<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001171843-23-003962.txt : 20230616
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-23-003962
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230614
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230616
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230616

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Thompson Jeffery S
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001510398

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14027
		FILM NUMBER:		231021363

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1140 HAVENBROOK COURT
		CITY:			SUWANEE
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30024

ISSUER:		

	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:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		32 WIGGINS AVENUE
		CITY:			BEDFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01730
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(781) 457-9000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		32 WIGGINS AVENUE
		CITY:			BEDFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01730

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ANIKA THERAPEUTICS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970114

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ANIKA RESEARCH INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930309
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        <issuerName>Anika Therapeutics, Inc.</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>Thompson Jeffery S</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>32 WIGGINS AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BEDFORD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>01730</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <aff10b5One>0</aff10b5One>

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                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2023-06-14</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>6500</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>31575</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        <footnote id="F1">These shares represent restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;). Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. The RSUs vest in full on the earlier of the 2024 annual meeting of the Company's stockholders or June 14, 2024.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Jeffery S. Thompson</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-06-16</signatureDate>
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