SEC Form 6-K filed by NLS Pharmaceutics Ltd.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of November 2024 (Report No. 7)

Commission file number: 001-39957

NLS PHARMACEUTICS LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

The Circle 6

8058 Zurich, Switzerland

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒       Form 40-F ☐

CONTENTS

On November 18, 2024, NLS Pharmaceutics Ltd., or the Registrant, issued a press release titled: “NLS Pharmaceutics Highlights Innovative Preclinical Program for First-in-Class Non-Sulfonamide Dual Orexin Receptor Agonists (DOXA) in Narcolepsy and Neurological Disorders.” A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K (other than the fifth paragraph thereof) is incorporated by reference into the Registrant’s Registration Statements on Form F-3 (File Nos. 333-282788, 333-262489, 333-268690 and 333-269220), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is submitted, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

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