8-K 1 d775768d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

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): August 18, 2014

 

 

PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36457   90-0031917

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

7327 Oak Ridge Hwy., Knoxville, Tennessee 37931

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(866) 594-5999

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 18, 2014, Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), issued a press release (the “Press Release”), announcing that on August 15, 2014, the Company entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”) with Sinopharm-China Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry and Sinopharm A-THINK Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., (collectively, “Sinopharm”), and led by Network 1 Financial Securities Inc., the Company’s financial advisor, to license and commercialize the Company’s novel oncology drug, PV-10, in China.

The MOU contains customary provisions regarding confidential information, publicity, and intellectual property, and is non-binding upon the parties (except for certain non-material provisions). The MOU shall continue in effect until the earliest of (i) the replacement of the MOU with a definitive agreement, (ii) one (1) month prior written notice by either the Company or Sinopharm, or (iii) ninety (90) days from the signing of the MOU.

A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated August 18, 2014


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 18, 2014

 

PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Peter R. Culpepper

  Peter R. Culpepper
  Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated August 18, 2014