Exhibit
10.1


 





INDEMNIFICATION
AGREEMENT


 


THIS
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of April 19, 2018, between PROVECTUS
Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Ed Pershing (“Indemnitee”).


 


WHEREAS,
highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve corporations as directors or in other capacities unless they are
provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions
against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;


 


WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified
individuals, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons
serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities. Although the furnishing of such insurance has been a customary
and widespread practice among United States-based corporations and other business enterprises, the Company believes that, given
current market conditions and trends, such insurance may be available to it in the future only at higher premiums and with more
exclusions. At the same time, directors, officers, and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are being
increasingly subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally
would have been brought only against the Company or business enterprise itself. The By-laws and Certificate of Incorporation of
the Company, as amended (the “COI”), require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company.
Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”).
The By-laws, COI, and DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby
contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the Board, officers and other persons with respect
to indemnification;


 


WHEREAS,
the uncertainties relating to such insurance and to indemnification have increased the difficulty of attracting and retaining
such persons;


 


WHEREAS,
the Board has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests
of the Company’s stockholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty
of such protection in the future;


 


WHEREAS,
it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses
on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the
Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified;


 


WHEREAS,
this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the By-laws and COI, and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and
shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and


 




    	 



    	 	 	 



    




 


WHEREAS,
Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Company’s By-laws and COI and insurance as adequate in the
present circumstances, and may not be willing to serve as an officer or director without adequate protection, and the Company
desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service
for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that he be so indemnified; and


 


WHEREAS,
Indemnitee has certain rights to indemnification and/or insurance which Indemnitee intends to be secondary to the primary obligation
of the Company to indemnify Indemnitee as provided herein, with the Company’s acknowledgement and agreement to the foregoing
being a material condition to Indemnitee’s willingness to serve on the Board;


 


NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of Indemnitee’s agreement to serve as a director from and after the date hereof, the parties
hereto agree as follows:


 


1.
Indemnity of Indemnitee. The Company hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted
by law, as such may be amended from time to time. In furtherance of the foregoing indemnification, and without limiting the generality
thereof:


 


(a)
Proceedings Other Than Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights
of indemnification provided in this Section l(a) if, by reason of his Corporate Status (as hereinafter defined), the Indemnitee
is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding (as hereinafter defined) other than a Proceeding
by or in the right of the Company. Pursuant to this Section 1(a), Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses
(as hereinafter defined), judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him,
or on his behalf, in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith
and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and with respect
to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.


 


(b)
Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided
in this Section 1(b) if, by reason of his Corporate Status, the Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to
or participant in any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company. Pursuant to this Section 1(b), Indemnitee
shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee, or on the Indemnitee’s behalf,
in connection with such Proceeding if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company; provided, however, if applicable law so provides, no indemnification
against such Expenses shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter in such Proceeding as to which Indemnitee shall have
been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that
such indemnification may be made.


 




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(c)
Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his Corporate Status, a party to and is successful, on the merits
or otherwise, in any Proceeding, he shall be indemnified to the maximum extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time
to time, against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection therewith. If Indemnitee
is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all
claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. For purposes of this Section
and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice,
shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.


 


(d)
Indemnification of Appointing Stockholder. If (i) Indemnitee is or was affiliated with one or more stockholders
that have invested in the Company (an “Appointing Stockholder”), and (ii) the Appointing Stockholder is, or
is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding relating to or arising by reason of Appointing Stockholder’s
position as a stockholder of, or lender to, the Company, or Appointing Stockholder’s appointment of or affiliation with
Indemnitee or any other director, including without limitation any alleged misappropriation of a Company asset or corporate opportunity,
any claim of misappropriation or infringement of intellectual property relating to the Company, any alleged false or misleading
statement or omission made by the Company (or on its behalf) or its employees or agents, or any allegation of inappropriate control
or influence over the Company or its Board members, officers, equity holders or debt holders, then the Appointing Stockholder
will be entitled to indemnification hereunder for Expenses to the same extent as Indemnitee, and the terms of this Agreement as
they relate to procedures for indemnification of Indemnitee and advancement of Expenses shall apply to any such indemnification
of Appointing Stockholder.


 


The
rights provided to the Appointing Stockholder under this Section 1(d) shall be suspended during any period during which
the Appointing Stockholder does not have a representative on the Company’s Board;
provided, however, that in the event of any such suspension, the Appointing Stockholder’s
rights to indemnification will not be suspended with respect to any Proceeding based in whole or in part on facts and circumstances
occurring at any time prior to such suspension regardless of whether the Proceeding arises before or after such suspension. The
Company and Indemnitee agree that the Appointing Stockholder is an express third party beneficiary of the terms of this Section
1(d).


 


2.
Additional Indemnity. In addition to, and without regard to any limitations on, the indemnification provided for in Section
1 of this Agreement, the Company shall and hereby does indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against all Expenses, judgments,
penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf if, by reason of his
Corporate Status, he is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or
in the right of the Company), including, without limitation, all liability arising out of the negligence or active or passive
wrongdoing of Indemnitee. The only limitation that shall exist upon the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement
shall be that the Company shall not be obligated to make any payment to Indemnitee that is finally determined (under the procedures,
and subject to the presumptions, set forth in Sections 6 and 7 hereof) to be unlawful.


 




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3.
Contribution.


 


(a)
Whether or not the indemnification provided in Sections 1 and 2 hereof is available, in respect of any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined
in such action, suit or proceeding), the Company shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount of any judgment or settlement
of such action, suit or proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment and the Company hereby waives and
relinquishes any right of contribution it may have against Indemnitee. The Company shall not enter into any settlement of any
action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit
or proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee.


 


(b)
Without diminishing or impairing the obligations of the Company set forth in the preceding subparagraph, if, for any reason, Indemnitee
shall elect or be required to pay all or any portion of any judgment or settlement in any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding),
the Company shall contribute to the amount of Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred and paid or payable by Indemnitee in proportion to the relative benefits received by the Company and all officers, directors
or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action,
suit or proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, from the transaction or events from which such action,
suit or proceeding arose; provided, however, that the proportion determined on the basis of relative benefit may, to the extent
necessary to conform to law, be further adjusted by reference to the relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors
or employees of the Company other than Indemnitee who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action,
suit or proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, in connection with the transaction or events that resulted
in such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other equitable considerations which applicable law may
require to be considered. The relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than
Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one hand,
and Indemnitee, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the degree to which their actions
were motivated by intent to gain personal profit or advantage, the degree to which their liability is primary or secondary and
the degree to which their conduct is active or passive.


 


(c)
The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless from any claims of contribution which may be brought
by officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee.


 


(d)
To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to
Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred
by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses,
in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and
reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the
Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative
fault of the Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or
transaction(s).


 




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4.
Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee
is, by reason of his Corporate Status, a witness, or is made (or asked) to respond to discovery requests, in any Proceeding to
which Indemnitee is not a party, he shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his
behalf in connection therewith.


 


5.
Advancement of Expenses. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall advance all Expenses
incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status within
thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances
from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably
evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by a written undertaking by or on
behalf of Indemnitee to repay any Expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified against such Expenses. Any advances and undertakings to repay pursuant to this Section 5 shall be unsecured
and interest free.


 


6.
Procedures and Presumptions for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification. It is the intent of this Agreement to
secure for Indemnitee rights of indemnity that are as favorable as may be permitted under the DGCL, public policy, and other applicable
law. Accordingly, the parties agree that the following procedures and presumptions shall apply in the event of any question as
to whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement:


 


(a)
To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or
therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine
whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt
of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any failure of Indemnitee to provide such a request to the Company, or to provide such a request in a timely fashion,
shall not relieve the Company of any liability that it may have to Indemnitee unless, and to the extent that, such failure actually
and materially prejudices the interests of the Company.


 


(b)
Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of Section 6(a) hereof, a determination
with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case by one of the following four methods,
which shall be at the election of the Board: (1) by a majority vote of the disinterested directors, even though less than a quorum,
(2) by a committee of disinterested directors designated by a majority vote of the disinterested directors, even though less than
a quorum, (3) if there are no disinterested directors or if the disinterested directors so direct, by independent legal counsel
in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, or (4) if so directed by the Board, by
the stockholders of the Company. For purposes hereof, disinterested directors are those members of the Board who are not parties
to the action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.


 




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(c)
If the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof,
the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 6(c). The Independent Counsel shall be selected by
the Board. Indemnitee may, within 10 days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company
a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent
Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 13
of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and
timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If a written objection is made and substantiated, the
Independent Counsel selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has
determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification
pursuant to Section 6(a) hereof, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company
or Indemnitee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the
Indemnitee to the Company’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person
selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections
are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 6(b) hereof. The Company shall
pay any and all reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel incurred by such Independent Counsel in connection with acting
pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof, and the Company shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the procedures
of this Section 6(c), regardless of the manner in which such Independent Counsel was selected or appointed.


 


(d)
In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such
determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement. Anyone seeking to overcome this
presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence. Neither the failure
of the Company (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement
of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable
standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) that
Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee
has not met the applicable standard of conduct.


 


(e)
Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account
of the Enterprise (as hereinafter defined), including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers
of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records
given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected
with reasonable care by the Enterprise. In addition, the knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer,
agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification
under this Agreement. Whether or not the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(e) are satisfied, it shall in any event
be presumed that Indemnitee has at all times acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the Company. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden
of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.


 




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(f)
If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 6 to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification
shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite
determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification
absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s
statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification
under applicable law; provided, however, that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional
thirty (30) days, if the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in
good faith requires such additional time to obtain or evaluate documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided,
further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(f) shall not apply if the determination of entitlement to indemnification
is to be made by the stockholders pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement and if (A) within fifteen (15) days after
receipt by the Company of the request for such determination, the Board or the Disinterested Directors, if appropriate, resolve
to submit such determination to the stockholders for their consideration at an annual meeting thereof to be held within seventy-five
(75) days after such receipt and such determination is made thereat, or (B) a special meeting of stockholders is called within
fifteen (15) days after such receipt for the purpose of making such determination, such meeting is held for such purpose within
sixty (60) days after having been so called and such determination is made thereat.


 


(g)
Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement
to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or
information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and
reasonably necessary to such determination. Any Independent Counsel, member of the Board or stockholder of the Company shall act
reasonably and in good faith in making a determination regarding the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification under this
Agreement. Any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating
with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination
as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless
therefrom.


 




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(h)
The Company acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition short of final judgment may be successful if it permits a party
to avoid expense, delay, distraction, disruption and uncertainty. In the event that any action, claim or proceeding to which Indemnitee
is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against Indemnitee (including, without limitation, settlement
of such action, claim or proceeding with or without payment of money or other consideration) it shall be presumed that Indemnitee
has been successful on the merits or otherwise in such action, suit or proceeding. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption
shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.


 


(i)
The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon
a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely
affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner
which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding,
that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.


 


7.
Remedies of Indemnitee.


 


(a)
In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement,
(iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification is made pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement within 90 days
after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to this
Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor or (v) payment of indemnification is
not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or such determination
is deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in
any other court of competent jurisdiction, of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification. Indemnitee shall commence
such proceeding seeking an adjudication within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence
such proceeding pursuant to this Section 7(a). The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication.


 


(b)
In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not
entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 7 shall be conducted in all respects
as a de novo trial on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of the adverse determination under Section
6(b).


 


(c)
If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification,
the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 7, absent
(i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s misstatement
not materially misleading in connection with the application for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification
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(d)
In the event that Indemnitee, pursuant to this Section 7, seeks a judicial adjudication of his rights under, or to recover
damages for breach of, this Agreement, or to recover under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies
maintained by the Company, the Company shall pay on his behalf, in advance, any and all expenses (of the types described in the
definition of Expenses in Section 13 of this Agreement) actually and reasonably incurred by him in such judicial adjudication,
regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance
recovery.


 


(e)
The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 7 that the
procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court that
the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses
and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefore) advance,
to the extent not prohibited by law, such expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action
brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advance of Expenses from the Company under this Agreement or under any directors’
and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined
to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of Expenses or insurance recovery, as the case may be.


 


(f)
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement
shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding.


 


8.
Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Primacy of Indemnification; Subrogation.


 


(a)
The rights of indemnification as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee
may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the COI, the Company’s By-laws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders,
a resolution of directors of the Company, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision
hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such
Indemnitee in his Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in the DGCL, whether
by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification than would be afforded currently under the Company’s COI,
By-laws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits
so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and
every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not
prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.


 




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(b)
To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers,
employees, or agents or fiduciaries of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit
plan or other enterprise that such person serves at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or
policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any director, officer, employee,
agent or fiduciary under such policy or policies. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms
hereof, the Company has directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice
of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.
The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee,
all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.


 


9.
Exception to Right of Indemnification. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated
under this Agreement to make any indemnity in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee:


 


(a)
for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision,
except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision;


 


(b)
for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company
within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of state statutory
law or common law; or


 


(c)
in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part
of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless
(i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the
indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law.


 


10.
Duration of Agreement. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period
Indemnitee is an officer or director of the Company (or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) and shall continue thereafter
so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any Proceeding (or any proceeding commenced under Section 7 hereof) by reason
of his Corporate Status, whether or not he is acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred
for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase,
merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs,
executors and personal and legal representatives.


 


11.
Security. To the extent requested by Indemnitee and approved by the Board, the Company may at any time and from time to
time provide security to Indemnitee for the Company’s obligations hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit,
funded trust or other collateral. Any such security, once provided to Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released without the prior
written consent of the Indemnitee.


 




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12.
Enforcement.


 


(a)
The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumes the obligations imposed on it hereby
in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon
this Agreement in serving as a director of the Company.


 


(b)
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof.


 


(c)
The Company shall not seek from a court, or agree to, a “bar order” which would have the effect of prohibiting or
limiting the Indemnitee’s rights to receive advancement of expenses under this Agreement.


 


13.
Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:


 


(a)
“Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary
of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that
such person is or was serving at the express written request of the Company.


 


(b)
“Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in
respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.


 


(c)
“Enterprise” shall mean the Company and any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise that Indemnitee is or was serving at the express written request of the Company as a director,
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.


 


(d)
“Expenses” shall include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees
of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery
service fees and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending,
preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, participating, or being or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding, or responding
to, or objecting to, a request to provide discovery in any Proceeding. Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection
with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on the Indemnitee as a result
of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, including without limitation the premium, security for,
and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersede as bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. Expenses, however, shall
not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.


 




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(e)
“Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation
law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any
matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other
indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification
hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the
applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company
or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable
fees of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities
and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.


 


(f)
“Proceeding” includes any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution
mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought
by or in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which Indemnitee
was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, by reason of any action taken by
him or of any inaction on his part while acting in his or her Corporate Status; in each case whether or not he is acting or serving
in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement;
including one pending on or before the date of this Agreement, but excluding one initiated by an Indemnitee pursuant to Section
7 of this Agreement to enforce his rights under this Agreement.


 


14.
Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability
of any other provision. Further, the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof as to either Indemitee or Appointing
Stockholder shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any provision hereof as to the other. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, this Agreement is intended to confer upon Indemnitee and Appointing Stockholder indemnification rights
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws. In the event any provision hereof conflicts with any applicable law, such
provision shall be deemed modified, consistent with the aforementioned intent, to the extent necessary to resolve such conflict.


 


15.
Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification, termination or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless
executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall
constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.


 


16.
Notice By Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing upon being served with or otherwise receiving
any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which
may be subject to indemnification covered hereunder. The failure to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any
obligation which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise unless and only to the extent that such failure or
delay materially prejudices the Company.


 




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17.
Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or
facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not so confirmed, then on the next business day, (c) five
(5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) day
after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt.
All communications shall be sent:


 


(a)
To Indemnitee at the address set forth below Indemnitee signature hereto.


 


	(b)
    To the Company at:	Provectus
    Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
	 	10025
    Investment Drive, Suite 250
	 	Knoxville,TN
    37932


 


or
to such other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company or to the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may
be.


 


18.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but
all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile
signature or electronic mail and in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.


 


19.
Headings. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to
constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.


 


20.
Governing Law. This Agreement and any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as to matters within the scope thereof, and
as to all other matters shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of Tennessee, without regard to
conflict of law principles that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the state of Tennessee.


 


21.
Dispute Resolution. The parties (a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of the state courts
of Tennessee and to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee for the purpose
of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement; (b) agree not to commence any suit, action
or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement except in the state courts of Tennessee or the United States District
Court for the Middle District of Tennessee; and (c) hereby waive, and agree not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or
otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named
courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in
an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter
hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.


 


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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Indemnification Agreement on and as of the day and year first above written.





 





	 	PROVECTUS
    Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Timothy C. Scott, PhD
	 	Name:	Timothy
    C. Scott, PhD
	 	Title:	President
	 	 	 
	 	INDEMNITEE
	 	 	 
	 	 	/s/
    Ed Pershing
	 	 	Ed
        Pershing

        

	 	 	 
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