TITAN ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF RE-REGISTRATION OF THE COMPANY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA April 27, 2010 – Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (TTNP.PK) today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has completed the review of Titan's Form 10 for the re-registration of the company’s securities and resumption of its reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Titan expects to timely file its report on Form 10-QSB for the first quarter of this year by May 15, 2010. Completion of the SEC's review of the Form 10 is also a key step in the process of moving the trading of Titan securities to the OTC Bulletin Board, a transition which the company anticipates will be completed shortly.

The company intends to file a Form S-1 in the next few days to register for resale the 300,000 shares of common stock sold in its December 2009 private placement, as well as to update the registration of certain securities issued in its December 2007 financing.

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Sunil Bhonsle, President  Ph:650-244-4990

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