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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 17, 2011
 
Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
         
Florida   001-33357   65-0643773
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)       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.)
 
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Explanatory Note
This amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K originally filed by Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) on March 18, 2011 amends such filing to include, as an exhibit, the opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP, as counsel to the Company, with respect to the legality of the shares of common stock issued pursuant to the underwriting agreement described in the original Current Report on Form 8-K, which opinion is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 5.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
5.1   Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP.

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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: March 23, 2011  By:   /s/ David Aviezer    
    Name:   David Aviezer, Ph.D.   
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer   

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