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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001044321-11-000092
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
FILED AS OF DATE: 20110311
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110311
GROUP MEMBERS: AUSTIN W. MARXE
GROUP MEMBERS: AWM INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.
GROUP MEMBERS: DAVID M. GREENHOUSE
GROUP MEMBERS: LS ADVISERS, LLC
GROUP MEMBERS: MG ADVISERS, LLC
GROUP MEMBERS: MGP ADVISERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
GROUP MEMBERS: SPECIAL SITUATIONS CAYMAN FUND, L.P.
GROUP MEMBERS: SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND III QP, L.P.
GROUP MEMBERS: SPECIAL SITUATIONS LIFE SCIENCES FUND, L.P.
GROUP MEMBERS: SPECIAL SITUATIONS PRIVATE EQUITY FUND, L.P,
SUBJECT COMPANY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000911216
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
IRS NUMBER: 954078884
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 0630
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-46069
FILM NUMBER: 11680838
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 4C CEDAR BROOK DRIVE
CITY: CRANBURY
STATE: NJ
ZIP: 08512
BUSINESS PHONE: 609-495-2200
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 4C CEDAR BROOK DRIVE
CITY: CRANBURY
STATE: NJ
ZIP: 08512
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INTERFILM INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930825
FILED BY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001044321
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS
STREET 2: 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10022
BUSINESS PHONE: 2122076500
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS
STREET 2: 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10022
SC 13G/A
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palatintech13gt1.txt
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. _1__)
Palatin Technologies, Inc.
_____________________________________________
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, .01 Par Value
_______________________________________________
(Title of Class of Securities)
696077403
_________________________________________________
(CUSIP Number)
with a copy to:
Austin W. Marxe Allen B. Levithan, Esq.
527 Madison Avenue, Suite 2600 Lowenstein Sandler PC
New York, New York 10022 65 Livingston Avenue
Roseland, New Jersey 07068
(973) 597-2406
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
February 28, 2011
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
____ Rule 13d-1(b)
_x__ Rule 13d-1(c)
____ Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed
to be ?filed? for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (?Act?) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
Cusip No. 696077403 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages
1.Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons
(entities only):
Austin W. Marxe and David M. Greenhouse
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions):
(a) [ ] Not Applicable
(b) [ ]
3. SEC Use Only
4. Source of Funds (See Instructions): 00
5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(e):
Not Applicable
______________________________________________________________________________
6. Citizenship or Place of Organization: United States
______________________________________________________________________________
Number of 7. Sole Voting Power: 0
Shares Beneficially 8. Shared Voting Power: 4,891,304*
Owned by
Each Reporting 9. Sole Dispositive Power: 0
Person With 10. Shared Dispositive Power: 4,891,304*__
11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
4,891,304*
12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions): Not Applicable
13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 13.9%*
14. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions): IA, IN
* This is a joint filing by Austin W. Marxe (?Marxe?) and David M. Greenhouse
(?Greenhouse?). Marxe and Greenhouse share sole voting and investment power
over 450,000 shares of common stock and 450,000 warrants A to purchase 39,130
common shares and 450,000 warrants B to purchase 410,870 common shares
(currently not exercisable) owned by Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P.,
1,350,000 shares of common stock and 1,350,000 warrants A to purchase 117,392
common shares and 1,350,000 warrants B to purchase 1,232,608 common shares
(currently not exercisable) owned by Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P.,
450,000 shares of common stock and 450,000 warrants A to purchase 39,130
common shares and 450,000 warrants B to purchase 410,870 common shares
(currently not exercisable) owned by Special Situations Private Equity Fund,
L.P., and 2,250,000 shares of common stock and 2,250,000 warrants A to
purchase 195,652 common shares and 2,250,000 warrants B to purchase 2,054,348
common shares (not currently exercisable) owned by Special Situations Life
Sciences Fund, L.P. See Items 2 and 4 of this Schedule for additional
information.
Page 3 of 6 Pages
Item 1. Security and Issuer:
(a) Palatin Technologies, Inc. (PTN)
(b) 4C Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, NJ 08512
Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing:
The persons filing this report are Austin W. Marxe (?Marxe?) and
David M. Greenhouse (?Greenhouse?), who are the controlling principals of AWM
Investment Company, Inc. (?AWM?), the general partner of and investment
adviser to Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. (?Cayman?). AWM also serves
as the general partner of MGP Advisers Limited Partnership (?MGP?), the
general partner of Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P. (?SSFQP?). Marxe and
Greenhouse are members of MG Advisers L.L.C. (?MG?), the general partner of
Special Situations Private Equity Fund, L.P. (?SSPE?). Marxe and Greenhouse
are also members of LS Advisers L.L.C. (?LS?), the general partner of Special
Situations Life Sciences Fund, L.P. (?SSLS?). AWM serves as the investment
adviser to SSFQP, SSPE and SSLS. (SSFQP, Cayman, SSPE and SSLS will hereafter
be referred to as, the ?Funds?). The principal business of each Fund is to
invest in equity and equity-related securities and other securities of any
kind or nature.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
The principal business address for Marxe and Greenhouse is 527
Madison Avenue, Suite 2600, New York, NY 10022.
(c) Citizenship:
Austin W. Marxe and David M. Greenhouse are United States citizens.
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, .01 Par Value
(e) CUSIP Number: 696077403.
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to $240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-
2(b), check whether
the person filing is a: Not Applicable
(a) ( ) Broker or Dealer registered under section 15 of the Act;
(b) ( ) Bank as defined in section 3(a) (6) of the Act;
(c) ( ) Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a) (19) of the Act;
(d) ( ) Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940;
(e) ( ) An Investment Adviser in accordance with $240.13d
-1(b)(I)(ii)(E);
(f) ( ) An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
$240.13d-1(b)(I)(ii)(F);
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(g) ( ) A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
$240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) ( ) A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance
Act;
(i) ( ) A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940;
(j) ( ) Group, in accordance with $240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4. Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Messrs. Marxe and Greenhouse
beneficially own a total of 4,500,000 shares of common stock and 4,500,000
warrants A to purchase 391,304 common shares and 4,500,000 warrants B to
purchase 4,108,696 common shares (currently not exercisable). This amount
includes 450,000 shares of common stock and 450,000 warrants A to purchase
39,130 common shares and 450,000 warrants B to purchase 410,870 common shares
(currently not exercisable) owned by Cayman, 1,350,000 shares of common stock
and 1,350,000 warrants A to purchase 117,392 common shares and 1,350,000
warrants B to purchase 1,232,608 common shares (currently not exercisable)
owned by SSFQP, 450,000 shares of common stock and 450,000 warrants A to
purchase 39,130 common shares and 450,000 warrants B to purchase 410,870
common shares (currently not exercisable) owned by SSPE, and 2,250,000 shares
of common stock and 2,250,000 warrants A to purchase 195,652 common shares and
2,250,000 warrants B to purchase 2,054,348 common shares (not currently
exercisable) owned by SSLS.
(b) Percent of Class: Messrs. Marxe and Greenhouse beneficially own
13.9% of the shares outstanding, of which Cayman owns 1.4% of the outstanding
shares, SSPE owns 1.4% of the outstanding shares, SSFQP owns 4.2% of the
outstanding shares and SSLS owns 7.0% of the outstanding shares.
(c) Number of Shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 4,891,304
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
4,891,304
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: If this statement is
being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person
has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more that five percent of the class
of securities, check the following __.
Item 6.Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Not
Applicable.
Page 5 of 6 Pages
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: Not Applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not
applicable
Item 9. Notices of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable.
Item 10.Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities
referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of
business and were not
acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the
control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held
in connection with
or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: March 11, 2011
/s/ Austin W. Marxe
AUSTIN W. MARXE
/s/David M Greenhouse
DAVID M. GREENHOUSE
Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal
criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).
Page 6 of 6 Pages
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Austin W. Marxe and David M. Greenhouse hereby agree that the Schedule
13G to which this agreement is attached is filed on behalf of each of them.
/s/_Austin W. Marxe
Austin W. Marxe
/s/_David M. Greenhouse
David M. Greenhouse
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