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 350

(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)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Visionary Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2014
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
Common Stock, $0.001 par value(1) 12/31/2014 A(1) 934 A $3.75 346,078 D
Common Stock, $0.001 par value(2) 12/31/2014 A(2) 2,018 A $3.2045 348,096 D
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 Option (right to purchase)(3) $3.73 01/02/2015 A(3) 75,000 (3) 01/01/2025 Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 75,000 $0 75,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Effective August 15, 2013, the Issuer's Board of Directors approved an arrangement whereby the Reporting Person shall receive a portion of his net salary through the issuance to him by the Issuer of shares of the Issuer's common stock, $.001 par value (the "Common Stock") at the then-market price at the time of issuance, under and subject to the terms and conditions of the Issuers' Amended & Restated 2009 Equity Compensation Plan (the "Plan").
2. Shares purchased pursuant to NeoStem, Inc.'s 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan for the period ended December 31, 2014.
3. On January 2, 2015 (the "Grant Date"), the Reporting Person was granted an option under the Company's 2009 Equity Compensation Plan (the "Plan") to purchase shares of the Issuer's common stock, subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan. This option vests as follows: as to 25% of the shares on the Grant Date, and as to the remaining 75% of the shares in increments of 25% upon the achievement of certain specified business milestones.
Andrew L. Pecora By: /s/ Catherine M. Vaczy, Esq., Attorney-in-Fact 01/02/2015
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