Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WILLS STEPHEN T

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

4B CEDAR BROOK DRIVE

(Street)

CRANBURY

08512

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES INC [ PTN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Executive VP and CFO/COO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/30/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	07/30/2024		F		1,527⁽¹⁾	D	$1.82⁽¹⁾	255,099	D
Common Stock	07/30/2024		F		1,933⁽²⁾	D	$1.82⁽²⁾	253,166	D
Common Stock	07/30/2024		F		1,670⁽³⁾	D	$1.89⁽³⁾	251,496	D
Common Stock	07/30/2024		F		1,400⁽⁴⁾	D	$1.89⁽⁴⁾	250,096	D
Common Stock	07/30/2024		F		1,083⁽⁵⁾	D	$1.89⁽⁵⁾	249,013	D
Common Stock	07/30/2024		F		1,266⁽⁶⁾	D	$1.89⁽⁶⁾	247,747	D
Common Stock	07/30/2024		F		3,942⁽⁷⁾	D	$1.88⁽⁷⁾	243,805	D
Common Stock	07/30/2024		F		3,350⁽⁸⁾	D	$1.88⁽⁸⁾	240,455	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares withheld by the issuer, on election of the Reporting Person with the consent of the issuer, to pay employee withholding taxes. Such taxes were withheld and reported for the payroll in the period ended July 30, 2024, with the per share value determined as of June 16, 2024, the date of vesting. The grant of the underlying 5,570 time-based restricted share units vested on June 16, 2024, with one-half the total shares reported on Form 4 filed on June 18, 2020, and the remaining one-half of the total shares reported on Form 4 filed on June 25, 2020.

2. Shares withheld by the issuer, on election of the Reporting Person with the consent of the issuer, to pay employee withholding taxes. Such taxes were withheld and reported for the payroll in the period ended July 30, 2024, with the per share value determined as of June 16, 2024, the date of vesting. The grant and vesting of the underlying 7,051 restricted share units was reported on Form 4 filed on July 16, 2024, with a transaction date of June 4, 2024.

3. Shares withheld by the issuer, on election of the Reporting Person with the consent of the issuer, to pay employee withholding taxes. Such taxes were withheld and reported for the payroll in the period ended July 30, 2024, with the per share value determined as of June 22, 2024, the date of vesting. The grant of the underlying 6,090 time-based restricted share units, which vested on June 22, 2024, was reported on Form 4 filed on June 24, 2021.

4. Shares withheld by the issuer, on election of the Reporting Person with the consent of the issuer, to pay employee withholding taxes. Such taxes were withheld and reported for the payroll in the period ended July 30, 2024, with the per share value determined as of June 22, 2024, the date of vesting. The grant and vesting of the underlying 5,105 restricted share units was reported on Form 4 filed on July 16, 2024, with a transaction date of June 4, 2024.

5. Shares withheld by the issuer, on election of the Reporting Person with the consent of the issuer, to pay employee withholding taxes. Such taxes were withheld and reported for the payroll in the period ended July 30, 2024, with the per share value determined as of June 22, 2024, the date of vesting. The grant of the underlying 3,950 time-based restricted share units which vested on June 22, 2024 was reported on Form 4 filed on June 24, 2022.

6. Shares withheld by the issuer, on election of the Reporting Person with the consent of the issuer, to pay employee withholding taxes. Such taxes were withheld and reported for the payroll in the period ended July 30, 2024, with the per share value determined as of June 22, 2024, the date of vesting. The grant and vesting of the underlying 4,616 restricted share units was reported on Form 4 filed on July 16, 2024, with a transaction date of June 4, 2024.

7. Shares withheld by the issuer, on election of the Reporting Person with the consent of the issuer, to pay employee withholding taxes. Such taxes were withheld and reported for the payroll in the period ended July 30, 2024, with the per share value determined as of June 20, 2024, the date of vesting. The grant of the underlying 14,375 time-based restricted share units which vested on June 20, 2024 was reported on Form 4 filed on June 22, 2023.

8. Shares withheld by the issuer, on election of the Reporting Person with the consent of the issuer, to pay employee withholding taxes. Such taxes were withheld and reported for the payroll in the period ended July 30, 2024, with the per share value determined as of June 22, 2024, the date of vesting. The grant and vesting of the underlying 12,218 restricted share units was reported on Form 4 filed on July 16, 2024, with a transaction date of June 4, 2024.

	/s/ Stephen T. Wills by Stephen A. Slusher, Attorney-in-Fact	07/31/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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