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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): September 13, 2010 (September 13, 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.)
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 7.01.   Regulation FD Disclosure
On September 13, 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 UBS Global Life Sciences Conference on September 20, 2010 at 10:30 AM, ET. The conference is being held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City from September 20 through September 22, 2010. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
An audio webcast of the presentation 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 September 13, 2010.

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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: September 13, 2010  By:   /s/ David Aviezer    
    Name:   David Aviezer, Ph.D.   
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer   
 

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