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): November 30, 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 8.01. Other Events

 

On November 30, 2016, Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the first patient has been enrolled in its phase II clinical trial of OPRX-106 for the treatment of ulcerative colitis. OPRX-106 is a plant cell-expressed recombinant human tumor necrosis factor receptor II fused to an IgG1 Fc domain (TNFRII-Fc). A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)Exhibits

 

99.1Press release dated November 30, 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: November 30, 2016 By: /s/ Moshe Manor
  Name: Moshe Manor
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer