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): January 10, 2019

 

 

 

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  
Science Park, POB 455    
Carmiel, Israel   20100
(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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held a Special Meeting of Stockholders on January 10, 2019 (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized for issuance from 250,000,000 to 350,000,000. Set forth below are the number of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstentions, for the proposal.

 

Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of shares our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized for issuance from 250,000,000 to 350,000,000

 

For  Against  Abstain
74,755,268  14,044,511  373,156

 

 

 

 

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: January 10, 2019 By:          /s/ Yossi Maimon  
  Name:      Yossi Maimon  
  Title: Vice President and  
       Chief Financial Officer