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): July 28, 2026

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

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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

On July 28, 2026, Palatin Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to consider and vote on the following: (1) election of directors (“Item 1”), (2) ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 (“Item 2”), (3) approval of an amendment to the Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, to increase the number of shares available for equity awards by 260,000 shares (“Item 3”), and (4) advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 (“Item 4”).

As of June 22, 2026 (the “Record Date”), the total number of votes entitled to be cast at the Annual Meeting was 1,842,625, consisting of (i) 1,779,275 shares of Common Stock or equivalents thereof, each share entitled to one vote, (ii) 4,030 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, each share entitled to approximately 0.38 votes, representing an aggregate of 1,534 votes, and (iii) 3,400 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, each share entitled to approximately 18.18 votes per share, representing an aggregate of 61,816 votes. At the Annual Meeting, the total number of votes present in person or by proxy was 1,000,506, comprising 54.3% of the votes entitled to be cast at the Annual Meeting.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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.