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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 6, 2017
 
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)
 
4B Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, NJ
08512
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 495-2200
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Item 1.01.    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
 
On September 6, 2017, Palatin Technologies, Inc. (“Palatin” or the “Company”) entered into a license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Industrial Development Co. Ltd. (“Fosun”). Under the terms of the License Agreement, and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Company will grant to Fosun (i) an exclusive license to rights in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong S.A.R. and Macau S.A.R. (collectively, the “Territory”), with the right to grant sub-licenses, to research, develop and commercialize products containing bremelanotide (each a “Product,” and collectively, “Products”), an investigational product designed to be an on-demand treatment for hypoactive sexual desire disorder in pre-menopausal women, (ii) a non-exclusive license in the Territory, with the right to grant sub-licenses, to manufacture the Products, (iii) a non-exclusive license in all countries outside the Territory other than North America, with the right to grant sub-licenses, to research, develop and manufacture (but not commercialize) the Products, and (iv) a non-exclusive license in North America to manufacture (but not commercialize) the Products.
 
Pursuant to the terms of the License Agreement, and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Fosun is required to make a $5 million one-time initial payment to the Palatin within thirty (30) business days of September 6, 2017. In addition, Palatin will be eligible to receive from Fosun: (i) up to $7.5 million upon achievement of regulatory approval in China, and (ii) up to $92.5 million in sales milestone payments based on achievement of annual net sales amounts for all Products in the Territory.
 
Fosun is also obligated to pay Palatin tiered royalties on annual net sales of Products on a product-by-product basis in the Territory ranging from the high-single digits to the low double-digits. The royalties will expire on a product-by-product and country-by-country basis upon the latest to occur of (i) the earliest date on which there are no valid claims of Palatin patent rights covering such Product in such country, (ii) the expiration of the regulatory exclusivity period for such Product in such country and (iii) ten years following the first commercial sale of such Product in such country. Such royalties are subject to reductions in the event that: (a) Fosun must license additional third party intellectual property in order to develop, manufacture or commercialize a Product, or (b) generic competition occurs with respect to a Product in a given country, subject to an aggregate cap on such deductions of 50% of royalties otherwise payable to Palatin. After the expiration of the applicable royalties for any Product in a given country, the license for such product in such country shall become a fully paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual and irrevocable license.
 
The Company and Fosun have made customary representations and warranties and have agreed to certain customary covenants, including confidentiality and indemnification.
 
The License Agreement expires on the date of expiration of all royalty obligations due thereunder unless earlier terminated in accordance with the License Agreement. Fosun has the right to terminate the License Agreement without cause, in its entirety or on a product-by-product and country-by-country basis upon at least 180 days’ prior written notice to Palatin. Either party may terminate the License Agreement for cause if the other party materially breaches or defaults in the performance of its obligations, and, if curable, such material breach remains uncured for 90 days.
 
The foregoing is only a summary of the material terms of the License Agreement and does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties under such agreement. The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the available text of the License Agreement, a copy of which the Company expects to file as an exhibit to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.
 
On September 6, 2017, the Company issued a press release relating to the matters set forth above. A copy of the press release is filed with this Form 8-K and is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
99.1
Press release, dated September 6, 2017.
 
 
 
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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: September 7, 2017
By:
/s/ Stephen T. Wills                                                            
 
 
Stephen T. Wills, CPA, MST
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
 
 
Officer and Chief Operating Officer
 
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
 
Press release, dated September 6, 2017.
 
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