UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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): November 13, 2019

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CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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2100 West Loop South, Suite 900

Houston,Texas 77027

 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 946-9185

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

On September 14, 2019, CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with Christopher Downs to serve as its Chief Financial Officer commencing on the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”), which occurred on November 13, 2019. The initial term of the Employment Agreement will continue for a period of three years. The Employment Agreement provides for an initial annual base salary of $300,000. Mr. Downs may receive an annual bonus (pro rated for 2019), targeted at 35% of base salary, provided that the final determination on the amount of the annual bonus, if any, will be made by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, based on criteria established by the Compensation Committee. Under the agreement, upon the closing of the IPO, Mr. Downs was granted a ten-year option to purchase 300,000 shares at an exercise price per share equal to the public offering price per share of the shares sold in the IPO. The option vests in four equal installments on each of the succeeding four anniversary dates of the option grant, provided Mr. Downs is employed by the Company on each such vesting date. In addition, upon the closing of the IPO, the Company’s previous Chief Financial Officer, Matthew Lourie resigned.

The foregoing description of the material terms of the Employment Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Employment Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

On November 13, 2019, the Company closed its initial public offering of 2,125,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $4.00 per share. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by the Company, were $8.5 million. In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 318,750 shares of common stock at the initial price to the public less underwriting discounts and commissions. A copy of the press release announcing the closing of the IPO is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits

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.

Dated: November 13, 2019