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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-12-003280
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120607
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120612
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120611

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ANIKA THERAPEUTICS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000898437
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		IRS NUMBER:				043145961
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14027
		FILM NUMBER:		12901626

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		236 WEST CUMMINGS PARK
		CITY:			WOBURN
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01801
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6179326616

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		236 WEST CUMMINGS PARK
		CITY:			WOBURN
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01801

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ANIKA RESEARCH INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930309
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 18pt"><b>UNITED
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      8-K</b></font><br><br><b><br></b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">CURRENT
      REPORT</font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Date
      of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 7, 2012</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><br style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 20pt"><b>Anika
      Therapeutics, Inc.</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font><br><br>
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            <b>Massachusetts</b>
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            <b>000-21326</b>
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            <b>04-3145961</b>
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            of incorporation)
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            (Commission
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            File Number)
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            (IRS Employer
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            Identification No.)
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            <b>32 Wiggins Avenue</b>
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            <b>Bedford, Massachusetts</b>
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            <b>01730</b>
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            <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">(Address
            of principal executive offices)</font>
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          <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">(Zip
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      Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code:<b>&#160;&#160;(781)
      457-9000</b><br><br><b>N/A</b><br>&#160;(Former name or former address, if
      changed since last report.)
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Check the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)</font>
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      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14d-2(b))</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>Item
      5.07&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</b></font>
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    <p style="text-indent: 30.0px; font-size: 10pt">
      The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 7, 2012.
      Proxies were solicited pursuant to the Company&#8217;s proxy statement filed
      on April 25, 2012, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under
      Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. There
      was no solicitation in opposition to the Company&#8217;s solicitation. At the
      Annual Meeting, holders of the Company&#8217;s common stock were asked:
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          1.
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          To elect two (2) Class I directors nominated by the Board of
          Directors, each to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of
          Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected
          and qualified;
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          2.
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          To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the
          Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012
          fiscal year; and
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          3.
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          To consider and approve an advisory vote regarding the compensation
          of the Company&#8217;s Named Executive Officers.
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      A total of 12,110,903 shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock were present
      in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately
      88% of the voting power of the Company entitled to vote at the Annual
      Meeting. Each share of the Company&#8217;s common stock was entitled to one
      vote with respect to matters submitted to a vote of the Company&#8217;s
      stockholders, and the voting results reported below are final.
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      <u><b>PROPOSAL 1</b></u>
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    <p style="text-indent: 30.0px; font-size: 10pt">
      Each of the Company&#8217;s nominees for director as listed in the proxy
      statement was re-elected as shown in the table below: &#160;
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          <b>Nominee</b>
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          <b>Votes &#8220;For&#8221;</b>
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          <b>Votes Withheld</b>
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          <b>Broker</b>

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            <b>Non-Votes</b>
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          Joseph L. Bower
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; width: 24%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          7,258,978
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; width: 24%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          261,839
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; width: 24%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4,590,086
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; width: 28%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Jeffery S. Thompson
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; width: 24%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          7,258,751
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; width: 24%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          262,066
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; width: 24%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4,590,086
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      <u><b>PROPOSAL 2</b></u>
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    <p style="text-indent: 30.0px; font-size: 10pt">
      Stockholders also ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
      as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the
      2012 fiscal year as shown in the table below:&#160;
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          <b>For</b>
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        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; width: 24%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Against</b>
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        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; width: 24%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Abstained</b>
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        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; width: 24%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Broker</b>

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            <b>Non-Votes</b>
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        </td>
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        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; width: 28%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          11,587,877
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; width: 24%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          517,893
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; width: 24%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5,133
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; width: 24%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0
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    <p>
      <u><b>PROPOSAL 3</b></u>
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    <p style="text-indent: 30.0px; font-size: 10pt">
      Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to
      the Company&#8217;s Named Executive Officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item
      402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and
      Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion set forth in the
      Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting as shown in the table below:
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          <b>For</b>
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        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; width: 24%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Against</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; width: 24%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Abstained</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; width: 24%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Broker</b>

          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Non-Votes</b>
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; width: 28%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          7,319,354
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; width: 24%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          155,925
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; width: 24%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          45,538
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; width: 24%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4,590,086
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      <br>
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      <br>

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      <u><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">SIGNATURES</font></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">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.</font>
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Anika Therapeutics, Inc.
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        </td>
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        </td>
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        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 27%">

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        <td style="width: 17%">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; width: 5%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Date:
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          June 11, 2012
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            By:
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            /s/ Kevin W. Quinlan
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        <td style="width: 17%">

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        </td>
        <td style="width: 45%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 6%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Name:
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 27%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Kevin W. Quinlan
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        <td style="width: 17%">

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        <td style="width: 45%">

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        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 6%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Title:
        </td>
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Chief Financial Officer
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