# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001455365
**File Stem:** 0001104659-23-024079
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-23-024079

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230222

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230222

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230222

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** COGNITION THERAPEUTICS INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001455365
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-40886
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23650592

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2403 SIDNEY STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 261
- **CITY:** PITTSBURGH
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 15203
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 412-481-2210

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2500 WESTCHESTER AVE
- **CITY:** PURCHASE
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10577

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** COGNITION THERAPUTICS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20090204

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**UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** **Washington, DC 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): **February 22, 2023**

**Cognition Therapeutics, Inc.** (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-40886** | **13-4365359** |
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| **2500 Westchester Avenue<br> Purchase, NY** | **10577** |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **(412) 481-2210**

**Not Applicable** (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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of Each Class** | **Trading Symbol** | **Name of Exchange on Which<br> Registered** |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | CGTX | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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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).

Emerging growth company ⌧

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

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| **<u>Item 8.01</u>** | <u>**Other Events.**</u> |

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On February 22, 2023, Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the Company has cleared the U.S. Food and Drug Administration comment period and may now proceed with the 540-patient Phase 2 START study of CT1812 in patients with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer's disease. A copy of the press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

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| **<u>Item 9.01</u>** | **<u>Financial Statements and Exhibits.</u>** |

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**(d) Exhibits**

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| **Exhibit<br> No.** | **Document** |
| [99.1](tm237518d1_ex99-1.htm) | [Press Release, dated February 22, 2023](tm237518d1_ex99-1.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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**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.

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**COGNITION THERAPEUTICS, INC.** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**COGNITION THERAPEUTICS, INC.** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;By: | /s/ Lisa Ricciardi |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Name: | Lisa Ricciardi |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |

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Date: February 22, 2023

## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**Cognition Therapeutics and ACTC Receive FDA Clearance for Phase 2 START <br> Study of Oral CT1812 in Early Alzheimer's Disease** 

NEW YORK, NY, February 22, 2023 — <u>Cognition Therapeutics, Inc.</u> (NASDAQ: CGTX) announced that it has cleared the U.S. Food and Drug Administration comment period and may now proceed with the 540-patient Phase 2 <u>START study</u> of CT1812 in adults with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer's disease. This randomized placebo-controlled trial will be conducted at approximately 50-to-60 sites in North America including those premier institutions in the Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Consortium (ACTC). CT1812 is an investigational oral small molecule that binds to a receptor on synapses and is designed to prevent the toxic effects of soluble beta amyloid (Aβ) oligomers on neurons, which drive the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.

"The initial clinical results observed with CT1812 are encouraging and we look forward to advancing it into the START trial to evaluate its effects in a larger study in people with early Alzheimer's disease," said <u>Christopher H. van Dyck, M.D.</u>, director of the Yale Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and primary investigator of the START study. "We envision a future with multiple treatment options, to be used alone or in combination according to evidence, to achieve the greatest slowing of Alzheimer's disease progression."

The START study is supported by a grant of approximately $81 million for 5 years from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute on Aging (NIA) to accelerate development of new therapies for Alzheimer's disease.

"The START study and ACTC represent some of the many ways that NIA funds research into novel therapeutics for treating Alzheimer's and related dementias," stated Laurie Ryan, Ph.D., an NIA clinical research program official.

"We appreciate the continued support of the NIA, which has been an important partner in our work to develop CT1812. Our lead drug candidate is a potentially disease-modifying oral therapeutic for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions," added Cognition president and CEO, <u>Lisa Ricciardi</u>. "With the NIA's funding, we have been able to complete a series of preclinical and clinical trials, thus advancing our understanding of CT1812 and the role of the sigma-2 (σ-2) receptor in Alzheimer's disease. We look forward to recruiting patients for the START study with our collaboration partners at the ACTC."

"ACTC aims to accelerate Alzheimer's drug development, working with academic and industry partners," said Paul Aisen, M.D., professor of neurology at the University of Southern California and director of the Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute. "The START study is an important component of ACTC efforts. Having an authorized protocol for the START study is a critical step in preparing to open clinical sites for the trial by mid-2023."

**About the START Study**

The study will measure the efficacy and tolerability of once-daily oral CT1812 in individuals with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer's disease (MMSE 20-30) who have elevated Aβ (as measured by PET or CSF). Participants will be randomized to receive CT1812 or placebo for 18 months. The study will assess cognition and executive function using validated tools including the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) and ADAS-Cog rating scales, as well as biomarker and safety findings. Funding is provided by a grant from the NIH (<u>R01AG065248</u>). More information may be found on www.clinicaltrials.gov under trial identifier <u>NCT05531656</u>.

**About CT1812**

CT1812 is an oral small molecule designed to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and bind selectively to the sigma-2 (σ-2) receptor complex. The σ-2 receptor complex is involved in the regulation of key cellular processes such as membrane trafficking and autophagy that are damaged by toxic interaction with Aβ oligomers, oxidative stress and other stressors. This damage to sensitive synapses can progress to a loss of synaptic function, which manifests as cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease progression. CT1812 is currently in development for mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease in the <u>SHINE study</u> (NCT03507790) and dementia with Lewy bodies in the <u>SHIMMER study</u> (NCT05225415).

**About the Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Consortium (ACTC)**

The ACTC, funded by the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health (grant number U24AG057437), provides the infrastructure for academic clinical trials in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The consortium, jointly based at the University of Southern California, Harvard University and the Mayo Clinic, includes expert units to support clinical trial design, biostatistics, informatics, medical safety, regulatory oversight, recruitment, clinical operations, data management, site monitoring, a biomarker laboratory and repository and neuroimaging. The ACTC includes 35 primary clinical sites across the United States.

**About Cognition Therapeutics, Inc.**

Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of innovative, small molecule therapeutics targeting age-related degenerative disorders of the central nervous system and retina. We are currently investigating our lead candidate CT1812 in clinical programs in Alzheimer's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD). We believe CT1812 and our pipeline of σ-2 receptor modulators can regulate pathways that are impaired in these diseases. We believe that targeting the σ-2 receptor with CT1812 represents a mechanism functionally distinct from other current approaches in clinical development for the treatment of degenerative diseases. More about Cognition Therapeutics and its pipeline can be found at <u>http://cogrx.com</u>.

**Forward-Looking Statements**

*This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release, other than statements of historical facts or statements that relate to present facts or current conditions, including but not limited to, statements regarding our product candidates, any expected or implied benefits or results, including that initial clinical results observed with respect to CT1812 will be replicated in later trials and our clinical development plans, including statements regarding our Phase 2 START study of CT1812, are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "may," might," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "aim," "seek," "anticipate," "could," "intend," "target," "project," "contemplate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "forecast," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified and some of which are beyond our control. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: competition; our ability to secure new (and retain existing) grant funding; our ability to grow and manage growth, maintain relationships with suppliers and retain our management and key employees; our ability to successfully advance our current and future product candidates through development activities, preclinical studies and clinical trials and costs related thereto; uncertainties inherent in the results of preliminary data and pre-clinical studies being predictive of the results of clinical trials; the timing, scope and likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals, including regulatory approval of our product candidates; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the possibility that the we may be adversely affected by other economic, business or competitive factors, including ongoing economic uncertainty; our estimates of expenses and profitability; the evolution of the markets in which we compete; our ability to implement our strategic initiatives and continue to innovate our existing products; our ability to defend our intellectual property; the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on our business, supply chain and labor force; and the risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of our annual and quarterly reports filed the Securities Exchange Commission. These risks are not exhaustive and we face both known and unknown risks. You should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events and circumstances reflected in our forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur, and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a dynamic industry and economy. New risk factors and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties that we may face. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.* 

**Contact Information:**

Cognition Therapeutics, Inc.

<u>info@cogrx.com</u>

Aline Sherwood (media)

Scienta Communications

<u>asherwood@scientapr.com</u>

Daniel Kontoh-Boateng/Rosalyn Christian (investors)

Tiberend Strategic Advisors, Inc.

<u>dboateng@tiberend.com</u>

<u>rchristian@tiberend.com</u>