Current Report Filing (8-k)
June 10 2021 - 8:46AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): June 8, 2021
Palatin Technologies, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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001-15543
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95-4078884
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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identification
number)
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4B Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, NJ
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08512
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (609) 495-2200
Not Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.
below):
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Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ]
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of Each Class
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Trading
Symbol
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Name of
Each Exchange
on
Which Registered
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Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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PTN
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NYSE American
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company
as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth
company ☐
If an
emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided
pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.
The
Company’s annual meeting of stockholders was held on June 8,
2021 to consider and vote on the following: (1) election of
directors (“Proposal 1”), (2) ratification of the
appointment of the Company’s independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021
(“Proposal 2”), (3) approval of an amendment to
our Certificate of Incorporation to effect an increase in
authorized common stock from 300,000,000 shares to 400,000,000
shares (“Proposal 3”), and (4) advise the Company
whether stockholders approve the compensation of the
Company’s named executive officers (“Proposal
4”).
Common
stock and Series A convertible preferred stock voted as a single
class on all matters. There were present in person or by proxy
124,820,173 votes, representing a majority of the total outstanding
eligible votes as of the record date for the meeting.
Proposal
1.
Election of Directors. The stockholders
elected the following eight directors to serve until the next
annual meeting, or until their successors are elected and
qualified, by the votes set forth below:
Nominee
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FOR
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WITHHELD
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01)
Carl Spana, Ph.D.
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40,224,918
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14,325,733
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02)
John K.A. Prendergast
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33,680,892
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20,869,759
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03)
Robert K. deVeer, Jr.
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42,571,434
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11,979,217
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04) J.
Stanley Hull
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42,324,003
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12,226,648
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05)
Alan W. Dunton, M.D.
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42,974,111
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11,576,540
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06)
Arlene M. Morris
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41,173,191
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13,377,460
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07)
Anthony M. Manning, Ph.D.
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38,816,903
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15,733,748
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Broker
Non-Votes: 70,269,522 for each director
Proposal
2.
Ratification of Appointment of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders ratified
the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2021, by the votes set forth below:
For
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Against
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Abstain
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109,952,561
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11,578,337
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3,289,275
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Broker
Non-Votes: not applicable
Proposal
3.
Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation to
Increase Authorized Common from 300,000,000 Shares to 400,000,000
Shares. As disclosed below under Item 8.01, incorporated
herein by reference, upon motion the Annual Meeting was adjourned
on Proposal 3.
Proposal
4.
Say-on-Pay. The stockholders voted to
advise the Company that they do approve the compensation of the
Company’s named executive officers by the votes set forth
below:
For
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Against
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Abstain
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35,028,843
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18,065,507
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1,456,301
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Broker
Non-Votes: 70,269,522
Item 8.01 Other Events.
At the
time of the Annual Meeting, there were insufficient votes to pass
Proposal 3, which sought an amendment to the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation to effect an increase in authorized
common stock from 300,000,000 shares to 400,000,000 shares. Upon
motion, the Annual Meeting was adjourned on Proposal 3, and as
announced at the Annual Meeting, such meeting will reconvene at
9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 8, 2021 virtually at
http://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PTN2021. During the period
of adjournment, the Company will continue to accept stockholder
votes on Proposal 3.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits:
Press Release dated
June 10, 2021.
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.
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PALATIN
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Date:
June 10, 2021
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By:
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/s/
Stephen T. Wills
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Stephen
T. Wills, CPA, MST
Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating
Officer
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June 10, 2021.
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