UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011

or

[  ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________ to __________

Commission file number: 001-15543
________________________

PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
95-4078884
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
4C Cedar Brook Drive
Cranbury, New Jersey
 
08512
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(609) 495-2200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x    No ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes ¨    No ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer ¨                                                                          Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨                                                                            Smaller reporting company x
          (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨    No x

 
As of May 12, 2011, 34,900,591 shares of the registrant's common stock, par value $.01 per share, were outstanding.

 
 


PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC .
Table of Contents

 
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
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3
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5
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
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1


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Financial Statements
PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC .
and Subsidiary

Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)

   
March 31,
2011
Pro-forma
March 31,
2011
June 30,
2010
        (Note 9)  
ASSETS
       
Current assets:
       
  Cash and cash equivalents
 
$   22,032,649
$   22,032,649
$      5,405,430
  Available-for-sale investments
 
-
-
3,462,189
  Accounts receivable
 
-
-
2,879
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
539,361
539,361
393,313
      Total current assets
 
22,572,010
22,572,010
9,263,811
         
Property and equipment, net
 
1,511,892
1,511,892
2,388,365
Restricted cash
 
350,000
350,000
475,000
Other assets
 
253,403
253,403
261,701
      Total assets
 
$   24,687,305
$   24,687,305
$    12,388,877
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
       
Current liabilities:
       
  Capital lease obligations
 
$          19,393
$          19,393
$           19,670
  Accounts payable
 
386,261
386,261
155,795
  Accrued compensation
 
211,941
211,941
-
  Unearned revenue
 
70,796
70,796
-
  Accrued expenses
 
1,208,920
1,208,920
2,219,466
      Total current liabilities
 
1,897,311
1,897,311
2,394,931
         
Capital lease obligations
 
-
-
14,284
Warrant liability
 
6,370,555
-
-
Deferred rent
 
258,161
258,161
661,389
      Total liabilities
 
8,526,027
2,155,472
3,070,604
         
         
Commitments (Note 6)
       
         
         
Stockholders' equity:
       
  Preferred stock of $.01 par value – authorized 10,000,000 shares;
       
    Series A Convertible; issued and outstanding 4,997 shares as of March 31, 2011 and June 30, 2010, respectively
 
50
50
50
  Common stock of $.01 par value – authorized 40,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 34,900,591 and 11,702,818 shares as of March 31, 2011 and June 30, 2010, respectively
 
349,006
349,006
117,028
  Additional paid-in capital
 
234,493,100
240,863,655
218,236,723
  Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
-
-
138,650
  Accumulated deficit
 
(218,680,878)
(218,680,878)
(209,174,178)
      Total stockholders’ equity
 
16,161,278
22,531,833
9,318,273
      Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$   24,687,305
$   24,687,305
$    12,388,877

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
2


PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
   
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                 
REVENUES:
               
     License and contract
 
$           61,294
 
$     2,559,852
 
$         472,849
 
$    13,505,770
     Grant
 
-
 
-
 
846,768
 
-
          Total revenues
 
61,294
 
     2,559,852
 
   1,319,617
 
    13,505,770
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
               
     Research and development
 
1,722,432
 
3,356,956
 
7,159,634
 
8,739,389
     General and administrative
 
955,547
 
1,238,187
 
3,226,798
 
3,526,883
          Total operating expenses
 
2,677,979
 
4,595,143
 
10,386,432
 
12,266,272
                 
         Income (loss) from operations
 
  (2,616,685)
 
  (2,035,291)
 
  (9,066,815)
 
1,239,498
                 
OTHER INCOME  (EXPENSE):
               
     Investment income
 
18,982
 
16,641
 
72,342
 
120,270
     Interest expense
 
(1,974)
 
(2,287)
 
(5,607)
 
(9,303)
     Increase in fair value of warrants
 
(1,257,691)
 
-
 
(1,257,691)
 
-
     Gain on sale of securities
 
58,956
 
-
 
119,346
 
-
     Gain (loss) on sale/disposition of supplies and equipment
 
  (7,466)
 
-
 
(5,666)
 
95,000
          Total other income (expense)
 
(1,189,193)
 
14,354
 
(1,077,276)
 
205,967
                 
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
  (3,805,878)
 
  (2,020,937)
 
  (10,144,091)
 
1,445,465
Income tax benefit
 
-
 
-
 
637,391
 
998,408
                 
NET INCOME (LOSS)
 
$    (3,805,878)
 
$    (2,020,937)
 
$    (9,506,700)
 
$      2,443,873
                 
Basic net income (loss) per common share
 
$             (0.17)
 
$             (0.20)
 
$             (0.65)
 
$               0.20
                 
Diluted net income (loss) per common share
 
$             (0.17)
 
$             (0.20)
 
$             (0.65)
 
$               0.20
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in computing basic net income (loss) per common share
 
22,832,109
 
9,987,323
 
14,669,131
 
9,575,314
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in computing diluted net income (loss) per common share
 
22,832,109
 
9,987,323
 
14,669,131
 
9,646,791

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
3


PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)

   
Nine Months Ended March 31,
   
2011
 
2010
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
       
  Net income (loss)
 
$      (9,506,700)
 
$        2,443,873
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
       
    used in operating activities:
       
      Depreciation and amortization
 
865,507
 
969,076
      Loss (gain) on sale/disposition of supplies and equipment
 
5,666
 
(95,000)
      Gain on sale of available-for-sale  investments
 
(119,346)
 
-
      Stock-based compensation
 
516,270
 
807,506
      Amortization of deferred revenue
 
-
 
(11,955,553)
      Increase in fair value of warrants
 
1,257,691
 
-
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
       
        Accounts receivable
 
2,879
 
(21,564)
        Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
(12,750)
 
112,465
        Accounts payable
 
230,466
 
474,827
        Accrued expenses and compensation and deferred rent
 
(1,201,833)
 
(331,477)
        Deferred revenues
 
-
 
5,000,000
        Unearned revenues
 
70,796 
 
-
            Net cash used in operating activities
 
(7,891,354)
 
(2,595,847)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
       
      Proceeds from sale of supplies and equipment
 
5,300
 
95,000
      Purchases of property and equipment
 
-
 
(6,995)
      Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments
 
3,442,885
 
-
            Net cash provided by investing activities
 
3,448,185
 
88,005
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
       
      Payments on capital lease obligations
 
(14,561)
 
(83,066)
      Payment of withholding taxes related to restricted stock units
 
(26,196)
 
(165,861)
      Proceeds from sale of common stock units and warrant and
       
         exercise of common stock options
 
21,111,145
 
5,153,786
            Net cash provided by financing activities
 
21,070,388
 
4,904,859
         
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
16,627,219
 
2,397,017
         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning
       
   of period
 
5,405,430
 
4,378,662
         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
 
$      22,032,649
 
$        6,775,679
         
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
       
    Cash paid for interest
 
$                 5,607
 
$                 9,303
    Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments
 
$          (19,304)
 
$              10,070

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
4


PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

(1)           ORGANIZATION:
 
Nature of Business – Palatin Technologies, Inc. (Palatin or the Company) is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of peptide, peptide mimetic and small molecule agonist compounds with a focus on melanocortin and natriuretic peptide receptor systems. Palatin has a diverse pipeline of active development programs targeting melanocortin and natriuretic receptors. The melanocortin system is involved in a large and diverse number of physiologic functions, and therapeutic agents modulating this system may have the potential to treat a variety of conditions and diseases, including sexual dysfunction, obesity and related disorders, cachexia (wasting syndrome) and inflammation-related diseases. The natriuretic peptide receptor system has numerous cardiovascular functions, and therapeutic agents modulating this system may be useful in treatment of acute asthma, heart failure, hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases.
 
The Company’s active drug development programs consist of bremelanotide for treatment of sexual dysfunction, other peptide melanocortin receptor agonists for treatment of sexual dysfunction, and PL-3994, an agonist peptide mimetic which binds to natriuretic peptide receptor A, for treatment of acute asthma, heart failure and refractory or difficult-to-control hypertension. The Company has an exclusive global research collaboration and license agreement with AstraZeneca AB (AstraZeneca) to commercialize compounds that target melanocortin receptors for the treatment of obesity, diabetes and related metabolic syndrome.
 
Key elements of the Company’s business strategy include using its technology and expertise to develop and commercialize therapeutic products; entering into alliances and partnerships with pharmaceutical companies to facilitate the development, manufacture, marketing, sale and distribution of product candidates the Company is developing; and partially funding its product candidate development programs with the cash flow from the Company’s AstraZeneca collaboration agreement and any future agreements with other companies.
 
Business Risk and Liquidity – The Company has incurred negative cash flows from operations since its inception, and has expended, and expects to continue to expend in the future, substantial funds to complete its planned product development efforts. As shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company has an accumulated deficit as of March 31, 2011 and incurred a net loss for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011. The Company anticipates incurring additional losses in the future as a result of spending on its development programs. To achieve profitability, the Company, alone or with others, must successfully develop and commercialize its technologies and proposed products, conduct successful preclinical studies and clinical trials, obtain required regulatory approvals and successfully manufacture and market such technologies and proposed products. The time required to reach profitability is highly uncertain, and there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to achieve profitability on a sustained basis, if at all.
 
On September 24, 2010, the Company announced its strategic decision to focus resources and efforts on clinical trials for bremelanotide and PL-3994 and preclinical development of an inhaled formulation of PL-3994 and a new peptide drug candidate for sexual dysfunction. As part of this decision, the Company suspended further research and development efforts on new product candidates and implemented a reduction in staffing levels. The Company now has 17 full-time employees.
 
On March 1, 2011, the Company announced the completion of its $23.0 million public offering. The offering consisted of the sale of 23,000,000 units consisting of common stock and warrants at a price to the public of $1.00 per unit. A total of 23,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, Series A Warrants to purchase 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, and Series B Warrants to purchase 21,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were sold in the offering. The net proceeds to the Company from the sale of these units, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses, were approximately $21.1 million.
 
As of March 31, 2011, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were $22.0 million. Management believes that the Company’s existing capital resources will be adequate to fund its currently planned operations, focusing on clinical trials of bremelanotide for female sexual dysfunction, through at least calendar year 2012.
 
The Company intends to utilize existing capital resources primarily for development of bremelanotide for female sexual dysfunction, and to seek additional capital, through collaborative arrangements or other sources, on its other product candidates. However, sufficient additional funding to support other product candidates, including bremelanotide for erectile dysfunction and PL-3994 for acute asthma or other indications, may not be available on
 


acceptable terms, or at all. The Company will not expend significant amounts for other product candidates unless additional sources of capital are identified for these programs.
 
Concentrations – Concentrations in the Company’s assets and operations subject it to certain related risks. Financial instruments that subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, available-for-sale investments and accounts receivable. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are primarily invested in one money market fund sponsored by a large financial institution. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, 100% of license and contract revenues were from AstraZeneca.
 
 (2)           BASIS OF PRESENTATION:
 
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnote disclosures required to be presented for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2011, and its results of operations and its cash flows for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011 may not necessarily be indicative of the results of operations expected for the full year, except that the Company expects to incur a significant loss for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which includes consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2010 and 2009 and for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2010.
 
(3)           SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
 
Principles of Consolidation – The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Palatin and its wholly-owned inactive subsidiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
Use of Estimates – The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents – Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, cash in banks and all highly liquid investments with a purchased maturity of less than three months. Cash equivalents consist of $21,689,828 and $4,111,051 in a money market fund at March 31, 2011 and June 30, 2010, respectively. Restricted cash secures letters of credit for security deposits on leases. Effective January 31, 2011, one of the Company’s facility leases was terminated and $125,000 became unrestricted.
 
Investments   The Company classifies its investments as available-for-sale investments and all such investments are recorded at fair value based on quoted market prices. Unrealized holding gains and losses are generally excluded from earnings and are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income/loss until realized. Interest and dividends on securities classified as available-for-sale are included in investment income. Gains and losses are recorded in the statement of operations when realized or when unrealized holding losses are determined to be other than temporary, on a specific-identification basis.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments – The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash equivalents, available-for-sale investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and capital lease obligations. Management believes that the carrying value of these assets and liabilities are representative of their respective fair values based on quoted market prices for investments and the short-term nature of the other instruments.
 
Property and Equipment – Property and equipment consists of office and laboratory equipment, office furniture and leasehold improvements and includes assets acquired under capital leases. Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is recognized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, generally five years for laboratory and computer equipment, seven years for office furniture and equipment and the lesser of the term of the lease or the useful life for leasehold improvements. Amortization of assets acquired under capital leases is included in depreciation expense. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred while expenditures that extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized.
 


Impairment of Long-Lived Assets – The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. To determine recoverability of a long-lived asset, management evaluates whether the estimated future undiscounted net cash flows from the asset are less than its carrying amount. If impairment is indicated, the long-lived asset would be written down to fair value. Fair value is determined by an evaluation of available price information at which assets could be bought or sold, including quoted market prices if available, or the present value of the estimated future cash flows based on reasonable and supportable assumptions.
 
Deferred Rent   The Company’s operating leases provide for rent increases over the terms of the leases. Deferred rent consists of the difference between periodic rent payments and the amount recognized as rent expense on a straight-line basis, as well as tenant allowances for leasehold improvements. Rent expenses are being recognized ratably over the terms of the leases.
 
Revenue Recognition – Revenue from corporate collaborations and licensing agreements consists of up-front fees, research and development funding, and milestone payments. Non-refundable up-front fees are deferred and amortized to revenue over the related performance period. The Company estimates the performance period as the period in which it performs certain development activities under the applicable agreement. Reimbursements for research and development activities are recorded in the period that the Company performs the related activities under the terms of the applicable agreements. Revenue resulting from the achievement of milestone events stipulated in the applicable agreements is recognized when the milestone is achieved, provided that such milestone is substantive in nature. Revenue from grants is recognized as the Company provides the services stipulated in the underlying grants based on the time and materials incurred.
 
Research and Development Costs – The costs of research and development activities are charged to expense as incurred, including the cost of equipment for which there is no alternative future use.
 
Stock-Based Compensation – The Company charges to expense the fair value of stock options and other equity awards granted. The Company determines the value of stock options utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Compensation costs for share-based awards with pro rata vesting are allocated to periods on a straight-line basis.
 
Income Taxes – The Company and its subsidiary file consolidated federal and separate-company state income tax returns. Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences or operating loss and tax credit carryforwards are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company has recorded a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets based on the history of losses incurred.
 
During the nine months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company sold New Jersey state net operating loss carryforwards, which resulted in the recognition of $637,391 and $998,408, respectively, in tax benefits.
 
Net Income (Loss) per Common Share – Basic and diluted earnings per common share (EPS) are calculated in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 260, “Earnings per Share.” In June 2008, the FASB issued guidance stating that non-vested share-based payment awards that include non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents, whether paid or unpaid, are considered participating securities, and the two-class method of computing EPS is required for all periods presented. The Company adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 260 relating to the two-class method of computing EPS effective July 1, 2009.
 
The Company’s outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred stock contain rights that entitle the holder to a special dividend or distribution of $100 per share before the Company can pay dividends or make distributions to the common stockholders. The outstanding share-based compensation awards do not include non-forfeitable rights to dividends. Accordingly, only the outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred stock is considered a participating security and must be included in the computation of EPS. The adoption of the provisions of ASC Topic 260 relating to the two-class method of computing EPS reduced the basic EPS by $0.06 for the nine month period ended March 31, 2010.
 


The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS:
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
Nine months ended March 31,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Net income (loss) per common share – Basic:
             
Net income (loss)
$    (3,805,878)
 
$     (2,020,937)
 
$   (9,506,700)
 
$   2,443,873
Net income allocated to Series A Preferred Shares
-
 
-
 
-
 
(499,700)
Net income (loss)  available to common stockholders
$    (3,805,878)
 
$     (2,020,937)
 
$    (9,506,700)
 
$   1,944,173
Weighted average common shares outstanding
22,832,109
 
9,987,323
 
14,669,131
 
9,575,314
Net income (loss) per common share - Basic
$             (0.17)
 
$              (0.20)
 
$            (0.65)
 
$            0.20
               
Net income (loss) per common share – Diluted:
             
Net income (loss)
$    (3,805,878)
 
$     (2,020,937)
 
$   (9,506,700)
 
$   2,443,873
Net income allocated to Series A Preferred Shares
-
 
-
 
-
 
(499,700)
Net income (loss)  available to common stockholders
$    (3,805,878)
 
$     (2,020,937)
 
$    (9,506,700)
 
$   1,944,173
Weighted average common shares outstanding
22,832,109
 
9,987,323
 
14,669,131
 
9,575,314
Dilutive securities
-
 
-
 
-
 
71,477
Weighted average common and dilutive shares outstanding
22,832,109
 
9,987,323
 
14,669,131
 
9,646,791
Net income (loss) per common share - Diluted
$             (0.17)
 
$              (0.20)
 
$            (0.65)
 
$            0.20
 
As of March 31, 2011 and 2010, common shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the exercise of outstanding options and warrants and the vesting of restricted stock units amounted to an aggregate of 25,559,900 and 2,377,690 shares, respectively, with 20,460,518 of the shares at March 31, 2011 issuable upon exercise of certain warrants contingent upon an increase in authorized common stock of the Company.
 
Warrant Liability The Company follows ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (ASC 815), which provides guidance for distinguishing among permanent equity, temporary equity and assets and liabilities. ASC 815 requires liability classification of a financial instrument when the Company has insufficient authorized and unissued shares available to settle a contract after considering all other commitments that may require the issuance of stock during the maximum period the contract remains outstanding. A portion of the Company’s Series B Warrants issued in March 2011 require that the Company seek stockholder authorization to increase authorized common stock, and are, therefore, classified as a liability on the Company’s balance sheet (see Notes 9 and 10). The warrant liability is recorded at its estimated fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
 
On May 11, 2011, at an annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders an increase in authorized common stock from 40,000,000 shares to 100,000,000 shares was approved, providing sufficient available and authorized common stock to permit exercise of the Series B Warrants. The pro forma March 31, 2011 balance sheet shows the effect of the increase in authorized common stock as if sufficient shares were available at  March 31, 2011 and therefore reclassifies the warrant liability to stockholders’ equity.
 


Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements – In September 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2009-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements (ASU 2009-13)”, which requires companies to allocate revenue in arrangements involving multiple deliverables based on the estimated selling price of each deliverable when such deliverables are not sold separately either by the company or other vendors. ASU 2009-13 eliminates the requirement that all undelivered elements must have objective and reliable evidence of fair value before a company can recognize the portion of the overall arrangement fee that is attributable to items that already have been delivered. As a result, the new guidance may allow some companies to recognize revenue on transactions that involve multiple deliverables earlier than under current requirements. ASU 2009-13 is effective for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The adoption of ASU 2009-13 on July 1, 2010 had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-17, “Revenue   Recognition – Milestone Method (ASU 2010-17).” ASU 2010-17 provides guidance on applying the milestone method to milestone payments for achieving specified performance measures when those payments are related to uncertain future events. Under ASU 2010-17, entities can make an accounting policy election to recognize arrangement consideration received for achieving specified performance measures during the period in which the milestones are achieved, provided certain criteria are met. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning January 1, 2011, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not believe adoption will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.
 
(4)           AGREEMENT WITH ASTRAZENECA:
 
In January 2007, the Company entered into an exclusive global research collaboration and license agreement with AstraZeneca to discover, develop and commercialize compounds that target melanocortin receptors for the treatment of obesity, diabetes and related metabolic syndrome. In June 2008, the collaboration agreement was amended to include additional compounds and associated intellectual property developed by the Company. In December 2008, the collaboration agreement was further amended to include additional compounds and associated intellectual property developed by the Company and extended the research collaboration for an additional year through January 2010. In September 2009, the collaboration agreement was further amended to modify royalty rates and milestone payments. The collaboration is based on the Company’s melanocortin receptor obesity program and includes access to compound libraries, core technologies and expertise in melanocortin receptor drug discovery and development. As part of the September 2009 amendment to the research collaboration and license agreement, the Company agreed to conduct additional studies on the effects of melanocortin receptor specific compounds on food intake, obesity and other metabolic parameters.
 
In December 2009 and 2008, the Company also entered into clinical trial sponsored research agreements with AstraZeneca, under which the Company agreed to conduct studies of the effects of melanocortin receptor specific compounds on food intake, obesity and other metabolic parameters. Under the terms of these clinical trial agreements, AstraZeneca paid $5,000,000 as of March 31, 2009 upon achieving certain objectives and pays all costs associated with these studies. The Company recognized $61,294 and $472,849, respectively, as revenue in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011 and $164,430 and $407,805, respectively, as revenue in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010 under these clinical trial sponsored research agreements.
 
The Company received an up-front payment of $10,000,000 from AstraZeneca on execution of the research collaboration and license agreement. Under the September 2009 amendment the Company was paid an additional $5,000,000 in consideration of reduction of future milestones and royalties and providing specific materials to AstraZeneca. The Company is now eligible for milestone payments totaling up to $145,250,000, with up to $85,250,000 contingent on development and regulatory milestones and the balance contingent on achievement of sales targets. In addition, the Company will receive royalties on sales of any approved products. AstraZeneca assumed responsibility for product commercialization, product discovery and development costs, with both companies contributing scientific expertise in the research collaboration. The Company provided research services to AstraZeneca through January 2010, the expiration of the research collaboration portion of the research collaboration and license agreement, at a contractual rate per full-time-equivalent employee.
 
The Company has determined that the license portion of the agreement and research services should be evaluated together as a single unit for purposes of revenue recognition. Accordingly, the aggregate payments of $15,000,000 have been recognized as revenue over the period ended January 2010. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010, the Company recognized as revenue $2,045,483, and $10,972,219, respectively, related to these aggregate payments. Per-employee compensation from AstraZeneca for research services was recognized as earned at the contractual rate, which approximates the fair value of such services. Revenue recognized for research services for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010 were $349,939 and $2,125,746, respectively. Payments received upon the attainment of substantive milestones are recognized as revenue when earned.
 


(5)           INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
 
The following is a summary of available-for-sale investments:
 
     
March 31,
June 30,
     
2011
2010
Cost
 
$                                                           -
$                                            3,323,539
Gross unrealized gains
 
-
173,658
Gross unrealized losses
 
-
(35,008)
Total available-for-sale investments
 
$                                                          -
$                                            3,462,189
 
The fair value of investments and cash equivalents are classified using a hierarchy prioritized based on inputs. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs based on management’s own assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value. A financial asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
 
The following table provides the assets carried at fair value:
 
 
Fair Value
Quoted prices in active markets     (Level 1)
Quoted prices in active markets     (Level 2)
Quoted prices in active markets     (Level 3)
March 31, 2011:
       
Assets:
       
Money Market Fund
$                               21,689,828
$                           21,689,828
$                                            -
$                                           -
Mutual Funds
$                                                -
$                                            -
$                                            -
$                                           -
Liabilities:
       
Warrant liability
$                                 6,370,555
$                                            -
$                                            -
$                            6,370,555
June 30, 2010:
       
Assets:
       
Money Market Fund
$                                 4,111,051
$                             4,111,051
$                                            -
$                                          -
Mutual Funds
$                                 3,462,189
$                             3,462,189
$                                            -
$                                          -
 
The reconciliation   of   the warrant liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows:
 
June 30, 2010
$                      -
Fair value on issuance
5,112,864
Change in fair value
1,257,691
March 31, 2011
6,370,555
 
(6)           COMMITMENTS:
 
Leases – Effective January 31, 2011, the Company terminated the lease on 12,000 square feet of laboratory space in another building in the same center as the Company’s corporate offices and research and development facilities, which lease would have otherwise terminated in February 2012. Under the lease termination agreement the Company paid a $60,000 termination fee, which was charged to expense, and conveyed certain laboratory equipment in the laboratory space with a book value of $10,966 to the lessor, which was charged to expense as a loss on disposition of supplies and equipment.
 


(7)           COMPREHENSIVE LOSS:
 
Comprehensive loss consists of the following:
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
Nine months ended March 31,
   
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Net income (loss)
 
$                  (3,805,878)  
 
$              (2,020,937)  
 
$                (9,506,700)  
 
$                2,443,873 
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments
 
(9,781)
 
17,996  
 
(19,304)
 
10,070 
Comprehensive income (loss)
 
$                  (3,815,659)  
 
$              (2,002,941)  
 
$                (9,526,004)  
 
$                2,453,943 
 
 (8)           GRANT REVENUE:
 
In October 2010, the Company was awarded $977,917 in grants under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA). The grants relate to four of the Company’s projects: melanocortin agonists for sexual dysfunction; melanocortin agonists for obesity and related metabolic syndrome; natriuretic peptide mimetic PL-3994 for acute asthma; and subcutaneously-delivered natriuretic peptide mimetic PL-3994 for cardiovascular disease. For the nine months ended March 31, 2011, the Company received and recorded grant revenue of $846,768. The remainder of the grant of $131,149 will be available no later than 30 days after the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, provided that the Company incurs appropriate project expenditures.
 
(9)           STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
 
Restricted Stock Units – In July 2010, the Company granted 205,000 restricted stock units to its employees under the Company’s 2005 Stock Plan. On September 15, 2010, October 15, 2010, November 30, 2010 and March 15, 2011, respectively, 99,500, 14,500, 15,000 and 54,500 shares of common stock vested. The Company amortized the grant-date fair value of these restricted stock units over the nine month vesting period ended March 31, 2011. The Company recognized $29,431 and $311,950, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense related to these restricted stock units during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011.
 
Stock-based compensation costs for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011 for stock options and equity-based instruments issued other than the restricted stock units described above was $48,700 and $204,320, respectively, and $172,398 and $807,506, respectively, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010.
 
On March 1, 2011, the Company closed on a firm commitment public offering in which the Company sold 23,000,000 shares of its common stock, Series A Warrants to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of its common stock, and Series B Warrants to purchase up to 21,000,000 shares of its common stock. The Series A Warrants are exercisable starting March 1, 2011 at an exercise price of $1.00 per share and are exercisable at any time until March 1, 2016. The Company has reserved 2,000,000 shares of its common stock for issuance on exercise of the Series A Warrants. The Series B Warrants become exercisable starting on March 2, 2012 at an exercise price of $1.00 per share and are exercisable at any time until March 2, 2017, but only if the Company’s stockholders increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s stockholders approved such increase at the annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders held on May 11, 2011.
 
Gross proceeds from this offering were $23,000,000, and net proceeds to the Company, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses, were approximately $21.1 million. In connection with the offering, the Company also issued warrants to the underwriters as part of their compensation to purchase up to 575,000 shares of the Company’s common stock on substantially the same terms as the Series B warrants. The underwriters’ warrants become exercisable starting on March 2, 2012 at an initial exercise price of $1.00 per share and are exercisable at any time until February 23, 2016.
 
(10)           WARRANT LIABILITY:
 
In March 2011 the Company sold, in a firm commitment public offering, Series B Warrants to purchase up to 21,000,000 shares of its common stock (see Note 9). The Series B Warrants are not exercisable until March 2, 2012, and expire on March 2, 2017. The warrants require the Company to seek stockholder approval to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 40,000,000 to 100,000,000, which approval was obtained on May 11, 2011. Because there was not an adequate level of authorized shares to cover all the outstanding warrants, under ASC 815 the portion of the warrants above the then authorized level of common stock were required to be classified as a liability and carried at their current fair value on the Company’s balance sheet. The fair value was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Warrants that are classified as a liability are revalued at each reporting date until the classification as a liability changes, warrants are exercised or expire, with changes in the fair value reported in the Company’s statements of operations as non-operating income or expense. Accordingly, the Company recorded a non-operating expense of $1,257,691 during the period ended March 31, 2011, which
 


represents the increase in fair value of the warrant liability from the date of issuance, March 1, 2011, through March 31, 2011. The warrants ceased to be classified as a liability upon stockholder approval of the increase in authorized common stock, and accordingly will not be reported or revalued at any subsequent reporting date after May 11, 2011, at which time the then fair value of the warrant liability will be reclassified into stockholders’ equity. The aggregate fair value and assumptions used for Black-Scholes option-pricing models as of March 1, 2011 (the closing date of the firm commitment public offering) and March 31, 2011 were as follows:
 
   
March 1,
2011
 
March 31,
2011
 
Aggregate fair value
 
$   5,112,864
 
$   6,370,555
 
Exercise price
 
$   1.00
 
$   1.00
 
Expected volatility
 
105
%
105
%
Remaining contractual term (years)
 
6
 
5.92
 
Risk-free interest rate
 
2.47
%
2.62
%
Expected dividend yield
 
0
%
0
%
Common stock price (per share)
 
$   0.86
 
$   1.03
 

 


Item 2.     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes to the consolidated financial statements filed as part of this report and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010.
 
Statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, as well as oral statements that may be made by us or by our officers, directors, or employees acting on our behalf, that are not historical facts constitute “forward-looking statements”, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the Exchange Act). The forward-looking statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Investors are cautioned that statements that are not strictly historical statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including, without limitation, current or future financial performance, management’s plans and objectives for future operations, clinical trials and results, product plans and performance, management’s assessment of market factors, as well as statements regarding our strategy and plans and our strategic partners, constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Our future operating results are subject to risks and uncertainties and are dependent upon many factors, including, without limitation, the risks identified in this report, in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010 and in our other Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings.
 
We expect to incur losses in the future as a result of spending on our planned development programs and losses may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter.
 
In this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, references to “we”, “our”, “us” or “Palatin” means Palatin Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiary.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
Our significant accounting policies are described in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in this report and in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010, and have not changed as of March 31, 2011. We believe that our accounting policies and estimates relating to revenue recognition, accrued expenses and stock-based compensation are the most critical.
 
Overview
 
We are a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of peptide, peptide mimetic and small molecule agonist compounds with a focus on melanocortin and natriuretic peptide receptor systems. We have a pipeline of development programs targeting melanocortin and natriuretic receptors, including development of proposed products for treatment of sexual dysfunction, acute asthma, heart failure, hypertension, obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
 
We currently have the following drug development programs:
 
 
·
Bremelanotide, a peptide melanocortin receptor agonist, for treatment of sexual dysfunction, targeting female sexual dysfunction (FSD) and erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients non-responsive to current therapies.
 
 
·
Peptide melanocortin receptor agonists for treatment of FSD and ED.
 
 
·
PL-3994, a peptide mimetic natriuretic peptide receptor A (NPRA) agonist, for treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma, heart failure and refractory or difficult-to-control hypertension.
 
We have licensed several families of melanocortin receptor-based compounds for treatment of obesity, diabetes and related metabolic syndrome to AstraZeneca AB (AstraZeneca) pursuant to our research collaboration and license agreement with AstraZeneca.
 
We are utilizing our existing capital resources primarily for development of bremelanotide for FSD. Following a meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), we have submitted a revised protocol to the FDA for initiation of an at-home Phase 2 clinical trial of subcutaneously administered bremelanotide for women with FSD. This Phase 2 trial for women with FSD is scheduled to start in the second quarter of calendar 2011.
 
We are seeking a development and marketing partner for subcutaneously administered bremelanotide for men with ED who are non-responsive or inadequately responsive to PDE-5 inhibitor therapies. We expect the partner would fund, in whole or in part, an in-clinic Phase 2 clinical trial, as either monotherapy or a combination therapy with a PDE-5 inhibitor such as sildenafil (sold under the trademark Viagra®). We have not yet submitted a
 


protocol to the FDA for this trial, and do not presently intend to do so unless and until we reach agreement with a development and marketing partner.
 
We have submitted an IND application to the FDA for a proof-of-concept human trial for asthma using a subcutaneously administered formulation of PL-3994, and this trial is allowed to proceed at any time. We also have commenced development of an inhalation formulation of PL-3994. We are seeking a development and marketing partner for PL-3994, which would include the proof-of-concept human trial for asthma using a subcutaneously administered formulation and development of an inhalation formulation.
 
Key elements of our business strategy include: using our technology and expertise to develop and commercialize products in our active drug development programs; entering into alliances and partnerships with pharmaceutical companies to facilitate the development, manufacture, marketing, sale and distribution of product candidates we are developing; and, partially funding our development programs with the cash flow from our AstraZeneca research collaboration and license agreement and any future agreements with other companies.
 
We incorporated in Delaware in 1986 and commenced operations in the biopharmaceutical area in 1996. Our corporate offices and research and development facility are located at 4C Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, New Jersey 08512 and our telephone number is (609) 495-2200. We maintain an Internet site at http://www.palatin.com, where among other things, we make available free of charge on and through this website our Forms 3, 4 and 5, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) and Section 16 of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Our website and the information contained in it or connected to it shall not be deemed to be incorporated into this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
 
Results of Operations
 
Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2011 Compared to the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010
 
Revenue – For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011, we recognized $0.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively, in revenue pursuant to our license agreement with AstraZeneca compared to $2.6 million and $13.5 million, respectively, for three and nine months ended March 31, 2010.
 
Revenue for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011 consisted entirely of reimbursement of development costs and per-employee compensation, earned at the contractual rate. Revenue for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010 consisted of $0.5 million and $2.5 million, respectively, related to our research services performed during those periods, and $2.1 million and $11.0 million, respectively, of revenue related to AstraZeneca’s up-front license fee. In connection with the completion of the research collaboration portion of the research collaboration and license agreement, we recognized as revenue in fiscal 2010 all remaining deferred up-front license fees received from AstraZeneca. Future contract revenue from AstraZeneca, in the form of reimbursement of development costs, will fluctuate based on development activities in our obesity program. We may also earn contract revenue based on the attainment of development milestones.
 
Research and Development – Research and development expenses for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011 decreased to $1.7 million and $7.2 million, respectively, from $3.4 million and $8.7 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010. The decrease is the result of reducing staffing levels pursuant to our strategic decision announced in September 2010 to focus resources and efforts on clinical trials of bremelanotide and PL-3994 and preclinical development of an inhaled formula of PL-3994 and a new peptide drug candidate for sexual dysfunction.
 
Research and development expenses related to our bremelanotide, other melanocortin receptor agonists, PL-3994, obesity and other preclinical programs were $0.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $1.4 million and $2.5 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010. Spending to date has been primarily related to the identification and optimization of lead compounds and pre-clinical development, and secondarily to a study of the effects of melanocortin receptor-specific compounds on food intake, obesity and other metabolic parameters and a study of subcutaneously administered bremelanotide. The amount of such spending and the nature of future development activities are dependent on a number of factors, including primarily the availability of funds to support future development activities, success of our clinical trials and preclinical programs, and our ability to progress compounds in addition to bremelanotide and PL-3994 into human clinical trials.
 
The historical amounts of project spending above exclude general research and development spending, which decreased to $1.0 million and $5.5 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $2.0 million and $6.2 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010. This decrease is the result of our process of reducing staffing levels pursuant to our strategic decision announced in
 


September 2010 to focus resources and efforts on clinical trials of bremelanotide and PL-3994 and preclinical development of an inhaled formula of PL-3994 and a new peptide drug candidate for sexual dysfunction.
 
Cumulative spending from inception to March 31, 2011 on our bremelanotide, NeutroSpec (a previously marketed imaging product on which all work is suspended) and other programs (which include PL-3994, other melanocortin receptor agonists, obesity, and other discovery programs) amounts to approximately $138.4 million, $55.6 million and $58.7 million, respectively. Due to various risk factors described in our periodic reports filed with the SEC, including the difficulty in currently estimating the costs and timing of future Phase 1 clinical trials and larger-scale Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trials for any product under development, we cannot predict with reasonable certainty when, if ever, a program will advance to the next stage of development or be successfully completed, or when, if ever, net cash inflows will be generated.
 
General and Administrative – General and administrative expenses decreased to $1.0 million and $3.2 million, respectively for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011 compared to $1.2 million and $3.5 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010. The decrease is the result of our process of reducing staffing levels pursuant to our strategic decision announced in September 2010 to focus resources and efforts on clinical trials of bremelanotide and PL-3994 and preclinical development of an inhaled formula of PL-3994 and a new peptide drug candidate for sexual dysfunction.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Since inception, we have incurred net operating losses, primarily related to spending on our research and development programs. We have financed our net operating losses primarily through equity financings and amounts received under collaborative agreements.
 
Our product candidates are at various stages of development and will require significant further research, development and testing and may never be successfully developed or commercialized. We may experience uncertainties, delays, difficulties and expenses commonly experienced by early stage biopharmaceutical companies, which may include unanticipated problems and additional costs relating to:
 
 
·
the development and testing of products in animals and humans;
 
 
·
product approval or clearance;
 
 
·
regulatory compliance;
 
 
·
good manufacturing practices;
 
 
·
intellectual property rights;
 
 
·
product introduction;
 
 
·
marketing, sales and competition; and
 
 
·
obtaining sufficient capital.
 
Failure to obtain timely regulatory approval for our product candidates and indications would impact our ability to increase revenues and could make it more difficult to attract investment capital for funding our operations. Any of these possibilities could materially and adversely affect our operations and require us to curtail or cease certain programs.
 
During the nine months ended March 31, 2011, we used $7.9 million of cash for our operating activities, compared to $2.6 million used in the nine months ended March 31, 2010. Higher net cash outflows from operations in the nine months ended March 31, 2011 resulted primarily from lower revenues. Our periodic accounts receivable balances will continue to be highly dependent on the timing of receipts from collaboration partners and the division of development responsibilities between us and our collaboration partners.
 
During the nine months ended March 31, 2011, cash provided by investing activities was $3.4 million from the sale of available-for-sale investments. During the nine months ended March 31, 2010, cash provided by investing activities of $0.1 million consisted solely of the sale of supplies.
 
During the nine months ended March 31, 2011, cash provided by financing activities of approximately $21.1 million consisted primarily of the net proceeds from the completion of our firm commitment public offering that closed on March 1, 2011. The offering consisted of the sale of 23,000,000 units at a price to the public of $1.00 per unit. The units consisted of 23,000,000 shares of our common stock, Series A Warrants to purchase 2,000,000 shares of our common stock, and Series B Warrants to purchase 21,000,000 shares of our common stock. During the nine months ended March 31, 2010, cash provided by financing activities was $4.9 million, consisting of approximately $5.2 million from our registered direct offerings in August 2009 and February 2010 offset against
 


approximately $250,000 used for payments on capital lease obligations and withholding taxes related to restricted stock units.
 
As of March 31, 2011, our cash and cash equivalents were $22.0 million and our current liabilities were $1.9 million. We believe that these funds are sufficient to fund our planned operations, including clinical trials with bremelanotide for FSD, through at least calendar year 2012. We have made the strategic decision to focus resources and efforts on clinical trials for bremelanotide and PL-3994 and preclinical development of an inhaled formulation of PL-3994 and a new peptide drug candidate for sexual dysfunction, and have ceased research and development efforts on new product candidates. However, we do not intend to expend substantial amounts on bremelanotide for ED, PL-3994 or new peptide drug candidates for sexual dysfunction unless we obtain additional capital, through collaborative arrangements or other sources, to support such activities.
 
These funds are not likely to be sufficient to complete all of the clinical trials required for product approval for any of our products. We intend to seek additional capital through public or private equity or debt financings, collaborative arrangements on our product candidates, or other sources. However, sufficient additional funding to support projected operations, including clinical trials with either bremelanotide or PL-3994, or both, may not be available on acceptable terms or at all. We may be required to seek collaborators for our product candidates at an earlier stage than otherwise would be desirable and on terms that are less favorable than might otherwise be available, and relinquish, license or otherwise dispose of rights on unfavorable terms to technologies and product candidates that we would otherwise seek to develop or commercialize ourselves. The nature and timing of our development activities are highly dependent on our financing activities.
 
We anticipate incurring additional losses over at least the next few years. To achieve profitability, we, alone or with others, must successfully develop and commercialize our technologies and proposed products, conduct preclinical studies and clinical trials, obtain required regulatory approvals and successfully manufacture and market such technologies and proposed products. The time required to reach profitability is highly uncertain, and we do not know whether we will be able to achieve profitability on a sustained basis, if at all.
 
Item 3.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
 
Not required   to be provided by smaller reporting companies.
 
Item 4.     Controls and Procedures.
 
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2011. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.    Legal Proceedings.
 
We may be involved, from time to time, in various claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently a party to any claim or legal proceeding.
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
 
In analyzing our company, you should consider carefully the following risk factors:
 
Risks Relating to Our Company
 
We will continue to incur substantial losses over the next few years and we may never become profitable.
 
We have never been profitable and we may never become profitable. As of March 31, 2011, we had an accumulated deficit of $218.7 million. We expect to incur additional losses as we continue our development of bremelanotide, PL-3994 and other product candidates. Unless and until we receive approval from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or other equivalent regulatory authorities outside the United States, we cannot sell our products and will not have product revenues from them. Therefore, for the foreseeable future, we will have to fund all of our operations and capital expenditures from reimbursements and other contract revenue under collaborative development agreements, existing cash balances and outside sources of financing, which may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all.
 
We will need to continue to raise funds in the future, and funds may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all.
 
As of March 31, 2011, we had cash and cash equivalents of $22.0 million, with current liabilities of $1.9 million. We believe we have sufficient currently available working capital to fund our currently planned operations through at least calendar year 2012, but our currently available working capital will likely not be sufficient to complete required clinical trials for any of our product candidates. We will need additional funding to complete required clinical trials and, assuming those clinical trials are successful, as to which there can be no assurance, complete submission of required regulatory applications to the FDA for any of our product candidates. We may raise additional funds through public or private equity financings, debt financings, collaborative arrangements on our product candidates or other sources. However, additional funding may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all. To obtain additional funding, we may need to enter into arrangements that require us to develop only certain of our product candidates or relinquish rights to certain technologies, product candidates and/or potential markets.
 
If we are unable to raise sufficient additional funds when needed, we may be required to curtail operations significantly, cease clinical trials and further decrease staffing levels.  We may seek to license, sell or otherwise dispose of our product candidates, technologies and contractual rights, including rights under our research collaboration and license agreement with AstraZeneca, on the best possible terms available. Even if we are able to license, sell or otherwise dispose of our product candidates, technologies and contractual rights, it is likely to be on unfavorable terms and for less value than if we had the financial resources to develop or otherwise advance our product candidates, technologies and contractual rights ourselves.
 
We have a limited operating history upon which to base an investment decision.
 
Our operations are primarily focused on acquiring, developing and securing our proprietary technology, conducting preclinical and clinical studies and formulating and manufacturing on a small-scale basis our principal product candidates. These operations provide a limited basis for stockholders to assess our ability to commercialize our product candidates.
 
We have not yet demonstrated our ability to perform the functions necessary for the successful commercialization of any of our current product candidates. The successful commercialization of our product candidates will require us to perform a variety of functions, including:
 
 
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continuing to conduct preclinical development and clinical trials;
 
 
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participating in regulatory approval processes;
 
 
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formulating and manufacturing products, or having third parties formulate and manufacture products;
 
 
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post-approval monitoring and surveillance of our products;
 
 
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conducting sales and marketing activities, either alone or with a partner; and
 
 
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obtaining additional capital.
 
 
If we are unable to obtain regulatory approval of any of our product candidates, to successfully commercialize any products for which we receive regulatory approval or to obtain additional capital, we may not be able to recover our investment in our development efforts.
 
Development and commercialization of our product candidates involves a lengthy, complex and costly process, and we may never successfully develop or commercialize any product.
 
Our product candidates are at various stages of research and development, will require regulatory approval, and may never be successfully developed or commercialized. Our product candidates will require significant further research, development and testing before we can seek regulatory approval to market and sell them.
 
We must demonstrate that our product candidates are safe and effective for use in patients in order to receive regulatory approval for commercial sale. Preclinical studies in animals, using various doses and formulations, must be performed before we can begin human clinical trials. Even if we obtain favorable results in the preclinical studies, the results in humans may be different. Numerous small-scale human clinical trials may be necessary to obtain initial data on a product candidate’s safety and efficacy in humans before advancing to large-scale human clinical trials. We face the risk that the results of our trials in later phases of clinical trials may be inconsistent with those obtained in earlier phases. Adverse or inconclusive results could delay the progress of our development programs and may prevent us from filing for regulatory approval of our product candidates. Additional factors that can cause delay or termination of our human clinical trials include:
 
 
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the availability of sufficient capital to sustain operations and clinical trials;
 
 
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timely completion of clinical site protocol approval and obtaining informed consent from subjects;
 
 
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the rate of patient enrollment in clinical studies;
 
 
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adverse medical events or side effects in treated patients; and
 
 
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lack of effectiveness of the product being tested.
 
You should evaluate us in light of these uncertainties, delays, difficulties and expenses commonly experienced by early stage biopharmaceutical companies, as well as unanticipated problems and additional costs relating to:
 
 
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product approval or clearance;
 
 
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regulatory compliance;
 
 
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good manufacturing practices;
 
 
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intellectual property rights;
 
 
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product introduction; and
 
 
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marketing and competition.
 
The regulatory approval process is lengthy, expensive and uncertain, and may prevent us from obtaining the approvals we require.
 
Government authorities in the United States and other countries extensively regulate the advertising, labeling, storage, record-keeping, safety, efficacy, research, development, testing, manufacture, promotion, marketing and distribution of drug products. Drugs are subject to rigorous regulation by the FDA and similar regulatory bodies in other countries. The steps ordinarily required by the FDA before a new drug may be marketed in the United States include:
 
 
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completion of non-clinical tests including preclinical laboratory and formulation studies and animal testing and toxicology;
 
 
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submission to the FDA of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application, which must become effective before clinical trials may begin;
 
 
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performance of adequate and well-controlled Phase 1, 2 and 3 human clinical trials to establish the safety and efficacy of the drug for each proposed indication;
 
 
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submission to the FDA of a New Drug Application (NDA); and
 
 
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FDA review and approval of the NDA before any commercial marketing or sale.
 


Satisfaction of FDA pre-market approval requirements for new drugs typically takes a number of years and the actual time required for approval may vary substantially based upon the type, complexity and novelty of the product or disease. The results of product development, preclinical studies and clinical trials are submitted to the FDA as part of an NDA. The NDA also must contain extensive manufacturing information. Once the submission has been accepted for filing, the FDA generally has ten months to review the application and respond to the applicant. The review process is often significantly extended by FDA requests for additional information or clarification. Success in early stage clinical trials does not assure success in later stage clinical trials. Data obtained from clinical trials is not always conclusive and may be susceptible to varying interpretations that could delay, limit or prevent regulatory approval. The FDA may refer the NDA to an advisory committee for review, evaluation and recommendation as to whether the application should be approved, but the FDA is not bound by the recommendation of the advisory committee. The FDA may deny or delay approval of applications that do not meet applicable regulatory criteria or if the FDA determines that the clinical data do not adequately establish the safety and efficacy of the drug. Therefore, our proposed products could take a significantly longer time than we expect or may never gain approval. If regulatory approval is delayed or never obtained, our business and our liquidity would be adversely affected.
 
Upon approval, a product candidate may be marketed only in those dosage forms and for those indications approved by the FDA. Once approved, the FDA may withdraw the product approval if compliance with regulatory requirements is not maintained or if problems occur after the product reaches the marketplace. In addition, the FDA may require post-marketing studies, referred to as Phase 4 studies, to monitor the approved products in a larger number of patients than were required for product approval and may limit further marketing of the product based on the results of these post-market studies. The FDA has broad post-market regulatory and enforcement powers, including the ability to seek injunctions, levy fines and civil penalties, criminal prosecution, withdraw approvals and seize products or request recalls.
 
If regulatory approval of any of our product candidates is granted, it will be limited to certain disease states or conditions. Adverse experiences with the product must be reported to the FDA and could result in the imposition of market restriction through labeling changes or in product removal. Product approvals may be withdrawn if compliance with regulatory requirements is not maintained or if problems concerning safety or efficacy of the product occur following approval.
 
Outside the United States, our ability to market our product candidates will also depend on receiving marketing authorizations from the appropriate regulatory authorities. The foreign regulatory approval process generally includes all of the risks associated with FDA approval described above. The requirements governing the conduct of clinical trials and marketing authorization vary widely from country to country. At present, foreign marketing authorizations are applied for at a national level, although within the European Community, or EC, registration procedures are available to companies wishing to market a product to more than one EC member state. If the regulatory authority is satisfied that adequate evidence of safety, quality and efficiency has been presented, a marketing authorization will be granted.
 
If any approved product does not achieve market acceptance, our business will suffer.
 
Regulatory approval for the marketing and sale of any of our product candidates does not assure the product’s commercial success. Any approved product will compete with other products manufactured and marketed by major pharmaceutical and other biotechnology companies. The degree of market acceptance of any such product will depend on a number of factors, including:
 
 
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perceptions by members of the healthcare community, including physicians, about its safety and effectiveness;
 
 
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cost-effectiveness relative to competing products and technologies;
 
 
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availability of reimbursement for our products from third party payors such as health insurers, health maintenance organizations and government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid; and
 
 
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advantages over alternative treatment methods.
 
If any approved product does not achieve adequate market acceptance, our business, financial condition and results of operations will be adversely affected.
 
We rely on third parties to conduct clinical trials for our product candidates and their failure to timely perform their obligations could significantly harm our product development.
 
We rely on outside scientific collaborators such as researchers at clinical research organizations and universities in certain areas that are particularly relevant to our research and product development plans, such as the
 


conduct of clinical trials and non-clinical tests. There is competition for these relationships, and we may not be able to maintain our relationships with them on acceptable terms. These outside collaborators generally may terminate their engagements with us at any time. As a result, we can control their activities only within certain limits, and they will devote only a certain amount of their time to conduct research on our product candidates and develop them. If they do not successfully carry out their duties under their agreements with us, fail to inform us if these trials fail to comply with clinical trial protocols or fail to meet expected deadlines, our ability to develop our product candidates and obtain regulatory approval on a timely basis, if at all, may be adversely affected.
 
Production and supply of our product candidates depend on contract manufacturers over whom we have no control.
 
We do not have the facilities to manufacture bremelanotide, PL-3994, melanocortin receptor agonist compounds or our other potential products. Our contract manufacturers must perform these manufacturing activities in a manner that complies with FDA regulations. Our ability to control third-party compliance with FDA requirements will be limited to contractual remedies and rights of inspection. The manufacturers of approved products and their manufacturing facilities will be subject to continual review and periodic inspections by the FDA and other authorities where applicable, and must comply with ongoing regulatory requirements, including the FDA’s current good manufacturing practices (GMPs) regulations. Failure of third-party manufacturers to comply with GMPs or other FDA requirements may result in enforcement action by the FDA. Failure to conduct their activities in compliance with FDA regulations could delay our development programs or negatively impact our ability to receive FDA approval of our potential products or continue marketing if they are approved. Establishing relationships with new suppliers, who must be FDA-approved, is a time-consuming and costly process.
 
We are subject to extensive regulation in connection with the laboratory practices and the hazardous materials we use.
 
We are subject to various laws and regulations regarding laboratory practices, the experimental use of animals and the use and disposal of hazardous or potentially hazardous substances in connection with our research. In each of these areas, as noted above, the FDA and other regulatory authorities have broad regulatory and enforcement powers, including the ability to levy fines and civil penalties, suspend or delay issuance of approvals, seize or recall products and withdraw approvals, any one or more of which could have a material adverse effect on us. We are also subject to numerous federal, state and local laws relating to such matters as safe working conditions, manufacturing practices, environmental protection, fire hazard control and disposal of hazardous or potentially hazardous substances. Although we have suspended research and development efforts on new product candidates, we are maintaining selected laboratory capabilities, and will be subject to regulations in connection with use of our laboratory facilities, disposal of chemicals and hazardous or potentially hazardous substances, and decommissioning and disposing of laboratory equipment. We may incur significant costs to comply with such laws and regulations now or in the future.
 
Contamination or injury from hazardous materials used in the development of our products could result in a liability exceeding our financial resources.
 
Our research and development has involved the use of hazardous materials and chemicals, including radioactive compounds. We cannot completely eliminate the risk of contamination or injury from these materials. In the event of contamination or injury, we may be responsible for any resulting damages. Damages could be significant and could exceed our financial resources, including the limits of our insurance.
 
We have no experience in marketing, distributing and selling products and will substantially rely on our marketing partners to provide these capabilities.
 
We are developing bremelanotide and melanocortin receptor agonist compounds for sexual dysfunction and PL-3994 for the treatment of asthma, heart failure and related indications. We do not have marketing partners for any of these products. If any of these products are approved by the FDA or other regulatory authorities, we must either develop marketing, distribution and selling capacity and expertise, which will be costly and time consuming, or enter into agreements with other companies to provide these capabilities. We may not be able to enter into suitable agreements on acceptable terms, if at all.
 
We do not control the development of compounds licensed to third parties and, as a result, we may not realize a significant portion of the potential value of any such license arrangements.
 
Under our research collaboration and license agreement with AstraZeneca for our melanocortin-based therapeutic compounds for obesity, diabetes and related metabolic syndrome, we have no direct control over the development of compounds and have only limited, if any, input on the direction of development efforts. If the results of development efforts are negative or inconclusive, AstraZeneca may decide to abandon further development of this program, including terminating the agreement, by giving us notice of termination. Because much of the potential
 


value of the license arrangement with AstraZeneca is contingent upon the successful development and commercialization of the licensed technology, the ultimate value of this license will depend on the efforts of AstraZeneca. If AstraZeneca does not succeed in developing the licensed technology for any reason, or elects to discontinue the development of this program, we may be unable to realize the potential value of this arrangement.
 
Competing products and technologies may make our proposed products noncompetitive.
 
There are a number of other products being developed for FSD and ED. In addition to three oral FDA-approved phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor drugs for the treatment of ED, there are other approved products and devices for ED, and other products are being developed for ED and FSD and are in clinical trials. There is competition to develop drugs for ED in patients non-responsive to PDE-5 inhibitor drugs, and to develop drugs for treatment of FSD.
 
There are a large number of products approved for use in asthma, and a number of other products being developed for treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma, including products in clinical trials. There is intense competition to develop drugs for treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma.
 
We are aware of one recombinant natriuretic peptide product for acutely decompensated congestive heart failure approved and marketed in the United States, and another recombinant natriuretic peptide product approved and marketed in Japan. Clinical trials on other natriuretic peptide products are being conducted in the United States. In addition, other products for treatment of heart failure are either currently being marketed or in development.
 
The biopharmaceutical industry is highly competitive. We are likely to encounter significant competition with respect to bremelanotide, other melanocortin receptor agonist compounds and PL-3994. Most of our competitors have substantially greater financial and technological resources than we do. Many of them also have significantly greater experience in research and development, marketing, distribution and sales than we do. Accordingly, our competitors may succeed in developing, marketing, distributing and selling products and underlying technologies more rapidly than we can. These competitive products or technologies may be more effective and useful or less costly than bremelanotide, other melanocortin receptor agonist compounds or PL-3994. In addition, academic institutions, hospitals, governmental agencies and other public and private research organizations are also conducting research and may develop competing products or technologies on their own or through strategic alliances or collaborative arrangements.
 
Our ability to achieve revenues from the sale of our products in development will depend, in part, on our ability to obtain adequate reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid, private insurers and other healthcare payers.
 
Our ability to successfully commercialize our products in development will depend, in significant part, on the extent to which we or our marketing partners can obtain reimbursement for our products and also reimbursement at appropriate levels for the cost of our products and related treatment. Obtaining reimbursement from governmental payers, insurance companies, health maintenance organizations and other third-party payers of healthcare costs is a time-consuming and expensive process. There is no guarantee that our products will ultimately be reimbursed. If we are able to obtain reimbursement, continuing efforts by governmental and third party payers to contain or reduce costs of healthcare may adversely affect our future revenues and ability to achieve profitability. Third-party payers are increasingly challenging the prices charged for diagnostic and therapeutic products and related services. Reimbursement from governmental payers is subject to statutory and regulatory changes, retroactive rate adjustments, administrative rulings and other policy changes, all of which could materially decrease the range of products for which we are reimbursed or the rates of reimbursement by government payers. In addition, recent legislation reforming the healthcare system may result in lower prices or the actual inability of prospective customers to purchase our products in development. The cost containment measures that healthcare payers and providers are instituting and the effect of any healthcare reform could materially and adversely affect our ability to operate profitably. Furthermore, even if reimbursement is available, it may not be available at price levels sufficient for us to realize a positive return on our investment.
 
If we fail to adequately protect or enforce our intellectual property rights or secure rights to patents of others, the value of our intellectual property rights would diminish.
 
Our success, competitive position and future revenues will depend in part on our ability and the abilities of our licensors to obtain and maintain patent protection for our products, methods, processes and other technologies, to preserve our trade secrets, to prevent third parties from infringing on our proprietary rights and to operate without infringing the proprietary rights of third parties. We cannot predict:
 
 
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the degree and range of protection any patents will afford us against competitors, including whether third parties will find ways to invalidate or otherwise circumvent our patents;
 
 
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if and when patents will be issued;
 


 
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whether or not others will obtain patents claiming aspects similar to those covered by our patents and patent applications; and
 
 
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whether we will need to initiate litigation or administrative proceedings, which may be costly whether we win or lose.
 
If our products, methods, processes and other technologies infringe the proprietary rights of other parties, we could incur substantial costs and we may have to:
 
 
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obtain licenses, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all;
 
 
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redesign our products or processes to avoid infringement;
 
 
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stop using the subject matter claimed in the patents held by others;
 
 
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pay damages; or
 
 
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defend litigation or administrative proceedings, which may be costly whether we win or lose, and which could result in a substantial diversion of our management resources.
 
If we are unable to keep our trade secrets confidential, our technologies and other proprietary information may be used by others to compete against us.
 
In addition to our reliance on patents, we attempt to protect our proprietary technologies and processes by relying on trade secret laws and agreements with our employees and other persons who have access to our proprietary information. These agreements and arrangements may not provide meaningful protection for our proprietary technologies and processes in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure of such information. In addition, our competitors may independently develop substantially equivalent technologies and processes or gain access to our trade secrets or technology, either of which could materially and adversely affect our competitive position.
 
We may incur substantial liabilities and may be required to limit commercialization of our products in response to product liability lawsuits.
 
The testing and marketing of medical products entails an inherent risk of product liability. If we cannot successfully defend ourselves against product liability claims, we may incur substantial liabilities or be required to limit commercialization of our products or cease clinical trials. Our inability to obtain sufficient product liability insurance at an acceptable cost to protect against potential product liability claims could prevent or inhibit the commercialization of pharmaceutical products we develop, alone or with corporate collaborators. We currently carry liability insurance as to certain clinical trial risks. We, or any corporate collaborators, may not in the future be able to obtain insurance at a reasonable cost or in sufficient amounts, if at all. Even if our agreements with any future corporate collaborators entitle us to indemnification against losses, such indemnification may not be available or adequate should any claim arise.
 
We are highly dependent on our management team, senior research professionals and third-party contractors and consultants, and the loss of their services could materially adversely affect our business.
 
We rely on our management team, our employees and various contractors and consultants to provide critical services. Our ability to execute our bremelanotide and PL-3994 clinical programs and our preclinical programs on an inhaled formulation of PL-3994 and a new peptide drug candidate for sexual dysfunction depends on our continued retention and motivation of our management and scientific personnel, including executive officers and senior members of development and management who possess significant technical expertise and experience and oversee our development programs. Our success also depends on our ability to develop and maintain relationships with contractors, consultants and scientific advisors. If we lose the services of existing personnel or fail to attract new personnel, our development programs could be adversely affected. Competition for personnel is intense. In addition, because of our reduction in staffing levels we anticipate we will need to hire consultants or contractors for development activities previously undertaken by our employees.
 
Anti-takeover provisions of Delaware law and our charter documents may make potential acquisitions more difficult and could result in the entrenchment of management.
 
We are incorporated in Delaware. Anti-takeover provisions of Delaware law and our charter documents may make a change in control or efforts to remove management more difficult. Also, under Delaware law, our board of directors may adopt additional anti-takeover measures. Under Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may not engage in a business combination with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person first becomes an “interested stockholder,” unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner.
 


Pursuant to approval by our stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders held on May 11, 2011, effective May 12, 2011 we increased our authorized common stock from 40,000,000 to 100,000,000. To the extent that we sell newly authorized shares, this could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire a majority of our outstanding voting stock.
 
Our charter authorizes us to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock and to determine the terms of those shares of stock without any further action by our stockholders. If we exercise this right, it could be more difficult for a third party to acquire a majority of our outstanding voting stock.
 
In addition, our equity incentive plans generally permit us to accelerate the vesting of options and other stock rights granted under these plans in the event of a change of control. If we accelerate the vesting of options or other stock rights, this action could make an acquisition more costly.
 
The application of these provisions could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
 
Risks Relating to Owning Our Common Stock
 
As of May 12, 2011, there were 25,215,920 shares of common stock underlying outstanding convertible preferred stock, options and warrants, and stockholders may experience dilution from the conversion of preferred stock and exercise of outstanding options and warrants.
 
As of May 12, 2011, holders of our outstanding dilutive securities had the right to acquire the following amounts of underlying common stock:
 
 
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26,865 shares issuable on the conversion of immediately convertible Series A Convertible preferred stock, subject to adjustment, for no further consideration;
 
 
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24,479,617 shares issuable on the exercise of warrants at exercise prices ranging from $1.00 to $28.20 per share, including 21,575,000 shares issuable on the exercise of warrants that are exercisable starting March 2, 2012 at an exercise price of $1.00 per share; and
 
 
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709,438 shares issuable on the exercise of stock options, at exercise prices ranging from $1.30 to $42.50 per share.
 
If the holders convert, exercise or receive those securities, or similar dilutive securities we may issue in the future, stockholders may experience dilution in the net tangible book value of their common stock. In addition, the sale or availability for sale of the underlying shares in the marketplace could depress our stock price. We have registered or agreed to register for resale substantially all of the underlying shares listed above. Holders of registered underlying shares could resell the shares immediately upon issuance, which could result in significant downward pressure on our stock price.
 
We are under review for compliance with continued listing standards of NYSE Amex, and our common stock may be delisted, making it difficult to trade shares of our common stock.
 
Our common stock trades on NYSE Amex. On November 26, 2010, we received a letter from NYSE Amex advising us that, based on our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2010, we were not in compliance with certain continued listing standards under Section 1003 of the NYSE Amex Company Guide. Specifically, NYSE Amex stated that we were not in compliance with Section 1003(a)(iii) of the Company Guide because our stockholders’ equity was less than the required $6,000,000 and we had losses from continuing operations and net losses in our five most recent fiscal years, and Section 1003(a)(iv) of the Company Guide because we had sustained losses which were so substantial in relation to our overall operations or existing financial resources, or our financial condition had become so impaired that it appeared questionable, in the opinion of the NYSE Amex, as to whether we would be able to continue operations and/or meet our obligations as they mature.
 
In order to maintain our listing on NYSE Amex, we submitted a plan on regaining compliance with Section 1003(a)(iv) by February 28, 2011 and Section 1003(a)(iii) by May 26, 2011. On January 31, 2011, NYSE Amex notified us that it had accepted our plan for regaining compliance, and that our listing was being continued pursuant to an extension. On March 8, 2011 the NYSE Amex notified us that we had resolved the continued listing deficiency with respect to Section 1003(a)(iv) of the Company Guide. The NYSE Amex also notified us that it would review our compliance with continued listing standards as of May 26, 2011, and specifically compliance with respect to Section 1003(a)(iii) of the Company Guide. If we do not comply with all continued listing standards as of May 26, 2011, NYSE Amex may initiate delisting procedures, which could result in our common stock being delisted from NYSE Amex.
 
If we are delisted from NYSE Amex, then our common stock will trade, if at all, only on the over-the-counter market, and then only if one or more registered broker-dealer market makers comply with quotation
 


requirements. Delisting of our common stock could also further depress our stock price, substantially limit liquidity of our common stock and materially adversely affect our ability to raise capital on terms acceptable to us, or at all. Delisting from NYSE Amex could also have other negative results, including the potential loss of confidence by suppliers and employees, the loss of institutional investor interest and fewer business development opportunities.
 
Our stock price is volatile and we expect it to remain volatile, which could limit investors’ ability to sell stock at a profit.
 
The volatile price of our stock makes it difficult for investors to predict the value of their investment, to sell shares at a profit at any given time, or to plan purchases and sales in advance. A variety of factors may affect the market price of our common stock. These include, but are not limited to:
 
 
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publicity regarding actual or potential clinical results relating to products under development by our competitors or us;
 
 
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delay or failure in initiating, completing or analyzing preclinical or clinical trials or unsatisfactory designs or results of these trials;
 
 
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interim decisions by regulatory agencies, including the FDA, as to clinical trial designs, acceptable safety profiles and the benefit/risk ratio of products under development;
 
 
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achievement or rejection of regulatory approvals by our competitors or by us;
 
 
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announcements of technological innovations or new commercial products by our competitors or by us;
 
 
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developments concerning proprietary rights, including patents;
 
 
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developments concerning our collaborations;
 
 
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regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries;
 
 
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economic or other crises and other external factors;
 
 
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period-to-period fluctuations in our revenue and other results of operations;
 
 
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changes in financial estimates by securities analysts; and
 
 
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sales of our common stock.
 
We will not be able to control many of these factors, and we believe that period-to-period comparisons of our financial results will not necessarily be indicative of our future performance. If our revenues, if any, in any particular period do not meet expectations, we may not be able to adjust our expenditures in that period, which could cause our operating results to suffer further. If our operating results in any future period fall below the expectations of securities analysts or investors, our stock price may fall by a significant amount.
 
For the 12 month period ended April 30, 2011, the price of our stock has been volatile, ranging from a high of $3.40 per share to a low of $0.80 per share.
 
In addition, the stock market in general, and the market for biotechnology companies in particular, has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that may have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of individual companies. These broad market and industry factors may seriously harm the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance.
 
We have implemented a reverse stock split, which has reduced our trading volume and may result in a decrease in our market capitalization.
 
Effective September 27, 2010, we implemented a one-for-ten reverse stock split. This reverse stock split was implemented because we had received notice that the NYSE Amex deemed it appropriate for us to effect a reverse stock split because of the low selling price of our common stock. At our annual meeting of stockholders held on May 13, 2010, the stockholders authorized a reverse stock split. We cannot guarantee that the price increase of our common stock price resulting from the reverse split will:
 
 
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be proportionate to the reverse split ratio;
 
 
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last in the marketplace for any length of time;
 
 
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remain at a price sufficient to meet the listing requirements of the NYSE Amex; or
 
 
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be sufficient to facilitate raising capital.
 

 
We do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
 
We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future and intend to retain future earnings, if any, for the development and expansion of our business. In addition, the terms of existing or future agreements may limit our ability to pay dividends. Therefore, our stockholders will not receive a return on their shares unless the value of their shares increases.
 
 
Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
 
None required to be furnished.
 
 
Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
 
None.
 
 
Item 4 .     (Removed and Reserved).
 
 
Item 5.    Other Information.
 
At our meeting of stockholders held on May 11, 2011, the stockholders approved the adoption of our 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”).  Effective on adoption of the 2011 Plan, our 2005 Stock Plan, as amended (the “Prior Plan”) was terminated, with awards granted under the Prior Plan before stockholder approval of the 2011 Plan remaining outstanding in accordance with their terms. Under the 2011 Plan, a total of 3,920,301 shares may be issued, consisting of 3,500,000 shares reserved for issue under the 2011 Plan and 420,301 available to be granted under the Prior Plan on the date of stockholder approval of the 2011 Plan. Shares covering awards, including awards under the Prior Plan that were outstanding on May 11, 2011, that terminate or are forfeited, or shares that are returned to us pursuant to a compensation recovery policy, will again be available for issuance under the 2011 Plan.
 
The 2011 Plan authorizes the grant of equity-based and cash-based compensation to our employees, consultants and non-employee directors in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares, restricted share units, other share-based awards and cash-based awards. The 2011 Plan is intended to comply with the exemption from Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code relating to performance-based compensation, and provides for a maximum aggregate number of shares, compensation and dividend equivalents that may granted or paid in any calendar year to any one participant. The 2011 Plan will terminate on March 11, 2021, or such earlier date as our Board of Directors may determine. The 2011 Plan will remain in effect for outstanding awards until no awards remain outstanding.
 
 
Item 6.   Exhibits.
 
Exhibits filed or furnished with this report:
 
 
Warrant Agreement dated as of March 1, 2011, between Palatin and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York limited liability trust company.
 
 
Definitive form of Series A Warrant certificate pursuant to Palatin’s effective registration statement No. 333-170227 on Form S-1.
 
 
Definitive form of Series B Warrant certificate pursuant to Palatin’s effective registration statement No. 333-170227 on Form S-1.
 
 
Definitive form of underwriters’ warrant to purchase common stock pursuant to Palatin’s effective registration statement No. 333-170227 on Form S-1.
 
 
2011 Stock Incentive Plan.*
 
 
Form of Restricted Share Unit Agreement under the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.*
 
 
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement under the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.*
 
 
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.*
 
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
 
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
 
 
Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
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*Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
 

 
SIGNATURES

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

 
 
  Palatin Technologies, Inc.
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 Date:           May 13, 2011
  /s/ Carl Spana                                 
Carl Spana, Ph.D.
President and
Chief Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
 
                                                                                   
 
 
Date:           May 13, 2011 
/s/ Stephen T. Wills                        
Stephen T. Wills Executive Vice President - Operations
and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX:
 
 
 
Warrant Agreement dated as of March 1, 2011, between Palatin and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York limited liability trust company.
 
 
Definitive form of Series A Warrant certificate pursuant to Palatin’s effective registration statement No. 333-170227 on Form S-1.
 
 
Definitive form of Series B Warrant certificate pursuant to Palatin’s effective registration statement No. 333-170227 on Form S-1.
 
 
Definitive form of underwriters’ warrant to purchase common stock pursuant to Palatin’s effective registration statement No. 333-170227 on Form S-1.
 
 
2011 Stock Incentive Plan.*
 
 
Form of Restricted Share Unit Agreement under the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.*
 
 
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement under the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.*
 
 
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.*
 
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
 
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
 
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
 
 
Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
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*Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
 
Exhibit 4.1
 
WARRANT AGREEMENT
 

 
WARRANT AGREEMENT made as of March 1, 2011 (“ Issuance Date ”), between Palatin Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 4C Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, New Jersey 08512 (the “ Company ”), and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York limited liability trust company, with offices at 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219   (the “ Warrant Agent ”).
 
WHEREAS , the Company has sold units (“ Units ”), each consisting of (i) one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Common Stock ”), of the Company, (ii) one Series A Warrant (collectively, the “ Series A Warrants ”), each whole Series A Warrant entitling the holder to purchase 0.087 of one share of Common Stock, and (iii) one Series B Warrant (collectively, the “ Series B Warrants ” and, together with the Series A Warrants, the “ Warrants ”), each whole Series B Warrant entitling the holder to purchase 0.913 of one share of Common Stock, the Warrants being subject to adjustment as described herein, pursuant to that certain Underwriting Agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”), dated as of February 24, 2011 (the “ Subscription Date ”), by and among the Company and Roth Capital Partners, LLC, as representative (the “ Representative ”) of the several underwriters named therein (the “ Underwriters ”); and
 
WHEREAS , the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”), a Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-170227 (the “ Registration Statement ”), for the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”) of the shares of Common Stock included in the Units, the Warrants, the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Series A Warrants (“ Series A Warrant Shares ”) and certain warrants to be issued to the Underwriters or their designees (the “ Underwriter Warrants ”) (collectively, the “ Offered Securities ”), and such Registration Statement was declared effective on February 23, 2011; and
 
WHEREAS , the Company has agreed to file with the Commission, a Registration Statement (the “ Additional Registration Statement ”), for the registration, under the Act of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Series B Warrants (“ Series B Warrant Shares ” and, together with the Series A Warrant Shares, the “ Warrant Shares ”) and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Underwriter Warrants (the “ Underwriter Warrant Shares ” and, together with the Series B Warrant Shares, the “ Delayed Exercise Warrant Shares ”)(the Series B Warrants and the Underwriter Warrants, together, the “ Delayed Exercise Warrants ”); and
 
WHEREAS , the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange and exercise of the Warrants; and
 
WHEREAS , the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants; and
 
WHEREAS , all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and
 

 
 

 

countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Warrant Agreement.  Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings set forth in Section 14.
 
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
1.            Appointment of Warrant Agent .  The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Warrant Agreement.
 
2.            Warrants .
 
2.1            Form of Warrant .  Each Warrant shall be issued in registered form only, shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto for Series A Warrants and Exhibit B for Series B Warrants, the provisions of which are incorporated herein, and shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the Board or Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company and shall bear a facsimile of the Company’s seal. In the event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.  All of the Warrants shall initially be represented by one or more book-entry certificates (each a “ Book-Entry Warrant Certificate ”).
 
2.2.            Effect of Countersignature .  Unless and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Warrant Agreement, a Warrant shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.
 
2.3.            Registration .
 
2.3.1.            Warrant Register .  The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (“ Warrant Register ”), for the registration of original issuance and the registration of transfer of the Warrants.  Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register the Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company.  Except as provided in this Section 2.3.1, all of the Warrants shall initially be represented by one or more Book-Entry Warrant Certificates deposited with the Depository Trust Company (the “ Depository ”) and registered in the name of Cede & Co., a nominee of the Depository. Ownership of beneficial interests in the Book-Entry Warrant Certificates shall be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected through, records maintained (i) by the Depository or its nominee for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate; (ii) by institutions that have accounts with the Depository (such institution, with respect to a Warrant in its account, a “ Participant ”); or (iii) directly on the book-entry records of the Warrant Agent with respect only to owners of beneficial interests that represent such direct registration.
 
If the Depository subsequently ceases to make its book-entry settlement system available for the Warrants, the Company may instruct the Warrant Agent
 

 
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regarding making other arrangements for book-entry settlement within ten (10) days after the Depository ceases to make its book-entry settlement available.  In the event that the Company does not make alternative arrangements for book-entry settlement within ten (10) days, or the Warrants are not eligible for, or it is no longer necessary to have the Warrants available in, book-entry form, the Warrant Agent shall provide written instructions to the Depository to deliver to the Warrant Agent for cancellation each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, and the Company shall instruct the Warrant Agent to deliver to the Depository definitive Warrant Certificates in physical form evidencing such Warrants.
 
At the request of any initial purchaser of Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall deliver to such purchaser definitive Warrant Certificates in physical form, registered in the name of such purchaser, evidencing the Warrants purchased by such initial purchaser.
 
All definitive Warrant Certificates shall be in substantially the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A , in the case of Series A Warrants, and Exhibit B , in the case of Series B Warrants.
 
2.3.2.            Beneficial Owner; Registered Holder .  The term “ beneficial owner ” shall mean any person in whose name ownership of a beneficial interest in the Warrants evidenced by a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate is recorded in the records maintained by the Depository or its nominee.  Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant shall be registered upon the Warrant Register (“ registered holder ”), as the absolute owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on the Warrant Certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.  Any reference herein to the term holder or registered holder shall include a beneficial owner who has received definitive Warrant Certificates registered in its name.
 
2.4.            Detachability of Warrants .  The securities comprising the Units will be issued separately and will be separately transferable immediately upon issuance.
 
2.5            Uncertificated Warrants .  Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything else herein to the contrary, the Warrants may be issued in uncertificated form.
 
3.            Terms and Exercise of Warrants .
 
3.1.            Exercise Price .  Each Warrant shall, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, entitle the registered holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Warrant Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock stated therein, at the exercise price specified in such Warrant, subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof.  The term “ Exercise Price ” as used in this Warrant Agreement refers to the price per share at which Common Stock may be purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised.
 
3.2.            Duration of Warrants .  A Warrant may be exercised only during the exercise period (the “ Exercise Period ”) commencing on the date specified in the form
 

 
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of Warrant and terminating at the time and date specified in the form of Warrant (the “ Expiration Date ”).  Each Warrant not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Warrant Agreement shall cease at the close of business on the Expiration Date.
 
3.3.            Exercise of Warrants .
 
3.3.1.            Exercise and Payment .  A registered holder may exercise a Warrant by delivering, not later than 5:00 P.M., New York time, on any Business Day during the Exercise Period (the “ Exercise Date ”) to the Warrant Agent at its corporate trust department (i) the Warrant Certificate evidencing the Warrants to be exercised, or, in the case of a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, the Warrants to be exercised (the “ Book-Entry Warrants ”) free on the records of the Depository to an account of the Warrant Agent at the Depository designated for such purpose in writing by the Warrant Agent to the Depository from time to time, (ii) an election to purchase the Warrant Shares underlying the Warrants to be exercised (the “ Election to Purchase ”), properly completed and executed by the registered holder on the reverse of the Warrant Certificate or, in the case of a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, properly delivered by the Participant in accordance with the Depository’s procedures, and (iii), except as provided in 3.3.8, the Exercise Price for each Warrant to be exercised in lawful money of the United States of America by certified or official bank check or by bank wire transfer in immediately available funds.
 
If any of (A) the Warrant Certificate or the Book-Entry Warrants, (B) the Election to Purchase, or (C) the Exercise Price therefor, is received by the Warrant Agent after 5:00 P.M., New York time, on the specified Exercise Date, the Warrants will be deemed to be received and exercised on the Business Day next succeeding the Exercise Date.  If the date specified as the Exercise Date is not a Business Day, the Warrants will be deemed to be received and exercised on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day. If the Warrants are received or deemed to be received after the Expiration Date, the exercise thereof will be null and void and any funds delivered to the Warrant Agent will be returned to the holder or Participant, as the case may be, as soon as practicable.  In no event will interest accrue on funds deposited with the Warrant Agent in respect of an exercise or attempted exercise of Warrants. The validity of any exercise of Warrants will be determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion.  The Warrant Agent shall notify a holder of any purported invalidity of any exercise of Warrants.
 
The Warrant Agent shall deposit all funds received by it in payment of the Exercise Price in the account of the Company maintained with the Warrant Agent for such purpose and shall advise the Company at the end of each day on which funds for the exercise of the Warrants are received of the amount so deposited to its account.  The Warrant Agent shall promptly confirm such telephonic advice to the Company in writing.
 
3.3.2.            Issuance of Certificates .  The Warrant Agent shall, by 11:00 A.M. New York Time on the Business Day following the Exercise Date of any Warrant, advise the Company and the transfer agent and registrar in respect of (a) the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise as to the number of Warrants exercised in
 

 
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accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (b) the instructions of each registered holder or Participant, as the case may be, with respect to delivery of the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, and the delivery of definitive Warrant Certificates, as appropriate, evidencing the balance, if any, of the Warrants remaining after such exercise, (c) in case of a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, the notation that shall be made to the records maintained by the Depository, its nominee for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, or a Participant, as appropriate, evidencing the balance, if any, of the Warrants remaining after such exercise and (d) such other information as the Company or such transfer agent and registrar shall reasonably require.
 
The Company shall, by 5:00 P.M., New York time, on the second Business Day next succeeding the Exercise Date of any Warrant, execute, issue and deliver to the Warrant Agent, the Warrant Shares to which such registered holder or Participant, as the case may be, is entitled, in fully registered form, registered in such name or names as may be directed by such registered holder or the Participant, as the case may be.  Upon receipt of such Warrant Shares, the Warrant Agent shall, by 5:00 P.M., New York time, on the third Business Day next succeeding such Exercise Date, transmit such Warrant Shares to or upon the order of the registered holder or Participant, as the case may be.
 
In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise, provided the Company’s transfer agent is participating in the Depository’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer program, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise to the registered holder or the Participant by crediting the account of the registered holder’s prime broker with the Depository or of the Participant through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system.  The time periods for delivery described in the immediately preceding paragraph shall apply to the electronic transmittals described herein.
 
3.3.3.            Valid Issuance .  All shares of Common Stock issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Warrant Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
 
3.3.4.            Dividends .  The accrual of dividends, if any, on the Warrant Shares issued upon the valid exercise of any Warrant will be governed by the terms generally applicable to the Common Stock. From and after the issuance of such Warrant Shares, the former holder of the Warrants exercised will be entitled to the benefits generally available to other holders of Common Stock and such former holder’s right to receive payments of dividends and any other amounts payable in respect of the Warrant Shares shall be governed by, and shall be subject to, the terms and provisions generally applicable to the Common Stock.
 
3.3.5            No Fractional Exercise .  Warrants may be exercised only in whole numbers of Warrant Shares.  No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon the exercise of the Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares to be issued shall be rounded up or down, as applicable, to the nearest whole number. If fewer than all of the Warrants evidenced by a Warrant Certificate are exercised, a new Warrant Certificate for the number of unexercised Warrants remaining shall be executed by the Company and
 

 
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countersigned by the Warrant Agent as provided in Section 2 of this Agreement, and delivered to the holder of this Warrant Certificate at the address specified on the books of the Warrant Agent or as otherwise specified by such registered holder. If fewer than all the Warrants evidenced by a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate are exercised, a notation shall be made to the records maintained by the Depository, its nominee for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, or a Participant, as appropriate, evidencing the balance of the Warrants remaining after such exercise.
 
3.3.6            No Transfer Taxes .  The Company shall not be required to pay any stamp or other tax or governmental charge required to be paid in connection with any transfer involved in the issue of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of Warrants; and in the event that any such transfer is involved, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Warrant Shares until such tax or other charge shall have been paid or it has been established to the Company’s satisfaction that no such tax or other charge is due.
 
3.3.7            Date of Issuance .  Each person in whose name any such certificate for shares of Common Stock is issued shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the date on which the Warrant was surrendered and payment of the Exercise Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.
 
3.3.8            Optional Cashless Exercise .  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if a registration statement covering the issuance of Warrant Shares that are the subject of the Election to Purchase is not available (the “ Unavailable Warrant Shares ”), the registered holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise a Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a “ Cashless Exercise ”):
 
Net Number = (A x B) - (A x C)
          B
 
For purposes of the foregoing formula:
 
A= the total number of shares with respect to which the Warrant is then being exercised (which shall include both the number of Warrant Shares issued to the registered holder and the number of Warrant Shares subject to the portion of the Warrant being cancelled in payment of the Purchase Price).
 
B= the arithmetic average of the Closing Sale Prices of the shares of Common Stock for the fifteen (15) consecutive Trading Days ending on the date immediately preceding the date of the Election to Purchase (the “ Fair Market Value ”).
 

 
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C= the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.
 
3.3.9            Company-Elected Conversion .
 
(i)           The Company shall provide to the registered holder prompt written notice of any time that the Company is unable to issue the Warrant Shares via DTC transfer (or otherwise without restrictive legend), because (A) the Commission has issued a stop order with respect to the Registration Statement, (B) the Commission otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, (C) the Company has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or (D) otherwise (each a “ Restrictive Legend Event ”). To the extent that a Restrictive Legend Event occurs after the registered holder has exercised a Warrant in accordance with Section 3.3 but prior to the delivery of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall (i) if the Fair Market Value (as calculated above) of the Warrant Shares is greater than the Exercise Price, provide written notice to the registered holder that the Company will deliver that number of Warrant Shares to the registered holder as should be delivered in a Cashless Exercise in accordance with Section 3.3.8, and return to the registered holder all consideration paid to the Company in connection with the registered holder’s attempted exercise of a Warrant pursuant to Section 3.3.8 (a “ Company-Elected Conversion ”), or (ii) at the election of the registered holder to be given within five (5) days of receipt of notice of a Company-Elected Conversion, the registered holder shall be entitled to rescind the previously submitted Election to Purchase and the Company shall return all consideration paid by registered holder for such shares upon such rescission.
 
(ii)           If a Restrictive Legend Event has occurred and no exemption from the registration requirements is available (including, without limitation, under Section 3(a)(9) of the Act by virtue of a Cashless Exercise), the Warrant shall not be exercisable. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to make any cash payments or net cash settlement to the registered holder in lieu of issuance of the Warrant Shares. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the registered holder of any cessation of a Restrictive Legend Event (the “ Re-Effectiveness Notice ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Expiration Date of the Warrant shall be extended for a period of five (5) days following receipt by the registered holder of the Re-Effectiveness Notice.
 
3.3.10            Rule 144 .  For purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as in effect on the date hereof, it is intended that the Warrant Shares issued in a Cashless Exercise shall be deemed to have been acquired by the registered holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the date the Warrant was originally issued pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.
 
3.3.11            Disputes .  In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue to the registered holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed.
 

 
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3.3.12            Limitations on Exercise .  Unless a holder advises the Representative in writing that it elects not to be subject to the terms of this Section 3.3.12 at the time it acquires Warrants from an Underwriter, a holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of its Warrants (or otherwise be issued shares of Common Stock in respect of the Warrants) to the extent that, after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Election to Purchase or redemption, the holder (together with the holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the holder or any of the holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below), and by exercising or redeeming for shares any portion of its Warrants, a holder shall be deemed to represent irrevocably that such limitation is not exceeded.  Under no circumstances shall the Warrant Agent be responsible for determining when such limitations apply.  For purposes of the foregoing sentences, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates and any such other Persons acting together as a group with the holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise or redemption of the holder’s Warrants with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise or redemption of the remaining, nonexercised portion of any Warrants beneficially owned by the holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion or redemption of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise or redemption analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the holder or any of its Affiliates.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 3.3.12, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 3.3.12 applies, the submission of an Election to Purchase shall be deemed to be the holder’s determination of whether the Warrants being exercised are exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of its Warrants is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall have any obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of Warrants that are not in compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.  In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 4.9% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise or redemption of the Warrants being exercised pursuant to an Election to Purchase or redemption.  The holder, (x) upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company and the Warrant Agent, or (y) under any agreement between the holder of the beneficial interest in the Warrants, the Company and the Warrant Agent on or prior to the date the Warrants are issued pursuant to which the beneficial holder agrees to be subject to an increased beneficial ownership limitation, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 3.3.12, provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares
 

 
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of Common Stock upon the exercise of the Warrants being exercised pursuant to an Election to Purchase and the provisions of this Section 3.3.12 shall continue to apply.  Any such increase or decrease provided under clause (x) of the immediately preceding sentence will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company and the Warrant Agent and shall only be effective with respect to such holder.  The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 3.3.12 to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.  For purposes of this Section 3.3.12, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (including, without limitation, for purposes of making any representations required under this Section 3.3.12), a registered holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, or (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company that is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Warrant Agent to the holder setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise or redemption of securities of the Company, including Warrants, by the holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a registered holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such holder may receive in the event of a transaction contemplated by Section 4 of this Warrant Agreement, with respect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 7.6 hereof in connection with a Fundamental Transaction described in Section 10.1(i) hereof in which the Company is not the surviving entity to the extent that the number of shares beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates in the successor entity immediately following the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction does not exceed 9.99% of the outstanding common stock of such successor entity or to the extent the Common Stock is not deemed to constitute an “equity security” pursuant to Rule 13d-1(i) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  This restriction may not be waived.
 
4.            Adjustments .
 
4.1            Adjustment upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock . If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date combines (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will
 

 
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be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 4.1 shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
 
4.2            Other Events . If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of Section 4.1 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features to all holders of Common Stock for no consideration), then the Company's Board of Directors will in good faith make an adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares so as to protect the rights of the registered holder.
 
4.3.            Notices of Changes in Warrant .  Upon every adjustment of the Exercise Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based.  Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1 or 4.2, then, in any such event, the Company shall give written notice to each registered holder, at the last address set forth for such holder in the warrant register, of the record date or the effective date of the event.  Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.
 
4.4.            No Fractional Shares .  Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Warrant Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares upon exercise of Warrants.  If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round up or down, as applicable, to the nearest whole number the number of the shares of Common Stock to be issued to the registered holder.
 
4.5.            Form of Warrant .  The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same Exercise Price and the same number of shares as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement.  However, the Company may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.
 
5.            Transfer and Exchange of Warrants .
 
5.1.            Registration of Transfer .  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Warrants may be assigned, in whole or in part, upon execution by the registered holder of an assignment in substantially the form attached to the Warrant Certificate.  The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant upon the Warrant Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer.  Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing
 

 
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an equal aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent.  The Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon request.
 
5.2.            Procedure for Surrender of Warrants .  Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer, and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new Warrants as requested by the registered holder of the Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided herein or in any Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate may be transferred only in whole and only to the Depository, to another nominee of the Depository, to a successor depository, or to a nominee of a successor depository; provided further, however, that in the event that a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and issue new Warrants in exchange therefor until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the new Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend.  Upon any such registration of transfer, the Company shall execute, and the Warrant Agent shall countersign and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of any authorized denomination evidencing in the aggregate a like number of unexercised Warrants.
 
5.3.            Fractional Warrants .  The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which will result in the issuance of a warrant certificate for a fraction of a warrant.
 
5.4.            Service Charges .  No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants.
 
5.5.            Warrant Execution and Countersignature .  The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Warrant Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, will supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.
 
6.           [reserved]
 
7.            Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants .
 
7.1.            No Rights as Stockholder .  Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, a registered holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of a Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant Agreement be construed to confer upon a registered holder, solely in its capacity as the registered holder of a Warrant, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the registered holder of the Warrant Shares which it is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of a Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant Agreement shall
 

 
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be construed as imposing any liabilities on a registered holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of a Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. A Warrant does not entitle the registered holder thereof to any of the rights of a stockholder.
 
7.2.            Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants .  If any Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor, and date as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed.  Any such new Warrant shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.
 
7.3.            Reservation of Common Stock .  The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Series A Warrants issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement.  From and after the Authorized Shares Increase Date (as defined in Section 7.4), the Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Series B Warrants issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement.
 
7.4            Increase in Authorized Common Stock .  Promptly following the original issuance date of the Warrants, the Company shall take all corporate action necessary to call a meeting of its stockholders (which may be its annual meeting) (the “ Stockholders Meeting ”), which shall occur not later than June 30, 2011, for the purpose of seeking approval of the Company’s stockholders to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the Company’s authorized Common Stock from 40,000,000 shares to 100,000,000 shares (the “ Increased Shares Amendment ”).  In connection therewith, the Company will as soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date file with the Commission proxy materials (including a proxy statement and form of proxy) for use at the Stockholders Meeting and, after receiving and promptly responding to any comments of the Commission thereon, shall as soon as reasonably practicable mail such proxy materials to the stockholders of the Company.  The Company will comply with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder in relation to any proxy statement (as amended or supplemented, the “ Proxy Statement ”) and any form of proxy to be sent to the stockholders of the Company in connection with the Stockholders Meeting, and the Proxy Statement shall not, on the date that the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to stockholders or at the time of the Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein not false or misleading, or omit to state any material fact necessary to correct any statement in any earlier communication with respect to the solicitation of proxies or the Stockholders Meeting which has become false or misleading.  If the Company should discover at any time prior to the Stockholders Meeting, any event relating to the Company or RhoMed Incorporated, the Company's subsidiary, or any of
 

 
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their respective affiliates, officers or directors that is required to be set forth in a supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement, in addition to the Company's obligations under the Exchange Act, the Company will promptly inform the Representative thereof.  The Company's Board of Directors shall recommend to the Company's stockholders that the stockholders vote in favor of the Increased Shares Amendment at the Stockholders Meeting and take all commercially reasonable action (including, without limitation, the hiring of a proxy solicitation firm of nationally recognized standing) to solicit the approval of the stockholders for the Increased Shares Amendment.  No later than two (2) Business Days following stockholder approval of the Increased Shares Amendment, the Company shall file with the Secretary of State of Delaware a certificate of amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to effect the Increased Shares Amendment, which certificate of amendment shall provide that it shall become immediately effective upon filing.  The Company shall issue a press release announcing the effectiveness of the Increased Shares Amendment no later than one (one) Business Day after such filing.  The date on which the Increased Shares Amendment becomes effective is referred to herein as the “ Authorized Shares Increase Date .”
 
In the event that the Increased Shares Amendment is not approved by the stockholders of the Company in accordance with applicable law and the requirements of the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws on or before the first day of the Exercise Period of the Series B Warrants (the “ Trigger Date ”), the holders of the Series B Warrants shall be entitled to receive an aggregate cash payment, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in an aggregate amount of $2,500,000 (the “ Liquidated Damages Amount ”).  Not later than the close of business on the Trigger Date, the Company shall irrevocably deposit the Liquidated Damages Amount with the Warrant Agent, the Liquidated Damages Amount to be held in trust for the benefit of the holders entitled to payment thereof as provided in this paragraph.  The Warrant Agent shall fix or cause to be fixed a record date (the “ Record Date ”) for determining the holders of Series B Warrants entitled to payment of the Liquidated Damages Amount and a payment date (the “ Payment Date ”) on which the Liquidated Damages Amount is to be paid to such holders.  No Payment Date may be less than 15 days or more than 30 days after the Record Date.  At least 15 days before the Record Date, the Warrant Agent shall mail or cause to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each record holder of Series B Warrants, with a copy to the Company, a notice at the holder’s address as it appears in the Warrant Agent’s books and records, setting forth the Record Date, the Payment Date and an estimate of the Per Warrant Amount (as defined in the following sentence).  On the Payment Date, the Warrant Agent shall pay to each record holder of Series B Warrants at the close of business on the Record Date (each, a “ Record Holder ”) an amount equal to (A) the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Liquidated Damages Amount by (ii) the number of Series B Warrants outstanding on the Record Date (the “ Per Warrant Amount ”), times (B) the number of Series B Warrants held by the Record Holder as of the close of business on the Record Date.  Any such payment shall be by check payable to the order of the Record Holder unless otherwise requested by such Record Holder.
 
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7.5            Additional Registration Statement .  No later than five (5) Business Days after the Authorized Shares Increase Date, the Company shall file with the Commission a registration statement (which shall be on Form S-3 unless the Company is not then eligible to use Form S-3 to register the Delayed Exercise Warrant Shares) for the registration under the Securities Act of the Delayed Exercise Warrant Shares (the “ Additional Registration Statement ”), and it shall take such reasonable action as is necessary to qualify for sale, in those states in which the Delayed Exercise Warrants were initially offered by the Company, the Delayed Exercise Warrant Shares, provided, however, that no such qualification shall be required in any jurisdiction where, as a result thereof, the Company would be subject to service of general process or to taxation as a foreign corporation doing business in such jurisdiction. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Additional Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable and in no event later than the time that the Delayed Exercise Warrants first become exercisable in accordance with their terms and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness and availability of such registration statement until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the Delayed Exercise Warrants in accordance with their terms or (ii) the time no Delayed Exercise Warrants remain outstanding.  The Company shall take all commercially reasonable action to include the Delayed Exercise Warrant Shares for listing on the NYSE Amex or for listing or quotation on such exchange or trading market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on or prior to the date that the Delayed Exercise Warrants first become exercisable in accordance with their terms.
 
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7.5, the Company shall not be required to file or maintain the effectiveness of an Additional Registration Statement in the event that the Company delivers to the Representative and the Warrant Agent an opinion (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative) of outside counsel to the Company reasonably satisfactory to the Representative to the effect that the issuance of the Delayed Exercise Warrant Shares to the holders of the Delayed Exercise Warrants is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and may be freely resold by any holder of Delayed Exercise Warrants that is not an Affiliate at the time of exercise without further registration under the Securities Act either pursuant to (i) a Cashless Exercise or (ii) an exemption from registration under the Securities Act (the “ Opinion of Counsel ”).  In the event that the Company determines that it does not wish to file and maintain the effectiveness of an Additional Registration Statement in compliance with the terms of this paragraph and delivers the Opinion of Counsel, no later than two (2) Business Days after the delivery of such Opinion of Counsel, the Company shall issue a press release announcing that it has determined not to file and maintain the effectiveness of an Additional Registration Statement, and explaining in reasonable detail the basis on which the Delayed Exercise Warrant Shares may be issued to and freely resold by holders of Delayed Exercise Warrants who are not Affiliates of the Company upon the exercise of the Delayed Exercise Warrants.
 
The provisions of this Section 7.5 may not be modified, amended or deleted without the prior written consent of the Representative.
 
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publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market, the Successor Entity assumes in writing (or remains bound by) all of the obligations of the Company under the Warrants and this Warrant Agreement, including agreements (if necessary) to deliver to each registered holder of Warrants in exchange for such Warrants a written instrument issued by the Successor Entity substantially similar in form and substance to the Warrants, including, without limitation, an exercise price equal to the value for the shares of Common Stock reflected by the terms of such Fundamental Transaction, and exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of the Warrants (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the Warrants) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and (ii) if the Successor Entity is not a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market, the Successor Entity assumes in writing (or remains bound by) all of the obligations of the Company under the Warrants and this Warrant Agreement pursuant to written agreements, including (if necessary) agreements to deliver to each holder of Warrants in exchange for such Warrants a written instrument issued by the Successor Entity substantially similar in form and substance to the Warrants exercisable for the consideration that would have been issuable in the Fundamental Transaction in respect of the Warrant Shares had the Warrants been exercised immediately prior to the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
 
At least thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction, but, in any event, on the first to occur of (x) the date of the public announcement of such Fundamental Transaction if such announcement is made before 4:00 p.m., New York City time, or (y) the day following the public announcement of such Fundamental Transaction if such announcement is made on and after 4:00 p.m., New York City time, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier to the registered holders (a “Fundamental Transaction Notice”).  At any time during the period beginning after the holder’s receipt of a Fundamental Transaction Notice and ending five (5) Trading Days prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction (the “Early Termination Period”), the registered holder may require the Company to redeem (an “Early Termination Upon Fundamental Transaction”) all or any portion of the Warrant by delivering written notice thereof (“Fundamental Transaction Early Termination Notice”) to the Company, which Fundamental Transaction Early Termination Notice shall indicate the portion of the principal amount (the “Early Termination Principal Amount”) of the Warrant that the registered holder is electing to have redeemed. The portion of the Warrant subject to early termination pursuant to this Section 7.6 (the “Redeemable Shares”), shall be redeemed by the Company at a price (the “Fundamental Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price”) payable (x) in the case of (i) a Cash-Out Fundamental Transaction, (ii) a Mixed Fundamental Transaction to the extent of the percentage of the cash consideration in the Mixed Fundamental Transaction (determined in accordance with the definition of Mixed Fundamental Transaction below), (iii) a “Rule 13e-3 transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act or (iv) a Fundamental Transaction involving a person or entity not traded on an Eligible Market, other than a merger in connection with a bona fide acquisition by the Company of any Person in which (x) the gross consideration paid, directly or indirectly, by the Company in such acquisition is not greater than 45% of the Company’s market capitalization as
 

 
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calculated on each of (1) the date of the public announcement of such merger and (2) the date of the consummation of such merger and (y) such merger does not contemplate any change to the identity of the board of directors of the Company or any of the members of the senior management of the Company, including, without limitation, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company, in cash equal to the Black-Scholes Value of the Redeemable Shares and (y) in the case of all other Fundamental Transactions and in the case of a Mixed Fundamental Transaction to the extent of the percentage of the consideration represented by securities of a Successor Entity in the Mixed Fundamental Transaction, in a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Black Scholes Value of the Redeemable Shares divided by 95% of the closing price of the Common Stock on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which Common Stock is traded on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which the applicable Fundamental Transaction is consummated.
 
Following the receipt of a Fundamental Transaction Early Termination Notice, the Company shall not effect a Fundamental Transaction unless it shall first place into an escrow account with an independent escrow agent, at least three (3) business days prior to the closing date of the Fundamental Transaction (the “Fundamental Transaction Escrow Deadline”), an amount of cash or securities, as the case may be, equal to the Fundamental Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price.  Concurrently upon closing of such Fundamental Transaction, the Company shall pay or shall instruct the escrow agent to pay the Fundamental Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price.  For purposes of determining the amount required to be placed in escrow pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph and without affecting the amount of the actual Fundamental Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price, the calculation of the price referred to in clause (i) of the definition of Black Scholes Value with respect to Closing Sale Price shall be determined based on the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date that the funds are deposited with the escrow agent.
 
Following the receipt of a Fundamental Transaction Early Termination Notice from the holder, in the event that the Company attempts to consummate a Fundamental Transaction without placing the Fundamental Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price in escrow in accordance with the provisions above or without payment of the Fundamental Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price to the registered holder prior to consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the registered holder shall have the right to apply for an injunction in any state or federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan to prevent the closing of such Fundamental Transaction until the Fundamental Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price is paid to the registered holder.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7.6, until the Fundamental Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price is paid in full, the Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part, by the registered holder into shares of Common Stock and any Warrants not so exercised or subject to an early termination pursuant to a Fundamental Transaction Early Termination Notice shall be subject to assumption in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 7.6.  The parties hereto agree that in the event of the Company’s early termination of any portion of the Warrants under this Section 7.6, the holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of
 

 
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the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the holder.  Accordingly, any premium due under this Section 7.6 is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of the holder’s actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty.
 
The provisions of this Section 7.6 may not be modified, amended or deleted without the prior written consent of the Representative.
 
7.7            Delivery of Prospectus or Notice .  Upon the exercise of Warrant, if the Company requests, the Warrant Agent shall deliver to the holder of such Warrant, prior to or concurrently with the delivery of the Warrant Shares issued upon such exercise, in accordance with the Company’s request, either (a) a prospectus relating to the Warrant Shares deliverable upon exercise of Warrants and complying in all material respects with the Act, or (ii) the notice referred to in Rule 173 under the Act.
 
7.8            Noncircumvention . The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of the Warrants or this Warrant Agreement, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of the Warrants and this Warrant Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of the Warrants above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of the Warrants, (iii) shall, so long as the Series A Warrants are outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of the Series A Warrants, 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise), and (iv) from and after the Authorized Shares Increase Date shall, so long as the Series B Warrants are outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of the Series B Warrants, 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise).
 
8.            Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters .
 
8.1.            Payment of Taxes .  The Company will from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of Warrants, but the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such shares.
 
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8.2.1.            Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent .  The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Company.  If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent.  If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of the Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost.  Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority.  After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.
 
8.2.2.            Notice of Successor Warrant Agent .  In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the transfer agent for the Common Stock not later than the effective date of any such appointment.
 
8.2.3.            Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent .  Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the business of the Warrant Agent, shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement without any further act.
 
8.3.            Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent .
 
8.3.1.            Remuneration .  The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder and will reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder.
 
8.3.2.            Further Assurances .  The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged, and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may
 

 
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reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Warrant Agreement.
 
8.4.            Liability of Warrant Agent .
 
8.4.1.            Reliance on Company Statement .  Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Warrant Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the President or Chairman of the Board of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent.  The Warrant Agent may rely upon such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Warrant Agreement.
 
8.4.2.            Indemnity .  The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.  The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith.
 
8.4.3.            Exclusions .  The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Warrant Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Warrant Agreement or in any Warrant; nor shall it be responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any shares of Common Stock will when issued be valid and fully paid and nonassessable.
 
8.5.            Acceptance of Agency .  The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Warrant Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all moneys received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of shares of Common Stock through the exercise of Warrants.
 
8.6            Limitation on Liability of the Warrant Agent .  In no event shall the Warrant Agent have any liability for any incidental, special, statutory, indirect or consequential damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data or cost of cover.  The Warrant Agent’s liability arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall not exceed the aggregate amount of all fees (excluding expenses) paid or payable under this Agreement in the twelve month period immediately preceding the date of the first event giving rise to liability.
 

 
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9.            Miscellaneous Provisions .
 
9.1.            Successors .  All the covenants and provisions of this Warrant Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.
 
9.2.            Notices .  Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Warrant Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows:
 
Palatin Technologies, Inc.
4C Cedar Brook Drive
Cranbury, New Jersey 08512
Attn:  Stephen T. Wills, Executive Vice President – Operations and
Chief Financial Officer
 
and:
 
Thompson Hine LLP
335 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attn:  Faith L. Charles, Esq.
 
Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Warrant Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:
 
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11219
 
Attn:  Administration
 
with a copy in each case to:
 
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11219
Attn:  General Counsel
and:
 
Roth Capital Partners, LLC
24 Corporate Plaza
Newport Beach, California 92660
Attn:  Head of Equity Capital Markets
 
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          Lowenstein Sandler PC
          65 Livingston Avenue
          Roseland, NJ 07068
          Attn:  John D. Hogoboom
 
9.3.            Applicable law .  The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Warrant Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.  The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Warrant Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive.  The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenience forum.  Any such process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 9.2 hereof.  Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim.
 
9.4.            Persons Having Rights under this Warrant Agreement .  Nothing in this Warrant Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Warrants and, for purposes of Sections 3.3, 7.4, 7.5, 9.3 and 9.8, the Underwriters, any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Warrant Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof.  The Underwriters shall be deemed to be express third-party beneficiaries of this Warrant Agreement with respect to Sections 3.3, 7.4, 7.5, 9.3 and 9.8 hereof.  The registered holders and beneficial owners shall be deemed to be express third party beneficiaries of this Warrant Agreement.  All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Warrant Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and the registered holders and beneficial owners (and the Underwriters with respect to the Sections 3.3, 7.4, 7.5, 9.3 and 9.8 hereof) and their successors and assigns and of the registered holders of the Warrants.
 
9.5.            Examination of the Warrant Agreement .  A copy of this Warrant Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, for inspection by the registered holder of any Warrant.  The Warrant Agent may require any such holder to submit his Warrant for inspection by it.
 
9.6.            Counterparts .  This Warrant Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
 

 
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9.7.            Effect of Headings .  The Section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Warrant Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.
 
9.8            Amendments .  All modifications or amendments of this Warrant Agreement shall require the written consent of the Representative and the registered holders of a majority of the then outstanding Warrants.
 
9.9            Severability . This Warrant Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Warrant Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Warrant Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
 
9.10            Assignment .  The Warrant Agent may assign this Agreement or any rights granted hereunder, in whole or in part, either to an Affiliate, another division, subsidiaries or in connection with its reorganization or to successors of all or a majority of the Warrant Agent’s assets or business without the prior written consent of the Company.
 
10.            Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 
10.1           “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.
 
10.2           “ Black Scholes Value ” means the value of the unexercised portion of a Warrant remaining on the date of the holder’s request pursuant to Section 7.6, which value is calculated without taking into consideration the Beneficial Ownership Limitation using the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg, L.P. utilizing (i) an underlying price per share equal to the greater of (1) the highest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock during the period beginning on the Trading Day immediately preceding the public disclosure of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and (2) the sum of the price per share being offered in cash in the applicable Fundamental Transaction (if any) plus the value of the non-cash consideration being offered in the applicable Fundamental Transaction (if any), (ii) a strike price equal to the Exercise Price in effect on the date of the holder’s request pursuant to Section 7.6, (iii) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the greater of (1) the remaining term of the Warrant as of the date of the holder’s request pursuant to Section 7.6 and (2) the remaining term of the Warrant as of the date of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction or as of the date of the holder’s request pursuant to Section 7.6 if such request is prior to the date of the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and (iv) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg, L.P. (determined utilizing a 365 day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the earlier to occur of (x) the public
 
 
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disclosure of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and (y) the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction.
 
10.3           “ Business Day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.
 
10.4           “ Cash-Out Fundamental Transaction ” means a Fundamental Transaction in which the consideration payable to holders of Common Stock in connection with the Fundamental Transaction consists solely of cash.
 
10.5           “ Closing Bid Price ” and “ Closing Sale Price ” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price, as the case may be, then the last bid price or the last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, L.P., the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported on the OTC Pink Market by OTC Markets Group, Inc. If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price, as the case may be, of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.
 
10.6           “ Common Stock ” means (i) the Company's shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) any share capital into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.
 
10.7           “ Control ” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” or “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
 
10.8           “ Eligible Market ” means the Principal Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Capital Market.
 
10.9           “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
 
 
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10.10           “ Fundamental Transaction ” means that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Person (but excluding a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company), or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than the 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (iv) consummate a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than the 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination), or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock, or (vi) an issuance or series of issuances by the Company after the date of this Warrant Agreement, but within two years and six months of the date of this Warrant Agreement, of an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock in excess of 33.3% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock as of the date of such issuance, or (vii) the liquidation of the Company.
 
10.11           “ Mixed Fundamental Transaction ” means a Fundamental Transaction (other than a transaction described in clause (x)(iv) of the second paragraph of Section 7.6) in which the consideration payable to the shareholders of the Company consists partially of cash and partially of securities of a Successor Entity.  The percentage of consideration represented by securities of such Successor Entity shall be equal to the percentage that the value of the aggregate anticipated number of shares of the Successor Entity to be issued to holders of Common Stock of the Company represents in comparison to the aggregate value of all consideration, including cash consideration, in such Mixed Fundamental Transaction, as such values are set forth in any definitive agreement for the Mixed Fundamental Transaction that has been executed at the time of the first public announcement of the Fundamental Transaction or, if no such value is determinable from such definitive agreement, based on the closing market price for shares of the Successor Entity on its principal securities exchange on the Trading Day preceding the first public announcement of the Mixed Fundamental Transaction.
 
10.12           “ Parent Entity ” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
 
10.13           “ Person ” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any department or agency thereof.
 
10.14           “ Principal Market ” means The NYSE Amex.
 
 
 
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10.15           “ Successor Entity ” means the Person (or, if so elected by the registered holder, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the registered holder, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.
 
10.16           “ Trading Day ” means any day on which the Common Stock are traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock are then traded; provided that “ Trading Day ” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock are suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time).
 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , this Warrant Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.
 

PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

By:    s/ Stephen T. Wills
Name: Stephen T. Wills
Title:  Executive Vice President­ Operations and Chief Executive Officer
 

AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER &
TRUST COMPANY, LLC

     By:    s/   Karishma P. Kadian       _
 Name:  Karishma P. Kadian
 Title:  Counsel


 
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Exhibit 4.2
 
SERIES A WARRANT CERTIFICATE
 
EXERCISABLE ONLY IF COUNTERSIGNED BY THE WARRANT
AGENT AS PROVIDED HEREIN.

Warrant Certificate Evidencing Warrants to Purchase
Common Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, as described herein.

Palatin Technologies, Inc.
 
No. Series A ___________  CUSIP : 696077163
 
VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK TIME,
ON MARCH 1, 2016

This certifies that ________________________ or registered assigns is the registered holder of _____________________ warrants to purchase certain securities (each a “ Warrant ”).  Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof, subject to the provisions contained herein and in the Warrant Agreement (as defined below), to purchase from Palatin Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), 0.087 of one share (collectively, the “ Warrant Shares ”) of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“ Common Stock ”), at the Exercise Price set forth below.  The price per share at which each Warrant Share may be purchased at the time each Warrant is exercised (the “ Exercise Price ”) is $1.00 initially, subject to adjustments as set forth in the Warrant Agreement (as defined below).
 
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Warrant Agreement.
 
Subject to the terms of the Warrant Agreement, each Warrant evidenced hereby may be exercised in whole or in part at any time, as specified herein, on any Business Day (as defined below) occurring during the period (the “ Exercise Period ”) commencing on March 1, 2011 and terminating at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on March 1, 2016 (the “ Expiration Date ”).  Each Warrant remaining unexercised after 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights of the holder of this Warrant Certificate evidencing such Warrant shall cease.
 
The holder of the Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate may exercise any Warrant evidenced hereby by delivering, not later than 5:00 P.M., New York time, on any Business Day during the Exercise Period (the “ Exercise Date ”) to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “ Warrant Agent ”, which term includes any successor warrant agent under the Warrant Agreement described below) at its corporate trust department at 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219, (i) this Warrant Certificate or, in the case of a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate (as defined in the Warrant Agreement), the Warrants to be exercised (the “ Book-Entry Warrants ”) free on the records of The Depository Trust Company (the “ Depository ”) to an account of the Warrant Agent at the Depository designated for such purpose in writing by the Warrant Agent to the Depository, (ii) an election to purchase (“ Election to Purchase ”), properly executed by the holder hereof on the reverse of this Warrant Certificate or properly executed by
 

 
 

 

the institution in whose account the Warrant is recorded on the records of the Depository (the “ Participant ”), and substantially in the form included on the reverse of this Warrant Certificate and (iii) the Exercise Price for each Warrant to be exercised in lawful money of the United States of America by certified or official bank check or by bank wire transfer in immediately available funds.  If any of (a) this Warrant Certificate or the Book-Entry Warrants, (b) the Election to Purchase, or (c) the Exercise Price therefor, is received by the Warrant Agent after 5:00 P.M., New York time, on the specified Exercise Date, the Warrants will be deemed to be received and exercised on the Business Day next succeeding the Exercise Date.  If the date specified as the Exercise Date is not a Business Day, the Warrants will be deemed to be received and exercised on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day. If the Warrants to be exercised are received or deemed to be received after the Expiration Date, the exercise thereof will be null and void and any funds delivered to the Warrant Agent will be returned to the holder as soon as practicable.  In no event will interest accrue on funds deposited with the Warrant Agent in respect of an exercise or attempted exercise of Warrants.  The validity of any exercise of Warrants will be determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion and such determination will be final and binding upon the holder of the Warrants and the Company.  The Warrant Agent shall notify a holder of Warrants of any purported invalidity of any exercise of Warrants.
 
In the event that a registration statement covering the issuance of Warrant Shares that are the subject of an Election to Purchase is unavailable (the “ Unavailable Warrant Shares ”), the registered holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise a Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a “ Cashless Exercise ”):
 
Net Number = (A x B) - (A x C)
           B
 
For purposes of the foregoing formula:
 
A= the total number of shares with respect to which the Warrant is then being exercised (which shall include both the number of Warrant Shares issued to the registered holder and the number of Warrant Shares subject to the portion of the Warrant being cancelled in payment of the Purchase Price).
 
B= the arithmetic average of the Closing Sale Prices of the shares of Common Stock for the fifteen (15) consecutive Trading Days ending on the date immediately preceding the date of the Election to Purchase (the “Fair Market Value”).
 
C= the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.
 
The Company shall provide to the registered holder prompt written notice of any time that the Company is unable to issue the Warrant Shares via DTC transfer (or otherwise without restrictive legend), because (A) the Commission has issued a stop order with respect to the Registration Statement, (B) the Commission otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the
 

 
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effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, (C) the Company has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or (D) otherwise (each a “ Restrictive Legend Event ”). To the extent that a Restrictive Legend Event occurs after the registered holder has exercised a Warrant in accordance with the terms of the Warrant but prior to the delivery of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall (i) if the Fair Market Value of the Warrant Shares is greater than the Exercise Price, provide written notice to the registered holder that the Company will deliver that number of Warrant Shares to the registered holder as should be delivered in a Cashless Exercise, and return to the registered holder all consideration paid to the Company in connection with the registered holder’s attempted exercise of the Warrant (a “ Company-Elected Conversion ”), or (ii) at the election of the registered holder to be given within five (5) days of receipt of notice of a Company-Elected Conversion, the registered holder shall be entitled to rescind the previously submitted Election to Purchase and the Company shall return all consideration paid by registered holder for such shares upon such rescission.  If a Restrictive Legend Event has occurred and no exemption from the registration requirements is available (including, without limitation, under Section 3(a)(9) of the Act by virtue of a Cashless Exercise), this Warrant shall not be exercisable.  The Company shall not be required to make any cash payments or net cash settlement to the registered holder in lieu of issuance of the Warrant Shares.  The Company shall give prompt written notice to the registered holder of any cessation of a Restrictive Legend Event (the “ Re-Effectiveness Notice ”). The Expiration Date of the Warrant shall be extended for a period of five (5) days following receipt by the registered holder of the Re-Effectiveness Notice.
 
Warrants may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any registered holder in any state in which such exercise would be unlawful.  The exercise of the Warrants may only be settled by delivery of Warrant Shares or cash and the registered holders shall not be entitled to the payment of cash in lieu of Warrant Shares (net cash settlement) upon exercise of the Warrants pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement or this Warrant Certificate regardless of whether the Warrant Shares are registered pursuant to an effective registration statement (and a prospectus relating thereto is available for use).
 
Warrants may be exercised only in whole numbers of Warrants.  No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares to be issued shall be rounded up or down, as applicable, to the nearest whole number.  If fewer than all of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are exercised, a new Warrant Certificate for the number of Warrants remaining unexercised shall be executed by the Company and countersigned by the Warrant Agent as provided in Section 2 of the Warrant Agreement, and delivered to the registered holder of this Warrant Certificate at the address specified on the books of the Warrant Agent or as otherwise specified by such registered holder.
 
The accrual of dividends, if any, on the Warrant Shares issued upon the valid exercise of any Warrant will be governed by the terms generally applicable to the Common Stock.  From and after the issuance of such Warrant Shares, the former holder of the Warrants exercised will be entitled to the benefits generally available to other holders of Common Stock and such former holder’s right to receive payments of dividends and any other amounts payable in respect of the Warrant Shares shall be governed by, and shall be subject to, the terms and provisions generally applicable to the Common Stock.
 

 
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The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon the exercise of each Warrant shall be subject to adjustment as provided pursuant to Section 4 of the Warrant Agreement.
 
Unless the original holder of this Warrant has provided timely written notification in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement that it has elected not to be subject to the provisions of this paragraph, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the registered holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such holder and its Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the holder's for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (but excluding shares beneficially owned by virtue of the ownership of securities or rights to acquire securities that have limitations similar to the limitations set forth herein), does not exceed 4.99% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise).  By exercising or redeeming for shares any portion of its Warrants, a holder shall be deemed to represent irrevocably that such limitation is not exceeded (subject to the criteria for determining the number of outstanding shares set forth in Section 3.3.12 of the Warrant Agreement).  For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Holder, (x) upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company and the Warrant Agent or (y) under any agreement between the Holder, the Company and the Warrant Agent entered on or prior to the date the Warrants are issued pursuant to which the Holder agrees to an increased beneficial interest limitation, may increase or decrease that limitation up to 9.99% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise).  Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company and the Warrant Agent. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a registered holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such holder may receive in the event of a transaction contemplated by Section 4 of the Warrant Agreement, with respect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 7.6 of the Warrant Agreement in connection with a Fundamental Transaction described in Section 10.1(i) of the Warrant Agreement in which the Company is not the surviving entity to the extent that the number of shares beneficially owned by the holder and its Affiliates in the successor entity immediately following the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction does not exceed 9.99% of the outstanding common stock of such successor entity or to the extent the Common Stock is not deemed to constitute an “equity security” pursuant to Rule 13d-1(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Upon due presentment for registration of transfer or exchange of this Warrant Certificate at the stock transfer division of the Warrant Agent, the Company shall execute, and the Warrant Agent shall countersign and deliver, as provided in Section 5 of the Warrant Agreement, in the name of the designated transferee one or more new Warrant Certificates of any authorized denomination evidencing in the aggregate a like number of unexercised Warrants, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement.
 

 
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Neither this Warrant Certificate nor the Warrants evidenced hereby entitles the registered holder thereof to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.
 
The Warrant Agreement and this Warrant Certificate may be amended as provided in the Warrant Agreement including, under certain circumstances described therein, without the consent of the holder of this Warrant Certificate or the Warrants evidenced thereby.
 
These Warrants are subject to certain assumptions and redemption rights as provided in Section 7.6 of the Warrant Agreement.
 
These Warrants may be assigned, in whole or in part, upon execution by the registered holder of an assignment in substantially the form attached hereto.
 
THIS WARRANT CERTIFICATE AND ALL RIGHTS HEREUNDER AND UNDER THE WARRANT AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS FORMED AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
 
This Warrant Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Warrant Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, and no Warrant evidenced hereby may be exercised, unless this Warrant Certificate has been countersigned by the manual signature of the Warrant Agent.
 
This Warrant Certificate is issued under and in accordance with the Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2011 (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), between the Company and the Warrant Agent and is subject to the terms and provisions contained in the Warrant Agreement, to all of which terms and provisions the holder of this Warrant Certificate and the beneficial owners of the Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate consent by acceptance hereof.  Copies of the Warrant Agreement are on file and can be inspected at the above-mentioned office of the Warrant Agent and at the office of the Company at 4C Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, New Jersey 08512.
 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
 

 
Dated as of March 1, 2011




PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


By:  ________________________
Name: Stephen T. Wills
Title: Executive Vice President – Operations and
Chief Financial Officer




American Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
as Warrant Agent


By:  ________________________
Name:
Title:


 
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[REVERSE]
 
Instructions for Exercise of Warrant
 
To exercise the Warrants evidenced hereby, the holder or Participant must, by 5:00 P.M., New York time, on the specified Exercise Date, deliver to the Warrant Agent at its stock transfer division, a certified or official bank check or a bank wire transfer in immediately available funds, in each case payable to the Warrant Agent, in an amount equal to the Exercise Price in full for the Warrants exercised.  In addition, the Warrant holder or Participant must provide the information required below and deliver this Warrant Certificate to the Warrant Agent at the address set forth below and the Book-Entry Warrants to the Warrant Agent in its account with the Depository designated for such purpose.  The Warrant Certificate and this Election to Purchase must be received by the Warrant Agent by 5:00 P.M., New York time, on the specified Exercise Date.
 

 
ELECTION TO PURCHASE
TO BE EXECUTED IF WARRANT HOLDER DESIRES
TO EXERCISE THE WARRANTS EVIDENCED HEREBY

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise, on __________, ____ (the “ Exercise Date ”), _____________ Warrants, evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, to purchase, _________________ shares (the “ Warrant Shares ”) of Common Stock, par value of $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) of Palatin Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and represents that on or before the Exercise Date such holder has tendered payment for such Warrant Shares by certified or official bank check or bank wire transfer in immediately available funds to the order of the Company c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219, in the amount of $_____________ in accordance with the terms hereof.  The undersigned requests that said number of Warrant Shares be in fully registered form, registered in such names and delivered, all as specified in accordance with the instructions set forth below.
 
If said number of Warrant Shares is less than all of the Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the remaining balance of the Warrants evidenced hereby be issued and delivered to the holder of the Warrant Certificate unless otherwise specified in the instructions below.
 
Dated:  ______________ __, ____
 
Name __________________________
(Please Print)

/   /   /   / - /   /   /- /   /   /   /    /
(Insert Social Security or Other Identifying Number of Holder)

Address ________________________
________________________
 

 
Signature _______________________
 

 
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This Warrant may only be exercised by presentation to the Warrant Agent at one of the following locations:
 
By hand at:
 
6201 15th Avenue,
Brooklyn, New York 11219

By mail at:
 
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11219

The method of delivery of this Warrant Certificate is at the option and risk of the exercising holder and the delivery of this Warrant Certificate will be deemed to be made only when actually received by the Warrant Agent.  If delivery is by mail, registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended.  In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to assure timely delivery.
 
(Instructions as to form and delivery of Warrant Shares and/or Warrant Certificates)
 

Name in which Warrant Shares
are to be registered if other than
in the name of the registered holder
of this Warrant Certificate:                                                 ______________________________

Address to which Warrant Shares
are to be mailed if other than to the
address of the registered holder of
this Warrant Certificate as shown on
the books of the Warrant Agent:                                      ______________________________
 (Street Address)
 
______________________________
 (City and State) (Zip Code)

Name in which Warrant Certificate
evidencing unexercised Warrants, if any,
are to be registered if other than in the
name of the registered holder of this
Warrant Certificate:                                                                _____________________________


 
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Address to which certificate representing
unexercised Warrants, if any, are to be
mailed if other than to the address of
the registered holder of this Warrant
Certificate as shown on the books of
the Warrant Agent:                                                             ______________________________
 (Street Address)
 
______________________________
 (City and State) (Zip Code)
 
Dated:
 
______________________________
Signature
 
Signature must conform in all respects to the name of the holder as specified on the face of this Warrant Certificate.  If Warrant Shares, or a Warrant Certificate evidencing unexercised Warrants, are to be issued in a name other than that of the registered holder hereof or are to be delivered to an address other than the address of such holder as shown on the books of the Warrant Agent, the above signature must be guaranteed by a an Eligible Guarantor Institution (as that term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
 
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE

 
Name of Firm                                                       
 
Address                                                               
 
Area Code
    and Number  _____________________
 
Authorized
   Signature                                                         
 
Name                                                                   
 
Title                                                                     
 
Dated:  _______________ ___________, 20___
 

 
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ASSIGNMENT
 
(FORM OF ASSIGNMENT TO BE EXECUTED IF WARRANT HOLDER
DESIRES TO TRANSFER WARRANTS EVIDENCED HEREBY)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _________________ HEREBY SELL(S), ASSIGN(S) AND TRANSFER(S) UNTO ________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
 
 
 
_____________________________                     _________________________________
(Please print name and address                                                                (Please insert social security or
including zip code of assignee)                                                                other identifying number of assignee)

 
the rights represented by the within Warrant Certificate and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ____________ Attorney to transfer said Warrant Certificate on the books of the Warrant Agent with full power of substitution in the premises.
 

 
Dated:


_____________________________________________
Signature

(Signature must conform in all respects to the name of the holder as specified on the face of this Warrant Certificate).
 

 
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Exhibit 4.3
 
SERIES B WARRANT CERTIFICATE
 
EXERCISABLE ONLY IF COUNTERSIGNED BY THE WARRANT
AGENT AS PROVIDED HEREIN.

Warrant Certificate Evidencing Warrants to Purchase
Common Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, as described herein.

Palatin Technologies, Inc.
 
No. Series B ___________  CUSIP : 696077171
 
VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK TIME,
ON MARCH 2, 2017

This certifies that ________________________ or registered assigns is the registered holder of _____________________ warrants to purchase certain securities (each a “ Warrant ”).  Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof, subject to the provisions contained herein and in the Warrant Agreement (as defined below), to purchase from Palatin Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), 0.913 of one share (collectively, the “ Warrant Shares ”) of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“ Common Stock ”), at the Exercise Price set forth below.  The price per share at which each Warrant Share may be purchased at the time each Warrant is exercised (the “ Exercise Price ”) is $1.00 initially, subject to adjustments as set forth in the Warrant Agreement (as defined below).
 
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Warrant Agreement.
 
Subject to the terms of the Warrant Agreement, each Warrant evidenced hereby may be exercised in whole or in part at any time, as specified herein, on any Business Day (as defined below) occurring during the period (the “ Exercise Period ”) commencing on March 2, 2012 and terminating at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on March 2, 2017 (the “ Expiration Date ”); provided that the Increased Shares Amendment is effected prior to exercise.  Each Warrant remaining unexercised after 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights of the holder of this Warrant Certificate evidencing such Warrant shall cease.
 
The holder of the Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate may exercise any Warrant evidenced hereby by delivering, not later than 5:00 P.M., New York time, on any Business Day during the Exercise Period (the “ Exercise Date ”) to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “ Warrant Agent ”, which term includes any successor warrant agent under the Warrant Agreement described below) at its corporate trust department at 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219, (i) this Warrant Certificate or, in the case of a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate (as defined in the Warrant Agreement), the Warrants to be exercised (the “ Book-Entry Warrants ”) free on the records of The Depository Trust Company (the “ Depository ”) to an account of the Warrant Agent at the Depository designated for such purpose in writing by the Warrant Agent to the Depository, (ii) an election to purchase (“ Election to Purchase ”), properly
 

 
 

 

executed by the holder hereof on the reverse of this Warrant Certificate or properly executed by the institution in whose account the Warrant is recorded on the records of the Depository (the “ Participant ”), and substantially in the form included on the reverse of this Warrant Certificate and (iii) the Exercise Price for each Warrant to be exercised in lawful money of the United States of America by certified or official bank check or by bank wire transfer in immediately available funds.  If any of (a) this Warrant Certificate or the Book-Entry Warrants, (b) the Election to Purchase, or (c) the Exercise Price therefor, is received by the Warrant Agent after 5:00 P.M., New York time, on the specified Exercise Date, the Warrants will be deemed to be received and exercised on the Business Day next succeeding the Exercise Date.  If the date specified as the Exercise Date is not a Business Day, the Warrants will be deemed to be received and exercised on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day. If the Warrants to be exercised are received or deemed to be received after the Expiration Date, the exercise thereof will be null and void and any funds delivered to the Warrant Agent will be returned to the holder as soon as practicable.  In no event will interest accrue on funds deposited with the Warrant Agent in respect of an exercise or attempted exercise of Warrants.  The validity of any exercise of Warrants will be determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion and such determination will be final and binding upon the holder of the Warrants and the Company.  The Warrant Agent shall notify a holder of Warrants of any purported invalidity of any exercise of Warrants.
 
In the event that a registration statement covering the issuance of Warrant Shares that are the subject of an Election to Purchase is unavailable (the “ Unavailable Warrant Shares ”), the registered holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise a Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a “ Cashless Exercise ”):
 
Net Number = (A x B) - (A x C)
             B
 
For purposes of the foregoing formula:
 
A= the total number of shares with respect to which the Warrant is then being exercised (which shall include both the number of Warrant Shares issued to the registered holder and the number of Warrant Shares subject to the portion of the Warrant being cancelled in payment of the Purchase Price).
 
B= the arithmetic average of the Closing Sale Prices of the shares of Common Stock for the fifteen (15) consecutive Trading Days ending on the date immediately preceding the date of the Election to Purchase (the “Fair Market Value”).
 
C= the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.
 
The Company shall provide to the registered holder prompt written notice of any time that the Company is unable to issue the Warrant Shares via DTC transfer (or otherwise without restrictive legend), because (A) the Commission has issued a stop order with respect to the
 

 
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Registration Statement, (B) the Commission otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, (C) the Company has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or (D) otherwise (each a “ Restrictive Legend Event ”). To the extent that a Restrictive Legend Event occurs after the registered holder has exercised a Warrant in accordance with the terms of the Warrant but prior to the delivery of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall (i) if the Fair Market Value of the Warrant Shares is greater than the Exercise Price, provide written notice to the registered holder that the Company will deliver that number of Warrant Shares to the registered holder as should be delivered in a Cashless Exercise, and return to the registered holder all consideration paid to the Company in connection with the registered holder’s attempted exercise of the Warrant (a “ Company-Elected Conversion ”), or (ii) at the election of the registered holder to be given within five (5) days of receipt of notice of a Company-Elected Conversion, the registered holder shall be entitled to rescind the previously submitted Election to Purchase and the Company shall return all consideration paid by registered holder for such shares upon such rescission.  If a Restrictive Legend Event has occurred and no exemption from the registration requirements is available (including, without limitation, under Section 3(a)(9) of the Act by virtue of a Cashless Exercise), this Warrant shall not be exercisable.  The Company shall not be required to make any cash payments or net cash settlement to the registered holder in lieu of issuance of the Warrant Shares.  The Company shall give prompt written notice to the registered holder of any cessation of a Restrictive Legend Event (the “ Re-Effectiveness Notice ”). The Expiration Date of the Warrant shall be extended for a period of five (5) days following receipt by the registered holder of the Re-Effectiveness Notice.
 
Warrants may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any registered holder in any state in which such exercise would be unlawful.  The exercise of the Warrants may only be settled by delivery of Warrant Shares or cash and the registered holders shall not be entitled to the payment of cash in lieu of Warrant Shares (net cash settlement) upon exercise of the Warrants pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement or this Warrant Certificate regardless of whether the Warrant Shares are registered pursuant to an effective registration statement (and a prospectus relating thereto is available for use).
 
Warrants may be exercised only in whole numbers of Warrants.  No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares to be issued shall be rounded up or down, as applicable, to the nearest whole number.  If fewer than all of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are exercised, a new Warrant Certificate for the number of Warrants remaining unexercised shall be executed by the Company and countersigned by the Warrant Agent as provided in Section 2 of the Warrant Agreement, and delivered to the registered holder of this Warrant Certificate at the address specified on the books of the Warrant Agent or as otherwise specified by such registered holder.
 
The accrual of dividends, if any, on the Warrant Shares issued upon the valid exercise of any Warrant will be governed by the terms generally applicable to the Common Stock.  From and after the issuance of such Warrant Shares, the former holder of the Warrants exercised will be entitled to the benefits generally available to other holders of Common Stock and such former holder’s right to receive payments of dividends and any other amounts payable in respect of the Warrant Shares shall be governed by, and shall be subject to, the terms and provisions generally applicable to the Common Stock.
 

 
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The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon the exercise of each Warrant shall be subject to adjustment as provided pursuant to Section 4 of the Warrant Agreement.
 
Unless the original holder of this Warrant has provided timely written notification in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement that it has elected not to be subject to the provisions of this paragraph, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the registered holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such holder and its Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the holder's for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (but excluding shares beneficially owned by virtue of the ownership of securities or rights to acquire securities that have limitations similar to the limitations set forth herein), does not exceed 4.99% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise).  By exercising or redeeming for shares any portion of its Warrants, a holder shall be deemed to represent irrevocably that such limitation is not exceeded (subject to the criteria for determining the number of outstanding shares set forth in Section 3.3.12 of the Warrant Agreement).  For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Holder, (x) upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company and the Warrant Agent or (y) under any agreement between the Holder, the Company and the Warrant Agent entered on or prior to the date the Warrants are issued pursuant to which the Holder agrees to an increased beneficial interest limitation, may increase or decrease that limitation up to 9.99% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise).  Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company and the Warrant Agent. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a registered holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such holder may receive in the event of a transaction contemplated by Section 4 of the Warrant Agreement, with respect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 7.6 of the Warrant Agreement in connection with a Fundamental Transaction described in Section 10.1(i) of the Warrant Agreement in which the Company is not the surviving entity to the extent that the number of shares beneficially owned by the holder and its Affiliates in the successor entity immediately following the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction does not exceed 9.99% of the outstanding common stock of such successor entity or to the extent the Common Stock is not deemed to constitute an “equity security” pursuant to Rule 13d-1(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Upon due presentment for registration of transfer or exchange of this Warrant Certificate at the stock transfer division of the Warrant Agent, the Company shall execute, and the Warrant Agent shall countersign and deliver, as provided in Section 5 of the Warrant Agreement, in the name of the designated transferee one or more new Warrant Certificates of any authorized denomination evidencing in the aggregate a like number of unexercised Warrants, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement.
 

 
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Neither this Warrant Certificate nor the Warrants evidenced hereby entitles the registered holder thereof to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.
 
The Warrant Agreement and this Warrant Certificate may be amended as provided in the Warrant Agreement including, under certain circumstances described therein, without the consent of the holder of this Warrant Certificate or the Warrants evidenced thereby.
 
These Warrants are subject to certain assumptions and redemption rights as provided in Section 7.6 of the Warrant Agreement.
 
These Warrants may be assigned, in whole or in part, upon execution by the registered holder of an assignment in substantially the form attached hereto.
 
THIS WARRANT CERTIFICATE AND ALL RIGHTS HEREUNDER AND UNDER THE WARRANT AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS FORMED AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
 
This Warrant Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Warrant Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, and no Warrant evidenced hereby may be exercised, unless this Warrant Certificate has been countersigned by the manual signature of the Warrant Agent.
 
This Warrant Certificate is issued under and in accordance with the Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2011 (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), between the Company and the Warrant Agent and is subject to the terms and provisions contained in the Warrant Agreement, to all of which terms and provisions the holder of this Warrant Certificate and the beneficial owners of the Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate consent by acceptance hereof.  Copies of the Warrant Agreement are on file and can be inspected at the above-mentioned office of the Warrant Agent and at the office of the Company at 4C Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, New Jersey 08512.
 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
 

 
Dated as of March 1, 2011




PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


By:  ________________________
Name: Stephen T. Wills
Title: Executive Vice President – Operations and Chief Financial Officer




American Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
as Warrant Agent


By:  ________________________
Name:
Title:


 
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[REVERSE]
 
Instructions for Exercise of Warrant
 
To exercise the Warrants evidenced hereby, the holder or Participant must, by 5:00 P.M., New York time, on the specified Exercise Date, deliver to the Warrant Agent at its stock transfer division, a certified or official bank check or a bank wire transfer in immediately available funds, in each case payable to the Warrant Agent, in an amount equal to the Exercise Price in full for the Warrants exercised.  In addition, the Warrant holder or Participant must provide the information required below and deliver this Warrant Certificate to the Warrant Agent at the address set forth below and the Book-Entry Warrants to the Warrant Agent in its account with the Depository designated for such purpose.  The Warrant Certificate and this Election to Purchase must be received by the Warrant Agent by 5:00 P.M., New York time, on the specified Exercise Date.
 

 
ELECTION TO PURCHASE
TO BE EXECUTED IF WARRANT HOLDER DESIRES
TO EXERCISE THE WARRANTS EVIDENCED HEREBY

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise, on __________, ____ (the “ Exercise Date ”), _____________ Warrants, evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, to purchase, _________________ shares (the “ Warrant Shares ”) of Common Stock, par value of $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) of Palatin Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and represents that on or before the Exercise Date such holder has tendered payment for such Warrant Shares by certified or official bank check or bank wire transfer in immediately available funds to the order of the Company c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219, in the amount of $_____________ in accordance with the terms hereof.  The undersigned requests that said number of Warrant Shares be in fully registered form, registered in such names and delivered, all as specified in accordance with the instructions set forth below.
 
If said number of Warrant Shares is less than all of the Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the remaining balance of the Warrants evidenced hereby be issued and delivered to the holder of the Warrant Certificate unless otherwise specified in the instructions below.
 
Dated:  ______________ __, ____
 
Name __________________________
(Please Print)

/   /   /   / - /   /   /- /   /   /   /    /
(Insert Social Security or Other Identifying Number of Holder)

Address ________________________
________________________
 

 
Signature _______________________
 

 
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This Warrant may only be exercised by presentation to the Warrant Agent at one of the following locations:
 
By hand at:
 
6201 15th Avenue,
Brooklyn, New York 11219

By mail at:
 
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11219

The method of delivery of this Warrant Certificate is at the option and risk of the exercising holder and the delivery of this Warrant Certificate will be deemed to be made only when actually received by the Warrant Agent.  If delivery is by mail, registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended.  In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to assure timely delivery.
 
(Instructions as to form and delivery of Warrant Shares and/or Warrant Certificates)
 

Name in which Warrant Shares
are to be registered if other than
in the name of the registered holder
of this Warrant Certificate:                                                 ______________________________

Address to which Warrant Shares
are to be mailed if other than to the
address of the registered holder of
this Warrant Certificate as shown on
the books of the Warrant Agent:                                      ______________________________
 (Street Address)
 
______________________________
 (City and State) (Zip Code)

Name in which Warrant Certificate
evidencing unexercised Warrants, if any,
are to be registered if other than in the
name of the registered holder of this
Warrant Certificate:                                                                _____________________________


 
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Address to which certificate representing
unexercised Warrants, if any, are to be
mailed if other than to the address of
the registered holder of this Warrant
Certificate as shown on the books of
the Warrant Agent:                                                             ______________________________
 (Street Address)
 
______________________________
 (City and State) (Zip Code)
 
Dated:
 
______________________________
Signature
 
Signature must conform in all respects to the name of the holder as specified on the face of this Warrant Certificate.  If Warrant Shares, or a Warrant Certificate evidencing unexercised Warrants, are to be issued in a name other than that of the registered holder hereof or are to be delivered to an address other than the address of such holder as shown on the books of the Warrant Agent, the above signature must be guaranteed by a an Eligible Guarantor Institution (as that term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
 
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE

 
Name of Firm                                                       
 
Address                                                               
 
Area Code
    and Number  _____________________
 
Authorized
   Signature                                                         
 
Name                                                                   
 
Title                                                                     
 
Dated:  _______________ ___________, 20___
 

 
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ASSIGNMENT
 
(FORM OF ASSIGNMENT TO BE EXECUTED IF WARRANT HOLDER
DESIRES TO TRANSFER WARRANTS EVIDENCED HEREBY)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _________________ HEREBY SELL(S), ASSIGN(S) AND TRANSFER(S) UNTO ________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
 
 
 
_____________________________                     _________________________________
(Please print name and address                                                                (Please insert social security or
including zip code of assignee)                                                                other identifying number of assignee)

 
the rights represented by the within Warrant Certificate and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ____________ Attorney to transfer said Warrant Certificate on the books of the Warrant Agent with full power of substitution in the premises.
 

 
Dated:


_____________________________________________
Signature

(Signature must conform in all respects to the name of the holder as specified on the face of this Warrant Certificate).
 

 
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Exhibit 4.4
 
PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Warrant To Purchase Common Stock

Warrant No.: 2011 UW                                             
Number of Shares of Common Stock: _____________
Date of Issuance: March 1, 2011 ( “Issuance Date” )

Palatin Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” ), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, [INVESTOR NAME], the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns (the “Holder” ), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at the Exercise Price (as defined below) then in effect, upon surrender of this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (including any Warrants to Purchase Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the “Warrant” ), at any time or times on or after the date which is one year and one day after the date hereof, provided that the Increased Shares Amendment (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement referred to below) is effected rior to exercise (the “Exercisability Date”) , but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below), [______________ (_____________)] fully paid nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below)   (the “Warrant Shares” ).  Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in Section 15 .  This Warrant (this “Warrant” ) is being issued pursuant to (i) the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement” ), dated as of February 24, 2011, by and between the Company and Roth Capital Partners, LLC, as the Representative of the underwriters named therein, and (ii) the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File number 333-170227) (the “Registration Statement” ).
 
1.       EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
 
(a)       Mechanics of Exercise .  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder on any day on or after the Exercisability Date, in whole or in part, by (i) delivery of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice” ), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant and (ii) (A) payment to the Company of an amount equal to the applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (the “Aggregate Exercise Price” ) in cash or by wire transfer of immediately available funds or (B) provided the conditions for cashless exercise set forth in Section 1(c) are satisfied, by notifying the Company that this Warrant is being exercised pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 1(c) ).  The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder.  Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares.  On or before the third (3rd) Business Day following the date on which the Company has received each of the Exercise Notice and the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a Cashless Exercise) (the “Exercise Delivery Documents” ) (the “Share Delivery Date” ), the Company shall (X) provided that American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (the “ Transfer Agent ”) is participating in The Depository Trust Company ( “DTC” ) Fast Automated Securities Transfer
 

 
 

 

Program, upon the request of the Holder, credit such aggregate number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian system, or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise.  Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares, as the case may be.  If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d) ) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised.  No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number.  In the event the Registration Statement is not effective at the time this Warrant is exercised, there is no circumstance that would require the Company to net cash settle this Warrant.  The Company shall pay any and all transfer taxes which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.
 
(b)       Exercise Price .  For purposes of this Warrant, “Exercise Price” means $1.00, subject to adjustment as provided herein.
 
(c)       Cashless Exercise .  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if a registration statement covering the Warrant Shares that are the subject of the Exercise Notice (the “Unavailable Warrant Shares” ), or an exemption from registration , is not available for the resale of such Unavailable Warrant Shares, the Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a “Cashless Exercise” ):
 
Net Number = (A x B) - (A x C)
               B
For purposes of the foregoing formula:
 
 
A= the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.
 

 
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B= the arithmetic average of the Closing Sale Prices of the shares of Common Stock for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days ending on the date immediately preceding the date of the Exercise Notice (the “ Fair Market Value ”).
 
 
C= the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

(d)       Rule 144 .  For purposes of Rule 144(d) promulgated under the Securities Act, as in effect on the date hereof, assuming the Holder is not an affiliate of the Company, it is intended that the Warrant Shares issued in a Cashless Exercise shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally issued pursuant to the Placement Agreement.
 
(e)       Disputes .  In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed.
 
(f)       Company-Elected Conversion .
 
(i)           The Company shall provide to the registered holder prompt written notice of any time that the Company is unable to issue the Warrant Shares via DTC transfer (or otherwise without restrictive legend), because (A) the Commission has issued a stop order with respect to the Registration Statement, (B) the Commission otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, (C) the Company has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or (D) otherwise (each a “ Restrictive Legend Event ”).  To the extent that a Restrictive Legend Event occurs after the registered holder has exercised a Warrant in accordance with Section 1(a) but prior to the delivery of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall (i) if the Fair Market Value (as calculated above) of the Warrant Shares is greater than the Exercise Price, provide written notice to the registered holder that the Company will deliver that number of Warrant Shares to the registered holder as should be delivered in a Cashless Exercise in accordance with Section 1(c), and return to the registered holder all consideration paid to the Company in connection with the registered holder’s attempted exercise of a Warrant pursuant to Section 1(a) (a “ Company-Elected Conversion ”), or (ii) at the election of the registered holder to be given within five (5) days of receipt of notice of a Company-Elected Conversion, the registered holder shall be entitled to rescind the previously submitted Election to Purchase and the Company shall return all consideration paid by registered holder for such shares upon such rescission.
 
(ii)           If a Restrictive Legend Event has occurred and no exemption from the registration requirements is available (including, without limitation, under Section 3(a)(9) of the Act by virtue of a Cashless Exercise), the Warrant shall not be exercisable. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to make any cash payments or net cash settlement to the registered holder in lieu of issuance of the Warrant Shares. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the registered holder of any cessation
 

 
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of a Restrictive Legend Event (the “ Re-Effectiveness Notice ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Expiration Date of the Warrant shall be extended for a period of five (5) days following receipt by the registered holder of the Re-Effectiveness Notice .
 
(g)       Beneficial Ownership .  The Holder shall not have the right to exercise this Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such Person (together with such Person’s affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% (the “Maximum Percentage” ) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise.  For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act” ).  For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in the most recent of (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days confirm to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.  By written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the sixty-first (61 st ) day after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder.  The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 1(g) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.
 
(h)       FINRA Restrictions .  Holder agrees that, pursuant to the Lock-Up Period (as defined below) contained in 5110(g)(1) of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“ FINRA ”), it will not (a) sell, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise transfer this Warrant (including any Warrant Shares issued or issuable hereunder) other than to a bona fide officer or partner of the Holder or any selected dealer in connection with the Offering, in each case in accordance with FINRA Conduct Rule 5110(g)(1), or (b) cause this Warrant or
 

 
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any Warrant Shares issued or issuable hereunder to be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares issued or issuable hereunder, except as provided for in FINRA Rule 5110(g)(2).  As used herein, the term “ Lock-Up Period ” means the period beginning on the Effective Date (as defined below) and ending on the one hundred eighty day anniversary of the Effective Date.  In addition, notwithstanding the other terms of this Warrant or any agreement between the Company and the Holder, the Holder agrees that, as required by FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(H):  (i) this Warrant may not be exercised more than five years from the Effective Date; (ii) the Holder shall not have more than one demand registration right at the Company’s expense; (iii) the Holder shall not have the right to demand registration of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares more than five years from the earlier of the Effective Date or the commencement of sales of the public offering contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement; (iv) the Holder shall not have the right to piggyback registration with respect to this Warrant or the Warrant Shares more than seven years from the earlier of the Effective Date or the commencement of sales of the public offering contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement;  (v) this Warrant may not have anti-dilution terms that allow the Holder and related persons to receive more shares or to exercise at a lower price than originally agreed upon at the time of the public offering, when the public shareholders have not been proportionally affected by a stock split, stock dividend, or other similar event; and (vi) this Warrant may not have anti-dilution terms that allow the Holder and related persons to receive or accrue cash dividends prior to the exercise or conversion of the security.
 
2.       ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES .  The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:
 
(a)       Adjustment upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock .  If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased.  If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date combines (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased.  Any adjustment under this Section 2(a) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
 
(b)       Other Events .  If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 2 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights or phantom stock rights), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares so as to protect the rights of the Holder; provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 2(b) will increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of Warrant Shares as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 2 .
 

 
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3.      RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS.
 
(a)      If at any time or from time to time the holders of Common Stock of the Company (or any shares of stock or other securities at the time receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant) shall have received or become entitled to receive, without payment therefore:
 
(i)           Common Stock or any shares of stock or other securities which are at any time directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, or any rights or options to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any of the foregoing by way of dividend or other distribution (other than a dividend or distribution covered in Section 2(a) above);
 
(ii)           any cash paid or payable otherwise than as a cash dividend; or
 
(iii)           Common Stock or additional stock or other securities or property (including cash) by way of spinoff, split-up, reclassification, combination of shares or similar corporate rearrangement (other than shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 2(a) above),
 
then and in each such case, the Holder hereof will, upon the exercise of this Warrant, be entitled to receive, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock receivable thereupon, and without payment of any additional consideration therefor, the amount of stock and other securities and property (including cash in the cases referred to in clauses (ii) and (iii) above) which such Holder would hold on the date of such exercise had such Holder been the holder of record of such Common Stock as of the date on which holders of Common Stock received or became entitled to receive such shares or all other additional stock and other securities and property.
 
(b)      Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 3 , the Company at its expense will, at the written request of the Holder, promptly compute such adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable), describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based.  Upon written request, the Company will promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and to the Company’s transfer agent.
 
4.       FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS .  The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless the Successor Entity assumes this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 , including agreements to deliver to each holder of Warrants in exchange for such Warrants a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant, including, without limitation, an adjusted exercise price equal to the value for the shares of Common Stock reflected by the terms of such Fundamental Transaction, and exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior
 

 
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to such Fundamental Transaction, and satisfactory to the Holder.  Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the Company shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.   In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “Corporate Event” ), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon an exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction but prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription rights) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had the Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction.  If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction.  The provisions of this Section 4 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant.
 
5.       NONCIRCUMVENTION .  The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith comply with all the provisions of this Warrant and take all actions consistent with effectuating the purposes of this Warrant.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) shall, so long as this Warrant is outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of this Warrant, 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise).
 
6.       WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER .  Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold
 

 
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consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which such Person is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant.  In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
 
7.       REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS .
 
(a)       Transfer of Warrant .  If this Warrant is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company and deliver the completed and executed Assignment Form, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B , whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d) ), registered as the Holder may request, representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if less then the total number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant is being transferred, a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d) ) to the Holder representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares not being transferred.
 
(b)       Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant .  Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d) ) representing the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant.
 
(c)       Exchangeable for Multiple Warrants .  This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Warrant or Warrants (in accordance with Section 7(d) ) representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant will represent the right to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender; provided, however, that no Warrants for fractional shares of Common Stock shall be given.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the original Warrant be subdivided into more than three (3) separate Warrants and such new Warrants shall not be further subdivided.
 
(d)       Issuance of New Warrants .  Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of a new Warrant being issued pursuant to Section 7(a) or Section 7(c) , the Warrant Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the other new Warrants issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of
 

 
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such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date, and (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Warrant.
 
8.       NOTICES .  Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 11 of the Placement Agreement.
 
9.       AMENDMENT AND WAIVER .  Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Holder.
 
10.       GOVERNING LAW .  This Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accor­dance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Warrant shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York.
 
11.       CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS .  This Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any person as the drafter hereof.  The headings of this Warrant are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Warrant.
 
12.            DISPUTE RESOLUTION .  In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile within two (2) Business Days of receipt of the Exercise Notice giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder.  If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation of the Exercise Price or the Warrant Shares within three Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days submit via facsimile (a) the disputed determination of the Exercise Price to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to the Company’s independent, outside accountant.  The Company shall cause the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations.  The prevailing party in any dispute resolved pursuant to this Section 12 shall be entitled to the full amount of all reasonable expenses, including all costs and fees paid or incurred in good faith, in relation to the resolution of such dispute.  Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.
 
13.            REMEDIES, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF .  The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the
 

 
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right of the Holder to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant.
 
14.       TRANSFER .  Subject to applicable laws and the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Warrant may not be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without the consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
 
15.       CERTAIN DEFINITIONS .  For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 
(a)       “Bloomberg” means Bloomberg Financial Markets.
 
(b)       “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
 
(c)       “Closing Bid Price” and “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price, as the case may be, then the last bid price or the last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, L.P., the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported on the OTC Pink market by OTC Markets Group, Inc.. If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price, as the case may be, of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.
 
(d)       “Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) any share capital into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.
 
(e)         “Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.
 
(f)       “ Effective Date ” means the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 

 
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(g)       “Eligible Market” means the Principal Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Capital Market.
 
(h)       “Expiration Date” means the date five (5) years following the Effective Date.
 
(i)       “Fundamental Transaction” means that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Person (but excluding a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company), or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than the 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (iv) consummate a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than the 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination), or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock.
 
(j)       “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
 
(k)       “Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
 
(l)       “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any department or agency thereof.
 
(m)            “Principal Market” means The NYSE Amex.
 
(n)       “Successor Entity” means the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.
 
(o)       “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock are traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock are then traded; provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which
 

 
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the Common Stock are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock are suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time).
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.


 
PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


By:  ____________________
Name:
Title:

 
 

 

 EXHIBIT A

EXERCISE NOTICE
TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________ of the shares of Common Stock ( “Warrant Shares” ) of Palatin Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” ), evidenced by the attached Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (the “Warrant” ).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

1.   Form of Exercise Price .  The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as:

 
____________
a Cash Exercise with respect to _________________ Warrant Shares; and/or

 
____________
a Cashless Exercise with respect to _______________ Warrant Shares.

2.   Payment of Exercise Price .  In the event that the holder has elected a Cash Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $___________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

3.   Delivery of Warrant Shares .  The Company shall deliver to the holder __________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant and, after delivery of such Warrant Shares, _____________ Warrant Shares remain subject to the Warrant.

Date: _______________________, ______


__________________________________
   Name of Registered Holder


By:          ___________________________
Name:
Title:


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 EXHIBIT B

ASSIGNMENT FORM
 
PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information.  Do not use this form to purchase shares.)
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
 
Name:
 ______________________________________________
 
(Please Print)
Address:
 ______________________________________________
 
(Please Print)
Dated: _______________ __, ______
 
 
Holder’s Signature: ______________________________
 
 
Holder’s Address: _______________________________
 
 
NOTE:  The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.  Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
 


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Exhibit 10.1
 
As adopted at Stockholder Meeting on May 11, 2011
 
 
PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
2011 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
 
1.             Establishment, Purpose, Duration .
 
a.            Establishment .  Palatin Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby establishes an equity compensation plan to be known as the Palatin Technologies, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).  The Plan is effective as of March 11, 2011 (the “Effective Date”), subject to the approval by the stockholders of the Company of (i) the Plan and (ii) the amendment to the Company's restated certificate of incorporation to increase the Company's authorized common stock from 40,000,000 shares to 100,000,000 shares (the date of such stockholder approvals being the “Approval Date”).  Definitions of capitalized terms used in the Plan are contained in Section 2 of the Plan.
 
b.            Purpose .  The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain Directors, Consultants, officers and other key employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to provide to such persons incentives and rewards for superior performance.
 
c.            Duration .  No Award may be granted under the Plan after the day immediately preceding the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date, or such earlier date as the Board shall determine. The Plan will remain in effect with respect to outstanding Awards until no Awards remain outstanding.
 
d.            Prior Plans .  If the Company’s stockholders approve the Plan and the amendment to the Company's restated certificate of incorporation to increase the Company's authorized common stock from 40,000,000 shares to 100,000,000 shares, the Palatin Technologies, Inc. 2005 Stock Plan, as amended (the “Prior Plan”) will terminate in its entirety effective on the Approval Date; provided that all outstanding awards under the Prior Plan as of the Approval Date shall remain outstanding and shall be administered and settled in accordance with the provisions of the Prior Plan.
 
2.             Definitions .   As used in the Plan, the following definitions shall apply.
 
“Applicable Laws” means the applicable requirements relating to the administration of equity-based compensation plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, the rules of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Shares are listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any other country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted under the Plan.
 
“Approval Date” has the meaning given such term in Section 1(a).
 
“Award” means a Nonqualified Stock Option, Incentive Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Shares Award, Restricted Share Unit, Other Share-Based Award, or Cash-Based Award granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
 
“Award Agreement” means either: (i) an agreement, either in written or electronic format, entered into by the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted under the Plan; or (ii) a statement, either in written or electronic

 
 

 

format, issued by the Company to a Participant describing the terms and provisions of such Award, which need not be signed by the Participant.
 
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
“Cash-Based Award” shall mean a cash Award granted pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan.
 
“Cause” as a reason for a termination of a Participant's employment shall have the meaning assigned such term, if any, in the employment agreement, if any, between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary, or if none, under a severance plan or arrangement maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary that applies to the Participant on the date of termination.  If the Participant is not a party to an employment agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary in which such term is defined or if during the applicable severance protection period, the Participant is not a participant in any severance plan or arrangement maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary, then unless otherwise defined in the applicable Award Agreement, then the term “Cause” shall mean: (a) (i) the Participant's material breach of, or habitual neglect or failure to perform the material aspects of his or her duties; (ii) the Participant's material failure to follow the reasonable directives or policies established by or at the direction of the Board; or (iii) the Participant's engaging in conduct that is materially detrimental to the interests of the Company such that the Company sustains a material loss or injury as a result thereof, provided that the breach or failure of performance by the Participant under subparagraphs (i) through (iii) hereof is not cured, to the extent cure is possible, within ten (10) days of the delivery to the Participant of written notice thereof; (b) the willful breach by the Participant of any provision of any confidentiality, invention and non-disclosure, non-competition or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company; or (c) the conviction of the Participant of, or the entry of a pleading of guilty or nolo contendere by the Participant to, any crime involving moral turpitude or any felony.
 
“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:  (a) Any “Person,” as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than the Company, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, or any corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of stock of the Company) becoming the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;  (b) the date the individuals who, during any twelve month period, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director during the twelve month period whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (other than an election or nomination of an individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the directors of the Company, as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act) shall be, for purposes of this Agreement, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; (c) a merger or consolidation of the Company approved by the stockholders of the Company with any other corporation, other than (i) a merger or
 

 
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consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) 50% or more of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation or (ii) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a re-capitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person acquires more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or (d) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.
 
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee or subcommittee of the Board as may be duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such powers in each instance as shall be specified by the Board.  To the extent required by Applicable Laws, the Committee shall consist of two or more members of the Board, each of whom is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, an “outside director” within the meaning of regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code, and an “independent director” within the meaning of applicable rules of any securities exchange upon which Shares are listed.
 
“Company” has the meaning given such term in Section 1(a) and any successor thereto.
 
“Consultant” means an independent contractor that (i) performs services for the Company or a Subsidiary in a capacity other than as an Employee or Director and (ii) qualifies as a consultant under the applicable rules of the SEC for registration of shares on a Form S-8 Registration Statement.
 
“Date of Grant” means the date as of which an Award is determined to be effective and designated in a resolution by the Committee and is granted pursuant to the Plan. The Date of Grant shall not be earlier than the date of the resolution and action therein by the Committee. In no event shall the Date of Grant be earlier than the Effective Date.
 
“Director” means any individual who is a member of the Board who is not an Employee.
 
“Effective Date” has the meaning given such term in Section 1(a).
 
“Employee” means any employee of the Company or a Subsidiary; provided , however , that for purposes of determining whether any person may be a Participant for purposes of any grant of Incentive Stock Options, the term “Employee” has the meaning given to such term in Section 3401(c) of the Code, as interpreted by the regulations thereunder and Applicable Law.
 
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder, as such law, rules and regulations may be amended from time to time.
 

 
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“Fair Market Value” means the value of one Share on any relevant date, determined under the following rules: (a) the closing sale price per Share on that date as reported on the principal exchange or national market system on which Shares are then trading, or if there are no sales on that date, on the next preceding trading day during which a sale occurred; (b) if the Shares are not reported on a principal exchange or national market system, the average of the closing bid and asked prices last quoted on that date by an established quotation service for over-the-counter securities; or (c) if neither (a) nor (b) applies, (i) with respect to Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and any Award of stock rights that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the value as determined by the Committee through the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method, taking into account all information material to the value of the Company, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and (ii) with respect to all other Awards, the fair market value as determined by the Committee in good faith.
 
“Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means a Stock Option that is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
 
“Nonqualified Stock Option” means a Stock Option that is not intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or otherwise does not meet such requirements.
 
“Other Share-Based Award” means an equity-based or equity-related Award not otherwise described by the terms of the Plan, granted in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 10.
 
“Participant” means any eligible individual as set forth in Section 5 who holds one or more outstanding Awards.
 
“Performance-Based Exception” means the performance-based exception from the tax deductibility limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code.
 
“Performance Objectives” means the measurable performance objective or objectives established by the Committee pursuant to the Plan.  Any Performance Objectives may relate to the performance of the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, divisions, departments, units, functions, partnerships, joint ventures or minority investments, product lines or products, or the performance of the individual Participant, and may include, without limitation, the Performance Objectives set forth in Section 14(b). The Performance Objectives may be made relative to the performance of a group of comparable companies, or published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or the Company may select Performance Objectives as compared to various stock market indices. Performance Objectives may be stated as a combination of the listed factors.
 
“Plan” means this Palatin Technologies, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
 
“Prior Plan” has the meaning given such term in Section 1(d).
 
“Restricted Shares” means Shares granted or sold pursuant to Section 8 as to which neither the substantial risk of forfeiture nor the prohibition on transfers referred to in such Section 8 has expired.
 

 
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“Restricted Share Unit” means a grant or sale of the right to receive Shares or cash at the end of a specified restricted period made pursuant to Section 9.
 
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
“Share” means a share of common stock, par value $.01, of the Company, or any security into which such Share may be changed by reason of any transaction or event of the type referred to in Section 16.
 
“Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted pursuant to Section 7.
 
“Stock Option” means a right to purchase a Share granted to a Participant under the Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 6.  Stock Options may be either Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.
 
“Subsidiary” means: (a) with respect to an Incentive Stock Option, a “subsidiary corporation” as defined under Section 424(f) of the Code; and (b) for all other purposes under the Plan, any corporation or other entity in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, a proprietary interest of more than fifty percent (50%) by reason of stock ownership or otherwise.
 
“Ten Percent Stockholder” shall mean any Participant who owns more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
 
3.           Shares Available Under the Plan.
 
a.            Shares Available for Awards .  The maximum number of Shares that may be issued or delivered pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be 3,500,000, plus the number of Shares that, on the Approval Date, are available to be granted under the Prior Plan but which are not then subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan, all of which may be granted with respect to Incentive Stock Options.  Shares issued or delivered pursuant to an Award may be authorized but unissued Shares, treasury Shares, including Shares purchased in the open market, or a combination of the foregoing.  The aggregate number of Shares available for issuance or delivery under the Plan shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16.
 
b.            Share Usage .  In addition to the number of Shares provided for in Section 3(a), the following Shares shall be available for Awards under the Plan: (i) Shares covered by an Award that expires or is forfeited, canceled, surrendered or otherwise terminated without the issuance of such Shares; (ii) Shares covered by an Award that is settled only in cash; (iii) Shares granted through the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards granted by a company to individuals who become Employees, Consultants or Directors as the result of a merger, consolidation, acquisition or other corporate transaction involving such company and the Company or any of its Affiliates (except as may be required by reason of Section 422 of the Code or the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or other trading market on which the Shares are listed); (iv) any Shares subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plans as of the Approval Date that on or after the Approval Date are forfeited, canceled, surrendered or otherwise terminated without the issuance of such Shares; and (v) any Shares from awards exercised for or settled in vested and nonforfeitable Shares that are later returned
 

 
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to the Company pursuant to any compensation recoupment policy, provision or agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following Shares issued or delivered under this Plan shall not again be available for grant as described above:  Shares tendered in payment of the exercise price of a Stock Option, Shares withheld by the Company or any Subsidiary to satisfy a tax withholding obligation, and Shares that are repurchased by the Company with Stock Option proceeds. Without limiting the foregoing, with respect to any Stock Appreciation Right that is settled in Shares, the full number of Shares subject to the Award shall count against the number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan regardless of the number of Shares used to settle the Stock Appreciation Right upon exercise.
 
c.            Per Participant Limits .  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16 of the Plan, the following limits shall apply with respect to Awards that are intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception: (i) the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted in any calendar year to any one Participant shall be 500,000 Shares; (ii) the maximum aggregate number of Restricted Shares and Shares issuable or deliverable under Restricted Share Units granted in any calendar year to any one Participant shall be 500,000 Shares; (iii) the maximum aggregate compensation that can be paid pursuant to Cash-Based Awards or Other Share-Based Awards granted in any calendar year to any one Participant shall be $500,000 or a number of Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value not in excess of such amount; and (iv) the maximum dividend equivalents that may be paid in any calendar year to any one Participant shall be $100,000.
 
4.             Administration of the Plan .
 
a.            In General .  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  Except as otherwise provided by the Board, the Committee shall have full and final authority in its discretion to take all actions determined by the Committee to be necessary in the administration of the Plan, including, without limitation, discretion to: select Award recipients; determine the sizes and types of Awards; determine the terms and conditions of Awards in a manner consistent with the Plan; grant waivers of terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations applicable to any Award, or accelerate the vesting or exercisability of any Award, in a manner consistent with the Plan; construe and interpret the Plan and any Award Agreement or other agreement or instrument entered into under the Plan; establish, amend, or waive rules and regulations for the Plan’s administration; and take such other action, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee deems appropriate.  To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, the Committee may, in its discretion, delegate to one or more Directors or Employees any of the Committee’s authority under the Plan.   The acts of any such delegates shall be treated hereunder as acts of the Committee with respect to any matters so delegated.
 
b.            Determinations .  The Committee shall have no obligation to treat Participants or eligible Participants uniformly, and the Committee may make determinations under the Plan selectively among Participants who receive, or Employees, Consultants or Directors who are eligible to receive, Awards (whether or not such Participants or eligible Employees, Consultants or Directors are similarly situated).  All determinations and decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and all related orders and resolutions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including
 

 
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the Company, its Subsidiaries, its stockholders, Directors, Consultants, Employees, Participants and their estates and beneficiaries.
 
c.            Authority of the Board .  The Board may reserve to itself any or all of the authority or responsibility of the Committee under the Plan or may act as the administrator of the Plan for any and all purposes.  To the extent the Board has reserved any such authority or responsibility or during any time that the Board is acting as administrator of the Plan, it shall have all the powers of the Committee hereunder, and any reference herein to the Committee (other than in this Section 4(c)) shall include the Board.  To the extent that any action of the Board under the Plan conflicts with any action taken by the Committee, the action of the Board shall control.
 
5.             Eligibility and Participation .  Each Employee, Consultant and Director is eligible to participate in the Plan.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from all eligible Employees, Consultants and Directors those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine, in its sole discretion, the nature of any and all terms permissible by Applicable Law and the amount of each Award.
 
6.             Stock Options . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Stock Options may be granted to Participants in such number, and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
 
a.            Award Agreement .  Each Stock Option shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the exercise price, the term of the Stock Option, the number of Shares covered by the Stock Option, the conditions upon which the Stock Option shall become vested and exercisable and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan. The Award Agreement also shall specify whether the Stock Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option.
 
b.            Exercise Price .  The exercise price per Share of an Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Stock Option is granted and shall be specified in the related Award Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall the exercise price per Share of any Option be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Date of Grant.
 
c.            Term .  The term of an Option shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the related Award Agreement; provided, however , that in no event shall the term of any Option exceed ten (10) years from its Date of Grant.
 
d.            Exercisability .  Stock Options shall become exercisable at such times and upon such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the related Award Agreement. Such terms and conditions may include, without limitation, the satisfaction of (a) performance goals based on one or more Performance Objectives, and (b) time-based vesting requirements.
 
e.            Exercise of Options .  Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in a related Award Agreement, a Stock Option may be exercised for all or any portion of the Shares
 

 
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for which it is then exercisable. A Stock Option shall be exercised by the delivery of a notice of exercise to the Company or its designee in a form specified by the Company which sets forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Option is to be exercised and full payment of the exercise price for such Shares.  The exercise price of a Stock Option may be paid: (i) in cash or its equivalent; (ii) by tendering (either by actual delivery or attestation) previously acquired Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the aggregate exercise price; (iii) by a cashless exercise (including by withholding Shares deliverable upon exercise and through a broker-assisted arrangement to the extent permitted by applicable law); (iv) by a combination of the methods described in clauses (i), (ii) and/or (iii); or (v) though any other method approved by the Committee in its sole discretion. As soon as practicable after receipt of the notification of exercise and full payment of the exercise price, the Company shall cause the appropriate number of Shares to be issued to the Participant.
 
f.            Special Rules Applicable to Incentive Stock Options .  Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan to the contrary:
 
(i)           Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.  The terms and conditions of Incentive Stock Options shall be subject to and comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
 
(ii)           To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares (determined as of the Date of Grant) with respect to which an Incentive Stock Option is exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) is greater than $100,000 (or such other amount specified in Section 422 of the Code), as calculated under Section 422 of the Code, then the Stock Option shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option.
 
(iii)           No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any Participant who, on the Date of Grant, is a Ten Percent Stockholder, unless (x) the exercise price per Share of such Incentive Stock Option is at least one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Date of Grant, and (y) the term of such Incentive Stock Option shall not exceed five (5) years from the Date of Grant.
 
7.             Stock Appreciation Rights .  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to Participants in such number, and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
 
a.            Award Agreement .  Each Stock Appreciation Right shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the exercise price, the term of the Stock Appreciation Right, the number of Shares covered by the Stock Appreciation Right, the conditions upon which the Stock Appreciation Right shall become vested and exercisable and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan.
 
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granted and shall be specified in the related Award Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall the exercise price per Share of any Stock Appreciation Right be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Date of Grant.
 
c.            Term .  The term of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the related Award Agreement; provided however, that in no event shall the term of any Stock Appreciation Right exceed ten (10) years from its Date of Grant.
 
d.            Exercisability of Stock Appreciation Rights .  A Stock Appreciation Right shall become exercisable at such times and upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee and set forth in the related Award Agreement. Such terms and conditions may include, without limitation, the satisfaction of (i) performance goals based on one or more Performance Objectives, and (ii) time-based vesting requirements.
 
e.            Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights .  Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in a related Award Agreement, a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised for all or any portion of the Shares for which it is then exercisable. A Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercised by the delivery of a notice of exercise to the Company or its designee in a form specified by the Company which sets forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is to be exercised. Upon exercise, a Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle a Participant to an amount equal to (a) the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the exercise date over (ii) the exercise price per Share, multiplied by (b) the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised. A Stock Appreciation Right may be settled in whole Shares, cash or a combination thereof, as specified by the Committee in the related Award Agreement.
 
8.             Restricted Shares.   Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Restricted Shares may be granted or sold to Participants in such number, and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
 
a.            Award Agreement .  Each Restricted Shares Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the number of Restricted Shares, the restricted period(s) applicable to the Restricted Shares, the conditions upon which the restrictions on the Restricted Shares will lapse and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan.
 
b.            Terms, Conditions and Restrictions . The Committee shall impose such other terms, conditions and/or restrictions on any Restricted Shares as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant pay a purchase price for each Restricted Share, restrictions based on the achievement of specific Performance Objectives, time-based restrictions or holding requirements or sale restrictions placed on the Shares by the Company upon vesting of such Restricted Shares. Unless otherwise provided in the related Award Agreement or required by applicable law, the restrictions imposed on Restricted Shares shall lapse upon the expiration or termination of the applicable restricted period and the satisfaction of any other applicable terms and conditions.
 

 
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c.            Custody of Certificates .  To the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, the Company may retain the certificates representing Restricted Shares in the Company’s possession until such time as all terms, conditions and/or restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied or lapse.
 
d.            Rights Associated with Restricted Shares during Restricted Period .  During any restricted period applicable to Restricted Shares: (i) the Restricted Shares may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated; (ii) unless otherwise provided in the related Award Agreement, the Participant shall be entitled to exercise full voting rights associated with such Restricted Shares; and (iii) the Participant shall be entitled to all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Restricted Shares during the restricted period (on a current or deferred basis, as determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement); provided, however, that with respect to Restricted Shares that are conditioned upon the achievement of Performance Objectives, receipt of any such dividends or other distributions will be subject to the same terms and conditions as the Restricted Shares with respect to which they are paid.
 
9.             Restricted Share Units.   Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Restricted Share Units may be granted or sold to Participants in such number, and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
 
a.            Award Agreement .  Each Restricted Share Unit shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the number of units, the restricted period(s) applicable to the Restricted Share Units, the conditions upon which the restrictions on the Restricted Share Units will lapse, the time and method of payment of the Restricted Share Units, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan.
 
b.            Terms, Conditions and Restrictions . The Committee shall impose such other terms, conditions and/or restrictions on any Restricted Share Units as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant pay a purchase price for each Restricted Share Unit, restrictions based on the achievement of specific Performance Objectives or time-based restrictions or holding requirements.
 
c.            Form of Settlement .  Restricted Share Units may be settled in whole Shares, Restricted Shares, cash or a combination thereof, as specified by the Committee in the related Award Agreement.
 
10.             Other Share-Based Awards . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Other Share-Based Awards may be granted to Participants in such number, and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Other Share-Based Awards are Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on the Fair Market Value of, Shares, and shall be in such form as the Committee shall determine, including without limitation, unrestricted Shares or time-based or performance-based units that are settled in Shares and/or cash.
 

 
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            a.            Award Agreement .  Each Other Share-Based Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the terms and conditions upon which the Other Share-Based Award shall become vested, if applicable, the time and method of settlement, the form of settlement and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan.
 
b.            Form of Settlement .  An Other Share-Based Award may be settled in whole Shares, Restricted Shares, cash or a combination thereof, as specified by the Committee in the related Award Agreement.
 
11.             Dividend Equivalents . At the discretion of the Committee, Awards granted pursuant to the Plan may provide Participants with the right to receive dividend equivalents, which may be paid currently or credited to an account for the Participants, and may be settled in cash and/or Shares, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, subject in each case to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) receipt of any dividend equivalents with respect to Awards that are conditioned upon the achievement of Performance Objectives will be subject to the same terms and conditions as the Award with respect to which they are paid, and (b) no dividend equivalents shall relate to Shares underlying a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right unless such dividend equivalent rights are explicitly set forth as a separate arrangement and do not cause any such Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right to be subject to Section 409A of the Code.
 
12.             Cash-Based Awards .  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Cash-Based Awards may be granted to Participants in such amounts and upon such other terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Each Cash-Based Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the payment amount or payment range, the time and method of settlement and the other terms and conditions, as applicable, of such Award which may include, without limitation, restrictions based on the achievement of specific Performance Objectives.
 
13.             Compliance with Section 409A .  Awards granted under the Plan shall be designed and administered in such a manner that they are either exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.  To the extent that the Committee determines that any award granted under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement shall incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon a Participant.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement (unless the Award Agreement provides otherwise with specific reference to this Section):  (i) an Award shall not be granted, deferred, accelerated, extended, paid out, settled, substituted or modified under the Plan in a manner that would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon a Participant; and (ii) if an Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, and if the Participant holding the award is a “specified employee” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code, with such classification to be determined in accordance with the methodology established by the Company), then, to the extent required to avoid the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon a Participant, no distribution or payment of any amount shall be made before the date that is six (6) months following the date of such Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code) or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s
 

 
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death. Although the Company intends to administer the Plan so that Awards will be exempt from, or will comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Company does not warrant that any Award under the Plan will qualify for favorable tax treatment under Section 409A of the Code or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. The Company shall not be liable to any Participant for any tax, interest, or penalties the Participant might owe as a result of the grant, holding, vesting, exercise, or payment of any Award under the Plan.
 
14.             Compliance with Section 162(m) .
 
a.            In General .  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units, Other Share-Based Awards and Cash-Based Awards may be granted in a manner that is intended to qualify the Award for the Performance-Based Exception. As determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, the grant, vesting, exercisability and/or settlement of any Awards intended to qualify the Award for the Performance-Based Exception shall be conditioned on the attainment of one or more Performance Objectives during a performance period established by the Committee.  Any such Award must meet the requirements of this Section 14.
 
b.            Performance Objectives . If an Award is intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, then the Performance Objectives shall be based on specified levels of, or growth in, one or more of the following criteria: revenues, earnings from operations, operating income, earnings before or after interest and taxes, operating income before or after interest and taxes, net income, cash flow, earnings per share, return on total capital, return on invested capital, return on equity, return on assets, total return to stockholders, earnings before or after interest, or extraordinary or special items, operating income before or after interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization or extraordinary or special items, return on investment, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment (discounted or otherwise), net cash provided by operations, cash flow in excess of cost of capital, operating margin, profit margin, contribution margin, stock price and/or strategic business criteria consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified product development, strategic partnering, research and development milestones, clinical trial status, product approvals in geographic regions, market penetration, geographic business expansion goals, cost targets, customer satisfaction, management of employment practices and employee benefits, supervision of litigation and information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures of subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures.  To the extent consistent with the Performance-Based Exception, the Performance Objectives may be calculated without regard to extraordinary items or adjusted, as the Committee deems equitable, in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries or changes in applicable tax laws or accounting principles.
 
c.            Establishment of Performance Goals .  With respect to Awards intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee shall establish: (i) the applicable Performance Objectives and performance period, and (ii) the formula for computing the payout. Such terms and conditions shall be established in writing while the outcome of the applicable performance period is substantially uncertain, but in no event later than the earlier
 

 
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of: (x) ninety days after the beginning of the applicable performance period; or (y) the expiration of twenty-five percent (25%) of the applicable performance period.
 
d.            Certification of Performance .  With respect to any Award intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee shall certify in writing whether the applicable Performance Objectives and other material terms imposed on such Award have been satisfied, and, if they have, ascertain the amount of the payout or vesting of the Award.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, payment or vesting of any such Award shall not be made until the Committee certifies in writing that the applicable Performance Objectives and any other material terms of such Award were in fact satisfied in a manner conforming to applicable regulations under Section 162(m) of the Code.
 
e.            Negative Discretion . With respect to any Award intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee shall not have discretion to increase the amount of compensation that is payable upon achievement of the designated Performance Objectives.  However, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, reduce the amount of compensation that is payable upon achievement of the designated Performance Objectives.
 
15.             Transferability .  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, no Award or dividend equivalents paid with respect to any Award shall be transferable by the Participant except by will or the laws of descent and distribution; provided , that if so determined by the Committee, each Participant may, in a manner established by the Board or the Committee, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the Participant with respect to any Award upon the death of the Participant and to receive Shares or other property issued or delivered under such Award.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights will be exercisable during a Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or, in the event of the Participant’s legal incapacity to do so, by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative acting on behalf of the Participant in a fiduciary capacity under state law and/or court supervision.
 
 
16.             Adjustments . In the event of any equity restructuring (within the meaning of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation), such as a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, spinoff, rights offering, or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend, the Committee shall cause there to be an equitable adjustment in the numbers of Shares specified in Section 3 of the Plan and, with respect to outstanding Awards, in the number and kind of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, the exercise price, exercise price or other price of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, in each case to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants.  In the event of any other change in corporate capitalization, or in the event of a merger, consolidation, liquidation, or similar transaction, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, cause there to be an equitable adjustment as described in the foregoing sentence, to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights; provided , however , that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the number of Shares subject to any Award shall always be rounded down to a whole number.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall not make any adjustment pursuant to this Section 16 that would (i) cause any Stock Option intended to qualify as an ISO to fail to so qualify, (ii) cause an Award that is otherwise exempt from Section 409A of the Code to become subject to Section 409A, or (iii) cause an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the
 

 
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Code to fail to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A.  The determination of the Committee as to the foregoing adjustments, if any, shall be conclusive and binding on all Participants and any other persons claiming under or through any Participant.
 
 
17.             Fractional Shares . The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any fractional Shares pursuant to the Plan and, unless otherwise provided by the Committee, fractional shares shall be settled in cash.
 
 
18.             Withholding Taxes . To the extent required by Applicable Law, a Participant shall be required to satisfy, in a manner satisfactory to the Company or Subsidiary, as applicable, any withholding tax obligations that arise by reason of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right exercise, the vesting of or settlement of Shares under an Award, an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code or otherwise with respect to an Award. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to issue or deliver Shares, make any payment or to recognize the transfer or disposition of Shares until such obligations are satisfied. The Committee may permit or require these obligations to be satisfied by having the Company withhold a portion of the Shares that otherwise would be issued or delivered to a Participant upon exercise of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right or upon the vesting or settlement of an Award, or by tendering Shares previously acquired, in each case having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld or paid. Any such elections are subject to such conditions or procedures as may be established by the Committee and may be subject to disapproval by the Committee.
 
 
19.             Foreign Employees . Without amending the Plan, the Committee may grant Awards to Participants who are foreign nationals on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may in the judgment of the Committee be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan, and, in furtherance of such purposes, the Committee may make such modifications, amendments, procedures, and the like as may be necessary or advisable to comply with provisions of Applicable Laws of other countries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate or have employees.
 
 
20.             Termination for Cause; Forfeiture of Awards .
 
a.            Termination for Cause .  If a Participant's employment or service is terminated by the Company or a Subsidiary for Cause, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, then, promptly upon receiving notice of the Committee’s determination, the Participant shall:  (i) forfeit all Awards granted under the Plan to the extent then held by the Participant;  (ii) return to the Company or the Subsidiary all Shares that the Participant has not disposed of that had been acquired pursuant to all Awards granted under the Plan, in exchange for payment by the Company or the Subsidiary of any amount actually paid therefor by the Participant; and (iii) with respect to any Shares acquired pursuant to an Award granted under the Plan that were disposed of, pay to the Company or the Subsidiary, in cash, the excess, if any, of: (A) the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date acquired, over (B) any amount actually paid by the Participant for the Shares.
 
b.            Compensation Recovery Policy .  Any Award granted to a Participant shall be subject to forfeiture or repayment pursuant to the terms of any applicable compensation
 

 
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recovery policy adopted by the Company, including any such policy that may be adopted to comply with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or any rules or regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission rule or applicable securities exchange.
 
c.            Set-Off and Other Remedies .  To the extent that amounts are not immediately returned or paid to the Company as provided in this Section 20, the Company may, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, seek other remedies, including a set off of the amounts so payable to it against any amounts that may be owing from time to time by the Company or a Subsidiary to the Participant for any reason, including, without limitation, wages, or vacation pay or other benefits; provided, however, that, except to the extent permitted by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4), such offset shall not apply to amounts that are “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
 
21.             Change in Control .   In the event of a Change in Control, the Committee may, in its sole discretion and without providing prior notice or receiving the consent of the Participant, take such actions, if any, as it deems necessary or desirable with respect to any Award that is outstanding as of the date of the consummation of the Change in Control. Such actions may include, without limitation: (i) the acceleration of the vesting, settlement and/or exercisability of an Award; (ii) the payment of a cash amount in exchange for the cancellation of an Award; (iii) the cancellation of Stock Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights without payment therefor if the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of the Change in Control does not exceed the exercise price per Share of the applicable Awards; and/or (iv) make provisions for the assumption or conversion of Awards, or the issuance of substitute Awards that, in either case, substantially preserve the value, rights and benefits of any affected Awards.
 
22.             Amendment, Modification and Termination .
 
a.            In General .  The Board may at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part; provided , however , that no alteration or amendment that requires stockholder approval in order for the Plan to comply with any rule promulgated by the SEC or any securities exchange on which Shares are listed or any other Applicable Laws shall be effective unless such amendment shall be approved by the requisite vote of stockholders of the Company entitled to vote thereon within the time period required under such applicable listing standard or rule.
 
b.            Adjustments to Outstanding Awards .  The Committee may in its sole discretion at any time (i) provide that all or a portion of a Participant’s Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and other Awards in the nature of rights that may be exercised shall become fully or partially exercisable; (ii) provide that all or a part of the time-based vesting restrictions on all or a portion of the outstanding Awards shall lapse, and/or that any Performance Objectives or other performance-based criteria with respect to any Awards shall be deemed to be wholly or partially satisfied; or (iii) waive any other limitation or requirement under any such Award, in each case, as of such date as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, declare. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, any such adjustment that is made with respect to an Award that is intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception shall be made at such times and in such manner as will not cause such Awards to
 

 
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fail to qualify under the Performance-Based Exception. Additionally, the Committee shall not make any adjustment pursuant to this Section 22(b) that would cause an Award that is otherwise exempt from Section 409A of the Code to become subject to Section 409A, or that would cause an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code to fail to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A.
 
c.            Prohibition on Repricing .  Except for adjustments made pursuant to Sections 16 or 22, the Board or the Committee will not, without the further approval of the stockholders of the Company, authorize the amendment of any outstanding Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right to reduce the exercise price.  No Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right will be cancelled and replaced with an Award having a lower exercise price, or for another Award, or for cash without further approval of the stockholders of the Company, except as provided in Sections 16 or 22.  Furthermore, no Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right will provide for the payment, at the time of exercise, of a cash bonus or grant or sale of another Award without further approval of the stockholders of the Company. This Section 22(c) is intended to prohibit the repricing of “underwater” Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights without stockholder approval and will not be construed to prohibit the adjustments provided for in Sections 16 or 22.
 
d.            Effect on Outstanding Awards .  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary (other than Sections 16, 20, 21, 22(b) and 24(d)), no termination, amendment, suspension, or modification of the Plan or an Award Agreement shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the written consent of the Participant holding such Award. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any ISO granted under the Plan may be modified by the Committee to disqualify such Stock Option from treatment as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code.
 
23.             Applicable Laws .  The obligations of the Company with respect to Awards under the Plan shall be subject to all Applicable Laws and such approvals by any governmental agencies as the Committee determines may be required.  The Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.
 
24.             Miscellaneous .
 
a.            Deferral of Awards .  Except with respect to Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, the Committee may permit Participants to elect to defer the issuance or delivery of Shares or the settlement of Awards in cash under the Plan pursuant to such rules, procedures or programs as it may establish for purposes of the Plan. The Committee also may provide that deferred issuances and settlements include the payment or crediting of dividend equivalents or interest on the deferral amounts. All elections and deferrals permitted under this provision shall comply with Section 409A of the Code, including setting forth the time and manner of the election (including a compliant time and form of payment), the date on which the election is irrevocable, and whether the election can be changed until the date it is irrevocable.
 

 
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b.            No Right of Continued Employment .  The Plan shall not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment or other service with the Company or any Subsidiary, nor shall it interfere in any way with any right the Company or any Subsidiary would otherwise have to terminate such Participant’s employment or other service at any time. No Employee, Consultant or Director shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under the Plan, or, having been so selected, to be selected to receive future Awards.
 
c.            Unfunded, Unsecured Plan .  Neither a Participant nor any other person shall, by reason of participation in the Plan, acquire any right or title to any assets, funds or property of the Company or any Subsidiary, including without limitation, any specific funds, assets or other property which the Company or any Subsidiary may set aside in anticipation of any liability under the Plan. A Participant shall have only a contractual right to an Award or the amounts, if any, payable under the Plan, unsecured by any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, and nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a guarantee that the assets of the Company or any Subsidiary shall be sufficient to pay any benefits to any person.
 
d.            Severability .  If any provision of the Plan is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended or limited in scope to conform to Applicable Laws or, in the discretion of the Committee, it shall be stricken and the remainder of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.
 
e.            Acceptance of Plan .  By accepting any benefit under the Plan, each Participant and each person claiming under or through any such Participant shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated their acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and any action taken under the Plan by the Committee, the Board or the Company, in any case in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan.
 
f.            Successors .  All obligations of the Company under the Plan and with respect to Awards shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or other event, or a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company and references to the “Company” herein and in any Award agreements shall be deemed to refer to such successors.
 

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Exhibit 10.2
 
PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT
 
Notice of Restricted Share Unit Award
 
Palatin Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), grants to the Grantee named below, in accordance with the terms of the Palatin Technologies, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and this Restricted Share Unit Agreement (the "Agreement"), the following number of Restricted Share Units, on the Date of Grant set forth below:
 
Name of Grantee:
 
Number of Restricted Share Units:
 
Date of Grant:
 
Vesting Date(s):
 
Terms of Agreement
 
1.             Grant of Restricted Share Units . Subject to and upon the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee, as of the Date of Grant set forth above, the total number of share units (the "Restricted Share Units") set forth above. Each Restricted Share Unit shall represent the contingent right to receive one Share and shall at all times be equal in value to one Share. The Restricted Share Units shall be credited in a book entry account established for the Grantee until payment in accordance with Section 4 hereof.
 
2.             Vesting of Restricted Share Units .
 
(a)           The Restricted Share Units shall vest to the extent of ___________ of the Restricted Share Units on each of the Vesting Dates set forth above (each a "Vesting Date") (rounded down to the next whole number), provided that the Grantee shall have remained in the continuous employ of the Company or a Subsidiary through the applicable Vesting Date.
 
(b)           Notwithstanding Section 2(a), the Restricted Share Units that have not yet vested under Section 2(a) shall immediately vest if, prior to the applicable Vesting Date: (i) the Grantee ceases to be employed with the Company and its Subsidiaries by reason of death or Disability (defined by reference to the long-term disability plan covering the Grantee that is maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary); or (ii) a Change in Control occurs while the Grantee is employed by the Company or any Subsidiary.
 
(c)           For purposes of this Section 2, the continuous employment of the Grantee with the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to have been interrupted, and the Grantee shall not be deemed to have ceased to be an employee of the Company and its Subsidiaries, by reason of the transfer of his employment among the Company and its Subsidiaries.
 

 
 

 

3.             Forfeiture of Restricted Share Units . The Restricted Share Units that have not yet vested pursuant to Section 2 shall be forfeited automatically without further action or notice if the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company or a Subsidiary other than as provided in Section 2(b).  The Restricted Share Units and any amount paid hereunder shall be subject to the forfeiture provisions of Section 20 of the Plan.
 
4.             Payment .
 
(a)           Except as may be otherwise provided in this Section, the Company shall deliver to the Grantee (or the Grantee's estate in the event of death) the Shares underlying the vested Restricted Share Units within sixty (60) days following the date that the Restricted Share Units become vested in accordance with Section 2.
 
(b)           To the extent that the Grantee's right to receive payment of the Restricted Share Units constitutes a "deferral of compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, then notwithstanding Section 4(a), the Shares underlying the Restricted Share Units that become vested pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof shall be subject to the following rules:
 
(i)           Except as provided in Section 4(b)(ii), the Shares underlying the vested Restricted Share Units shall be delivered to the Grantee (or the Grantee's estate in the event of death) within sixty (60) days after the earlier of (A) the Grantee's "separation from service" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code; (B) the occurrence of a "change in the ownership," a "change in the effective control" or a "change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets" of the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code; or (C) the applicable Vesting Date for the Restricted Share Units set forth in Section 2(a).
 
(ii)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Restricted Share Units become payable as a result of Section 4(b)(i)(A) and the Grantee is a "specified employee", within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (as determined pursuant to the Company's policy for identifying specified employees) on the date of the Grantee's separation from service, then to the extent required to comply with Section 409A of the Code, the Shares underlying the vested Restricted Share Units shall instead be delivered to the Grantee within sixty (60) days after the first business day that is more than six months after the date of his or her separation from service (or, if the Grantee dies during such six-month period, within sixty (60) days after the Grantee's death).
 
(c)           The Company's obligations with respect to the Restricted Share Units shall be satisfied in full upon the delivery of the Shares underlying the vested Restricted Share Units.
 
5.             Transferability .  The Restricted Share Units may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any manner, or be subject to execution, attachment or similar process, by operation of law or otherwise, unless otherwise provided under the Plan. Any purported transfer or encumbrance in violation of the provisions of this Section 5 shall be void, and the other party to any such purported transaction shall not obtain any rights to or interest in such Restricted Share Units.
 
6.             Dividend, Voting and Other Rights .  The Grantee shall not possess any incidents of ownership (including, without limitation, dividend and voting rights) in the Shares
 

 
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underlying the Restricted Share Units until such Shares have been delivered to the Grantee in accordance with Section 4 hereof. The obligations of the Company under this Agreement will be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to deliver Shares in the future, and the rights of the Grantee will be no greater than that of an unsecured general creditor. No assets of the Company will be held or set aside as security for the obligations of the Company under this Agreement.
 
7.             No Employment Contract .  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company and its Subsidiaries, nor limit or affect in any manner the right of the Company and its Subsidiaries to terminate the employment or adjust the compensation of the Grantee, in each case with or without cause.
 
8.             Relation to Other Benefits .  Any economic or other benefit to the Grantee under this Agreement or the Plan shall not be taken into account in determining any benefits to which the Grantee may be entitled under any profit-sharing, retirement or other benefit or compensation plan maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary and shall not affect the amount of any life insurance coverage available to any beneficiary under any life insurance plan covering employees of the Company or a Subsidiary.
 
9.             Taxes and Withholding .  The Grantee is responsible for any federal, state, local or other taxes with respect to the Restricted Share Units.  The Company does not guarantee any particular tax treatment or results in connection with the grant or vesting of the Restricted Share Units or the delivery of Shares.  [To the extent the Company or any Subsidiary is required to withhold any federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes in connection with the delivery of Shares under this Agreement, then the Company or Subsidiary (as applicable) shall retain a number of Shares otherwise deliverable hereunder with a value equal to the required withholding (based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of delivery); provided that in no event shall the value of the Shares retained exceed the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld or such other amount that will not result in a negative accounting impact.] If the Company or any Subsidiary is required to withhold any federal, state, local or other taxes at any time other than upon delivery of the Shares under this Agreement, then the Company or Subsidiary (as applicable) shall have the right in its sole discretion to (a) require the Grantee to pay or provide for payment of the required tax withholding, or (b) deduct the required tax withholding from any amount of salary, bonus, incentive compensation or other amounts otherwise payable in cash to the Grantee (other than deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code).
 
10.             Adjustments .  The number and kind of shares of stock deliverable pursuant to the Restricted Share Units are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16 of the Plan.
 
11.             Compliance with Law .  The Company shall make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws and listing requirements with respect to the Restricted Share Units; provided that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and only to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement if the delivery thereof would result in a violation of any such law or listing requirement.
 

 
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12.             Amendments .  Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may modify this Agreement upon written notice to the Grantee. Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment of the Plan or this Agreement shall adversely affect in a material way the rights of the Grantee under this Agreement without the Grantee's consent unless the Committee determines, in good faith, that such amendment is required for the Agreement to either be exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, or as otherwise may be provided in the Plan.
 
13.             Severability .  In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable.
 
14.             Relation to Plan .  This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. This Agreement and the Plan contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement, and supersede all prior written or oral communications, representations and negotiations in respect thereto. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. The Committee acting pursuant to the Plan, as constituted from time to time, shall, except as expressly provided otherwise herein, have the right to determine any questions which arise in connection with the grant of the Restricted Share Units.
 
15.             Successors and Assigns .  Without limiting Section 5, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the Grantee, and the successors and assigns of the Company.
 
16.             Governing Law .  The interpretation, performance, and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.
 
17.             Use of Grantee's Information .  Information about the Grantee and the Grantee's participation in the Plan may be collected, recorded and held, used and disclosed for any purpose related to the administration of the Plan. The Grantee understands that such processing of this information may need to be carried out by the Company and its Subsidiaries and by third party administrators whether such persons are located within the Grantee's country or elsewhere, including the United States of America. The Grantee consents to the processing of information relating to the Grantee and the Grantee's participation in the Plan in any one or more of the ways referred to above.
 
18.             Electronic Delivery .  The Grantee hereby consents and agrees to electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may elect to deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports, and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other award made or offered under the Plan. The Grantee understands that,
 

 
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unless earlier revoked by the Grantee by giving written notice to the Secretary of the Company, this consent shall be effective for the duration of the Agreement. The Grantee also understands that he or she shall have the right at any time to request that the Company deliver written copies of any and all materials referred to above at no charge. The Grantee hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may elect to deliver, and agrees that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as, his or her manual signature. The Grantee consents and agrees that any such procedures and delivery may be effected by a third party engaged by the Company to provide administrative services related to the Plan.
 
20.             Acknowledgement of Receipt of Prospectus Information.   By executing this Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, Plan Summary and Prospectus, and the Company's most recent Annual Report and Proxy Statement (the "Prospectus Information"). The Grantee represents that he is familiar with the terms and provisions of the Prospectus Information and hereby accepts the award of Restricted Share Units on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the Date of Grant.
 
PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
 
By:                                                                
Name: ______________________________
Title: _______________________________
 
 
GRANTEE
 
 
_____________________________________
Name: _______________________________


 
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Exhibit 10.3
 
PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
 
Notice of Stock Option Award
 
Palatin Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), grants to the Grantee named below, in accordance with the terms of Palatin Technologies, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and this Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (the "Agreement"), an option (the "Stock Option") to purchase the number of Shares at the exercise price per share ("Exercise Price") as follows:
 
Name of Grantee:
 
Number of Shares:
 
Exercise Price:
 
Date of Grant:
 
Vesting Date(s):
 
Terms of Agreement
 
1.             Grant of Stock Option . Subject to and upon the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee, as of the Date of Grant set forth above, this Stock Option to purchase the number of Shares at the Exercise Price as set forth above.  This Stock Option is intended to be a nonqualified stock option and shall not be treated as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of that term under Section 422 of the Code.
 
2.             Vesting of Stock Option .
 
(a)           Unless and until terminated as hereinafter provided, the Stock Option shall vest and become exercisable to the extent of _______________ of the Shares on each of the Vesting Dates set forth above (each a "Vesting Date") (rounded down to the next whole number), provided that the Grantee shall have remained in the continuous employ of the Company or a Subsidiary through the applicable Vesting Date.
 
(b)           Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(a), the Stock Option will become immediately vested and exercisable in full if, prior to the applicable Vesting Date: (i) the Grantee ceases to be employed with the Company and its Subsidiaries by reason of death or Disability (defined by reference to the long-term disability plan covering the Grantee that is maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary); or (ii) a Change in Control occurs while the Grantee is employed by the Company or any Subsidiary.
 
(c)           For purposes of this Agreement, the continuous employment of the Grantee with the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to have been interrupted, and the Grantee shall not be deemed to have ceased to be an employee of the Company and its
 

 
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Subsidiaries, by reason of the transfer of his employment among the Company and its Subsidiaries or a leave of absence or layoff approved by the Committee.
 
3.             Forfeiture of Stock Option .  To the extent that the Stock Option has not yet vested pursuant to Section 2 above, it shall be forfeited automatically without further action or notice if the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company and its Subsidiaries prior to a Vesting Date other than as provided in Section 2(b).  The Stock Option and any amount paid hereunder shall be subject to the forfeiture provisions of Section 20 of the Plan.
 
4.             Exercise of Stock Option .
 
(a)           To the extent that the Stock Option becomes vested and exercisable in accordance with this Agreement, it may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time by written notice to the Company or its designee stating the number of Shares for which the Stock Option is being exercised (which number must be a whole number), the intended manner of payment, and such other provisions as may be required by the Company or its designee.  The Stock Option may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Grantee, only by the Grantee, or in the event of his legal incapacity, by his guardian or legal representative acting on behalf of the Grantee in a fiduciary capacity under state law and court supervision.  If the Grantee dies before the expiration of the Stock Option, all or part of this Stock Option may be exercised (prior to expiration) by the personal representative of the Grantee or by any person who has acquired this Stock Option directly from the Grantee by will, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Stock Option was vested and exercisable upon the Grantee’s death.
 
(b)           The Exercise Price is payable (i) in cash or by certified or cashier’s check or other cash equivalent acceptable to the Company payable to the order of the Company, (ii) by surrender of Shares (including by attestation) owned by the Grantee having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the total Exercise Price, (iii) a cashless broker-assisted exercise that complies with all Applicable Laws, or (iv) by a combination of the foregoing methods.
 
5.             Term of Stock Option .  The Stock Option will terminate, to the extent not previously exercised or forfeited, on the earliest of the following dates (the "Expiration Date"):
 
(a)           One year after the termination of the Grantee's employment by the Company and its Subsidiaries due to death or Disability;
 
(b)           Three months after the termination of the Grantee’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason other than for death, Disability or Cause;
 
(c)           Immediately upon termination of employment, if the Grantee's employment is terminated by the Company and its Subsidiaries for Cause; or
 
(d)           Midnight on the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, the period during which the Stock Option can be exercised after a termination of employment subject to Section 5(b) above will automatically be extended if, on the scheduled expiration date of such Stock
 

 
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Option as set forth above, the Grantee cannot exercise the Stock Option because such an exercise would violate an applicable federal, state, local, or foreign law; provided, however , that such period shall not extend beyond the earlier of (i) thirty days after the exercise of the Stock Option first would no longer violate an applicable federal, state, local, and foreign law, or (ii) the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant.
 
6.             Delivery of Shares .  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Shares shall be issuable to the Grantee as soon as administratively practicable following the date the Grantee (a) exercises the Stock Option in accordance with Section 4 hereof, (b) makes full payment to the Company or its designee of the Exercise Price, and (c) makes arrangements satisfactory to the Company (or any Subsidiary, if applicable) for the payment of any required withholding taxes related to the exercise of the Stock Option.  The Grantee shall not possess any incidents of ownership (including, without limitation, dividend and voting rights) in the Shares until such Shares have been issued to the Grantee in accordance with this Section 6.
 
7.             Transferability . The Stock Option may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or otherwise disposed of by the Grantee; provided that the Grantee’s rights with respect to such Stock Option may be transferred by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution. Any purported transfer or encumbrance in violation of the provisions of this Section 7 shall be void, and the other party to any such purported transaction shall not obtain any rights to or interest in such Stock Option.
 
8.             No Employment Contract .  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company and its Subsidiaries, nor limit or affect in any manner the right of the Company and its Subsidiaries to terminate the employment or adjust the compensation of the Grantee, in each case with or without Cause.
 
9.             Relation to Other Benefits .  Any economic or other benefit to the Grantee under this Agreement or the Plan shall not be taken into account in determining any benefits to which the Grantee may be entitled under any profit-sharing, retirement or other benefit or compensation plan maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary and shall not affect the amount of any life insurance coverage available to any beneficiary under any life insurance plan covering employees of the Company or a Subsidiary.
 
10.             Taxes and Withholding .  The Grantee is responsible for any federal, state, local or other taxes with respect to the Stock Option.  The Company does not guarantee any particular tax treatment or results in connection with the grant or exercise of the Stock Option or the delivery of Shares.  [To the extent the Company or any Subsidiary is required to withhold any federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes in connection with the delivery of Shares under this Agreement, then the Company or Subsidiary (as applicable) shall retain a number of Shares otherwise deliverable hereunder with a value equal to the required withholding (based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of delivery); provided that in no event shall the value of the Shares retained exceed the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld or such other amount that will not result in a negative accounting impact.]
 

 
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11.             Compliance with Law .  The Company shall make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws and listing requirements with respect to the Stock Option; provided that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and only to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement if the delivery thereof would result in a violation of any such law or listing requirement.
 
12.             Adjustments .  The Exercise Price and the number and kind of shares of stock covered by this Agreement shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16 of the Plan.
 
13.             Amendments .  Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may modify this Agreement upon written notice to the Grantee. Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment of the Plan or this Agreement shall adversely affect in a material way the rights of the Grantee under this Agreement without the Grantee's consent unless the Committee determines, in good faith, that such amendment is required for the Agreement to either be exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, or as otherwise may provided in the Plan.
 
14.             Severability .  In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable.
 
15.             Relation to Plan .  This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. This Agreement and the Plan contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement, and supersede all prior written or oral communications, representations and negotiations in respect thereto. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. The Committee acting pursuant to the Plan, as constituted from time to time, shall, except as expressly provided otherwise herein, have the right to determine any questions which arise in connection with the grant of the Stock Option.
 
16.             Successors and Assigns .  Without limiting Section 7 hereof, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the Grantee, and the successors and assigns of the Company.
 
17.             Governing Law .  The interpretation, performance, and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.
 
18.             Use of Grantee’s Information . Information about the Grantee and the Grantee's participation in the Plan may be collected, recorded and held, used and disclosed for any purpose related to the administration of the Plan. The Grantee understands that such processing of this information may need to be carried out by the Company and its Subsidiaries and by third party
 

 
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administrators whether such persons are located within the Grantee's country or elsewhere, including the United States of America. The Grantee consents to the processing of information relating to the Grantee and the Grantee's participation in the Plan in any one or more of the ways referred to above.
 
19.             Electronic Delivery.   The Grantee hereby consents and agrees to electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may elect to deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports, and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other award made or offered under the Plan. The Grantee understands that, unless earlier revoked by the Grantee by giving written notice to the Secretary of the Company, this consent shall be effective for the duration of the Agreement. The Grantee also understands that he or she shall have the right at any time to request that the Company deliver written copies of any and all materials referred to above at no charge. The Grantee hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may elect to deliver, and agrees that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as, his or her manual signature. The Grantee consents and agrees that any such procedures and delivery may be effected by a third party engaged by the Company to provide administrative services related to the Plan.
 
20.             Acknowledgement of Receipt of Prospectus Information.   By executing this Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, Plan Summary and Prospectus, and the Company's most recent Annual Report and Proxy Statement (the "Prospectus Information"). The Grantee represents that he is familiar with the terms and provisions of the Prospectus Information and hereby accepts this Stock Option award on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan.
 
(signature page follows)
 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Date of Grant.
 
PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
By:                                                                
Name: ______________________________
Title: _______________________________
 
GRANTEE
 
___________________________________
Name: _____________________________
 

 
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Exhibit 10.4
 
PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
 
Notice of Stock Option Award
 
Palatin Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), grants to the Grantee named below, in accordance with the terms of Palatin Technologies, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and this Incentive Stock Option Agreement (the "Agreement"), an option (the "Stock Option") to purchase the number of Shares at the exercise price per share ("Exercise Price") as follows:
 
Name of Grantee:
 
Number of Shares:
 
Exercise Price:
 
Date of Grant:
 
Vesting Date(s):
 
Terms of Agreement
 
1.             Grant of Stock Option . Subject to and upon the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee, as of the Date of Grant set forth above, this Stock Option to purchase the number of Shares at the Exercise Price as set forth above.  The Stock Option is intended to qualify as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of that term under Section 422 of the Code, and this Agreement shall be construed in a manner that will enable the Stock Option to be so qualified.
 
2.             Vesting of Stock Option .
 
(a)           Unless and until terminated as hereinafter provided, the Stock Option shall vest and become exercisable to the extent of _______________ of the Shares on each of the Vesting Dates set forth above (each a "Vesting Date") (rounded down to the next whole number), provided that the Grantee shall have remained in the continuous employ of the Company or a Subsidiary through the applicable Vesting Date.
 
(b)           Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(a), the Stock Option will become immediately vested and exercisable in full if, prior to the applicable Vesting Date: (i) the Grantee ceases to be employed with the Company and its Subsidiaries by reason of death or Disability (defined by reference to the long-term disability plan covering the Grantee that is maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary); or (ii) a Change in Control occurs while the Grantee is employed by the Company or any Subsidiary.
 
(c)           For purposes of this Agreement, the continuous employment of the Grantee with the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to have been interrupted, and the Grantee shall not be deemed to have ceased to be an employee of the Company and its
 

 
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Subsidiaries, by reason of the transfer of his employment among the Company and its Subsidiaries or a leave of absence or layoff approved by the Committee.
 
3.             Forfeiture of Stock Option .  To the extent that the Stock Option has not yet vested pursuant to Section 2 above, it shall be forfeited automatically without further action or notice if the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company and its Subsidiaries prior to a Vesting Date other than as provided in Section 2(b).  The Stock Option and any amount paid hereunder shall be subject to the forfeiture provisions of Section 20 of the Plan.
 
4.             Exercise of Stock Option .
 
(a)           To the extent that the Stock Option becomes vested and exercisable in accordance with this Agreement, it may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time by written notice to the Company or its designee stating the number of Shares for which the Stock Option is being exercised (which number must be a whole number), the intended manner of payment, and such other provisions as may be required by the Company or its designee.  The Stock Option may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Grantee, only by the Grantee, or in the event of his legal incapacity, by his guardian or legal representative acting on behalf of the Grantee in a fiduciary capacity under state law and court supervision.  If the Grantee dies before the expiration of the Stock Option, all or part of this Stock Option may be exercised (prior to expiration) by the personal representative of the Grantee or by any person who has acquired this Stock Option directly from the Grantee by will, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Stock Option was vested and exercisable upon the Grantee’s death.
 
(b)           The Exercise Price is payable (i) in cash or by certified or cashier’s check or other cash equivalent acceptable to the Company payable to the order of the Company, (ii) by surrender of Shares (including by attestation) owned by the Grantee having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the total Exercise Price, (iii) a cashless broker-assisted exercise that complies with all Applicable Laws, or (iv) by a combination of the foregoing methods.
 
5.             Term of Stock Option .  The Stock Option will terminate, to the extent not previously exercised or forfeited, on the earliest of the following dates (the "Expiration Date"):
 
(a)           One year after the termination of the Grantee's employment by the Company and its Subsidiaries due to death or Disability;
 
(b)           Three months after the termination of the Grantee’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason other than for death, Disability or Cause;
 
(c)           Immediately upon termination of employment, if the Grantee's employment is terminated by the Company and its Subsidiaries for Cause; or
 
(d)           Midnight on the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant.
 
6.             Delivery of Shares .  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Shares shall be issuable to the Grantee as soon as administratively practicable following the date the Grantee (a) exercises the Stock Option in accordance with Section 4 hereof, (b) makes full
 

 
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payment to the Company or its designee of the Exercise Price, and (c) makes arrangements satisfactory to the Company (or any Subsidiary, if applicable) for the payment of any required withholding taxes related to the exercise of the Stock Option.  The Grantee shall not possess any incidents of ownership (including, without limitation, dividend and voting rights) in the Shares until such Shares have been issued to the Grantee in accordance with this Section 6.
 
7.             Transferability . The Stock Option may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or otherwise disposed of by the Grantee; provided that the Grantee’s rights with respect to such Stock Option may be transferred by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution. Any purported transfer or encumbrance in violation of the provisions of this Section 7 shall be void, and the other party to any such purported transaction shall not obtain any rights to or interest in such Stock Option.
 
8.             No Employment Contract .  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company and its Subsidiaries, nor limit or affect in any manner the right of the Company and its Subsidiaries to terminate the employment or adjust the compensation of the Grantee, in each case with or without Cause.
 
9.             Relation to Other Benefits .  Any economic or other benefit to the Grantee under this Agreement or the Plan shall not be taken into account in determining any benefits to which the Grantee may be entitled under any profit-sharing, retirement or other benefit or compensation plan maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary and shall not affect the amount of any life insurance coverage available to any beneficiary under any life insurance plan covering employees of the Company or a Subsidiary.
 
10.             Taxes and Withholding .  The Grantee is responsible for any federal, state, local or other taxes with respect to the Stock Option.  The Company does not guarantee any particular tax treatment or results in connection with the grant or exercise of the Stock Option or the delivery of Shares.  [To the extent the Company or any Subsidiary is required to withhold any federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes in connection with the delivery of Shares under this Agreement, then the Company or Subsidiary (as applicable) shall retain a number of Shares otherwise deliverable hereunder with a value equal to the required withholding (based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of delivery); provided that in no event shall the value of the Shares retained exceed the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld or such other amount that will not result in a negative accounting impact.]
 
11.             Notice of Disqualifying Disposition .  The Grantee hereby agrees that if he or she disposes (whether by sale, exchange, gift, or otherwise) of Shares received from the exercise of the Stock Option within two years of the Date of Grant or within one year of the exercise of the Stock Option by the Grantee, the Grantee shall notify the Company of such disposition in writing within 30 days from the date of such disposition.  Such written notice shall state the principal terms of such disposition and the type and amount of the consideration received for such Shares by the Grantee in connection therewith.
 
12.             Compliance with Law .  The Company shall make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws and listing requirements with respect to the
 

 
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Stock Option; provided that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and only to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement if the delivery thereof would result in a violation of any such law or listing requirement.
 
13.             Adjustments .  The Exercise Price and the number and kind of shares of stock covered by this Agreement shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16 of the Plan.
 
14.             Amendments .  Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may modify this Agreement upon written notice to the Grantee. Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment of the Plan or this Agreement shall adversely affect in a material way the rights of the Grantee under this Agreement without the Grantee's consent unless the Committee determines, in good faith, that such amendment is required for the Agreement to either be exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, or as otherwise may provided in the Plan.
 
15.             Severability .  In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable.
 
16.             Relation to Plan .  This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. This Agreement and the Plan contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement, and supersede all prior written or oral communications, representations and negotiations in respect thereto. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. The Committee acting pursuant to the Plan, as constituted from time to time, shall, except as expressly provided otherwise herein, have the right to determine any questions which arise in connection with the grant of the Stock Option.
 
17.             Successors and Assigns .  Without limiting Section 7 hereof, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the Grantee, and the successors and assigns of the Company.
 
18.             Governing Law .  The interpretation, performance, and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.
 
19.             Use of Grantee’s Information . Information about the Grantee and the Grantee's participation in the Plan may be collected, recorded and held, used and disclosed for any purpose related to the administration of the Plan. The Grantee understands that such processing of this information may need to be carried out by the Company and its Subsidiaries and by third party administrators whether such persons are located within the Grantee's country or elsewhere, including the United States of America. The Grantee consents to the processing of information
 

 
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relating to the Grantee and the Grantee's participation in the Plan in any one or more of the ways referred to above.
 
20.             Electronic Delivery.   The Grantee hereby consents and agrees to electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may elect to deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports, and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other award made or offered under the Plan. The Grantee understands that, unless earlier revoked by the Grantee by giving written notice to the Secretary of the Company, this consent shall be effective for the duration of the Agreement. The Grantee also understands that he or she shall have the right at any time to request that the Company deliver written copies of any and all materials referred to above at no charge. The Grantee hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may elect to deliver, and agrees that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as, his or her manual signature. The Grantee consents and agrees that any such procedures and delivery may be effected by a third party engaged by the Company to provide administrative services related to the Plan.
 
21.             Acknowledgement of Receipt of Prospectus Information.   By executing this Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, Plan Summary and Prospectus, and the Company's most recent Annual Report and Proxy Statement (the "Prospectus Information"). The Grantee represents that he is familiar with the terms and provisions of the Prospectus Information and hereby accepts this Stock Option award on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan.
 
(signature page follows)
 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Date of Grant.
 
PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
By:                                                                
Name: ______________________________
Title: _______________________________
 
GRANTEE
 
___________________________________
Name: _____________________________
 

 
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EXHIBIT 31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
 
I, Carl Spana, certify that:
 
1.  
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Palatin Technologies, Inc.;
 
2.  
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.  
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.  
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
(a)  
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiary, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
(b)  
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c)  
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d)  
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.  
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors:
 
(a)  
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b)  
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 

 
Date:  May 13, 2011

/s/ Carl Spana                                                                
Carl Spana, President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
 
I, Stephen T. Wills, certify that:
 
1.  
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Palatin Technologies, Inc.;
 
2.  
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.  
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.  
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
(a)  
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiary, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
(b)  
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c)  
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d)  
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.  
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors:
 
(a)  
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b)  
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 

 
Date:  May 13, 2011

/s/ Stephen T. Wills                                                               
Stephen T. Wills, Executive Vice President - Operations
and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 32.1
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Carl Spana, President and Chief Executive Officer of Palatin Technologies, Inc., hereby certify, to my knowledge, that the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2011 of Palatin Technologies, Inc. (the “Form 10-Q”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Palatin Technologies, Inc.
 
 
Dated: May 13, 2011

/s/ Carl Spana                                                                                                                 
Carl Spana, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
 
 

EXHIBIT 32.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Stephen T. Wills, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Palatin Technologies, Inc., hereby certify, to my knowledge, that the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2011 of Palatin Technologies, Inc. (the “Form 10-Q”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Palatin Technologies, Inc.


Dated: May 13, 2011

/s/ Stephen T. Wills                                                                
Stephen T. Wills, Executive Vice President - Operations
and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)