UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
WASHINGTON, DC  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): August 21, 2017 (August 15, 2017)

PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Nevada
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-31392
 
98-0351734
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

MATAM Advanced Technology Park
Building No. 5
Haifa, Israel
 
31905
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

011 972 74 7108607
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 1.01.  Entry into Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On August 15, 2017, the registrant extended the deadline to consummate the terms of the previously announced binding term sheet with Sosei Corporate Venture Capital Ltd. for the establishment of a new Japanese corporation for the clinical development and commercialization of the registrant’s PLX-PAD cell therapy product in Japan, until December 31, 2017.
 
Warning Concerning Forward Looking Statements
 
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to those statements regarding the establishment of a new Japanese corporation. Although the registrant has signed a binding term sheet, it may not be successful in negotiating definitive documentation by the date expected or at all, and even if successful, the transaction may not be completed if the conditions to closing are not met. These forward-looking statements and their implications are based on the current expectations of the management of the registrant only, and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in the registrant’s reports filed from time to time with the SEC. Except as otherwise required by law, the registrant undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
 

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.
 
 
PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC.
 
 
 
 
 
Date: August 21, 2017
By:
/s/ Erez Egozi
 
 
 
Name:  Erez Egozi
 
 
 
Title:    Chief Financial Officer