UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

Current Report

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 11, 2017

 

RESPIRERX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1-16467   33-0303583

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S Employer

Identification No.)

 

126 Valley Road, Suite C

Glen Rock, New Jersey

  07452
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant”s telephone number, including area code: (201) 444-4947

 

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

 

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

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) has prepared a platform summary and an executive summary with respect to each of its two development platforms, Ampakines and Cannabinoids. The Cannabinoid Platform Summary describes the Company”s Dronabinol program. The Ampakine Platform Summary describes the Company”s CX1739, CX717 and CX1942 programs. Each platform summary is a very short overview of the platform, including a brief background section and a brief discussion of recent developments. Each executive summary is a more extensive discussion of the respective platform, its related programs and potential applications, including substantially more detailed scientific information. In addition, the Company has prepared a short Financial Summary that summarizes certain recent market metrics and financial statement information, which financial statement information was drawn from the Company”s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2017. Both platform summaries, both executive summaries and the Financial Summary are attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

A list of exhibits that are furnished and filed as part of this report is set forth in the Exhibit Index, which is presented elsewhere in this document, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 
   

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: July 11, 2017

RESPIRERX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
     
  By: /s/ Jeff E. Margolis                  
   

Jeff E. Margolis

Senior Vice President, CFO, Treasurer and Secretary

 

 
   

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number   Exhibit Description
99.1   Ampakine Platform Summary*
99.2   Cannabinoid Platform Summary*
99.3   Ampakine Executive Summary*
99.4   Cannabinoid Executive Summary*
99.5   Financial Summary*

 

* Furnished herewith.