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, 2016
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
(Registrants 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 Thursday, June 16, 2016. |
(b) | At the annual meeting, the Companys stockholders voted on three proposals. A brief description of and tabulation of votes for each proposal are set forth below. |
Proposal 1. The Companys stockholders elected the following directors for a term of one year. There were 87,919,230 broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.
Nominee |
For | Withheld | ||||||
Timothy C. Scott, Ph.D. |
62,695,679 | 21,558,476 | ||||||
Eric A. Wachter, Ph.D. |
71,813,766 | 12,440,389 | ||||||
Jan E. Koe |
67,939,822 | 16,314,333 | ||||||
Kelly M. McMasters, M.D., Ph.D. |
68,353,568 | 15,900,587 | ||||||
Alfred E. Smith, IV |
69,492,008 | 14,762,147 |
Proposal 2. The Companys stockholders approved the advisory vote on the compensation of the Companys named executive officers. There were 87,919,230 broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.
For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
48,237,206 |
32,554,703 | 3,462,246 |
Proposal 5. The Companys stockholders ratified the selection of Marcum LLP as the Companys independent auditor for 2016. There were no broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.
For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
160,811,048 |
8,544,036 | 2,818,301 |
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, 2016
PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Peter R. Culpepper | |
Peter R. Culpepper | ||
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer |