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): December 15, 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 December 15, 2016, RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing analysis of safety and efficacy data from a Phase 2A clinical trial of the Company’s proprietary ampakine compound, CX1739, that was recently concluded at the Duke Clinical Research Unit of the Duke Clinical Research Institute. The press release is attached as exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

A list of exhibits required to be 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: December 15, 2016	RESPIRERX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
	By:	/s/ James S. Manuso
		James S. J. Manuso
		President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description
99.1		Press Release dated December 15, 2016*

 

* Furnished herewith.