SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
NEOSTEM, INC.
| (Name of Issuer) |
COMMON STOCK
| (Title of Class of Securities) |
640650305
| (CUSIP Number) |
November 12, 2007
| (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
x Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act, but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
| CUSIP No. 640650305 | 13G | Page 2 of 5 |
| 1) | Names of Reporting Persons/I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (Entities Only)
UTEK Corporation 59-3603677 |
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| 2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3) | SEC Use Only
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| 4) | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware |
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With
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(5) Sole Voting Power
412,000 | |
| (6) Shared Voting Power
0 | ||
| (7) Sole Dispositive Power
412,000 | ||
| (8) Shared Dispositive Power
0 |
| 9) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
412,000 |
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| 10) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
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| 11) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
8.7% |
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| 12) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO |
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| Item 1 | (a). |
Name of Issuer: | ||||||||||
| NeoStem, Inc. | ||||||||||||
| Item 1 |
(b). |
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: | ||||||||||
| 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 450 New York, New York 10170 |
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| Item 2 | (a). |
Name of Person Filing: | ||||||||||
| UTEK Corporation | ||||||||||||
| Item 2 | (b). |
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: | ||||||||||
| 2109 East Palm Avenue Tampa, FL 33605 |
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| Item 2 |
(c). |
Citizenship: | ||||||||||
| Delaware | ||||||||||||
| Item 2 |
(d). |
Title of Class of Securities: | ||||||||||
| Common Stock | ||||||||||||
| Item 2 |
(e). |
CUSIP Number: | ||||||||||
| 640650305 | ||||||||||||
| Item 3 (a). | If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the filing person is a: | |||||||||||
| (a) | ¨ | Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). | ||||||||||
| (b) | ¨ | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). | ||||||||||
| (c) | ¨ | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). | ||||||||||
| (d) | ¨ | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8). | ||||||||||
| (e) | ¨ | An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); | ||||||||||
| (f) | ¨ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); | ||||||||||
| (g) | ¨ | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); | ||||||||||
| (h) | ¨ | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); | ||||||||||
| (i) | ¨ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); | ||||||||||
| (j) | ¨ | Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). | ||||||||||
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| Item 4. | Ownership: | |||||||||
| With respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of common stock of NeoStem, Inc. by UTEK Corporation, see Items 5 through 8, 9 and 11 of the cover pages to this Schedule 13G, which are incorporated herein by reference. | ||||||||||
| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: | |||||||||
| If this statement is filed to report that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ¨ | ||||||||||
| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: | |||||||||
| Not applicable | ||||||||||
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: | |||||||||
| Not applicable | ||||||||||
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: | |||||||||
| Not applicable | ||||||||||
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group: | |||||||||
| Not applicable | ||||||||||
| Item 10: | Certification: | |||||||||
| By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not being held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. | ||||||||||
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
February 13, 2008
| /s/ Carole R. Wright |
| Carole R. Wright, CPA Chief Financial Officer |