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): April 5, 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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 5, 2018, The Board of Directors of RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) approved borrowings of $50,000 from each of the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, James S. Manuso, Ph.D., who is a director and significant shareholder of the Company, and the Company’s Executive Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer, Arnold S. Lippa, Ph.D., who is also a director and significant shareholder of the Company, and the issuance to each of them of demand promissory notes in the principal amount of $50,000 (each a “Note” and together, the “Notes”). Each of Dr. Lippa and Dr. Manuso loaned the Company $50,000 in return for a Note on April 9, 2018. The proceeds of the loans will be used for general corporate purposes.
Each Note will be payable on demand and bear interest at a rate equal to 10% per annum, with any accrued but unpaid interest added to principal at the end of each year that the balance is outstanding.
Each Note is subject to a mandatory exchange provision that provides that the principal amount of the Note will be mandatorily exchanged into a board approved offering of the Company’s securities, if such offering holds its first closing on or before June 30, 2018 and the amount of proceeds from such first closing is at least $150,000, not including the principal amounts of the Notes that would be exchanged, or $250,000 including the principal amounts of such Notes. Upon such exchange, the Notes would be deemed repaid and terminated. Any accrued but unpaid interest outstanding at the time of such exchange will be (i) repaid to the Note holder or (ii) invested in the offering, at the Note holder’s election.
This description of the Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to each Note, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Award of Common Stock Options
On April 5, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) acting at a meeting of the Board awarded non-qualified options to purchase 185,338 shares of Common Stock of the Company to Robert N. Weingarten, a former director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company who resigned in February 2017. Concurrently with this award, Mr. Weingarten, forgave the remaining amount due to him of accrued compensation, with the same value as the black-scholes value of the options awarded, $200,350. On December 9, 2017, Mr. Weingarten was previously granted options to purchase 138,842 shares of common stock, as previously reported by the Company on a Current Report on Form 8-K. An additional 125,000 options were awarded to one of the Company’s service providers. Concurrently with these awards, the service provider forgave amounts owed by the Company, with the same value as the black-scholes value of the options awarded. The awarded options vested upon issuance and expire on April 5, 2028. The exercise price of the options of $1.12 per share is the closing market price of shares of Common Stock of the Company as of the date of issuance. The foregoing description of the options awarded does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Award Agreement under the 2015 Plan, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 8, 2015, and which is incorporated herein by reference, as supplemented by the Addendum attached as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 14, 2017, which is also incorporated herein by reference.
EXHIBIT INDEX
* filed 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: April 11, 2018 | RESPIRERX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. (Registrant) | |
| By: | /s/ James S. Manuso | |
James S. Manuso President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Exhibit 99.1
FORM OF
DEMAND PROMISSORY NOTE
| $__________ | , 2018 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, RESPIRERX PHARMACEUTICALS INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), with a mailing address at 126 Valley Road, Suite C, Glen Rock, New Jersey 07452, hereby promises to pay on demand and to the order of _________ (the “Lender”), with an address of ___________________, or at such other place as the holder hereof may designate in writing, the principal sum of ($__________), together with interest thereon at the interest rate as set forth herein (the “Loan”). The Lender’s books and records as to amounts due under this Note shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Principal and Interest. Principal and accrued interest thereon shall be immediately due and payable upon demand of the Lender. Interest shall accrue on the outstanding principal amount at a rate equal to 10% per annum. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 365/366 days, as applicable. Any accrued but unpaid interest shall be added to the principal balance on the last day of each year that the principal is outstanding and unpaid.
Payments; Prepayments.
(a) Payment, when paid, shall be applied first to the payment of all interest accrued and unpaid on this Note and then to payment on account of the principal hereof.
(b) This Note may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time, without premium or penalty. Each prepayment must be accompanied by a written notice of such prepayment indicating the amount of such payment to be applied as a prepayment of principal.
Mandatory Exchange. If the Board of Directors of the Borrower approves an offering of securities of the Borrower (an “Offering”), and the first closing conducted in connection with such Offering (i) occurs on or before June 30, 2018, and (ii) includes proceeds of (A) $150,000 or more, excluding the exchange of any Note pursuant to this provision, and (B) $250,000 or more, including the exchange of all Notes that bear this exchange provision, then, in addition to the amounts otherwise invested in the Offering at the first closing, the principal amount of this Note shall be mandatorily exchanged into such Offering on the terms of such Offering for the full value of the principal amount, without the need for any additional action taken by either the Borrower or the Lender, and this Note shall be deemed by all parties hereto to be repaid and terminated. Any earned but unpaid interest with respect to this Note outstanding at the time of such mandatory exchange shall be (i) paid to the Borrower by the Lender or, (ii) invested in the Offering on its terms, at the election of the Lender. The Borrower shall provide the Lender three business days’ notice of any anticipated first closing, to provide sufficient time for such election. The Lender may waive such notice in its sole discretion. If the conditions for mandatory exchange set forth in this section have not occurred by June 30, 2018, then no conversion shall be required under this section.
Default. If the Borrower fails to make any payment when the same shall become due and payable, then the holder of this Note may declare the unpaid principal balance under this Note to be immediately due and payable and thereupon such balance shall become due and payable without presentation, protest or further demand or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, and the holder of this Note shall be entitled to receive, to the extent lawful, all costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses, for the collection of such amounts.
Time is of the Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to each and every term and provision of this Note.
Waiver. The Borrower hereby waives, unless otherwise provided for in this Note, demand, notice of presentment, protest, notice of dishonor and protest, rights or extension and any defense by reason of extension of time or other indulgences granted by the Lender.
Notices. Any notice, presentation or demand to or upon the Borrower in respect of this Note may be given or made by being mailed by registered or certified mail addressed to the Borrower at the address first written above or, if any other address shall at any time be designated for this purpose by the Borrower in writing to the holder of this Note at the time of such notice, to such other address. Notice shall be deemed received three (3) days after posting the same. Notice may also be given by hand-delivery.
Costs and Expenses.
(a) If the Lender retains the services of legal counsel in order to enforce any remedy available to the Lender under any document or instrument evidencing or securing the Loan, attorney’s fees which are reasonable and actually incurred by the Lender shall be payable on demand by the Borrower to the Lender, and the Borrower shall also pay on demand the cost of any and all other costs reasonably incurred by the Lender in connection with proceedings to recover any sums due hereunder. Any such amounts not paid promptly on demand shall be added to the outstanding principal balance of this Note and shall bear interest at the stated interest rate of this Note until paid in full.
(b) Nothing contained herein shall limit or impair the obligation of the Borrower to pay any and all costs and expenses for which the Borrower is otherwise liable to the Lender as provided by law.
Miscellaneous.
(a) Any provision hereof found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof.
(b) If the effective interest rate on this Note would otherwise violate any applicable usury law, then the interest rate shall be reduced to the maximum permissible rate retroactively to the original date of this Note, and any payment received by the holder in excess of the maximum permissible rate shall be treated as a prepayment of the principal of this Note.
(c) This Note shall inure to the benefit of the Lender and its heirs, estate, personal representatives and legal guardians, endorsees and assigns. This Note may not be assigned by either the Borrower or the Lender without the prior written consent of the other party.
(d) The descriptive headings of this Note are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions of this Note.
(e) The terms of this Note may be amended and any rights of the Lender hereunder may be waived only if such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed by the Lender and the Borrower.
Governing Law. The validity, construction and enforceability of this Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding rules relating to conflicts of law.
This Note has been duly executed by the Borrower and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms. All covenants and promises in this Note shall bind the successors and permitted assigns of the Borrower.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has duly executed this Demand Promissory Note effective as of the day and year first above written.
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