UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 25, 2025

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

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (this “Amended Form 8-K”) amends Item 5.07 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Palatin Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2025 (the “Original Form 8-K”). Item 5.07 of the Original Form 8-K reported the results of the matters submitted for stockholder action at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders held on July 25, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Meeting”). The sole purpose of this Amended Form 8-K is to disclose, in accordance with Item 5.07(d) of Form 8-K, the Company’s decision as to the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Except as set forth herein, no other changes have been made to the Original Form 8-K.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the 2025 Annual Meeting, consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, to hold future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year. In light of these results, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined to include an advisory vote on the compensation paid to the named executive officers in the Company’s proxy materials every year until the next required vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation.

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.