UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): May 24, 2007

                                  BTHC VI, Inc.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

        Delaware                   0-52108                   20-4494098
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      (State or Other      (Commission File Number)        (I.R.S. Employer
       Jurisdiction                                       Identification No.)
     of Incorporation)

                               12890 Hilltop Road
                               Argyle, Texas 76226
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                         Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code:
                                 (972) 233-0300

                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     On May 24, 2007, BTHC VI, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and
its wholly owned subsidiary, B-VI Acquisition Corp. ("Merger Sub"), entered into
an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Athersys,  Inc., a
Delaware  corporation  ("Athersys").   Pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the  Merger
Agreement,  the Company will  acquire all of the  outstanding  capital  stock of
Athersys  through a merger of Athersys  with Merger  Sub,  with  Athersys as the
surviving corporation following the consummation of the merger.

     Athersys  stockholders  will  receive  approximately  0.0358493  shares  of
Company  common stock for each share of Athersys  common stock owned pursuant to
the  terms  of the  Merger  Agreement,  and as  such it is  anticipated  that an
aggregate of  approximately  3.2 million  shares of Company common stock will be
issued to Athersys common stockholders.  The completion of the merger is subject
to customary and other closing conditions, including, among others, (i) Athersys
stockholders approving the Merger Agreement,  (ii) Athersys having completed its
due  diligence  review of the  Company to its sole  satisfaction,  and (iii) the
Company completing an equity financing contemporaneously with the merger.

     The  summary  of the Merger  Agreement  is  qualified  in its  entirety  by
reference to the form of the Merger  Agreement  filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d)  Exhibits:

          Number    Exhibit
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          10.1      Agreement  and Plan of Merger,  dated as of May 24, 2007, by
                    and  among  BTHC  VI,  Inc.,  B-VI  Acquisition  Corp.,  and
                    Athersys, Inc.








                                   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.

Date: May 24, 2007

                                                 BTHC VI, Inc.

                                                 By: /s/ Timothy P. Halter
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                                                 Name: Timothy P. Halter
                                                 Title: President





                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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    Number          Exhibit
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    10.1            Agreement  and Plan of Merger,  dated as of May 24, 2007, by
                    and  among  BTHC  VI,  Inc.,  B-VI  Acquisition  Corp.,  and
                    Athersys, Inc.