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): May 1, 2015

 

CORTEX 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 May 1, 2015, Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Company’s Executive Chairman and CEO, Dr. Arnold S. Lippa, Ph.D., will be presenting at the New York BIO 25th Anniversary Conference (the “Conference”) at 10 on the Park @ Time Warner Center. Dr. Lippa is currently scheduled to present at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 4, 2015. The slide presentation that the Company will be using at the Conference is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is being furnished and not filed pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

The information provided in Item 7.01 is incorporated herein by reference. 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: May 1, 2015	CORTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
	(Registrant)

 

	By:	/s/ ARNOLD S. LIPPA
		Arnold S. Lippa President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description
99.1		Slide Presentation*
99.2		Press Release dated May 1, 2015*

 

*Furnished herewith.