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): March 7, 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)
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company) is (1) extending the expiration date of its previously announced offer to certain of its holders of outstanding warrants to purchase shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (Common Stock), issued between January 6, 2011 and November 1, 2015 (the Existing Warrants) to receive new warrants expiring June 19, 2020 to purchase an equal number of shares of the Companys Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.85 per share (the Replacement Warrants) in exchange for exercising their Existing Warrants at a discounted exercise price (the Warrant Exchange Offer) and (2) lowering the exercise price of the Existing Warrants, on a temporary basis, from $0.75 to $0.50 per share.
The Warrant Exchange Offer was previously set to expire at 4:00 P.M. (Eastern time) on Thursday, March 10, 2016 and will now expire at 4:00 P.M. (Eastern time) on Monday, March 21, 2016, unless further extended or terminated. As of March 4, 2016, approximately 332,500 Existing Warrants have been tendered for exchange in the Exchange Offer.
All other terms and conditions of the Warrant Exchange Offer will remain in full force and effect. The terms and conditions of the Warrant Exchange Offer are set forth in the Offer Letter/Prospectus dated January 20, 2016 (the Offer Letter/Prospectus), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on January 20, 2016, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated March 7, 2016 (the Supplement), filed with the SEC on March 7, 2016, and the Amended and Restated Letter of Transmittal. Questions relating to the procedure for tendering Existing Warrants, as well as requests for additional copies of the Offer Letter/Prospectus, Supplement and the Amended and Restated Letter of Transmittal, may be directed to Maxim Group LLC, Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. or the Company using the contact information below:
Maxim Group LLC
Attn: Summer Kotb
405 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10174
Phone: (212) 895-3511
Email: skotb@maximgrp.com
Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc.
Attn: William Heming Jr.
2 Bridge Avenue
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Phone: 1 (800) 866-7007
Email: billheming@netw1.com
Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
Attn: Peter R. Culpepper
7327 Oak Ridge Highway, Suite A
Knoxville, TN 37931
Phone: (866) 597-5999
Email: pete@pvct.com
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: March 7, 2016
PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Peter R. Culpepper | |
Peter R. Culpepper Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |