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 15, 2005



Palatin Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware 001-15543 95-4078884
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS employer
of incorporation) File Number) identification number)


4C Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, NJ 08512
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (609) 495-2200


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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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[  ] 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))



Item 1.01  Entry into a material definitive agreement.

        On September 15, 2005, Palatin's board of directors elected J. Stanley Hull as a director, and ratified the grant of stock options to Mr. Hull under our 2005 Stock Plan to purchase an aggregate of 36,667 shares of our common stock at $1.94 per share. The options expire August 30, 2005 and have the following vesting provisions:

    20,000 shares vest as to 25% of the shares per year, starting August 30, 2005

    16,667 shares vest at the rate of 1/11 of the shares per month on the last day of each month, starting August 31, 2005

We have filed the standard forms of stock option certificate and stock option agreement under the 2005 Stock Plan as exhibits to this report. Mr. Hull's option certificate is in the form of the Option Certificate (non-qualified) filed as Exhibit 10.3 and his option agreement is in the form of the Nonqualifed Stock Option Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.4.


Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

        On September 15, 2005, Palatin's board of directors elected J. Stanley Hull as a director. There was no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Hull and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director. Mr. Hull has not been appointed to any committees of the board at this time. There have been no transactions in which Mr. Hull had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, to which Palatin or its subsidiary was or is to be a party, other than the grant of stock options to Mr. Hull described in Item 1.01 above.


Item 8.01  Other Events

        On September 20, 2005, we issued a press release concerning the election of J. Stanley Hull to our board of directors. We have included that press release as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)   Exhibits:

   10.1   Form of Option Certicate (incentive option) under the 2005 Stock Plan

   10.2   Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement - Standard under the 2005 Stock Plan

   10.3   Form of Option Certicate (non-qualified option) under the 2005 Stock Plan

   10.4   Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the 2005 Stock Plan

   99.1   Press release dated September 20, 2005 concerning the election of J. Stanley Hull as director



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


    PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
     
     
Date: September 20, 2005   By:   /s/ Stephen T. Wills              
      Stephen T. Wills, CPA, MST
      Executive Vice President and
      Chief Financial Officer



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EXHIBIT INDEX

   10.1   Form of Option Certicate (incentive option) under the 2005 Stock Plan

   10.2   Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement - Standard under the 2005 Stock Plan

   10.3   Form of Option Certicate (non-qualified option) under the 2005 Stock Plan

   10.4   Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the 2005 Stock Plan

   99.1   Press release dated September 20, 2005 concerning the election of J. Stanley Hull as director

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PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

2005 STOCK PLAN

OPTION CERTIFICATE


This Certificate, when executed by a duly authorized officer of Palatin Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), evidences the grant to the Employee named below of an Option to purchase shares of the Common Stock of the Company.

1.   Name of Employee: «First_Name» «Last_Name»

2.   Maximum number of shares for which this option is exerciseable: «ofoptions»

3.   Purchase Price Per Share: $ «OptionPrice» per share

4.   Date of Grant: «GrantDate»

5.   Expiration Date of Option: «ExpirationDate»

6.   Type of Grant: Incentive Stock Option

7.   Vesting Schedule: Insert Vesting Schedule; New Employee Vesting Schedule is This option shall become exerciseable (and the shares issued upon exercise shall be vested) in 4 equal annual installments; ¼ at 12 months, ¼ at 24 months, ¼ at 36 months and remainder at 48 months from date of grant; provided, however that the number of shares included in each of the first three installments shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number, whilst the number of shares included in the final installment shall be the remaining unvested balance of the Shares.

        This Option is subject to, and governed by, all of the terms of the Company’s 2005 Stock Plan and standard Incentive Stock Option Agreement (these documents are available on the Company’s corporate computer network drive or from the Human Resources Department).

  PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

  By:__________________________
          Stephen T. Wills

  Title: EVP, Operations & Chief Financial Officer
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2005 STOCK PLAN

INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT-STANDARD


        AGREEMENT made as of the Date of Grant set forth on the Option Certificate, between Palatin Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation having a principal place of business at 4C Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, New Jersey 08512, and the employee of the Company identified on the Option Certificate (the “Employee”).

        WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to the Employee an Option to purchase shares of its common stock, $.01 par value per share (the “Shares”), under and for the purposes set forth in the Company’s 2005 Stock Plan (the “Plan”) with the specific terms of such Option grant as set forth on an Option Certificate provided to the Employee;

        WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee understand and agree that any terms used and not defined herein have the same meanings as in the Plan; and

        WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee each intend that the Option granted herein qualify as an ISO.

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

  1. GRANT OF OPTION .

        The Company hereby grants to the Employee the right and option to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of the number of Shares listed on the Option Certificate, on the terms and conditions and subject to all the limitations set forth herein, under United States securities and tax laws, and in the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Employee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan.

  2. PURCHASE PRICE .

        The purchase price of the Shares covered by the Option shall be the price per Share as set forth on the Option Certificate, subject to adjustment, as provided in the Plan, in the event of a stock split, reverse stock split or other events affecting the holders of Shares after the date hereof (the “Purchase Price”). Payment shall be made in accordance with Paragraph 9 of the Plan.

  3. EXERCISABILITY OF OPTION .

        Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, the Option granted hereby shall become exercisable as set forth on the Option Certificate which rights are cumulative and are subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.




  4. TERM OF OPTION .

        The Option shall terminate ten years from the Date of Grant as set forth on the Option Certificate attached to this Agreement or, if the Employee owns as of the date hereof more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock of the Company or an Affiliate, five years from the Date of Grant as set forth on the Option Certificate attached to this Agreement, but shall be subject to earlier termination as provided herein or in the Plan.

        If the Employee ceases to be an employee of the Company or of an Affiliate (for any reason other than the death or Disability of the Employee or termination of the Employee’s employment for “cause” (as defined in the Plan)), the Option may be exercised, if it has not previously terminated, within three months after the date the Employee ceases to be an employee of the Company or an Affiliate, or within the originally prescribed term of the Option, whichever is earlier, but may not be exercised thereafter. In such event, the Option shall be exercisable only to the extent that the Option has become exercisable and is in effect at the date of such cessation of employment.

        Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Employee’s Disability or death within three months after the termination of employment, the Employee or the Employee’s Survivors may exercise the Option within one year after the date of the Employee’s termination of employment, but in no event after the date of expiration of the term of the Option.

        In the event the Employee’s employment is terminated by the Employee’s employer for “cause” (as defined in the Plan), the Employee’s right to exercise any unexercised portion of this Option shall cease immediately as of the time the Employee is notified his or her employment is terminated for “cause,” and this Option shall thereupon terminate. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if subsequent to the Employee’s termination as an employee, but prior to the exercise of the Option, the Board of Directors of the Company determines that, either prior or subsequent to the Employee’s termination, the Employee engaged in conduct which would constitute “cause,” then the Employee shall immediately cease to have any right to exercise the Option and this Option shall thereupon terminate.

        In the event of the Disability of the Employee, as determined in accordance with the Plan, the Option shall be exercisable within one year after the Employee’s termination of employment or, if earlier, within the term originally prescribed by the Option. In such event, the Option shall be exercisable:

(a)  

to the extent that the Option has become exercisable but has not been exercised as of the date of Disability; and


(b)  

in the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the extent of a pro rata portion through the date of Disability of any additional vesting rights that would have accrued on the next vesting date had the Employee not become Disabled. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued in the current vesting period prior to the date of Disability.


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        In the event of the death of the Employee while an employee of the Company or of an Affiliate, the Option shall be exercisable by the Participant’s Survivors within one year after the date of death of the Employee or, if earlier, within the originally prescribed term of the Option. In such event, the Option shall be exercisable:

(x)  

to the extent that the Option has become exercisable but has not been exercised as of the date of death; and


(y)  

in the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the extent of a pro rata portion through the date of death of any additional vesting rights that would have accrued on the next vesting date had the Employee not died. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued in the current vesting period prior to the Employee’s date of death.


  5. METHOD OF EXERCISING OPTION .

        Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Option may be exercised by written notice to the Company or its designee, in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. Such notice shall state the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised and shall be signed by the person exercising the Option. Payment of the purchase price for such Shares shall be made in accordance with Paragraph 9 of the Plan. The Company shall deliver such Shares as soon as practicable after the notice shall be received, provided, however, that the Company may delay issuance of such Shares until completion of any action or obtaining of any consent, which the Company deems necessary under any applicable law (including, without limitation, state securities or “blue sky” laws). The Shares as to which the Option shall have been so exercised shall be registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the person so exercising the Option (or, if the Option shall be exercised by the Employee and if the Employee shall so request in the notice exercising the Option, shall be registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Employee and another person jointly, with right of survivorship) and shall be delivered as provided above to or upon the written order of the person exercising the Option. In the event the Option shall be exercised, pursuant to Section 4 hereof, by any person other than the Employee, such notice shall be accompanied by appropriate proof of the right of such person to exercise the Option. All Shares that shall be purchased upon the exercise of the Option as provided herein shall be fully paid and nonassessable.

  6. PARTIAL EXERCISE .

        Exercise of this Option to the extent above stated may be made in part at any time and from time to time within the above limits, except that no fractional share shall be issued pursuant to this Option.

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  7. NON-ASSIGNABILITY .

        The Option shall not be transferable by the Employee otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The Option shall be exercisable, during the Employee’s lifetime, only by the Employee (or, in the event of legal incapacity or incompetency, by the Employee’s guardian or representative) and shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Option or of any rights granted hereunder contrary to the provisions of this Section 7, or the levy of any attachment or similar process upon the Option shall be null and void.

  8. NO RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER UNTIL EXERCISE .

        The Employee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to this Agreement until registration of the Shares in the Company’s share register in the name of the Employee. Except as is expressly provided in the Plan with respect to certain changes in the capitalization of the Company, no adjustment shall be made for dividends or similar rights for which the record date is prior to the date of such registration.

  9. ADJUSTMENTS .

        The Plan contains provisions covering the treatment of Options in a number of contingencies such as stock splits and mergers. Provisions in the Plan for adjustment with respect to stock subject to Options and the related provisions with respect to successors to the business of the Company are hereby made applicable hereunder and are incorporated herein by reference.

  10. TAXES .

        The Employee acknowledges that any income or other taxes due from him or her with respect to this Option or the Shares issuable pursuant to this Option shall be the Employee’s responsibility.

        In the event of a Disqualifying Disposition (as defined in Section 15 below) or if the Option is converted into a Non-Qualified Option and such Non-Qualified Option is exercised, the Company may withhold from the Employee’s remuneration, if any, the minimum statutory amount of federal, state and local withholding taxes attributable to such amount that is considered compensation includable in such person’s gross income. At the Company’s discretion, the amount required to be withheld may be withheld in cash from such remuneration, or in kind from the Shares otherwise deliverable to the Employee on exercise of the Option. The Employee further agrees that, if the Company does not withhold an amount from the Employee’s remuneration sufficient to satisfy the Company’s income tax withholding obligation, the Employee will reimburse the Company on demand, in cash, for the amount under-withheld.

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  11. PURCHASE FOR INVESTMENT .

        Unless the offering and sale of the Shares to be issued upon the particular exercise of the Option shall have been effectively registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as now in force or hereafter amended (the “1933 Act”), the Company shall be under no obligation to issue the Shares covered by such exercise unless and until the following conditions have been fulfilled:

(a)  

The person(s) who exercise the Option shall warrant to the Company, at the time of such exercise, that such person(s) are acquiring such Shares for their own respective accounts, for investment, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any such Shares, in which event the person(s) acquiring such Shares shall be bound by the provisions of the following legend which shall be endorsed upon the certificate(s) evidencing the Shares issued pursuant to such exercise:


  “The shares represented by this certificate have been taken for investment and they may not be sold or otherwise transferred by any person, including a pledgee, unless (1) either (a) a Registration Statement with respect to such shares shall be effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (b) the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it that an exemption from registration under such Act is then available, and (2) there shall have been compliance with all applicable state securities laws;” and

(b)  

If the Company so requires, the Company shall have received an opinion of its counsel that the Shares may be issued upon such particular exercise in compliance with the 1933 Act without registration thereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company may delay issuance of the Shares until completion of any action or obtaining of any consent, which the Company deems necessary under any applicable law (including without limitation state securities or “blue sky” laws).


  12. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES .

        12.1 If, in connection with a registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to the Securities Act, the Company or its underwriter so requests, the Employee will agree not to sell any Shares for a period not to exceed 180 days following the effectiveness of such registration.

        12.2 The Employee acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company, its shareholders nor its directors and officers, has any duty or obligation to disclose to the Employee any material information regarding the business of the Company or affecting the value of the Shares before, at the time of, or following a termination of the employment of the Employee by the Company, including, without limitation, any information concerning plans for the Company to make a public offering of its securities or to be acquired by or merged with or into another firm or entity.

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  13. NO OBLIGATION TO EMPLOY .

        The Company is not by the Plan or this Option obligated to continue the Employee as an employee of the Company or an Affiliate. The Employee acknowledges: (i) that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be suspended or terminated by the Company at any time; (ii) that the grant of the Option is a one-time benefit which does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options; (iii) that all determinations with respect to any such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when options shall be granted, the number of shares subject to each option, the option price, and the time or times when each option shall be exercisable, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (iv) that the Employee’s participation in the Plan is voluntary; (v) that the value of the Option is an extraordinary item of compensation which is outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any; and (vi) that the Option is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.

  14. OPTION IS INTENDED TO BE AN ISO .

        The parties each intend that the Option be an ISO so that the Employee (or the Employee’s Survivors) may qualify for the favorable tax treatment provided to holders of Options that meet the standards of Section 422 of the Code. Any provision of this Agreement or the Plan which conflicts with the Code so that this Option would not be deemed an ISO is null and void and any ambiguities shall be resolved so that the Option qualifies as an ISO. Nonetheless, if the Option is determined not to be an ISO, the Employee understands that neither the Company nor any Affiliate is responsible to compensate him or her or otherwise make up for the treatment of the Option as a Non-qualified Option and not as an ISO. The Employee should consult with the Employee’s own tax advisors regarding the tax effects of the Option and the requirements necessary to obtain favorable tax treatment under Section 422 of the Code, including, but not limited to, holding period requirements.

  15. NOTICE TO COMPANY OF DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION .

        The Employee agrees to notify the Company in writing immediately after the Employee makes a Disqualifying Disposition of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Option. A Disqualifying Disposition is defined in Section 424(c) of the Code and includes any disposition (including any sale) of such Shares before the later of (a) two years after the date the Employee was granted the Option or (b) one year after the date the Employee acquired Shares by exercising the Option, except as otherwise provided in Section 424(c) of the Code. If the Employee has died before the Shares are sold, these holding period requirements do not apply and no Disqualifying Disposition can occur thereafter.

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  16. NOTICES .

        Any notices required or permitted by the terms of this Agreement or the Plan shall be given by recognized courier service, facsimile, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

If to the Company:

  at its principal business office listed on the first page of this Agreement

If to the Employee:

  at the Employee's current address indicated on the Company's records

or to such other address or addresses of which notice in the same manner has previously been given. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given upon the earlier of receipt, one business day following delivery to a recognized courier service or three business days following mailing by registered or certified mail.

  17. GOVERNING LAW .

        This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. For the purpose of litigating any dispute that arises under this Agreement, the parties hereby consent to exclusive jurisdiction in New Jersey and agree that such litigation shall be conducted in the state courts of New Jersey or the federal courts of the United States for the District of New Jersey.

  18. BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT .

        Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the other provisions hereof, this Agreement shall be for the benefit of and shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

  19. ENTIRE AGREEMENT .

        This Agreement, together with the Option Certificate and the Plan, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. No statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement not expressly set forth in this Agreement shall affect or be used to interpret, change or restrict, the express terms and provisions of this Agreement, provided, however, in any event, this Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the Plan.

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  20. MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS .

        The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be modified or amended as provided in the Plan.

  21. WAIVERS AND CONSENTS .

        Except as provided in the Plan, the terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions. No such waiver or consent shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver or consent with respect to any other terms or provisions of this Agreement, whether or not similar. Each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given, and shall not constitute a continuing waiver or consent.

  22. DATA PRIVACY .

        By entering into this Agreement, the Employee: (i) authorizes the Company and each Affiliate, and any agent of the Company or any Affiliate administering the Plan or providing Plan recordkeeping services, to disclose to the Company or any of its Affiliates such information and data as the Company or any such Affiliate shall request in order to facilitate the grant of options and the administration of the Plan; (ii) waives any data privacy rights he or she may have with respect to such information; and (iii) authorizes the Company and each Affiliate to store and transmit such information in electronic form.

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Exhibit A

Stock Option Exercise Form


Attention: Jeff Koellner, Director of Finance & Controller
 
Palatin Technologies, Inc.
Cedar Brook Corporate Center
4-C Cedar Brook Drive
Cranbury, NJ 08512

Dear Mr. Koellner:

The undersigned elects to exercise his/her Option to purchase shares of Palatin Technologies Common Stock as outlined below:

Number of shares          Option Price            Option                  Total Option Price
being                     per                     Agreement               (shares X
Exercised                 Share                   Date                    price/share)

                          $                                               $
----------------------    ---------------------   ---------------------   ---------------------

                          $                                               $
----------------------    ---------------------   ---------------------   ---------------------

                          $                                               $
----------------------    ---------------------   ---------------------   ---------------------

                                                                          $
----------------------                                                    ---------------------

1. Total # ___________                                                    2. Total $ __________
B.  

Payment: Enclosed is a certified cashier’s check or Money Order in the amount of $ ____________ in payment of the total option price outlined above.


Please issue the shares (check one) and complete requested information:

[ ] to me or [ ] to me and ________________________________________ (indicate name) , a joint tenants with right of survivorship at the following address:

Address:
   
 
  City State Zip Code
   
Social Security Number:
   
Employee Telephone:

My mailing address for shareholder communications, if different from the above address is:




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I understand the nature of the investment I am making and the financial risks thereof. I am aware that it is my responsibility to have consulted with competent tax and legal advisors about the relevant national, state, and local income tax and securities laws affecting the exercise of the Option and the purchase and subsequent sale of the shares. I understand that if I am exercising an incentive stock option and I am an employee of Palatin Technologies that I must notify the Company when I sell this stock.

Sincerely,

Name (Print) Name (Sign) Date

         Please retain a copy of this form your records

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PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

2005 STOCK PLAN

OPTION CERTIFICATE

        This Certificate, when executed by a duly authorized officer of Palatin Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), evidences the grant to the Participant named below of an Option to purchase shares of the Common Stock of the Company.

1. Name and Address of Participant: _________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
     
2. Date of Grant: _________________________________
     
3. Type of Grant: Non-Qualified Stock Option
     
4. Maximum Number of Shares for
which this Option is exercisable:
_________________________________
     
5. Exercise (purchase) price per share: _________________________________
     
6. Vesting Schedule: This Option shall become exercisable (and the Shares issued upon exercise shall be vested) as follows:
     
  [Insert Vesting Schedule and include any acceleration of vesting upon a change of control if applicable]

This Option is subject to and governed by the terms of this Option Certificate, the Option Agreement attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein and the Company’s 2005 Stock Plan.

  PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

  By:__________________________
          Stephen T. Wills

  Title: Chief Financial Officer

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

        AGREEMENT made as of the Date of Grant set forth on the Option Certificate attached hereto, between Palatin Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation having a principal place of business at 4C Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, New Jersey 08512, and the individual identified on the Option Certificate (the “Participant”).

        WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to the Participant an Option to purchase shares of its common stock, $.01 par value per share (the “Shares”), under and for the purposes set forth in the Company’s 2005 Stock Plan (the “Plan”) with the specific terms of such Option grant as set forth on the Option Certificate attached hereto;

        WHEREAS, the Company and the Participant understand and agree that any terms used and not defined herein have the same meanings as in the Plan; and

        WHEREAS, the Company and the Participant each intend that the Option granted herein shall be a Non-Qualified Option.

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

    1.        GRANT OF OPTION .

        The Company hereby grants to the Participant the right and option to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of the number of Shares listed on the Option Certificate attached hereto, on the terms and conditions and subject to all the limitations set forth herein, under United States securities and tax laws, and in the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan.

    2.        PURCHASE PRICE .

        The purchase price of the Shares covered by the Option shall be the price per Share as set forth on the Option Certificate attached hereto, subject to adjustment, as provided in the Plan, in the event of a stock split, reverse stock split or other events affecting the holders of Shares after the date hereof (the “Purchase Price”). Payment shall be made in accordance with Paragraph 9 of the Plan.

    3.        EXERCISABILITY OF OPTION .

        Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, the Option granted hereby shall become exercisable as set forth on the Option Certificate attached hereto which rights are cumulative and are subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.




    4.        TERM OF OPTION .

        The Option shall terminate ten years from the Date of Grant as set forth on the Option Certificate attached to this Agreement, but shall be subject to earlier termination as provided herein or in the Plan.

        If the Participant ceases to be an employee, director or consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate (for any reason other than the death or Disability of the Participant or termination of the Participant for “cause” (as defined in the Plan)), the Option may be exercised, if it has not previously terminated, within three months after the date the Participant ceases to be an employee, director or consultant of the Company or an Affiliate, or within the originally prescribed term of the Option, whichever is earlier, but may not be exercised thereafter. In such event, the Option shall be exercisable only to the extent that the Option has become exercisable and is in effect at the date of such cessation of employment, directorship or consultancy.

        Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Participant’s Disability or death within three months after the termination of employment, directorship or consultancy, the Participant or the Participant’s Survivors may exercise the Option within one year after the date of the Participant’s termination of employment, directorship or consultancy, but in no event after the date of expiration of the term of the Option.

        In the event the Participant’s employment, directorship or consultancy is terminated by the Company or an Affiliate for “cause” (as defined in the Plan), the Participant’s right to exercise any unexercised portion of this Option shall cease immediately as of the time the Participant is notified his or her employment, directorship or consultancy is terminated for “cause,” and this Option shall thereupon terminate. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if subsequent to the Participant’s termination, but prior to the exercise of the Option, the Board of Directors of the Company determines that, either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination, the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute “cause,” then the Participant shall immediately cease to have any right to exercise the Option and this Option shall thereupon terminate.

        In the event of the Disability of the Participant, as determined in accordance with the Plan, the Option shall be exercisable within one year after the Participant’s termination of service or, if earlier, within the term originally prescribed by the Option. In such event, the Option shall be exercisable:

(a)  

to the extent that the Option has become exercisable but has not been exercised as of the date of Disability; and


(b)  

in the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the extent of a pro rata portion through the date of Disability of any additional vesting rights that would have accrued on the next vesting date had the Participant not become Disabled. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued in the current vesting period prior to the date of Disability.


        In the event of the death of the Participant while an employee, director or consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate, the Option shall be exercisable by the Participant’s Survivors

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within one year after the date of death of the Participant or, if earlier, within the originally prescribed term of the Option. In such event, the Option shall be exercisable:

(x)  

to the extent that the Option has become exercisable but has not been exercised as of the date of death; and


(y)  

in the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the extent of a pro rata portion through the date of death of any additional vesting rights that would have accrued on the next vesting date had the Participant not died. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued in the current vesting period prior to the Participant’s date of death.


5.  

METHOD OF EXERCISING OPTION .


        Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Option may be exercised by written notice to the Company or its designee, in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. Such notice shall state the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised and shall be signed by the person exercising the Option. Payment of the purchase price for such Shares shall be made in accordance with Paragraph 9 of the Plan. The Company shall deliver such Shares as soon as practicable after the notice shall be received, provided, however, that the Company may delay issuance of such Shares until completion of any action or obtaining of any consent, which the Company deems necessary under any applicable law (including, without limitation, state securities or “blue sky” laws). The Shares as to which the Option shall have been so exercised shall be registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the person so exercising the Option (or, if the Option shall be exercised by the Participant and if the Participant shall so request in the notice exercising the Option, shall be registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Participant and another person jointly, with right of survivorship) and shall be delivered as provided above to or upon the written order of the person exercising the Option. In the event the Option shall be exercised, pursuant to Section 4 hereof, by any person other than the Participant, such notice shall be accompanied by appropriate proof of the right of such person to exercise the Option. All Shares that shall be purchased upon the exercise of the Option as provided herein shall be fully paid and nonassessable.

    6.        PARTIAL EXERCISE .

        Exercise of this Option to the extent above stated may be made in part at any time and from time to time within the above limits, except that no fractional share shall be issued pursuant to this Option.

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    7.        NON-ASSIGNABILITY .

        The Option shall not be transferable by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act or the rules thereunder. However, the Participant, with the approval of the Administrator, may transfer the Option for no consideration to or for the benefit of the Participant’s Immediate Family (including, without limitation, to a trust for the benefit of the Participant’s Immediate Family or to a partnership or limited liability company for one or more members of the Participant’s Immediate Family), subject to such limits as the Administrator may establish, and the transferee shall remain subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to the Option prior to such transfer and each such transferee shall so acknowledge in writing as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of such transfer. The term “Immediate Family” shall mean the Participant’s spouse, former spouse, parents, children, stepchildren, adoptive relationships, sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews and grandchildren (and, for this purpose, shall also include the Participant.) Except as provided in the previous sentence, the Option shall be exercisable, during the Participant’s lifetime, only by the Participant (or, in the event of legal incapacity or incompetency, by the Participant’s guardian or representative) and shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Option or of any rights granted hereunder contrary to the provisions of this Section 7, or the levy of any attachment or similar process upon the Option shall be null and void.

    8.        NO RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER UNTIL EXERCISE .

        The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to this Agreement until registration of the Shares in the Company’s share register in the name of the Participant. Except as is expressly provided in the Plan with respect to certain changes in the capitalization of the Company, no adjustment shall be made for dividends or similar rights for which the record date is prior to the date of such registration.

    9.        ADJUSTMENTS .

        The Plan contains provisions covering the treatment of Options in a number of contingencies such as stock splits and mergers. Provisions in the Plan for adjustment with respect to stock subject to Options and the related provisions with respect to successors to the business of the Company are hereby made applicable hereunder and are incorporated herein by reference.

    10.        TAXES .

        The Participant acknowledges that upon exercise of the Option the Participant will be deemed to have taxable income measured by the difference between the then fair market value of the Shares received upon exercise and the price paid for such Shares pursuant to this Agreement. The Participant acknowledges that any income or other taxes due from him or her with respect to this Option or the Shares issuable pursuant to this Option shall be the Participant’s responsibility.

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        The Participant agrees that the Company may withhold from the Participant’s remuneration, if any, the minimum statutory amount of federal, state and local withholding taxes attributable to such amount that is considered compensation includable in such person’s gross income. At the Company’s discretion, the amount required to be withheld may be withheld in cash from such remuneration, or in kind from the Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant on exercise of the Option. The Participant further agrees that, if the Company does not withhold an amount from the Participant’s remuneration sufficient to satisfy the Company’s income tax withholding obligation, the Participant will reimburse the Company on demand, in cash, for the amount under-withheld.

    11.        PURCHASE FOR INVESTMENT .

        Unless the offering and sale of the Shares to be issued upon the particular exercise of the Option shall have been effectively registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as now in force or hereafter amended (the “1933 Act”), the Company shall be under no obligation to issue the Shares covered by such exercise unless and until the following conditions have been fulfilled:

(a)  

The person(s) who exercise the Option shall warrant to the Company, at the time of such exercise, that such person(s) are acquiring such Shares for their own respective accounts, for investment, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any such Shares, in which event the person(s) acquiring such Shares shall be bound by the provisions of the following legend which shall be endorsed upon the certificate(s) evidencing the Shares issued pursuant to such exercise:


  “The shares represented by this certificate have been taken for investment and they may not be sold or otherwise transferred by any person, including a pledgee, unless (1) either (a) a Registration Statement with respect to such shares shall be effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (b) the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it that an exemption from registration under such Act is then available, and (2) there shall have been compliance with all applicable state securities laws;” and

(b)  

If the Company so requires, the Company shall have received an opinion of its counsel that the Shares may be issued upon such particular exercise in compliance with the 1933 Act without registration thereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company may delay issuance of the Shares until completion of any action or obtaining of any consent, which the Company deems necessary under any applicable law (including without limitation state securities or “blue sky” laws).


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12.  

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES .


        12.1 If, in connection with a registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to the Securities Act, the Company or its underwriter so requests, the Participant will agree not to sell any Shares for a period not to exceed 180 days following the effectiveness of such registration.

        12.2 The Participant acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company, its shareholders nor its directors and officers, has any duty or obligation to disclose to the Participant any material information regarding the business of the Company or affecting the value of the Shares before, at the time of, or following a termination of the employment of the Participant by the Company, including, without limitation, any information concerning plans for the Company to make a public offering of its securities or to be acquired by or merged with or into another firm or entity.

    13.        NO OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIP .

        The Company is not by the Plan or this Option obligated to continue the Participant as an employee, director or consultant of the Company or an Affiliate. The Participant acknowledges: (i) that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be suspended or terminated by the Company at any time; (ii) that the grant of the Option is a one-time benefit which does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options; (iii) that all determinations with respect to any such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when options shall be granted, the number of shares subject to each option, the option price, and the time or times when each option shall be exercisable, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (iv) that the Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary; (v) that the value of the Option is an extraordinary item of compensation which is outside the scope of the Participant’s employment contract, if any; and (vi) that the Option is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.

    14.        NOTICES .

        Any notices required or permitted by the terms of this Agreement or the Plan shall be given by recognized courier service, facsimile, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

If to the Company:

  at its principal business office listed on the first page of this Agreement

If to the Participant:

  at the address set forth on the Option Certificate attached hereto

or to such other address or addresses of which notice in the same manner has previously been given. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given upon the earlier of receipt, one

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business day following delivery to a recognized courier service or three business days following mailing by registered or certified mail.

    15.        GOVERNING LAW .

        This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. For the purpose of litigating any dispute that arises under this Agreement, the parties hereby consent to exclusive jurisdiction in New Jersey and agree that such litigation shall be conducted in the state courts of New Jersey or the federal courts of the United States for the District of New Jersey.

    16.        BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT .

        Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the other provisions hereof, this Agreement shall be for the benefit of and shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

    17.        ENTIRE AGREEMENT .

        This Agreement, together with the Option Certificate and the Plan, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. No statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement not expressly set forth in this Agreement shall affect or be used to interpret, change or restrict, the express terms and provisions of this Agreement, provided, however, in any event, this Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the Plan.

    18.        MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS .

        The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be modified or amended as provided in the Plan.

    19.        WAIVERS AND CONSENTS .

        Except as provided in the Plan, the terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions. No such waiver or consent shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver or consent with respect to any other terms or provisions of this Agreement, whether or not similar. Each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given, and shall not constitute a continuing waiver or consent.

    20.        DATA PRIVACY .

        By entering into this Agreement, the Participant: (i) authorizes the Company and each Affiliate, and any agent of the Company or any Affiliate administering the Plan or providing Plan recordkeeping services, to disclose to the Company or any of its Affiliates such information and data as the Company or any such Affiliate shall request in order to facilitate the grant of

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options and the administration of the Plan; (ii) waives any data privacy rights he or she may have with respect to such information; and (iii) authorizes the Company and each Affiliate to store and transmit such information in electronic form.

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Exhibit A

Stock Option Exercise Form


Attention: Jeff Koellner, Director of Finance & Controller
 
Palatin Technologies, Inc.
Cedar Brook Corporate Center
4-C Cedar Brook Drive
Cranbury, NJ 08512

Dear Mr. Koellner:

The undersigned elects to exercise his/her Option to purchase shares of Palatin Technologies Common Stock as outlined below:

Number of shares          Option Price            Option                  Total Option Price
being                     per                     Agreement               (shares X
Exercised                 Share                   Date                    price/share)

                          $                                               $
----------------------    ---------------------   ---------------------   ---------------------

                          $                                               $
----------------------    ---------------------   ---------------------   ---------------------

                          $                                               $
----------------------    ---------------------   ---------------------   ---------------------

                                                                          $
----------------------                                                    ---------------------

1. Total # ___________                                                    2. Total $ __________
B.  

Payment: Enclosed is a certified cashier’s check or Money Order in the amount of $ ____________ in payment of the total option price outlined above.


Please issue the shares (check one) and complete requested information:

[ ] to me or [ ] to me and ________________________________________ (indicate name) , a joint tenants with right of survivorship at the following address:

Address:
   
 
  City State Zip Code
   
Social Security Number:
   
Employee Telephone:

My mailing address for shareholder communications, if different from the above address is:




I understand the nature of the investment I am making and the financial risks thereof. I am aware that it is my responsibility to have consulted with competent tax and legal advisors about the relevant national, state, and local income tax and securities laws affecting the exercise of the Option and the purchase and subsequent sale of the shares. I understand that if I am exercising an incentive stock option and I am an employee of Palatin Technologies that I must notify the Company when I sell this stock.

Sincerely,

Name (Print) Name (Sign) Date

         Please retain a copy of this form your records




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FOR RELEASE Semptember 20, 2005 at 7:30 a.m. EDT

Contacts:  
Palatin Technologies: Burns McClellan:
Stephen T. Wills, CPA, MST Carney Duntsch (Media)
EVP-Operations, Chief Financial Officer (212) 213-0006
(609) 495-2200 cduntsch@burnsmc.com
info@palatin.com  
  Laura Siino (Investors)
  (212) 213-0006
  lsiino@burnsmc.com


J. STANLEY HULL JOINS PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CRANBURY, NJ — September 20, 2005 - Palatin Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: PTN) announced today that Stan Hull has joined Palatin's Board of Directors.

Mr.     Hull has nearly three decades of experience in the field of sales and marketing. Mr. Hull joined GlaxoSmithKline, a world leading research-based pharmaceutical company in October 1987 and is currently Senior Vice President for the US Pharmaceuticals-RTP Business Division. Previously, he served in a number of sales and marketing roles. Prior to his current position, he served in the R&D organization of GlaxoSmithKline as Vice President and Worldwide Director of Therapeutic Development and Product Strategy-Neurology and Psychiatry. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Marketing –Infectious Diseases and Gastroenterology for Glaxo Wellcome Inc. Mr. Hull started his career in the pharmaceutical industry with Smith Kline and French Laboratories in 1978.

John Prendergast, Palatin’s Chairman, commented: “Stan will be a valuable addition to the Palatin Board. He has a detailed knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and has extensive sales and marketing and strategic planning experience. We look forward to benefiting from his industry knowledge and perspective on the board.”


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Mr. Hull is currently a member of the board of directors of several associations and has served on a variety of external committees designed to further education in the sciences. He received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

About Palatin Technologies, Inc.

Palatin Technologies, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company developing melanocortin-based therapeutics. The Company has one product (NeutroSpec™) on the market generating revenue and a pipeline of product opportunities in development. The Company’s internal research and development capabilities, anchored by its proprietary MIDAS™ technology, are fueling product development. Palatin’s strategy is to develop products and then form marketing collaborations with industry leaders in order to maximize their commercial potential. To date, the Company has formed partnerships with Mallinckrodt, a subsidiary of Tyco Healthcare, and King Pharmaceuticals. For additional information regarding Palatin, please visit Palatin Technologies’ website at http://www.palatin.com.

Any statements contained in this press release that refers to future events or other non-historical matters are forward-looking statements. Palatin disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on Palatin’s expectations as of the date of this press release and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from current expectations include, among others: the inherent uncertainty associated with financial projections; and such risks and uncertainties as detailed from time to time in Palatin’s public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, Palatin’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2005 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended September 30, 2004, December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005.


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