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)
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| 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 |
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 |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated August 18, 2014 | |