Sec Form 4 Filing - RimAsia Capital Partners Manager, Ltd. @ NeoStem, Inc. - 2012-09-17

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person RimAsia Capital Partners Manager, Ltd. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NeoStem, Inc. [ NBS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1807 HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/17/2012 (Street) HONG KONG, F4 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 09/17/2012 S 30,000 ( 1 ) D $ 0.7052 105,306 D Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 22,409,874 ( 2 ) I See footnote ( 3 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other RimAsia Capital Partners Manager, Ltd. 1807 HARBOUR CENTRE 25 HARBOUR ROAD HONG KONG, F4 X Signatures /s/ Catherine M. Vaczy, Esq., Attorney-in-Fact; RimAsia Capital Partners Manager, Ltd. By: Eric H.C. Wei 09/18/2012 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )These 30,000 shares are being sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan dated August 28, 2012, adopted by RimAsia Capital Partners Manager, Ltd. ("RimAsia Manager"), which is intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1. ( 2 )Reflects 22,409,874 shares of common stock owned by RimAsia Capital Partners, L.P. ("RimAsia LP"). ( 3 )Rim Asia Manager is the Fund Manager of RimAsia Capital Partners GP, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("RimAsia GP") and the Manager of RimAsia LP. RimAsia GP is the general partner of RimAsia LP. RimAsia Capital Partners GP, Ltd. ("RimAsia Ltd") is the general partner of RimAsia GP. Eric H.C. Wei, a member of the Company's board of directors, is the managing partner of RimAsia LP, an indirect partner of RimAsia GP, a director of RimAsia Ltd. and a director of RimAsia Manager. As a result, RimAsia Manager may be deemed to have sole power to vote certain of the securities held by RimAsia LP. RimAsia Manager disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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