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): June 16, 2014
PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 001-36457 | 90-0031917 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
7327 Oak Ridge Hwy., Knoxville, Tennessee 37931
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(866) 594-5999
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on Monday, June 16, 2014.
(b) At the annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on five proposals. A brief description of and tabulation of votes for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1. The Company’s stockholders elected the following directors for a term of one year. There were 74,856,795 broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.
| Nominee |
For |
Withheld |
||||||
| H. Craig Dees, Ph.D. |
42,893,826 | 3,656,277 | ||||||
| Timothy C. Scott, Ph.D. |
43,923,184 | 2,626,919 | ||||||
| Jan E. Koe |
43,212,873 | 3,337,230 | ||||||
| Kelly M. McMasters, M.D., Ph.D. |
43,492,767 | 3,057,336 | ||||||
| Alfred E. Smith, IV |
43,706,542 | 2,843,561 | ||||||
Proposal 2. The Company’s stockholders approved and adopted an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock, par value, $.001 per share, that we are authorized to issue from 250,000,000 to 300,000,000 shares. There were no broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 103,903,947 | 12,339,593 | 5,163,358 |
Proposal 3. The Company’s stockholders approved and adopted the Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014 Equity Compensation Plan. There were 74,856,795 broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 31,297,002 |
12,429,763 | 2,823,338 |
Proposal 4. The Company’s stockholders approved the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. There were 74,856,795 broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 30,663,132 |
13,512,283 | 2,374,688 |
Proposal 5. The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2014. There were no broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 113,225,755 |
2,960,825 | 5,220,318 |
SIGNATURE
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: June 17, 2014 | ||||||
| PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Peter R. Culpepper | |||||
| Peter R. Culpepper Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | ||||||