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): August 17, 2015


 CALADRIUS BIOSCIENCES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
001-33650
(Commission
File Number)
22-2343568
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
106 Allen Road, 4th Floor, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
 
(212) 584-4180
Registrant's Telephone Number
 
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.


On August 17, 2015, Andrew Pecora, MD resigned as Chief Medical Officer of PCT, a Caladrius Company, LLC ("PCT"), effective as of September 1, 2015. Dr. Pecora is also a member of the Board of Directors of Caladrius Biosciences, Inc. (the "Company") and shall remain on the Company's Board notwithstanding his resignation as Chief Medical Officer of PCT, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary. Dr. Pecora's resignation follows the qualification of a full-time permanent employee phyisician at PCT to assume the role of Chief Medical Officer of PCT. Pursuant to the terms of Dr. Pecora's resignation, all vested options granted to Dr. Pecora during his employment with the Company shall remain exercisable for a period of three years from the effective date of his resignation and all unvested options shall continue to vest while he remains a member of the Company's Board of Directors.




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.
 
 
 
 
 
NEOSTEM, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert S. Vaters
 
 
 
Name:
Robert S. Vaters
 
 
Title:
President and CFO
 
Dated:    August 21, 2015