8-K 1 v310011_8k.htm CURRENT REPORT

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): April 19, 2012

NEOSTEM, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 001-33650 (Commission File Number) | 22-2343568 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 450, New York, New York 10170

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

(212) 584-4180

Registrant's Telephone Number

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Item 7.01 Other Events

NeoStem, Inc. (“NeoStem” or the “Company”) intends, from time to time, to present and/or to distribute to the investment community and utilize at various industry and other conferences a slide presentation. The slide presentation is accessible on NeoStem’s website at www.neostem.com and is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1. NeoStem undertakes no obligation to update, supplement or amend the materials attached hereto.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including without limitation, Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Forward Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are typically preceded by words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “will,” “may,” “should,” or similar expressions, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. Forward-looking statements represent the Company’s management’s judgment regarding future events. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. All statements other than the statements of historical fact included in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements. The Company cannot guarantee the accuracy of the forward-looking statements, and you should be aware that the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including the statements under “Risk Factors” contained in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | Slide presentation of NeoStem, Inc. dated April 2012*

*Exhibit 99.1 is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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.

|  | NEOSTEM, INC.
| By: | /s/ Catherine M. Vaczy
| Title: | Vice President and General Counsel

Dated: April 20, 2012