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 11, 2006
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.) | ||||
| 15241 Barranca Parkway 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.)
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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. |
Effective December 15, 2006, Harry H. Mansbach, M.D., Vice President of Clinical Development, will leave Cortex to pursue another business opportunity. The company plans to re-fill this position in the near future and use the consulting services of one of its board members, Dr. Gary Tollefson, M.D., Ph.D. for support of any near term medical services.
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: December 14, 2006 | By: | /s/ Maria S. Messinger | ||||||
| Maria S. Messinger | ||||||||
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||