2007 STOCK OPTION PLAN

ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.

2007 STOCK OPTION PLAN

This 2007 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") provides for the grant of options to acquire common shares (the "Common Shares") in the capital of Anavex Life Sciences Corp., a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Nevada (the "Corporation"). Stock options granted under this Plan that qualify under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") are referred to in this Plan as "Incentive Stock Options" and stock options that do not qualify under Section 422 of the Code are referred to as "Non-Qualified Stock Options". Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified Stock Options granted under this Plan are collectively referred to as "Options".

1.1                          The purpose of this Plan is to retain the services of valued key employees and consultants of the Corporation and such other persons as the Plan Administrator shall select in accordance with Section 2 below, and to encourage such persons to acquire a greater proprietary interest in the Corporation, thereby strengthening their incentive to achieve the objectives of the shareholders of the Corporation, and to serve as an aid and inducement in the hiring of new employees and to provide an equity incentive to consultants and other persons selected by the Plan Administrator.

1.2                          This Plan shall at all times be subject to all legal requirements relating to the administration of stock option plans, if any, under applicable corporate laws, applicable United States federal and state securities laws, the Code, the rules of any applicable stock exchange or stock quotation system, and the rules of any foreign jurisdiction applicable to Options granted to residents therein (collectively, the "Applicable Laws").

2.1                          This Plan shall be administered initially by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board"), except that the Board may, in its discretion, establish a committee composed of two (2) or more members of the Board or two (2) or more other persons to administer the Plan, which committee (the "Committee") may be an executive, compensation or other committee, including a separate committee especially created for this purpose. The Board or, if applicable, the Committee is referred to herein as the "Plan Administrator".

2.2                          If and so long as the Common Shares are registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and the Corporation wishes to grant Incentive Stock Options, then the Board shall consider in selecting the Plan Administrator and the membership of any Committee, with respect to any persons subject or likely to become subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the provisions regarding (a) "outside directors" as contemplated by Section 162(m) of the Code, and (b) "Non-Employee Directors" as contemplated by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.

2.3                          The Committee shall have the powers and authority vested in the Board hereunder (including the power and authority to interpret any provision of the Plan or of any Option). The members of any such Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. A majority of the

members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and all actions of the Committee shall be taken by a majority of the members present. Any action may be taken by a written instrument signed by all of the members of the Committee and any action so taken shall be fully effective as if it had been taken at a meeting.

2.4                          Subject to the provisions of this Plan and any Applicable Laws, and with a view to effecting the purpose of the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall have sole authority, in its absolute discretion, to:

2.5                          All decisions, determinations and interpretations made by the Plan Administrator shall be binding and conclusive on all participants in the Plan and on their legal representatives, heirs and beneficiaries.

3.1                          Incentive Stock Options may be granted to any individual who, at the time the Option is granted, is an employee of the Corporation or any Related Corporation (as defined below) ("Employees").

3.2                          Non-Qualified Stock Options may be granted to Employees and to such other persons who are not Employees as the Plan Administrator shall select, subject to any Applicable Laws.

3.3                          Options may be granted in substitution for outstanding Options of another corporation in connection with the merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock or other reorganization between such other corporation and the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation. Options also may be granted in exchange for outstanding Options.

3.4                          Any person to whom an Option is granted under this Plan is referred to as an "Optionee". Any person who is the owner of an Option is referred to as a "Holder".

3.5                          As used in this Plan, the term "Related Corporation" shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) that is a "Parent Corporation" of the Corporation or "Subsidiary Corporation" of the Corporation, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and 424(f), respectively, of the Code (or any successor provisions) and the regulations thereunder (as amended from time to time).

The Plan Administrator is authorized to grant Options to acquire up to a total of 3,000,000 Common Shares. The number of Common Shares with respect to which Options may be granted hereunder is subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 5.13 hereof. In the event that any outstanding Option expires or is terminated for any reason, the Common Shares allocable to the unexercised portion of such Option may again be subject to an Option granted to the same Optionee or to a different person eligible under Section 3 of this Plan; provided however, that any cancelled Options will be counted against the maximum number of shares with respect to which Options may be granted to any particular person as set forth in Section 5 hereof.

Each Option granted under this Plan shall be evidenced by a written agreement approved by the Plan Administrator (each, an "Agreement"). Agreements may contain such provisions, not inconsistent with this Plan or any Applicable Laws, as the Plan Administrator in its discretion may deem advisable. All Options also shall comply with the following requirements:

Each Agreement shall state the number of Common Shares to which it pertains and whether the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option; provided that :

under this Plan and all other Incentive Stock Option plans of the Corporation, a Related Corporation or a predecessor corporation) shall not exceed U.S.$100,000, or such other limit as may be prescribed by the Code as it may be amended from time to time (the "Annual Limit"); and

Each Agreement shall state the date the Plan Administrator has deemed to be the effective date of the Option for purposes of this Plan (the "Date of Grant").

Each Agreement shall state the price per Common Share at which it is exercisable. The Plan Administrator shall act in good faith to establish the exercise price in accordance with Applicable Laws; provided that:

At the time of the grant of the Option, the Plan Administrator shall designate, subject to Section 5.7 below, the expiration date of the Option, which date shall not be later than ten (10) years from the Date of Grant; provided , that the expiration date of any Incentive Stock Option granted to a greater-than-ten percent (>10%) shareholder of the Corporation (as determined with reference to Section 424(d) of the Code) shall not be later than five (5) years from the Date of Grant. In the absence of action to the contrary by the Plan Administrator in connection with the grant of a particular Option, and except in the case of Incentive Stock Options as described above, all Options granted under this Section 5 shall expire ten (10) years from the Date of Grant.

No Option shall be exercisable until it has vested. The vesting schedule for each Option shall be specified by the Plan Administrator at the time of grant of the Option prior to the provision of services with respect to which such Option is granted; provided , that if no vesting schedule is specified at the time of grant, the Option shall vest according to the following schedule:

The Plan Administrator may specify a vesting schedule for all or any portion of an Option based on the achievement of performance objectives established in advance of the commencement by the Optionee of services related to the achievement of the performance objectives. Performance objectives shall be expressed in terms of objective criteria, including but not limited to, one or more of the following: return on equity, return on assets, share price, market share, sales, earnings per share, costs, net earnings, net worth, inventories, cash and cash equivalents, gross margin or the Corporation's performance relative to its internal business plan. Performance objectives may be in respect of the performance of the Corporation as a whole (whether on a consolidated or unconsolidated basis), a Related Corporation, or a subdivision, operating unit, product or product line of either of the foregoing. Performance objectives may be absolute or relative and may be expressed in terms of a progression or a range. An Option that is exercisable (in full or in part) upon the achievement of one or more performance objectives may be exercised only following written notice to the Optionee and the Corporation by the Plan Administrator that the performance objective has been achieved.

The vesting of one or more outstanding Options may be accelerated by the Plan Administrator at such times and in such amounts as it shall determine in its sole discretion.