Amended Current Report Filing (8-k/a)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

Amendment No. 1

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 10, 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.)

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.)

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:

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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated August 10, 2012 (the “ Merger Agreement ”) by and among Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), Pier Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“ Merger Sub ”) and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Pier Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Pier ”), Merger Sub merged with and into Pier (the “ Merger ”) and Pier became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Merger closed and became effective on August 10, 2012. Pursuant to the Merger and in exchange for each outstanding share of Pier capital stock and the cancellation of certain liabilities, the former security holders and certain vendors of Pier obtained the right to receive an aggregate of 58,417,895 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “ Common Shares ”) as set forth in the Merger Agreement, which represented approximately 41% of the outstanding shares of the Company immediately following the Merger. Pursuant to the Merger, the Company acquired all of Pier’s assets, including Pier’s exclusive license of its dronabinol technology from the University of Illinois, as well as issued method-of-use patents and pending formulation patents, and assumed certain liabilities of Pier.

On August 16, 2012 the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting the acquisition of Pier. At that time, the Company did not file financial statements or pro forma financial information regarding Pier as required under Item 9.01. This Amendment No. 1 to the previously filed Current Report on Form 8-K contains the required financial statements and pro forma financial information.

The description of the acquisition of Pier contained in this Item 2.01 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.01 to the previously filed Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)

Audited financial statements of Pier (formerly SteadySleep Rx Co.) for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, and for the period from June 25, 2007 (inception) to December 31, 2011 (cumulative), and the notes related thereto, are attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A and incorporated herein by reference.

Unaudited financial statements of Pier (formerly SteadySleep Rx Co.) for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, and for the period from June 25, 2007 (inception) to June 30, 2012 (cumulative), and the notes related thereto, are attached as Exhibit 99.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A and incorporated herein by reference.

(b)

Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2012, is attached as Exhibit 99.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A and incorporated herein by reference.

Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2011 and for the six months ended June 30, 2012, are attached as Exhibit 99.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A and incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits.

A list of exhibits required to be filed as part of this report is set forth in the Exhibit Index, which is presented elsewhere in this document, and is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURE

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 16, 2014	CORTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Arnold S. Lippa
		Arnold S. Lippa President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description

2.1*		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 10, 2012, by and among Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Pier Acquisition Corp. and Pier Pharmaceuticals, Inc.**

99.1*		Press Release dated August 14, 2012.

99.2		Audited financial statements of Pier (formerly SteadySleep Rx Co.) for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, and for the period from June 25, 2007 (inception) to December 31, 2011 (cumulative), and the notes related thereto.

99.3		Unaudited financial statements of Pier (formerly SteadySleep Rx Co.) for the years ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, and for the period from June 25, 2007 (inception) to June 30, 2012 (cumulative), and the notes related thereto.

99.4		Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2012.

99.5		Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2011 and for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

* Previously filed

** Schedules omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of such schedules, or any section thereof, to the SEC upon request.