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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-12-025082
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120426
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120430
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120430

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Smith Robin L
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001365035

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33650
		FILM NUMBER:		12797227

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O PHASE III MEDICAL, INC.
		STREET 2:		330 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 120
		CITY:			MELVILLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11747

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NeoStem, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000320017
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MISC HEALTH & ALLIED SERVICES, NEC [8090]
		IRS NUMBER:				222343568
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		420 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 450
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10170
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-584-4171

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		420 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 450
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10170

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PHASE III MEDICAL INC/DE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030819

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CORNICHE GROUP INC /DE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951117

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIDELITY MEDICAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951025
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        <footnote id="F1">On January 31, 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors approved an arrangement whereby the Reporting Person shall receive, at her option, her net pay for the pay period ending January 31, 2012 through the pay period ending July 31, 2012 through the issuance to her by the Issuer of shares of the Issuer's common stock at the then-market price, under and subject to the terms and conditions of the Issuer's 2009 Equity Compensation Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On April 26, 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors adopted a program (the &quot;2012 Option Program&quot;) whereby each participating officer was issued on April 26, 2012 an option (the &quot;Option&quot;) to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock equal to that portion of each Participating Officer's gross salary (the &quot;Participating Salary&quot;) for the period May 1, 2012 - July 31, 2012 (the &quot;Election Period&quot;) elected by the Participating Officer divided by $.25, the Black-Scholes value of an Option issued under the 2012 Option Program. The Option, the issuance of which is in lieu of payment of the Participating Salary vests at the end of the month in which the Participating Salary to which it relates would have been paid and has a term of ten years despite any termination of employment of the Participating Officer.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The per share exercise price is $.36, the closing price of the Common Stock on the date of the issuance of the Option. The Gross Participating Salary for all Participating Officers is $181,309 and the total number of Options granted under the 2012 Option Program was 725,235. Dr. Smith's Participating Salary for the Election Period is her full salary. The Options were issued under the Plan.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>Robin L. Smith By: /s/ Catherine M. Vaczy, Esq., Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-04-30</signatureDate>
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