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): October 25, 2010 (October 25, 2010)

 

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		001-33357 (Commission File Number)		65-0643773 (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 7.01.		Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 25, 2010, Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Dr. David Aviezer, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Oppenheimer 21st Annual Healthcare Conference in New York and the World Orphan Drug Congress 2010 in Geneva. Dr. Aviezer’s presentation at the Oppenheimer 21st Annual Healthcare Conference will take place on November 2 at 12:00 PM, ET, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, NY. The presentation at the World Orphan Drug Congress 2010 will take place on November 30 at 9:10 AM, CEST, at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Geneva, Switzerland. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

An audio webcast of Dr. Aviezer’s presentation at the Oppenheimer 21st Annual Healthcare Conference will be available on the Company’s website, www.protalix.com, on the event calendar page.

The information in Item 7.01 of this report (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

	99.1			Press release dated October 25, 2010.

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.