Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BIOTIME INC [BTX]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC., 724 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/08/2019
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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 (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 Shares 03/08/2019   J(1)   3,757,430 A (1) 33,728,991 D (2)  
Common Shares 03/08/2019   J(1)   0 A $ 0 33,728,991 I See Footnote (3)
Common Shares               62,908 D (4)  

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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 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
BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P.
C/O BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC.
724 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
  X   X    
BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC
724 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
    X    
BRADSHER NEAL C
C/O BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC.
724 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
  X   X    

Signatures

 Broadwood Partners, L.P., By Broadwood Capital, Inc., By: /s/ Neal C. Bradsher, President   03/12/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Broadwood Capital, Inc., By: /s/ Neal C. Bradsher, President   03/12/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Neal C. Bradsher   03/12/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These securities were acquired pursuant to a merger between the Issuer and Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. ("Asterias") that became effective on March 8, 2019 (the "Merger"). Pursuant to the Merger, each share of Asterias' common stock, $0.001 par value, was converted into the right to receive 0.71 Shares. As the holder of 5,292,156 shares of Asterias' common stock on the effective date of the Merger, Broadwood Partners received 3,757,430 Shares in the Merger. On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of Asterias' common stock was $0.9450 per share, and the closing price of the Issuer's common shares was $1.31 per share.
(2) These securities are owned by Broadwood Partners, L.P.
(3) The reported securities are directly owned by Broadwood Partners, L.P. and may be deemed beneficially owned by Broadwood Capital, Inc. as General Partner of Broadwood Partners, L.P. and Neal C. Bradsher as President of Broadwood Capital, Inc. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(4) These securities are owned by Neal C. Bradsher in his personal capacity.

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