8-K 1 tv482763_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 5, 2018

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 |  | 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.)

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Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 5, 2018, Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) released its January 2018 Corporate Update. A copy of the update will be posted in the Presentations page of the Investors tab of the Company’s corporate website and is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

All of the information furnished in Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 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 | January 2018 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.

Date: January 5, 2018 | PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
| By: | /s/ Moshe Manor
|  | Name: Moshe Manor Title: President and Chief Executive Officer