form8k_122910.htm
 
 

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

 
FORM 8-K
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
 
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):   December 29, 2010

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

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

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

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

 
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Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
  
On December 29, 2010, Errol B. De Souza advised Palatin Technologies, Inc. (the Company) that he was resigning from the Company’s Board of Directors effective as of December 31, 2010 in order to devote more of his time to other business interests and obligations.  Dr. De Souza, who had served as a director of the Company since April 2003, was also a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
 
 
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
       
 
PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
 
 
Date: January 3, 2011
By:
/s/ Stephen T. Wills
 
   
Stephen T. Wills, CPA, MST
Executive Vice President - Operations and Chief Financial Officer