8-K

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) August 15, 2012

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.)
7700 Irvine Center Drive, Suite 750 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.)

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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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 15, 2012, Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release to report its financial results. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

All of the foregoing information, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished under Item 2.02 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 liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired: None.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information: None.

(c) Shell Company Transactions: None.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release of Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dated August 15, 2012.

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: August 15, 2012	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 August 15, 2012.		5

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

Company Contact:

Mark A. Varney, Ph.D.

President and CEO

Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

949.727.3157

CORTEX REPORTS SECOND QUARTER OPERATING RESULTS

IRVINE, CA (August 15, 2012) — Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB (CORX)) reported a net loss of approximately $995,000, or $0.01 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, compared with a net loss of approximately $356,000, or $0.00 per share, for the corresponding prior year period. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company reported a net loss of approximately $1,929,000, or $0.02 per share, compared with a net loss of approximately $1,912,000, or $0.02 per share for the corresponding prior year period.

Revenues for both prior year periods include the $1,000,000 received from the option agreement with Servier for the high impact AMPAKINE^® CX1632. As previously reported, Servier subsequently exercised its option to expand its rights to the compound and paid Cortex an additional $2,000,000 during October 2011.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2012, the Company’s total operating expenses decreased to approximately $1,020,000 from approximately $1,449,000 for the corresponding prior year quarter. Along with sublicensing fees triggered in June 2011 by the option agreement with Servier, the reduced expenses during the current year quarter reflect the Company’s previously announced decrease in its staffing levels in its efforts to conserve its financial resources.

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, operating expenses decreased to approximately $1,955,000 from approximately $3,033,000 for the corresponding prior year period, reflecting decreased personnel costs, the sublicensing fees triggered by the June 2011 Servier option agreement and the upfront payment related to the Company’s March 2011 transaction to reacquire the respiratory depression project from Biovail.

As reported, subsequent to June 30, 2012, the Company acquired privately-held Pier Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Pier”), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company. The acquisition of the patent licensing rights of Pier and the repurchase of AMPAKINE compounds, patents and rights from Biovail reinforce the Company’s focus on the discovery and development of innovative pharmaceuticals for the treatment of brain-controlled breathing disorders, including respiratory depression, obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea.

As announced, in June 2012 the Company completed a private placement of a secured promissory note in the principal amount of approximately $400,000 (465,000,000 South Korean won) with Samyang Optics Co., Ltd. of Korea. The transaction also included the issuance of

two-year warrants to purchase up to 4,000,000 additional shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.056 per share. The June 2012 private placement follows a private placement of $500,000 in securities with Samyang Value Partners Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Samyang, in October 2011 and a private placement of a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $1,500,000 with Samyang in January 2010.

Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Cortex, located in Irvine, California, is a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused primarily on the discovery, development and commercialization of positive AMPA-type glutamate receptor modulators. Cortex has pioneered a class of proprietary pharmaceuticals called AMPAKINE compounds, which act to increase the strength of signals at connections between brain cells. Recent research has focused on the use of AMPAKINE compounds for the potential treatment or prevention of respiratory depression induced by opioid analgesics, anesthetic agents and benzodiazepines, as well as the potential treatment for central sleep apnea. For additional information regarding Cortex, please visit the Company’s website at http://www.cortexpharm.com.

Forward-Looking Statement

Note — This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the Company’s research and development activities. Words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “indicates,” “will,” “intends,” “potential,” “suggests,” “assuming,” “designed” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the Company’s current beliefs and expectations. The success of such activities depends on a number of factors, including the risks that the Company may not generate sufficient cash from operations and from external financing to continue as a going concern; that the Company may not be successful in securing any licensing, partnering or M&A arrangements; that the Company’s proposed products may at any time be found to be unsafe or ineffective for any or all of their proposed indications; that patents may not issue from the Company’s patent applications; that competitors may challenge or design around the Company’s patents or develop competing technologies; that the Company may have insufficient resources to undertake proposed clinical studies or continue its operations and that preclinical or clinical studies may at any point be suspended or take substantially longer than anticipated to complete. As discussed in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, the Company’s proposed products will require additional research, lengthy and costly preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approval. AMPAKINE compounds are investigational drugs and have not been approved for the treatment of any disease. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Condensed Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)
Revenues	$	48		$	1,085		$	48		$	1,110
Operating expenses:
Research and development		264			645			467			1,289
General and administrative		756			804			1,488			1,744
Total operating expenses		1,020			1,449			1,955			3,033
Income (loss) from operations		(972	)		(364	)		(1,907	)		(1,923	)
Interest (expense) income, net		(13	)		8			(12	)		11
Foreign currency transaction loss		(10	)		—			(10	)		—
Net income (loss)	$	(995	)	$	(356	)	$	(1,929	)	$	(1,912	)
Income (loss) per share:
Basic and diluted	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.00	)	$	(0.02	)	$	(0.02	)
Shares used in computing per share amounts
Basic		85,624			78,858			85,624			78,858
Diluted		85,624			78,858			85,624			78,858

Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Condensed Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

	June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)			December 31, 2011
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	533		$	1,611
Restricted cash		—			48
Capitalized offering costs		21			—
Other current assets		47			86
		601			1,745
Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net		48			67
Other		30			9
Total assets	$	679		$	1,821
Liabilities and Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	1,481		$	1,145
Promissory note, net of unamortized discount		272			—
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity		(1,074	)		676
Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity	$	679		$	1,821

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