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): January 11, 2016

 

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.)

 

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

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On January 11, 2016, RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (f/k/a Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the “Company”) announced that the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, James S. J. Manuso, Ph.D., will be presenting at The Biotech Showcase™ 2016 at The Parc 55 Wyndham San Francisco-Union Square Hotel, San Francisco, California. Dr. Manuso is scheduled to present at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on Monday, January 11, 2016.

 

The slide presentation that the Company will be using at the forum is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is being furnished and not filed pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K. The presentation will be available by live webcast that can be accessed by clicking on the investors tab on the Company’s web-site (www.respirerx.com) and following the links and instructions or by going to http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/9bge98ed.

 

The press release announcing the Company’s participation in the conference is attached as Exhibit 99.2.

 

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: January 11, 2016	RESPIRERX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
	By:	/s/ James S. J. Manuso
		James S. J. Manuso
		President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description
99.1		Slide Presentation*
99.2		Press Release dated January 11, 2016*

 

* Furnished herewith.