SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Pecora Andrew L

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O NEOSTEM, INC.
420 LEXINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 450

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10170

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NeoStem, Inc. [ NBS ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
See Remarks
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/19/2011
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (right to buy) $1.5 01/19/2011 A(1) 400,000 (1) 01/18/2021 Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 400,000(1) $0 400,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On January 19, 2011, the commencement date of his employment agreement with Progenitor Cell Therapy, LLC ("PCT"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NeoStem, Inc. (the "Company"), the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 400,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, pursuant and subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's 2009 Equity Compensation Plan. This option is scheduled to vest as to 100,000 shares on each of January 19, 2012, January 19, 2013, January 19, 2014 and January 19, 2015.
Remarks:
Chief Medical Officer, Progenitor Cell Therapy, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company The Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 23, 2010, among the Company, PCT, and NBS Acquisition Company LLC provides that Dr. Pecora will be invited to join the Company's Board of Directors as soon as reasonably practical after the closing of the merger.
Andrew L. Pecora, By: /s/ Catherine M. Vaczy, Esq., Attorney-in-Fact 01/21/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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