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 28, 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Approval of Amendment of the Amended and Restated 2015 Stock and Stock Option Plan

 

By unanimous Written Consent dated December 28, 2018, the Board of Directors of RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “ Company ”) approved an increase of 2,000,000 shares to the number of shares covered by the Amended and Restated RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2015 Stock and Stock Option Plan (the “ 2015 Plan ”). The Third Amendment of the 2015 Plan (the “ Amendment ”), effecting that increase, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Amendment increases the shares issuable under the 2015 Plan by 2,000,000, from 6,985,260 shares to 8,985,260. Other than the change in the number of shares available under the 2015 Plan, no other changes were made to the 2015 Plan by the Amendment.

 

The 2015 Plan provides for the issuance of shares of Company stock, in the form of stock grants and options to directors, officers, employees, consultants and other service providers of the Company. The Company has not submitted, and currently does not intend to submit, the 2015 Plan for stockholder approval. Accordingly, the 2015 Plan does not contemplate the issuance of Incentive Stock Options. The foregoing description of the 2015 Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2015 Plan as amended. A copy of the Amended and Restated RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2015 Stock and Stock Option Plan was filed by the Company on April 6, 2016, as Exhibit 10.1 to a Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the First Amendment of the 2015 Plan was filed by the Company on January 23, 2017, as Exhibit 10.1 to a Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference and a copy of the Second Amendment of the 2015 Plan was filed by the Company on December 14, 2017, as Exhibit 10.3 to a Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

     

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number   Exhibit Description
     
99.1   Amended and Restated RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2015 Stock and Stock Option Plan, filed on April 6, 2016 as Exhibit 10.1 to a Current Report on Form 8-K, incorporated herein by reference.
99.2   First Amendment of the Amended and Restated RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2015 Stock and Stock Option Plan, filed January 23, 2017 as Exhibit 10.1 to a Current Report on Form 8-K, incorporated herein by reference.
99.3   Second Amendment of the Amended and Restated RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2015 Stock and Stock Option Plan, filed December 14, 2017 as Exhibit 10.3 to a Current Report on Form 8-K, incorporated herein by reference.
99.4*   Third Amendment of the Amended and Restated RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2015 Stock and Stock Option Plan.

 

* 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: January 4, 2019

RESPIRERX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

(Registrant)

   
  By: /s/ Jeff E. Margolis
    Jeff E. Margolis
    SVP, CFO, Secretary and Treasurer

 

     

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.4

 

THIRD AMENDMENT OF THE

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED RESPIRERX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

 

2015 STOCK AND STOCK OPTION PLAN

 

This Third Amendment (the “Amendment”) of the Amended and Restated RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2015 Stock and Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) of RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) is made pursuant to a unanimous written consent of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) as of December 28, 2018.

 

WHEREAS, the Plan was adopted by the Board on March 31, 2016 and, as adopted, provided for a maximum of 500,000,000 shares to be issued under the Plan;

 

WHEREAS, on September 1, 2016, the Company effected a 325-to-1 reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value (the “Reverse Stock Split”);

 

WHEREAS, as a consequence of the Reverse Stock Split and pursuant to the term of the Plan, the total number of shares available for future distribution under the Plan and covered by each outstanding award under the Plan were automatically adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split, and such adjustment effectively reduced the aggregate number of shares that could be awarded under the Plan from 500,000,000 to 1,538,461 on a post Reverse Stock Split basis;

 

WHEREAS, on January 17, 2017, the Board, acting by unanimous written consent, increased the shares available under the Plan by 1,500,000 shares, to an aggregate total of 3,038,461;

 

WHEREAS, on December 9, 2017, the Board, acting by unanimous written consent, increased the shares available under the Plan by 3,946,799 shares, to an aggregate total of 6,985,260; and

 

WHEREAS, on December 28, 2018, the Board, acting by unanimous written consent, increased the shares available under the Plan by 2,000,000 shares, to an aggregate total of 8,985,260;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, as of December 28, 2018, the first sentence of the section of the Plan entitled “Stock Subject to the Plan” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the sentence:

 

“Subject to the provisions of Section 11 below, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (as adjusted for the Company’s 325-to 1 reverse stock split effected on September 1, 2016) is 8,985,260 Shares, all of which may be issued pursuant to Non-Statutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, or as Stock Grants.”

 

All other aspects of the Plan remain unchanged and are hereby confirmed.