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): May 9, 2016

 

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.)

 

 

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):

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On May 9, 2016, Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on 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 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

 

99.1Press release dated May 9, 2016.

 

 

 

 

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: May 9, 2016 By: /s/ Moshe Manor
  Name: Moshe Manor
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer