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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 10-K/A

(Mark One)
[ X ]   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
        EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
        FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2002

                                       OR

[   ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
        EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-17085
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                         PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

    DELAWARE                                                 95-3698422
    (State or other jurisdiction of                          (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)                           Identification No.)

    14272 FRANKLIN AVENUE, SUITE 100, TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA     92780-7017
    (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

                                 (714) 508-6000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

      Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   NONE
      Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:   COMMON STOCK

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES  X  NO
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         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K. [ ]

         The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates
of the Registrant was approximately $79,708,000 as of August 5, 2002, based upon
a closing price of $0.76 per share. Excludes 5,396,503 shares of common stock
held by executive officers, directors, and shareholders whose ownership exceeds
5% of the common stock outstanding as of August 5, 2002.

         As of August 5, 2002, there were 110,275,209 shares of the Registrant's
common stock outstanding.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         Part III of the Form 10-K is incorporated by reference from the
Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2002 Annual Shareholders'
Meeting.

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         This amendment is being filed to submit the correct Exhibit 99.1 which
was accidentally deleted and replaced with a press release by our filing service
upon submission of our Form 10-K as filed on August 13, 2002.