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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Dickey Robert IV (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) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/19/2013
	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, par value $0.001 per share	08/19/2013		A(1)(2)		5,000	A	(1)(2)	5,000	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)(1)	$7.46	08/19/2013		A(1)(2)		46,000		(1)(2)	08/18/2023	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	46,000	$0	46,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On August 19, 2013, the commencement date (the "Commencement Date") of his employment with NeoStem, Inc. (the "Company"), the reporting person, Robert Dickey IV, received a signing bonus consisting of 5,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value, $.001 (the "Common Stock"), and an option to purchase 10,000 shares of the Common Stock (the "Bonus Option") pursuant and subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's Amended & Restated 2009 Equity Compensation Plan. The Bonus option is scheduled to vest on August 19, 2014, subject to the reporting person's continued employment. (Continued in Footnote 2)

2. (Continued from Footnote 1) Additionally, on the Commencement Date, Mr. Dickey was granted an option to purchase 36,000 shares of Common Stock, pursuant and subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's Amended & Restated 2009 Equity Compensation Plan. This option is scheduled to vest as to 12,000 shares on each of August 19, 2014 and August 19, 2015 and 12,000 shares on August 19, 2016, subject to the reporting person's continued employment.

	/s/ Catherine M. Vaczy, Esq., Attorney-in-Fact	08/20/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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