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): June 13, 2018
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.)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 19, 2018, RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) announced that on June 13, 2018 it entered into a non-binding letter of intent (the “LOI”) with Noramco Inc. (“Noramco”). Pursuant to the LOI, the Company and Noramco will enter a ninety-day period during which they will negotiate a definitive agreement regarding the Company’s development of dronabinol, also known as Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol. The definitive agreement would address: (i) the Company’s agreement to purchase dronabinol exclusively from Noramco at a fixed rate, (ii) Noramco’s obligation to provide 100% of the active pharmaceutical ingredient for the clinical development process, as well as certain other aspects of the supply chain for the Company’s dronabinol products, and (iii) certain details regarding the parties’ intent to collaborate on the co-development of the Company’s first- and second-generation dronabinol products for the treatment of sleep related breathing disorders.
The press release announcing the LOI, which includes further details with respect to the LOI, 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 that are furnished and filed as part of this report is set forth in the Exhibit Index, which follows, and is incorporated herein by reference.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 19, 2018* |
* Furnished herewith.
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: June 19, 2018 | RESPIRERX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Jeff E. Margolis | |
| Jeff E. Margolis | ||
| SVP, CFO, Secretary and Treasurer | ||