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): October 17, 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:

 

[  ]	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On October 17, 2016, RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, James S. Manuso, Ph.D., will present at the BIO Investor Forum on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time (2:00 p.m. Eastern Time). The Forum is being sponsored by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization and is being held at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California, on October 18 and 19, 2016.

 

The slide presentation that Dr. Manuso 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. A copy of the slide deck will also be available by clicking on the investors tab on the Company’s web-site (www.respirerx.com) and following the links and instructions.

 

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: October 17, 2016	RESPIRERX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
	By:	/s/ Robert N. Weingarten
		Robert N. Weingarten
		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description
99.1		Slide Presentation*
99.2		Press Release dated October 17, 2016*

 

* Furnished herewith.