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 7, 2011

 

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 April 7, 2011, Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Yossi Maimon, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange 100 investment conference on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Hilton Tel Aviv in Israel. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in Item 7.01 of this report and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

	99.1			Press release dated April 7, 2011

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.