Stephen T. Wills
Management
Thank you, Carl, and good morning everyone. Regarding financial highlights, during the quarter ended September 30, 2012, on July 3, 2012 we closed on a private placement of 3,873,000 shares of our common stock Series A 2012 warrants to purchase up to 31,988,151 shares of our common stock. And Series B 2012 warrants to purchase 35,488,380 shares of our common stock. As of the gross proceeds to Palatin were $35 million with net proceeds after deducting operating expenses of $34.4 million. On September 27, 2012 at a special meeting Palatin stockholders voted to increase our authorized common stock from 100 million to 200 million shares and we filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of Delaware at the same day. This satisfied certain contractual obligations related to the Series B 2012 warrants and our 2012 private placement. So that interest will not be payable on the value of the Series B 2012 warrants and Palatin will not be required to redeem the Series B 2012 warrants for failure to increase the number of authorized shares. Regarding the first quarter fiscal 2013 financial results, Palatin reported a net loss of $10.5 million or $0.15 per basic and diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 compared to a net loss of $3.4 million or $0.10 per basic and diluted share for the same period in 2011. The increase in net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period last fiscal year was mainly attributable to a non-cash, non-operating expense of $7.1 million which represented the increase in fair value of the warrants which were previously liability classified until our increase in authorized shares took place. Regarding cost and expenses, total operating expenses were $3.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011. Operating expenses consist of $1.1 million of general and administrative expenses and $2.3 million of research and development expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. General and administrative expenses consist mainly of compensation and related cost and research and development expenses are primarily cost relating to Palatin’s Phase 2B clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of bremelanotide for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction. Regarding Palatin’s cash position, Palatin’s cash and cash equivalents were $33.5 million as of September 30, 2012, compared to $3.8 million at June 30, 2012, with current liabilities of $1.6 million as of September 30, 2012 compared to $3.5 million as of June 30, 2012. We believe that our existing capital resources will be adequate to fund our currently planned operations, including completing analysis of results of our Phase 2B clinical trial with bremelanotide for female sexual dysfunction, submitting an end-of-phase 2 meeting request to the FDA, and commencing Phase 3 activities, through at least calendar year 2013. Carl?