Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ X ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WILLS STEPHEN T	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DERMA SCIENCES, INC. [ DSCI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      __ X __ Other (specify below) Executive Chairman
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4C CEDAR BROOK DRIVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/24/2017
(Street) CRANBURY, NJ 08512 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	2/24/2017		D		147076	D	(1)	0	D
Common Stock	2/24/2017		D		27500   (2)	A	(4)	27500	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.27   (3)	2/24/2017		D			29375	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	29375	$0   (6)	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(5)	2/24/2017		D			27500	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	27500	$0   (7)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 10, 2017, by and among the Issuer, Integra Derma, Inc. and Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (the "Merger Agreement"), as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), the shares of the Issuer's common stock were converted into the right to receive $7.00 per share to the reporting person in cash.
( 2)	Represents shares of the Issuer's common stock received upon the vesting of 27,500 restricted stock units, as described herein.
( 3)	Represents the weighted average exercise price for in-the-money stock options, as described in a Schedule TO and the Issuer's Schedule 14D-9, each as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 2017, pursuant to which Integra Derma, Inc. offered to purchase all of the Issuer's common stock for $7.00 per share (the "Offer").
( 4)	In connection with the expiration of the Offer and the subsequent closing of the merger pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, all outstanding stock options became fully vested and exercisable on such date. Each stock option held by the reporting person was then cancelled in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between the exercise price of such option and $7.00 per share, payable without any interest thereon and subject to any required tax withholdings.
( 5)	Upon the Effective Time, the restricted stock units were converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $7.00 with respect to each share of common stock underlying such award, payable without any interest thereon and subject to any required tax withholdings.
( 6)	The options were originally granted in consideration of the reporting person's services to the Issuer and without payment of consideration.
( 7)	The restricted stock units were originally granted in consideration of the reporting person's services to the Issuer and without payment of consideration.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WILLS STEPHEN T PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4C CEDAR BROOK DRIVE CRANBURY, NJ 08512	X			Executive Chairman

Signatures
/s/ Stephen T. Wills		2/24/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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