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 27, 2018
PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36457 | 90-0031917 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 10025 Investment Drive, Suite 250, Knoxville, Tennessee 37932 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
| (866) 594-5999 |
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.) |
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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 (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 27, 2018. |
| (b) | At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals. A brief description 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 at the Annual Meeting, consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”). There were 198,013,162 broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.
| Nominee | For | Withheld | ||||||
| Bruce Horowitz | 101,385,126 | 6,712,402 | ||||||
| Jan Koe | 100,539,944 | 7,557,584 | ||||||
| John Lacey, III, M.D. | 104,399,706 | 3,697,822 | ||||||
| Ed Pershing, CPA | 104,393,513 | 3,704,015 | ||||||
| Dominic Rodrigues, CFA | 103,970,701 | 4,126,827 | ||||||
Proposal 2. The Company’s stockholders approved the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the Annual Meeting, consistent with the Board’s recommendation. There were 198,013,162 broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 98,885,487 | 8,525,139 | 686,902 | ||||||||
Proposal 3. The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018 at the Annual Meeting, consistent with the Board’s recommendation. There were no broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 298,348,783 | 13,214,232 | 1,823,220 | ||||||||
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: July 2, 2018
| PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Timothy C. Scott | |
| Timothy C. Scott | ||
| President | ||