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): September 10, 2013
PROVECTUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Nevada | 0-9410 | 90-0031917 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 7327 Oak Ridge Hwy., Knoxville, Tennessee 37931 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
| (866) 594-5999 |
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On September 13, 2013, Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued the press release, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and that is incorporated by reference into this Item, announcing that the Company received a new patent on September 10, 2013 protecting the synthetic process used to produce the small molecule Rose Bengal, the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in PV-10, the Company’s lead oncology drug candidate. The patent issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office is U.S. Patent No. 8,530,675 and is entitled “Process for the Synthesis of 4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-3’,6’-dihydroxy-2’,4’,5’,7’-tetraiodo-3H-spiro[isobenzofuran-1,9’-xanthen]-3-one (Rose Bengal) and Related Xanthenes.”
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| See Exhibit Index immediately following signature page. |
| 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: September 13, 2013
| PROVECTUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
| By: | /s/ Peter R. Culpepper |
Peter R. Culpepper Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 13, 2013 |