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): October 18, 2017

 

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.)

 

 

10025 Investment Drive, Suite 250, Knoxville, TN 37932

 

(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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

[  ]	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ]	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ]	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ]	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company [  ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

 

 

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On October 18, 2017, Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing preliminary results from its phase 1b/2 study of the Company’s drug candidate, intralesional PV-10, in combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck’s systemic anti-PD-1 (programmed death receptor-1) antibody agent, for the treatment of melanoma. A copy of the Press Release is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Commission, the information in this Item 7.01 disclosure, including Exhibit 99.1 and information set forth therein, is deemed to have been furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated October 18, 2017

 

 

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: October 18, 2017

 

	PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Timothy C. Scott
		Timothy C. Scott
		President