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 11, 2007
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.) |
| 15241 Barranca Parkway Irvine, California |
92618 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 727-3157
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 11, 2007, Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that, on October 10, 2007, the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) informed the Company that the FDA would soon be sending formal notice that it would not approve the Company’s Investigational New Drug Application for a Phase IIb study of CX717 in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press release of Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated October 11, 2007. |
SIGNATURES
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.
| CORTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||
| Date: October 12, 2007 |
By: | /s/ Maria S. Messinger | ||
| Maria S. Messinger | ||||
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description |
Sequential Page No. | ||
| 99.1 | Press release of Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated October 11, 2007. | 5 |