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): March 3, 2016

 

 

 

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

         
Florida   001-33357   65-0643773

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

     
2 Snunit Street   20100
Science Park, POB 455    
Carmiel, Israel    
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code +972-4-988-9488

 

 

(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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01. Other Events

 

On March 3, 2016, Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that positive interim data from the Company's phase I/II dose-ranging clinical trial of PRX-102 for the treatment of Fabry disease will be presented on March 3, 2016 at 3:15 PM PT at the Lysosomal Disease Network 12th Annual WORLDSymposium 2016 in San Diego, CA. PRX-102 is a recombinant plant cell expressed, Pegylated modified version of the human alpha-Galactosidase-A enzyme. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)Exhibits

 

99.1Press release dated March 3, 2016

 

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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.

 

 

  PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
     
     
Date: March 3, 2016 By:        /s/ Yossi Maimon
  Name:   Yossi Maimon
  Title:

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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