financial statements for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024. Marcum has served as our independent registered public accounting firm since November 5, 2023. Our Board proposes that the stockholders ratify this appointment. Marcum audited our financial statements for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. We expect that representatives of Marcum will be present at the Annual Meeting and will be able to make a statement if they so desire, although they will not be available for questions at the Annual Meeting.

In deciding to appoint Marcum, the Audit Committee reviewed auditor independence issues and existing commercial relationships with Marcum and concluded that Marcum has no commercial relationship with the Company that would impair its independence for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2023.

Armanino LLP (“Armanino”) served as our independent registered public accounting firm from October 30, 2015 to November 5, 2023. The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by Armanino LLP for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements for the years ended April 30, 2023 and 2022 and fees billed for other services rendered by Armanino LLP during those periods. As of April 30, 2023, Marcum had not previously rendered any services to us, and accordingly we did not pay any fees for professional audit services to Marcum for the years ended April 30, 2023 or 2022.

During the years ended April 30, 2023 and 2022, we incurred from Armanino $140,958 and $167,239 in annual audit fees, respectively, and $31,500 and $33,238 in quarterly review fees, respectively, and $19,640 and $0 in income tax analysis, respectively. Additional fees relating to capital raises were paid to Armanino in the amounts of $0 and $61,149 during the years ended April 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Our Audit Committee pre-approves all services to be performed by our independent auditor. All the services listed above have been pre-approved by our Audit Committee.

Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Public Accountant

Consistent with SEC policies regarding auditor independence, the Audit Committee has responsibility for appointing, setting compensation and overseeing the work of our independent registered public accounting firm. In recognition of this responsibility, the Audit Committee has established a policy to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm.

Prior to engagement of an independent registered public accounting firm for the next year’s audit, management will submit an aggregate of services expected to be rendered during that year for each of four categories of services to the Audit Committee for approval.

Audit services include audit work performed in the preparation of financial statements, as well as work that generally only an independent registered public accounting firm can reasonably be expected to provide, including comfort letters, statutory audits, and attest services and consultation regarding financial accounting and/or reporting standards.

Audit-Related services are for assurance and related services that are traditionally performed by an independent registered public accounting firm, including due diligence related to mergers and acquisitions, employee benefit plan audits, and special procedures required to meet certain regulatory requirements.

Tax services include all services performed by an independent registered public accounting firm’s tax personnel except those services specifically related to the audit of the financial statements, and includes fees in the areas of tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice.

Other Fees are those associated with services not captured in the other categories. The Company generally does not request such services from our independent registered public accounting firm.

Prior to engagement, the Audit Committee pre-approves these services by category of service. The fees are budgeted and the Audit Committee requires our independent registered public accounting firm and management to report actual fees versus the budget periodically throughout the year by category of service. During the year, circumstances may arise when it may become necessary to engage our independent registered public accounting firm for additional services not contemplated in the original pre-approval. In those instances, the Audit Committee requires specific pre-approval before engaging our independent registered public accounting firm.

The Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members. The member to whom such authority is delegated must report, for informational purposes only, any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

In the event the stockholders do not ratify the appointment of Marcum as our independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee will reconsider its appointment.

The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares cast affirmatively or negatively at the Annual Meeting is required to ratify the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm.

Our board Recommends A Vote To Ratify The Appointment Of MARCUM As Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, And Proxies Solicited By Our board Will Be Voted In Favor Of Such Ratification Unless A Stockholder Indicates Otherwise On The Proxy.

Proposal No. 3

ADVISORY VOTE ON APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT

We are seeking your advisory vote as required by Section 14A of the Exchange Act on the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers as described in the compensation tables and related material contained in this proxy statement. Because your vote is advisory, it will not be binding on our Compensation Committee or our Board. However, the Compensation Committee and our Board will review the voting results and take them into consideration when making future decisions regarding executive compensation. We have determined to hold an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers annually, and the next such advisory vote will occur at the Next Annual Meeting.

In accordance with the rules of the SEC, the following resolution, commonly known as a “say-on-pay” vote, is being submitted for a stockholder vote at the Annual Meeting:

“RESOLVED, that the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, that the stockholders of the Corporation approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Corporation, to be disclosed in the Proxy Statement pursuant to the disclosure rules of the SEC, including the Summary Compensation Table and other related tables and disclosures, be and hereby is accepted.”

The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is required to approve, on an advisory basis, this resolution.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND PROXIES SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF SUCH APPROVAL UNLESS A STOCKHOLDER INDICATES OTHERWISE ON THE PROXY.  

CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS

We have adopted a code of conduct and ethics that applies to all of our employees, including our chief executive officer and chief financial and accounting officers. The text of the code of conduct and ethics is posted on our website at ir.pharmacyte.com/governance-docs, is filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and will be made available to stockholders without charge, upon request, in writing to the Interim President at 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169, Attention: Interim President. Disclosure regarding any amendments to, or waivers from, provisions of the code of conduct and ethics that apply to our directors, principal executive officer and principal financial officer will be included in a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days following the date of the amendment or waiver, unless website posting or the issuance of a press release of such amendments or waivers is then permitted by the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market.

OTHER MATTERS

Our Board knows of no other business which will be presented to the Annual Meeting. If any other business is properly brought before the Annual Meeting, proxies will be voted in accordance with the judgment of the persons named therein.

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS AND NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTOR

To be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement relating to our Next Annual Meeting, we must receive stockholder proposals (other than for director nominations) no later than 120 days prior to the date that is one year from this year’s mailing date. To be considered for presentation at the Next Annual Meeting, although not included in the proxy statement, proposals (including director nominations that are not requested to be included in our proxy statement) must be received no earlier than 45 days prior to the date that is one year from this year’s mailing date. Proposals that are not received in a timely manner will not be voted on at the Next Annual Meeting. If a proposal is received on time, the proxies that management solicits for the meeting may still exercise discretionary voting authority on the proposal under circumstances consistent with the proxy rules of the SEC. All stockholder proposals should be sent to 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169, Attention: Interim President.

Las Vegas, Nevada

March 27, 2024

PROXY PHARMACYTE BIOTECH, INC. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON APRIL 29, 2024 The stockholder(s) hereby appoint(s) Joshua N . Silverman and Carlos A . Trujilo, or any of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorize(s) them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the shares of common stock of PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc . that the stockholders are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at 11 : 00 a . m . ET on April 29 , 2024 and any adjournment or postponement thereof . The Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held virtually . In order to attend the meeting, you must register at http : //www . viewproxy . com/PMCB/ 2024 by 11 : 59 p . m . ET on April 28 , 2024 . On the day of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, if you have properly registered, you may enter the meeting by clicking on the link provided and the password you received via email in your registration confirmations . Further instructions on how to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders are contained in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “ Important information about the Annual Meeting and Voting . ” UNLESS A CONTRARY DIRECTION IS INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 2 AND 3 AND FOR THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR LISTED IN PROPOSAL 1 , AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT . IF SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ARE INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH . (Continued and to be marked, dated, and signed on the other side) ☒ PLEASE DETACH ALONG PERFORATED LINE AND MAIL IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED. ☒ Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 29, 2024: The Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended April 30, 2023 are available at: http://www.viewproxy.com/PMCB/2024

☒ PLEASE DETACH ALONG PERFORATED LINE AND MAIL IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED. ☒ DO NOT PRINT IN THIS AREA (Stockholder Name & Address Data) Please mark your votes like this ց The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” proposals 2 and 3 and “FOR ALL” the nominees for director listed in Proposal 1. Proposal 1. To elect five directors to serve one - year terms. FOR ALL EXCEPT WITHHOLD ALL տ FOR ALL տ NOMINEES: տ (1) Joshua N. Silverman տ (2) Jonathan L. Schechter տ (3) Michael M. Abecassis տ (4) Robert Weinstein տ (5) Wayne R. Walker INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “FOR ALL EXCEPT” and mark the box for each nominee you wish to withhold. Address Change/Comments: (If you noted any Address Changes and/or Comments above, please mark box.) տ VIRTUAL CONTROL NUMBER Proposal 2 . To ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc . ’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30 , 2024 . FOR տ AGAINST տ ABSTAIN տ Proposal 3 . To approve by an advisory vote the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in this proxy statement . FOR տ AGAINST տ ABSTAIN տ Note: To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting as determined in the discretion of the proxies . Please sign exactly as name appears below . When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign . When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, or guardian, please give full title as such . If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by the President or other authorized officer . If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person . Date Signature Signature (Joint Owners) VIRTUAL CONTROL NUMBER PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS Please have your 11 - digit control number ready when voting by Internet or Telephone. INTERNET Vote Your Proxy on the Internet: Go to www.AALvote.com/PMCB Have your proxy card available when you access the above website. Follow the prompts to vote your shares. TELEPHONE Vote Your Proxy by Phone: Call 1 - 866 - 804 - 9616 Use any touch - tone telephone to vote your proxy. Have your proxy card available when you call. Follow the voting instructions to vote your shares. MAIL Vote Your Proxy by Mail: Mark, sign, and date your proxy card, then detach it, and return it in the postage - paid envelope provided.