Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Marken James G.
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ANIP] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President, Operations
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ANI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 210 MAIN STREET WEST		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/22/2014
(Street)

BAUDETTE, MN 56623		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 (1) 05/22/2014   A   3,300 A $ 0 51,568 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction 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
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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
Option to Purchase $ 6.36 05/22/2014(2)   A   29,583     (3) 07/11/2023 Common Stock 29,583 $ 0 29,583 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Marken James G.
C/O ANI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
210 MAIN STREET WEST
BAUDETTE, MN 56623		       Vice President, Operations  

Signatures

 /s/ James G. Marken   05/27/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On April 1, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Issuer approved the grant of restricted stock, which vests in equal annual installments on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant. The award was made contingent upon receipt by the Issuer of stockholder approval of the Issuer's Fourth Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan. On May 22, 2014, the award was granted upon the stockholders' approval of the Issuer's Fourth Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan at the Issuer's 2014 annual meeting of stockholders.
(2) On July 12, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Issuer approved the grant of options to purchase the Issuer's common stock at an exercise price of $6.36, the closing price of the Company's common stock on The NASDAQ Global Market on July 12, 2013, as adjusted to reflect the one-for-six reverse stock split effected on July 17, 2013. The award was made contingent upon receipt by the Issuer of stockholder approval of the Issuer's Fourth Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan. On May 22, 2014, the award was granted upon the stockholders' approval of the Issuer's Fourth Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan at the Issuer's 2014 annual meeting of stockholders.
(3) The options vest in an equal annual amount over a four-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.

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