8-K 1 v456526_8k.htm FORM 8-K

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): January 9, 2017

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware |  | 001-33357 |  | 65-0643773
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

2 Snunit Street |  |
Science Park, POB 455 |  |
Carmiel, Israel |  | 20100
(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.)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 9, 2017, Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release providing a review of 2016 and its strategic outlook for 2017. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 9, 2017, the Company posted a copy of its January 2017 Corporate Update in the Presentations page of the Investors tab of its corporate website. A copy of the corporate update is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

All of the information furnished in Items 2.01 and 7.01, and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

| (d) | Exhibits

| 99.1 | Press release dated January 9, 2017.

| 99.2 | January 2017 Corporate Update.

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: January 9, 2017 | By: | /s/ Moshe Manor
| Name: | Moshe Manor
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer